Michigan State record by year
Since 1898
622-457-31
Win %
.574
Bowl trips
30
Winning seasons
62
Best year
9-0 (1952)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 91 | 116 | In progress |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 295 | 359 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 232 | 313 | No bowl |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 191 | 340 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 293 | 329 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 414 | 329 | Won Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 126 | 246 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 291 | 293 | Won NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 243 | 223 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 319 | 260 | Won SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 289 | 333 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 417 | 304 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 559 | 280 | Won GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC |
| 2013 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 411 | 185 | Won ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 260 | 212 | Won BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL |
| 2011 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 434 | 257 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2010 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 383 | 290 | Lost CAPITAL ONE BOWL |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 386 | 342 | Lost VALERO ALAMO BOWL |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 326 | 287 | Lost CAPITAL ONE BOWL |
| 2007 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 430 | 346 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 302 | 341 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 372 | 316 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 353 | 326 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 363 | 293 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2002 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 316 | 398 | No bowl |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 374 | 311 | Won Bowl game |
| 2000 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 197 | 233 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 378 | 245 | Won Bowl game |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 336 | 294 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 342 | 237 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1996 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 358 | 302 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1995 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 287 | 338 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1994 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 280 | 267 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 277 | 289 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1992 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 238 | 261 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 162 | 272 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 312 | 223 | Won Bowl game |
| 1989 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 356 | 163 | Won Bowl game |
| 1988 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 269 | 177 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1987 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 261 | 153 | Won Bowl game |
| 1986 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 285 | 197 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 258 | 219 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1984 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 193 | 203 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1983 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 162 | 233 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 202 | 242 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 263 | 249 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 221 | 279 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 240 | 253 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 411 | 170 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 260 | 162 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 236 | 278 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 222 | 167 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 270 | 196 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 114 | 164 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 158 | 156 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 225 | 169 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 190 | 215 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 202 | 231 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 202 | 151 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 173 | 193 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 293 | 99 | National champions |
| 1965 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 263 | 76 | National champions |
| 1964 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 136 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 148 | 63 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 189 | 96 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 192 | 50 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 193 | 118 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 149 | 118 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 117 | 123 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 264 | 75 | National champions |
| 1956 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 239 | 87 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 253 | 83 | National champions |
| 1954 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 177 | 149 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 240 | 110 | Won Bowl game |
| 1952 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 312 | 84 | National champions |
| 1951 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 270 | 114 | National champions |
| 1950 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 243 | 107 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 309 | 107 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 359 | 130 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 167 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 181 | 202 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 120 | 128 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 167 | 31 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 120 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 150 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 108 | 76 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 102 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 133 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 117 | 42 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1936 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 143 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 207 | 57 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 153 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 73 | 49 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 220 | 64 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 291 | 61 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | 151 | 32 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 244 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 153 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 111 | 128 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 97 | 171 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 105 | 106 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 20 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 78 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 122 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 134 | 68 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 110 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 23 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 6 | 30 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 14 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 15 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 6 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 65 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 152 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 39 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Michigan State records for every season since 1898, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Michigan State team page and the History Vault.
Michigan State all-time record against every opponent
- Michigan38-75-5
- Notre Dame28-45-1
- Indiana51-19-2
- Purdue38-28-3
- Northwestern41-19
- Wisconsin32-24
- Ohio State14-38
- Iowa23-26-2
- Minnesota30-20
- Illinois27-20-2
- Penn State18-20-1
- Marquette15-5-1
- Maryland12-4
- Rutgers10-6
- Nebraska4-11
- Western Michigan14-0
- Syracuse9-3-1
- Central Michigan9-3
- Temple7-1-2
- Detroit Mercy3-5-1
- USC4-5
- Wayne State9-0
- Boston College2-5-1
- Eastern Michigan8-0
- Missouri5-3
- Oregon3-5
- Oregon State6-1-1
- Pittsburgh7-0-1
- Washington State6-2
- UCLA3-4
- Kansas5-1
- Kansas State5-0-1
- NC State4-1-1
- Santa Clara1-3-2
- Stanford4-2
- Colgate1-4
- Hawai'i4-1
- Illinois Wesleyan5-0
- Miami1-4
- Washington1-4
- Alma4-0
- Arizona State1-3
- California2-2
- Carnegie Mellon3-0-1
- Florida Atlantic4-0
- Grinnell4-0
- Kentucky2-2
- Miami (OH)4-0
- Mississippi State2-1-1
- West Virginia4-0
- Youngstown State4-0
- Adrian3-0
- Albion2-1
- Arizona3-0
- Bowling Green3-0
- Colorado3-0
- Georgia1-2
- Georgia Tech0-3
- Kalamazoo3-0
- Louisville1-2
- North Carolina2-1
- Texas A&M2-1
- Wyoming3-0
- Alabama0-2
- Army0-2
- Baylor2-0
- Case2-0
- Centre2-0
- Cincinnati1-1
- Cornell (IA)1-1
- Florida State0-2
- Georgetown1-1
- Great Lakes Navy1-1
- Iowa State2-0
- Lake Forest0-1-1
- Manhattan1-1
- TCU2-0
- Toledo2-0
- William & Mary2-0
- Air Force1-0
- Akron1-0
- Auburn0-1
- Boise State1-0
- Butler1-0
- BYU0-1
- Chicago0-1
- Chicago YMCA1-0
- Colorado State0-1
- Cornell0-1
- Florida1-0
- Fordham1-0
- Fresno State1-0
- Furman1-0
- Haskell0-1
- Hillsdale1-0
- Houston0-1
- Idaho1-0
- Jacksonville State1-0
- Kent State1-0
- Louisiana Tech0-1
- Loyola Marymount1-0
- LSU0-1
- Marshall1-0
- Memphis1-0
- Montana State1-0
- North Dakota State1-0
- Northern Colorado1-0
- Ohio1-0
- Ohio Wesleyan1-0
- Prairie View A&M1-0
- Rice1-0
- Richmond1-0
- Ripon1-0
- San Francisco1-0
- Scranton1-0
- SMU1-0
- South Dakota1-0
- South Florida1-0
- Texas Tech0-1
- Tulsa1-0
- UAB1-0
- Utah State1-0
- Wake Forest1-0
- Washington St. Louis1-0
- Western Kentucky1-0
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Michigan State record since 1898?
Michigan State is 622-457-31 since 1898, a .574 win percentage, with 30 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Michigan State season since 1898?
Michigan State went 9-0 in 1952, the best record since 1898.
How many bowl games has Michigan State played since 1898?
Michigan State has played in the postseason 30 times since 1898, with 6 national championships.