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GREG 

JONES 

LINEBACKER 

MICHIGAN STATE vs. MICHIGAN 

OCT. 3, 2009 • SPARTAN STADIUM • EAST LANSING, MICH.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 

Today’s Game .................................................................................... 5 

MSU-Michigan Matchup .................................................................... 7 

Greg Jones Feature ............................................................................ 8 

2009 MSU Football Team .................................................................. 12 

Football Support Staff ....................................................................... 16 

Michigan State University Board of Trustees ...................................... 18 

University President Lou Anna K. Simon ............................................ 22 

Athletics Director Mark Hollis ............................................................ 24 

MSU Spartan Head Coach Mark Dantonio ......................................... 27 

Spartan Football Assistant Coaches ................................................... 32 

Spartan Football Staff ....................................................................... 42 

Michigan State University Profile ....................................................... 46 

Duffy Daugherty Building/Skandalaris Football Center ....................... 52 

Student-Athlete Development Program ............................................. 54 

Student-Athlete Support Services ..................................................... 56 

Academic All-Americans ................................................................... 58 

Spartan Bowl History ........................................................................ 60 

Spartan Tradition ............................................................................... 63 

MSU Football Academic All-Americans .............................................. 64 

A.J. Jimmerson Feature .................................................................... 65 

Dr. Kasavana Column ........................................................................ 66 

Andrew Hawken Feature ................................................................... 68 

Meet the Michigan Wolverines .......................................................... 70 

MSU-Michigan Depth Charts ............................................................. 72 

Michigan State Spartans Numerical Roster ....................................... 74 

Michigan Wolverines Numerical Roster ............................................. 75 

Big Ten Composite Schedule ............................................................. 76 

University Spotlight ........................................................................... 78 

Halftime Entertainment ..................................................................... 80 

MSU Football All-Time Coaching Ledger ............................................ 82 

Spartan Football National Champions ................................................ 84 

Spartan Football All-Americans ......................................................... 87 

Spartan Football Record Book ........................................................... 91 

Spartans in the NFL .......................................................................... 99 

MSU Athletics Head Coaches ........................................................... 102 

Spartan Marching Band ................................................................... 105 

Cheer Team ..................................................................................... 108 

Dance Team ..................................................................................... 110 

Spartan Athletics Hall of Fame ......................................................... 112 

Spartan Fund ................................................................................... 122 

Michigan State Athletics Staff .......................................................... 126 

Compliance Information ................................................................... 138 

Spartan Stadium .............................................................................. 140 

Athletics Director Mark Hollis 

Assoc. AD/Communications John Lewandowski 

Assoc. AD/External Relations Paul Schager 

Spartan Gameday Magazine Editor Ben Phlegar 

Photos by Steve Jowett, Harley Seeley, Erin Groom, 

John Gwillim, David Olds, 

Matt Mitchell, Dale Young 

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Welcome to Spartan Stadium for the 102nd meeting between Michigan State and 

Michigan. The two rivals will play for the Paul Bunyan Trophy this afternoon, which 

has been awarded to the winner of this game 1953. The 4-foot wooden statue, 

featuring the giant lumberjack astride an axe with feet planted on a map of the 

state, was donated by then-Governor G. Mennen Williams to mark Michigan State’s 

acceptance into the Big Ten Conference. 

The Spartans (1-3) are coming off a 38-30 loss in their Big Ten opener at 

Wisconsin. The Wolverines, ranked No. 22 in The Associated Press Poll, are off to a 

4-0 start after defeating Indiana last weekend, 36-33. 

FIRST-AND-10 

• Michigan State is looking for consecutive wins over Michigan for the first time 

since it won three straight from 1965-67. The Spartans defeated the Wolverines in 

Ann Arbor last season, 35-21, marking MSU’s first win at Michigan Stadium since 

1990 and the largest margin of victory over Michigan since 1967. 

Michigan State center Joel Nitchman holds up the Paul Bunyan Trophy 

after the Spartans defeated Michigan last season in Ann Arbor, 35-21. 

• Michigan leads the all-time series over Michigan State, 67-29-5. Since MSU’s first 

year in the Big Ten in 1953, the Wolverines hold a 34-20-2 advantage over the 

Spartans. 

• The team with the most productive ground attack has won 36 of the last 39 

games in the series. Led by Javon Ringer’s 194 yards, the Spartans outrushed the 

Wolverines in last year’s meeting. 

• MSU ranks second among opponents in all-time victories over Michigan. Only Ohio 

State (41) has posted more wins over the Wolverines than the Spartans (29). 

• Through four games, Michigan State’s passing attack is averaging 320.8 yards a 

game, which leads the Big Ten and ranks eighth in the nation. MSU has already 

thrown more touchdown passes this season (13) than all of last season (11). The 

Spartans also lead the Big Ten in total offense, averaging 438.5 ypg. 

• Greg Jones leads the Big Ten and is tied for second in the nation in tackles, 

averaging 13.0 stops a game (52 total). Jones has collected double-digit tackles 

in 10 of his last 11 games. 

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• Blair White ranks fourth in the 

conference in receptions (23) and 

receiving yards (87.5 ypg). 

• Since missing the first two games with 

an injury, Mark Dell has led the team in 

receiving yards the past two games with 

195 yards on 11 catches (17.7 avg.). 

• Brett Swenson kicked a 28-yard field 

goal in the Wisconsin game to move 

into second place in school history with 

58 career field goals made; that mark is 

also the second best among active FBS 

players, trailing only Alabama’s Leigh 

Tiffin, who has 61. 

• Kirk Cousins recorded back-to-back 

200-yard passing games on the road 

at Notre Dame and Wisconsin. Cousins 

recorded career highs in passing yards 

(302), completions (23) and attempts 

(35) at Notre Dame, while throwing for 

201 yards at Wisconsin. 

NOTES FROM THE WISCONSIN GAME 

• Michigan State passed for 396 yards, tying for the second-highest total in school 

history (record: 400 vs. Michigan, 1999); MSU also threw for 396 yards vs. Purdue 

in 1998. 

• Keshawn Martin recorded career highs in receptions (four) and receiving yards 

(139) and also scored the first two touchdowns of his career. The first TD arrived 

at the 2:07 mark in the fourth quarter, a 15-yard reception from Keith Nichol; 

the second from Nichol, a 91-yard TD with 15 seconds left in the game, was the 

second-longest pass play in school history (record: 93 yards, Tony Banks to Nigea 

Carter, Indiana 1994). 

Keith Nichol has five 

passing touchdowns this 

season, including a 91-yard 

strike to Keshawn Martin in 

the fourth quarter last week 

at Wisconsin, marking the 

second-longest passing TD 

in Michigan State history. 

After missing the first two games with an injury, 

Mark Dell has caught 11 passes for 195 yards and 

a touchdown in road games at Notre Dame and 

Wisconsin. 

• Nichol threw for a career-high 195 yards through the air, completing 7-of-12 

passes for two touchdowns. 

• Roderick Jenrette (13) and Trenton Robinson (11) each recorded career highs in 

tackles. 

6 w w w .ms u s p a r t a n s .co m 

TEN YEARS AGO: NO. 11 MICHIGAN STATE 34, NO. 3 MICHIGAN 31 

On Oct. 11, 1999, the college football world revolved around East Lansing as two 

unbeaten and ranked rivals squared off in one of the most classic games in the 

Michigan State-Michigan series. 

Both the Spartans and Wolverines entered the contest with identical 5-0 records, 

prompting ESPN College GameDay to broadcast its weekly on-campus show from 

the end zone in Spartan Stadium. 

The game lived up to its billing, thanks to record-setting performances by Spartan 

quarterback Bill Burke and wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Burke threw for a schoolrecord 

400 yards against the Wolverines, while Burress had 10 receptions for a 

then-MSU single-game record 255 yards. 

Michigan State’s swarming defense limited Michigan to just six rushing yards in the 34-31 win in 1999. 

The duo helped Michigan State jump out to a 27-10 lead, capped by a 15-yard TD 

catch by Burress late in the third quarter. 

Following a Michigan touchdown that made it 27-17, Dawan Moss pushed the 

lead back to 17 points for MSU with a 14-yard run at the 12:19 mark in the fourth 

quarter. 

Wolverine quarterback Tom Brady, who passed for 285 yards in the contest, threw 

two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, but the rally wasn’t enough as the Spartans 

recovered a Michigan onside kick with under three minutes remaining to hold on to 

the 34-31 victory. 

The 1999 Spartans would go on to become just the second team in school history 

to win 10 games, capped by a thrilling 37-34 victory over Florida in the Citrus Bowl. 

JOHN MILLER NAMED HONORARY CAPTAIN 

John Miller, a four-year letterwinner as a defensive back from 1985-88, has been 

selected to serve as an honorary captain for today’s game against Michigan. The 

two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection and 1988 team captain ranks tied for 

fourth in Spartan history with 14 career interceptions. 

Miller was a key member of the Spartan defense that helped Michigan State win 

the 1987 Big Ten title. In one of the best defensive performances in school history, 

he intercepted four passes in the 1987 victory over Michigan, which still stands as 

an MSU single-game record. He finished with eight interceptions that season, tied 

for second in the school record books. Perhaps his biggest pick arrived in the 1988 

Rose Bowl win over USC, when he iced the game with an interception at the Spartan 

13-yard line with just three seconds remaining. 

A Farmington Hills, Mich., native, Miller spent one season in the NFL with the 

Detroit Lions in 1989.

Michigan State (1-3, 0-1 Big Ten) 

Head Coach: Mark Dantonio (South Carolina, 1978) 

MSU Record: 17-13 (.567), third year 

Overall Record: 35-30 (.538), sixth year 

Sept. 6 MONTANA STATE ..................... W, 44-3 

Sept. 12 CENTRAL MICHIGAN ................L, 27-29 

Sept. 19 at Notre Dame ......................... L, 30-33 

Sept. 26 at Wisconsin ............................ L, 30-38 

Oct. 3 MICHIGAN ................................. 12 p.m. 

Oct. 10 at Illinois .................................... 12 p.m. 

Oct. 17 NORTHWESTERN ...................... 12 p.m. 

Oct. 24 IOWA ........................................... 7 p.m. 

Oct. 31 at MINNESOTA ............................ 8 p.m. 

Nov. 7 WESTERN MICHIGAN ................ 12 p.m. 

Nov. 14 at Purdue .........................................TBA 

Nov. 21 PENN STATE ....................................TBA 

Team Statistics MSU OPP 

Scoring 131 103 

Points per game 32.8 25.8 

Rushing Yardage 471 454 

Average per rush 4.0 3.2 

Average per game 117.8 113.5 

TDs rushing 3 2 

Passing Yardage 1283 997 

Att.-Comp.-Int. 147-85-4 138-90-2 


TDs Passing 13 10 

Total Offense 1754 1451 


Fumbles-Lost 5-2 2-1 

Third Down Conversions 21/46 26/58 

Sacks By-Yards 8-53 3-17 

MiChiGAn STATE LEADERS 

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD 

Caulton Ray 34 145 4.3 1 

Larry Caper 31 141 4.5 2 

Passing Yards Att. Comp. Yds. TD 

Kirk Cousins 104 63 850 7 

Keith Nichol 42 21 403 5 

Receiving no. Yds. Avg. TD 

Blair White 23 350 15.2 4 

B.J. Cunningham 19 245 12.9 3 

Tackles Solo Asst. Total TFL 

Greg Jones 22 30 52 4.5 

Trenton Robinson 14 16 30 0.0 

Marcus Hyde 11 11 22 0.0 

Kirk Cousins ranks third in the Big Ten in passing efficiency and has thrown for seven 

touchdowns this season. 

SCOUTING MICHIGAN 

Michigan is off to its first 4-0 start since 2006 after defeating 

Western Michigan, Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan and Indiana, all 

at home. 

The Wolverines feature a potent offensive attack, as they lead 

the Big Ten in scoring offense (37.5 points per game) and rushing 

(240.2 ypg). Senior Carlos Brown paces the ground game with 321 

yards on just 38 carries (8.4 avg.), while the receiving corps is led 

by Martavious Odoms, who has nine catches for 97 yards. 

True freshman quarterback Tate Forcier is completing 62 percent 

of his passes and has thrown for 671 yards and seven touchdowns. 

He also ranks fourth on the team with 127 yards rushing. 

Defensively, Michigan is led by junior linebacker Obi Ezeh, who 

has 34 tackles including 2.5 for loss. Senior Brandon Graham, a 

2008 second-team All-Big Ten selection, is first on the team with 

4.5 tackles for loss. 

B.J. Cunningham is second on the team with 19 receptions, 245 receiving yards and three 

touchdowns. He had a career-high seven receptions at Notre Dame. 

A GLANCE AHEAD 

Michigan State heads back on the road to face Illinois next 

Saturday, Oct. 10 at 12 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on the 

Big Ten Network. 

For all of the latest information on the Spartan football team, 

including videos, podcasts, notes and features, check out www. 

msuspartans.com, the official Michigan State Athletics website, 

and CoachDantonio.com, the official website of MSU head coach 

Mark Dantonio. Fans can also follow Spartan Football on Twitter 

at www.twitter.com/msu_football and Facebook at www.facebook. 

com/msuathletics. 

Michigan (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) 

Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez (West Virginia, 1986) 

UM Record: 7-9 (.438), second year 

Overall Record: 112-71-2 (.611), 17th year 

Sept. 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN ................W, 31-7 

Sept. 12 NOTRE DAME ......................... W, 38-34 

Sept. 19 EASTERN MICHIGAN ...............W, 45-17 

Sept. 25 INDIANA ................................. W, 36-33 

Oct. 3 at Michigan State ...................... 12 p.m. 

Oct. 10 at Iowa ........................................ 8 p.m. 

Oct. 17 DELAWARE STATE ..........................TBA 

Oct. 24 PENN STATE ....................................TBA 

Oct. 31 at Illinois .................................3:30 p.m. 

Nov. 7 PURDUE ..........................................TBA 

Nov. 14 at Wisconsin ....................................TBA 

Nov. 21 OHIO STATE .....................................TBA 

Team Statistics UM OPP 

Scoring 150 91 

Points per game 37.5 22.8 

Rushing Yardage 961 568 

Average per rush 5.4 4.2 


TDs rushing 12 6 

Passing Yardage 728 975 

Att.-Comp.-Int. 102-58-5 145-84-4 


TDs Passing 7 4 

Total Offense 1689 1543 


Fumbles-Lost 8-1 4-3 

Third Down Conversions 25/58 22/62 

Sacks By-Yards 4-30 6-35 

MiChiGAn LEADERS 

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD 

Carlos Brown 38 321 8.4 3 

Denard Robinson 29 179 6.2 3 

Passing Yards Att. Comp. Yds. TD 

Tate Forcier 87 54 671 7 

Denard Robinson 11 4 57 0 

Receiving no. Yds. Avg. TD 

Martavious Odoms 9 97 10.8 1 

Kevin Koger 8 106 13.2 2 

Tackles Solo Asst. Total TFL 

Obi Ezeh 12 22 34 2.5 

Stevie Brown 18 11 29 3.5 

Jonas Mouton 10 12 22 0.5 

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GREG JONES: 

DRIVEN TO 

SUCCEED 

By Ben Phlegar, MSU Athletic Communications 

If only Greg Jones’ opponents could meet him off the field. Then, maybe, 

they might have a different opinion of the tenacious preseason Big Ten 

Defensive Player of the Year. It’s hard to get to know him while he’s tracking 

you down, tripping you up, and slamming you to the turf. 

Which is too bad. Because he has a lot to offer. 

What they would find is a soft-spoken, humble and mild-mannered man 

with a quiet determination to succeed and the growing ability to lead. 

It’s hard to imagine a player named on national award watch lists and 

preseason All-America teams as unassuming as Jones. But it all stems 

from his upbringing in Cincinnati. 

Jones’ unrivaled work ethic was instilled in him by his parents, who 

showed him nothing is given in this world, but earned. Greg Sr. still works 

multiple jobs at all hours of the day, and his mother, Beverly, was a nurse 

when Greg was growing up, and now works for Neighborhood Health 

Care. 

“My parents mean everything to me,” said Jones. “Those two taught me 

everything I know. I feel like I get my mental toughness from my mom. She 

was the one that taught me you have to keep going no matter what, that’s 


just the type of person she was. My dad is an up-front guy that always gives 

a good first impression.” 

Beverly might have given Greg his mental edge, but she did not get 

him started on the football field. His long journey to being an All-Big Ten 

performer at Michigan State started at the ripe age of 8. And the passion 

that drives him? How about age 12. It’s safe to say he’s always been one 

step ahead of the competition. 

“I had to beg my mom to play football,” Jones recalled. “My mom 

wouldn’t let me play when I was 7, but I played the next year. 

“When I was 12, one of my coaches told me, ‘Greg, you’re just way too 

nice on the field.’ I mean, at that point, everyone that you played with were 

your friends. But he just kept telling me that, over and over. That’s when I 

changed on the field, starting to play with a little anger. My coaches always 

said you have to learn how to use that on the field, and when you get off the 

field, that’s when you can calm down and relax.” 

Some points of advice you just never forget. 

Jones, who started working out in the weight room as early as the 

seventh grade, blossomed at Ohio prep powerhouse Archbishop Moeller

High School. With several of his teammates going on to play at Division I 

programs, Jones knew the amount of work required to earn a scholarship. 

“By the ninth and 10th grade, I was starting to understand the difference 

of the players that played at the next level,” said Jones. “That made me just 

want to push that much harder. I started to figure out where I wanted to be 

at, that I wanted to play with the best. 

“Another thing that motivated me was that I wasn’t the highest recruited 

guy,” continued Jones. “I wasn’t even close to anybody’s top 10 or anything 

like that, but that wasn’t going to hold me back.” 

When Jones arrived at Michigan State in 2007, he was just another 

freshman looking for a spot on the field. It was hard to see then that he 

would soon embody the new tough, physical brand of Spartan football 

embraced by first-year head coach Mark Dantonio. 

“Greg Jones has developed into not just a great playmaker, but a leader 

for us,” said Dantonio. “He does everything a hundred miles an hour and 

wins with effort, whether it’s the winter conditioning program, studying 

film, or practice on a spring day, he’s going to give everything he’s got - it’s 

important to him.” 

Jones made an immediate impact on special teams, and found himself as 

one of the starting linebackers 

GETTING TO KNOW 

GREG JONES 

FAvORiTE Tv ShOw: Sports Science on FSN, and 

Monday Night Football: “My dad worked on Sundays, 

but we watched Monday Night Football all the time – 

until he fell asleep or I fell asleep.” 

PRE-GAME SOnG: “On To The Next One” by Jay-Z. 

FAvORiTE SPORTS TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, 

Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Cavaliers. 

FAvORiTE AThLETE: Walter Payton. 

FAvORiTE FOOD: “My mom’s mac & cheese.” 

FAvORiTE SPOT On CAMPUS: “Walking by 

the giant schedule outside of Spartan Stadium. It 

motivates me every day, to know what I have to do.” 

FAvORiTE MOviE: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: “Eric 

Gordon tells me I have a problem because I watch it 

all the time.” 

in an emerging Spartan 

defense by just his sixth 

collegiate game. His comingout 

party, however, was at 

No. 1 Ohio State, where he 

collected 14 tackles, the first 

of his 12 career games with 

double-digit stops. 

“After that game at Ohio 

State, that’s when I realized 

I could actually do it at this 

level,” said Jones. “It didn’t 

matter if I was undersized 

or who I was going against, 

that’s the game I got my 

confidence.” 

Since that point, Jones 

has taken his game to a level 

few have ever reached at 

Michigan State. He finished 

his freshman season with 

a team-best 78 tackles, 

becoming the first true freshman to lead the Spartans in that category 

since 1976. He improved upon that effort with 127 tackles in 2008, landing 

him on the All-Big Ten first-team as selected by the coaches, a first for a 

Spartan linebacker since 2001. 

“Greg is a humble kid, he’s smart, and he’s athletic,” said defensive 

coordinator Pat Narduzzi. “I think he has the whole package. He’s as good 

as a linebacker as I have coached in 20 years.” 

Jones’ outstanding work ethic has only increased since his time in East 

Lansing, in part due to last year’s senior class, led by All-American Javon 

Ringer. This season, Jones is the one leading the team. The players are 

looking to him. And it’s more than simply outworking everybody. 

“I think about what would be best for my teammates, because ultimately, 

what’s the best for my teammates will be best for me,” said Jones. “When 

your teammates can rely on you, and expect you to do well, on and off the 

field, that’s the biggest thing you can have.” 

Football is deeply embedded within Jones, but there’s also room for a 

little creativity, as he is often reminded by his mother. 

“My mom told me that eventually football is going to end, and that you 

can’t keep tackling everybody,” Jones, a media arts major, said. “I’m really 

interested in sports commercials. For me, it’s just thinking about how you 

create stuff like that; it challenges my mind a whole lot when I see it.” 

Jones still has a ways to go before producing commercials. In fact, he 

may be closer to being in one than conceiving one. 

Until that point, Jones will continue to do what he’s always done best – 

aim for excellence through hard work. Because in the end, it pays off. 

“When we got to the bowl game my first year, I thought about all the 

early-morning conditioning sessions and all the times leaving late at 

practice – literally, blood, sweat and tears,” said Jones. “When you finally 

get that end result, when you finally make that play when it counts most 

in the fourth quarter, you realize how long it takes to do that. That’s what 

means everything to me.” 

When your teammates can rely 

on you, and expect you to do 

well, on and off the field, that’s 

the biggest thing you can have. 

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2009 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS 

5 Johnny Adams 

CB • So. 

Akron, Ohio 

79 David Barrent 

OT • Fr. 

Clive, Iowa 

22 Larry Caper 

RB • Fr. 

Battle Creek, Mich. 

8 Kirk Cousins 

QB • So. 

Holland, Mich. 

34 Brandon Denson 

LB • Sr.-5 

Willow Run, Mich. 

28 Denicos Allen 

S • Fr. 

Hamilton, Ohio 

18 Aaron Bates 

P • Jr. 

New Concord, Ohio 

85 Garrett Celek 

TE • So. 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

3 B.J. Cunningham 

WR • So. 

Westerville, Ohio 

71 John Deyo 

OT • R-Fr. 

Battle Creek, Mich. 


27 Andre Anderson 

RB • Jr. 

Barrington, Ill. 

49 Nick Bendzuck 

FB • Jr. 

Strongsville, Ohio 

57 Rocco Cironi 

OT • Sr.-5 

Warren, Ohio 

38 Kendell Davis-Clark 

S • Sr.-5 

Alliance, Ohio 

12 Dana Dixon 

CB • Fr. 

Detroit, Mich. 

87 Todd Anderson 

DE • So. 

Jackson, Mich. 

18 Jordan Benton 

WR • Fr. 

Los Angeles, Calif. 

4 Dan Conroy 

K • R-Fr. 

Wheaton, Ill. 

77 J’Michael Deane 

OT • Jr. 

Toronto, Ontario 

52 Denzel Drone 

DE • Fr. 

Plant City, Fla. 

58 Trevor Anderson 

DE • Sr.-5 


25 Casey Blackport 

QB • Fr. 

Hudsonville, Mich. 

73 Henry Conway 

OT • Fr. 

Shaker Heights, Ohio 

55 Adam Decker 

LB • Sr.-5 

Rochester Hills, Mich. 

43 Kyler Elsworth 

FB • Fr. 

Goodrich, Mich. 

4 Edwin Baker 

RB • Fr. 

Highland Park, Mich. 

34 Andre Buford 

RB • R-Fr. 

Waterford, Mich. 

87 Milton Colbert 

WR • R-Fr. 

Villa Park, Ill. 

2 Mark Dell 

WR • Jr. 

Farmington Hills, Mich. 

19 Danny Folino 

S • Fr. 

Okemos, Mich.


67 Joel Foreman 

OG • So. 

Highland, Mich. 

50 Steve Gardiner 

LB • R-Fr. 

Dublin, Ohio 

91 Tyler Hoover 

DE • R-Fr. 

