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List of Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey seasons

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This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Michigan State in men's ice hockey.

The Michigan State Spartans have won three NCAA Championship in their history.

Season-by-season results[1]

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen Four Conference regular season champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular Season[a] Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW Pts* Finish GP W L T %
No Coach (1921–1922)
1921–22 Independent 4 0 4 0 .000
Program Suspended
John Kobs (1924–1930)
1924–25 Independent 1 0 1 0 .000
1925–26 Independent 4 0 4 0 .000
1926–27 Independent 4 1 3 0 .250
1927–28 Independent 6 3 3 0 .500
1928–29 Independent 7 3 3 1 .500
1929–30 Independent 5 1 4 0 .200
Program Suspended due to lack of available ice
Harold Paulsen (1949–1951)
1949–50 Independent 14 0 14 0 .000
1950–51 Independent 17 6 11 0 .353
Amo Bessone (1951–1979)
1951–52 MCHL 12 3 9 0 6 6th 20 7 13 0 .350
1952–53 MCHL 18 2 16 0 2 7th 22 5 16 1 .250
1953–54 WIHL 18 4 13 1 6th 23 8 14 1 .370
1954–55 WIHL 20 5 14 1 7th 27 9 17 1 .352
1955–56 WIHL 18 1 17 0 2 7th 23 5 18 0 .217
1956–57 WIHL 20 5 15 0 6 7th 22 7 15 0 .318
1957–58 WIHL 20 5 15 0 5 7th 23 12 11 0 .522
1958–59 Big Ten 8 5 2 1 11 1st 24 17 6 1 .729 Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Boston College)
Lost Championship, 3–4 (OT) (North Dakota)
1959–60 Big Ten 8 3 5 0 8 3rd 24 4 18 2 .208
WCHA 24 4 18 2 .208 7th
1960–61 Big Ten 8 1 7 0 2 3rd 27 11 16 0 .407
WCHA 20 5 15 0 .250 6th
1961–62 Big Ten 8 3 4 1 .438 2nd 25 13 11 1 .540 Lost WCHA Semifinal, 1–5 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA 16 6 9 1 .406 4th
1962–63 Big Ten 8 5 3 0 10 2nd 23 11 12 0 .478
WCHA 16 6 10 0 .375 T–5th
1963–64 Big Ten 8 0 8 0 0 3rd 26 8 17 1 .327
WCHA 14 1 12 1 .107 7th
University Division
1964–65 Big Ten 8 4 4 0 8 2nd 29 17 12 0 .586 Lost WCHA first round series, 7–11 (North Dakota)
WCHA 14 7 7 0 .500 4th
1965–66 Big Ten 8 4 4 0 8 2nd 29 16 13 0 .552 Won WCHA first round, 3–2 (Michigan)
Won WCHA second round, 4–3 (Michigan Tech)
Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Boston University)
Won Championship, 6–1 (Clarkson)
WCHA 20 9 11 0 .450 6th
1966–67 Big Ten 8 5 3 0 10 1st 32 16 15 1 .516 Won WCHA first round, 4–2 (Michigan)
Won WCHA second round, 2–1 (OT) (Michigan Tech)
Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Boston University)
Won Third-place game, 6–1 (North Dakota)
WCHA 20 8 11 1 .425 5th
1967–68 Big Ten 8 2 6 0 4 3rd 29 11 16 2 .414 Lost WCHA first round, 2–5 (North Dakota)
WCHA 20 6 13 1 .325 6th
1968–69 Big Ten 10 5 4 1 .550 2nd 28 11 16 1 .411 Lost WCHA first round, 2–4 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA 18 7 10 1 .417 6th
1969–70 Big Ten 12 5 7 0 10 T–3rd 29 13 16 0 .448 Lost WCHA regional semifinal, 2–6 (Denver)
WCHA 22 10 12 0 .455 7th
1970–71 Big Ten 12 8 4 0 .667 1st 31 19 12 0 .613 Lost WCHA regional semifinal, 3–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
WCHA 22 12 10 0 .545 4th
1971–72 Big Ten 10 5 5 0 10 T–2nd 36 20 16 0 .556 Won WCHA first round series, 8–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
Lost WCHA second round series, 4–11 (Denver)
WCHA 28 15 13 0 42 4th
1972–73 Big Ten 12 8 3 1 17 T–1st 36 23 12 1 .653 Lost WCHA regional semifinal, 5–8 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA 26 16 10 0 44 4th
Division I
1973–74 Big Ten 12 5 6 1 11 T–3rd 38 23 14 1 .618 Won WCHA first round series, 7–5 (Wisconsin)
