2009 Michigan State Spartans football team

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2009 Michigan State Spartans football
Valero Alamo Bowl, vs. Texas Tech, L 31–41
Conference Big Ten Conference
2009 record 6–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Mark Dantonio (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Don Treadwell (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi (3rd year)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass)
Seasons
« 2008 2010 »
2009 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5/5 Ohio State †   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#7/7 Iowa ‡   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#9/8 Penn State   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#16/16 Wisconsin   5 – 3         10 – 3  
Northwestern   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4         6 – 7  
Purdue   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Michigan   1 – 7         5 – 7  
Indiana   1 – 7         4 – 8  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2009 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of the Michigan State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were coached by Mark Dantonio, who was in his third season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games in Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

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[edit] Previous season

Main article: 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team

[edit] Recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Denicos Allen
LB		 Hamilton, Ohio Hamilton (OH) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.56 Oct 7, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Edwin Baker
RB		 Oak Park, Michigan Oak Park (MI) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.40 Feb 26, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
David Barrent
OT		 West Des Moines, Iowa Valley (IA) 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 285 lb (129 kg) -- Jul 29, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Larry Caper
RB		 Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek Central (MI) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.55 Mar 6, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Henry Conway
OT		 Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights (OH) 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 300 lb (140 kg) 5.10 Jan 21, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Dana Dixon
WR		 Detroit, Michigan Renaissance (MI) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.55 Jun 20, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Denzel Drone
LB		 Plant City, Florida Plant City (FL) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.65 Jan 25, 2009 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 68
Bennie Fowler
WR		 Beverly Hills, Michigan Detroit County Day (MI) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.4 Jul 12, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Dan France
OT		 North Royalton, Ohio North Royalton (OH) 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 270 lb (120 kg) 4.9 Aug 3, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Corey Freeman
DE		 University Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights (OH) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.55 Feb 4, 2009 
Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 40
Jeremy Gainer
LB		 Livonia, Michigan Clarenceville (MI) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.50 Dec 18, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Tyquan Hammock
LB		 Fort Wayne, Indiana Bishop Luers (IN) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.7 Jul 22, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Derek Hoebing
TE		 Vermilion, Ohio Vermilion (OH) 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 245 lb (111 kg) 4.9 Jul 13, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 67
Jairus Jones
S		 Tampa, Florida Wharton (FL) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.60 Jan 31, 2009 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Nate Klatt
C		 Canal Fulton, Ohio Northwest (OH) 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 280 lb (130 kg) 5.4 Jul 7, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Andrew Maxwell
QB		 Midland, Michigan Midland (MI) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.9 Mar 2, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Kevin Muma
K		 Troy, Michigan Troy (MI) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) -- Jan 19, 2009 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Chris Norman
LB		 Detroit, Michigan Renaissance (MI) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.60 Feb 5, 2009 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Micajah Reynolds
OG		 Lansing, Michigan J.W. Sexton (MI) 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 317 lb (144 kg) 5.10 Jun 24, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Dion Sims
TE		 Orchard Lake, Michigan St. Mary's Prep (OH) 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.60 Jan 13, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Donald Spencer
WR		 Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti (MI) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 192 lb (87 kg) 4.5 Feb 23, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Blake Treadwell
C		 East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing (MI) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 273 lb (124 kg) 4.90 Mar 16, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Patrick White
WR		 Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington (OH) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 171 lb (78 kg) 4.4 Jun 8, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 37   Rivals: 17
  • Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:


[edit] Season

This season saw the Spartans schedule a Division I FCS opponent (Montana State) for the first time since the NCAA split Division I football in 1978. This left Notre Dame, UCLA, USC, and Washington as the only Division I FBS teams to never have played a lower-division opponent since the split.[1]

[edit] Regular season

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 12:00 p.m.[2] Montana State* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan BTN [2] W 44–3   74,518[3]
September 12 12:00 p.m.[2] Central Michigan* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan ESPN2 [2] L 27–29   76,221[4]
September 19 3:30 p.m.[5] at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy) NBC[5] L 30–33   80,795[6]
September 26 12:00 pm at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin ESPN L 30–38   80,123[7]
October 3 12:00 pm #22 Michigan Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) BTN W 26–20 OT  78,629[8]
October 10 12:00 pm at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois BTN W 24–14   62,870[9]
October 17 12:00 pm [10] Northwesterndagger Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan ESPN2 W 24–14   71,726[11]
October 24 7:00 pm [12] #6 Iowa Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan BTN [12] L 13–15   74,411[13]
October 31 8:00 pm [12] at Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota BTN [12] L 34–42   50,805[14]
November 7 12:00 pm Western Michigan* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan BTN W 49–14   73,910[15]
November 14 12:00 pm at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana ESPN W 40–37   48,408[16]
November 21 3:30 p.m. #14 Penn State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan (Land Grant Trophy) ABC L 14–42   73,771[17]
January 2 8:00 p.m. vs. Texas Tech* Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas (Valero Alamo Bowl) ESPN L 31–41   64,757[18]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.. All times are in Eastern Time.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 3 0 3
Spartans 7 21 6 10 44
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0-0 First meeting -


