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2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Illinois $   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 20 Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Ohio State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Purdue   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Indiana   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Michigan State   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Wisconsin   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2001 college football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the second year for head coach Bobby Williams, who led the Spartans to a 7–5 record and a 44–35 victory in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic over the Fresno State Bulldogs of the WAC.

The controversial final play of the home game against Michigan on November 3 led to a change in the official timekeeping policy of the Big Ten Conference. Beginning in 2002, a neutral official appointed by the Big Ten keeps track of the game time on the field.

Schedule

September 81:00 PMCentral Michigan*

W 35–2173,879 September 222:30 PMat No. 23 Notre Dame*

NBCW 17–1080,795 September 293:30 PMat No. 16 NorthwesternNo. 23

ABCL 26–2740,103 October 1312:00 PMIowadagger

  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI

ESPN2W 31–2873,680 October 2012:00 PMat Minnesota

L 19–2847,385 October 2712:00 PMat Wisconsin

ESPN+W 42–2879,108 November 33:30 PMNo. 6 Michigan

ABCW 26–2475,262 November 1012:00 PMIndianaNo. 22

L 28–3773,990 November 1712:00 PMat Purdue

ESPN2L 14–2455,660 November 243:30 PMPenn State

ESPNL 37–4272,658 December 111:00 AMMissouri*

  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI

ESPN2W 55–772,823 December 313:00 PMvs. No. 20 Fresno State*

FSNW 44–3530,456[1]

Template:CFB Schedule End

  • NOTE: Missouri game originally scheduled for Sept 15 rescheduled to Dec 1 because of 9/11 attacks

Game summaries

Michigan

1 234Total
Michigan 3 1407 24
• Michigan St 7 739 26
Scoring summary
Q1MSURogers 17 yard pass from Smoker (Rayner kick)MSU 7–0
Q1MICHEpstein 57 yard field goalMSU 7–3
Q2MICHWalker 14 yard pass from Navarre (Epstein kick)MICH 10–7
Q2MSUDuckett 2 yard run (Rayner kick)MSU 14–10
Q2MICHWalker 32 yard pass from Navarre (Epstein kick)MICH 17–14
Q3MSURayner 27 yard field goalTie 17–17
Q4MSURayner 26 yard field goalMSU 20–17
Q4MICHGonzales 20 yard pass from Navarre (Epstein kick)MICH 24–20
Q4:00MSUDuckett 2 yard pass from SmokerMSU 26–24

[2]

2002 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.

Player Round Pick Position NFL Team
T. J. Duckett 1 18 Running Back Atlanta Falcons
Chris Baker 3 88 Tight End New York Jets
Herb Haygood 5 144 Wide Receiver Denver Broncos
Josh Shaw 5 172 Defensive Tackle San Francisco 49ers
Craig Jarrett 6 194 Punter Seattle Seahawks

External links

References

  1. ^ "Michigan State vs. Fresno State Box Score". MSUSpartans.com. December 31, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Jan-06.
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