Michigan State Spartans

Team History

	SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
	2025	Michigan State Spartans	4	8	0	.333	17th
	2024	Michigan State Spartans	5	7	0	.417	13th
	2023	Michigan State Spartans	4	8	0	.333	13th
	2022	Michigan State Spartans	5	7	0	.417	10th
	2021	Michigan State Spartans	10	2	0	.833	3rd	Won Peach Bowl
	2020	Michigan State Spartans	2	5	0	.286	13th
	2019	Michigan State Spartans	6	6	0	.500	8th	Won Pinstripe Bowl
	2018	Michigan State Spartans	7	5	0	.583	8th	Lost Redbox Bowl
	2017	Michigan State Spartans	9	3	0	.750	5th	Won Holiday Bowl
	2016	Michigan State Spartans	3	9	0	.250	13th
	2015	Michigan State Spartans	12	1	0	.923	2nd	Lost CFP Semifinal
	2014	Michigan State Spartans	10	2	0	.833	2nd	Won Cotton Bowl
	2013	Michigan State Spartans	12	1	0	.923	1st	Won Rose Bowl
	2012	Michigan State Spartans	6	6	0	.500		Won Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
	2011	Michigan State Spartans	10	3	0	.769		Won Outback Bowl
	2010	Michigan State Spartans	11	1	0	.917	1st	Lost Capital One Bowl
	2009	Michigan State Spartans	6	6	0	.500		Lost Alamo Bowl
	2008	Michigan State Spartans	9	3	0	.750		Lost Capital One Bowl
	2007	Michigan State Spartans	7	5	0	.583		Lost Champs Sports Bowl
	2006	Michigan State Spartans	4	8	0	.333
	2005	Michigan State Spartans	5	6	0	.455
	2004	Michigan State Spartans	5	7	0	.417
	2003	Michigan State Spartans	8	4	0	.667		Lost Alamo Bowl
	2002	Michigan State Spartans	4	8	0	.333
	2001	Michigan State Spartans	6	5	0	.545		Won Silicon Valley Bowl
	2000	Michigan State Spartans	5	6	0	.455
	1999	Michigan State Spartans	9	2	0	.818		Won Citrus Bowl
	1998	Michigan State Spartans	6	6	0	.500
	1997	Michigan State Spartans	7	4	0	.636		Lost Aloha Bowl
	1996	Michigan State Spartans	6	5	0	.545		Lost Sun Bowl
	1995	Michigan State Spartans	6	4	1	.591		Lost Independence Bowl
	1994	Michigan State Spartans	5	6	0	.455
	1993	Michigan State Spartans	6	5	0	.545		Lost Liberty Bowl
	1992	Michigan State Spartans	5	6	0	.455
	1991	Michigan State Spartans	3	8	0	.273
	1990	Michigan State Spartans	7	3	1	.682	1st	Won Sun Bowl
	1989	Michigan State Spartans	7	4	0	.636		Won Aloha Bowl
	1988	Michigan State Spartans	6	4	1	.591		Lost Gator Bowl
	1987	Michigan State Spartans	8	2	1	.773	1st	Won Rose Bowl
	1986	Michigan State Spartans	6	5	0	.545
	1985	Michigan State Spartans	7	4	0	.636		Lost Hall of Fame Classic
	1984	Michigan State Spartans	6	5	0	.545		Lost Cherry Bowl
	1983	Michigan State Spartans	4	6	1	.409
	1982	Michigan State Spartans	2	9	0	.182
	1981	Michigan State Spartans	5	6	0	.455
	1980	Michigan State Spartans	3	8	0	.273
	1979	Michigan State Spartans	5	6	0	.455
	1978	Michigan State Spartans	8	3	0	.727	1st
	1977	Michigan State Spartans	7	3	1	.682
	1976	Michigan State Spartans	4	6	1	.409
	1975	Michigan State Spartans	7	4	0	.636
	1974	Michigan State Spartans	7	3	1	.682
	1973	Michigan State Spartans	5	6	0	.455
	1972	Michigan State Spartans	5	5	1	.500
	1971	Michigan State Spartans	6	5	0	.545
	1970	Michigan State Spartans	4	6	0	.400
	1969	Michigan State Spartans	4	6	0	.400
	1968	Michigan State Spartans	5	5	0	.500
