Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State Spartans
University	Michigan State University
Conference	Big Ten
NCAA	Division I (FBS)
Athletic director	Alan Haller[1][2]
Location	East Lansing, Michigan
Varsity teams	(23 in 2021)
Football stadium	Spartan Stadium
Basketball arena	Breslin Student Events Center
Baseball stadium	Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field
Other venues	Munn Ice Arena Jenison Field House (Wrestling)
Mascot	Sparty
Nickname	Spartans
Fight song	Victory for MSU
Colors	Green and white[3]
Website	msuspartans.com

The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 23 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a 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 football team was consensus national champion in 1952, the (UPI) Coaches' national champion in 1965, and named national champion by different ratings groups in 1951, 1955, 1957, and 1966. They have also won the Rose Bowl in 1954, 1956, 1988 and 2014.^[5] Its men's basketball team won the NCAA National Championship in 1979 and 2000.^[5] The MSU men's ice hockey team won national titles in 1966, 1986 and 2007.^[5]