2009 Michigan State Spartans football team

2009 Michigan State Spartans football
Alamo Bowl, L 31–41 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2009 record	6–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mark Dantonio (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Pat Narduzzi (3rd year)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass)
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#5 Ohio State $		7	–	1					11	–	2
#7 Iowa %		6	–	2					11	–	2
#9 Penn State		6	–	2					11	–	2
#16 Wisconsin		5	–	3					10	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3					8	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Purdue		4	–	4					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5					6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	9
Michigan		1	–	7					5	–	7
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total Montana State 0 0 3 0 3 • Michigan State 7 21 6 10 44 Date: September 5 Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 74,518 TV announcers (BTN): Dan Gutowsky (Play-by-play), Ron Johnson (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

1 2 3 4 Total • Central Michigan 3 10 0 16 29 Michigan State 10 7 3 7 27 Date: September 12 Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 76,221 TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan State 3 14 6 7 30 • Notre Dame 13 3 10 7 33 Date: September 19 Location: Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 80,795 TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond (Play-by-play), Pat Haden (Color) & Alex Flanagan (Sideline)

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan State 0 7 10 13 30 • Wisconsin 7 14 3 14 38 Date: September 26 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 80,123 TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Chris Spielman (Color)

1 2 3 4 OT Total Michigan 3 3 0 14 0 20 • Michigan State 7 3 3 7 6 26 Date: October 3 Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 78,629 TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Brent Stover (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:27 Michigan Jason Olesnavage 36-yard field goal Michigan 3-0 1 2:25 Michigan St Larry Caper 1-yard run (Brett Swenson kick) Michigan St 7-3 2 4:43 Michigan Jason Olesnavage 42-yard field goal Michigan St 7-6 2 0:00 Michigan St Brett Swenson 26-yard field goal Michigan St 10-6 3 6:09 Michigan St Brett Swenson 24-yard field goal Michigan St 13-6 4 14:49 Michigan St Glenn Winston 15-yard run (Brett Swenson kick) Michigan St 20-6 4 4:03 Michigan Darryl Stonum 60-yard pass from Tate Forcier (Jason Olesnavage kick) Michigan St 20-13 4 0:02 Michigan Roy Roundtree 9-yard pass from Tate Forcier (Jason Olesnavage kick) Tie 20-20 OT Michigan St Larry Caper 23-yard run Michigan St 26-20

Scoring summary
1	12:27	Michigan	Jason Olesnavage 36-yard field goal	Michigan 3-0
1	2:25	Michigan St	Larry Caper 1-yard run (Brett Swenson kick)	Michigan St 7-3
2	4:43	Michigan	Jason Olesnavage 42-yard field goal	Michigan St 7-6
2	0:00	Michigan St	Brett Swenson 26-yard field goal	Michigan St 10-6
3	6:09	Michigan St	Brett Swenson 24-yard field goal	Michigan St 13-6
4	14:49	Michigan St	Glenn Winston 15-yard run (Brett Swenson kick)	Michigan St 20-6
4	4:03	Michigan	Darryl Stonum 60-yard pass from Tate Forcier (Jason Olesnavage kick)	Michigan St 20-13
4	0:02	Michigan	Roy Roundtree 9-yard pass from Tate Forcier (Jason Olesnavage kick)	Tie 20-20
OT		Michigan St	Larry Caper 23-yard run	Michigan St 26-20

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan State 14 3 7 0 24 Illinois 0 0 7 7 14 Date: October 10 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 62,870 TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Rebecca Haarlow (Sideline)

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 7 0 7 14 • Michigan State 0 0 17 7 24 Date: October 17 Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 71,726 TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

The 2009 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of the Michigan State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were coached by Mark Dantonio, who was in his third season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games in Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

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This season saw the Spartans schedule a Division I FCS opponent (Montana State) for the first time since the NCAA split Division I football in 1978. This left Notre Dame, UCLA, USC, and Washington as the only Division I FBS teams to never have played a lower-division opponent since the split.

Michigan came into the game 4–0 (1–0 Big Ten) and ranked #22, looking to reclaim the Paul Bunyan trophy after losing to MSU the previous year. Michigan State dominated the first 55 minutes of regulation, building a 20-6 lead. Michigan rallied with two TDs in the final minutes to send the game to OT, but MSU quickly intercepted a pass and running back Larry Caper rushed 23 yards through multiple tackles for the game-winning score.

Final Seconds: With 2 seconds remaining in the game, on 4th and Goal from the Michigan State 7 and a half yard line, Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi snapped the ball and passed the ball to Iowa WR Marvin McNutt into the end zone as the time expired to win the game.

Only one Spartan was selected in the 2010 NFL Draft. However, wide receiver Blair White signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent.

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