2012 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Dantonio. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, where they defeated TCU, 17–16.

2012 Michigan State Spartans football
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLegends Division
Record7–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Mark Dantonio (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorDan Roushar (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPat Narduzzi (6th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainMax Bullough
Andrew Maxwell
Chris Norman
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy  7 1   10 4  
No. 24 Michigan  6 2   8 5  
No. 17 Northwestern  5 3   10 3  
Michigan State  3 5   7 6  
Iowa  2 6   4 8  
Minnesota  2 6   6 7  
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x  8 0   12 0  
Penn State*  6 2   8 4  
Wisconsin y$  4 4   8 6  
Purdue  3 5   6 7  
Indiana  2 6   4 8  
Illinois  0 8   2 10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll
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