Michigan State University

Historical marker location:

375 West Circle Drive, East Lansing, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from West Circle Drive, 0.2 miles east of Kalamazoo Street, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1955

Founded 1855.

The Detroit Lions football team was one of the original teams in the National Football League (NFL) when it was founded in 1920. The Lions have played their home games at Ford Field in Detroit since 2002.