2012 Michigan State Spartans football team

2012 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference Legends Division
2012 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mark Dantonio
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass)
Seasons « 2011

2012 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Leaders
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 1, 2012
*Ohio State ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions

The 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team will compete on behalf of Michigan State University in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Michigan State will play their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Contents 1 Previous season 2 Schedule 3 Game notes 3.1 Boise State 3.2 Central Michigan 3.3 Notre Dame 3.4 Eastern Michigan 3.5 Ohio State 3.6 Indiana 3.7 Iowa 3.8 Michigan 3.9 Wisconsin 3.10 Nebraska 3.11 Northwestern 3.12 Minnesota 4 Roster 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Previous season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31		Boise State*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI			-
September 8		at Central Michigan*		Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI			-
September 15		Notre Dame*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)			-
September 22		Eastern Michigan*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI			-
September 29		Ohio State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI			-
October 6		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)			-
October 13		Iowa		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI			-
October 20		at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)			-
October 27		at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI			-
November 3		Nebraska		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI			-
November 17		Northwestern		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI			-
November 24		at Minnesota		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN			-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP / Coaches Polls released prior to game.. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Chippewas					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2011	MSU, 45–7

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–46–1	2011	ND, 31–13

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–0	2008	MSU, 42–10

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–27	2011	MSU, 10–7

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Hoosiers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–15–2	2011	MSU, 55–3

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–22–2	2011	MSU, 37–21

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Wolverines					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–67–5	2011	MSU, 28–14

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Badgers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–22	2011	UW, 42–39

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2011	NU, 24–3

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Spartans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–16	2011	MSU, 31–17

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Golden Gophers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–17	2011	MSU, 31–24

Roster

See also

• Michigan State Spartans
• Michigan State Spartans football

References

External links

• Michigan State Spartans Football Official Site

Michigan State Spartans football Venues Spartan Stadium (1923–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Land Grant Trophy (Penn State) Megaphone Trophy (Notre Dame) Old Brass Spittoon (Indiana) Paul Bunyan Trophy (Michigan) Culture & lore Sparty "Michigan State University Fight Song" Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet People Head coaches 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 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 National championship seasons in bold

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