Lost WCHA second round series, 10–12 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA 28 15 12 1 31 4th
1974–75 Big Ten 12 4 8 0 8 4th 40 22 17 1 .563 Won WCHA first round series, 11–9 (Wisconsin)
Lost WCHA second round series, 8–15 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA 32 19 12 1 39 5th
1975–76 Big Ten 12 9 3 0 18 1st 40 23 15 2 .600 Won WCHA first round series, 12–8 (Wisconsin)
Lost WCHA second round series, 9–10 (Minnesota)
WCHA 32 20 12 0 40 2nd
1976–77 Big Ten 12 3 9 0 6 4th 36 14 21 1 .403
WCHA 32 11 20 1 23 T–8th
1977–78 Big Ten 12 2 8 2 6 4th 36 7 27 2 .222
WCHA 32 7 23 2 16 10th
1978–79 Big Ten 12 3 9 0 6 T–3rd 36 15 21 0 .417
WCHA 32 12 20 0 24 T–8th
Ron Mason (1979–2002)
1979–80 Big Ten 12 5 7 0 10 3rd 38 14 24 0 .368 Lost WCHA first round series, 4–13 (North Dakota)
WCHA 30 12 16 0 .429 8th
1980–81 Big Ten 8 2 6 0 .250 4th 36 12 22 2 .361
WCHA 28 7 20 1 15 10th
1981–82 CCHA 28 21 10 1 43 2nd 42 26 14 2 .643 Won First round series, 12–5 (Lake Superior State)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Michigan Tech)
Won Championship, 4–1 (Notre Dame)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 4–9 (New Hampshire)
1982–83 CCHA 32 23 9 0 46 T–2nd 42 30 11 1 .726 Won First round series, 7–6 (Ferris State)
Won Semifinal, 8–3 (Ohio State)
Won Championship, 4–3 (OT) (Bowling Green)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 8–9 (Harvard)
1983–84 CCHA 30 21 9 0 .700 T–2nd 46 34 12 0 .739 Won First round series, 8–4 (Michigan Tech)
Won Semifinal, 8–1 (Ohio State)
Won Championship, 5–0 (Western Michigan)
Won Quarterfinal series, 13–8 (Boston College)
Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Bowling Green)
Lost Third-place game, 5–6 (OT) (North Dakota)
1984–85 CCHA 32 27 5 0 54 1st 44 38 6 0 .864 Won First round series, 11–4 (Miami)
Won Semifinal, 8–0 (Ohio State)
Won Championship, 5–1 (Lake Superior State)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 5–6 (Providence)
1985–86 CCHA 32 23 7 2 48 1st 45 34 9 2 .778 Won First round series, 9–5 (Michigan)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Lake Superior State)
Lost Championship, 1–3 (Western Michigan)
Won Quarterfinal series, 10–6 (Boston College)
Won Semifinal, 6–4 (Minnesota)
Won Championship, 6–5 (Harvard)
1986–87 CCHA 32 23 8 1 47 2nd 45 33 10 2 .756 Won First round series, 14–10 (Michigan)
Won Semifinal, 6–3 (Western Michigan)
Won Championship, 4–3 (OT) (Bowling Green)
Won Quarterfinal series, 11–5 (Maine)
Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Minnesota)
Lost Championship, 3–5 (North Dakota)
1987–88 CCHA 32 18 11 3 39 3rd 46 27 16 3 .620 Won First round series, 2–0 (Illinois–Chicago)
Lost Semifinal, 4–6 (Bowling Green)
Won Third-place game, 9–6 (Western Michigan)
Won First round series, 11–8 (Harvard)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 5–8 (Minnesota)
1988–89 CCHA 32 25 6 1 51 1st 47 37 9 1 .798 Won First round series, 2–0 (Ohio State)
Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Bowling Green)
Won Championship, 4–1 (Lake Superior State)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Boston College)
Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Harvard)
Won Third-place game, 7–4 (Maine)
1989–90 CCHA 32 26 3 3 55 1st 45 35 7 3 .811 Won First round series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Michigan)
Won Championship, 4–3 (Lake Superior State)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Boston University)
1990–91 CCHA 32 14 13 5 33 5th 40 17 18 5 .488 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Western Michigan)
