2001 Michigan State Spartans football team

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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*

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

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

• Notre Dame Stadium
• Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)

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

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

ABCL 26–2740,103 October 1312:00 PMIowa

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

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

• H. H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN

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

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

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

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)

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

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)

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

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

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

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)

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*

• Spartan Stadium
• San Jose, CA (Silicon Valley Football Classic)

FSNW 44–3530,456

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

Game summaries

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 3 14 0 7 24 • Michigan State 7 7 3 9 26 Date: November 3 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Game attendance: 75,262 TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 MSU Rogers 17 yard pass from Smoker (Rayner kick) MSU 7–0 Q1 MICH Epstein 57 yard field goal MSU 7–3 Q2 MICH Walker 14 yard pass from Navarre (Epstein kick) MICH 10–7 Q2 MSU Duckett 2 yard run (Rayner kick) MSU 14–10 Q2 MICH Walker 32 yard pass from Navarre (Epstein kick) MICH 17–14 Q3 MSU Rayner 27 yard field goal Tie 17–17 Q4 MSU Rayner 26 yard field goal MSU 20–17 Q4 MICH Gonzales 20 yard pass from Navarre (Epstein kick) MICH 24–20 Q4 :00 MSU Duckett 2 yard pass from Smoker MSU 26–24

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

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