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Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
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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 |
All-American Bowl |
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 |
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 |
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. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Specific
- 1 2 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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