1991–92 CCHA 32 18 7 7 43 3rd 44 26 10 8 .682 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Lake Superior State)
Won Colsolation Game, 8–5 (Miami)
Won Regional Quarterfinal, 4–2 (Boston University)
Won regional semifinal, 3–2 (Maine)
Lost National semifinal, 2–4 (Lake Superior State)
1992–93 CCHA 30 18 10 2 38 4th 40 24 14 2 .625 Won First round series, 2–0 (Kent State)
Lost Second round, 2–3 (Ferris State)
1993–94 CCHA 30 17 8 5 39 3rd 41 23 13 5 .622 Won First round series, 2–1 (Illinois–Chicago)
Won Second round, 3–2 (OT) (Bowling Green)
Lost Semifinal, 0–4 (Lake Superior State)
Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 3–4 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
1994–95 CCHA 27 17 7 3 37 3rd 40 25 12 3 .663 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Illinois–Chicago)
Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Bowling Green)
Lost Championship, 3–5 (Lake Superior State)
Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 3–5 (Wisconsin)
1995–96 CCHA 30 22 7 1 45 T–3rd 42 28 13 1 .679 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ferris State)
Lost Semifinal, 6–2 (Michigan)
Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 2–6 (Massachusetts–Lowell)
1996–97 CCHA 27 16 7 4 36 3rd 40 23 13 4 .625 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Michigan)
Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Miami)
Lost Championship, 1–3 (Michigan)
Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Minnesota)
1997–98 CCHA 30 21 5 4 46 1st 44 33 6 5 .807 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Won Semifinal, 5–1 (Northern Michigan)
Won Championship, 3–2 (2OT) (Ohio State)
Lost Regional semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Ohio State)
1998–99 CCHA 30 20 3 7 47 1st 42 29 6 7 .774 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lake Superior State)
Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Northern Michigan)
Won Regional semifinal, 5–2 (Colorado College)
Lost National semifinal, 3–5 (New Hampshire)
1999–00 CCHA 28 18 8 2 38 2nd 42 27 11 4 .690 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami)
Won Semifinal, 4–0 (Notre Dame)
Won Championship, 6–0 (Nebraska–Omaha)
Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 5–6 (OT) (Boston College)
2000–01 CCHA 28 21 4 3 45 1st 42 33 5 4 .833 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Alaska–Fairbanks)
Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Bowling Green)
Won Championship, 2–0 (Michigan)
Won Regional semifinal, 5–1 (Wisconsin)
Lost National semifinal, 0–2 (North Dakota)
2001–02 CCHA 28 18 6 4 40 2nd 41 27 9 5 .720 Won First round series, 2–0 (Bowling Green)
Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Northern Michigan)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (Michigan)
Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 0–2 (Colorado College)
Rick Comley (2002–2011)
2002–03 CCHA 28 17 10 1 35 4th 39 23 14 2 .615 Won First round series, 2–0 (Alaska–Fairbanks)
Lost Quarterfinal, 5–7 (Northern Michigan)
2003–04 CCHA 28 17 9 2 36 3rd 42 23 17 2 .571 Won First round series, 2–0 (Ferris State)
Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (Northern Michigan)
Lost Regional semifinal, 0–5 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2004–05 CCHA 28 12 13 3 29 6th 41 20 17 4 .537 Won First round series, 2–0 (Miami)
Won Quarterfinal, 5–0 (Alaska–Fairbanks)
Lost Semifinal, 1–4 (Ohio State)
Lost Third-place game, 2–3 (Alaska–Fairbanks)
2005–06 CCHA 28 14 7 7 35 2nd 45 25 12 8 .644 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Alaska–Fairbanks)
