2005 Michigan State Spartans football team

2005 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Baldwin (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Smeland (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass)
2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Penn State $+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 15 Wisconsin   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northwestern   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Iowa   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Minnesota   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Purdue   3 – 5     5 – 6  
  2 – 6     5 – 6  
Indiana   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Illinois   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans were led by third-year head coach John L. Smith.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m.Kent State*
ESPN+W 49–1473,949
September 103:30 p.m.Hawaii*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPNUW 42–1474,043
September 173:30 p.m.at No. 10 Notre Dame*
NBCW 44–41 OT80,795
September 2412:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 17
ESPN+W 61–1451,649
October 112:00 p.m.MichiganNo. 11
ABCL 31–34 OT79,401
October 1512:00 p.m.at No. 15 Ohio StateNo. 16
ABCL 24–35105,122
October 2212:00 p.m.NorthwesterndaggerNo. 22
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN2L 14–4974,636
October 2912:00 p.m.Indiana
ESPN+W 46–1574,063
November 512:00 p.m.at Purdue
ESPNUL 21–2862,467
November 1212:10 p.m.at Minnesota
ESPN+L 14–4845,187
November 194:00 p.m.No. 5 Penn State
ESPNL 22–3175,005
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP/Coaches Polls released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2005 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 74 Kyle Cook Jr
QB 7 Brian Hoyer  Fr
C 51 Chris Morris Sr
WR 15 Kerry Reed Jr
QB 5 Drew Stanton Jr
QB 16 John Van Dam So
G 77 Daniel Zynn Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 96 Domata Peko Sr
DB 36 Eric Smith  Sr
DT 70 Joe Toth So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 8 Brandon Fields Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

2006 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 2006 NFL draft.

Player Round Pick Position NFL team
Eric Smith 3 97 Safety New York Jets
Domata Peko 4 123 Defensive Tackle Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Morris 7 214 Center Oakland Raiders

References

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