List of Michigan State Spartans - National Championship.

• 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

List of Michigan State Spartans - Runner Ups

• 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

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)

Football National Championships

Michigan State has won two wire national championships, being declared the national champion by the AP and Coaches Polls in 1952 and the Coaches Poll in 1965. Michigan State claims national championships in an additional 4 seasons: 1951, 1955, 1957, and 1966.

Big Ten Championships

• 1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990

Trophy Games

Land Grant Trophy - Penn State Nittany Lions
The Land Grant Trophy is named so because both Penn State University and Michigan State University are among the nation's oldest land-grant universities. Since Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference in 1993, the Nittany Lions and Spartans have played each other for the trophy in the last week of conference play. The trophy, designed by former Michigan State coach George Perles, features pictures of Penn State's Old Main and Michigan State's Beaumont Tower. Current series: Penn State leads 11-3

Megaphone Trophy - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
The Megaphone Trophy is awarded each year to the winner of the football game between the University of Notre Dame and Michigan State University. The rivalry includes many great games, such as the Game of the Century, arguably the greatest college football game ever played. Notre Dame currently leads the all-time series 44-25-1.

Old Brass Spittoon - Indiana Hoosiers
The Old Brass Spittoon is presented to the winner of the Indiana-Michigan State football game. First presented in 1950, it was Michigan State's idea to start up the trophy and Indiana quickly accepted.

Paul Bunyan Trophy - Michigan Wolverines
The Paul Bunyan-Governor of Michigan Trophy is a college rivalry trophy awarded to the winner of the annual American football game between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans. The winner retains possession of the trophy until the next year's game. Number of wins: Michigan (33) Michigan State (19)