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Michigan State Projected Starters
| Pos | Name | Class | Hgt | Wgt |
| QB | Kirk Cousins | Jr | 6-3 | 200 |
| RB | Larry Caper | So | 5-11 | 220 |
| FB | Josh Rouse | Sr-5th | 6-3 | 235 |
| WR | Keith Nichol | Jr | 6-2 | 220 |
| WR | Keshawn Martin | Jr | 5-11 | 185 |
| TE | Charlie Gantt | Sr | 6-5 | 255 |
| LT | DJ Young | Sr-5th | 6-5 | 315 |
| LG | Joel Foreman | Jr | 6-4 | 305 |
| C | John Stipek | Sr-5th | 6-5 | 295 |
| RG | Chris McDonald | So | 6-5 | 295 |
| RT | Jared McGaha | Jr | 6-6 | 300 |
| PK | Kevin Muma | Fr | 6-0 | 180 |
| Pos | Name | Class | Hgt | Wgt |
| DE | Denzel Drone | Fr | 6-2 | 250 |
| NT | Blake Treadwell | So | 6-3 | 277 |
| DT | Kevin Pickelman | Jr | 6-4 | 280 |
| DE | Tyler Hooever | So | 6-7 | 270 |
| LB | Eric Gordon | Sr-5th | 6-0 | 230 |
| LB | Greg Jones | Sr | 6-1 | 235 |
| LB | Chris Norman | So | 6-1 | 225 |
| CB | Johnny Adams | So | 5-11 | 170 |
| SS | Marcus Hyde | Sr | 6-0 | 200 |
| FS | Trenton Robinson | Jr | 5-11 | 190 |
| CB | Mitchell White | So | 6-1 | 170 |
| P | Aaron Bates | Sr | 6-0 | 190 |
Michigan State Series History
| Season | Date | Coach | Outcome | ND Rank | Opp. Rank |
| 1897 | 11/25/1897 | Hering | W, 34-6 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1898 | 10/15/1898 | Hering | W, 53-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1899 | 9/30/1899 | Mcweeney | W, 40-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1902 | 9/27/1902 | Faragher | W, 33-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1903 | 10/3/1903 | Faragher | W, 12-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1905 | 10/7/1905 | Mcglew | W, 28-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1906 | 10/27/1906 | Barry | W, 5-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1909 | 10/23/1909 | Longman | W, 17-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1910 | 10/29/1910 | Longman | L, 0-17 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1916 | 11/18/1916 | Harper | W, 14-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1917 | 11/17/1917 | Harper | W, 23-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1918 | 11/16/1918 | Rockne | L, 7-13 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1919 | 11/15/1919 | Rockne | W, 13-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1920 | 11/25/1920 | Rockne | W, 25-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1921 | 11/24/1921 | Rockne | W, 48-0 | No Poll | No Poll |
| 1948 | 10/9/1948 | Leahy | W, 26-7 | 1 | Not Ranked |
| 1949 | 11/5/1949 | Leahy | W, 34-21 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950 | 10/28/1950 | Leahy | L, 33-36 | Not Ranked | 15 |
| 1951 | 11/10/1951 | Leahy | L, 0-35 | 11 | 5 |
| 1952 | 11/15/1952 | Leahy | L, 3-21 | 6 | 1 |
| 1954 | 10/16/1954 | Brennan | W, 20-19 | 8 | Not Ranked |
| 1955 | 10/15/1955 | Brennan | L, 7-21 | 4 | 13 |
| 1956 | 10/20/1956 | Brennan | L, 14-47 | Not Ranked | 2 |
| 1957 | 11/9/1957 | Brennan | L, 6-34 | 15 | 4 |
| 1959 | 10/17/1959 | Kuharich | L, 0-19 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 1960 | 10/15/1960 | Kuharich | L, 0-21 | Not Ranked | 14 |
| 1961 | 10/12/1961 | Kuharich | L, 7-17 | 6 | 1 |
| 1962 | 10/20/1962 | Kuharich | L, 7-31 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 1963 | 11/16/1963 | Devore | L, 7-12 | Not Ranked | 4 |
| 1964 | 11/14/1964 | Parseghian | W, 34-7 | 1 | Not Ranked |
| 1965 | 11/20/1965 | Parseghian | L, 3-12 | 4 | 1 |
| 1966 | 11/19/1966 | Parseghian | T, 10-10 | 1 | 2 |
