List of Michigan State Spartans bowl games - wikipedia List of Michigan State Spartans bowl games This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. ( July 2013 ) The Michigan State Spartans college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ), representing Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference ( Big Ten ). Since the establishment of the team in 1896, Michigan State has appeared in 26 bowl games. Included in these games are five appearances in the Rose Bowl Game. Through the history of the program, eight separate coaches have led the Spartans to bowl games with Mark Dantonio having the most appearances with nine. The Spartans currently have a bowl record of 11 -- 15 (. 423 ). Contents 1 Key 2 Bowl games 3 Notes 4 References Key General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance Results Win Loss Bowl games List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach # Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach Orange Bowl L 06 ! L 6 -- 0 000000001938 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1938 1937 Auburn Miami Orange Bowl Miami 18,972 ! 18,972 Bachman, Charlie Charlie Bachman Rose Bowl W 08 ! W 28 -- 20 000000001954 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1954 1953 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,500 ! 100,500 Munn, Clarence Clarence Munn Rose Bowl W 03 ! W 17 -- 14 000000001956 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1956 1955 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,809 ! 100,809 Daugherty, Duffy Duffy Daugherty Rose Bowl L 02 ! L 14 -- 12 000000001966 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1966 1965 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,087 ! 100,087 Daugherty, Duffy Duffy Daugherty Cherry Bowl L 04 ! L 10 -- 6 000000001984 - 12 - 22 - 0000 December 22, 1984 1984 Army Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac 70,332 ! 70,332 Perles, George George Perles 6 All - American Bowl L 03 ! L 17 -- 14 000000001985 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1985 1985 Georgia Tech Legion Field Birmingham 45,000 ! 45,000 Perles, George George Perles 7 Rose Bowl W 03 ! W 20 -- 17 000000001988 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1988 USC Rose Bowl Pasadena 103,847 ! 103,847 Perles, George George Perles 8 Gator Bowl L 07 ! L 34 -- 27 000000001989 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1989 1988 Georgia Gator Bowl Jacksonville 76,236 ! 76,236 Perles, George George Perles 9 Aloha Bowl W 20 ! W 33 -- 13 000000001989 - 12 - 25 - 0000 December 25, 1989 1989 Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu 50,000 ! 50,000 Perles, George George Perles 10 John Hancock Bowl W 01 ! W 17 -- 16 000000001990 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1990 1990 USC Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso 50,562 ! 50,562 Perles, George George Perles 11 Liberty Bowl L 11 ! L 18 -- 7 000000001993 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1993 1993 Louisville Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis 34,216 ! 34,216 Perles, George George Perles 12 Independence Bowl L 19 ! L 45 -- 26 000000001995 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 1995 1995 LSU Independence Stadium Shreveport 48,835 ! 48,835 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 13 Sun Bowl L 38 ! L 38 -- 0 000000001996 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1996 Stanford Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso 42,271 ! 42,271 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 14 Aloha Bowl L 28 ! L 51 -- 23 000000001997 - 12 - 25 - 0000 December 25, 1997 1997 Washington Aloha Stadium Honolulu 34,419 ! 34,419 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 15 Florida Citrus Bowl W 03 ! W 37 -- 34 000000002000 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2000 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando 54,866 ! 62,011 Williams, Bobby Bobby Williams 16 Silicon Valley Classic W 09 ! W 44 -- 35 000000002001 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2001 2001 Fresno State Spartan Stadium San Jose 30,456 ! 30,456 Williams, Bobby Bobby Williams 17 Alamo Bowl L 14 ! L 17 -- 3 000000002003 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 2003 2003 Nebraska Alamodome San Antonio 56,226 ! 56,226 Smith, John L. John L. Smith 18 Champs Sports Bowl L 03 ! L 24 -- 21 000000002007 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 2007 2007 Boston College Citrus Bowl Orlando 46,554 ! 46,554 Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio 19 Capital One Bowl L 12 ! L 24 -- 12 000000002009 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2009 2008 Georgia Citrus Bowl Orlando 59,681 ! 59,681 Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio 20 Alamo Bowl L 10 ! L 41 -- 31 000000002010 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2010 2009 Texas Tech Alamodome San Antonio 64,757 ! 64,757 Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio 21 Capital One Bowl L 42 ! L 49 -- 7 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2011 Alabama Citrus Bowl Orlando 61,519 ! 61,519 Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio 22 Outback Bowl W 03 ! W 33 -- 30 000000002012 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2012 2011 Georgia Raymond James Stadium Tampa 49,429 ! 49,429 Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio 23 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl W 01 ! W 17 -- 16 000000002012 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 2012 2012 TCU Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 44,617 ! 44,617 Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio 24 Rose Bowl W 04 ! W 24 -- 20 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2014 2013 Stanford Rose Bowl Pasadena 95,173 ! 95,173 Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio 25 Cotton Bowl Classic W 01 ! W 42 -- 41 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2015 2014 Baylor AT&T Stadium Arlington 71,464 ! 71,464 Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio 26 Cotton Bowl Classic L 38 ! L 38 -- 0 000000002015 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2015 2015 Alabama AT&T Stadium Arlington 82,812 ! 82,812 Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio 27 Holiday Bowl W 01 ! W 42 - 17 000000002017 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 2017 2017 Washington State SDCCU Stadium San Diego Dantonio, Mark Mark Dantonio Notes Jump up ^ Statistics correct as of 2012 -- 13 NCAA football bowl games. Jump up ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Michigan State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory. Jump up ^ Links to the season article for the Michigan State team that competed in the bowl for that year. Jump up ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Michigan State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable. References General National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ). `` Bowl / All - Star Game Records '' ( PDF ). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 25, 2012. Specific ^ Jump up to : Bowl / All - Star Game Records, p. 13 Jump up ^ Bowl / All - Star Game Records, p. 3 Jump up ^ Bowl / All - Star Game Records, pp. 31 -- 37 Michigan State Spartans bowl games 1938 Orange Bowl 1954 Rose Bowl 1956 Rose Bowl 1966 Rose Bowl 1984 Cherry Bowl 1985 Hall of Fame Classic 1988 Rose Bowl 1989 Gator Bowl 1989 Aloha Bowl 1990 John Hancock Bowl 1993 Liberty Bowl 1995 Independence Bowl 1996 Sun Bowl 1997 Aloha Bowl 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic 2003 Alamo Bowl 2007 Champs Sports Bowl 2009 Capital One Bowl 2010 Alamo Bowl 2011 Capital One Bowl 2012 Outback Bowl 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl 2014 Rose Bowl 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic ( Jan ) 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic ( Dec ) / 2017 Holiday Bowl Forward slash ( / ) denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game Michigan State Spartans football Venues Old College Field ( 1902 -- 1922 ) Spartan Stadium ( 1923 -- present ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Indiana ( Old Brass Spittoon ) Michigan ( Paul Bunyan Trophy ) Notre Dame ( Megaphone Trophy ) Ohio State Penn State ( Land Grant Trophy ) Culture & lore Sparty `` Victory for MSU '' Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet 1966 `` Game of the Century '' Clockgate 2006 Northwestern game People Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Seasons 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 National championship seasons in bold Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Michigan_State_Spartans_bowl_games&oldid=817567162 '' Categories : Lists of college bowl games by team Michigan State Spartans football bowl games Michigan sports - related lists Hidden categories : Wikipedia references cleanup from July 2013 All articles needing references cleanup Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from July 2013 All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 29 December 2017, at 05 : 59. 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