1999 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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Florida Citrus Bowl champion | |
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 37–34 vs. Florida | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 10–2 (6–2 Big Ten) |
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Offensive coordinator | Morris Watts (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Miller (1st season) |
Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (c. 72,027 AstroTurf) |
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No. 4 Wisconsin $ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Michigan State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Michigan % | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football 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 LSU. 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, Julian Peterson, and Renaldo Hill, and goes down as one of the best Spartan teams in the BCS era.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Oregon * | ESPN | W 27–20 | 72,923 | |||
September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan * |
| W 51–7 | 72,569 | |||
September 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Notre Dame * | NBC | W 23–13 | 80,012 | |||
September 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 19 | W 27–10 | 52,417 | [1] | ||
October 2 | 12:10 p.m. | Iowa | No. 14 |
| ESPN Plus | W 49–3 | 73,629 | |
October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Michigan | No. 11 |
| ABC | W 34–31 | 76,895 | |
October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Purdue | No. 5 | ABC | L 28–52 | 68,216 | ||
October 23 | 12:10 p.m. | at No. 16 Wisconsin | No. 11 | ESPN2 | L 10–40 | 78,469 | ||
November 6 | 12:10 p.m. | No. 20 Ohio State | No. 19 |
| ESPN | W 23–7 | 74,639 | |
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 17 | W 40–0 | 30,045 | |||
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Penn State | No. 15 |
| ABC | W 35–28 | 74,231 | |
January 1, 2000 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Florida * | No. 9 | ABC | W 37–34 | 54,866 | ||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Coaches Poll | RV | RV* | RV | RV | 21 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
BCS | Not released | 15 | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Not released |
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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. [2]
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The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL draft.
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
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Plaxico Burress | 1 | 8 | Wide Receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Julian Peterson | 1 | 16 | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers |
Gari Scott | 4 | 99 | Wide Receiver | Philadelphia Eagles |
Greg Randall | 4 | 127 | Tackle | New England Patriots |
Aric Morris | 5 | 135 | Strong Safety | Tennessee Titans |
Paul Edinger | 6 | 174 | Kicker | Chicago Bears |
Robaire Smith | 6 | 197 | Defensive Tackle | Tennessee Titans |
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