	1967	Michigan State Spartans	3	7	0	.300
	1966	Michigan State Spartans	9	0	1	.950	1st
🏆	1965	Michigan State Spartans	10	0	0	1.000	1st	Lost Rose Bowl
	1964	Michigan State Spartans	4	5	0	.444
	1963	Michigan State Spartans	6	2	1	.722
	1962	Michigan State Spartans	5	4	0	.556
	1961	Michigan State Spartans	7	2	0	.778
	1960	Michigan State Spartans	6	2	1	.722
	1959	Michigan State Spartans	5	4	0	.556
	1958	Michigan State Spartans	3	5	1	.389
	1957	Michigan State Spartans	8	1	0	.889
	1956	Michigan State Spartans	7	2	0	.778
	1955	Michigan State Spartans	8	1	0	.889		Won Rose Bowl
	1954	Michigan State Spartans	3	6	0	.333
	1953	Michigan State Spartans	8	1	0	.889		Won Rose Bowl
🏆	1952	Michigan State Spartans	9	0	0	1.000
	1951	Michigan State Spartans	9	0	0	1.000
	1950	Michigan State Spartans	8	1	0	.889
	1949	Michigan State Spartans	6	3	0	.667
	1948	Michigan State Spartans	6	2	2	.700
	1947	Michigan State Spartans	7	2	0	.778
	1946	Michigan State Spartans	5	5	0	.500
	1945	Michigan State Spartans	5	3	1	.611
	1944	Michigan State Spartans	6	1	0	.857
	1942	Michigan State Spartans	4	3	2	.556
	1941	Michigan State Spartans	5	3	1	.611
	1940	Michigan State Spartans	3	4	1	.438
	1939	Michigan State Spartans	4	4	1	.500
	1938	Michigan State Spartans	6	3	0	.667
	1937	Michigan State Spartans	8	1	0	.889		Lost Orange Bowl
	1936	Michigan State Spartans	6	1	2	.778
	1935	Michigan State Spartans	6	2	0	.750
	1934	Michigan State Spartans	8	1	0	.889
	1933	Michigan State Spartans	4	2	2	.625
	1932	Michigan State Spartans	7	1	0	.875
	1931	Michigan State Spartans	5	3	1	.611
	1930	Michigan State Spartans	5	1	2	.750
	1929	Michigan State Spartans	5	3	0	.625
	1928	Michigan State Spartans	3	4	1	.438
	1927	Michigan State Spartans	4	5	0	.444
	1926	Michigan State Spartans	3	4	1	.438
	1925	Michigan State Spartans	3	5	0	.375
	1924	Michigan State Spartans	0	2	0	.000
	1923	Michigan State Spartans	0	3	0	.000
	1922	Michigan State Spartans	0	2	0	.000
	1921	Michigan State Spartans	0	2	0	.000
	1920	Michigan State Spartans	0	4	0	.000
	1919	Michigan State Spartans	0	3	0	.000
	1918	Michigan State Spartans	4	3	0	.571
	1917	Michigan State Spartans	0	4	0	.000
	1916	Michigan State Spartans	0	2	0	.000
	1915	Michigan State Spartans	1	0	0	1.000
	1914	Michigan State Spartans	1	2	0	.333
	1913	Michigan State Spartans	2	0	0	1.000
	1912	Michigan State Spartans	0	1	0	.000
	1911	Michigan State Spartans	0	1	0	.000
	1910	Michigan State Spartans	0	1	0	.000
	1908	Michigan State Spartans	0	0	1	.500
	1907	Michigan State Spartans	0	1	0	.000
	1905	Michigan State Spartans	0	2	0	.000
	1902	Michigan State Spartans	0	2	0	.000
	1899	Michigan State Spartans	0	1	0	.000
	1898	Michigan State Spartans	0	1	0	.000

History


Seasons	121 (1898 to present)
Conference	Big 10
Regular Season	606-438-31 (.578)
Postseason	14-16 (.467)
National Championships	2

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

8,455

Kirk Cousins

RUSH YDS

4,513

Lorenzo White

REC YDS

2,968

B.J. Cunningham

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.9

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167