Michigan State Spartans football

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NCAA Division I FBS team college football team

Michigan State Spartans football is the collegiate football program of Michigan State University, known for its rich history in the Big Ten Conference and intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I FBS team → college football team →
band	Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band →
campus	Michigan State University campus →
city	East Lansing, Michigan →
competitionLevel	Division I → FBS →
conference	Big Ten Conference →
country	United States →
division	Big Ten East Division →
foundedBy	Michigan State University →
governingBody	Michigan State University Athletic Department →
governingConferenceSince	Big Ten Conference membership began in 1950s →
hasCheer	Go Green! Go White! →
hasFanBaseIn	Michigan → United States Midwest →
hasInStateRivalryWith	Michigan Wolverines football →
homeFieldSurface	natural grass →
homeStadium	Spartan Stadium →
institutionType	public university program →
league	NCAA →
mascot	Sparty →
nickname	Spartans →
notableConference	Big Ten Conference →
playsHomeGamesAt	Spartan Stadium →
region	Midwestern United States →
represents	Michigan State University →
representsCity	East Lansing →
rival	Michigan Wolverines football → Notre Dame Fighting Irish football → Penn State Nittany Lions football →
sport	American football →
sportType	men's varsity sport →
stadiumCapacity	approximately 75,000 →
stadiumLocation	East Lansing, Michigan →
state	Michigan →
stateRivalryName	Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry →
studentSectionName	The Deep End →
subdivision	Football Bowl Subdivision →
teamColors	green → white →
trophyGame	Land Grant Trophy → Paul Bunyan Trophy →
trophyGameOpponent	Michigan Wolverines football → Penn State Nittany Lions football →
university	Michigan State University →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Michigan Wolverines football → Ohio State Buckeyes football → Penn State Nittany Lions football →	rival
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football →	hasRivalry
Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry →	involvesTeam
East Lansing ("Michigan State Spartans") →	isCollegeTownOf
Earl Morrall →	playedCollegeFootballFor
Penn State Nittany Lions football →	trophyOpponent