Novi, Mich. 

92 Ishmyl Johnson 

NT • Jr. 

Rahway, N.J. 

72 Nate Klatt 

C • Fr. 

Clinton, Ohio 

33 Danny Fortener 

S • Sr.-5 

Kettering, Ohio 

43 Eric Gordon 

LB • Jr. 

Traverse City, Mich. 

74 Zach Hueter 

OT • R-Fr. 

Columbiaville, Mich. 

26 Jesse Johnson 

S • Jr. 

Durand, Mich. 

32 Ashton Leggett 

RB • Jr. 

Muskegon, Mich. 

13 Bennie Fowler 

WR • Fr. 

Bloomfield, Mich. 

49 TyQuan Hammock 

LB • Fr. 

Fort Wayne, Ind. 

11 Marcus Hyde 

S • Jr. 

Fostoria, Ohio 

53 Greg Jones 

LB • Jr. 


88 Brian Linthicum 

TE • So. 

Charlottesville, Va. 

97 Dan France 

DT • Fr. 

North Royalton, Ohio 

45 Andrew Hawken 

FB • Sr.-5 

Grandville, Mich. 

40 Roderick Jenrette 

S • Jr. 

Tampa, Fla. 

23 Jairus Jones 

S • Fr. 

Tampa, Fla. 

89 Cam Martin 

WR • So. 

Tampa, Fla. 

47 Jeremy Gainer 

LB • Fr. 


31 Ashton Henderson 

S • Sr. 

Tallahassee, Fla. 

61 Antonio Jeremiah 

NT • Jr. 

Hilliard, Ohio 

98 Michael Jordan 

NT • Sr. 

Lansing, Mich. 

82 Keshawn Martin 

WR • So. 

Inkster, Mich. 

83 Charlie Gantt 

TE • Jr. 

Farmington Hills, Mich. 

84 Derek Hoebing 

TE • Fr. 

Vermilion, Ohio 

20 A.J. Jimmerson 

RB • Sr.-5 

St. Louis, Mo. 

94 Cameron Jude 

DT • R-Fr. 

Chesterfield, Va. 

10 Andrew Maxwell 

QB • Fr. 

Midland, Mich. 

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54 David Rolf 

DE • So. 

Piqua, Ohio 

20 Kyle Selden 

P • So. 



62 Chris McDonald 

OG • R-Fr. 

Sterling Heights, Mich. 

7 Keith Nichol 

QB • So. 

Lowell, Mich. 

42 Andrew Pendy 

FB • Sr.-5 

Shelby Township, Mich. 

75 Jared McGaha 

OG • So. 

Powell, Tenn. 

17 Kyle Nichol 

QB • Fr. 

Lowell, Mich. 

96 Kevin Pickelman 

DT • So. 

Marshall, Mich. 

44 Josh Rouse 

FB • Sr. 

Newtown, Conn. 

47 Adam Setterbo 

FB • So. 

Spring Lake, Mich. 


36 Jon Misch 

LB • Jr. 


65 Joel Nitchman 

C • Sr.-5 

Kalamazoo, Mich. 

73 Arthur Ray Jr. 

OL • So. 

Chicago, Ill. 

16 Chris D. Rucker 

WR • So. 


56 Alex Shackleton 

SN • Jr. 

Breckenridge, Colo. 

64 Brendon Moss 

OT • Sr.-5 

Bay Village, Ohio 

10 Chris Norman 

LB • Fr. 


24 Caulton Ray 

RB • So. 

Southfield, Mich. 

29 Chris L. Rucker 

CB • Jr. 

Warren, Ohio 

80 Dion Sims 

TE • Fr. 


17 Kevin Muma 

K • Fr. 

Troy, Mich. 

69 Blake Pacheco 

NT • So. 

Salinas, Calif. 

60 Micajah Reynolds 

OG • Fr. 


68 Ethan Ruhland 

OG • R-Fr. 

Lake Orion, Mich. 

6 Fred Smith 

WR • So. 


89 Colin Neely 

DE • Jr. 

Bethlehem, Pa. 

14 Chase Parker 

CB • So. 

Mason, Mich. 

39 Trenton Robinson 

S • So. 

Bay City, Mich. 

76 Mike Schmeding 

OT • Sr.-5 

Rutherford, N.J. 

81 Brad Sonntag 

WR • So. 

Saginaw, Mich.


26 David Spears 

RB • R-Fr. 


14 Brett Swenson 

K • Sr. 

Pompano Beach, Fla. 

25 Blair White 

WR • Sr.-5 

Saginaw, Mich. 

15 Donald Spencer 

WR • Fr. 

Ypsilanti, Mich. 

30 Brynden Trawick 

LB • So. 

Marietta, Ga. 

32 Mitchell White 

CB • R-Fr. 

Livonia, Mich. 

41 Glenn Winston 

RB • So. 


58 Hugh Stangeland 

OG • Fr. 

Ridgefield, Conn. 

93 Blake Treadwell 

DT • Fr. 

East Lansing, Mich. 

86 Myles White 

WR • R-Fr. 

Livonia, Mich. 

99 Jerel Worthy 

DT • R-Fr. 

Huber Heights, Ohio 

48 Drew Stevens 

LB • R-Fr. 

Delaware, Ohio 

9 Jeremy Ware 

CB • Sr.-5 

Fort Myers, Fla. 

21 Patrick White 

WR • Fr. 

Pickerington, Ohio 

59 D.J. Young 

OT • Jr. 


66 John Stipek 

C • Sr.-5 

Macomb Township, Mich. 

37 Ross Weaver 

CB • Sr.-5 

Southfield, Mich. 

51 Jamiihr Williams 

DE • So. 

Lima, Ohio 

57 Johnathan Strayhorn 

DE • So. 


35 Marcus Webb 

LB • Sr.-5 

Pontiac, Mich. 

70 Oren Wilson 

NT • Jr. 

Teaneck, N.J. 

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WE ARE SPARTANS 

MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL 

COACHING/TRAINING STAFF 

COACHING STAFF: 

Front Row (L-R): Brad Lunsford, Dave Warner, Mark Staten, Dan Roushar, Dan Enos, Don Treadwell, Mark Dantonio, Pat Narduzzi, Mike Tressel, Ted Gill, Harlon Barnett, Tim Allen. 

Second Row (L-R): Dylan Marinez, Nick Siatras, Ferris Eways, Kort Shankweiler, Norman Burns, Tommy Hoke, Dino Folino, Ken Mannie, Matt Harper. 

Third Row (L-R): Bob Knickerbocker, Zak Willis, Nick Ruffing, Reed Schuitema, Tom Shepard, Randy Gillon. 

ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF: 

Front Row (L-R): Mike Chapman, Ken Bergin, Brooke Largay, Jennifer Seid, Candy Anderson ATC, Clarissa Hall, Jerin Guindon, Dave Whisenant. 

Back Row (L-R): Sally Nogle PhD ATC, Brett Penning ATC, Jeremy Metzler MD, Mike Shingles DO, Andy Schorfhaar DO, Doug Dietzel DO, Jit Mookergee DO, Brooke Lemmen DO, 

Jeff Monroe MS ATC. Not pictured: Randy Pearson MD. 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

As members of the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, we welcome you to our beautiful campus and to Spartan Stadium. While we eight trustees 

came to the board by different paths, from different backgrounds, and representing different political parties, we are, first and foremost, advocates for and proud 

members of Team MSU. When we arrived on the board, any partisanship was replaced by a full commitment to MSU. As the university’s policy-making body, the 

board works closely with President Simon and her team to provide MSU’s students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other supporters with the resources and advocacy 

they need and deserve. Our unified belief in the history and the future of MSU called us to serve. We are proud to have been elected by the people of Michigan to 

be part of a university that has set a standard for advancing knowledge and transforming lives around the globe. 

Joel Ferguson, Chairman 

Michigan State University Board of Trustees 

Joel I. Ferguson 

Chairman • Lansing 

Joel I. Ferguson was elected to the Board 

of Trustees in 1986 and re-elected twice. 

He is the co-founder of F & S Development 

Company, the developer of 14 multifamily 

residential complexes throughout 

Michigan. He is the co-founder of Lansing 

television station WFSL-TV (Channel 47) 

and the founder of Lansing’s WLAJ-TV 

(Channel 53) television station. He is also 

owner and developer of many major office 

buildings in the Lansing area. Ferguson 

was one of the organizers of Capitol National Bank, which has expanded to CNB 

Corp. A member of the Democratic National Committee since 1988, he was 

appointed by President Bill Clinton to the board of directors of the Federal Home 

Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Ferguson, a U.S. Marine Corps 

veteran, graduated from MSU in 1965 with a degree in elementary education. 

DIanne Byrum 

OnOnDaga 

Dianne Byrum’s eight-year term on the 

Board of Trustees began on Jan. 1, 2009. 

She is a partner with Byrum & Fisk Advocacy 

Communications, an East Lansing-based 

public relations firm that she founded 

in 2006. Prior to this enterprise, Byrum 

served as a member of the Ingham County 

Board of Commissioners from 1983 to 

1990. She was elected to the Michigan 

House of Representatives in 1991 and 

to the Michigan Senate in 1995. She 

returned to the House in 2002 as the first woman elected House Democratic 

Leader. Since 2007, Byrum has served as co-director of the Michigan Public 

Leadership Program, an MSU program that trains future public policy leaders. 

She has received the Champion of Hope award from the Children’s Trust Fund 

and the Public Official of the Year award from Habitat for Humanity. 


melanIe Foster 

ViCe ChairpersOn • east Lansing 

Melanie Foster was elected to the board 

in 2004, and previously served on the MSU 

Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1992. In 

1997 she was appointed to the board of 

trustees of Central Michigan University 

and served until 2004. Upon graduating 

from MSU with a degree in ornamental 

horticulture, Foster returned home to Flat 

Rock to become CEO of a family landscape 

company that grew into a nationally 

recognized landscape contracting firm with 

offices in four states. Foster spent six years on the Wharton Center Advisory 

Council and is currently on the board of the Michigan Dyslexia Institute. She 

resides in East Lansing with her husband and three school-age children and 

currently manages a personal real estate portfolio. 

Colleen m. mCnamara 

Lansing 

Colleen M. McNamara is executive 

director of the Michigan Cable 

Telecommunications Association, which 

represents cable television companies 

throughout Michigan. She was elected 

to the MSU Board of Trustees to 

serve beginning Jan. 1, 1995, and was 

re-elected in 2002. She is chair of the 

board’s Policy Committee. She sits on the 

Michigan Higher Education Student Loan 

Authority and the Governors’ Residence 

Foundation. She received a bachelor of arts degree in social science from MSU 

in 1974. Born in Detroit and raised in Livonia, McNamara and her daughter, 

Marissa, live in Okemos.

DonalD W. nugent 

FrankFOrt 

Donald W. Nugent of Frankfort has served 

on the Board of Trustees since January 

1995. He was re-elected in 2002 for a 

second eight-year term beginning Jan. 

1, 2003. He and his wife, Gail, own and 

operate Nugent Farms, producing cherries 

in Benzie and Leelanau counties. Nugent 

is president and CEO of Graceland Fruit 

Inc., president of Spartan Land Enterprises 

L.L.C., and chairman of the board of West 

Michigan Bank and Trust. He serves on the 

board of directors of the American Frozen Food Institute. He graduated from 

MSU in 1965 with his bachelor’s degree in agriculture. 

george Perles 

east Lansing 

George Perles was elected to the board of 

his alma mater in 2007. An Army veteran, 

he received his bachelor’s degree in 1960 

and a master’s degree in educational 

administration in 1961. Perles returned to 

MSU as head football coach in 1982. His 

career as football coach was highlighted 

by four Super Bowl victories, two Big Ten 

titles, and a Rose Bowl victory. From 1990 

to 1992, he served as director of athletics 

at MSU. Cited often for his entrepreneurial 

leadership in public service activities, he is especially known for his longtime 

association with the Special Olympics. He is currently the chief executive officer 

of the Motor City Bowl. 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Faylene oWen 

east Lansing 

Faylene Owen’s term on the MSU Board 

of Trustees, where she serves as chair 

of the Finance Committee, began in 

2007. Prior to her election, she founded 

her own business, Mica Corporation, 

which specializes in market research and 

communications. A community leader, 

Owen has served as chair of Child Abuse 

Prevention Services and the Sparrow 

Hospital Foundation. She has been a board 

member for MSU Safe Place, the MSU 

Hillel Student Center, and the MSU Kaleidoscope program. Nationally, Owen 

served as a managing trustee of the Democratic National Committee and as 

the chair of the Clinton–Gore fundraising campaigns in Michigan in 1992 and 

1996. Owen’s work was recognized by President Bill Clinton, who appointed her 

to the White House Fellows Commission. 

DIann WooDarD 

BrOWnstOWn tOWnship 

Diann Woodard was elected to the 

Michigan State University Board of 

Trustees in 2008. Woodard’s professional 

affiliations include international president 

of the American Federation of School 

Administrators, for which she received 

the Administrator of the Year award in 

2003, and trustee of the Michigan State 

AFL–CIO. She has been the president of 

the Organization of School Administrators 

and Supervisors since 2000. Additionally, 

Woodard is a former member of the board of directors of School of the 21st 

Century and currently serves as a board member of Youth Connection, an 

organization that encourages after-school programs for urban youth. Woodard 

graduated from Michigan State in 1973 with a bachelor’s in education and 

received a master’s degree in 1979 from Wayne State University, which 

awarded her the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003. 

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UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT 

lou anna k. sImon 

Lou Anna K. Simon is the 20th president of Michigan State University, leading the university 

in advancing knowledge and transforming lives in Michigan and around the world as 

part of MSU’s pioneer land-grant tradition and its vital role in advancing the common global 

good. She served as provost and vice president for academic affairs from 1993 through 

2004—acting as interim president in 2003—and was appointed president by the MSU 

Board of Trustees in January 2005. 

Simon has a long and distinguished history with Michigan State University. After earning 

her doctorate in administration and higher education from MSU in 1974, she became a 

member of the Michigan State faculty and assistant director of the Office of Institutional 

Research (now Office of Planning and Budgets). From there, she moved into a variety of 

administrative roles, including assistant provost for general academic administration during 

the 1980s and associate provost in the early 1990s. 

Simon’s commitment to the land-grant approach of applying knowledge and resources to 

benefit society locally and globally is reflected in her personal involvement in key initiatives, 

particularly in the areas of economic development and international engagement. 

Simon is a member of the Council on Competitiveness, a nonpartisan, nongovernmental 

organization working to ensure U.S. prosperity, and serves on the board of directors for 

the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Association of American Colleges and 

Universities. In addition, she serves on the National Higher Education Security Advisory 

Board, a group of presidents and chancellors of several prominent U.S. universities that 

consults regularly with national agencies responsible for security, intelligence, and law 

enforcement. 

Simon has served the state of Michigan on the Governor’s Emergency Financial Advisory 

Panel and on the Lt. Governor’s Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth 

(Cherry Commission). She is a member of the Michigan Strategic Economic Investment 

and Commercialization Board, the board of directors of Detroit Renaissance, and the board 

of mid-Michigan’s economic development foundation, Prima Civitas. In the area of international 

engagement, Simon is a member of the ACE Commission on International Initiatives 

and the executive committee of the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa. 

Under Simon’s leadership, MSU was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy as the 

site for the $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams; IBM selected the university to 

host a global application development center on campus; MSU opened the Energy and 

Automotive Research Laboratories; and MSU expanded its role in the University Research 

Corridor, a partnership with the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, to 

improve Michigan’s economy. 




ATHLETICS DIRECTOR 

mark HollIs 

This is the vision Mark Hollis has for the Michigan State Athletics Department. A 

Michigan State graduate and veteran Spartan athletics administrator, Hollis assumed the 

role of MSU’s 18th athletics director on Jan. 1, 2008, succeeding Ron Mason. Hollis was 

named athletics director-designate on Sept. 12, 2007, and teamed with Mason in the 

transition throughout the fall of 2007. 

Hollis has more than 20 years of athletics administration experience, either at the 

school or conference level. His well-rounded background has led to his knowledge of 

all areas within an athletics department, including marketing, financial administration, 

television negotiations, fund-raising, game operations, facility management, personnel 

policy, corporate interaction, sports management and public relations. 

Hollis, a 1985 MSU graduate, returned to his alma mater in 1995. Since then, he 

has been a critical component of the athletic department executive management staff, 

helping guide the department through short- and long-range plans. 

In Hollis’ first full season as athletics director in 2008-09, Michigan State enjoyed 

one of its most successful years of the decade with a 27th-place finish in the Learfield 

Sports Directors’ Cup, the best showing for the department since 2003 and the third 

highest in the department’s history. Ten teams earned bids to their respective NCAA 

Championships, led by the men’s basketball team, which reached the national title game 

against North Carolina after advancing to its fifth Final Four in the last 11 years while 

also winning the Big Ten regular-season championship. In addition, the football team 

won nine games for the first time since 1999 and played on New Year’s Day in the 

2009 Capital One Bowl, the men’s soccer team won the Big Ten regular season and 

tournament championships, and the crew team won its second straight Big Ten title. 

Individually, wrestler Franklin Gomez claimed the 133-pound national title. 

Michigan State student-athletes excelled not only on the playing field, but in the 

classroom as well. For the second consecutive year, the department posted the highest 

cumulative GPA in program history at 3.0052; it also marked the first time the department 

has ever had back-to-back years with a cumulative GPA of over a 3.0, as last year’s 

3.0038 set the previous record. The department also set another record as 13 teams 

achieved a 3.0 or higher term GPA during the spring semester. In the spring semester 

alone, 333 student-athletes achieved a 3.0 or higher GPA, while 38 student-athletes 

had a 4.0 term. In addition, 214 student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors 

throughout the year. 

During the spring semester of Hollis’ first year as athletics director in 2008, six winter 

and spring sports garnered team berths to the NCAA Championships, while individuals 

saw action in four more NCAA Championships. The men’s golf and women’s rowing 

teams claimed Big Ten Championships and the men’s basketball program reached the 

Sweet 16 for the seventh time in the last 11 years. This success propelled Michigan State 

to 29th in the Directors’ Cup standings. 

Prior to his official appointment as athletics director, Hollis played a lead role in two 

significant head coaching searches during the 2006-07 year. He spearheaded the 


effort to hire Mark Dantonio as football coach, which has resulted in back-to-back bowl 

appearances for the program, including a bid to the 2009 Capital One Bowl. He also 

provided major assistance in the hiring of women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant in 

the spring of 2007, who led the Spartans to the Sweet 16 in 2009. Hollis’ first hire as 

athletics director arrived on July 2, 2008, when he tabbed Jake Boss Jr. to direct the 

Spartan baseball program. 

Spartan athletic facilities have been upgraded at an unprecedented rate this decade, 

and will only continue to improve under Hollis. In August 2008, the Spartans moved into 

one of the nation’s finest football facilities, as a $15 

We gather and engage 

our community to teach, 

support and celebrate our 

student-athletes in their 

quest for excellence. 

million expansion and renovation project for the Duffy 

Daugherty Football Building was completed. MSU 

alumni Robert and Julie Skandalaris of Bloomfield 

Hills, Mich., donated $5 million as the lead gift for 

the facility expansion and upgrade. The Skandalaris 

Football Center includes new team, staff and position 

meeting rooms, coaches’ offices and a hall of history. 

In addition, an expanded weight room was finished 

in September 2008 that increased the facility in size 

from 9,000 to 16,500-square feet. The men’s and 

women’s soccer programs opened DeMartin Stadium last fall, a state-of-the-art 2,500seat 

facility that enables MSU to host conference and national tournaments. This past 

spring, the baseball program played its inaugural season in McLane Baseball Stadium 

following a $4 million donation to the 2,500-seat ballpark by Houston Astros owner 

Drayton McLane Jr. 

Hollis has been recognized by his peers as one of the best in the business. In 2002, 

he was named recipient of the National Marketer of the Year Award as selected by 

the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA). Under his 

direction, Michigan State has enjoyed increases in ticket revenues, including eight years 

of sold-out football seasons and nearly 180 consecutive sellouts in men’s basketball. 

One of Hollis’ greatest strengths is his ability to “dream big” in an effort to create greater 

exposure, not just for the Michigan State Athletics Department, but for Michigan State 

University as a whole. He conceptualized “The BasketBowl,” establishing a world-record 

attendance of 78,129 for a basketball game between Michigan State and Kentucky at 

Detroit’s Ford Field. Similarly, he executed the “Cold War” ice hockey game between 

Michigan State and Michigan, drawing a record crowd of 74,554 to an outdoor hockey 

game in Spartan Stadium. 

On Oct. 13, 2005, Michigan State University and WJR - 760 AM announced a fiveyear 

agreement to carry Spartan football and men’s basketball games, along with 

coaches’ radio shows. Hollis played a leading role in finding MSU athletics a home on 

the 50,000-watt Detroit radio station, known as the “Great Voice of the Great Lakes.” 

It was an agreement that benefited more than just athletics as WJR regularly promotes 

the academic accomplishments of the university in addition to broadcasting sporting 

events. 

Prior to returning to Michigan State, Hollis spent two years at the University of Pittsburgh 

as assistant and associate athletic director and also worked for the Western Athletic 

Conference. 

Hollis earned his bachelor of arts degree in communication from Michigan State in 

1985, where he served as a basketball team manager under Jud Heathcote. In 1992, he 

earned his MBA in business administration from the University of Colorado. 

He and his wife Nancy, have a daughter, Katy, and two sons, T.R. and Michael.

THE DANTONIO FILE 

PERSONAL DATA: 

Born Mark Dantonio in El Paso, Texas, on March 9, 1956. Family: 

wife Becky and two daughters, Kristen (16) and Lauren (14). 

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: 

College - Graduate assistant at Ohio U. (1980); graduate assistant at 

Purdue (1981); defensive coordinator at Butler (Kan.) Junior College 

(1982); graduate assistant at Ohio State (1983-84); defensive 

secondary coach at Akron (1985); defensive secondary coach and 

defensive coordinator at Youngstown State (1986-90); defensive 

secondary coach at Kansas (1991-94); defensive secondary coach 

(1995-2000) and associate head coach (2000) at Michigan State; 

defensive coordinator at Ohio State (2001-03); head coach at 

Cincinnati (2004-06). 

COACHING RECORD: 

34-27 (.557) in five years as a college head coach; 18-17 in three 

years at Cincinnati (2004-06); 16-10 (.615) in two seasons at 

Michigan State (2007-). 

EDUCATION: 

Bachelor’s degree in education from South Carolina in 1979; 

master’s degree in education from Ohio U. in 1980. 

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: 

College - Three-year letterman as a defensive back at South Carolina 

(1976-78). 

BOWL/POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: 

Coach - 1987 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1989 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1990 

NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1983 Fiesta Bowl, 1984 Rose Bowl, 1992 Aloha 

Bowl, 1995 Independence Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 1997 Aloha Bowl, 

2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2002 Outback Bowl, 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 

2004 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports 

Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl. 


HeaD CoaCH 

mark 

Dantonio 

Mark Dantonio, who served as head coach at Cincinnati for three seasons and as an 

assistant coach at Michigan State for six years, became Michigan State University’s 24th 

head football coach on Nov. 27, 2006. 

A Zanesville, Ohio, native with Midwest ties, Dantonio has 26 years of collegiate coaching 

experience, and coached in his 13th bowl game in the 2009 Capital One Bowl as 

the Spartans faced Georgia. He has worked for some of the top coaches in the game, 

including Nick Saban, Jim Tressel and Earle Bruce. 

In just two seasons, Dantonio has restored the pride and tradition of Spartan football. He 

is 16-10 (.615) since taking over the program, securing the most wins by a Spartan head 

coach in his first two years while leading MSU to its first back-to-back bowl appearances 

since 1996-97 and its first consecutive winning seasons since 1989-90. 

