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Michigan State football's 10 greatest games at Spartan Stadium in 100 years

Michigan State football in 2023 plays its 100th season at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.

The program's home field goes back to before the school became a university and before they were called Spartans.

A century has passed since 8,000 fans watched the Michigan Agricultural College Aggies christen Macklin Stadium with a 21-6 victory over Lake Forest on Oct. 6, 1923. Tickets cost between $1 and $2.

The program would soon become known as the Michigan State Spartans, the stadium name would change, the college would join the Big Ten and become a university by 1955.