[edit] Central Michigan

See also: 2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
4-2 2004 MSU, 24-7
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 3 10 0 16 29
Spartans 10 7 3 7 27


[edit] Notre Dame

See also: 2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Megaphone Trophy
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
27-44-1 2008 MSU, 23-7
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 14 6 7 30
Fighting Irish 13 3 10 7 33


[edit] Wisconsin

See also: 2009 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
27-20 2008 MSU, 25-24
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 7 10 13 30
Badgers 7 14 3 14 38


[edit] Michigan

See also: 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team and Paul Bunyan Trophy
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
29-67-5 2008 MSU, 35-21
1 2 3 4 OT Total
#22 Wolverines 3 3 0 14 0 20
Spartans 7 3 3 7 6 26

Michigan came into the game 4-0 (1-0 Big Ten) and ranked #22, looking to reclaim the Paul Bunyan trophy after losing to MSU the previous year. Michigan State dominated the first 55 minutes of regulation, building a 20-6 lead. Michigan rallied with two TDs in the final minutes to send the game to OT, but MSU quickly intercepted a pass and running back Larry Caper rushed 23 yards through multiple tackles for the game-winning score.


[edit] Illinois

See also: 2009 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
23-17-2 2006 Illinois, 23-20
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 3 7 0 24
Fighting Illini 0 0 7 7 14


[edit] Northwestern

See also: 2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
33-16 2008 MSU, 37-20
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
Spartans 0 0 17 7 24


[edit] Iowa

See also: 2009 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
18-20-2 2008 MSU, 16-13

Final Seconds: With 2 seconds remaining in the game, on 4th and Goal from the Michigan State 7 and a half yard line, Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi snapped the ball and passed the ball to Iowa WR Marvin McNutt into the end zone as the time expired to win the game.

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 3 0 12 15
Spartans 3 0 3 7 13


[edit] Minnesota

See also: 2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
25-16 2006 UM, 31-18
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 7 21 3 34
Golden Gophers 14 7 7 14 42


[edit] Western Michigan

See also: 2009 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
8-2 2003 MSU, 26-21
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 14 0 14
Spartans 21 14 7 7 49


[edit] Purdue

See also: 2009 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
30-29-3 2008 MSU, 21-7
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 10 6 17 40
Boilermakers 10 10 7 10 37


[edit] Penn State

See also: 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Land Grant Trophy
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
12-13-1 2008 PSU, 49-18
1 2 3 4 Total
Nittany Lions 0 7 28 7 42
Spartans 0 7 0 7 14


[edit] Alamo Bowl

[edit] Texas Tech

See also: 2010 Alamo Bowl (January) and 2009 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 7 14 3 31
Texas Tech 7 13 7 14 41


[edit] 2010 NFL Draft

Only one Spartan was selected in the 2010 NFL Draft. However, wide receiver Blair White signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent.

Player Round Pick Position NFL Team
Jeremy Ware 7 215 Cornerback Oakland Raiders


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Huguenin, Mike (2009-02-23). "Even the SEC's best are not looking good". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=915586. Retrieved 2009-02-23. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Kickoff Times Set For Montana State, CMU". Michigan State Sports Information. 2009-06-24. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062409aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  3. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football". Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/mont-msu.html. Retrieved 2009-09-06. 
  4. ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292550127. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  5. ^ a b "Notre Dame Announces Kickoff Times For 2009 Home Football Schedule". Notre Dame Sports Information. 2009-02-14. http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021409aab.html. Retrieved 2009-02-17. 
  6. ^ "Michigan State Spartans vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292620087. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  7. ^ "Michigan State Spartans vs. Wisconsin Badgers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292690275. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  8. ^ "Michigan Wolverines vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292760127. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  9. ^ "Michigan State Spartans vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292830356. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  10. ^ "MSU homecoming game against Northwestern at noon". Detroit News. 2009-06-05. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. http://detnews.com/article/20090605/SPORTS0202/906050418/1132/sports0202/MSU-homecoming-game-against-Northwestern-at-noon. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
  11. ^ "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292900127. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  12. ^ a b c d "Spartan Football Schedule Features Two Prime-Time TV Games". Michigan State Sports Information. 2008-04-15. http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041509aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-04-15. 
  13. ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Michigan State Spartans". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292970127. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  14. ^ "Michigan State Spartans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293040135. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  15. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293110127. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  16. ^ "Michigan State Spartans vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293182509. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  17. ^ "Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293250127. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  18. ^ "Michigan State Spartans vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=300022641. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
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