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Michigan State Spartans
The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic team that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 25 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white...
' varsity and club athletic team national championships and runner-up finishes.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
has 29 varsity
Varsity team
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sports teams that compete under the Spartan nickname. The university participates in the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
in all varsity sports except men's ice hockey, which competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association
Central Collegiate Hockey Association
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship...
. Michigan State offers 14 varsity sports for men and 15 for women.
The university's current athletic director is Mark Hollis.
MSU's Spartan Marching Band or Spartan Brass plays the fight song
Michigan State University Fight Song
The MSU Fight Song is the official fight song of Michigan State University, USA. MSU's fight song was created in early 1915 , when MSU was known as Michigan Agricultural College...
at every university event. Michigan State University was the first NCAA Division I athletic program to have multiple national championships in both football and basketball.
Varsity Team National Championships
- 1939 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1948 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1949 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1951 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1951 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Billingsley, Helms, Poling, Whalen
- 1952 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1952 - Football - No. 1 ranking by AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, NCF, Sagarin, UPI, Williamson
- 1953 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Massey, Fleming
- 1955 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1955 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1955 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Boand, Jessen, Sorenson, Fleming
- 1956 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1957 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin
- 1958 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA D1
- 1958 - Men's Gymnastics - NCAA
- 1959 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA D1
- 1965 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Berryman, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, UPI
- 1966 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Football Research, Helms, NFF, Poling, Kirlin
- 1966 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA
- 1967 - Men's Soccer - NCAA
- 1967 - Wrestling - NCAA D1
- 1968 - Men's Soccer - NCAA
- 1976 - Softball - AIAW D1
- 1978 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Kirlin
- 1979 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 1986 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA D1
- 2000 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2007 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA D1
Varsity Team National Runners-up
- 1941 - Wrestling - NCAA
- 1942 - Wrestling - NCAA
- 1943 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1948 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1948 - Wrestling - NCAA
- 1949 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1950 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1950 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1951 - Men's Swimming and Diving - NCAA
- 1952 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1957 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1959 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA
- 1960 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA D1
- 1964 - Men's Soccer - NCAA
- 1965 - Men's Soccer - NCAA
- 1970 - Wrestling - NCAA D1
- 1972 - Men's Indoor Track and Field - NCAA
- 1972 - Wrestling - NCAA D1
- 1987 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA D1
- 2005 - Women's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2009 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
Basketball NCAA Final Four Appearances
- 1957 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 1979 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Champion)
- 1999 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2000 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Champion)
- 2001 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2005 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2005 - Women's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Runner-up)
- 2009 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Runner-up)
- 2010 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
Club Team National Championships
- 1989 - Equestrian - Western - IHSA
- 1990 - Equestrian - Western - IHSA (co-champion)
- 1998 - Archery - Mixed Men and Women's Olympic Style - USCA USIAC
- 1998 - Archery - Women's Olympic Style - USCA USIAC
- 1999 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA
- 2000 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2000 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA
- 2001 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2002 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2003 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA
- 2005 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA D2
- 2006 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2006 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2007 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA D2
- 2008 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2009-10 - Equestrian - Intermediate Flat - IHSA
- 2011 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA
Club Team National Runners-up
- 1982 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
- 1998 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
- 1999 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA D2
- 2000 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2002 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D1
- 2002 - Synchronized Skating - USFA Collegiate Division
- 2003 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2003 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D1 or Premier Division
- 2005 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2005 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA
- 2006 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D1
- 2007 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2007 - Men's Triathlon - USAT Collegiate Division
- 2007 - Synchronized Skating - USFA Collegiate Division
- 2010 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA
Fall Sports
Football- 7 Big Ten Titles
| 1953 | 1965 | 1966 | 1978 |
| 1987 | 1990 | 2010 | |
- 2 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Titles
| 1903 | 1905 |
Men's Cross Country
- 14 Big Ten Titles
| 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1955 |
| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| 1960 | 1962 | 1963 | 1968 |
| 1970 | 1971 | ||
Women's Cross Country
- 4 Big Ten Titles
| 1981 | 2001 | 2010 | 2011 |
Field Hockey
- 4 Big Ten Titles
| 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2009 |
- 1 Big Ten Tournament Title
| 2009 |
Men's Soccer
- 1 Big Ten Title
| 2008 |
- 2 Big Ten Tournament Titles
| 2004 | 2008 |
Volleyball
- 1 Big Ten Title
| 1995 |
Winter Sports
Men's Basketball- 12 Big Ten Titles
| 1957 | 1959 | 1967 | 1978 |
| 1979 | 1990 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2009 | 2010 |
- 2 Big Ten Tournament Titles
| 1999 | 2000 |
Women's Basketball
- 2 Big Ten Titles
| 1997 | 2005 |
- 1 Big Ten Tournament Title
| 2005 |
Men's Ice Hockey
- 7 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Titles
| 1985 | 1986 | 1989 | 1990 |
| 1998 | 1990 | 2001 | |
- 2 WCHA Tournament Titles
| 1966 | 1967 |
- 11 CCHA Tournament Titles
| 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| 1987 | 1989 | 1990 | 1998 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2006 |
Men's Indoor Track
- 3 Big Ten Titles
| 1966 | 1972 | 1999 |
Men's Swimming
- 1 Big Ten Title
| 1957 |
Wrestling
- 8 Big Ten Titles
| 1961 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
| 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
Spring Sports
Baseball- 4 Big Ten Titles
| 1954 | 1971 | 1979 | 2010 |
- 5 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Titles
| 1888 | 1889 | 1893 | 1894 |
| 1902 | |||
Men's Golf
- 4 Big Ten Titles
| 1969 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 |
Women's Golf
- 9 Big Ten Titles
| 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 1978 | 1982 | 2001 | 2007 |
| 2011 | |||
Men's Outdoor Track
- 3 Big Ten Titles
| 1965 | 1966 | 1972 |
- 15 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Titles
| 1889 | 1890 | 1892 | 1895 |
| 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 |
| 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 |
| 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | |
Women's Outdoor Track
- 1 Big Ten Title
| 1982 |
Rowing
- 3 Big Ten Titles
| 2005 | 2008 | 2009 |
Men's Tennis
- 2 Big Ten Titles
| 1951 | 1967 |
- 1 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Title
| 1907 |
Women's Tennis
- 2 Big Ten Titles
| 1973 | 1974 |