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2009 Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State Spartans logo.svg
Alamo Bowl, vs. Texas Tech
Conference Big Ten Conference
2009 record 6-6 (4-4 Big Ten)
Head coach Mark Dantonio
Offensive coordinator Don Treadwell
Defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi

Home stadium

 Spartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass)
Seasons
« 2008
2009 Big Ten football standings
 v • d • e    Conf       Overall
Team W   L     W   L
#8 Ohio State † 7 – 1     10 – 2
#10 Iowa ‡ 6 – 2     10 – 2
#11 Penn State 6 – 2     10 – 2
#24 Wisconsin 5 – 3     9 – 3
Northwestern 5 – 3     8 – 4
Michigan State 4 – 4     6 – 6
Purdue 4 – 4     5 – 7
Minnesota 3 – 5     6 – 6
Illinois 2 – 6     3 – 9
Michigan 1 – 7     5 – 7
Indiana 1 – 7     4 – 8
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
As of December 6, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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Main article: 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team

Recruiting class

Name Hometown High School Height Weight† 40‡ Commit date
Denicos Allen
LB
 Hamilton, Ohio Hamilton (OH) 6′0″ 205 4.56 October 7, 2008 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 77
Edwin Baker
RB
 Oak Park, Michigan Oak Park (MI) 5′10″ 200 4.40 February 26, 2008 
Scout:4 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 81
David Barrent
OT
 West Des Moines, Iowa Valley (IA) 6′7″ 285 -- July 29, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 82
Larry Caper
RB
 Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek Central (MI) 5′11″ 220 4.55 March 6, 2008 
Scout:4 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 80
Henry Conway
OT
 Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights (OH) 6′6″ 300 5.10 January 21, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 77
Dana Dixon
WR
 Detroit, Michigan Renaissance (MI) 6′3″ 175 4.55 June 20, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 73
Denzel Drone
LB
 Plant City, Florida Plant City (FL) 6′1″ 225 4.65 January 25, 2009 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 68
Bennie Fowler
WR
 Beverly Hills, Michigan Detroit County Day (MI) 6′1″ 185 4.4 July 12, 2008 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 77
Dan France
OT
 North Royalton, Ohio North Royalton (OH) 6′6″ 270 4.9 August 3, 2008 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 73
Corey Freeman
DE
 University Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights (OH) 6′3″ 235 4.55 February 4, 2009 
Scout:1 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 40
Jeremy Gainer
LB
 Livonia, Michigan Clarenceville (MI) 6′2″ 210 4.50 December 18, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 75
Tyquan Hammock
LB
 Fort Wayne, Indiana Bishop Luers (IN) 6′1″ 215 4.7 July 22, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 75
Derek Hoebing
TE
 Vermilion, Ohio Vermilion (OH) 6′6″ 245 4.9 July 13, 2008 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 67
Jairus Jones
S
 Tampa, Florida Wharton (FL) 6′1″ 205 4.60 January 31, 2009 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 78
Nate Klatt
C
 Canal Fulton, Ohio Northwest (OH) 6′4″ 280 5.4 July 7, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 75
Andrew Maxwell
QB
 Midland, Michigan Midland (MI) 6′3″ 185 4.9 March 2, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 80
Kevin Muma
K
 Troy, Michigan Troy (MI) 5′10″ 175 -- January 19, 2009 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 75
Chris Norman
LB
 Detroit, Michigan Renaissance (MI) 6′2″ 220 4.60 February 5, 2009 
Scout:4 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 79
Micajah Reynolds
OG
 Lansing, Michigan J.W. Sexton (MI) 6′5″ 317 5.10 June 24, 2008 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 77
Dion Sims
TE
 Orchard Lake, Michigan St. Mary's Prep (OH) 6′5″ 230 4.60 January 13, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 79
Donald Spencer
WR
 Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti (MI) 6′2″ 192 4.5 February 23, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 78
Blake Treadwell
C
 East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing (MI) 6′3″ 273 4.90 March 16, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 77
Patrick White
WR
 Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington (OH) 5′11″ 171 4.4 June 8, 2008 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 74
Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout - 37   Rivals - 17
† Weight is in pounds
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:
"Michigan State 2009 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?year=2009&school=. Retrieved 2009-10-6. 
"2009 Michigan State Football Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=&p=9&c=8&yr=2009. Retrieved 2009-10-6. 
"ESPN". ESPN.com. http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/school?schoolId=&season=2009. Retrieved 2009-10-6. 
"Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=&p=9&c=14&yr=2009. Retrieved 2009-10-6. 
"2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2009. Retrieved 2009-10-6. 


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

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 29-27   76,221
September 19* 3:30 p.m. [4] at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana (Megaphone Trophy) NBC[4] L 33-30   80,795
September 26 12:00 pm at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin ESPN L 38-30   80,123
October 3 12:00 pm #22/20 Michigan Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) BTN W 26-20 OT  78,629
October 10 12:00 pm at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois BTN W 24-14   62,870
October 17† 12:00 pm [5] Northwestern Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan ESPN2 W 24-14   71,726
October 24 7:00 pm [6] #6/7 Iowa Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan BTN [6] L 13-15   74,411
October 31 8:00 pm [6] at Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota BTN [6] L 42-34   50,805
November 7* 12:00 pm Western Michigan Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan BTN W 49-14   73,910
November 14 12:00 pm at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana ESPN W 40-37   48,408
November 21 3:30 p.m. #14 Penn State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan (Land Grant Trophy) ABC L 42-14   73,771
January 2, 2010* 8:00 p.m. vs. Texas Tech Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Bowl) ESPN    
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.


|- style="background:#f9f9f9;" | colspan=8 | *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP / Coaches Polls released prior to game.. All times are in Eastern Time. |}

Game notes

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 -


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


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


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



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


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


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


Iowa

See also: 2009 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
18-20-2 2008 MSU, 16-13
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 3 0 12 15
Spartans 3 0 3 7 13


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



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


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


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


See also

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://www.webcitation.org/5igy5mmtK. 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.webcitation.org/5igy7VaQy. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  3. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football". Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5jdPKp6Vk. Retrieved 2009-09-06. 
  4. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ "MSU homecoming game against Northwestern at noon". Detroit News. 2009-06-05. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. http://www.webcitation.org/5igy74BV5. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
  6. ^ 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. 
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