Cotton Bowl Preview: Michigan State vs Alabama

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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Cotton Bowl Preview: Michigan State vs Alabama

Here it is! Cotton Bowl Preview! The ES is at the Peanut Barrel and then heads to Dallas to banter with an Alabama rooter. Video footage from East Lansing and Dallas as well as guest predictions! Enjoy... Predictions:

ES: MSU 20-18. Joe: MSU 21-10 Shea: MSU 26-23 Tim: MSU 27-24. Howard: Bama 42-10.

2022 Spartan Football

2021 Spartan Football

Rank: #9 .11-2 Overall, 7-2 B1G Ten PEACH BOWL CHAMPS.
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 3	at N'western	W, 38-21
Sep. 7	Y'GSTOWN ST.	W, 42-14
Sep. 14	at Miami (Fl.)	W, 38-17
Sep. 21	@ Nwestern	W, 31-10
Sep. 28	NEBRASKA	W, 23-20 OT
Oct. 2	W. KENTUCKY	W, 48-31
Oct. 9	at Rutgers	W, 31-13
Oct. 16	at Indiana	W, 20-15
Oct. 30	MICHIGAN	W, 37-33
Nov. 6	at Purdue	L, 29-40
Nov. 13	MARYLAND	W, 40-21
Nov. 20	at Ohio St	L, 7-56
Nov. 27	PENN ST	W, 30-27
Dec.31	Pittsburgh, Peach Bowl	W, 31-21

2019 Spartan Football

Rank: None. 7-6 Overall, 4-5 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 30	TULSA	W, 28-7
Sep. 7	W. MICH.	W, 51-17
Sep. 14	ARIZONA ST.	L, 7-10
Sep. 21	@ Nwestern	W, 31-10
Sep. 28	INDIANA	W, 40-31
Oct. 5	at Ohio St.	L, 10-34
Oct. 12	at Wisconsin	L, 0-38
Oct. 26	PENN ST	L, 7-28
Nov. 9	ILLINOIS	L, 34-37
Nov. 16	at Michigan.	L, 10-44
Nov. 23	at Rutgers	W, 27-0
Nov. 30	MARYLAND	W, 19-16
Dec. 27	Wake Forest, Pin Stripe Bowl	W, 27-21

2018 Spartan Football

Rank: None. 7-6 Overall, 5-4 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 31	UTAH ST.	W, 38-31
Sep. 8	at Arizona St.	L, 13-16
Sep. 22	at Indiana	W, 35-21
Sep. 29	CMU	W, 31-20
Oct. 6	N'WESTERN	L, 19-29
Oct. 13	at Penn State	W, 21-17
Oct. 20	MICHIGAN	L, 7-21
Oct. 27	PURDUE	W, 23-13
Nov. 3	at Maryland	W, 24-3
Nov. 10	OHIO ST.	L, 6-26
Nov. 17	at Nebraska	L, 6-9
Nov. 24	RUTGERS	W, 14-10
Dec. 31	vs Oregon, REDBOX BOWL	L, 6-7

2017 Spartan Football

Rank: #16 CFP. 10-3 Overall, 7-2 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 2	BOWLING GRN	W, 35-10
Sep. 9	W. MICHIGAN	W, 28-14
Sep. 23	#24 NOTRE DAME	L, 18-38
Sep. 30	IOWA	W, 17-10
Oct. 7	at #7 Michigan	W, 14-10
Oct. 14	at Minnesota	W, 30-27
Oct. 21	INDIANA	W, 17-9
Oct. 28	at N'western	L, 28-35 (3ot)
Nov. 4	#7 PENN ST.	W, 27-24
Nov. 11	at #6 Ohio St	L, 3-48
Nov. 18	MARYLAND.	W, 17-7
Nov. 25	at Rutgers.	W, 40-7
Dec. 28	vs #18 Washington State @ HOLIDAY BOWL	W, 42-17

2016 Spartan Football

2015 MSU State Spartans

Rank: #6. CFP. 12-2 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. BIG TEN CHAMPIONS... AGAIN
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 4	at W. Michigan	W, 37-24
Sep. 12	#7 OREGON	W, 31-28
Sep. 19	AIR FORCE	W, 35-21
Sep. 26	C. MICHIGAN	W, 30-10
Oct. 3	PURDUE	W, 24-21
Oct. 12	at Rutgers	W, 31-24
Oct. 17	at #12 Michigan	W, 27-23
Oct. 24	INDIANA	W, 52-26
Nov. 7	at Nebraska	L, 38-39
Nov. 14	MARYLAND	W, 24-7
Nov. 21	at #2 Ohio St.	W, 17-14
Nov. 28	PENN ST.	W, 55-16
Dec. 5	#4 IOWA/B1G CHAMPIONSHIP	W, 16-13
Dec. 31	#2 Alabama/NATIONAL SEMI - COTTON BOWL	L, 0-38

