Lasting Impressions

            ? The championship marks MSU’s seventh Big Ten title, and the first since 1990.

            ? MSU notched the most wins ever—11—in a single season.

            ? MSU’s senior class is the winningest in MSU history, with 33 wins and four straight bowl appearances.

            ? Among the three teams that tied for the Big Ten championship, MSU is the only team with a perfect winning percentage against the other two.  Wisconsin is at 50 percent, while Ohio State is at zero percent.

            ? Among the tri-champions, MSU boasted the highest number of viewers in regular season telecasts.   

            ? During the season, MSU was ranked as high as No. 5 in the BCS poll and was a part of the national championship conversation.