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| Michigan State Spartans | |
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| University | Michigan State University |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | J Batt |
| 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[1] |
| Website | msuspartans |
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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.[2]
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.[3] Its men's basketball team won the NCAA National Championship in 1979 and 2000.[3] The MSU men's ice hockey team won national titles in 1966, 1986 and 2007.[3]
Alan Haller, who played football for the Spartans, was named the athletic director on September 1, 2021.[4] Haller was fired on May 1, 2025.[5]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "My Spartan Info". My Spartans. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
- ^ O'Bleness, Ryan (September 1, 2021). "Michigan State University officially hires Alan Haller as athletic director". The Only Colors. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan St. AD Haller out; Izzo named co-interim". ESPN.com. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.