Riding the momentum generated by his first two seasons, Dantonio and his coaching 

staff put together a 2009 recruiting class that analysts rank among the nation’s Top 25 

(MaxPreps/Tom Lemming No. 12, PrepStar No. 15, Rivals.com No. 17 and Scouts, Inc. 

No. 21). 

One of 15 semifinalists for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award, Dantonio 

had his most successful season as a head coach in 2008. Under his leadership, the 

Spartans went 9-3 in the regular season and compiled a 6-2 record in the Big Ten, the 

best league mark for the program since 1999. It’s also just the third time since 1966 and 

10th overall that Michigan State has won at least nine games in a season. Michigan State 

defeated five bowl-bound teams, with victories over Florida Atlantic, Notre Dame, Iowa, 

Northwestern and Wisconsin. The Spartans, who made their eighth New Year’s Day Bowl 

appearance and their first in nine seasons, finished the season ranked No. 24 in both the 

Associated Press and USA Today Polls. 

In 2008, three Michigan State players were named first-team All-Big Ten by the league’s 

head coaches: senior running back Javon Ringer, senior safety Otis Wiley and sophomore 

linebacker Greg Jones. The three first-team all-conference selections were the most for 

the Spartans since five players received first-team honors in 1999. A total of 15 Spartans 

received All-Big Ten recognition on the first team, second team or honorable mention. 

Ringer became MSU’s first consensus All-American since 2004, earning first-team 

accolades from Walter Camp and the Associated Press. The Doak Walker Award finalist 

had one of the finest seasons in Spartan history, scoring a school-record 22 touchdowns 

and rushing for 1,637 yards, which ranked second in the school record books. Ringer 

was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. 

In his first season as head coach at Michigan State, Dantonio sparked a three-game 

turnaround as the Spartans finished the 2007 regular season with a 7-5 record, securing 

the program’s first bowl bid in four years with a berth against Boston College in the 

Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla. 

Dantonio became just the third first-year coach in Michigan State history to earn a 

postseason bowl bid, joining Saban (1995 Independence Bowl vs. LSU) and John L. 

Smith (2003 Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska). 



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HEAD COACH • MARK DANTONIO 

Michigan State (7-6 overall) produced seven victories despite playing one of 

the nation’s most demanding schedules, as the Spartans’ 2007 opponents had 

a combined record of 75-57 (.568) during the regular season. The Spartans 

went 4-3 in games played against bowl-bound teams in 2007. Michigan State 

lost six games by a combined total of 31 points, including two in overtime 

(Northwestern and Iowa). All six games were decided by seven points or less. 

Michigan State finished the year strong, winning its final two games of the 

regular season for the first time since 1999 with victories at Purdue and over 

Penn State, both bowl-bound teams. Dantonio became the first coach in Spartan 

history to begin his initial season 4-0, as Michigan State opened the 2007 

campaign with wins over UAB, Bowling Green, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame. With 

the 31-14 victory over the Irish, the Spartans became the first opponent to win 

six straight games in the 77-year history of Notre Dame Stadium. 

In 2007, Michigan State featured one of the Big Ten’s most prolific offensive 

attacks. The Spartans ranked second in the conference in scoring offense (33.1 

points per game), third in rushing offense (198.2 yards per game) and fourth 

in total offense (416.8 ypg.). Michigan State also was listed among the NCAA’s 

top 30 in rushing offense (No. 25) and scoring offense (No. 29). The Spartans 

scored a school single-season record 430 points and produced top 10 singleseason 

totals in six other offensive categories, including total yards (No. 3: 

5,418), first downs (No. 4: 266), passing yards (No. 5: 2,842), total yards per 

game (No. 6: 416.8) and scoring average (No. 6: 33.1 ppg.). 

Michigan State also displayed dramatic improvement on the defensive side 

of the football in 2007. The Spartans ranked fourth in the Big Ten and No. 30 

nationally in rushing defense, allowing just 125.9 ypg. Michigan State held four 

opponents under 50 yards rushing (UAB, Bowling Green, Indiana and Boston 

College). After finishing eighth in the Big Ten and No. 88 nationally in total de- 


fense in 2006, the Spartans improved to fourth in the league and No. 32 in the 

NCAA, allowing 345.5 ypg. After finishing near the bottom of the conference in 

tackles for loss (ninth) and sacks (10th) in 2006, Michigan State vaulted to third 

in the Big Ten in tackles for loss (7.69 per game) and fourth in sacks (3.08). 

Three Spartans from the 2007 team were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft: 

wide receiver Devin Thomas (Washington Redskins, second round), tight end 

Kellen Davis (Chicago Bears, fifth round) and defensive end Ervin Baldwin (Chicago 

Bears, seventh round). 

From his first day on the job, Dantonio has pledged to support student-athletes 

as they pursue excellence, both in the classroom and on the playing field. In his 

first two seasons, 27 Spartans have earned their undergraduate degrees while 

19 players have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. In addition, both fullback 

Andrew Hawken and wide receiver Blair White were selected to the Academic 

All-District IV First Team in 2008 by the College Sports Information Directors 

of America (CoSIDA). 

The 53-year old Dantonio established himself as one of the nation’s up-andcoming 

coaches during his three-year tenure at Cincinnati, where he compiled 

an 18-17 overall record and led the program in its transition from Conference 

USA to the BIG EAST Conference. 

In 2006, Dantonio led the Bearcats to a 7-5 overall record and a 4-3 BIG EAST 

mark, making Cincinnati bowl eligible for the second time in three years. Dantonio 

accomplished the feat against the second-toughest schedule in the country, 

as UC’s opponents compiled a 69-42 record. His Bearcats upset then-No. 7 

Rutgers, 30-11, on Nov. 18, handing the Scarlet Knights their first loss of the 

season and marking the highest-ranked opponent ever defeated by UC. 

Highly respected as one of the top defensive coaches in the country, Dantonio’s 

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HEAD COACH • MARK DANTONIO 

leaders in six statistical categories. Six Bearcats earned All-BIG EAST honors in 

2006, including three first-team selections: defensive tackle Terrill Byrd, linebacker 

Kevin McCullough and free safety Dominic Ross. 

In 2004, he became the first head coach in 23 years to direct a team to a 

winning season in his first year at UC. Dantonio also became only the second 

head coach in Cincinnati history (along with Sid Gillman) to take the Bearcats 

to a bowl game in his first season. The Bearcats’ went 7-5 in 2004, including 

a 5-3 mark in Conference USA to finish second in the league standings, and 

defeated Marshall (32-14) in the Fort Worth Bowl. Three players were chosen 

in the 2005 NFL Draft (defensive end Trent Cole, linebacker Tyjuan Hagler and 

cornerback Daven Holly). 

In his three seasons at Cincinnati, 21 of Dantonio’s players earned All-BIG 

EAST honors and 40 received academic all-conference recognition. In backto-back 

years (2006-07), Cincinnati’s program was presented the American 

Football Coaches Association Academic Achievement Award for attaining a 

graduation rate of at least 70 percent for its student-athletes. 

Prior to his appointment at Cincinnati, Dantonio served as the defensive coordinator 

at Ohio State for three seasons, where his defensive unit helped the 

Buckeyes to a combined record of 32-6. 

Dantonio assembled the defense which led Ohio State to the 2002 National 

Championship, as the Buckeyes ranked second in the NCAA in scoring defense 

(13.1 ppg) and third in rushing defense (77.7 ypg.). Six Buckeye defenders were 

named first-team All-Big Ten during his tenure and 13 were drafted by the pros, 

including a pair of first-round selections in 2004 (defensive end Will Smith and 

cornerback Chris Gamble). 

Dantonio is quite familiar with East Lansing, as he spent six years (1995-2000) 

as Michigan State’s secondary coach, including five seasons under Saban and 


one under Bobby Williams. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2000. 

During his six-year tenure as an assistant, the Spartans compiled a 39-30-1 

record. Under his supervision, the Spartan secondary ranked among the NCAA 

leaders in pass efficiency defense in three of his last four years, finishing No. 10 

(101.6) in 1998, No. 16 (103.9) in 1997 and No. 22 (104.5) in 2000. 

Dantonio contributed to Michigan State’s successful 1999 season, during 

which the Spartans went 10-2, won the Florida Citrus Bowl, led the Big Ten in 

total defense and ranked No. 7 in the final polls. He tutored cornerback Amp 

Campbell, who earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated 

Press. 

Dantonio came to Michigan State following four seasons under Glen Mason 

at Kansas (1991-94) where he coached the defensive secondary. In 1992, 

the Jayhawks produced an 8-4 record and defeated BYU, 23-20, in the Aloha 

Bowl. 

Dantonio previously spent five years at Youngstown State under Tressel, 

helping the Penguins to three trips to the NCAA I-AA playoffs. While serving 

as defensive coordinator in 1990, Youngstown State posted a perfect 11-0 

regular-season record and ranked second nationally. 

Dantonio earned three letters as a defensive back for Coach Jim Carlen at 

South Carolina (1976-78). He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from 

South Carolina in 1979. Dantonio later earned a master’s degree in education 

from Ohio U. in 1980. 

In April 2009, Dantonio was named honorary chairman of the Children’s 

Miracle Network at Sparrow Children’s Center. In his first year in that capacity, 

the Sparrow CMN Telethon exceeded its goal and raised $852,064. 

Born March 9, 1956, in El Paso, Texas, Mark and his wife Becky have two 

daughters, Kristen (16) and Lauren (14).



ASSISTANT COACHES 

don treadwell 

OFFensiVe COOrDinatOr | WiDe reCeiVers COaCh 

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Sixth overall. 

Rejoined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati. 

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College 

- Quarterbacks, receivers, running backs coach 

and offensive coordinator at Youngstown State 

(1986-91); running backs and receivers coach 

at Miami-Ohio (1992-93); receivers coach at 

Cincinnati (1994); running backs coach at Stanford 

(1995-96); co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks 

and receivers coach at Boston College (1997- 

98); running backs coach at North Carolina State 

(1999); receivers coach at Michigan State (2000- 

02); receivers coach and offensive coordinator 

at Ball State (2003); offensive coordinator at 


EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical 

education from Miami-Ohio in 1982. 

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year 

starter as a wide receiver at Miami-Ohio (1978-81) 

and named captain as a senior. 

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1987 

NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1989 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 

1990 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1991 NCAA I-AA 

National Champions, 1995 Liberty Bowl, 1996 Sun 

Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2001 Silicon Valley 

Football Classic, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 

Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl. 


Pat nardUZZI 

DeFensiVe COOrDinatOr 

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined staff 

on Dec. 6, 2006, from Cincinnati. 

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - 

Graduate assistant coach (1990-91) and receivers 

coach (1992) at Miami-Ohio; linebackers (1993- 

97) and defensive coordinator (1998-99) at Rhode 

Island; linebackers coach at Northern Illinois 

(2000-02); defensive coordinator at Miami-Ohio 

(2003); defensive coordinator at Cincinnati (2004- 

06). 


education from Rhode Island in 1990; master’s 

degree in sports psychology from Miami-Ohio in 

1992. 

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Three-year 

starter at linebacker at Rhode Island (1987-89); one 

year at linebacker at Youngstown State (1985). 


GMAC Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs 

Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl. 

harlon barnett 

seCOnDary COaCh 




Graduate assistant coach at LSU (2003); secondary 

coach at Cincinnati (2004-06). 

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in communication 

from Michigan State in 1990. 


letterwinner as a defensive back at Michigan 

State (1986-89) and named captain as a senior. 

Professional - Spent seven seasons in the National 

Football League, including stints with the Cleveland 

Browns (1990-92), New England Patriots (1993- 

94) and Minnesota Vikings (1995-96). 

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player - 1985 

All-American Bowl, 1988 Rose Bowl, 1989 Gator 

Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1994 NFL Playoffs, 1996 

NFL Playoffs. Coach - 2004 Sugar Bowl, 2004 Fort 

Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 

Capital One Bowl.




Dan Enos 

Running Backs coach 

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth. Joined 

staff on Feb. 9, 2006, from Cincinnati. 


Graduate assistant at Michigan State (1991-93); 

offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and wide 

receivers coach at Lakeland College (1994-95); 

offensive coordinator and backfield coach at 

Northern Michigan (1996); quarterbacks and wide 

receivers coach at Southern Illinois (1997-98); 

offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at 

Southwest Missouri State (1999); quarterbacks 

coach at Western Michigan (2000-02); offensive 

coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North 

Dakota State (2003); quarterbacks coach at 

Cincinnati (2004-05); quarterbacks coach at 

Michigan State (2006). 

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in business 

administration from Michigan State in 1991; 

master’s degree in sports administration from 

Michigan State in 2006. 


letterman (1987-90) and two-year starter at 

quarterback at Michigan State (1989-90). 

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player - 1988 Rose 

Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1990 

John Hancock Bowl. Coach - 1993 Liberty Bowl, 

2000 MAC Championship Game, 2004 Fort Worth 

Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital 

One Bowl. 


TED Gill 

Defensive Line coach 


on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati. 


Graduate assistant coach at Idaho State (1971-73); 

offensive line coach at Utah (1974-76); defensive 

line coach at New Mexico State (1977); defensive 

coordinator and defensive line coach at Ball State 

(1978-81); defensive coordinator at Cornell 

(1982); defensive line and linebackers coach at 

Army (1983); defensive line and linebackers coach 

at North Carolina (1984-87); defensive line coach 

at Rice (1988-89); defensive line and linebackers 

coach at Iowa (1990-94); defensive coordinator 

at Oklahoma State (1995); defensive line coach 

at Cincinnati (2003-06). Professional - Defensive 

line coach at NFL’s Carolina Panthers (1996-98); 

defensive line coach at XFL’s Los Angeles Extreme 

(2001); defensive coordinator at CFL’s Montreal 

Alouettes (2002). 

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education from 

Idaho State in 1973. 

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Two-year 

letterwinner as a linebacker and nose tackle at 

Idaho State (1968-69). 


Aloha, 1991 Rose, 1991 Holiday, 1993 Alamo, 

2004 Fort Worth, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 

2009 Capital One Bowl. 

Dan RoushaR 

offensive Line coach 




- Offensive backfield coach (1986-88) and 

offensive coordinator/offensive line coach (1989- 

92) at Butler; offensive line coach at Rhode Island 

(1993); offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 

at Ball State (1994); quarterbacks coach (1995) 

and offensive tackle/tight ends coach (1996) at 

Illinois; offensive line coach (1997) and offensive 

coordinator/offensive line coach (1998-2002) at 

Northern Illinois; running backs coach (2003) and 

offensive coordinator/running backs coach (2004) 

at Illinois; offensive line coach at Cincinnati (2005- 

06). 


education from Northern Illinois in 1984. 


letterwinner as a quarterback at Northern Illinois 

(1981-82). 


NCAA Division II Playoffs, 1991 NCAA Division II 

Playoffs, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital 

One Bowl.




MaRk sTaTEn 

TighT enDs/TackLes coach | RecRuiTing cooRDinaToR 




Graduate assistant coach at Miami-Ohio (2001); 

graduate assistant coach at Ohio State (2002-03); 

tight ends/tackles and recruiting coordinator at 


EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in elementary 

education from Miami-Ohio in 2001. 


starter as a defensive tackle at Miami-Ohio (1989- 

92). Professional - Spent parts of two seasons in 

the National Football League, with the Cincinnati 

Bengals (1993) and New England Patriots (1993- 

94). 


Fiesta, 2004 Fiesta, 2004 Fort Worth, 2007 



MikE TREssEl 

LineBackeRs/speciaL Teams coach 




- Graduate assistant coach at South Dakota 

(1996-97); offensive line coach (1998-2000) and 

offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2001) 

at Wartburg (Iowa) College; graduate assistant 

linebackers coach at Ohio State (2002-03); 

linebackers and special teams coach at Cincinnati 

(2004-06). 

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics 

from Cornell (Iowa) College in 1996; master’s 

degree in sports administration at South Dakota in 

1998. 


starter in the secondary at Cornell (Iowa) College 

(1992-95). 


NCAA Division III Playoffs, 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 

Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs 


DavE WaRnER 

QuaRTeRBacks coach 

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined the 

staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cincinnati. 


Graduate assistant at Syracuse (1982-83); running 

backs coach (1984-85) and quarterbacks coach 

(1986-87) at Kent State; quarterbacks coach at 

Kansas (1988-96); quarterbacks coach at Bucknell 

(1997); passing game coordinator at Wyoming 

(1998); offensive coordinator at Connecticut 

(1999-2000); passing game coordinator at 

Houston (2001-02); wide receivers coach at 

Southern Miss (2003-04); quarterbacks coach at 

Cincinnati (2006). 

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in speech 

communications from Syracuse in 1982; master’s 

degree in physical education from Syracuse in 

1984. 


letterwinner as a quarterback at Syracuse (1979- 

81). 

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player - 1979 

Independence Bowl. Coach - 1992 Aloha Bowl, 

1995 Aloha Bowl, 2003 Liberty Bowl, 2004 New 

Orleans Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 

Capital One Bowl.



FOOTBALL STAFF 

TiM allEn 

DiRecToR of fooTBaLL opeRaTions 

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Second. Joined 

staff on June 13, 2008, from Minnesota. 


- Wide receivers coach (1982-83) and defensive 

backs coach/special teams coordinator (1984-85) 

at Bethel College; defensive graduate assistant 

(1986), administrative assistant for football 

operations (1987) and director of football operations 

(1988-96) at Kansas; assistant athletics director 

for football operations at Minnesota (1997-2006). 

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in health, 

physical education and recreation from Bethel 

College in 1986. 


letterman as a wide receiver at Bethel College. 

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1984 NAIA 

Division II playoffs, 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Aloha 

Bowl, 1999 Sun Bowl, 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl, 

2002 Music City Bowl, 2003 Sun Bowl, 2004 

Music City Bowl, 2005 Music City Bowl, 2006 

Insight Bowl. 


kEn ManniE 

heaD sTRengTh & conDiTioning coach 

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: 15th. Joined staff 

on Dec. 8, 1994, from Toledo. 


- Graduate assistant at Ohio State (1984); head 

strength and conditioning coach at Toledo (1985- 

94). Also coached and taught at the high school 

level for 10 years. 

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in health and 

physical education from Akron in 1974; master’s 

degree in health and physical education with an 

emphasis in exercise science from Ohio State in 

1985. 


letterman and two-year starter at offensive guard 

at Akron (1971-73). 

BOWL EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1985 Rose Bowl, 

1995 Independence Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 1997 

Aloha Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2001 Silicon 

Valley Football Classic, 2003 Alamo Bowl, 2007 

Champs Sports, 2009 Capital One Bowl. 

ToMMy hokE 

associaTe heaD sTRengTh & conDiTioning coach 

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Sixth. Joined staff 

on April 26, 2004, from Appalachian State. 


assistant track and field coach at UNC Wilmington 

(1991); assistant strength and conditioning coach 

at Appalachian State (1992-95); assistant strength 

and conditioning coach at Texas Tech (1995- 

96); assistant strength and conditioning coach at 

Appalachian State (1996-1998); head strength and 

conditioning coach at Appalachian State (1999- 

2003). 


education from UNC Wilmington in 1990; master’s 

degree in exercise science from Appalachian State 

in 1993. 

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Lettered in 

track and field at UNC Wilmington (1990). 


NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1999 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 

2000 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2001 NCAA I-AA 

playoffs, 2002 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2007 Champs 

Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.



FOOTBALL STAFF 

Dino Folino 

DiRecToR of peRsonneL/pLayeR 

DeveLopmenT & ReLaTions 

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: 15th overall. 

Rejoined staff in 2002. 


– Graduate assistant at Ohio State (1974-75); 

defensive backs coach at New Hampshire (1976); 

defensive backs coach at Cincinnati (1977-80); 

defensive backs coach at Pittsburgh (1981-84); 

defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach at 

Pennsylvania (1985-86); defensive backs coach 

at Rice (1986-87); defensive backs coach at 

Michigan State (1988-94); defensive backs coach 

at Albion College (1995-96); defensive coordinator 

at Alma College (1997); defensive backs coach and 

defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt (1998-2001). 

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education from 

Villanova in 1971; master’s degree in educational 

administration from Ohio State in 1975. 

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College – Three-year 

starter at free safety for Villanova. 

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach – 1975 

Rose Bowl, 1976 Rose Bowl, 1976 NC AA Division 

II Playoffs, 1982 Sugar Bowl, 1983 Cotton Bowl, 

1984 Fiesta Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha 

Bowl, 1990 Sun Bowl, 1993 Liberty Bowl, 1996 NC 

AA Division III Playoffs, 2003 Alamo Bowl, 2007 



BRaD lunsFoRD 

DiRecToR of execuTive 

fooTBaLL opeRaTions 

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third on full-time 

staff as director of executive football operations. 

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: College – Assistant to 

the recruiting coordinator at Michigan State (2000- 

2003); assistant director of football operations 

at Michigan State (2004-05); assistant athletics 

director/director of football operations at Delaware 

State (2006). 

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in public policy 

from Michigan State in 2004; master’s degree 

in sports administration from Michigan State in 

2005. 

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: 2007 Champs 


joe carlSoN 

Director, Spartan Nutrition & 

Performance Program 

raNdy GilloN 

Speed Coach 

kort ShaNkweiler 

Offensive Graduate Assistant 

FerriS ewayS 

Defensive Graduate Assistant 

aaroN mclauriN 

Strength & Conditioning Assistant 

Pam heNNiNG 

Assistant Coaches Secretary 

reed Schuitema 

Football Operations Graduate 

Assistant 

Nick SiatraS 

Video Intern/Defense 

NormaN BurNS 

Video Intern/Offense 

Zak williS 

Graduate Assistant 

Nick ruFFiNG 

Strength & Conditioning Assistant 

ciNdy mejorado 

Office Assistant 

SimoNe lavoie 

Sport Operations Assistant



SUPPORT STAFF 


EQUIPMENT 

STAFF: 

Front Row (L-R): Mike 

Simbol, Darwin Beacham, 

Kameron Bouchard, Eric 

Swanson, AJ Yunker, 

Will Slanger-Grant, Blake 

Wilmore. 

Back Row (L-R): Bob 

Knickerbocker, Joel 

Kuntzman, James 

Debartolo, Peter Gaglio, 

Brandon Kelenske, (Head 

Manager) Vince Herzog, 

Eric Hendricson, Landon 

Ginsberg, Brian Japinga, 

Rikin Shah, Dylan 

Marinez. 

VIDEO STAFF: 

(L-R): Tom Shepard, 

Berj Alexanian, 

Steve Kilchenman, 

Ben Mathers, 

Matt Harper. 

Not pictured: 

Justin Martin. 

STRENGTH & 

CONDITIONING 

STAFF: 

(L-R): Bill Burghardt, 

Mike Lerchen, 

Randy Gillon, 

Nick Ruffing, 

Tommy Hoke, 

Ken Mannie, 

Mike Vorkapich, 

Tim Wakeham, 

Aaron McLaurin, 

Adam Ringler, 

Molli Munz.

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Duffy Daugherty 

BuilDing & 

SkanDalariS 

fOOtBall 

Center 


The Michigan State football team moved into the $15.5 million 

Skandalaris Football Center in 2008, giving the Spartans one of the 

nation’s finest college football facilities. The 25,000-square-foot 

addition to the Duffy Daugherty Football Building took 14 months to 

complete. 

The addition was made possible through the generous donation of 

MSU alumni Robert and Julie Skandalaris of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 

who donated $5 million as the lead gift for this $12.5 million phase 

of the project. The structure features new team, staff and position 

meeting rooms, coaches’ offices and The Demmer Family Hall of 

History. 

Former Spartan head coach George Perles and his wife Sally 

contributed $500,000 for the construction of a $1 million plaza 

outside the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.


