Michigan State Spartans

Team History

	SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
	2026	Michigan State Spartans	2	6	0	.250	18th
	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	122 (1898 to present)
Conference	Big 10
Regular Season	608-444-31 (.576)
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

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286