Michigan State Spartans football

Michigan State Spartans football
2023 Michigan State Spartans football team
First season	1896
Athletic director	Alan Haller
Head coach	Jonathan Smith 1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium	Spartan Stadium (capacity: 75,005)
Field surface	Grass
Location	East Lansing, Michigan
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East
All-time record	730–487–44 (.596)
Bowl record	14–16 (.467)
Playoff appearances	1 (2015)
Playoff record	0–1
Claimed national titles	6 (1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1966)
Conference titles	11 overall 9x Big Ten: (1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015) 2x MIAA: (1903, 1905)
Division titles	3 (2011, 2013, 2015)
Rivalries	Notre Dame (rivalry) Indiana (rivalry) Michigan (rivalry) Penn State (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans	33
Current uniform
Colors	Green and white[1]
Fight song	Victory for MSU
Mascot	Sparty
Marching band	Spartan Marching Band
Website	msuspartans.com

The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University (MSU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The Spartans are members of the Big Ten Conference. Michigan State claims a total of six national championships, including two (1952, 1965) from major wire-service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll. The Spartans have also won eleven conference championships, with two in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and nine in the Big Ten.

Home games of the Spartans are played at Spartan Stadium, which is located on the main university campus. Spartan Stadium is consistently ranked among the NCAA's Top 25 in attendance.^[2] The Spartans are led by head coach Jonathan Smith.