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Michigan State University was the first NCAA Division I athletic program to have multiple national championships in both football and basketball, as well as the only school to have multiple national championships in football, basketball, and hockey.
Starting as a club sport in 1885, football gained varsity status in 1896. [3] Early teams at the then Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) competed in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), which was chartered in 1888 and is the oldest existing collegiate league in the United States.
This is a list of seasons completed by the Michigan State Spartans football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1885, the Spartans have participated in more than 1,200 officially sanctioned games, including 30 bowl games.
The Michigan State Spartans college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten). Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Michigan State has appeared in 30 bowl games. [1]
The Michigan State University Rugby Football Club was founded in 1964. [98] Michigan State rugby has been steadily improving in college rugby in recent years. During the 2010–11 season, the Spartans played in Division 2, finishing with a 10–3 record and qualifying for the playoffs. [99]
Of those, 136 have won a football state championship among what is now 10 classes (eight 11-man and two 10-man). Of those 136 programs, 63 have multiple state titles and 38 have claimed three or more.
Tuesday marked the 25-year anniversary of MSU's thrilling 28-24 win over OSU in 1998. The win shattered OSU's national championship aspirations.
The 1951 Michigan State Spartans football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Clarence Munn , the Spartans compiled a perfect 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 270 to 114.