| 1967 | 10/28/1967 | Parseghian | W, 24-12 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 1968 | 10/26/1968 | Parseghian | L, 17-21 | 5 | Not Ranked |
| 1969 | 10/4/1969 | Parseghian | W, 42-28 | Not Ranked | 14 |
| 1970 | 10/3/1970 | Parseghian | W, 29-0 | 4 | Not Ranked |
| 1971 | 10/2/1971 | Parseghian | W, 14-2 | 4 | Not Ranked |
| 1972 | 10/7/1972 | Parseghian | W, 16-0 | 7 | Not Ranked |
| 1973 | 10/6/1973 | Parseghian | W, 14-10 | 8 | Not Ranked |
| 1974 | 10/5/1974 | Parseghian | W, 19-14 | 7 | Not Ranked |
| 1975 | 10/4/1975 | Devine | L, 3-10 | 8 | Not Ranked |
| 1976 | 10/2/1976 | Devine | W, 24-6 | 18 | Not Ranked |
| 1977 | 10/1/1977 | Devine | W, 16-6 | 14 | Not Ranked |
| 1978 | 10/7/1978 | Devine | W, 29-25 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 1979 | 9/29/1979 | Devine | W, 27-3 | 15 | 7 |
| 1980 | 10/4/1980 | Devine | W, 26-21 | 7 | Not Ranked |
| 1981 | 10/3/1981 | Faust | W, 20-7 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 1982 | 10/2/1982 | Faust | W, 11-3 | 11 | Not Ranked |
| 1983 | 9/17/1983 | Faust | L, 23-28 | 4 | Not Ranked |
| 1984 | 9/15/1984 | Faust | W, 24-20 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 1985 | 9/21/1985 | Faust | W, 27-10 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 1986 | 9/20/1986 | Holtz | L, 15-20 | 20 | Not Ranked |
| 1987 | 9/19/1987 | Holtz | W, 31-8 | 9 | 17 |
| 1988 | 9/17/1988 | Holtz | W, 20-3 | 8 | Not Ranked |
| 1989 | 9/23/1989 | Holtz | W, 21-13 | 1 | Not Ranked |
| 1990 | 9/22/1990 | Holtz | W, 20-19 | 1 | 24 |
| 1991 | 9/21/1991 | Holtz | W, 49-10 | 11 | Not Ranked |
| 1992 | 9/19/1992 | Holtz | W, 52-31 | 7 | Not Ranked |
| 1993 | 9/18/1993 | Holtz | W, 36-14 | 4 | Not Ranked |
| 1994 | 9/17/1994 | Holtz | W, 21-20 | 8 | Not Ranked |
| 1997 | 9/20/1997 | Davie | L, 7-23 | Not Ranked | 17 |
| 1998 | 9/12/1998 | Davie | L, 23-45 | 10 | Not Ranked |
| 1999 | 9/18/1999 | Davie | L, 13-23 | 24 | Not Ranked |
| 2000 | 9/23/2000 | Davie | L, 21-27 | 16 | 23 |
| 2001 | 9/22/2001 | Davie | L, 10-17 | 23 | Not Ranked |
| 2002 | 9/21/2002 | Willingham | W, 21-17 | 12 | Not Ranked |
| 2003 | 9/20/2003 | Willingham | L, 16-22 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 2004 | 9/18/2004 | Willingham | W, 31-24 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 2005 | 9/17/2005 | Weis | L, 41-44 | 10 | Not Ranked |
| 2006 | 9/23/2006 | Weis | W, 40-37 | 12 | Not Ranked |
| 2007 | 9/22/2007 | Weis | L, 14-31 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 2008 | 9/20/2008 | Weis | L, 7-23 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
| 2009 | 9/19/2009 | Weis | W, 33-30 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |
Michigan State Schedule
| Date | Opponent |
| Sep 4 | Western Michigan |
| Sep 11 | Florida Atlantic |
| Sep 18 | Notre Dame |
| Sep 25 | Northern Colorado |
| Oct 2 | Wisconsin |
| Oct 9 | Michigan |
| Oct 16 | Illinois |
| Oct 23 | at Northwestern |
| Oct 30 | at Iowa |
| Nov 6 | Minnesota |
| Nov 20 | Purdue |
| Nov 27 | at Penn State |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| Sep 5 | Montana State | W, 44-3 |
| Sep 12 | Central Michigan | L, 29-27 |
| Sep 19 | @ Notre Dame | L, 33-30 |
| Sep 26 | @ Wisconsin | L, 38-30 |
| Oct 3 | Michigan | W, 26-20 |
| Oct 10 | @ Illinois | W, 24-14 |
| Oct 17 | Northwestern | W, 24-14 |
| Oct 24 | Iowa | L, 15-13 |
| Oct 31 | @ Minnesota | L, 42-34 |
| Nov 7 | Western Michigan | W, 49-14 |
| Nov 14 | @ Purdue | W, 40-37 |
| Nov 21 | Penn State | L, 42-14 |
| Jan 2 | Texas Tech | L, 41-31 |
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