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Michigan State Spartans
The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams representing Michigan State University. It includes 22 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty. The colors are green and white. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big Ten Conference in all Varsity sports except ice hockey, competing in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Michigan State offers 14 varsity sports for men and 15 for women.

The university's current Athletic Director is Ron Mason, head hockey coach from 1979 to 2002, retiring with a 608-261-64 record at MSU. It is the only NCAA Division I Athletic program to have multiple National Championships in football, basketball, and hockey, the other being The University of Florida.

MSU's football team won the Rose Bowl in 1954, 1956, and 1988. Its men's basketball team won the NCAA National Championship in 1979 and 2000. The men's ice hockey has won national titles in 1966, 1986, and 2007. MSU's golf team won the Big Ten Championship in 1969 and again in 2005.

History
As an agricultural college, its origin mascot was the Aggies. In 1925, the institution changed its names to Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science and decided to call the teams the "Michigan Staters". Local sports writers for the Lansing State Journal and the Capital News went through the losing entries to find a shorter and more heroic name. They decided on the "Spartans". The "Spartans" quickly caught on as the teams' new nickname. Within a few years, the College changed the lyrics of the Fight Song to reflect the name change of the College and its sports teams.

Varsity Sports
Michigan State has 22 NCAA Division I-A varsity teams: 14 varsity sports for men and 15 for women. They participate in the Big Ten Conference in all Varsity sports except ice hockey, competing in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

Golf has had a long tradition at MSU. Hall of Fame Coach Bruce Fossum led MSU to its first Big Ten title in 1969. The Big Ten title would escape the Spartans until 2005, when the best team ever gathered, took home the rings in stellar fashion. They captured two other titles along the way and rose all the way to #5 in the U.S.

Former Michigan State players who formerly played or currently play in Major League Baseball include Kirk Gibson, Steve Garvey, Robin Roberts, and Mark Mulder. Olympic gold medalists include Allan Kwartler, Sevatheda Fynes, and Frederick Alderman.

Football
TJ Duckett catches the winning touchdown pass from Jeff Smoker on 4th down, as the clock runs out, to win 26-24.

Starting as a club sport in 1884, football gained varsity status in 1896. In the 1950's, MSU led the nation in reunion, allowing black athletes in all sports.

During the 1950s when Detroit was known as the world's leading automobile manufacturer, Michigan State was often referred as the nation's "football factory." Spartans than churned out impressive models like Lynn Chandnois, Dorne Dibble, Don McAulliffe, Tom Yewcic, Sonny Grandelius, Earl Morrall and Dean Look. In 1951, the Spartans finished undefeated and untied to claim a share of the national championship with Tennessee. The following year the team was again unbeaten and untied. They ended the 1952 season with the nation's longest winning streak (24 games) and were named the undoubted national champions by every official poll.

The team was finally admitted into the Big 10 as a regular member in 1953. They swiftly went on to capture the league championship and beating UCLA in their first Rose Bowl game. After the 1953 season Biggie Munn, the legendary Spartan coach, turned the team over to his responsibility and future legend Duffy Daugherty. He won the Rose Bowl in 1954 and 1956. George Perles was the head coach when the Spartans defeated USC in the Rose Bowl in January of 1988.

Ice hockey
"The Cold War" The men's ice hockey team plays at the Munn Ice Arena. The current head coach is Rick Comley, with a 116-73-19 record at MSU. Michigan State competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Along with the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University, it is one of three Big Ten schools in the CCHA. Sparty with a Hockey Jersey after Hockey team won the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament



As with other sports, the hockey rivalry between MSU and U-M is a violent one, though MSU's rivalry against Lake Superior State University has grown in recent years. On October 6, 2001, the team was involved in the most-attended hockey game in history: The Cold War. The Spartans set up a hockey rink in the middle of their football stadium, Spartan Stadium and played U-M before a crowd of 74,554. The game ended in a 3-3 tie.

The MSU ice hockey program has seven CCHA regular season championships and 11 CCHA Tournament titles. It has also won 11 Great Lakes Invitational titles. The Spartans have been in the NCAA tournament 23 times, with nine Frozen Four appearances and three national titles (1966, 1986, and 2007). On April 7, 2007 the Michigan State Spartans won their third Collegiate Championship by beating the Boston College Eagles 3-1.

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