List of Michigan State Spartans bowl games

|+ List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach{{#tag:ref|Statistics correct as of 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" |#

! scope="col" |Bowl

! scope="col" |Score{{#tag:ref|Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Michigan State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Season{{#tag:ref|Links to the season article for the Michigan State team that competed in the bowl for that year.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" |Opponent{{#tag:ref|Links to the season article for the opponent that Michigan State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" |Stadium

! scope="col" |Location

! scope="col" |AttendanceBowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 31–37

! scope="col" |Head coach

! scope="row" |Orange Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 06|L 6–0}}

|{{dts|1938|01|01}}

|1937

|Auburn

|Miami Orange Bowl

|Miami

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|{{sort|18,972|18,972}}^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Charlie|Bachman}}

! scope="row" |Rose Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 08|W 28–20}}

|{{dts|1954|01|01}}

|1953

|UCLA

|Rose Bowl

|Pasadena

|{{Sortname|Biggie|Munn}}

! scope="row" |Rose Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 03|W 17–14}}

|{{dts|1956|01|01}}

|1955

|UCLA

|Rose Bowl

|Pasadena

|{{Sortname|Duffy|Daugherty}}

! scope="row" |Rose Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 02|L 14–12}}

|{{dts|1966|01|01}}

|1965

|UCLA

|Rose Bowl

|Pasadena

|{{Sortname|Duffy|Daugherty}}

! scope="row" |Cherry Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 04|L 10–6}}

|{{dts|1984|12|22}}

|1984

|Army

|Pontiac Silverdome

|Pontiac

|style="background:#e3e3e3;"|{{sort|70,332|70,332}}^{{dagger}}

|{{Sortname|George|Perles}}

! scope="row" |Hall of Fame Classic

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 03|L 17–14}}

|{{dts|1985|12|31}}

|1985

|Georgia Tech

|Legion Field

|Birmingham

|{{Sortname|George|Perles}}

! scope="row" |Rose Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 03|W 20–17}}

|{{dts|1988|1|1}}

|1987

|USC

|Rose Bowl

|Pasadena

|{{Sortname|George|Perles}}

! scope="row" |Gator Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 07|L 34–27}}

|{{dts|1989|1|1}}

|1988

|Georgia

|Gator Bowl

|Jacksonville

|{{Sortname|George|Perles}}

! scope="row" |Aloha Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 20|W 33–13}}

|{{dts|1989|12|25}}

|1989

|Hawaii

|Aloha Stadium

|Honolulu

|style="background:#e3e3e3;"|{{sort|50,000|50,000}}^{{dagger}}

|{{Sortname|George|Perles}}

! scope="row" |John Hancock Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 01|W 17–16}}

|{{dts|1990|12|31}}

|1990

|USC

|Sun Bowl Stadium

|El Paso

|{{Sortname|George|Perles}}

! scope="row" |Liberty Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 11|L 18–7}}

|{{dts|1993|12|28}}

|1993

|Louisville

|Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

|Memphis

|{{Sortname|George|Perles}}

! scope="row" |Independence Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 19|L 45–26}}

|{{dts|1995|12|29}}

|1995

|LSU

|Independence Stadium

|Shreveport

|{{Sortname|Nick|Saban}}

! scope="row" |Sun Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 38|L 38–0}}

|{{dts|1996|12|31}}

|1996

|Stanford

|Sun Bowl Stadium

|El Paso

|{{Sortname|Nick|Saban}}

! scope="row" |Aloha Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 28|L 51–23}}

|{{dts|1997|12|25}}

|1997

|Washington

|Aloha Stadium

|Honolulu

|{{Sortname|Nick|Saban}}

! scope="row" |Florida Citrus Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 03|W 37–34}}

|{{dts|2000|1|1}}

|1999

|Florida

|Citrus Bowl

|Orlando

|{{Sortname|Bobby|Williams}}

! scope="row" |Silicon Valley Classic

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 09|W 44–35}}

|{{dts|2001|12|31}}

|2001

|Fresno State

|Spartan Stadium

|San Jose

|style="background:#e3e3e3;"|{{sort|30,456|30,456}}^{{dagger}}

|{{Sortname|Bobby|Williams}}

! scope="row" |Alamo Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 14|L 17–3}}

|{{dts|2003|12|29}}

|2003

|Nebraska

|Alamodome

|San Antonio

|{{Sortname|John L.|Smith}}

! scope="row" |Champs Sports Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 03|L 24–21}}

|{{dts|2007|12|28}}

|2007

|Boston College

|Citrus Bowl

|Orlando

|{{Sortname|Mark|Dantonio}}

! scope="row" |Capital One Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 12|L 24–12}}

|{{dts|2009|1|1}}

|2008

|Georgia

|Citrus Bowl

|Orlando

|{{Sortname|Mark|Dantonio}}

! scope="row" |Alamo Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 10|L 41–31}}

|{{dts|2010|1|2}}

|2009

|Texas Tech

|Alamodome

|San Antonio

|{{Sortname|Mark|Dantonio}}

! scope="row" |Capital One Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 42|L 49–7}}

|{{dts|2011|1|1}}

|2010

|Alabama

|Citrus Bowl

|Orlando

|{{Sortname|Mark|Dantonio}}

! scope="row" |Outback Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 03|W 33–30}} ^(3OT)

|{{dts|2012|1|2}}

|2011

|Georgia

|Raymond James Stadium

|Tampa

|{{Sortname|Mark|Dantonio}}

! scope="row" |Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 01|W 17–16}}

|{{dts|2012|12|29}}

|2012

|TCU

|Sun Devil Stadium

|Tempe

|{{Sortname|Mark|Dantonio}}

! scope="row" |Rose Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 04|W 24–20}}

|{{dts|2014|01|01}}

|2013

|Stanford

|Rose Bowl

|Pasadena

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