Michigan State Spartans

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Michigan State Spartans
Spartan Stadium
Basketball arenaBreslin Student Events Center
Baseball stadiumDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field
Other venuesMunn Ice Arena
Jenison Field House (Wrestling)
MascotSparty
NicknameSpartans
Fight songVictory for MSU
ColorsGreen and white[3]
   
Websitemsuspartans.com
Big Ten logo in Michigan State's colors

The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent

Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white. The university participates in the NCAA's Division I and the Football Bowl Subdivision for football. The Spartans participate as members of the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports. Michigan State offers 11 varsity sports for men and 12 for women.[4]

MSU's

2007.[5]

History

In 1925, the institution changed its name to Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science,

Spartans", but sadly forgot to write down who submitted the suggestion.[7]

With a heroic name, the "Spartans" quickly caught on as the teams' new nickname. They later changed the lyrics of the

Fight Song to reflect the name change of the College and its sports teams.[8]

Rose Bowls[9]
1954   Michigan State   28     UCLA   20
1956   Michigan State   17     UCLA   14
1966   UCLA   14     Michigan State   12
1988   Michigan State   20     Southern California   17
2014   Michigan State   24     Stanford   20

As the college grew, it looked to join a major collegiate conference. When the

Clarence L. "Biggie" Munn led the 1953 Spartan football team to the Rose Bowl, beating UCLA 28–20.[15] Two years later, successor coach Hugh "Duffy" Daugherty carried the 1955 team to a second Rose Bowl and again defeated UCLA, 17–14.[16]

Sports sponsored

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Field hockey
Football Golf
Golf Gymnastics
Ice hockey Rowing
Soccer Soccer
Tennis Softball
Track and field† Tennis
Wrestling Track and field†
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

Michigan State has 21 NCAA Division I-A varsity teams: 10 varsity sports for men and 11 for women. They participate in the Big Ten Conference except fencing, where until 1997, from the University founding, MSU featured fencing as a varsity sport. During that time, MSU was coached by the first American recognized as a master of fencing, Charles Schmitter, for 45 years, from 1939 to 1984. Upon his retirement, his student, Fred Freiheit, coached from 1984 until fencing was demoted from varsity status in 1997. The Michigan State University Fencing Club is a competing member of the Midwest Fencing Conference, which consists of sixteen (16) schools with varsity or club programs.

Baseball

Main article: Michigan State Spartans baseball
Roberts plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Beginning play in 1884, the Spartans have made the

Big Ten conference championships and 5 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles.[17]

The program has featured a number of notable players, including Hall of Famer

1954 College World Series, and several other players who'd advance to the major leagues, such as Kirk Gibson, Dick Radatz, Ron Perranoski, Steve Garvey, Rick Miller, and Mark Mulder. Six Spartans have been named First Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association - Tom Yewcic, C, 1954; Rob Ellis, OF, 1971; Ron Pruitt
, C, 1972; Al Weston, OF, 1977; Kirk Gibson, OF, 1978; and Bob Malek, OF, 2002.

Basketball

Men's basketball

Retired Basketball Jerseys
Number Player Years
4 Scott Skiles 1982–1986
12 Mateen Cleaves 1996–2000
21 Steve Smith 1987–1991
23 Draymond Green 2008–2012
24 Johnny Green 1955–1958
24 Shawn Respert 1991–1995
31 Jay Vincent 1978–1981
32 Greg Kelser 1976–1979
33
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
 1977–1979
42 Morris Peterson 1995–2000
Coach Jud Heathcote 1976–1995
Main article: Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Michigan State's men's basketball team has won the

NCAA Championship game, but lost to North Carolina 89–72.[26]

Since 1995, Michigan State has been coached by

Big Ten tournament
championships (the most of any team in the Big Ten) under Izzo. The team has made two NCAA Championship games and advanced to eight Final Fours, 10 Elite Eights, and 14 Sweet Sixteens under Izzo.

