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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Nick Saban, who posted a 34-24-1 record as head coach at Michigan State from 1995-99, has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 Class.
The announcement was made on Friday night during ESPN College GameDay before the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl.
Saban is the sixth former Spartan head coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining Charlie Bachman, Mark Dantonio, Duffy Daugherty, Clarence “Biggie” Munn and Frank “Muddy” Waters.
Saban became the first Spartan coach to lead his teams to bowl games in each of his first three seasons, including the 1995 Independence, 1996 Sun and 1997 Aloha Bowls. The Spartans returned to national prominence in 1999, going 9-2 during the regular season including wins over Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State, and earned a trip to the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl.
Prior to being named the Michigan State head coach on Dec. 3, 1994, Saban previously coached at MSU, serving as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach from 1983-87, helping the Spartans to the 1987 Big Ten and 1988 Rose Bowl championships.
Saban finished his 28-year head coaching career with a record of 292-71-1 (.804) while coaching at Toledo (1990), Michigan State (1995-99), LSU (2000-04) and Alabama (2007-23). With seven national championships – six at Alabama and one at LSU – Saban holds the record for the most titles in FBS history. He also holds the distinction as the first coach in history to win national crowns at two different FBS schools since the AP Poll’s inception in 1936.
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