Intercollegiate sports teams of Michigan State University
Michigan State Spartans
University
Michigan State University
Conference
Big Ten
NCAA
Division I (FBS)
Athletic director
Alan Haller[1][2]
Location
East Lansing, Michigan
Varsity teams
(23 in 2021)
Football stadium
Spartan Stadium
Basketball arena
Breslin Student Events Center
Baseball stadium
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field
Other venues
Munn Ice Arena Jenison Field House (Wrestling)
Mascot
Sparty
Nickname
Spartans
Fight song
Victory for MSU
Colors
Green and white[3]
Website
msuspartans.com
The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 23 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white. The university participates in the NCAA's Division I and the Football Bowl Subdivision for football. The Spartans participate as members of the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports. Michigan State offers 11 varsity sports for men and 12 for women.[4]
MSU's football team was consensus national champion in 1952, the (UPI) Coaches' national champion in 1965, and named national champion by different ratings groups in 1951, 1955, 1957, and 1966. They have also won the Rose Bowl in 1954, 1956, 1988 and 2014.[5] Its men's basketball team won the NCAA National Championship in 1979 and 2000.[5] The MSU men's ice hockey team won national titles in 1966, 1986 and 2007.[5]
^"MSU President Appoints Alan Haller as New Athletic Director". MSUSpartans.com (Press release). September 1, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^Nichols, Anna Liz (September 1, 2021). "Michigan State names Haller as new athletic director". AP NEWS. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
^"Brand Reference Guide" (PDF). April 1, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
^"Meet Sparty—Our Celebrity Mascot". MSU Spartans. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
^ abc"My Spartan Info". My Spartans. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
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