Overall, Michigan State has won two NCAA Championships, 15 Big Ten Regular Season Championships, and six Big Ten tournament Championships. The Spartans have appeared in three NCAA Championship games, 10 Final Fours, 14 Elite Eights, 20 Sweet Sixteens, and made 30 NCAA Tournament appearances.[29]

Spartans formerly or currently in the NBA include

Sam Vincent, Jay Vincent, and Kevin Willis
.

Women's basketball

Main article: Michigan State Spartans women's basketball

MSU also has a fairly successful women's basketball team, with its greatest accomplishment being a national runner-up finish to

2005. MSU's women's basketball started in 1972–73 under coach Mikki Baile. The women's team has had five coaches in its history. The Spartans current coach is Suzy Merchant
. The Spartans have made one National Championship game, one Final Four, one Elite Eight, three Sweet Sixteens, and appeared in 15 NCAA/AIAW Tournaments.

Football

Main article: Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State's classic 'S' logo

Football has a long tradition at Michigan State. Starting as a club sport in 1884, football gained varsity status in 1896.[30] During that time, the Spartans had a roster of impressive players, including Lynn Chandnois, Dorne Dibble, Meredith Assaly, and Don McAulliffe. In 1951, the Spartans finished the season undefeated, and performed the same feat the following year in addition to the nation's longest winning streak of 24 games. The team was named the "undisputed national champions by every official poll".[31]

After waiting for several years, the team was finally admitted into the Big Ten Conference as a regular member in 1953. They promptly went on to capture the league championship (losing only one game during the season) and beating UCLA in their first

Biggie Munn, the legendary Spartan coach, turned the team over to his protégé and future legend Duffy Daugherty. Daughtery went on to win the 1956 Rose Bowl. George Perles was the head coach when the Spartans defeated USC in the 1988 Rose Bowl.[32]

The current coach is Jonathan Smith, who was hired on November 25, 2023.His predecessor Mel Tucker amassed a 20-14 record in his coaching tenure before being fired due to allegations retirement in September 2023.

Under Mark Dantonio, MSU has won three Conference Championships, 2010, 2013, and 2015. The Spartans have won three Big Ten Divisional championships and two Big Ten Championship games during that period. In 2015, MSU was selected for the College Football Playoff as the No. 3 seed, but lost to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl.[33] He also led the Spartans to a victory in the 2014 Rose Bowl, the 100th edition of the "Grandaddy of them all".[34]

All told, Michigan State has won six national championships and nine Big Ten championships.[35]

Today, the football team competes in

Spartan Stadium
, a renovated 75,005-person football stadium in the center of campus.

MSU's traditional archrival is

Paul Bunyan Trophy; MSU has a 23–34–1 record in the annual trophy game. The Spartans have won the trophy seven of the past eight years, as of 2015 season.[36]

Michigan State's rivalry game against

Megaphone Trophy
was played every year until 2013. MSU's record in the trophy series against the Fighting Irish is 26–34–1.

Notable MSU alumni who have played in the

Will Gholston, Keith Mumphery, Max Bullough, Donavon Clark, Joel Heath, Jeremy Langford, Darqueze Dennard, Dion Sims, Tony Lippett, Lawrence Thomas, Kellen Davis, Trae Waynes, Jerel Worthy, Connor Cook, Aaron Burbridge, Kirk Cousins and Le'Veon Bell
.

Cross country

See also: Michigan State Spartans cross country

Historically, the

track and field programs. After joining MSU in 2004, Drenth led the men's cross country team to an NCAA Championship bid during the 2004 season. The women's cross country team also advanced to the NCAA Championship Meet after winning the Great Lakes Regional race.[56]

Ice hockey

Main article: Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey
"The Cold War"

Michigan State has two varsity hockey teams: a men's ice hockey team and a women's field hockey team. Helen Knull is the head coach of the women's field hockey team.

