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1999 Michigan State Spartans football team

1999 Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 37–34 vs. Florida
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 7
1999 record 10–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Nick Saban (Regular season)
Bobby Williams (Bowl Game)
Defensive coordinator Bill Miller (1st year)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium (c. 72,027 AstroTurf)
Seasons
« 1998 2000 »
1999 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#4 Wisconsin $   7 1         10 2  
#5 Michigan %   6 2         10 2  
#7 Michigan State   6 2         10 2  
#11 Penn State   5 3         10 3  
#18 Minnesota   5 3         8 4  
#24 Illinois   4 4         8 4  
#25 Purdue   4 4         7 5  
Ohio State   3 5         6 6  
Indiana   3 5         4 7  
Northwestern   1 7         3 8  
Iowa   0 8         1 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
#3 Michigan at #11 Michigan State
1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan 0 10 0 21 31
Michigan State 7 6 14 7 34

The 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the last year for head coach Nick Saban, who left the program on December 5 to take the head coaching position at Louisiana State. During the bowl game, the Spartans were coached by interim head coach Bobby Williams, who led the Spartans to a 37–34 victory in the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl over the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference, with a last second, game-winning field goal by kicker Paul Edinger.

This Spartan team featured the likes of Plaxico Burress, T. J. Duckett, and Renaldo Hill, and goes down as one of the best Spartan teams in the BCS era.

Bill Burke threw for a school-record 400 yards and two touchdowns while Plaxico Burress set a new mark with 255 yards receiving. Burke broke Ed Smith's record of 369 against Indiana in 1979 while Burress surpassed Andre Rison's 252 yards against Georgia in 1989. Michigan State was now 6-0 for the first time since the 1966 national championship season.

The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.


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