2007 Michigan State Spartans football team

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2007 Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State Spartans script.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record76 (35 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Don Treadwell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi (1st season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  2006
2008  
2007 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Ohio State $  7 1   11 2  
No. 18 Michigan  6 2   9 4  
No. 20 Illinois  %  6 2   9 4  
No. 24 Wisconsin  5 3   9 4  
Penn State  4 4   9 4  
Iowa  4 4   6 6  
Purdue  3 5   8 5  
Indiana  3 5   7 6  
Michigan State  3 5   7 6  
Northwestern  3 5   6 6  
Minnesota  0 8   1 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Mark Dantonio began his first season as the Spartans' head coach. The Spartans play their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m. UAB * ESPN2 W 55–1867,796
September 812:00 p.m. Bowling Green *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
BTN W 28–1767,276
September 1512:00 p.m. Pittsburgh *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN W 17–1368,620
September 223:30 p.m.at Notre Dame * NBC W 31–1480,795
September 293:30 p.m.at No. 9 Wisconsin No. 23 ABC/ESPNL 34–3782,164
October 612:00 p.m. Northwestern
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
BTNL 41–48 OT67,378
October 137:00 p.m. Indiana Dagger-14-plain.png
BTNW 52–2773,449
October 203:30 p.m.at No. 1 Ohio State ABC/ESPN2L 17–24105,287
October 2712:00 p.m.at Iowa ESPN2L 27–34 2OT70,585
November 33:30 p.m.No. 14 Michigan
ABC/ESPNL 24–2877,009
November 1012:00 p.m.at Purdue BTNW 48–3155,630
November 173:30 p.m.No. 22 Penn State
ABC/ESPNW 35–3172,251
December 281:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Boston College *ESPNL 21–2446,554
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches Polls released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

UAB

UAB at Michigan State
1234Total
UAB0321318
Michigan State21243755

Bowling Green

Bowling Green at Michigan State
1234Total
Bowling Green0143017
Michigan State777728
  • Date: September 8
  • Location:
    Spartan Stadium
    East Lansing, MI
  • Game start: 12:07 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 67,276
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Wind 3 mph (4.8 km/h) Variable, Sunny
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV announcers (BTN):
    Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play)
    Chris Martin (Analyst)
    Lisa Byington (Sideline)

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh at Michigan State
1234Total
Pittsburgh073313
Michigan State0140317

[1]

Notre Dame

Michigan State at Notre Dame
(Megaphone Trophy)
1234Total
Michigan State14314031
Notre Dame770014

[2]

Wisconsin

Michigan State at Wisconsin
1234Total
Michigan State14731034
Wisconsin7207337

Northwestern

Northwestern at Michigan State
1234OTTotal
Northwestern137714748
Michigan State671414041

Indiana

Indiana at Michigan State
(Old Brass Spittoon)
1234Total
Indiana10314027
Michigan State17721752
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
  • Game start: 7:07 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 73,449
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Wind 9 mph (14 km/h) W, Clear
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • TV announcers (BTN):
    Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play)
    Chris Martin (Analyst)
    Lisa Byington (Sideline)

[3]

Ohio State

Michigan State at Ohio State
1234Total
Michigan State0014317
Ohio State1077024

Iowa

Michigan State at Iowa
1234OT2OTTotal
Michigan State710037027
Iowa031437734

Michigan

Michigan at Michigan State
1234Total
#15 Michigan7701428
Michigan State3071424

Purdue

Michigan State at Purdue
1234Total
Michigan State72401748
Purdue0213731

[4]

Penn State

Penn State at Michigan State
(Land Grant Trophy)
1234Total
Penn State7107731
Michigan State70141435

[5]

Boston College (Champs Sports Bowl)

Boston College vs Michigan State
(Champs Sports Bowl)
1234Total
Boston College773724
Michigan State733821

Coaching staff

2008 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 2008 NFL draft.

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL team
Devin Thomas 234Wide Receiver Washington Redskins
Kellen Davis 5158Tight End Chicago Bears
Ervin Baldwin 7208Defensive End Chicago Bears

References

  1. "Michigan State 17, Pittsburgh 13". ESPN . September 15, 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  2. "Notre Dame Goes 0-4 for First Time in School History". ESPN . September 22, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  3. "Michigan State 52, Indiana 27". ESPN . October 13, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  4. "Michigan State 48, Purdue 31". ESPN . November 10, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  5. "Michigan State 35, Penn State 31". ESPN . November 17, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2014.