2009 Michigan State Spartans football team
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No. 5 Ohio State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Iowa % | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Michigan State Spartans football team competes on behalf of the Michigan State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans are coached by Mark Dantonio, who is in his third season with the Spartans. Michigan State plays their home games in Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
Previous season
Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Denicos Allen LB |
Hamilton, Ohio | Hamilton (OH) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.56 | Oct 7, 2008 |
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Edwin Baker RB |
Oak Park, Michigan | Oak Park (MI) | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.40 | Feb 26, 2008 |
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David Barrent OT |
West Des Moines, Iowa | Valley (IA) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | -- | Jul 29, 2008 |
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Larry Caper RB |
Battle Creek, Michigan | Battle Creek Central (MI) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.55 | Mar 6, 2008 |
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Henry Conway OT |
Shaker Heights, Ohio | Shaker Heights (OH) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | 5.10 | Jan 21, 2008 |
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Dana Dixon WR |
Detroit, Michigan | Renaissance (MI) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.55 | Jun 20, 2008 |
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Denzel Drone LB |
Plant City, Florida | Plant City (FL) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.65 | Jan 25, 2009 |
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Bennie Fowler WR |
Beverly Hills, Michigan | Detroit County Day (MI) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.4 | Jul 12, 2008 |
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Dan France OT |
North Royalton, Ohio | North Royalton (OH) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | 4.9 | Aug 3, 2008 |
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Corey Freeman DE |
University Heights, Ohio | Cleveland Heights (OH) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.55 | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Jeremy Gainer LB |
Livonia, Michigan | Clarenceville (MI) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.50 | Dec 18, 2008 |
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Tyquan Hammock LB |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | Bishop Luers (IN) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.7 | Jul 22, 2008 |
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Derek Hoebing TE |
Vermilion, Ohio | Vermilion (OH) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 4.9 | Jul 13, 2008 |
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Jairus Jones S |
Tampa, Florida | Wharton (FL) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.60 | Jan 31, 2009 |
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Nate Klatt C |
Canal Fulton, Ohio | Northwest (OH) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | 5.4 | Jul 7, 2008 |
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Andrew Maxwell QB |
Midland, Michigan | Midland (MI) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.9 | Mar 2, 2008 |
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Kevin Muma K |
Troy, Michigan | Troy (MI) | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | -- | Jan 19, 2009 |
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Chris Norman LB |
Detroit, Michigan | Renaissance (MI) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.60 | Feb 5, 2009 |
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Micajah Reynolds OG |
Lansing, Michigan | J.W. Sexton (MI) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 317 lb (144 kg) | 5.10 | Jun 24, 2008 |
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Dion Sims TE |
Orchard Lake, Michigan | St. Mary's Prep (OH) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.60 | Jan 13, 2008 |
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Donald Spencer WR |
Ypsilanti, Michigan | Ypsilanti (MI) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 23, 2008 |
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Blake Treadwell C |
East Lansing, Michigan | East Lansing (MI) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 273 lb (124 kg) | 4.90 | Mar 16, 2008 |
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Patrick White WR |
Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington (OH) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 4.4 | Jun 8, 2008 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 37 Rivals: 17 | ||||||
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Season
This season sees the Spartans schedule a Division I FCS opponent (Montana State) for the first time since the NCAA split Division I football in 1978. This leaves 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]
Schedule
September 512:00 p.m. [2]Montana State*
BTN [2]W 44-3 74,518[3] September 1212:00 p.m. [2]Central Michigan*
- Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN2 [2]L 29-27 76,221 September 193:30 p.m. [4]at Notre Dame*
NBC[4]L 33-30 80,795 September 2612:00 pmat Wisconsin
ESPNL 38-30 80,123 October 312:00 pmNo. 22/20 Michigan
- Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
BTNW 26-20 OT78,629 October 1012:00 pmat Illinois
BTNW 24-14 62,870
October 1712:00 pm [5]Northwestern
- Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN2W 24-14 71,726 October 247:00 pm [6]No. 6/7 Iowa
- Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, Michigan
BTN [6]L 13-15 74,411 October 318:00 pm [6]at Minnesota
BTN [6]L 42-34 50,805 November 712:00 pmWestern Michigan*
- Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, Michigan
BTNW 49-14 73,910 November 1412:00 pmat Purdue
ESPNW 40-37 - November 213:30 p.m.Penn State
- Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, Michigan (Land Grant Trophy)
ABCL 42-14 -
Game notes
Montana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Spartans | 7 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 44 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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0-0 | First meeting | - |
Central Michigan
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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4-2 | 2004 | MSU, 24-7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chippewas | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 29 |
Spartans | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Notre Dame
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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27-44-1 | 2008 | MSU, 23-7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
Fighting Irish | 13 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
Wisconsin
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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27-20 | 2008 | MSU, 25-24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
Badgers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
Michigan
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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29-67-5 | 2008 | MSU, 35-21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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#22 Wolverines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Spartans | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
Illinois
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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23-17-2 | 2006 | Illinois, 23-20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Northwestern
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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33-16 | 2008 | MSU, 37-20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Spartans | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
Iowa
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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18-20-2 | 2008 | MSU, 16-13 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hawkeyes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
Spartans | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Minnesota
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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25-16 | 2006 | UM, 31-18 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 34 |
Golden Gophers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Western Michigan
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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8-2 | 2003 | MSU, 26-21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Spartans | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
Purdue
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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30-29-3 | 2008 | MSU, 21-7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 7 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
Boilermakers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
Penn State
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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12-13-1 | 2008 | PSU, 49-18 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Nittany Lions | 0 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 42 |
Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
See also
References
- ^ Huguenin, Mike (2009-02-23). "Even the SEC's best are not looking good". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
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- ^ "MSU homecoming game against Northwestern at noon". Detroit News. 2009-06-05. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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