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 with an overall record of (14-16). Included in these games are five appearances in the Rose Bowl Game. 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.
Key +General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance § Denotes College Football Playoff game
+ Results W Win L Loss
Bowl games + List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach#BowlScoreDateSeasonOpponentStadiumLocationAttendanceHead coach1Orange Bowl1937AuburnMiami Orange BowlMiami2Rose Bowl1953UCLARose BowlPasadena3Rose Bowl1955UCLARose BowlPasadena4Rose Bowl1965UCLARose BowlPasadena5Cherry Bowl1984ArmyPontiac SilverdomePontiac6All-American Bowl1985Georgia TechLegion FieldBirmingham7Rose Bowl1987USCRose BowlPasadena8Gator Bowl1988GeorgiaGator BowlJacksonville9Aloha Bowl1989HawaiiAloha StadiumHonolulu10John Hancock Bowl1990USCSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso11Liberty Bowl1993LouisvilleLiberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis12Independence Bowl1995LSUIndependence StadiumShreveport13Sun Bowl1996StanfordSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso14Aloha Bowl1997WashingtonAloha StadiumHonolulu15Florida Citrus Bowl1999FloridaCitrus BowlOrlando16Silicon Valley Classic2001Fresno StateSpartan StadiumSan Jose17Alamo Bowl2003NebraskaAlamodomeSan Antonio18Champs Sports Bowl2007Boston CollegeCitrus BowlOrlando19Capital One Bowl2008GeorgiaCitrus BowlOrlando20Alamo Bowl2009Texas TechAlamodomeSan Antonio21Capital One Bowl2010AlabamaCitrus BowlOrlando22Outback Bowl (3OT)2011GeorgiaRaymond James StadiumTampa23Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl2012TCUSun Devil StadiumTempe24Rose Bowl2013StanfordRose BowlPasadena25Cotton Bowl Classic2014BaylorAT&T StadiumArlington26Cotton Bowl Classic§2015AlabamaAT&T StadiumArlington27Holiday Bowl2017Washington StateSDCCU StadiumSan Diego28Redbox Bowl2018OregonLevi's StadiumSanta Clara30,21229 Pinstripe Bowl2019Wake ForestYankee StadiumThe Bronx36,89530Peach Bowl2021PittsburghMercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta41,230
Record by bowl game Alamo Bowl202Aloha Bowl211Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl110Champs Sports Bowl101Cherry Bowl101Citrus Bowl(Capital One Bowl)312Cotton Bowl211Gator Bowl101Hall of Fame Classic101 Holiday Bowl110Independence Bowl101.000Liberty Bowl101Orange Bowl101Outback Bowl110Peach Bowl110Pinstripe Bowl110Redbox Bowl101.000Rose Bowl541Silicon Valley Classic110Sun Bowl(John Hancock Bowl)211
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