2001 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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Silicon Valley Football Classic champion | |
Silicon Valley Football Classic, W 44–35 vs. Fresno State | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 7–5 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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Offensive coordinator | Morris Watts (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Miller (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (c. 71,007 AstroTurf) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A 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 including a 44–35 victory in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic over the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Western Athletic Conference.
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Michigan* | W 35–21 | 73,879 | [1] | |||
September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Notre Dame* | NBC | W 17–10 | 80,795 | |||
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Northwestern | No. 23 | ABC | L 26–27 | 40,103 | ||
October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Iowa |
| ESPN2 | W 31–28 | 73,680 | ||
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | L 19–28 | 47,385 | ||||
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 79,108 | |||
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Michigan |
| ABC | W 26–24 | 75,262 | [2] | |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana | No. 22 |
| L 28–37 | 73,990 | ||
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Purdue | ESPN2 | L 14–24 | 55,660 | |||
November 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Penn State |
| ESPN | L 37–42 | 72,658 | ||
December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Missouri* |
| ESPN2 | W 55–7 | 72,823 | ||
December 31 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Fresno State* | FSN | W 44–35 | 30,456 | |||
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- Note: The Missouri game originally scheduled for September 15 was rescheduled to December 1 because of the September 11 attacks.
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ↑ Jack Ebling (September 9, 2001). "Miscues don't cost MSU: Despite four blocked punts, three turnovers, Spartans too much for CMU, 35-21". Lansing State Journal. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Michigan vs. Michigan State". USA Today. November 3, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
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