List of Michigan State Spartans 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 10). Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Michigan State has appeared in 23 bowl games.^[1] Included in these games are four appearances in the Rose Bowl Game.^[1]^[2] Through the history of the program, eight separate coaches have led the Spartans to bowl games with George Perles having the most appearances with seven. The Spartans currently have a bowl record of 9-14.

Key[]

General
	Bowl game record attendance
	Former bowl game record attendance

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^{[A 1]}
#	Bowl	Score^{[A 2]}	Date	Season^{[A 3]}	Opponent^{[A 4]}	Stadium	Location	Attendance^[3]	Head coach
1	Orange Bowl	L 6 !L 6-0	01938-01-01 January 1, 1938	1937	Auburn Tigers	Miami Orange Bowl	Miami	18,972 !18,972	Bachman, CharlieCharlie Bachman
2	Rose Bowl	W 8 !W 28–20	01954-01-01 January 1, 1954	1953	UCLA Bruins	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	100,500 !100,500	Munn, ClarenceClarence Munn
3	Rose Bowl	W 3 !W 17-14	01956-01-01 January 1, 1956	1955	UCLA Bruins	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	100,809 !100,809	Daugherty, DuffyDuffy Daugherty
4	Rose Bowl	L 2 !L 14-12	01966-01-01 January 1, 1966	1965	UCLA Bruins	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	100,087 !100,087	Daugherty, DuffyDuffy Daugherty
5	Cherry Bowl	L 4 !L 10-6	01984-12-22 December 22, 1984	1984	Army	Pontiac Silverdome	Pontiac	70,332 !70,332	Perles, GeorgeGeorge Perles
6	All-American Bowl	L 3 !L 17-14	01985-12-31 December 31, 1985	1985	Georgia Tech	Legion Field	Birmingham	45,000 !45,000	Perles, GeorgeGeorge Perles
7	Rose Bowl	W 3 !W 20-17	01988-01-01 January 1, 1988	1987	USC	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	103,847 !103,847	Perles, GeorgeGeorge Perles
8	Gator Bowl	L 7 !L 34-27	01989-01-01 January 1, 1989	1988	Georgia	Gator Bowl	Jacksonville	76,236 !76,236	Perles, GeorgeGeorge Perles
9	Aloha Bowl	W 20 !W 33-13	01989-12-25 December 25, 1989	1989	Hawaii	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	50,000 !50,000	Perles, GeorgeGeorge Perles
10	John Hancock Bowl	W 1 !W 17-16	01990-12-31 December 31, 1990	1990	USC	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso	50,562 !50,562	Perles, GeorgeGeorge Perles
11	Liberty Bowl	L 11 !L 18-7	01993-12-28 December 28, 1993	1993	Louisville	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis	34,216 !34,216	Perles, GeorgeGeorge Perles
12	Independence Bowl	L 19 !L 45-26	01995-12-29 December 29, 1995	1995	LSU	Independence Stadium	Shreveport	48,835 !48,835	Saban, NickNick Saban
13	Sun Bowl	L 38 !L 38-0	01996-12-31 December 31, 1996	1996	Stanford	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso	42,271 !42,271	Saban, NickNick Saban
14	Aloha Bowl	L 28 !L 51-23	01997-12-25 December 25, 1997	1997	Washington	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	34,419 !34,419	Saban, NickNick Saban
15	Florida Citrus Bowl	W 3 !W 37-34	02000-01-01 January 1, 2000	1999	Florida	Citrus Bowl	Orlando	54,866 !62,011	Williams, BobbyBobby Williams
16	Silicon Valley Classic	W 9 !W 44-35	02001-12-31 December 31, 2001	2001	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium	San Jose	30,456 !30,456	Williams, BobbyBobby Williams
17	Alamo Bowl	L 14 !L 17-3	02003-12-29 December 29, 2003	2001	Nebraska	Alamodome	El Paso	56,226 !56,226	Smith, John L.John L. Smith
18	Champs Sports Bowl	L 3 !L 24-21	02007-12-28 December 28, 2007	2007	Boston College	Citrus Bowl	Orlando	46,554 !46,554	Dantonio, MarkMark Dantonio
19	Capital One Bowl	L 12 !L 24-12	02009-01-01 January 1, 2009	2008	Georgia	Citrus Bowl	Orlando	59,681 !59,681	Dantonio, MarkMark Dantonio
20	Alamo Bowl	L 10 !L 41-31	02010-01-02 January 2, 2010	2009	Texas Tech	Alamodome	El Paso	64,757 !64,757	Dantonio, MarkMark Dantonio
21	Capital One Bowl	L 42 !L 49-7	02011-01-01 January 1, 2011	2010	Alabama	Citrus Bowl	Orlando	61,519 !61,519	Dantonio, MarkMark Dantonio
22	Outback Bowl	W 3 !W 33-30	02012-01-02 January 2, 2012	2011	Georgia	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa	49,429 !49,429	Dantonio, MarkMark Dantonio
23	Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl	W 1 !W 17-16	02012-12-29 December 29, 2012	2012	TCU	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	44,617 !44,617	Dantonio, MarkMark Dantonio

Notes[]

↑ 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.

References[]

General

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved March 25, 2012.

Specific

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 13
↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 3
↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 31–37

[3] Statistics correct as of 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games.

[4] Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Michigan State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.

[5] Links to the season article for the Michigan State team that competed in the bowl for that year.

[6] 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.

[NCAA29-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 13

[NCAABCS-2] Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 3

[NCAAAtt-7] Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 31–37

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