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rdfs:label	1996 Michigan State Spartans football team
rdfs:comment	The 1996 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his second season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 6–5 overall and 5–3 in conference play during the regular season. The team played in the Sun Bowl on December 31, 1996 and were defeated 0–38 by Stanford.
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HeadCoach	Nick Saban
GameName	1996 Sun Bowl Paul Bunyan Trophy Land Grant Trophy Old Brass Spittoon
Poll	AP Poll released prior to game
DCYear	2
HCYear	2
Team	Michigan State Spartans
Date	--08-31 --09-21 --09-28 --10-05 --10-12 --10-19 --10-26 --11-02 --11-09 --11-23 --12-31 --09-07
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BowlTourneyResult	L, 0–38
w/l	l w
ShortConference	Big Ten
ImageSize	100
Conference	Big Ten Conference
away	yes
Record	6
homecoming	yes
site stadium	Spartan Stadium (East Lansing) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Kinnick Stadium Memorial Stadium, Lincoln Michigan Stadium Beaver Stadium Sun Bowl Stadium Spartan Stadium
Score	0 14 20 27 29 30 38 42 47 52
nonconf	yes
DefCoach	Dean Pees
OCYear	2
Rank	no
rankyear	1996
Neutral	yes
OffCoach	Gary Tranquill
opprank	1 7 9
BowlTourney	Sun Bowl vs. Stanford
Timezone	Eastern Time Zone
OScheme	Pro Set
StadiumArena	Spartan Stadium (East Lansing)
ConfRecord	5
site cityst	Lincoln, Nebraska Minneapolis El Paso, Texas Iowa City, Iowa Ann Arbor, Michigan University Park, Pennsylvania East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing, MI
TV	ESPN Plus CBS Sports ESPN2 ESPN on ABC ESPN dbkwik:resource/4TbCkhCZugV-flydfh7bGQ== ABC
Opponent	1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team 1996 Purdue Boilermakers football team 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team 1996 Michigan Wolverines football team 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team 1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team 1996 Stanford Cardinal football team 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team 1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team dbkwik:resource/zYnIbozyH8jlpP4_MfnK9A==
Time	120.0 240.0 60.0 720.0 750.0 150.0 210.0
DScheme	4
Year	1996
abstract	The 1996 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his second season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 6–5 overall and 5–3 in conference play during the regular season. The team played in the Sun Bowl on December 31, 1996 and were defeated 0–38 by Stanford.
is Name of	Nick Saban/Stats
is Visitor of	1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
is Opponent of	1996 Purdue Boilermakers football team 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team 1996 Michigan Wolverines football team 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team 1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team 1996 Stanford Cardinal football team Minnesota Golden Gophers football under Jim Wacker Penn State Nittany Lions football under Joe Paterno (in the Big Ten) 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team 1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team