MiChigan State fOOtBall 

StuDent-athlete DeVelOPMent PrOgraM 

The mission of the Student-Athlete Development Program is to provide a systematic 

personal development program designed to reach each student-athlete based on his or 

her individual needs. The focus of the program is on the individual as a whole person — 

academically, athletically, and emotionally — and on the changing needs of that individual 

during college and in the years after graduation. MSU implements and expands on the vision 

of the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program by using university and community resources to provide 

student-athletes with the best possible resources in the following areas: 

LEAP 

The goal of the Learning Enhancement & Academic 

Program (LEAP) is to provide comprehensive services 

for Michigan State University student-athletes. LEAP 

houses the entire tutorial program while providing 

a wide range of learning services, including learning 

strategy interventions, mentor programming, contentbased 

tutorials, assistive technology and structured 

study experiences. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE & OUTREACH 

The PACT (Putting Athletes & Communities Together) program is designed to give studentathletes 

more opportunities to interact with the Greater Lansing community. 

• Telethon for Children’s Miracle Network 

• Pen Pals 

• Posters for Patients 

• March is Reading Month 

• Speaking Engagements/Special Requests 

• D.A.R.E. Graduations 

• Spartan Buddies 

• Teams for Toys 

CAREER DEVELOPMENT 

• Partner with MSU Career Center 

- Resumes 

- Cover Letters 

- Internships 

- Interviewing 

- Career Fairs 

- Career Development 

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 

• Partnership with Athletics Department Training Staff 

• Programs on: 

- Drug and Alcohol Awareness 

- Nutrition 

- Authority 

- Leadership 

• Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) – representatives from each team work 

together to provide a voice to the Athletics Department and university administration as 

well as the NCAA 

ACADEMIC AWARDS & RECOGNITION 

• Annual Academic Excellence Gala • Student-Athlete of the Month 

• Champions in the Classroom • 4.0 Club 

• Academic All-Big Ten • Academic All-American 

• NCAA Woman of the Year • Great 8 Award 

• NCAA Post-graduate scholarships 

MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

Our mission is to provide student-athletes with 

inclusive cultural and diversity experiences that enhance 

their professional growth and develop their leadership 

skills; collaborate with campus resources that elevate 

the academic success and campus involvement of 

student-athletes; and create a positive partnership 

with the community, facilitate learning and provide 

comprehensive programming. 


• Spartan Career Network – network 

of contacts for student-athletes 

looking for job shadowing, 

internship, or job placement 

• KIN 171 – Orientation class for 

freshmen 

• Online resume book


MiChigan State fOOtBall 

StuDent-athlete SuPPOrt SerViCeS 

ACADEMIC SUCCESS 

From his first day on the job, Coach Dantonio has pledged to 

support student-athletes as they pursue excellence, both in 

the classroom and on the playing field. In his first two seasons, 

28 Spartans have earned their undergraduate degrees while 

19 players have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. 

Academic, personal, and professional support is essential to college success. 

At MSU, Student-Athlete Support Services helps student-athletes reach their 

full potential. 

Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program that will assist 

all student-athletes with the transition to college and integrate with the total 

university. This all-encompassing support continues throughout the studentathlete’s 

collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a 

job, or enters graduate school and beyond. 

Academic counseling, career exploration, planning and placement, and 

academic assistance through tutorial programs are just some of the ways we 

encourage student success. 

Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic 

crisis to occur. We gather important background information and build an 

academic profile on each student-athlete, assessing his or her needs in advance. 

We also stay informed on the daily progress of each student-athlete. 

Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when 

making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These 

students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and 

support. 

College is not easy. But with hard work and dedication from both the studentathlete 

and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college 

experience. 

There are a total of 13 staff members to assist in and work with the 

following: 

• Priority registration 

• Track academic progress 

• Monitor grades 

• Provide an individualized program for each student-athlete 

The Clara Bell Smith Center is named after the mother of Steve Smith, 

• Conduct eligibility meetings 

a former MSU basketball All-American who played 14 seasons in the 

• Provide Learning Specialists Services 

NBA. Smith donated $2.5 million to the $7.5 million facility. 


DREW STANTON 

2005 

JOSH THORNHILL 

2000-01 


aCaDeMiC 

all-aMeriCanS 

1952 

John Wilson, B (1st) * 

1953 

Donald Dohoney, E (1st) 

Carl Diener, E (2nd) 

1954 

Donald Kauth, E (2nd) 

1955 

Carl Nystrom, G (1st) 

1957 

Blanche Martin, B (1st) 

Robert Jewett, E (2nd) 

1958 

Richard Barker, E (2nd) 

Ellison Kelly, G (2nd) 

Blanche Martin, B (honorary) 

1960 

Edward Ryan, ROV (2nd) 

1964 

Eugene Washington, E (2nd) 

Richard Gordon, B (2nd) 

1965 

Donald Japinga, B (1st) 

Donald Bierowicz, T (1st) 

1966 

Patrick Gallinagh, T (1st) 

Allen Brenner, E (2nd) 

1968 

Allen Brenner, E/S (1st) 

1969 

Ronald Saul, G (1st) 

Richard Saul, E (1st) 

1973 

John Shinsky, T (1st) 

Richard Pawlak, T (2nd) 

1974 

Richard Baes, B (2nd) 

1975 

Thomas Standal, MG (2nd) 

1976 

David Duda, DB (2nd) 

1977 

James Sciarini, G (2nd) 

Craig Fedore, LB (2nd) 

1979 

Alan Davis, DB (1st) 

1985 

Dean Altobelli, DB (1st) 

Shane Bullough, LB (2nd) 

1986 

Dean Altobelli, SS (1st) 

Shane Bullough, LB (1st) 

1989 

Chris Willertz, DE (2nd) 

1992 

Steve Wasylk, SS (1st) 

1993 

Steve Wasylk, SS (1st) 

1996 

Matt Beard, C (2nd) 

2000 

Josh Thornhill, LB (2nd) 

2001 

Josh Thornhill, LB (2nd) 

2005 

Chris Morris, C (2nd) 

Drew Stanton, QB (2nd)

SPartan 

BOwl hiStOry 

• Michigan State football teams have appeared in 19 postseason bowl games, including eight New 

Year’s Day games, after earning a bid to the 2009 Capital One Bowl against No. 16 Georgia. The 

Spartans are 7-12 in bowl games. 

• Mark Dantonio, who led the Spartans to the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, became just the third 

first-year coach in MSU history to earn a postseason bowl bid, joining Nick Saban (1995 Independence 

Bowl vs. LSU) and John L. Smith (2003 Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska). 

• Michigan State’s 37-34 win over No. 10 Florida in the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl marked its first 

New Year’s Day bowl victory since the 1988 Rose Bowl. 

• Michigan State has made four appearances in the Rose Bowl, posting a 3-1 record. The Spartans 

defeated UCLA in 1954 and 1956, and USC in 1988. 

• During his 12-year tenure (1983-94), George Perles took Michigan State to seven bowl games, 

including four straight trips from 1987-90 (1988 Rose, 1989 Gator, 1989 Aloha and 1990 Sun). 

• Coach Charles Bachman’s 1937 team earned Michigan State’s first bowl invitation, losing to 

Auburn, 6-0, in the 1938 Orange Bowl. 


2009 Capital One Bowl 

1987 Rose Bowl 

2000 Citrus Bowl 

Year Date Bowl opponent result score 

1938 Jan. 1 Orange Auburn L 0-6 

1954 Jan. 1 Rose UCLA W 28-20 

1956 Jan. 2 Rose UCLA W 17-14 

1966 Jan. 1 Rose UCLA L 12-14 

1984 Dec. 22 Cherry Army L 6-10 

1985 Dec. 31 All-American Georgia Tech L 14-17 

1988 Jan. 1 Rose Southern Cal W 20-17 

1989 Jan. 1 Gator Georgia L 27-34 

1989 Dec. 25 Aloha Hawai’i W 33-13 

1990 Dec. 31 Sun Southern Cal W 17-16 

1993 Dec. 28 Liberty Louisville L 7-18 

1995 Dec. 29 Independence Louisiana State L 26-45 

1996 Dec. 31 Sun Stanford L 0-38 

1997 Dec. 25 Aloha Washington L 23-51 

2000 Jan. 1 Citrus Florida W 37-34 

2001 Dec. 31 Silicon Valley Fresno State W 44-35 

2003 Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl Nebraska L 3-17 

2007 Dec. 28 Champs Sports Bowl Boston College L 21-24 

2009 Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl Georgia L 24-12

SPartan 

traDitiOn 

THE NICKNAME - SPARTANS 

In 1926, Michigan State’s first southern baseball training tour provided the setting for the birth 

of the “Spartan” nickname. 

It all came about when a Lansing sportswriter imposed the silent treatment on a contest-winning 

nickname and substituted his own choice, the name that has lasted through the years. 

In 1925, Michigan State College replaced the name Michigan Agricultural College. The college 

sponsored a contest to select a nickname to replace “Aggies” and picked “The Michigan Staters.” 

George S. Alderton, then sports editor of the Lansing State Journal, decided the name was 

too cumbersome for newspaper writing and vowed to find a better one. Alderton contacted Jim 

Hasselman of Information Services to see if entries still remained from the contest. When informed 

that they still existed, Alderton ran across the entry name of “Spartans” and then decided that was 

the choice. Unfortunately, Alderton forgot to write down who submitted that particular entry, so that 

part of the story remains a mystery. 

Rewriting game accounts supplied by Perry Fremont, a catcher on the squad, Alderton first used 

the name sparingly and then ventured into the headlines with it. (Incidentally, after two days of 

spelling the name incorrectly with an “o”, Mr. Alderton changed it to Spartan on a tip from a close 

friend.) Dale Stafford, a sports writer for the Lansing Capitol News, a rival of the State Journal, 

picked up the name for his paper after a couple of days. Alderton called Stafford and suggested 

that he might want to join the Spartan parade and he did. 

As Mr. Alderton explains: “No student, alumnus or college official had called up the editor to 

complain about our audacity in giving the old school a new name, so we ventured into headlines 

with it. Happily for the experiment, the name took. It began appearing in other newspapers and 

when the student publication used it, that clinched it.” 

SPARTY 

“The Spartan” statue, designed and produced by MSU assistant art professor Leonard D. 

Jungwirth, has a permanent home inside the atrium of the Spartan Stadium tower. The 9-foot-7 

ceramic figure weighs approximately 6,600 pounds, including its base. In 2005, the sculpture was 

relocated to protect it from the elements. 

“The Spartan” was dedicated on June 9, 1945, at the intersection of Red Cedar Road, Kalamazoo 

Street and Chestnut Road. Popularly known as “Sparty,” the statue remains one of the favorite 

photo subjects of campus visitors. 

In 2005, an exact replica of the original terra cotta sculpture – now cast in bronze – took up 

residency on the plaza located at the north end of Demonstration Hall Field. The molds for the 

bronze statue were made from the original sculpture. The new statue was cast in bronze at the 

Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, Calif. 

As part of MSU’s sesquicentennial celebration, the bronze “Sparty” was dedicated on Oct. 8, 

2005. 

Donors contributed approximately $500,000 to pay for all work related to the new sculpture, 

including the plaza. 

SPARTY MASCOT 

Michigan State’s beloved Sparty has won three national championships in the last six years at the 

Universal Cheer Association’s mascot competition at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. 

In March 2008, Sparty was selected to appear on the cover of NCAA Football 09 for the Nintendo 

Wii. EA Sports conducted an on-line poll, asking college football fans to vote and determine which 

college mascot would have the honor of being depicted on the game’s cover. Fans went online 

and cast more than 700,000 votes and Sparty won the tightly contest race, beating out mascots 

from Central Florida, Washington State, Auburn, LSU, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa State, Alabama 

and Penn State. 

In January 2004, Sparty became the first Big Ten mascot to claim the national title, and in 2005, 

he defended his national championship, beating Goldy Gopher and Bucky Badger in the finals. After 

finishing third in the 2006 competition, Sparty reclaimed the national championship in 2007. 

Made of hi-tech materials, including a vinyl chest plate and fiberglass molds like the ones used 

for making Muppets, the seven-foot costume weighs in at 40 pounds, allowing enough flexibility 

for playful gestures and animation. Sparty is a far cry from the many papier-mache heads that have 

popped up since the 1950’s, mostly from fraternity efforts. The first official one apparently debuted 

in 1955 courtesy of Theta Xi. 

Other versions were introduced from time to time. In 1984, Sigma Phi Epsilon introduced the first 

“gruff” head-sporting the unshaven look that still 

adorns many sweatshirts and jackets. 

By contrast, the current Sparty costume is a 

state-of-theart, full-bodied uniform that costs 

$12,000. 

Today students – their identities kept private – 

take turns being Sparty. Because of the costume 

size, Sparty aspirants must be between 5-10 and 

6-2 in height. Candidates who fit the physical 

needs are chosen after a hands-on process that 

includes tryouts and interviews. 

The Sparty Mascot Program is run and funded 

by the Student Alumni Foundation. 

Those interested in hiring Sparty can submit a 

request online at www.msusaf.com and click on 

the mascot program or contact the SAF office 

at 517-355-4458. Those who wish to donate to 

the Sparty mascot fund can contact University 

Development at 517-355-8257. 

63

A.J. Jimmerson: 

Where 

the gAme 

begins 

By Ben Phlegar, MSU Athletic Communications 

The kickoff starts innocently enough, with the ball patiently waiting on a tee at 

the 30-yard line and all of the players lined up on either side of the pigskin, spanning 

sideline to sideline. The receiving team is equally as efficient – five players staring 

at the ball 10 yards away, followed by a neatly patterned formation stretching to the 

end zone. The entire field funnels into two players, the kick returners, at the goal line. 

This is where the game begins for A.J. Jimmerson. 

The kicker raises his arm, the crowd roars, and all of the excitement and buildup 

for the game is released when the ball sails into the air. Organized chaos ensues, two 

opposing forces crashing into each other, and it’s all up to the return man to have 

the vision of where to go. 

“When you’re back there, the crowd is going crazy,” said Jimmerson, who ranked 

third on the team last season with 214 kick return yards. “It’s either the first play of 

the game, or halftime, or after a score. You just have to concentrate, catch the ball 

and run with it, or get the backside block for the other guy. It’s mechanics, basically, 

at that point. It’s all about instinct – there’s no time for error back there, the other 

team is coming at you full speed. You just have to get the ball and go.” 

The play goes by fast, much like a college career. 

“When I first started training camp, I wasn’t thinking about how it was my last 

go-around at Michigan State,” Jimmerson said. “It hadn’t really kicked in that it was 

my senior year. But after going through camp and doing some of the events we do 

every year, it’s starting to set in a little bit.” 

Jimmerson, a St. Louis native, arrived in East Lansing in the fall of 2005. A 

heralded running back out of Hazelwood Central High School, Jimmerson roomed 

with another freshman running back, Javon Ringer, when they got to campus. The 

two got along instantly and became close, and they still keep in touch. 

“Javon was my best friend up here,” said Jimmerson. “We still talk all the time, 


A.J. JIMMERSON 

FAVORITE MOVIE: The Lion King: “I love the 

music in it; I used to watch it all the time growing 

up.” 

FAVORITE SPOT IN EAST LANSING: My 

apartment. 

FAVORITE TV SHOW: SportsCenter: “But we really 

don’t have a lot of time to watch TV.” 

WHAT HE’LL MISS MOST ABOUT MSU: “Being 

out on the field with my teammates and all my 

friends.” 

WHAT HE’LL MISS LEAST ABOUT MSU: “Winter 

conditioning.” 

and when he comes back, we hang out. He’s just a real good friend.” 

Ringer and Jimmerson battled for playing time during their initial training camp, 

but eventually, the coaching staff elected to red-shirt Jimmerson, who went on 

to earn the Jim Adams Award (unsung hero) after being named the Scout Team 

Offensive Player of the Year. 

Eager to play in 2006, Jimmerson had a successful debut as a Spartan, collecting 

career highs with 79 rushing yards and 48 receiving yards against Eastern Michigan. 

He also caught two touchdown passes in the game. 

Jimmerson had one of his career highlights later that season, playing an integral 

role in MSU’s record-setting comeback win over Northwestern. After sitting on the 

bench in the first half, he entered the game in the third quarter and helped propel the 

Spartans to a 41-38 win, marking the largest comeback in NCAA Division I history. 

The red-shirt freshman scored on a 4-yard run late in the third quarter that trimmed 

the Wildcat advantage to 38-24, and later caught three passes on the game-tying 

drive that made it 38-38. Following a Northwestern punt late in the fourth quarter, 

Jimmerson had four carries for 18 yards, none bigger than a 14-yard run to the 

Wildcat 9-yard line that set up Brett Swenson’s game-winning field goal. 

“I was a back-up that year,” Jimmerson recalled. “Being down 38-3, it was hard 

to believe we could come back. But I got in the game in the second half, and after 

scoring a touchdown to cut the lead, I thought, ‘we can actually come back.’ I thought 

they were going to take me out, but they left me in, and I got in a little groove. It was 

a great game to be a part of.” 

Ironically, it was the one game that Jimmerson’s biggest fan couldn’t make. His 

mother, Crystal Wright, has attended every one of his Spartan games – except the 

one where her son helped MSU rally for the biggest comeback in college football 

history. 

“My mom makes it to every game, home, road, all of them,” said Jimmerson. 

“The only game she missed was at Northwestern, but my grandma made it to that 

game. My mom was so mad she couldn’t be there. She was not feeling well but was 

watching the game, yelling from her bed.” 

Jimmerson, who will graduate in December with a sociology degree, isn’t sure 

what he’ll do after college, but right now he is taking advantage of his last year in 

school. In addition to enjoying time with his teammates on the field, he has been 

active in MSU’s Student-Athlete Development program. 

“I love to get out in the community and be with the kids,” said Jimmerson. “Just to 

see a smile on a kid’s face because you’re spending time with them makes you feel 

good. It’s the simple things in life you can do to make a kid happy, and they usually 

don’t forget those things throughout their life.” 

Before graduating this winter, Jimmerson will do everything he can on the field to 

contribute to the Spartans this fall. Whether it’s returning kicks or providing senior 

leadership, it’s all for the name on the front of the jersey. 

“This program has come so far since I first got here,” Jimmerson said. “To know 

I was here during this transformation is amazing. I’m proud of everything I’ve been 

a part of at MSU.” 

65


miChigAn stAte FootbALL 

big ten netWorK: eXPAnDing its reACh 

by Michael L. Kasavana, Ph.D., 

CHTP NAMA Professor in Hospitality Business 

Faculty Athletics Representative, Michigan State University 

The Big Ten was the first 

athletic conference to develop a 

majority-owned television network 

aimed at national distribution. In 

August 2007, the network was 

launched and immediately began 

providing high definition coverage of marquee games in 

football, basketball, ice hockey and Olympic sporting events, 

including replays of classic contests and non-athletic campus 

programming designed to showcase member institutions. 

Considered to be one of the most successful launches in 

cable television history, the Big Ten Network became the first 

network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 

million subscribers within its first 30 days on the air. 

The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering events 

related to its 11 member institutions. The Big Ten Network 

provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule 

of conference sports events and shows; original programs 

in academics, arts and sciences; campus activities; and 

associated personalities. Sports programming includes live 

coverage of a significant number of major men’s and women’s 

events than ever before, along with news, highlights and 

analysis, all complemented by hours of university-produced 

campus programming. The network is available to all cable 

and satellite carriers and television distributors nationwide, 

with most programs offered in high-definition television. The 

Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the 

Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. 

On the air 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, the Big 

Ten Network was created to provide the conference with 

more national exposure for Big Ten sports while enhancing 

its existing television agreements with ABC/ESPN and CBS. 

According to network authorities, viewers in the eight Big 

Ten states are able to receive the channel bundled in a basic 

programming package and thereby do not have to pay for 

access. Those located outside the Big Ten footprint may have 

to subscribe to a paid digital service to receive the network. 

The network reaches approximately 35 million households 

nationwide and is available to up an estimated 73 million 

households in the United States and Canada. The network is 

available in 22 of the top 25 media markets in the U.S. though 

agreements with more than 250 cable, satellite and telecom 

affiliates, including AT&T U-Verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox, 

DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner 

Cable and Verizon FiOS. It is important to note that customers 

of DIRECTV and DISH Network have access to the network 

regardless of where they live. 

BIG TEN NETWORk 

The Big Ten Conference is committed to a 20-year 

partnership agreement with Fox Cable Networks that creates 

a 24-hour channel designed to carry a variety of sporting and 

non-sporting events. The Big Ten Network (BTN) is available 

to satellite and cable distributors across the country who 

are part of DirecTV packages. Additionally, the channel is 

available to anyone who subscribes to a cable or satellite 

service by contacting the service provider and requesting 

the channel. Currently, the conference has agreements with 

DirecTV and AT&T as well as nearly all cable operators within 

the Big Ten region. The conference selected Fox Sports as its 

partner given its history of successful channel launches -- five 


of the last seven channels launched 

were related to the Fox system. In 

essence, the Big Ten Network is a 

joint venture between subsidiaries 

of the Big Ten Conference and Fox 

Cable Networks. 

The conference wanted to 

control more fully the advertising 

environment in which its events 

were aired (the network accepts 

no alcohol or gambling advertising), 

dramatically increase exposure for 

women’s sports and other NCAA 

sports that had not previously 

been widely televised, and improve distribution for football 

and men’s basketball games that were previously available 

only on a local or regional basis. It is for this reason that the 

network content mix includes at least 35 football games 

per season with each member school having a minimum 

of two games televised -- where at least one of which is 

a conference game; at least 105 regular-season men’s 

basketball games and three Big Ten Tournament games; 

at least 55 regular-season women’s basketball games and 

nine Big Ten Tournament games; and more than 170 Olympic 

sporting events. In addition, other programming includes 

historic footage and classic games; coaches’ shows; and up 

to 60 hours per year of programming from each of the 11 

conference member institutions. 

Of special note is the fact the conference gained 

ownership of video tape and film footage from about 4,000 

football games that have been recorded since 1960. This 

footage will factor into “classic” game programming on 

the Big Ten Network. The network operates out of studios 

headquartered in Chicago. 

NETWORk CONTENT 

Many events carried on the channel are produced as highdefinition 

television (HDTV) broadcasts. Select content is also 

distributed through alternative media platforms including 

the Internet, iPods, cell phones and related technologies. 

Channel programming provides greater exposure for Big Ten 

sports and championships events, affords 660 hours per 

year of institutional programming, and provides coverage 

from the conference’s vast library of classic sporting 

events, including bowl games and special events. The goal 

of the Big Ten Conference is to have the network as widely 

distributed as possible in each school’s market as well as 

nationally. As Big Ten Commissioner James Delany has 

stated, “We have a chance of distributing the channel beyond 

the confines of the eight states where Big Ten schools are 

located…Fox has a proven and impressive track record of 

launching and managing networks. That coupled with our 

compelling athletic competition will make this channel the 

go-to destination for our alumni and fans across the nation.” 

Content distribution is now available nationwide to all cable 

and satellite distributors. 

Each year, the network strives to televise approximately: 

• 35 football games 

• 105 regular season men’s basketball games 

• Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament games 

• 55 women’s basketball games 

“Eleven schools, 252 varsity teams, one great network to cover it all. Welcome to 

the Big Ten Network, your ultimate source for Big Ten sports, featuring the games, 

passion and tradition of the nation’s foremost athletic conference.” 

--BTN Studio Host Dave Revsine 

• Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament games 

• Additional sporting events (i.e. Olympic sports) 

• Big Ten Championship events 

• Nightly highlights show 

• Coaches’ shows 

• Classic game replays 

• Original programming 

ABC/ESPN DEALS 

The Big Ten Conference has had a contract with ABC- 

TV since 1966 and a deal with ESPN since 1979. Despite 

launching its own channel, the Big Ten simultaneously signed 

a 10-year agreement covering national broadcast rights with 

ABC/ESPN for coverage of football, men’s and women’s 

basketball and volleyball games. The ABC/ESPN arrangement 

is estimated to be worth more than $50 million a year and 

entitles the ABC/ESPN family to remain the exclusive carrier 

of some of the conference’s signature events, such as highprofile 

football and basketball games. The national rights 

contract with ABC/ESPN, which became effective August 

2007, has been described as “…among the most expansive 

ever, (it) reinforces our position as the number one college 

sports destination and serves the ever-evolving appetites of 

fans by providing premier Big Ten action through traditional 

outlets like ABC and ESPN and emerging entities such as 

Mobile ESPN and ESPN360,” claims George Bodenheimer, 

president of ABC Sports and ESPN Inc. 

