2001 Michigan State Spartans football team

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.

2001 Michigan State Spartans football
Silicon Valley Football Classic champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2001 record7–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Miller (3rd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium (c. 71,007 AstroTurf)
2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 81:00 p.m.Central Michigan*
W 35–2173,879
September 222:30 p.m.at No. 23 Notre Dame*
NBCW 17–1080,795
September 293:30 p.m.at No. 16 NorthwesternNo. 23
ABCL 26–2740,103
October 1312:00 p.m.Iowa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN2W 31–2873,680
October 2012:00 p.m.at Minnesota
L 19–2847,385
October 2712:00 p.m.at Wisconsin
ESPN+W 42–2879,108
November 33:30 p.m.No. 6 Michigan
ABCW 26–2475,262[1]
November 1012:00 p.m.IndianaNo. 22
L 28–3773,990
November 1712:00 p.m.at Purdue
ESPN2L 14–2455,660
November 243:30 p.m.Penn State
ESPNL 37–4272,658
December 111:00 a.m.Missouri*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN2W 55–772,823
December 313:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Fresno State*
FSNW 44–3530,456[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • NOTE: Missouri game originally scheduled for Sept 15 rescheduled to Dec 1 because of 9/11 attacks

Roster
2001 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Charles Rogers So
QB 9 Jeff Smoker So
G 76 Will Whitticker Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 95 Matthias Askew So
LB 42 Mike Labinjo So
LB 44 Ronald Stanley Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 16 Dave Rayner Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Morris Watts – Offensive Coordinator
  • Reggie Mitchell – Running backs coach
  • Don Treadwell – Wide receivers coach
  • Pat Perles – Tight ends coach
  • Jeff Stoutland – Offensive line coach
  • Brad Miller – Defensive Coordinator
  • Sal Sunseri – Special teams coordinator/Linebackers coach
  • Troy Douglas – Defensive backs coach
  • Brad Lawing – Recruiting coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. "Michigan vs. Michigan State". USA Today. November 3, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  2. "Michigan State vs. Fresno State Box Score". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. December 31, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2012.


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