Won Semifinal, 4–1 (Michigan)
Won Championship, 2–1 (Miami)
Won Regional semifinal, 1–0 (New Hampshire)
Lost Regional Final, 4–5 (Maine)
2006–07 CCHA 28 15 10 3 33 4th 42 26 13 3 .655 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Nebraska–Omaha)
Lost Semifinal, 5–2 (Michigan)
Won Third-place game, 7–6 (OT) (Lake Superior State)
Won Regional semifinal, 5–1 (Boston University)
Won Regional Final, 2–1 (Notre Dame)
Won National semifinal, 4–2 (Maine)
Won National Championship, 3–1 (Boston College)
2007–08 CCHA 28 19 6 3 41 3rd 42 25 12 5 .655 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan) Won Regional semifinal, 3–1 (Colorado College)
Lost Regional Final, 1–3 (Notre Dame)
2008–09 CCHA 28 7 17 4 3 21 T–10th 38 10 23 5 .329 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
2009–10 CCHA 28 14 8 6 2 50 2nd 38 19 13 6 .579 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Michigan)
2010–11 CCHA 28 11 15 2 0 35 11th 38 15 19 4 .447 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Alaska)
Tom Anastos (2011–2017)
2011–12 CCHA 28 14 11 3 2 47 5th 39 19 16 4 .538 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Miami) Lost Regional semifinal, 1-3 (Union)
2012–13 CCHA 28 9 18 1 0 28 11th 42 14 25 3 .369 Won First round series, 2–1 (Alaska)
Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Miami)
2013–14 Big Ten 20 5 9 6 4 25 5th 36 11 18 7 .403 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (OT) (Ohio State)
2014–15 Big Ten 20 11 7 2 2 37 2nd 35 17 16 2 .514 Lost Semifinal, 5–1 (Michigan)
2015–16 Big Ten 20 6 12 2 0 21 5th 37 10 23 4 .324 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (OT) (Ohio State)
2016–17 Big Ten 20 3 14 3 0 13 6th 35 7 24 4 .257 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Ohio State)
Danton Cole (2017–2022)
2017–18 Big Ten 24 6 16 2 1 21 7th 36 12 22 2 .361 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ohio State)
2018–19 Big Ten 24 8 12 4 2 30 7th 36 12 19 5 .403 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Notre Dame)
2019–20 Big Ten 24 11 11 2 2 35 6th 36 15 19 2 .444 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan)
2020–21 Big Ten 22 5 16 1 2 0 0 .250 7th 27 7 18 2 .296 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–2 (OT) (Minnesota)
2021–22 Big Ten 22 6 18 0 1 0 0 17 7th 36 12 23 1 .347 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan)
Adam Nightingale (2022–Present)
2022–23 Big Ten 22 10 12 2 1 1 2 34 T–5th 38 18 18 2 .500 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Notre Dame)
Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Minnesota)
2023–24 Big Ten 24 16 6 2 0 1 1 52 1st 38 25 10 3 .697 Won Semifinal, 2–1 (Ohio State)
Won Championship, 5–4 (OT) (Michigan)
Won Regional Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Western Michigan)
Lost Regional Final, 2–5 (Michigan)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular Season 2460 1251 1041 168 .543 6 Big Ten Championships, 7 CCHA Championships
Conference Post-season 169 101 67 1 .601 2 WCHA tournament championships, 12 CCHA tournament championships, 1 Big Ten tournament championship
NCAA Post-season 62 31 30 1 .508 27 NCAA Tournament appearances
Regular Season and Post-season Record 2691 1383 1138 170 .546 3 NCAA Division I National Championships

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime Wins, OTL—Overtime Loses, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

References

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  1. ^ "Michigan State Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved February 27, 2019.