The ABC/ESPN conference agreement includes televising 

up to 41 football games (up to 17 on ABC) and an estimated 

60 men’s basketball games each season (including one game 

every Tuesday and Thursday of a nine-week conference 

schedule on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU). Six-to-eight 

Saturday conference men’s basketball games will appear 

on ESPN/ESPN2 each season. There will be 100 women’s 

basketball and volleyball games on one of the ESPN networks, 

including the championship games for each respective Big 

Ten Tournament. Most events will be available through a 

variety of outlets beyond the standard ESPN networks, such 

as digital and Internet options like ESPN360, Mobile ESPN, 

ESPN.com and ESPN Video on Demand. 

The Big Ten Conference, according to ABC demographics, 

has a foothold in about 25 percent of the country given the 

size of its alumni base of more than four million people. With 

that in mind, it seemed logical for the networks to maintain 

contractual ties with the conference. The financial terms of 

the deal have not been released, but the funds generated are 

equally divided among the 11 Big Ten schools.

AnDreW hAWKen: 

A trUe 

teAm PLAYer 

By Katie Koerner, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant 

Being a team player may be an understatement for fifth-year senior and 

Grandville, Mich. native, Andrew Hawken. 

The 6-foot-2, 250-pound fullback originally entered the Michigan State 

football program in 2005 as a standout running back and linebacker. 

However, after red-shirting his freshman season and dealing with the 

challenges that come with the transition from high school football to college 

football, an even bigger challenge awaited him. 

As Mark Dantonio and his staff took over the program, Hawken soon 

found himself taking repetitions as a fullback in practice. From there, he 

says the rest is history. 

“After I switched positions, it just kind of clicked,” Hawken said. “Since 

I was used to playing on the offensive side of the ball it came pretty easy 

for me. I did have to learn how to block, and that was probably the most 

difficult thing to get use to.” 

Although Hawken admits the switch to fullback was uncomfortable at 

first, he said the only aspect that was important to him was being out on 

the football field and helping his teammates be victorious. 

“I was willing to do whatever Coach Dantonio needed me to do,” said 

Hawken. “Whatever I can do to help the team I am all for.” 

It was this unselfish attitude and hard-working demeanor that led to 

appearances in all 13 games during the 2007 season. He even caught the 

first pass of the Dantonio era, a 15-yard catch in the season opener vs. 

UAB. 

Just one season later, he found himself another new role on the team as 

he became the primary blocker for MSU All-American running back Javon 

Ringer. It was that experience, Hawken said, that really taught him the ins 

and outs of being a fullback at the collegiate level. 

“Blocking for Javon last year was really a privilege for me,” Hawken 



ANDREW HAWKEN 

FAVORITE MOVIE: Gladiator 

FAVORITE FOOD: Cheeseburgers 

FAVORITE SPORT OTHER THAN FOOTBALL: Baseball 

FAVORITE CLASS AT MSU: Marketing Logistics 

FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: Derek Jeter 

FAVORITE HOBBy: Playing video games 

FAVORITE SPOT ON CAMPUS: Spartan Stadium 

said. “I learned a lot from his work ethic and how he approached not only 

the games but practices as well. 

“I also learned the type of cuts running backs normally make, and how 

to get into the best blocking position in those situations,” he added. “I 

definitely feel more comfortable out there now. Last year really shaped me 

into a true fullback.” 

Hawken is now one of most experienced players in the Spartan backfield, 

leading the underclassmen and helping them grasp the offense. 

“I feel like I’m able to play faster now because I have been in the offense 

for three years,” Hawken said. “I know the drill, I know the plays, and now 

I’m trying to use my experience to win games and to help out some of the 

younger guys on the team.” 

With the last season of his college career underway, Hawken said it is 

his pure love for winning that serves as his motivation while on the football 

field. 

“You know you are playing with your best friends and even your 

roommates in some cases,” he said. “You are playing for each other, and 

you want to win for each other too.” 

Although he admits the season did not start out as planned, he said he is 

confident the team’s goals for the 2009 season are still intact. 

“Our goal is to win a Big Ten Championship,” he said. “Our goals are still 

in front of us, and winning the Big Ten and a bowl game are what we are 

working toward everyday.” 

Not only has Hawken found success on the football field, but in the 

classroom as well. An Academic All-Big Ten selection for three consecutive 

years and a member of the 2008 CoSIDA Academic All-District First 

Team, Hawken will graduate this December with a degree in supply chain 

management. 

As his time as a student-athlete draws to a close, Hawken said the 

opportunity he has had to play in Spartan Stadium and be a part of the 

football program at MSU is something he will remember forever. 

“It has been like a dream come true to come to East Lansing and play 

in the green and white uniform,” he said. “I will remember all my coaches 

and all the confidence they have in me, and all the memories I have made 

with my teammates and friends. I take a lot of pride in all the hard work we 

have put in over the years, and it’s really just been just an unforgettable 

experience.”

X-Wide Receiver 

Z-Wide Receiver 

LT-Left Tackle 

LG-Left Guard 

C-Center 

RG-Right Guard 

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 

OFFENSE 

X 3 B.J. CUNNINGHAM (6-2, 212, So.) OR 

2 MARK DELL (6-2, 197, Jr.) 

LT 57 ROCCO CIRONI (6-6, 309, Sr.-5) 

76 Mike Schmeding (6-9, 330, Sr.-5) 

LG 67 JOEL FOREMAN (6-4, 306, So.) OR 

65 JOEL NITCHMAN (6-4, 296, Sr.-5) 

C 65 JOEL NITCHMAN (6-4, 296, Sr.-5) OR 

66 JOHN STIPEK (6-5, 306, Jr.) 

RG 64 BRENDON MOSS (6-7, 284, Sr.-5) 

75 Jared McGaha (6-6, 298, So.) 

RT 59 D.J. YOUNG (6-5, 310, Jr.) 

73 Henry Conway (6-6, 306, Fr.) 

TE 83 CHARLIE GANTT (6-5, 248, Jr.) 

88 Brian Linthicum (6-5, 245, R-So.) 

Z 25 BLAIR WHITE (6-2, 200, Sr.-5) 

82 Keshawn Martin (5-11, 185, So.) 

QB 8 KIRK COUSINS (6-3, 202, So.) OR 

7 KEITH NICHOL (6-2, 215, R-So.) 

FB 45 ANDREW HAWKEN (6-2, 248, Sr.-5) 

42 Andrew Pendy (6-2, 240, Sr.-5) 

RB 24 CAULTON RAY (5-9, 195, R-Fr.) OR 

22 LARRY CAPER (5-11, 215, Fr.) 

OFFENSE 

Z 21 JUNIOR HEMMINGWAY (6-1, 220, So.) 

82 LaTerryal Savoy (6-3, 214, Sr.) 

Y 9 MARTAVIOUS ODOMS (5-9, 172, So.) 

19 Kelvin Grady (5-9, 168, Jr./So.) 

LT 71 MARK ORTMANN (6-7, 284, Sr.) 

79 Perry Dorrestein (6-7, 306, Sr./Jr.) 

LG 52 STEPHEN SCHILLING (6-5, 304, Jr.) 

57 Elliott Mealer (6-6, 299, So./Fr.) 

C 60 DAVID MOOSMAN (6-5, 293, Sr.) 

63 Rocko Khoury (6-5, 283, Fr.) 

RG 72 MARK HUYGE (6-6, 288, So.) 

74 John Ferrara (6-4, 279, Jr.) 

RT 79 PERRY DORRESTEIN (6-7, 306, Sr./Jr.) 

65 Patrick Omameh (6-4, 276, R-Fr.) 

TE 86 KEVIN KOGER (6-4, 249, So.) 

80 Martell Webb (6-4, 245, Jr.) 

X 13 GREG MATTHEWS (6-3, 209, Sr.) 

22 Darryl Stonum (6-2, 196, So.) 

QB 5 TATE FORCIER (6-1, 188, Fr.) 

8 Nick Sheridan (6-1, 218, Jr.) 

RB 4 BRANDON MINOR (6-1, 218, Sr.) 

23 Carlos Brown (6-0, 210, Sr.) 


RT-Right Tackle 

TE-Tight End 

QB-Quarterback 

FB-Fullback 

RB-Running Back 

DE-Defensive End 

TWO-DEEP 

DEFENSE 

DE 58 TREVOR ANDERSON (6-2, 260, Sr.-5) 

91 Tyler Hoover (6-7, 260, R-Fr.) 

DT 99 JEREL WORTHY (6-3, 292, R-Fr.) OR 

96 KEVIN PICKELMAN (6-4, 268, So.) 

NT 70 OREN WILSON (6-3, 294, Jr.) 

92 Ishmyl Johnson (6-4, 280, R-So.) 

DE 89 COLIN NEELY (6-1, 248, Jr.) 

54 David Rolf (6-4, 228, So.) 

SAM 10 CHRIS NORMAN (6-1, 215, Fr.) 

36 Jon Misch (6-3, 207, Jr.) 

MIKE 53 GREG JONES (6-1, 228, Jr.) 

55 Adam Decker (6-3, 238, Sr.-5) 

WILL 43 ERIC GORDON (6-0, 228, Jr.) 

34 Brandon Denson (5-11, 230, Sr.-5) 

FC 9 JEREMY WARE (5-11, 188, Sr.-5) OR 

37 ROSS WEAVER (6-1, 203, Sr.-5) 

FS 39 TRENTON ROBINSON (5-10, 190, So.) 

33 Danny Fortener (6-1, 205, Sr.-5) 

SS 11 MARCUS HYDE (6-0, 206, Jr.) 

40 Roderick Jenrette (6-1, 205, Jr.) 

BC 38 KENDELL DAVIS-CLARK (6-0, 215, Sr.-5) 

29 Chris L. Rucker (6-2, 195, Jr.) 

DEFENSE 

DE 55 BRANDON GRAHAM (6-2, 263, Sr.) 

39 Will Heinineger (6-6, 261, So.) 

DT 53 RYAN VAN BERGEN (6-6, 271, So.) 

92 Greg Banks (6-4, 266, Jr.) 

NT 68 MIKE MARTIN (6-2, 292, So.) 

95 Renaldo Sagesse (6-4, 279, Jr.) 

OLB 88 CRAIG ROH (6-4, 238, Fr.) 

58 Brandon Herron (6-2, 220, So.) 

WLB 8 JONAS MOUTON (6-2, 228, Jr.) 

52 Kevin Leach (6-1, 206, So.) 

MLB 45 OBI EZEH (6-2, 243, Jr.) 

42 J.B. Fitzgerald (6-3, 232, So.) 

SLB 3 STEVIE BROWN (6-0, 211, Sr.) 

23 Floyd Simmons (5-10, 190, R-Fr.) 

LC 6 DONOVAN WARREN (6-0, 185, Jr.) 

2 J.T. Turner (6-2, 187, Fr.) 

SS 29 TROY WOOLFOLK (6-0, 193, Jr.) 

31 Jared Van Slyke (6-3, 197, So.) 

FS 40 MIKE WILLIAMS (5-11, 188, So.) 

32 Jordan Kovacs (5-10,194, Fr.) 

RC 33 BOUBACAR CISSOKO (5-9, 177, So.) 

12 J.T. Floyd (6-0,183, R-Fr.) 

DT-Defensive Tackle 

NT-Nose Tackle 

SAM- Strong Side 

Linebacker 

MIKE-Middle Linebacker 

WILL-Weak Side 

Linebacker 

BC-Boundary Corner 

FC-Field Corner 

FS-Free Safety 

SS-Strong Safety 

KO-Kickoffs 

SPECIAL TEAMS 

KO 14 BRETT SWENSON (5-8, 185, Sr.) 

4 Dan Conroy (5-10, 185, R-Fr.) 

PK 14 BRETT SWENSON (5-8, 185, Sr.) 

4 Dan Conroy (5-10, 185, R-Fr.) 

P 18 AARON BATES (6-0, 192, Jr.) 

20 Kyle Selden (6-5, 187, So.) 

SN 56 ALEX SHACKLETON (6-2, 245, Jr.) 

66 John Stipek (6-5, 306, Jr.) 

HLD 18 AARON BATES (6-0, 192, Jr.) 

8 Kirk Cousins (6-3, 202, So.) 

KR 41 GLENN WINSTON (6-1, 224, So.) 

20 A.J. JIMMERSON (5-10, 205, Sr.-5) 

82 Keshawn Martin (6-0, 185, So.) 

PR 82 KESHAWN MARTIN (5-11, 185, So.) 

25 Blair White (6-2, 200, Sr.-5) 

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 

TWO-DEEP 

SPECIAL TEAMS 

KO 43 BRYAN WRIGHT (6-1, 217, Jr.) 

34 Brendan Gibbons (6-0, 229, Fr.) 

PK 92 JASON OLESNAVAGE (6-5, 213, Sr.) 

34 Brendan Gibbons (6-0, 229, Fr.) 

P 41 ZOLTAN MESKO (6-5, 231, Sr.) 

43 Bryan Wright (6-1, 217, Jr.) 

SN 91 TOM POMARICO (6-4, 245, So.) 

54 Jareth Glanda (6-3, 265, Fr.) 

KR 22 DARRYL STONUM (6-2, 196, So.) 

9 MARTAVIOUS ODOMS (5-9, 172, So.) 

PR 13 GREG MATTHEWS (6-3, 209, Sr.) 

9 Martavious Odoms (5-9, 172, So.) 

PK-Place Kicker 

P-Punter 

SN-Snapper 

HLD-Holder 

KR-Kick Returner 

PR-Punt Returner


NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. ELIG. CL. ExP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 

2 Mark Dell WR 6-2 197 Jr. Jr. 2L Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison) 

3 B.J. Cunningham WR 6-2 212 So. Jr. 1L Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South) 

4 Edwin Baker RB 5-9 200 Fr. Fr. HS Highland Park, Mich. (Oak Park) 

4 Dan Conroy K 5-10 185 Fr. So. RS Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville S.) 

5 Johnny Adams CB 5-11 172 So. So. 1L Akron, Ohio (Buchtel) 

6 Fred Smith WR 6-2 228 So. So. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Southeastern) 

7 Keith Nichol QB 6-2 215 So. Jr. RS Lowell, Mich. (Oklahoma) 

8 Kirk Cousins QB 6-3 202 So. Jr. 1L Holland, Mich. (Holland Christian) 

9 Jeremy Ware CB 5-10 188 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Fort Myers, Fla. (South Carolina) 

10 Andrew Maxwell QB 6-3 190 Fr. Fr. HS Midland, Mich. (Midland) 

10 Chris Norman LB 6-1 215 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance) 

11 Marcus Hyde S 6-0 206 Jr. Sr. 2L Fostoria, Ohio (Fostoria) 

12 Dana Dixon CB 6-2 170 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance) 

13 Bennie Fowler+ WR 6-1 205 Fr. Fr. HS Bloomfield, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 

14 Brett Swenson K 5-8 185 Sr. Sr. 3L Pompano Beach, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 

14 Chase Parker CB 5-9 170 So. Jr. RS Mason, Mich. (Mason) 

15 Donald Spencer WR 6-2 205 Fr. Fr. HS Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti) 

16 Chris D. Rucker WR 5-10 174 So. Jr. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 

17 Kevin Muma K 6-0 172 Fr. Fr. HS Troy, Mich. (Troy) 

17 Kyle Nichol QB 5-9 174 Fr. Fr. HS Lowell, Mich. (Lowell) 

18 Aaron Bates P 6-0 192 Jr. Jr. 2L New Concord, Ohio (John Glenn) 

18 Jordan Benton WR 6-0 177 Fr. Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) 

19 Danny Folino S 5-9 172 Fr. Fr. HS Okemos, Mich. (East Lansing) 

20 A.J. Jimmerson RB 5-10 205 Sr. Sr.-5 3L St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central) 

20 Kyle Selden P 6-5 187 So. Jr. SQ Waterford, Mich. (Our Lady of the Lakes) 

21 Patrick White WR 5-11 180 Fr. Fr. HS Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central) 

22 Larry Caper RB 5-11 215 Fr. Fr. HS Battle Creek, Mich. (Battle Creek Central) 

23 Jairus Jones S 6-1 212 Fr. Fr. HS Tampa, Fla. (Wharton) 

24 Caulton Ray RB 5-9 195 Fr. So. RS Southfield, Mich. (Brother Rice) 

25 Blair White WR 6-2 200 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic Central) 

25 Casey Blackport QB 6-4 187 Fr. Fr. HS Hudsonville, Mich. (Hudsonville) 

26 Jesse Johnson S 5-10 188 Jr. Sr. 2L Durand, Mich. (Durand Area) 

26 David Spears RB 5-10 200 Fr. So. RS Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon) 

27 Andre Anderson RB 5-9 190 So. Jr. 1L Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) 

28 Denicos Allen+ S 5-10 210 Fr. Fr. HS Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton) 

29 Chris L. Rucker CB 6-2 195 Jr. Jr. 2L Warren, Ohio (Warren G. Harding) 

30 Brynden Trawick LB 6-2 225 Fr. So. RS Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry) 

31 Ashton Henderson S 5-11 189 Sr. Sr. 3L Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln) 

32 Ashton Leggett RB 5-11 230 So. Jr. 1L Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon) 

32 Mitchell White CB 6-1 167 Fr. So. RS Livonia, Mich. (Stevenson) 

33 Danny Fortener S 6-2 205 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 

34 Brandon Denson LB 5-11 230 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Willow Run, Mich. (Willow Run) 

34 Andre Buford RB 5-8 180 Fr. So. RS Waterford, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 

35 Marcus Webb LB 5-11 223 Sr. Sr.-5 SQ Pontiac, Mich. (Harper College) 

36 Jon Misch LB 6-3 207 Jr. Sr. 2L Waterford, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s) 

37 Ross Weaver CB 6-1 203 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Southfield, Mich. (Southfield) 

38 Kendell Davis-Clark S 6-0 216 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Alliance, Ohio (Alliance) 

39 Trenton Robinson S 5-10 190 So. So. 1L Bay City, Mich. (Bay City Central) 

40 Roderick Jenrette S 6-1 205 Jr. Sr. 2L Tampa, Fla. (Chamberlain) 

41 Glenn Winston RB 6-2 218 So. So. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Denby Tech) 

42 Andrew Pendy FB 6-2 240 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Shelby Township, Mich. (Utica Eisenhower) 

43 Eric Gordon LB 6-0 228 Jr. Sr. 2L Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West) 

43 Kyler Elsworth FB 6-1 205 Fr. Fr. HS Goodrich, Mich. (Goodrich) 

44 Josh Rouse FB 6-3 235 Sr. Sr. 3L Newtown, Conn. (Valley Forge Mil Academy) 

45 Andrew Hawken FB 6-2 248 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Grandville, Mich. (Grandville) 

47 Jeremy Gainer LB 6-1 215 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Clarenceville) 


NUMERICAL ROSTER 

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. ELIG. CL. ExP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 

47 Adam Setterbo FB 6-3 240 So. Jr. SQ Spring Lake, Mich. (Spring Lake Senior) 

48 Drew Stevens LB 6-4 228 Fr. So. RS Delaware, Ohio (Olentangy) 

49 Nick Bendzuck FB 6-2 242 Jr. Sr. SQ Strongsville, Ohio (Mercyhurst College) 

49 TyQuan Hammock LB 6-0 230 Fr. Fr. HS Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers) 

50 Steve Gardiner LB 6-1 216 Fr. So. RS Dublin, Ohio (Coffman) 

51 Jamiihr Williams DE 6-2 238 Fr. So. RS Lima, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) 

52 Denzel Drone DE 6-2 241 Fr. Fr. HS Plant City, Fla. (Plant City) 

53 Greg Jones LB 6-1 228 Jr. Jr. 2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) 

54 David Rolf DE 6-4 228 So. So. 1L Piqua, Ohio (Piqua) 

55 Adam Decker LB 6-3 238 Sr. Sr.-5 2L Rochester Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 

56 Alex Shackleton SN 6-2 245 Jr. Sr. 2L Breckenridge, Colo. (Summit) 

57 Rocco Cironi OT 6-6 309 Sr. Sr.-5 2L Warren, Ohio (Warren G. Harding) 

57 Johnathan Strayhorn DE 6-0 259 So. Jr. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park) 

58 Trevor Anderson DE 6-2 260 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Detroit, Mich. (Cincinnati) 

58 Hugh Stangeland OG 6-6 285 Fr. Fr. HS Ridgefield, Conn. (Milford Academy) 

59 D.J. Young OT 6-5 310 Jr. Sr. TR Lansing, Mich. (Bowling Green) 

60 Micajah Reynolds OG 6-5 305 Fr. Fr. HS Lansing, Mich. (Sexton) 

61 Antonio Jeremiah NT 6-5 338 Jr. Jr. 2L Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby) 

62 Chris McDonald OG 6-5 305 Fr. So. RS Sterling Heights, Mich. (Henry Ford II) 

64 Brendon Moss OT 6-7 284 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Bay Village, Ohio (Fork Union Mil Academy) 

65 Joel Nitchman C 6-4 296 Sr. Sr.-5 2L Kalamazoo, Mich. (Hackett Catholic Central) 

66 John Stipek C 6-5 306 Jr. Sr. 1L Macomb Township, Mich. (Dakota) 

67 Joel Foreman OG 6-4 306 So. Jr. 1L Highland, Mich. (Milford) 

68 Ethan Ruhland OG 6-5 293 Fr. So. RS Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion) 

69 Blake Pacheco DL 6-1 262 So. Jr. JC Salinas, Calif. (Monterey Peninsula College) 

70 Oren Wilson NT 6-3 294 Jr. Jr. 2L Teaneck, N.J. (Harmony Community) 

71 John Deyo OT 6-6 298 Fr. So. RS Battle Creek, Mich. (Gull Lake) 

72 Nate Klatt C 6-4 292 Fr. Fr. HS Clinton, Ohio (Northwest) 

73 Arthur Ray Jr.+ OL 6-3 318 So. So. HS Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) 

73 Henry Conway OT 6-6 306 Fr. Fr. HS Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights) 

74 Zach Hueter+ OT 6-6 335 Fr. So. RS Columbiaville, Mich. (North Branch) 

75 Jared McGaha OG 6-6 298 So. Jr. SQ Powell, Tenn. (Powell) 

76 Mike Schmeding OT 6-9 330 Sr. Sr.-5 SQ Rutherford, N.J. (St. Mary’s) 

77 J’Michael Deane OT 6-5 312 Jr. Sr. SQ Toronto, Ontario (Newtonbrook Sec. School) 

79 David Barrent OT 6-8 305 Fr. Fr. HS Clive, Iowa (Valley) 

80 Dion Sims TE 6-5 268 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s) 

81 Brad Sonntag+ WR 5-8 177 So. Jr. SQ Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic Central) 

82 Keshawn Martin WR 5-11 185 So. So. 1L Inkster, Mich. (John Glenn) 

83 Charlie Gantt TE 6-5 248 Jr. Sr. 2L Farmington Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 

84 Derek Hoebing TE 6-7 248 Fr. Fr. HS Vermilion, Ohio (Vermilion) 

85 Garrett Celek TE 6-5 243 So. Jr. 1L Cincinnati, Ohio (LaSalle) 

86 Myles White WR 6-1 170 Fr. So. RS Livonia, Mich. (Stevenson) 

87 Todd Anderson DE 6-2 240 So. Jr. SQ Jackson, Mich. (Napoleon) 

87 Milton Colbert WR 6-4 210 Fr. So. RS Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook) 

88 Brian Linthicum TE 6-5 245 So. Jr. RS Charlottesville, Va. (Clemson) 

89 Colin Neely DE 6-1 248 Jr. Sr. 1L Bethlehem, Pa. (Freedom) 

89 Cam Martin WR 6-4 184 So. Jr. SQ Tampa, Fla. (H.B. Plant) 

91 Tyler Hoover DE 6-7 260 Fr. So. RS Novi, Mich. (Novi) 

92 Ishmyl Johnson NT 6-4 280 So. Jr. RS Rahway, N.J. (Milford Academy) 

93 Blake Treadwell DT 6-3 272 Fr. Fr. HS East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing) 

94 Cameron Jude DE 6-3 265 Fr. So. RS Chesterfield, Va. (Manchester) 

96 Kevin Pickelman DT 6-4 268 So. Jr. 1L Marshall, Mich. (Marshall) 

97 Dan France DT 6-6 282 Fr. Fr. HS North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton) 

98 Michael Jordan NT 6-6 295 Sr. Sr. 2L Lansing, Mich. (Eastern Arizona College) 

99 Jerel Worthy DT 6-3 292 Fr. So. RS Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne) 

+ Injured EXP. KEY – HS: High School; RS: Red-shirted; JC: Junior College; TR: Transfer; SQ: Squad Member; L: Letters Earned

