2010 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#7 Wisconsin $+		7	–	1		11	–	2
#14 Michigan State +		7	–	1		11	–	2
Iowa		4	–	4		8	–	5
Illinois		4	–	4		7	–	6
Penn State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Michigan		3	–	5		7	–	6
Northwestern		3	–	5		7	–	6
Purdue		2	–	6		4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6		3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7		5	–	7
#5 Ohio State %		0*	–	1		0*	–	1

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions *All wins for Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) in the 2010 season are vacated As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Michigan	0	7	7	0	14
• Michigan State	7	21	7	3	38

Date: September 4
Location: Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Game start: 12:01 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 75,769
Game weather: 60°F, Wind: 21 MPH WNW, Partly Cloudy
Referee: Mike Cannon
TV announcers (ESPN2):
Bob Wischusen (Play-by-Play)
Brian Griese (Analyst)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan State	10	10	7	3	30
Florida Atlantic	7	0	7	3	17

Date: September 11
Location:
Ford Field
Detroit, MI
Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 36,124
Game weather: Indoors
Referee: Charles Lewis
TV announcers (ESPNU):
Rob Stone (Play-by-Play)
David Pollack (Analyst)

Megaphone Trophy

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Notre Dame	7	0	14	7	3	31
• Michigan State	0	7	14	7	6	34

Date: September 18
Location: Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Game start: 8:12 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:37
Game attendance: 78,411
Game weather: 61°F, Wind: 5 MPH N, Overcast
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2):
Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play)
Todd Blackledge (Analyst)
Holly Rowe (Sideline)

Source: ESPN

Scoring summary

1	5:28	Notre Dame	Michael Floyd 7-yard pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)	Notre Dame 7-0

2	2:22	Michigan St	Keshawn Martin 6-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick)	Tie 7-7

3	14:20	Michigan St	Edwin Baker 56-yard run (Dan Conroy kick)	Michigan St 14-7

3	12:25	Notre Dame	Kyle Rudolph 10-yard pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)	Tie 14-14

3	5:51	Michigan St	Le'Veon Bell 16-yard run (Dan Conroy kick)	Michigan St 21-14

3	1:29	Notre Dame	Theo Riddick 15-yard pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)	Tie 21-21

4	13:20	Notre Dame	Michael Floyd 24-yard pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)	Notre Dame 28-21

4	7:43	MSU	B.J. Cunningham 24-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick)	Tie 28-28

OT		Notre Dame	David Ruffer 33-yard field goal	Notre Dame 31-28

OT		Michigan St	Charlie Gantt 29-yard pass from Aaron Bates	Michigan St 34-31

Scoring summary

1	5:28	Notre Dame	Michael Floyd 7-yard pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)	Notre Dame 7-0

2	2:22	Michigan St	Keshawn Martin 6-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick)	Tie 7-7

3	14:20	Michigan St	Edwin Baker 56-yard run (Dan Conroy kick)	Michigan St 14-7

3	12:25	Notre Dame	Kyle Rudolph 10-yard pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)	Tie 14-14

3	5:51	Michigan St	Le'Veon Bell 16-yard run (Dan Conroy kick)	Michigan St 21-14

3	1:29	Notre Dame	Theo Riddick 15-yard pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)	Tie 21-21

4	13:20	Notre Dame	Michael Floyd 24-yard pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)	Notre Dame 28-21

4	7:43	MSU	B.J. Cunningham 24-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick)	Tie 28-28

OT		Notre Dame	David Ruffer 33-yard field goal	Notre Dame 31-28

OT		Michigan St	Charlie Gantt 29-yard pass from Aaron Bates	Michigan St 34-31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Colorado	0	0	0	7	7
• #25 Michigan State	14	21	7	3	45

Date: September 25
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Game start: 12:01 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 70,926
Game weather: 53°F, Wind: 14 MPH WNW, Partly Cloudy
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (BTN):
Mike Morgan (Play-by-Play)
Muhsin Muhammad (Analyst)
Stacy Paetz (Sideline)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Wisconsin	0	10	7	7	24
• #24 Michigan State	3	17	7	7	34

Date: October 2
Location: Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Game start: 3:37 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 73,108
Game weather: 48°F, Wind: 15 MPH N, Light Rain
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN):
Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play)
Craig James (Analyst)
Quint Kessenich (Sideline)

Paul Bunyan Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #17 Michigan State	0	17	14	3	34
#18 Michigan	3	7	0	7	17

Date: October 9
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 3:35 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 113,065
Game weather: Mid 70s, Wind: 5-10 MPH E, Clear & Sunny
Referee: Bill Lemonnier
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN):
Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play)
Matt Millen (Analyst)
Quint Kessenich (Sideline)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	3	3	0	0	6
• #13 Michigan State	0	3	13	10	26

Date: October 16
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 74,441
Game weather: 54°F, Wind: 6 MPH WSW, Sunny
Referee: Todd Geerlings
TV announcers (BTN):
Eric Collins (Play-by-Play)
Chris Martin (Analyst)
Charissa Thompson (Sideline)

The 2010 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Mark Dantonio was in his fourth season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games in Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

In the hours following the Spartans' September 18, 2010 victory over Notre Dame, Dantonio suffered a heart attack for which he was hospitalized, and received a coronary stent. His recovery was complicated by the subsequent development of a blood clot in his leg. While he recovered, offensive coordinator Don Treadwell stepped in as acting head coach, leading the Spartans against Northern Colorado and Wisconsin. Dantonio resumed his head coaching duties for the sixth game of the season against Michigan, although he coached that game and the next week's game against Illinois from the press box instead of the head coach's traditional place on the sidelines. He returned to the sidelines for MSU's road win against Northwestern.

The Spartans finished the regular season with eleven wins (the most in school history), one loss, and secured their first share of the Big Ten Championship in twenty years.

Michigan State came into the 2010 season after a 6–7 (4–4 Big Ten) 2009 campaign which saw the team qualify for its third straight bowl game, something that had not occurred since the 1995–97 seasons.

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