The men's

Big Ten sister schools University of Michigan (U-M) and the Ohio State University).[58]

On October 6, 2001, the team was involved in what was then the most-attended

Spartan Stadium, and played U-M before a crowd of 74,554. The game ended in a 3–3 tie.[59] A decade later, the same two teams were again involved in the most-attended ice hockey game in history. This time, Michigan hosted the rivalry game at its Michigan Stadium. The Big Chill at the Big House set the current record with an officially certified crowd of 104,173.[60]

The MSU ice hockey program has seven

2007). On April 7, 2007, the Michigan State Spartans won their third Collegiate Championship by beating the Boston College Eagles 3–1.[61]

Former Michigan State players in the

Kelly Miller[67] and Kip Miller,[68] as well as their cousins, brothers Ryan Miller[69] and Drew Miller.[70] Two players for MSU have won the Hobey Baker Award: Kip Miller in 1990 and Ryan Miller in 2001.[71] Few other players also excelling in other leagues including forward Brock Radunske and defenseman Brad Fast
.

Softball

Main article: Michigan State Spartans softball

The MSU women's fastpitch softball team won the 1976 Women's College World Series to take the AIAW national title, the only team east of the Mississippi River to win the WCWS until Michigan did it in 2005. (Carol Hutchins played shortstop for that 1976 team, and would coach the Wolverines to the title 29 years later.) The team has appeared in six Women's College World Series, in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1981.[72] Jacquie Joseph, coached the program from 1994 to 2022.[73] Since taking over the program, Joseph has helped bring MSU to a record of 668–677–1 and four NCAA Regional appearances.[74] The current head coach is Sharonda McDonald-Kelley

Wrestling

Wrestling was one of the earliest sports formed at the

All-Americans, 11 Big Ten Champions, and one NCAA Champion.[77] Former Spartan Wrestlers who have gone on to become UFC fighters include Bobby Nash, Gray Maynard, and Rashad Evans. Evans is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and 2019 inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame
.

Starting in the mid-2000s, the Spartan wrestling team started to see declines in team success. From 2004 to 2018, the team had one season better than .500, going 7–6 in 2005.[78] However the team would have wrestlers see individual success during this time, including four-time All-American Nick Simmons, and three-time All-American and 2009 NCAA Champion Franklin Gómez. On the international circuit, Gómez was a 2011 World silver medalist and a three-time Olympian at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[79]

Michigan State University Spartan wrestling team accomplishments:[80]

  • 1 NCAA Division I Wrestling Team Title (1967)
  • 8 Big Ten Conference Team Titles (1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
  • 68 individual Big Ten Conference Champions dating back to 1951
  • 8 Top-ten team finishes at the NCAA Championships
  • 25 individual NCAA Champions dating back to 1936
  • 100+ All-Americans dating back to 1931

Other varsity sports

MSU has a number of other team sports. As in many other

Jake Boss Jr. is head coach of the MSU baseball team. Former Michigan State players in Major League Baseball include Kirk Gibson,[81] Steve Garvey,[82] Robin Roberts[83] and Mark Mulder.[84] Since 2007, the baseball team plays a popular annual exhibition game against the nearby minor-league Lansing Lugnuts
.

The Spartans also have a

Big Bear Trophy game, a series in which the Spartans lead against their in-state rival.[86] Coaching the women's soccer team team is Jeff Hosler.[87]

There is also a volleyball team; Leah Johnson is the current head coach of the women's volleyball team since 2022. Cathy George was the previous head coach, holding the programs winningest record of 302-233. During her first year at Michigan State, George led her team to a 12–18 record, including a 5–15, ninth-place finish in the conference standings. George went on to lead the Spartans to 10 NCAA tournament appearances.[88]

There are a number of contact sports at MSU, including boxing and wrestling. MSU's boxing team won national titles in 1951 and 1955, although it is no longer an NCAA varsity sport.[89]

Water sports at MSU include rowing. MSU's women's

NCAA Championship.[90] Matt Gianiodis was the head coach of both men and women's swimming and diving. In his tenure as head coach, Spartan swimmers and divers have broken 14 varsity records.[91]

