List of Michigan State Spartans championships
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This is a list of Michigan State Spartans' varsity and club athletic team national championships and runner-up finishes.
Michigan State University has 29 varsity sports teams that compete under the Spartan nickname. The university participates in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports except men's ice hockey, which competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Michigan State offers 14 varsity sports for men and 15 for women.[1]
The university's current athletic director is Mark Hollis.
MSU's Spartan Marching Band or Spartan Brass plays the fight song at every university event. Michigan State University was the first NCAA Division I athletic program to have multiple national championships in both football and basketball.
[edit] Varsity Team National Championships
- 1939 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1948 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1949 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1951 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1951 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Billingsley, Helms, Poling, Whalen
- 1952 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1952 - Football - No. 1 ranking by AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, NCF, Sagarin, UPI, Williamson
- 1953 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Massey, Fleming
- 1955 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1955 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1955 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Boand, Jessen, Sorenson, Fleming
- 1956 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1957 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin
- 1958 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA D1
- 1958 - Men's Gymnastics - NCAA
- 1959 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA D1
- 1965 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Berryman, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, UPI
- 1966 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Football Research, Helms, NFF, Poling, Kirlin
- 1966 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA
- 1967 - Men's Soccer - NCAA
- 1967 - Wrestling - NCAA D1
- 1968 - Men's Soccer - NCAA
- 1976 - Softball - AIAW D1
- 1978 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Kirlin
- 1979 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 1986 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA D1
- 2000 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2007 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA D1
[edit] Varsity Team National Runners-up
- 1941 - Wrestling - NCAA
- 1942 - Wrestling - NCAA
- 1943 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1948 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1948 - Wrestling - NCAA
- 1949 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1950 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1950 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1951 - Men's Swimming and Diving - NCAA
- 1952 - Boxing - NCAA
- 1957 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA
- 1959 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA
- 1960 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA D1
- 1964 - Men's Soccer - NCAA
- 1965 - Men's Soccer - NCAA
- 1970 - Wrestling - NCAA D1
- 1972 - Men's Indoor Track and Field - NCAA
- 1972 - Wrestling - NCAA D1
- 1987 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA D1
- 2005 - Women's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2009 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
[edit] Basketball NCAA Final Four Appearances
- 1957 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 1979 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Champion)
- 1999 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2000 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Champion)
- 2001 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2005 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
- 2005 - Women's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Runner-up)
- 2009 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Runner-up)
- 2010 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1
[edit] Club Team National Championships
- 1989 - Equestrian - Western - IHSA
- 1990 - Equestrian - Western - IHSA (co-champion)
- 1998 - Archery - Mixed Men and Women's Olympic Style - USCA USIAC
- 1998 - Archery - Women's Olympic Style - USCA USIAC
- 1999 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA
- 2000 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2000 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA
- 2001 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2002 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2003 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA
- 2005 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA D2
- 2006 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2006 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2007 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA D2
- 2008 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2009-10 - Equestrian - Intermediate Flat - IHSA
- 2011 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA
[edit] Club Team National Runners-up
- 1982 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
- 1998 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
- 1999 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA D2
- 2000 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2002 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D1
- 2002 - Synchronized Skating - USFA Collegiate Division
- 2003 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2003 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D1 or Premier Division
- 2005 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2005 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA
- 2006 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D1
- 2007 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC
- 2007 - Men's Triathlon - USAT Collegiate Division
- 2007 - Synchronized Skating - USFA Collegiate Division
- 2010 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA
[edit] Varsity Team Conference Championships
[edit] Fall Sports
Football
| 1953 |
1965 |
1966 |
1978 |
| 1987 |
1990 |
2010 |
- 2 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Titles
Men's Cross Country
| 1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1955 |
| 1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
| 1960 |
1962 |
1963 |
1968 |
| 1970 |
1971 |
Women's Cross Country
Field Hockey
- 1 Big Ten Tournament Title
Men's Soccer
- 2 Big Ten Tournament Titles
Volleyball
[edit] Winter Sports
Men's Basketball
| 1957 |
1959 |
1967 |
1978 |
| 1979 |
1990 |
1998 |
1999 |
| 2000 |
2001 |
2009 |
2010 |
- 2 Big Ten Tournament Titles
Women's Basketball
- 1 Big Ten Tournament Title
Men's Ice Hockey
- 7 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Titles
| 1985 |
1986 |
1989 |
1990 |
| 1998 |
1990 |
2001 |
- 11 CCHA Tournament Titles
| 1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
| 1987 |
1989 |
1990 |
1998 |
| 2000 |
2001 |
2006 |
Men's Indoor Track
Men's Swimming
Wrestling
| 1961 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
| 1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
[edit] Spring Sports
Baseball
- 5 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Titles
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
| 1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
| 1978 |
1982 |
2001 |
2007 |
| 2011 |
Men's Outdoor Track
- 15 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Titles
| 1889 |
1890 |
1892 |
1895 |
| 1897 |
1898 |
1899 |
1900 |
| 1901 |
1902 |
1903 |
1904 |
| 1905 |
1906 |
1907 |
Women's Outdoor Track
Rowing
Men's Tennis
- 1 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Title
Women's Tennis
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