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. yr./Elig. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 

2 Smith, Vincent RB 5-6 168 Fr. Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee) 

2 Turner, J.T. CB 6-2 187 Fr. Massillon, Ohio (Washington) 

3 Brown, Stevie LB 6-0 211 Sr. Columbus, Ind. (Columbus East) 

4 Minor, Brandon RB 6-1 218 Sr. Richmond, Va. (Varina) 

4 Smith, Brandon LB 6-3 209 So./Fr. New Brunswick, N.J. (New Brunswick) 

5 Forcier, Tate QB 6-1 188 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Scripps Ranch) 

5 Emilien, Vladimir S 6-1 198 Fr. Lauderhill, Fla. (Plantation) 

6 Warren, Donovan CB 6-0 185 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. (Polytechnic) 

6 Stokes, Je’Ron WR 6-0 181 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Northeast) 

7 Robinson, Terrence SR 5-9 171 So./Fr. Klein, Texas (Oak) 

7 Hawthorne, Brandin LB 6-0 198 Fr. Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee) 

8 Mouton, Jonas LB 6-2 228 Sr./Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Venice) 

8 Sheridan, Nick QB 6-1 218 Sr./Jr. Saline, Mich. (Saline) 

9 Odoms, Martavious SR 5-9 172 So. Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee) 

10 Gallon, Jeremy SR 5-8 165 Fr. Apopka, Fla. (Apopka) 

12 Floyd, J.T. CB 6-0 183 So./Fr. Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann) 

12 Roundtree, Roy SR 6-0 170 So./Fr. Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) 

13 Mathews, Greg WR 6-3 209 Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) 

14 Jones, Teric CB 5-8 193 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 

14 Furrha, Nader QB 5-11 175 Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 

15 Cox, Michael RB 6-0 208 So./Fr. Dorchester, Mass. (Avon Old Farms) 

15 Gordon, Thomas S 5-11 205 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 

16 Robinson, Denard QB 6-0 185 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach) 

17 Cone, David QB 6-7 222 Sr./Jr. Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro) 

17 Anderson, Tony CB 5-11 190 Jr./So. Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union) 

18 Rogers, James WR 6-1 182 Jr. Madison Heights, Mich. (Lamphere) 

19 Grady, Kelvin SR 5-9 168 Jr./So. Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Grand Rapids) 

19 Johnson, Zac S 6-2 199 Jr./So. Morenci, Mich. (Morenci) 

20 Shaw, Michael RB 6-0 178 So. Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) 

20 Kennedy, Jack QB 5-10 190 So./Fr. Walled Lake, Mich. (Walled Lake Central) 

21 Hemingway, Junior WR 6-1 220 Jr./So. Conway, S.C. (Conway) 

21 Reilly, Jordan S 5-10 185 Jr./So. Taylor, Mich. (Kennedy) 

22 Stonum, Darryl WR 6-2 196 So. Stafford, Texas (Dulles) 

23 Brown, Carlos RB 6-0 210 Sr. Franklin, Ga. (Heard County) 

23 Simmons, Floyd S 5-10 190 So./Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Crockett Technical) 

24 Grady, Kevin RB 5-9 230 5th Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Grand Rapids) 

25 Demens, Kenny LB 6-1 236 So./Fr. Oak Park, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 

25 Rogan, Doug SR 6-1 184 Jr./So. Grass Lake, Mich. (Grass Lake) 

26 Bell, Isaiah LB 6-1 220 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio (Liberty) 

26 Koenigsknecht, Nick SR 5-10 183 Sr./Jr. Davisburg, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s) 

27 Jones, Mike LB 6-2 203 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) 

27 Owens, Jordan SR 5-9 170 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) 

28 Toussaint, Fitzgerald RB 5-9 185 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio (Liberty) 

28 Cavanaugh, Matthew S 5-10 179 So./Fr. Alto, Mich. (Caledonia) 

29 Woolfolk, Troy S 6-0 193 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles) 

30 Berry, Chris P 6-3 208 Sr./Jr. East Kentwood, Mich. (East Kentwood) 

31 Van Slyke, Jared S 6-3 197 Jr./So. St. Louis, Mo. (John Burroughs) 

32 Kovacs, Jordan S 5-10 194 So./Fr. Curtice, Ohio (Clay) 

32 Swanson, O’Neil RB 5-10 156 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 

33 Cissoko, Boubacar CB 5-9 177 So. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 

34 Gibbons, Brendan PK 6-0 229 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cardinal Newman) 

35 Tech, Karl S 5-10 194 Jr./So. Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Grosse Pointe North) 

36 Childers, Johnny FB 6-2 216 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. (Mona Shores) 

36 Furrha, Rasheed LB 6-1 204 Jr./So. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 

37 Reyes, Ricky SR 5-11 184 5th Macomb, Mich. (Dakota) 

39 Heininger, Will DE 6-6 261 Jr./So. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 

40 Williams, Michael S 5-11 188 Jr./So. Santa Yuez, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) 

40 Baker, Zac WR 5-9 192 Sr. Grayling, Mich. (Grayling) 

41 Mesko, Zoltan P 6-5 231 5th Twinsburg, Ohio (Twinsburg) 

42 Fitzgerald, J.B. LB 6-3 232 So. Princeton Junction, N.J. (W. Windsor Plainsboro) 

42 Backey, Al CB 5-9 170 Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti) 

NUMERICAL ROSTER 

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. yr./Elig. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 

43 Wright, Bryan PK 6-1 217 Sr./Jr. Salem, Ohio (Salem) 

43 McColgan, John FB 6-1 227 Jr./So. Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic) 

44 Moundros, Mark FB 6-1 233 Sr./Jr. Farmington Hills, Mich. (North Farmington) 

45 Ezeh, Obi LB 6-2 243 Sr./Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Catholic Central) 

46 Bills, Jon TE 6-3 224 Jr./So. Farmington Hills, Mich. (North Farmington) 

46 Broekhuizen, Seth PK 6-0 184 Fr. Holland, Mich. (Holland) 

49 Sutton, Benjamin RB 5-11 196 Sr./Jr. Miller Place, N.Y. (Miller Place) 

50 Molk, David OL 6-2 275 Jr./So. Lemont, Ill. (Lemont Township) 

50 Opong-Owusu, Ohene LB 6-2 239 5th West Bloomfield, Mich. (Walled Lake Western) 

52 Leach, Kevin LB 6-1 206 Jr./So. Kentwood, Mich. (Grand Rapids Catholic Central) 

52 Schilling, Stephen OL 6-5 304 Sr./Jr. Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue) 

53 Van Bergen, Ryan DT 6-6 271 Jr./So. Whitehall, Mich. (Whitehall) 

54 Glanda, Jareth OL 6-3 265 Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 

55 Graham, Brandon DE 6-2 263 Sr. Detroit, Mich. (Crockett Technical) 

56 Barnum, Ricky OL 6-2 275 So./Fr. Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson) 

57 Mealer, Elliott OL 6-6 299 So./Fr. Wauseon, Ohio (Wauseon) 

58 Herron, Brandon OLB 6-2 220 Jr./So. Stafford, Texas (Dulles) 

59 Gyarmati, Paul LB 6-2 204 So./Fr. Birmingham, Mich. (Brother Rice) 

59 Lindley, Tom OL 6-2 290 Fr. Shirley, N.Y. (William Floyd) 

60 Moosman, David OL 6-5 293 5th Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) 

61 Ciullo, Zac OL 6-1 258 Jr./So. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 

62 McAvoy, Tim OL 6-6 291 5th Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington) 

62 Ware, Dominique DT 5-7 248 Jr./So. Detroit, Mich. (Inkster) 

63 Khoury, Rocko OL 6-5 283 So./Fr. Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West) 

65 Omameh, Patrick OL 6-4 276 So./Fr. Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales) 

66 Morales, George LS 6-0 220 So./Fr. North Las Vegas, Nev. (Mojave) 

66 Brandt, Christian OL 6-6 300 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. (Saint Mary’s Prep) 

67 Barker, Adam OL 6-1 278 Fr. Adrian, Mich. (Adrian) 

67 Brink, Nathan DE 6-5 223 Fr. Holland, Mich. (Holland Christian) 

68 Martin, Mike DT 6-2 292 So. Redford, Mich. (Catholic Central) 

69 Gunderson, Erik OL 6-8 330 Fr. Milan, Mich. (Milan) 

70 Nowicki, Bryant OL 6-9 325 Sr./Jr. Bay City, Mich. (John Glenn) 

71 Ortmann, Mark OL 6-7 284 5th Klein, Texas (Klein) 

72 Huyge, Mark OL 6-6 288 Jr./So. Wyoming, Mich. (Catholic Central) 

73 Campbell, William DT 6-5 318 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 

74 Ferrara, John OL 6-4 279 Sr./Jr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Monsignor Farrell) 

75 Schofield, Michael OL 6-6 268 Fr. Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg) 

76 Washington, Quinton OL 6-3 325 Fr. St. Stephen, S.C. (Timberland) 

77 Lewan, Taylor OL 6-7 268 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) 

79 Dorrestein, Perry OL 6-7 306 Sr./Jr. Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield Central) 

80 Webb, Martell TE 6-4 245 Jr. Pontiac, Mich. (Northern) 

81 Watson, Steve OLB 6-4 257 Jr./So. Cherry Hills Village, Colo. (Mullen) 

82 Savoy, LaTerryal WR 6-3 214 5th Mamou, La. (Mamou) 

83 Conover, Jon WR 6-3 199 Sr./Jr. Northville, Mich. (Catholic Central) 

84 Gordon, Cameron WR 6-2 208 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Inkster) 

85 Reynolds, Joe WR 6-1 175 Fr. Rochester, Mich. (Rochester Adams) 

86 Koger, Kevin TE 6-4 249 So. Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer) 

88 Roh, Craig OLB 6-4 238 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) 

88 Moore, Brandon TE 6-6 243 So./Fr. Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) 

89 North, Tim DE 6-1 246 5th Linden, Mich. (Linden) 

89 Collins, Patrick WR 6-0 181 So./Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 

90 LaLota, Anthony DE 6-4 256 Fr. Princeton, N.J. (The Hun School) 

91 Pomarico, Tom LS 6-4 245 Jr./So. Jackson, Mich. (Lumen Christi) 

92 Banks, Greg DT 6-4 266 Sr./Jr. Denver, Colo. (Montbello) 

92 Olesnavage, Jason PK 6-5 213 5th Sr. Ferndale, Mich. (Ferndale) 

93 Pauloski, Kris PK 6-2 190 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) 

94 Graman, Curt LS 6-5 200 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Elder) 

95 Sagesse, Renaldo DT 6-4 279 Jr. Montreal, Quebec (Vieux Montreal) 

96 Therman, Mike OLB 6-4 239 Sr./Jr. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 

97 Schrimscher, Scott PK 5-10 188 Jr./So. Canton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) 

99 Patterson, Adam DE 6-3 263 Sr./Jr. Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast) 

75

sCheDULe & stAnDings 

OVERALL CONFERENCE 

TEAM WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES 

IOWA 4 0 1 0 

MICHIGAN 4 0 1 0 

WISCONSIN 4 0 1 0 

MINNESOTA 3 1 1 0 

OHIO STATE 3 1 1 0 

INDIANA 3 1 0 1 

PENN STATE 3 1 0 1 

NORTHWESTERN 2 2 0 1 

ILLINOIS 1 2 0 1 

PURDUE 1 3 0 0 

MICHIGAN STATE 1 3 0 1 

ILLINOIS 

Sept 5 Missouri L, 9-37 

Sept 12 Illinois State W, 45-17 

Sept 26 at Ohio State L, 0-30 

Oct 3 Penn State 3:30 pm 

Oct 10 Michigan State 12:00 pm 

Oct 17 at Indiana 7:00 pm 

Oct 24 at Purdue TBA 

Oct 31 Michigan 3:30 pm 

Nov 7 at Minnesota TBA 

Nov 14 Northwestern TBA 

Nov 27 at Cincinnati TBA 

Dec 5 Fresno State 12:30 pm 

INDIANA 

Sept 3 Eastern Kentucky W, 19-13 

Sept 12 Western Michigan W, 23-19 

Sept 19 at Akron W, 38-21 

Sept 26 at Michigan L, 33-36 

Oct 3 Ohio State 7:00 pm 

Oct 10 at Virginia TBA 

Oct 17 Illinois 7:00 pm 

Oct 24 at Northwestern 12:00 pm 

Oct 31 at Iowa TBA 

Nov 7 Wisconsin TBA 

Nov 14 at Penn State TBA 

Nov 21 Purdue TBA 

IOWA 

Sept 5 Northern Iowa W, 17-16 

Sept 12 at Iowa State W, 35-3 

Sept 19 Arizona W, 27-17 

Sept 26 at Penn State W, 21-10 

Oct 3 Arkansas State 12:00 pm 


Oct 17 at Wisconsin 12:00 pm 

Oct 24 at Michigan State 7:05 pm 

Oct 31 Indiana TBA 

Nov 7 Northwestern TBA 

Nov 14 at Ohio State TBA 

Nov 21 Minnesota TBA 


MICHIGAN 

Sept 5 Western Michigan W, 31-7 

Sept 12 Notre Dame W, 38-34 

Sept 19 Eastern Michigan W, 45-17 

Sept 26 Indiana W, 36-33 


Oct 10 at Iowa 8:05 pm 

Oct 17 Delaware State TBA 

Oct 24 Penn State TBA 

Oct 31 at Illinois 3:30 pm 

Nov 7 Purdue TBA 

Nov 14 at Wisconsin TBA 

Nov 21 Ohio State TBA 

MICHIGAN STATE 

Sept 5 Montana State W, 44-3 

Sept 12 Central Michigan L, 27-29 

Sept 19 at Notre Dame L, 30-33 

Sept 26 at Wisconsin L, 30-38 



Oct 17 Northwestern 12:00 pm 

Oct 24 Iowa 7:05 pm 

Oct 31 at Minnesota 8:00 pm 

Nov 7 Western Michigan 12:00 pm 

Nov 14 at Purdue TBA 

Nov 21 Penn State TBA 

MINNESOTA 

Sept 5 at Syracuse W, 23-20 

Sept 12 Air Force W, 20-13 

Sept 19 California L, 21-35 

Sept 26 at Northwestern W, 35-24 

Oct 3 Wisconsin 12:00 pm 

Oct 10 Purdue 12:00 pm 

Oct 17 at Penn State 3:30 pm 

Oct 24 at Ohio State 12:00 pm 

Oct 31 Michigan State 8:00 pm 

Nov 7 Illinois TBA 

Nov 14 South Dakota State TBA 

Nov 21 at Iowa TBA 

NORTHWESTERN 

Sept 5 Towson W, 47-14 

Sept 12 Eastern Michigan W, 27-24 

Sept 19 at Syracuse L, 34-37 

Sept 26 Minnesota L, 24-35 

Oct 3 at Purdue 12:00 pm 

Oct 10 Miami (OH) 12:00 pm 


Oct 24 Indiana 12:00 pm 

Oct 31 Penn State 4:30 pm 

Nov 7 at Iowa TBA 

Nov 14 at Illinois TBA 

Nov 21 Wisconsin TBA 

OHIO STATE 

Sept 5 Navy W, 31-27 

Sept 12 USC L, 15-18 

Sept 19 at Toledo W, 38-0 

Sept 26 Illinois W, 30-0 

Oct 3 at Indiana 7:00 pm 

Oct 10 Wisconsin 3:30pm 

Oct 17 at Purdue TBA 

Oct 24 Minnesota 12:00 pm 

Oct 31 New Mexico State TBA 

Nov 7 at Penn State TBA 

Nov 14 Iowa TBA 

Nov 21 at Michigan TBA 

PENN STATE 

Sept 5 Akron W, 31-7 

Sept 12 Syracuse W, 28-7 

Sept 19 Temple W, 31-6 

Sept 26 Iowa L, 10-21 


Oct 10 Eastern Illinois 12:00 pm 

Oct 17 Minnesota 3:30 pm 

Oct 24 at Michigan TBA 

Oct 31 at Northwestern 4:30 pm 

Nov 7 Ohio State TBA 

Nov 14 Indiana TBA 

Nov 21 at Michigan State TBA 

PURDUE 

Sept 5 Toledo W, 52-31 

Sept 12 at Oregon L, 36-38 

Sept 19 Northern Illinois L, 21-28 

Sept 26 Notre Dame L, 21-24 

Oct 3 Northwestern 12:00 pm 


Oct 17 Ohio State TBA 

Oct 24 Illinois TBA 

Oct 31 at Wisconsin TBA 

Nov 7 at Michigan TBA 

Nov 14 Michigan State TBA 

Nov 21 at Indiana TBA 

WISCONSIN 

Sept 5 Northern Illinois W, 28-20 

Sept 12 Fresno State W, 34-31 

Sept 19 Wofford W, 44-14 

Sept 26 Michigan State W, 38-30 


Oct 10 at Ohio State 3:30 pm 

Oct 17 Iowa 12:00 pm 

Oct 31 Purdue TBA 

Nov 7 at Indiana TBA 

Nov 14 Michigan TBA 

Nov 21 at Northwestern TBA 

Dec 5 at Hawaii TBA


miChigAn stAte FootbALL 

UniVersitY sPotLight 

msU Archaeology team’s latest find: 

16,000-year-old sand dune 

By Andy Henion, University Relations 

About 16 millennia ago, when the ice sheets melted 

on what would become Michigan State University’s 

campus, tons of sand and other sediment were left 

behind on a barren, wind-swept landscape. 

Fast forward 16,000 years, and a team of MSU 

researchers and archaeology students has confirmed 

the existence of an undisturbed, prehistoric sand dune 

beneath a grove of pine trees between Demonstration 

Hall and Munn Ice Arena. 

“The MSU campus is an odd place in Michigan 

to find a sand dune,” said Alan Arbogast, an MSU 

geography professor who helped determine the dune’s 

age. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen an inland dune 

this far south.” 

The dune is one of the latest finds of the Campus 

Archaeology Program, said director Lynne Goldstein. 

The team also recently discovered parts of MSU’s first 

building, College Hall, a classroom/office structure 

built in 1856 on the present site of Beaumont Tower. 

Campus Archaeology, run by the Department of 

Anthropology and made up mostly of undergraduate 

and graduate students, is committed to identifying 

historic and prehistoric sites across the sprawling 

5,200-acre campus. While most sites discovered 

relate to the early years of MSU, some date further 

back to Michigan’s early pioneer period and others are 

Native American sites. 

The program got its start in 2005 with the muchpublicized 

excavation at the former site of Saints’ Rest, 

MSU’s first residence hall. The dig team discovered 

a host of artifacts, including iron woodstoves, glass 

medicine bottles and a toothbrush made of bone. 

Charlotte Cable of MSU’s Campus Archaeology Program brushes soil from the foundation of College Hall, 

recently discovered on the present site of Beaumont Tower. Photo by Kurt Stepnitz 


Goldstein, a professor of 

anthropology, said she’s not aware 

of any other U.S. university “taking 

the stewardship of its campus as 

seriously as MSU.” Typically, she 

said, universities and colleges 

conduct excavation projects only 

on special occasions or if state or 

federal laws require it. 

“MSU is the only place I know 

of that has chosen to do this not 

because anybody required us to 

do it, but because the university 

decided it was the right thing to 

do,” Goldstein said. 

The sloping land on which the 

sand dune rests was purchased 

by then-Michigan Agricultural 

College in 1913. At that time the 

dune was exposed and eroding on the developing 

campus, so the following year forestry professor Frank 

Sanford planted a variety of pine and spruce, which 

would successfully stop the erosion. Initially about four 

acres, the plot has been reduced by development to 

about one acre. 

As generations of Spartan fans have made their 

way through the trees en route to football, hockey 

and basketball games, it was widely known that sand 

made up the hill underneath the pine needles. What 

wasn’t known was the age of the sand. 

Then, in spring 2009, MSU’s Landscape Services, 

a division of Physical Plant, had to replace stormdamaged 

trees on the grove. Goldstein 

and her team coordinate with Physical 

Plant to determine if construction or 

planting will destroy any archaeological 

sites, and regularly conduct surveys 

and excavations to identify these 

sites. With the dune, they were able to 

examine the sand in two holes (about 4 

and 8 feet deep) without the need for 

a full-scale dig and without harming 

existing trees. 

To determine the age of the sand, 

Goldstein brought in Arbogast, an 

expert on Great Lakes sand dunes. A 

visual inspection convinced Arbogast 

the dune was very old based on the 

existence of lamellae – or wavy, reddish 

bands that run through the sand and 

indicate long-term soil formation. 

The next step was collecting two 

Students walk through the grove of trees between Demonstration Hall and Munn Ice Arena. A prehistoric sand 

dune was recently discovered beneath the trees. Photo by Kurt Stepnitz. 

samples of unexposed sand and sending them off 

to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for optically 

stimulated luminescence, or OSL, dating. Arbogast 

said the process measures the amount of ionizing 

radiation that sand grains emit to estimate the last time 

they were blowing and exposed to light. 

The results showed the MSU samples were between 

16,100 and 12,400 years old. Based on what is known 

about the area’s glacial history and Michigan dunes, 

Arbogast concluded these ages most likely mean the 

dune was formed shortly after the ice retreated from 

the area about 16,000 years ago. 

“The dune probably formed because northwesterly 

winds blew sands up from the prehistoric floodplain of 

the Red Cedar River, which likely also formed shortly 

after the ice melted,” Arbogast said. 

In addition to the rarity of a dune in southern inland 

Michigan, it’s also uncommon to find a stretch of 

land on the MSU campus that hasn’t been modified 

over the years, said Terry Brock, who, as campus 

archaeologist, helps Goldstein run the Campus 

Archaeology Program. 

“Something we’ve discovered during our 

excavations over the past couple years is that this 

whole campus is seriously modified. Even the parts 

that look natural – the older parts of campus – have 

been greatly modified,” said Brock, a doctoral student 

in anthropology. 

“But the only modification the pine grove has 

received is to have trees planted on it, and that was 

to keep the sand from blowing away,” Brock added. 

“Everything under the trees is completely natural.” 

The pine grove will not be dug up further, Goldstein 

said, as to not disturb the trees.

By Mary Platt 

Well, it’s nostalgia to the musicians on the field, anyway – to 

them, the tunes in today’s halftime show were half a lifetime ago, or 

seemingly so…WAY back in middle school. (To the rest of us, maybe 

not so much – weren’t these songs just on the radio yesterday??) 

At any rate, the MSU Spartan Marching Band welcomes the 

Michigan Band (in a halftime show that’s every bit as rivalrous as the 

football game) with a “Nostalgia Rock Show” that includes smash hits 

from sort-of-yesteryear. 

Starting with the Dave Matthews Band’s “Ants Marching” and on 

through Blink-182’s “All the Small Things” and Green Day’s “Basket 

Case,” this is a stellar salute to early ‘90s pop-inflected rock. Ah, the 

good old days…! 