Other sports at MSU include golf, gymnastics and tennis. Golf has had a long tradition at MSU. Hall of Fame Coach Bruce Fossum helped carry MSU to its first Big Ten title in 1969.[92] The Big Ten title would elude the Spartans until 2005, when arguably, the best team ever assembled, took home the rings in stellar fashion. Not only did the Spartans win the Big Ten Championship in 2005, but they captured two other titles along the way and rose all the way to #5 in the U.S. Casey Lubahn coaches the men's golf team.[92] A former assistant coach at Stanford University, this is his fourth year as a head coach.[93]

Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll coaches the women's team. In the last ten seasons, she has brought the Spartans to nine straight NCAA regional appearances.

women golfers won individual collegiate national championships on two occasions: Joyce Kazmierski in 1966 and Bonnie Lauer
in 1973.

The men's gymnastics team at MSU won one national title, which they shared with the

Board of Trustees disbanded the team in order to comply with Title IX regulations.[96]
The women's team retained its varsity status. In 2008, the team ranked 17th in the nation in the final season standings, the highest placement in program history.

Harry Jadun is the current coach of the men's tennis program. Gene Orlando was the coach of the men's tennis team. In his 26 years as MSU head coach, Orlando took the Spartan men to four NCAA Championships and had a team in 2016 reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament Doubles.[97] Coaching the women's team is Kim Bruno, who is in her 4th season at the helm.

Notable non-varsity sports

Rugby

The Michigan State University Rugby Football Club was founded in 1964.

Big Ten rivals such as the University of Michigan and Ohio State University. The success of Spartan Rugby is greatly attributed to former head coach Dave Poquette, who had been coaching at Michigan State since 1992 and retired in 2013.[98]

Water Polo

The Michigan State University Water Polo Club was founded and officially recognized November 17, 1967.[101] At the time of its inception, the team played in the Midwest Collegiate Water Polo Association, along with Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Loyola, Drake, and Western Michigan. Now competing in the Big Ten division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association, Michigan State is joined by Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Illinois, with Ohio State moving to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. After winning back-to-back Big Ten championships in 1993 and 1994, the Spartans would go the next half a decade without a Big Ten Championship. With another conference championship, the Spartans would go on to win their first national collegiate club championship in 2000. Michigan State would continue to enjoy much success in the 2000s, winning the Big Ten Championship in 2002 and from 2005 to 2010. This included an impressive four year stretch which included the Spartan's second and third national championships in 2006 and 2008, and runner-up finishes for the national title in 2005 and 2007, as well as a third-place finish in 2010.[102] In 2014, the Spartans would stage a comeback in the final two minutes of regulation to upset Michigan in the Big Ten title game for their eleventh Big Ten Championship, and their seventh in ten years.[103]

MSU Athletics Hall of Fame

In 1992, thirty former Spartan

Hall of Fame as its charter class.[104] On October 1, 1999, the University opened its new Athletics Hall of Fame, in the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center.[105]

Awards

See footnote[106]

Academic All-Americans

See footnote[107]

Championships

Main article: List of Michigan State Spartans championships

NCAA team championships

Michigan State has won 20 NCAA national team titles.[108]

Other national team championships

Below are 10 national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA.[109]

NCAA Division I Directors' Cup

See footnote[110] and NACDA Directors' Cup
Year Rank: National Rank: Big Ten
1993–94 60th 10th
1994–95 76th 10th
1995–96 41st 8th
1996–97 31st 7th
1997–98 54th 10th
1998–99 34th 6th
1999–00 22nd 6th
2000–01 39th 8th
2001–02 29th 6th
2002–03 26th 6th
2003–04 37th 7th
2004–05 33rd 7th
2005–06 46th 10th
2006–07 34th 7th
2007–08 29th 6th
2008–09 27th 6th
2009–10 39th 7th
2010–11 42nd 9th
2011–12 34th 7th
2012–13 30th 7th
2013–14 29th 7th
2014–15 34th 8th
2015–16 53rd 10th
2016–17 53rd 13th
2017–18 50th 11th
2018–19 47th 11th

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