2004 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 2004 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2004 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 second-year head coach John L. Smith.

2004 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2004 record5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Baldwin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Smeland (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium (c. 72,027 natural grass)
2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 Iowa +  7 1     10 2  
No. 14 Michigan $+  7 1     9 3  
No. 17 Wisconsin  6 2     9 3  
Northwestern  5 3     6 6  
No. 20 Ohio State  4 4     8 4  
Purdue  4 4     7 5  
Michigan State  4 4     5 7  
Minnesota  3 5     7 5  
Penn State  2 6     4 7  
Illinois  1 7     3 8  
Indiana  1 7     3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 p.m.at Rutgers*ABCL 14–1942,612
September 1112:00 p.m.Central Michigan*ESPN+W 24–1772,908
September 187:00 p.m.Notre Dame*
ESPNL 24–3174,962
September 2512:00 p.m.at IndianaESPN+W 30–2024,471
October 212:00 p.m.at IowaESPN+L 16–3870,397
October 912:00 p.m.Illinois
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN+W 38–2572,441
October 1612:00 p.m.No. 19 Minnesota
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPNW 51–1772,383
October 303:30 p.m.at No. 14 MichiganABCL 37–45 3OT111,609
November 612:00 p.m.Ohio State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPNL 19–3272,222
November 133:30 p.m.No. 5 Wisconsin
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ABCW 49–1476,697
November 2012:00 p.m.at Penn StateESPN2L 13–37101,486
December 411:05 p.m.at Hawaii*ESPN2L 38–4141,654

Game summaries

Indiana

1 234Total
Michigan State 0 71013 30
Indiana 3 1700 20

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Coaching Staff

2005 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft.

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Team
DeAndra' Cobb6201Running backAtlanta Falcons
Dave Rayner6202KickerIndianapolis Colts
Kevin Vickerson7216Defensive tackleMiami Dolphins
Will Whitticker7246GuardGreen Bay Packers

References

  1. "Michigan State 30, Indiana 20". ESPN. September 25, 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2014.


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