For more information on the MSU Spartan Marching Band, including 

history, videos, sound clips and much more, visit www.SpartanBand. 

net. For information about how to join the Spartan Band Fan Club, visit 

www.SpartanBand.net/giving.html. 

Mary Platt, a Spartan Band trumpet alumna, is a publicist and 

entertainment writer in Los Angeles. 

MSU SPARTAN MARCHING BAND 2009 

MSU Spartan Marching Band Director: John T. Madden 

MSU Director of Bands: Dr. Kevin Sedatole 

MSU Assistant Director of Bands: Cormac Cannon 

Visual and Field Coordinator: Glen Brough 

Percussion Coordinator: Dr. Jon Weber 

Graduate Assistants: Jamal Duncan 

Paul Crockett 

Richard Frey 

Colin McKenzie 

Color Guard Coordinator: Orlando Suttles 

Visual Assistant: John Schwarz 

Drum Major: Rachel Linsmeier 

Feature Twirler: Lacey Sekar-Anderson 

Band Manager: Dani Payne 

“The Voice of the Spartan Band”: Peter Clay 




HISTORY: HEAD COACHES 

Henry Keep 

1897-98 

Albert M. Barron 

1921-22 

Darryl Rogers 

1976-79 

CoaCh (alma mater) Period Years G W-l-t PCt. 

No established coach 1896 (1) 4 1-2-1 .375 

Henry Keep 1897-98 (2) 14 8-5-1 .609 

Charles O. Bemies (West Theo. Sem.) 1899-1900 (2) 11 3-7-1 .318 

George E. Denman (West Theo. Sem.) 1901-02 (2) 17 7-9-1 .441 

Chester L. Brewer (Wisconsin) 1903-10 (8) 70 54-10-6 .814 

John F. Macklin (Pennsylvania) 1911-15 (5) 34 29-5 .853 

Frank Sommers (Pennsylvania) 1916 (1) 7 4-2-1 .642 

Chester L. Brewer (Wisconsin) 1917 (1) 9 0-9 .000 

George E. Gauthier (Michigan State) 1918 (1) 7 4-3 .571 

Chester L. Brewer (Wisconsin) 1919 (1) 9 4-4-1 .500 

George “Potsy” Clark (Illinois) 1920 (1) 10 4-6 .400 

Albert M. Barron (Penn State) 1921-22 (2) 18 6-10-2 .389 

Ralph H. Young (Chicago-W&J) 1923-27 (5) 41 18-22-1 .451 

Harry G. Kipke (Michigan 1925) 1928 (1) 8 3-4-1 .437 

James H. Crowley (Notre Dame 1925) 1929-32 (4) 33 22-8-3 .712 

Charles W. Bachman (Notre Dame 1917) 1933-46 (13) 114 70-34-10 .658 

Clarence “Biggie” Munn (Minnesota 1932) 1947-53 (7) 65 54-9-2 .857 

Hugh Duffy Daugherty (Syracuse 1940) 1954-72 (19) 183 109-69-5 .609 

Dennis E. Stolz (Alma 1955) 1973-75 (3) 33 19-13-1 .591 

Darryl D. Rogers (Fresno State 1957) 1976-79 (4) 44 24-18-2 .568 

Frank “Muddy” Waters (Michigan State 1950) 1980-82 (3) 33 10-23 .303 

George J. Perles (Michigan State 1960) 1983-94 (12) 139 68-67-4 .503 

Nick Saban (Kent 1973) 1995-99 (5) 59 34-24-1 .585 

Bobby Williams (Purdue 1982) 2000-02 (3) 33 16-17 .485 

Morris Watts (Tulsa 1981) 2002 * 3 1-2 .333 

John L. Smith (Weber State 1971) 2003-06 (4) 48 22-26 .458 

Mark Dantonio (South Carolina 1979) 2007- (2) 26 16-10 .615 

totals 1896-2007 (112) 1072 610-418-44 .590 

* Served as interim head coach for the final three games of the 2002 season 

Charles O. Bemies 

1899-1900 

Ralph Young 

1923-27 

Frank “Muddy” Waters 

1980-82 


George Denman 

1901-02 

Harry Kipke 

1928 

George Perles 

1983-94 

Chester Brewer 

1903-10, 1917, 1919 

Jim Crowley 

1929-32 

Nick Saban 

1995-99 

John F. Macklin 

1911-15 

Charles Bachman 

1933-46 

Bobby Williams 

2000-02 

Frank Sommers 

1916 

Clarence “Biggie” Munn 

1947-53 

Morris Watts 

2002 

George E. Gauthier 

1918 

Hugh Duffy Daugherty 

1954-72 

John L. Smith 

2003-06 

George “Potsy” Clark 

1920 

Dennis Stolz 

1973-75 

Mark Dantonio 

2007-



HISTORY: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 

1951 

1955 

1965 

NatioNal ChampioNs (9-0-0) 

Selectors: Billingsley, Helms, Poling. 


Selector: Boand 


Selectors: Consensus – UPI, NFF, FWAA, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Helms, 

Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess). 


1952 

1957 

1966 


Selectors: Consensus – AP, UPI, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, 

National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Williamson. 


Selectors: Dunkel 


Selectors: Consensus – NFF, Football Research, Helms, Poling.

SPARTAN 

ALL-AMERICANS 

Flozell adams - 1997 

#76, OT, 6-7, 330 

Bellwood, Ill. 

eriC allen - 1971 

#24, TB, 5-9, 161 

Georgetown, S.C. 

morten andersen - 1981 

#8, PK, 6-2, 195 

Struer, Denmark 

BoB aPisa - 1965, 66 

#45, FB, 6-1, 212 

Honolulu, Hawaii 

ed BaGdon - 1949 

#65, G, 5-10, 200 

Dearborn, Mich. 

Carl Banks - 1983 

#54, OLB, 6-6, 235 

Flint, Mich. 

harlon Barnett - 1989 

#36, CB, 6-0, 192 


dave Behrman - 1961, 62 

#51, OT, 6-4, 247 

Dowagiac, Mich. 

leroY Bolden - 1953 

#39, HB, 5-7 1/2, 163 

Flint, Mich. 

mark Brammer - 1978 

#91, TE, 6-4, 225 

Traverse City, Mich. 

art Brandstatter - 1936 

#31, FB, 5-11, 175 

Ecorse, Mich. 

allen Brenner - 1968 

#86, DB, 6-1, 194 

Niles, Mich. 

ed Budde - 1962 

#79, OT, 6-4, 243 


James BurrouGhs - 1981 

#28, CB, 6-1, 190 

Pahokee, Fla. 

roBert CareY - 1951 

#88, E, 6-5, 215 

Charlevoix, Mich. 

lYnn Chandnois - 1949 

#14, HB, 6-2, 195 

Flint, Mich. 

deandra CoBB - 2003 

#21, KR, 5-10, 186 

Las Vegas, Nev. 

don Coleman - 1951 

#78, T, 5-10, 185 

Flint, Mich. 

ron Curl - 1971 

#94, DT, 6-1, 250 

Chicago, Ill. 

dan Currie - 1957 

#55, C, 6-3, 225 



JerrY daPrato - 1915 

FB, 170 

Iron Mountain, Mich. 

Joe delamielleure - 1972 

#59, OG, 6-3, 242 

Center Line, Mich. 

don dohoneY - 1953 

#80, E, 6-1, 193 

Ann Arbor, Mich. 

al dorroW - 1951 

#47, QB, 6-0, 175 

Imlay City, Mich. 

dorne diBBle - 1950 

#82, E, 6-2, 198 

Adrian, Mich. 

ellis duCkett - 1952 

#32, E, 5-10, 176 

Flint, Mich. 

BillY Joe duPree - 1972 

#89, TE, 6-4, 216 

West Monroe, La. 

Paul edinGer - 1998 

#1, PK, 5-10, 175 

Lakeland, Fla. 

James ellis - 1951, 52 

#11, DB, 5-11, 175 


Brandon Fields - 2004 

#8, P, 6-6, 234 

Toledo, Ohio 

larrY FoWler - 1953 

#70, T, 6-1, 200 


kirk GiBson - 1978 

#23, WR, 6-2, 210 


ron Goovert - 1965 

#61, LB, 5-10, 205 

Ferndale, Mich. 

sonnY Grandelius - 1950 

#24, FB, 6-0, 195 

Muskegon Heights, Mich. 

roGer Grove - 1930 

QB, 6-1, 185 

Sturgis, Mich. 

herB haYGood - 2001 

#2, KR, 6-0, 190 

Sarasota, Fla. 

Clint Jones - 1965, 66 

#26, HB, 6-0, 206 

Cleveland, Ohio 

steve JudaY - 1965 

#23, QB, 6-0, 178 

Northville, Mich. 

Walt koWalCzYk - 1957 

#14, HB, 6-0, 205 

Westfield, Mass. 

BoB kula - 1989 

#63, OT, 6-4, 282 

West Bloomfield, Mich. 

Clint Jones - 1965-66 

Carl Banks - 1983 

Brad van Pelt - 1971-72

Frank kush - 1952 

#60, G, 5-9, 180 

Windber, Pa. 

earl lattimer - 1963 

#76, G, 5-11, 218 

Dallas, Texas 

sherm leWis - 1963 

#20, HB, 5-9, 154 

Louisville, Ky. 

dean look - 1959 

#24, QB, 5-10, 175 


harold luCas - 1965 

#51, MG, 6-2, 257 


tonY mandariCh - 1987, 88 

#79, OT, 6-6, 315 

Oakville, Ontario 

don mason - 1949 

#60, G, 5-10, 195 

Wayne, Mich. 

norm masters - 1955 

#57, T, 6-2, 225 


don mCauliFFe - 1952 

#40, HB, 6-1, 190 

Chicago, Ill. 

Blake miller - 1915 

E, 160 

Tonawanda, N.Y. 

ralF moJsieJenko - 1983 

#2, P, 6-3, 198 

Bridgman, Mich. 

GreG montGomerY - 1986, 87 

#23, P, 6-4, 210 

Shrewsbury, N.J. 

earl morrall - 1955 

#21, QB, 6-1, 180 


Carl nYstrom - 1955 

#68, G, 5-10, 194 

Marquette, Mich. 

Julian Peterson - 1999 

#98, LB, 6-4, 235 

Hillcrest Heights, Md. 

John PinGel - 1938 

#37, HB, 6-0, 178 

Mt. Clemens, Mich. 

Gerald Planutis - 1955 

#45, FB, 5-11, 175 

West Hazelton, Pa. 

andre rison - 1988 

#1, WR, 5-11, 195 

Flint, Mich. 

Charles roGers - 2002 

#1, WR, 6-4, 205 


GeorGe saimes - 1962 

#40, FB, 5-10, 186 

Canton, Ohio 

ron saul - 1969 

#70, OG, 6-2, 239 

Butler, Pa. 

sCott shaW - 1997 

#73, OG, 6-4, 297 

Sterling Heights, Mich. 

Bill simPson - 1973 

#29, DB, 6-1, 185 

Royal Oak, Mich. 

Charles “BuBBa” smith - 1965, 66 

#95, DE, 6-7, 268 

Beaumont, Texas 

roBaire smith - 1998 

#91, DE, 6-5, 268 

Flint, Mich. 

PerCY snoW - 1988, 89 

#48, MLB, 6-3, 240 

Canton, Ohio 

raY staChoWiCz - 1979, 80 

#19, P, 6-0, 190 

Broadview Heights, Ohio 

Javon rinGer - 2008 

rB, 5-9, 202 

daYton, ohio 

diCk tamBuro - 1952 

#52, C, 6-1, 200 

New Kensington, Pa. 

Brad van Pelt - 1971, 72 

#10, S, 6-5, 221 

Owosso, Mich. 

sidneY WaGner - 1935 

#17, G, 5-11, 186 


Gene WashinGton - 1965, 66 

#84, WR, 6-3, 218 

LaPorte, Texas 

GeorGe WeBster - 1965, 66 

#90, ROV, 6-4, 218 

Anderson, S.C. 

JerrY West - 1966 

#77, OT, 5-11, 218 

Durand, Mich. 

lorenzo White - 1985, 87 

#34, TB, 5-11, 204 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 

sam Williams - 1958 

#88, E, 6-5, 225 

Dansville, Mich. 

tom YeWCiC - 1952 

#41, QB, 5-11, 180 

Conemaugh, Pa. 

87

BRIAN hOYER 

6,159 CAREER PASSING YARDS 

2005-2008 

RUSHING • CAREER 

RushING AttEmPts 

1. Lorenzo White 1984-87 1,082 

2. Javon Ringer 2005-08 843 

3. Tico Duckett 1989-92 836 

4. Blake Ezor 1986-89 800 

5. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 755 

RushING YARds 

1. Lorenzo White 1984-87 4,887 

2. Javon Ringer 2005-08 4,398 

3. Tico Duckett 1989-92 4,212 

4. Blake Ezor 1986-89 3,749 

5. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 3,504 

RushING AVERAGE (Min. 150 atts.) 

1. George Guerre 1946-48 6.75 

2. Lynn Chandnois 1946-49 6.52 

3. Sherman Lewis 1961-63 6.21 

4. Sonny Grandelius 1948-50 6.09 

5. Derek Hughes 1978-81 6.04 

RushING tOuChdOwNs 

1. Lorenzo White 1984-87 43 

2. Jehuu Caulcrick 2004-07 39 


4. Javon Ringer 2005-08 34 

Blake Ezor 1986-89 34 

SPARTAN 

RECORDS 

PASSING • CAREER 

PAss AttEmPts 

1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 1,150 

2. Brian Hoyer 2005-08 896 

3. Drew Stanton 2003-06 846 

4. Ed Smith 1976-78 789 

5. Dave Yarema 1982-86 767 

PAss COmPlEtIONs 

1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 685 

2. Drew Stanton 2003-06 543 

3. Brian Hoyer 2005-08 500 

4. Jim Miller 1990-93 467 

5. Dave Yarema 1982-86 464 

INtERCEPtIONs thROwN 

1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 39 

2. John Leister 1979-82 35 

3. Todd Schultz 1994-97 33 

Dave Yarema 1982-86 33 

5. Ed Smith 1976-78 32 

PAss COmPlEtION PERCENtAGE (Min. 100 Atts.) 

1. Drew Stanton (543-846) 2003-06 .642 

2. Jim Miller (467-746) 1990-93 .629 

3. Dan Enos (297-478) 1987-90 .621 

4. Todd Schultz (360-593) 1994-97 .607 

5. Tony Banks (301-496) 1994-95 .607 

PAssING YARds 

1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 8,932 

2. Drew Stanton 2003-06 6,524 

3. Brian Hoyer 2005-08 6,159 

4. Dave Yarema 1982-86 5,809 

5. Ed Smith 1976-78 5,706 

tOuChdOwN PAssEs 

1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 61 

2. Bill Burke 1996-99 46 

3. Dave Yarema 1982-86 43 

Ed Smith 1976-78 43 

5. Drew Stanton 2003-06 42 

PAssING EFFICIENCY (Min. 100 Atts.) 

1. Gene Glick 1946-49 142.3 

2. Earl Morrall 1953-55 140.5 

3. Drew Stanton 2003-06 138.7 

4. Jim Ninowski 1955-57 136.0 

5. Dave Yarema 1982-86 135.7 

RUSHING • SEASON 


1. Lorenzo White 1985 419 

2. Javon Ringer 2008 390 


4. Blake Ezor 1988 322 

5. Marc Renaud 1995 312 

RushING YARds 

1. Lorenzo White 1985 2,066 

2. Javon Ringer 2008 1,637 

3. Lorenzo White 1987 1,572 

4. Blake Ezor 1988 1,496 

5. Eric Allen 1971 1,494 

RushING AVERAGE (Min.150 Atts.) 

1. DeAndra Cobb 2004 7.58 

2. Lynn Chandnois 1948 7.48 

3. Drew Stanton 2004 7.16 

4. George Guerre 1946 7.03 

5. Lynn Chandnois 1949 6.86 



2. Jehuu Caulcrick 2007 21 

3. Blake Ezor 1989 19 

4. Eric Allen 1971 18 

5. Scott Greene 1995 17 

Lorenzo White 1985 17 

PASSING • SEASON 

PAss AttEmPts 

1. Jeff Smoker 2003 488 

2. Brian Hoyer 2007 376 

3. Bill Burke 1998 358 

4. Drew Stanton 2005 354 






4. Jim Miller 1993 215 

5. Dave Yarema 1986 200 

INtERCEPtIONs thROwN 

1. Bill Burke 1999 18 

2. Todd Schultz 1997 17 

3. Tony Banks 1995 15 

Dave Yarema 1984 15 


John Leister 1980 14 

Ed Smith 1977 14 

PAss COmPlEtION PERCENtAGE (Min. 75 Atts.) 

1. Dave Yarema (200-297) 1986 .673 

2. Drew Stanton (236-354) 2005 .667 

3. Drew Stanton (141-220) 2004 .641 

4. Jim Miller (215-336) 1993 .640 

5. Jim Miller (122-191) 1992 .639 

PAssING YARds 

1. Jeff Smoker 2003 3,395 

2. Drew Stanton 2005 3,077 

3. Brian Hoyer 2007 2,725 

4. Bill Burke 1998 2,595 

5. Dave Yarema 1986 2,581 




Jeff Smoker 2001 21 


Bill Burke 1999 20 

Ed Smith 1978 20 

PAssING EFFICIENCY (Min. 100 Atts.) 

1. Jeff Smoker 2001 166.4 

2. Dave Yarema 1986 154.1 


4. Jim Ninowski 1957 150.8 

5. Tom Yewcic 1952 150.6 

RUSHING • GAME 


1. Lorenzo White (292 yards) Indiana 1987 56 

2. Lorenzo White (244) Purdue 1985 53 

3. Lorenzo White (172) Minnesota 1985 49 

4. Javon Ringer (198) Indiana 2008 44 

Blake Ezor (250) Indiana 1988 44 

RushING YARds 

1. Eric Allen (29 attempts) Purdue 1971 350 

2. Lorenzo White (56) Indiana 1987 292 

3. Lorenzo White (25) Indiana 1985 286 

4. Javon Ringer (43) Florida Atlantic 2008 282 

5. Clinton Jones (21) lowa 1966 268 


1. Blake Ezor Northwestern 1989 6 

2. Javon Ringer Eastern Michigan 2008 5 

3. Jehuu Caulcrick UAB 2007 4 

T.J. Duckett Penn State 1999 4 

Sedrick Irvin Indiana 1996 4 

Scott Greene Illinois 1995 4 

Craig Thomas Central Michigan 1993 4 

Craig Thomas Indiana 1992 4 

Tico Duckett Purdue 1990 4 

Blake Ezor Indiana 1989 4 

Steve Smith Northwestern 1980 4 

Derek Hughes Minnesota 1979 4 

Eric Allen Purdue 1971 4 

Eric Allen Minnesota 1971 4 

Clinton Jones lowa 1965 4 

PASSING • SINGLE GAME 

PAss AttEmPts 

1. Brian Hoyer (30 comp.) Penn State 2006 61 

2. Jeff Smoker (35) Ohio State 2003 55 

3. Drew Stanton (29) Iowa 2004 54 

John Leister (18) Purdue 1980 54 

5. Brian Hoyer (26) Minnesota 2006 50 

Jeff Smoker (29) Penn State 2003 50 


1. Jeff Smoker (55 att.) Ohio State 2003 35 

2. Jeff Smoker (40) Indiana 2003 32 

John Leister (46) Michigan 1982 32 

4. Jim Miller (42) Ohio State 1993 31 

5. Brian Hoyer (61) Penn State 2006 30 

Jeff Smoker (46) Minnesota 2003 30 

Jim Miller (39) Michigan 1991 30 

Dave Yarema (45) Northwestern 1986 30 

PAssING YARds 

1. Bill Burke (21-36) Michigan 1999 400 

2. Jeff Smoker (22-32) Fresno State 2001 376 

3. Ed Smith (20-30) Indiana 1978 369 

4. Jim Miller (31-42) Ohio State 1993 360 

5. Jeff Smoker (29-50) Penn State 2003 357 


1. Drew Stanton Illinois 2005 5 

2. Brian Hoyer Penn State 2007 4 

Brian Hoyer Notre Dame 2007 4 

Jeff Smoker Penn State 2003 4 

Damon Dowdell Indiana 2002 4 

Bill Burke Iowa 1999 4 

Bill Burke C. Michigan 1998 4 

Ed Smith Wisconsin 1978 4 

Mike Rasmussen Indiana 1970 4 

Gene Glick Iowa State 1948 4 

JAVON RINGER 

22 TOUCHDOWNS - 2008 

91

dEVIN thOmAs 

79 RECEPTIONS IN A SEASON 

2007 


RECEIVING • CAREER 

RECEPtIONs 

1. Matt Trannon 2003-06 148 

2. Andre Rison 1985-88 146 

3. Courtney Hawkins 1988-91 138 

4. Charles Rogers 2001-02 135 

5. Gari Scott 1996-99 134 

RECEIVING YARds 

1. Andre Rison 1985-88 2,992 

2. Charles Rogers 2001-02 2,821 

3. Kirk Gibson 1975-78 2,347 

4. Courtney Hawkins 1988-91 2,210 

5. Plaxico Burress 1998-99 2,155 

YARds PER CAtCh (min. 30 receptions) 

1. Kirk Gibson 1975-78 21.0 

2. Charles Rogers 2001-02 20.9 

3. Andre Rison 1985-88 20.5 

4. Mark Ingram 1983-86 20.5 

5. Daryl Turner 1980-83 20.2 

tOuChdOwN RECEPtIONs 

1. Charles Rogers 2001-02 27 

2. Kirk Gibson 1975-78 24 

3. Plaxico Burress 1998-99 20 

Andre Rison 1985-88 20 

5. Gari Scott 1996-99 18 

SPARTAN 

RECORDS 

SCORING • CAREER 

POINts sCOREd 

1. Dave Rayner 2001-04 334 

2. John Langeloh 1987-90 308 

3. Chris Gardner 1994-97 281 

4. Brett Swenson 2006-08 276 

5. Morten Andersen 1978-81 261 

All-PuRPOsE YARds (Includes rushing, receiving and all returns) 

1. Javon Ringer 2005-08 5,426 

2. Lorenzo White 1984-87 5,152 

3. Derrick Mason 1993-96 5,114 

4. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 4,833 

5. Tico Duckett 1989-92 4,511 

tOtAl tOuChdOwNs 

1. Lorenzo White 1984-87 43 


3. Jehuu Caulcrick 2004-07 40 

4. Javon Ringer 2005-08 35 

5. Blake Ezor 1986-89 34 

tOtAl OFFENsE AttEmPts (Includes rushing and passing attempts) 

1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 1,405 

2. Drew Stanton 2003-06 1,178 

3. Lorenzo White 1984-87 1,083 

4. Brian Hoyer 2004-08 1,001 

5. Dave Yarema 1982-86 960 

tOtAl OFFENsE YARds 

1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 8,714 

2. Drew Stanton 2003-06 8,036 

3. Brian Hoyer 2004-08 5,930 

4. Ed Smith 1976-78 5,556 

5. Dave Yarema 1982-86 5,269 

tOtAl OFFENsE YARds PER AttEmPt (min. 200 attempts) 

1. Earl Morrall 1953-55 7.41 

2. Drew Stanton 2003-06 6.82 

3. Tom Yewcic 1951-53 6.64 

4. George Guerre 1946-48 6.57 

5. Tony Banks 1994-95 6.46 

RECEIVING • SEASON 

RECEPtIONs 

1. Devin Thomas 2007 79 

2. Charles Rogers 2002 68 


4. Plaxico Burress 1999 66 



1. Charles Rogers 2001 1,470 

2. Charles Rogers 2002 1,351 

3. Devin Thomas 2007 1,260 

4. Plaxico Burress 1999 1,142 

5. Courtney Hawkins 1989 1,080 

YARds PER CAtCh (min. 20 receptions) 

1. Gene Washington 1966 25.1 

2. Andre Rison 1988 24.6 

3. Frank Foreman 1969 24.4 

4. Kirk Gibson 1977 24.1 

5. Octavis Long 1996 23.4 





4. Devin Thomas 2007 8 

Plaxico Burress 1998 8 

Andre Rison 1988 8 

Bob Carey 1949 8 

dAVE RAYNER 

334 CAREER POINTS 

2001-2004 

SCORING • SEASON 

POINts sCOREd 



3. Blake Ezor 1989 114 

4. Scott Greene 1995 112 

5. Eric Allen 1971 110 




3. Blake Ezor 1989 19 

4. Sedrick Irvin 1996 18 

Scott Greene 1995 18 

Eric Allen 1971 18 

tOtAl OFFENsE AttEmPts 




Bill Burke 1998 423 



1. Drew Stanton 2005 3,415 

2. Jeff Smoker 2003 3,279 

3. Brian Hoyer 2007 2,620 

4. Jeff Smoker 2001 2,521 

5. Dave Yarema 1986 2,359 

tOtAl OFFENsE YARds PER AttEmPt (min. 200 attempts) 

1. Jeff Smoker 2001 7.35 



4. Charlie Baggett 1974 7.08 

5. Todd Schultz 1996 7.07 

RECEIVING • GAME 

RECEPtIONs 

1. Matt Trannon E. Michigan 2006 14 

2. Devin Thomas Indiana 2007 13 

Plaxico Burress Florida 2000 13 

4. Mitch Lyons Michigan 1992 12 

5. Kerry Reed Minnesota 2006 11 

Josh Keur Northwestern 1997 11 

Andre Rison Indiana 1986 11 


1. Charles Rogers Fresno State 2001 270 

2. Plaxico Burress Michigan 1999 255 

3. Andre Rison Georgia 1989 252 

4. Charles Rogers Wisconsin 2001 206 

5. Mark Dell California 2008 202 


1. Devin Thomas Penn State, 2007 3 

Plaxico Burress Florida 2000 3 

Plaxico Burress Northwestern 1999 3 

Plaxico Burress Iowa 1999 3 

Andre Rison Georgia 1989 3 

Mark Ingram lowa 1986 3 

Gene Washington Indiana 1965 3 

SCORING • GAME 






Sedrick Irvin Penn State 1997 4 


Sedrick Irvin Purdue 1996 4 

Scott Greene Illinois 1995 4 

Craig Thomas C. Michigan 1993 4 








Clinton Jones lowa 1965 4 

Bud Crane Hawaii 1947 4 

(The above are modern-day records. George E. “Carp” Julian, scored 

seven TDs in a 75-6 win over Akron in 1914.) 

