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Michigan State Football: Mark Dantonio ranked 48th-best head coach in past 50 years

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio celebrates with the Rose Bowl Game trophy after defeating the Stanford Cardinal 24-20 in the 100th Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2014 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Mark Dantonio’s tenure as Michigan State football coach was a legendary one and even though it didn’t end the way anyone would have hoped, he still turned the program around.

Dantonio became the all-time winningest coach in program history, going 114-57 in 13 seasons before retiring following National Signing Day in 2020.