Michigan State Football Team History
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855 Stadium: Spartan Stadium Capacity: 75,005 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: Bobby Williams Conference: Big 10-
2001 Season Highlights
Bobby Williams enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Central Michigan
35
21
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Notre Dame
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Northwestern
26
27
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Iowa
31
28
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Minnesota
19
28
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Wisconsin
42
28
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Michigan
26
24
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Indiana
28
37
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Purdue
14
24
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Penn State
37
42
L
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Missouri
55
7
W
Mon., Dec. 31
Fresno State
44
35
W
@ San Jose, CA
Silicon Valley Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 374
Scoring Average 31.2
Points Allowed 311
Defense Average 25.9
Opponents Record 67-72
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-3
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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