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| CurrentSeason | 2009 Michigan State Spartans football team |
| TeamName | Michigan State Spartans football |
| ImageSize | 100px |
| HeadCoachDisplay | Mark Dantonio |
| HeadCoachLink | Mark Dantonio |
| HeadCoachYear | 4th |
| HCWins | 22 |
| HCLosses | 17 |
| Stadium | Spartan Stadium (East Lansing) |
| StadCapacity | 75,005 |
| StadSurface | Grass |
| Location | East Lansing, Michigan |
| ConferenceDisplay | Big Ten |
| ConferenceLink | Big Ten Conference |
| FirstYear | 1896 |
| AthlDirectorDisp | Mark Hollis |
| AthlDirectorLink | Mark Hollis (athletic director) |
| WebsiteName | MSUSpartans.com |
| WebsiteURL | http://msuspartans.com |
| ATWins | 618 |
| ATLosses | 429 |
| ATTies | 44 |
| ATPercentage | .587 |
| BowlWins | 7 |
| BowlLosses | 13 |
| BowlTies | 0 |
| Consensus NatlTitles | 2 |
| NatlTitles | 6 (1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1966) |
| ConfTitles | 6 (1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990) |
| Heismans | 0 |
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| Uniform | Image:Michiganstatejerseys2010v2.png |
| Color1 | Green |
| Color1Hex | 18453b |
| Color2 | White |
| Color2Hex | FFFFFF |
| FightSong | MSU Fight Song |
| MascotDisplay | Sparty |
| MarchingBand | Spartan Marching Band |
| PagFreeLabel | Outfitter |
| PagFreeValue | Nike |
| PagFreeLabel | Rivals |
| PagFreeValue | Michigan Wolverines
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
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| | Name | The "Game of the Century" (1966 version) |
| Date | November 19, 1966 |
| Year | 1966 |
| Visitor School | University of Notre Dame |
| Visitor Name Short | Notre Dame |
| Visitor Nickname | Fighting Irish |
| Visitor Record | 8 - 0 |
| Visitor AP | 1 |
| Visitor Coaches | 1 |
| Visitor Coach | Ara Parseghian |
| Visitor1 | 0 |
| Visitor2 | 7 |
| Visitor3 | 0 |
| Visitor4 | 3 |
| Visitor Total | 10 |
| Home School | Michigan State University |
| Home Name Short | Michigan State |
| Home Nickname | Spartans |
| Home Record | 9 - 0 |
| Home AP | 2 |
| Home Coaches | 2 |
| Home Coach | Duffy Daugherty |
| Home1 | 7 |
| Home2 | 3 |
| Home3 | 0 |
| Home4 | 0 |
| Home Total | 10 |
| Type | Regular Season Game |
| Stadium | Spartan Stadium |
| City | East Lansing, Michigan |
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| | Name | Biggest Comeback in NCAA History |
| Date | October 21, 2006 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Visitor School | Michigan State University |
| Visitor Name Short | Michigan State |
| Visitor Nickname | Spartans |
| Visitor Record | 4 - 4 |
| Visitor Coach | John L. Smith |
| Visitor1 | 3 |
| Visitor2 | 0 |
| Visitor3 | 14 |
| Visitor4 | 24 |
| Visitor Total | 41 |
| Home School | Northwestern University |
| Home Name Short | Northwestern |
| Home Nickname | Wildcats |
| Home Record | 2 - 6 |
| Home Coach | Pat Fitzgerald |
| Home1 | 7 |
| Home2 | 17 |
| Home3 | 14 |
| Home4 | 0 |
| Home Total | 38 |
| Type | Regular Season Big Ten Conference Game |
| Stadium | Ryan Field |
| City | Evanston, Illinois |
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The Michigan State Spartans football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference. Michigan State has won or shared a total of 6 national championships (1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, and 1966), two Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships (1903 and 1905), and 6 Big Ten championships (1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, and 1990). Currently 24 former Spartans are playing in the NFL.
Today, the team competes in Spartan Stadium, a 75,005 person football stadium in the center of campus, though frequently the stadium holds more than 80,000 spectators. Michigan State hired Mark Dantonio on November 27, 2006 as head coach. MSU's traditional archrival is the University of Michigan, against whom they compete for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Michigan State is one of three Big Ten teams to have an annual non-conference football game against the University of Notre Dame. The Spartans also share a rivalry with Penn State University, against whom they compete for the Land Grant Trophy, with the game being the final contest for both teams during the Big Ten Conference regular season.
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