2014 Michigan State Spartans

Rank: #8. 11-2 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. COTTON BOWL CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 29	JAX ST.	W, 45-7
Sep. 6	at #3 Oregon	L, 27-46
Sep. 20	E. MICHIGAN	W, 73-14
Sep. 27	WYOMING	W, 56-14
Oct. 4	#19 NEBRASKA	W, 27-22
Oct. 11	at Purdue	W, 45-31
Oct. 18	at Indiana	W, 56-17
Oct. 25	MICHIGAN	W, 35-11
Nov. 8	#13 OHIO ST.	L, 37-49
Nov. 15	at Maryland	W, 37-15
Nov. 22	RUTGERS	W, 45-3
Nov. 29	at Penn St.	W, 34-10
Jan. 1	#5 Baylor, COTTON BOWL	W, 42-41

MSU Football 2013

Final Rank: #3. 13-1 Overall. 9-0 Big Ten. ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 30	W MICHIGAN	W, 26-13
Sep. 7	S FLORIDA	W, 21-6
Sep. 14	YOUNGSTOWN ST	W, 55-17
Sep. 21	at #22 Notre Dame	L, 13-17
Oct. 5	at Iowa	W, 26-14
Oct. 12	INDIANA	W, 42-28
Oct. 19	PURDUE	W, 14-0
Oct. 26	at Illinois	W, 42-3
Nov. 2	#23 MICHIGAN	W, 29-6
Nov. 16	at Nebraska	W, 41-28
Nov. 23	at N'western	W, 30-6
Nov. 30	MINNESOTA	W, 14-3
Dec. 7	#2 OHIO ST. - B1G CHAMPIONSHIP	W, 34-24
Jan. 1	#5 STANFORD - ROSE BOWL	W, 24-20

MSU Football 2012

Rank: NR. 7-6 Overall. 3-5 Big Ten.
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 31	#22 BOISE ST	W, 17-13
Sep. 8	@ C Michigan	W, 41-7
Sep. 15	#20 NOTRE DAME	L, 3-20
Sep. 22	E MICHIGAN	W, 23-7
Sep. 29	#14 OHIO ST.	L, 16-17
Oct. 6	@ Indiana	W, 31-27
Oct. 13	IOWA	L, 16-19 2ot
Oct. 20	@ #23 Michigan	L, 10-12
Oct. 27	@ #25 Wisconsin	W, 16-13 ot
Nov. 3	#21 NEBRASKA	L, 24-28
Nov. 17	N'WESTERN	L, 20-23
Nov. 24	at Minnesota	W, 26-10
Dec. 29	vs TCU/BWW Bowl	W, 17-16

Michigan State Football 2011

Rank: #12 AP, #13 USAT, #17 BCS. 11-3 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. OUTBACK BOWL CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 2	YOUNGSTN ST	W, 28-6
Sep. 10	FLA ATLANTIC	W, 44-0
Sep. 17	at Notre Dame	L, 13-31
Sep. 24	C MICHIGAN	W, 45-7
Oct. 1	at Ohio St	W, 10-7
Oct. 15	MICHIGAN	W, 28-14
Oct. 22	WISCONSIN	W, 37-31
Oct. 29	at Nebraska	L, 3-24
Nov. 5	MINNESOTA	W, 31-24
Nov. 12	at Iowa	W, 37-21
Nov. 19	INDIANA	W, 55-3
Nov. 26	at Northwestern	W, 31-17
Dec. 3	Wisconsin. B1G TEN CHAMPIONSHIP	L, 39-42
Jan. 2	Georgia. OUTBACK BOWL	W, 33-30 (3ot)

Michigan State Football 2010

Rank: #7 AP/USA. 11-2 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 4	WESTERN MICH.	W, 38-14
Sep. 11	Fla Atlantic (at Ford Field)	W, 30-17
Sep. 18	NOTRE DAME	W, 34-31 (ot)
Sep. 25	NO. COLORADO	W, 45-7
Oct. 2	WISCONSIN	W, 34-24
Oct. 9	at Michigan	W, 34-17
Oct. 16	ILLINOIS (HC)	W, 26-6
Oct. 23	at Northwestern	W, 35-27
Oct. 30	at Iowa	L, 6-37
Nov. 6	MINNESOTA	W, 31-8
Nov. 20	PURDUE	W, 35-31
Nov. 27	at Penn State	W, 28-22
Jan. 1	vs. Alabama (Capitol One Bowl)	L, 7-49

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Cotton Bowl Preview: Michigan State vs Alabama

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