Michigan State defeated Stanford in the 2014 Rose Bowl Michigan State Michigan State logo First season 1896 Bowl record 14–16 (.467) NY6 appearances 9 NY6 bowl record 6–3 (.667) CFP appearances 1 (2015) CFP record 0–1 (.000) First bowl appearance 1938 Orange Bowl Last bowl appearance 2021 Peach Bowl Longest win streak 4 (2011–2014) Longest losing streak 5 (2003, 2007–2010) Most bowl appearances 5 (Rose Bowl )
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] Included in these games are five appearances in the Rose Bowl Game .[ 1] [ 2] Through the history of the program, nine separate coaches have led the Spartans to bowl games with Mark Dantonio having the most appearances with twelve.
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1] # Bowl Score[ A 2] Date Season[ A 3] Opponent[ A 4] Stadium Location Attendance[ 3] Head coach 1 Orange Bowl L 6–0 January 1, 1938 1937 Auburn Miami Orange Bowl Miami 18,972 ‡ Charlie Bachman 2 Rose Bowl W 28–20 January 1, 1954 1953 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,500 Clarence Munn 3 Rose Bowl W 17–14 January 1, 1956 1955 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,809 Duffy Daugherty 4 Rose Bowl L 14–12 January 1, 1966 1965 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,087 Duffy Daugherty 5 Cherry Bowl L 10–6 December 22, 1984 1984 Army Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac 70,332 † George Perles 6 Hall of Fame Classic L 17–14 December 31, 1985 1985 Georgia Tech Legion Field Birmingham 45,000 George Perles 7 Rose Bowl W 20–17 January 1, 1988 1987 USC Rose Bowl Pasadena 103,847 George Perles 8 Gator Bowl L 34–27 January 1, 1989 1988 Georgia Gator Bowl Jacksonville 76,236 George Perles 9 Aloha Bowl W 33–13 December 25, 1989 1989 Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu 50,000 † George Perles 10 John Hancock Bowl W 17–16 December 31, 1990 1990 USC Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso 50,562 George Perles 11 Liberty Bowl L 18–7 December 28, 1993 1993 Louisville Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis 34,216 George Perles 12 Independence Bowl L 45–26 December 29, 1995 1995 LSU Independence Stadium Shreveport 48,835 Nick Saban 13 Sun Bowl L 38–0 December 31, 1996 1996 Stanford Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso 42,271 Nick Saban 14 Aloha Bowl L 51–23 December 25, 1997 1997 Washington Aloha Stadium Honolulu 34,419 Nick Saban 15 Florida Citrus Bowl W 37–34 January 1, 2000 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando 62,011 Bobby Williams 16 Silicon Valley Classic W 44–35 December 31, 2001 2001 Fresno State Spartan Stadium San Jose 30,456 † Bobby Williams 17 Alamo Bowl L 17–3 December 29, 2003 2003 Nebraska Alamodome San Antonio 56,226 John L. Smith 18 Champs Sports Bowl L 24–21 December 28, 2007 2007 Boston College Citrus Bowl Orlando 46,554 Mark Dantonio 19 Capital One Bowl L 24–12 January 1, 2009 2008 Georgia Citrus Bowl Orlando 59,681 Mark Dantonio 20 Alamo Bowl L 41–31 January 2, 2010 2009 Texas Tech Alamodome San Antonio 64,757 Mark Dantonio 21 Capital One Bowl L 49–7 January 1, 2011 2010 Alabama Citrus Bowl Orlando 61,519 Mark Dantonio 22 Outback Bowl W 33–30 (3OT) January 2, 2012 2011 Georgia Raymond James Stadium Tampa 49,429 Mark Dantonio 23 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl W 17–16 December 29, 2012 2012 TCU Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 44,617 Mark Dantonio 24 Rose Bowl W 24–20 January 1, 2014 2013 Stanford Rose Bowl Pasadena 95,173 Mark Dantonio 25 Cotton Bowl Classic W 42–41 January 1, 2015 2014 Baylor AT&T Stadium Arlington 71,464 Mark Dantonio 26 Cotton Bowl Classic § L 38–0 December 31, 2015 2015 Alabama AT&T Stadium Arlington 82,812 Mark Dantonio 27 Holiday Bowl W 42–17 December 28, 2017 2017 Washington State SDCCU Stadium San Diego 47,092 Mark Dantonio 28 Redbox Bowl L 7–6 December 31, 2018 2018 Oregon Levi's Stadium Santa Clara 30,212 Mark Dantonio 29 Pinstripe Bowl W 27–21
December 27, 2019 2019 Wake Forest Yankee Stadium The Bronx 36,895 Mark Dantonio 30 Peach Bowl W 31–21
December 30, 2021 2021 Pittsburgh Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta 41,230 Mel Tucker
Record by bowl game [ edit ] ^ Statistics correct as of 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games . ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Michigan State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory . ^ Links to the season article for the Michigan State team that competed in the bowl for that year. ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Michigan State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable. General National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF) . 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org. Retrieved March 25, 2012 . Specific ^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 13 ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 3 ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 31–37
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