Michigan State Spartans football
Bowl games
Michigan State has appeared in 28 bowl games, garnering a 12–16 record. Record by bowl game

Michigan State Spartans football

Section Title: Bowl games
Table Section Text: Michigan State has appeared in 28 bowl games, garnering a 12–16 record. Record by bowl game

Season	Coach	Bowl	Opponent	Result

1937	Charlie Bachman	Orange Bowl	Auburn	L 0–6

1953	Clarence Munn	Rose Bowl	UCLA	W 28–20

1955	Duffy Daugherty	Rose Bowl	UCLA	W 17–14

1965	Duffy Daugherty	Rose Bowl	UCLA	L 12–14

1984	George Perles	Cherry Bowl	Army	L 6–10

1985	George Perles	Hall of Fame Classic	Georgia Tech	L 14–17

1987	George Perles	Rose Bowl	USC	W 20–17

1988	George Perles	Gator Bowl	Georgia	L 27–34

1989	George Perles	Aloha Bowl	Hawaii	W 33–13

1990	George Perles	John Hancock Bowl	USC	W 17–16

1993	George Perles	Liberty Bowl	Louisville	L 7–18

1995	Nick Saban	Independence Bowl	LSU	L 26–45

1996	Nick Saban	Sun Bowl	Stanford	L 0–38

1997	Nick Saban	Aloha Bowl	Washington	L 23–51

1999	Bobby Williams	Florida Citrus Bowl	Florida	W 37–34

2001	Bobby Williams	Silicon Valley Football Classic	Fresno State	W 44–35

2003	John L. Smith	Alamo Bowl	Nebraska	L 3–17

2007	Mark Dantonio	Champs Sports Bowl	Boston College	L 21–24

2008	Mark Dantonio	Capital One Bowl	Georgia	L 12–24

2009	Mark Dantonio	Alamo Bowl	Texas Tech	L 31–41

2010	Mark Dantonio	Capital One Bowl	Alabama	L 7–49

2011	Mark Dantonio	Outback Bowl	Georgia	W 33–30

2012	Mark Dantonio	Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl	TCU	W 17–16

2013	Mark Dantonio	Rose Bowl	Stanford	W 24–20

2014	Mark Dantonio	Cotton Bowl Classic	Baylor	W 42–41

2015	Mark Dantonio	Cotton Bowl Classic (CFP Semifinal)	Alabama	L 0–38

2017	Mark Dantonio	Holiday Bowl	Washington State	W 42–17

2018	Mark Dantonio	Redbox Bowl	Oregon	L 6–7

Sentence(s)

In 1999, Bobby Williams coached the Spartans to a Citrus Bowl victory over Florida.

final_sentence: In 1999, Bobby Williams coached the Spartans to a Citrus Bowl victory over Florida.