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: Mark Dantonio Conference: Big 10-
2009 Season Highlights
Mark Dantonio enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Montana State
44
3
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Central Michigan
27
29
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Notre Dame
30
33
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Wisconsin
30
38
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Michigan
26
20
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Illinois
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Northwestern
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Iowa
13
15
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Minnesota
34
42
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Western Michigan
49
14
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Purdue
40
37
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Penn State
14
42
L
Sat., Jan. 2 vs.
Texas Tech
31
41
L
@ San Antonio, TX
Alamo Bowl Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 6-7
Points Scored 386
Scoring Average 29.7
Points Allowed 342
Defense Average 26.3
Opponents Record 91-61
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-4
Away Record 2-3
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.