POINts sCOREd 



3. Scott Greene Illinois 1995 26 



Sedrick Irvin Penn State 1997 24 


Sedrick Irvin Purdue 1996 24 

Craig Thomas C. Michigan 1993 24 








Clinton Jones Iowa 1965 24 

Bud Crane Hawaii 1947 24 


1. Drew Stanton Minnesota 2004 410 

2. Drew Stanton Hawaii 2004 406 

3. Jeff Smoker Fresno State 2001 393 

4. Bill Burke Michigan 1999 383 

5. Drew Stanton Notre Dame 2005 375

DEFENSE • CAREER 

taCkles 

1. Dan Bass 1976-79 541 

2. Percy Snow 1986-89 473 

3. Ike Reese 1994-97 420 

4. Josh Thornhill 1998-2001 395 

5. Chuck Bullough 1988-91 391 

taCkles For losses 

1. Julian Peterson (215 yards) 1998-99 48 

2. Larry Bethea (230) 1975-77 43 

3. Travis Davis (248) 1986-89 39 

4. Robaire Smith (169) 1997-99 38 

5. Mike Labinjo (144) 2000-03 33.5 

QuarterBaCk saCks 

1. Larry Bethea (208 yards) 1975-77 33 

2. Julian Peterson (161) 1998-99 25 

3. Travis Davis (217) 1986-89 24 

Kelly Quinn (183) 1982-85 24 

5. Robaire Smith (140) 1997-99 22 

interCePtions 

1. Lynn Chandnois 1946-49 20 

2. Todd Krumm 1984-87 18 

3. Phil Parker 1982-85 16 

4. Kurt Larson 1985-88 14 

John Miller 1985-88 14 

Brad Van Pelt 1970-72 14 

interCePtion return Yards 

1. Lynn Chandnois 1946-49 410 

2. Brad Van Pelt 1970-72 268 

3. Phil Parker 1982-85 267 

4. Jesse Thomas 1948-50 212 

5. Todd Krumm 1984-87 198 

FumBle reCoveries 

1. Dan Bass 1976-79 12 

2. Larry Savage 1976-79 8 

3. Carlos Jenkins 1987-90 7 

Smiley Creswell 1980-82 7 

John McCormick 1977-80 7 

Mel Land 1975-78 7 

George Chatlos 1966-67 7 

Passes deFended 

1. Amp Campbell 1996-99 56 

2. Cedric Henry 1998-2000, 2002 42 

3. Broderick Nelson 1998, 2000-02 37 

4. Renaldo Hill 1998-2000 36 

5. Otis Wiley 2005-08 31 


DEFENSE • SEASON 

taCkles 

1. Chuck Bullough 1991 175 

2. Percy Snow 1989 172 

3. Chuck Bullough 1990 164 

Percy Snow 1988 164 

5. Dan Bass 1979 160 


1. Julian Peterson (140 yards) 1999 30 

2. Ervin Baldwin (89) 2007 18.5 

3. Julian Peterson (75) 1998 18 

Larry Bethea (93) 1977 18 

5. Mike Labinjo (64) 2001 17 


1. Larry Bethea (90 yards) 1977 16 

2. Julian Peterson (104) 1999 15 

3. Robaire Smith (58) 1997 12 

Travis Davis (105) 1987 12 

Kelly Quinn (84) 1984 12 

interCePtions 

1. Todd Krumm 1987 9 

2. Kurt Larson 1988 8 

John Miller 1987 8 

Jesse Thomas 1950 8 

5. Demetrice Martin 1994 7 

Phil Parker 1983 7 

Lynn Chandnois 1949 7 

interCePtion return Yards 

1. Phil Parker (7 interceptions) 1983 203 

2. Lynn Chandnois (7) 1949 183 

3. Todd Krumm (9) 1987 129 

Brad Van Pelt (4) 1971 129 

5. Cedric Henry (5) 2000 118 


1. George Chatlos 1966 7 

2. Tom Kronner 1973 5 

Tom Standal 1975 5 

Matt Vanderbeek 1989 5 

5. Myron Bell 1993 4 

Four other players 4 


1. Amp Campbell 1999 26 

2. Cedric Henry 2000 24 

3. Broderick Nelson 2001 20 

4. Broderick Nelson 2002 17 

5. Roderick Maples 2004 16 

Lemar Marshall 1998 16 

Ray Hill 1997 16 

SPARTAN 

RECORDS 

DEFENSE • GAME 

taCkles 

1. Dan Bass Ohio State 1979 32 

2. Don Law Ohio State 1969 28 

3. Dan Bass Notre Dame 1979 24 

4. Percy Snow Illinois 1989 23 

5. Ty Hallock Minnesota 1992 21 

Shane Bullough Indiana 1985 21 

Brad Van Pelt Notre Dame 1971 21 

Doug Barr Ohio State 1969 21 

Don Law Indiana 1967 21 


1. Julian Peterson (42 yards) Ohio State 1998 7 

2. Julian Peterson (7) Oregon 1999 6 

3. Josh Shaw (14) Wisconsin 2000 5 

Julian Peterson (32) Florida 2000 5 

Travis Davis (37) Ohio State 1987 5 

Rich Saul (14) Iowa 1968 5 


1. Travis Davis (37 yards) Ohio State 1987 5 

2. Matthias Askew (28) Western Michigan 4 

Julian Peterson (30) Ohio State 1998 4 

Kelly Quinn (26) Northwestern 1984 4 

Rich Saul (13) Iowa 1969 4 

interCePtions 

1. John Miller Michigan 1987 4 

2. Mark Anderson Notre Dame 1977 3 

Five other players 3 


1. Matt Vanderbeek Hawaii 1989 3 

Phil Hoag Illinois 1966 3 

Ernie Clark Illinois 1961 3 

4. Several players 2 


1. Jeremy Ware Northwestern 2008 5 

Broderick Nelson Indiana 2002 5 

Broderick Nelson Wisconsin 2001 5 

Cedric Henry Marshall 2000 5 

Amp Campbell Northwestern 1999 5 

Renaldo Hill Minnesota 1998 5 

Julian Peterson 

48 TACKLES FOR LOSS IN A CAREER 

1998-99

julian peterson 

Detroit lions 

Matthias askew 

Denver Broncos 

t.j. duCkett 

seattle seahawks 

Chris Baker 

new englanD Patriots 

Brandon Fields 

MiaMi DolPhins 

ervin Baldwin 

chicago Bears 

david herron 

Minnesota vikings 

SPARTANS 

iN The 

jehuu CaulCriCk 

new York Jets 

renaldo hill 

Denver Broncos 

kyle Cook 

cincinnati Bengals 

Brian hoyer 

new englanD Patriots 

kellen davis 

chicago Bears 

travis key 

inDianaPolis colts 

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FloZell adaMs 

Dallas cowBoYs 

Chris Morris 

oaklanD raiDers 

CliFton ryan 

st. louis raMs 

Muhsin MuhaMMad 

carolina Panthers 

roBaire sMith 

clevelanD Browns 


ogeMdi nwagBuo 

san Diego chargers 

eriC sMith 

new York Jets 

doMata peko 

cincinnati Bengals 

drew stanton 

Detroit lions 

SPARTANS 

iN The 

derriCk Mason 

BaltiMore ravens 

dave rayner 

washington reDskins 

devin thoMas 

washington reDskins 

Brandon MCkinney 

BaltiMore ravens 

javon ringer 

tennessee titans 

kevin viCkerson 

tennessee titans



SPARTAN HEAD COACHES 

cathy george 

Volleyball 

Damon rensing 

Men’s Soccer 

JaKe boss Jr. 

Baseball 

suzy merchant 

Women’s Basketball 


matt gianioDis 

Men’s & Women’s 

Swimming & Diving 

tom saxton 

Women’s Soccer 

ricK comley 

Ice Hockey 

tom minKel 

Wrestling 

tom izzo 

Men’s Basketball 

stacy sloboDniK-stoll 

Women’s Golf 

marK Dantonio 

Football 

gene orlanDo 

Men’s Tennis 

Jacquie JosePh 

Softball 

rolf van De KerKhof 

Field Hockey 

Walt Drenth 

Director: Men’s & Women’s 

Track & Field/Cross Country 

sam Puryear 

Men’s Golf 

Kathie Klages 

Women’s Gymnastics 

matt Weise 

Crew

The SPARTAN 

MARCHING 

bAND 

The 300-member Spartan Marching Band, which enters its 

139th season in 2009, is one of the oldest and most recognized 

university marching bands in the country. The Director of the 

Spartan Marching Band is John T. Madden, who is in his 21st 

season leading the group. 

The Spartan Marching Band was founded in 1870 as a 

10-member student group. All of the original members were Civil 

War veterans. 

The Spartan Marching Band was a military unit connected with 

the college ROTC for most of its existence. Until 1952, the band 

members wore military khaki uniforms. When Michigan State 

began playing Big Ten football in 1952, the band received its 

first green and white uniforms. Most of the strict military uniform 

codes are still adhered to today with squad leaders holding 

routing inspections before every performance. 

No flutes or clarinets are used in the Spartan Marching Band, 

as these instruments are difficult to hear in the large Big Ten 

stadiums. Instead, tiny E-flat cornets play the high “woodwindlike” 

parts. 

The Spartan Marching Band has entertained five U.S. Presidents: 

Theodore Roosevelt (1907), Herbert Hoover (1930), Franklin D. 

Roosevelt (1936), Lyndon Johnson (1965) and Bill Clinton (1996 

and 2001). 

The Spartan Marching Band has performed at 15 bowl games, 

including four Rose Bowls (1954, ’56, ’66 and ’88). In addition, 

the band has made appearances at the 1964 New York World’s 

Fair, ’84 New Orleans World’s Fair, ’84 World Series in Detroit 

and ’93 Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo, Japan. 

The Spartan Marching Band was the 1988 recipient of the Louis 

Sudler Trophy for collegiate marching bands, administered by the 

John Philip Sousa Foundation. 

In 1995, ABC Sports selected the Spartan Marching Band to 

record its theme music for college football. 


Alma Mater: 

MSU Shadows 

MSU, we love thy shadows 

When twilight silence falls, 

Flushing deep and softly paling 

O’er ivy covered halls; 

Beneath the pines we’ll gather 

To give our faith so true, 

Sing our love for Alma Mater 

And thy praises MSU. 

When from these scenes we wander 

And twilight shadows fade, 

Our memory still will linger 

Where light and shadows played; 

In the evening oft we’ll gather 

And pledge our faith anew, 

Sing our love for Alma Mater 

And thy praises MSU.

history of the msu fight song 

Yellmaster Francis Irving Lankey, a civil engineering major at Michigan 

Agricultural College, composed the school’s Fight Song in the spring of 

1915. His friend Arthur L. Sayles, also a MAC student, wrote most of the 

words to the Fight Song. The football team’s back-to-back road wins 

over national powers Michigan and Wisconsin in 1913 inspired Lankey to 

compose the MAC Fight Song because he felt those two schools had great 

fight songs. “Lank”, as his friends called him, was a very popular and 

talented piano player. 

Following graduation, he worked for the highway department and 

later became an instructor for the Army Air Corps. In a volunteer air 

demonstration in 1919, he crashed while attempting to land. Months after 

his untimely death, a girlfriend published his song. 

Members of the football team sold 770 copies of the song for 50 cents 

at the 1919 Homecoming pep assembly. When it sold out in less than 

30 minutes, everyone knew the Fight Song was a winner. In 1920, the 

Military Band played the MAC Fight Song at home football games. With 

slight variations to the original words, like changing Aggie to Spartan and 

MAC to MSU, it has been played ever since. 

MSU Fight Song 

On the banks of the Red Cedar, 

There’s a school that’s known to all; 

Its specialty is winning, 

And those Spartans play good ball; 

Spartan teams are never beaten, 

All through the game they’ll fight; 

Fight for the only colors, 

Green and White. 

Go right through for MSU, 

Watch the points keep growing. 

Spartan teams are bound to win, 

They’re fighting with a vim. 

Rah! Rah! Rah! 

See their team is weakening, 

We’re going to win this game. 

Fight! Fight! Rah! Team, Fight! 

Victory for MSU. 

(Original Lyrics) 

On the banks of the Red Cedar, 

There’s a school that’s known to all; 

Its specialty is farming, 

And those farmers play football; 

Aggie teams are never beaten, 

All through the game they’ll fight; 

Fight for the only colors, 

Green and White. 

Smash right through that line of blue, 

Watch the points keep growing. 

Aggie teams are bound to win, 

They’re fighting with a vim. 

Rah! Rah! Rah! 

See their team is weakening, 

We’re going to win this game. 

Fight! Fight! Rah! Team Fight! 

Victory for MAC. 

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MICHIGAN STATE FOOTbALL 

SPARTAN CHEER TEAM 

2009-2010 cheer team line up 

back row 

(from left) - Eric Engle, Ronjon 

Casanova-Smith, Nick Ondovscik, 

Ryan Schoen, Andy Wang, Jon 

Evans, James Kauserud 

2nd row Down 

(from left) - Brett Kavulich, Nick 

Moritz, Dan Roush, Ben Moritz, Dan 

Housekeeper 

middle row 

(from left) - Jessica Keene, Sam 

Saracco, Stephanie Lewis, Audrey 

Dahlgren, Crystal Bruns, Nicole 

DeMarco 

2nd row up 

(from left) - Kailey Forbes, Megan 

Cesarone, Lindsay Bauman, Casey 

Gunthorpe, Ashley Wright, Julianne 

Zelony 

front row 

(from left) - Katelynn Andreen, 

Andrea Decker, Lauryn Przeslawski, 

Taylor Young, Storm Garfield 

Not in picture: Avi Kotte, Brandon 

Davis, Jarriel Keys, Jason Horowitz, 

John Franklin, Nick VanOosten, 

Preeya Dalian


MICHIGAN STATE FOOTbALL 

SPARTAN DANCE TEAM 

GO STATE 


2009-2010 Dance team line up 

top row 

Leah Shipley, Anna Altadonna, 

Jamie Capodieci 

middle row 

Kendall Philip, Monica Moorman, 

Kim Bork, Lauren Blaine, Emily 

Wiggins, Janelle Fox, Lindsay 

Bacigalupo 

bottom row 

Jill Szymczak, Lindsey Little, 

Mackenzie Moffatt, Hayley Laird, 

Kara Otto, Chantal Lindsay 

Not pictured: Jessica Hersh

george Webster 

INDUCTED 1992 

HALL 

of 

FAME 

fRed AldeRmAn 

Track and Field 1925-27 

Hometown - East Lansing, MI 

Hall of Fame Class - 1992 

• First Spartan to win Olympic gold 1927 

• NCAA Champion in 100 and 220 

• 1927 IC4A individual champion in 440 

ed bAGdon 

Football 1946-49 

Hometown - Dearborn, MI 


• 1949 All-American 

• 1949 Outland Trophy winner 

• Half of top guard tandem with Don Mason 

Amo bessone 

Hockey Coach 1951-79 

Hometown - Sagamore, MA 


• 1966 National Coach of the Year 

• Five Big Ten Championships 

• U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee 

• Led Spartans to first national title in 1966 


Doug volmar 

INDUCTED 1992 

GeoRGe AldeRton 

Sports Editor 1923-62 

Hometown - Saginaw, MI 


• Covered Spartans for 39 years 

• Nicknamed “The Spartans” in 1926 

• First Michigan Sportswriter and 

Sportscaster Hall of Fame inductee 

valerie sterK KemPer 

INDUCTED 2007 

GloRiA beCksfoRd 

Softball 1975-76; Softball Coach 1981-93 

Hometown - Holland, MI 


• Pitched MSU to 1976 College World Series title 

• First female athlete with number retired 

• 1986 Big Ten Coach of the Year 

On Oct. 1, 1999, Michigan State University unveiled its 

new Athletics Hall of Fame. Located in the Clara Bell Smith 

Student-Athlete Academic Center, the $250,000 Hall of 

Fame displays key moments in Spartan athletic history 

as well as plaques of the inductees. The charter class of 

30 former Spartan athletes, coaches and administrators 

was inducted in 1992 and included former football players 

and coaches Jack Breslin, Bob Carey, Don Coleman, Duffy 

Daugherty, Lyman Frimodig, Earl Morrall, Bubba Smith, Gene 

Washington, George Webster and Ralph Young. 

ARt bRAndstAtteR, sR. 





• 1961 Selection to Sports Illustrated’s Silver Anniversary All- 

America Team 

• 1990 Jack Breslin Lifetime Achievement Award winner 

Dean looK 

INDUCTED 2007 

Chet AubuChon 

Basketball 1939-40, 42 

Hometown - Gary, IN 


• Called the “Houdini of the Hardwood” 

• Spartans’ first basketball All-American 

RiChARd beRRy 

Fencing 1952-53 

Hometown - Highland Park, MI 



• 1952 NCAA runner-up in individual epee 

• Two-time Big Ten Champion 

(1952 Epee /1953 Foil) 

• 1959 Pan American Games 

molly bRennAn 

Track 1979-82 

Hometown - Waterford, MI 


• 1982 Rhodes Scholar 

• 1981-82 All-American sprinter 

• 1982 Sportswoman of the Year

HALL 


FAME 

JaCk Breslin 

Football/Basketball/Baseball 1944-46 

Hometown - Battle Creek, MI 


• 1944 “Governor’s Award” football MVP 

• 30-year MSU administrator 

• Duffy Daugherty Award winner 

• MSU’s basketball arena named in his honor 

lauren Brown 

Cross Country/Track 1928-31 

Hometown - Detroit, MI 


• 1928 cross country All-American 

• Won the Central Collegiate Conference 

Championships in 1927 and 1929 

• Set school records in the steeplechase and 2-mile 

lynn ChanDnois 


Hometown - Flint, MI 



• 1950 Michigan Outstanding Amateur Athlete of the 

Year 

• 1949 All-American halfback 

• Three-time NFL All-Pro as Pittsburgh Steeler 

shirley Cook 

Field Hockey/Basketball/Track and Field 1955-58 

Hometown – Port Hope, MI 


• One of MSU’s pioneer female student-athletes 

• Founder of Women’s Varsity Alumni Club 

• Created an endowment in her name to promote women’s 

athletics 

ChuCk Davey 

Boxing 1943, 1947-49 

Hometown - Dearborn, MI 


• Only four-time NCAA boxing champion 

• Undefeated collegiate record 

• Member of 1948 U.S. Olympic team 

gary Dilley 

Swimming 1965-67 

Hometown - Huntington, IN 


• 1965-66 NCAA Champion in 100-yard 

and 200-yard backstroke 

• Eight-time Big Ten champion 

• 12-time All-American 

Julie Farrell-ovenhouse 

Swimming & Diving 1988-91 

Hometown – Holt, MI 


• 1990 NCAA champion on the one-meter board 

• 1991 NCAA champion on the three-meter board 

• Six-time All-American 

• Three-time Big Ten Diver of the Year (1989-91) 

Chester Brewer 

Athletics Director/Coach 

1903-10, 1917, 1919-22 

Hometown - Owosso, MI 


• MAC’s first full-time athletics director 

• Coached football, basketball, baseball and track teams 

• Football team went undefeated in 43-straight home games 

(1903-10) 

leanDer Burnett 

Baseball/Track 1889-92 

Hometown - Harbor Springs, MI 


• Three-time all-around MIAA track champion 

• Won 37 individual events at MIAA field days 

• Earned nine varsity letters in baseball and track 

Don ColeMan 




• First Spartan to have his number retired 

• MSU’s first unanimous All-American 

• 1975 College Football Hall of Fame inductee 

Jerry DaPrato 


Hometown – Iron Mountain, MI 

Hall of Fame Class – 2001 

• First Football All-American (1915) 

• Led nation in scoring (1915), running for 15 touchdowns, 

booting 28 extra points and converting two field goals for 

124 points. 

• Set single-game and season scoring records 

Joe DelaMielleure 


Hometown - Center Line, MI 


• 1972 Football All-American 

• 1971 and 1972 All-Big Ten First Team 

• 2003 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee 

• Six-time NFL All-Pro 

JiM ellis 


Hometown – Saginaw, MI 


• First Spartan to receive All-America honors in consecutive 

years (1951-52) 

• Named to All-Western first team in 1952 

• Captain of the 1953 Big Ten and 1954 Rose Bowl 

Championship team 

Dr. JaMes Feurig 

Team Physician 1953-75 

Hometown - Seymour, WI 


• MSU team physician for 22 years 

• Key researcher on the dangers of the crossbody block in football 

• 1968 Michigan State Medical Society Distinguished Service 

Award 

Julie Farrell-OvenhOuse 

INDUCTED 2005 

JuDi Brown 

Track 1980-83 



• 1983 NCAA Champion in 400-meter hurdles 

• Three-time All-American 

• 12-time Big Ten Champion 

• Member of world record-setting sprint 

medley relay 

BoB Carey 

Football/Basketball/Track 1949-52 

Hometown - Charlevoix, MI 


• 1951 shot put All-American 

• 1951 football All-American 

• Three-year basketball starter 

FenDley Collins 

Wrestling Coach 1930-62 

Hometown - Headrick, OK 


• 1961 Big Ten Championship 

• Coached individuals to 13 NCAA titles 

• Coached individuals to 14 Big Ten titles 

• NCAA runner-up three times (1941, ‘43, ‘48) 

DuFFy Daugherty 

Football Coach 1954-72 

Hometown - Barnesboro, PA 


• 1956 and 1965 National Coach of the Year 

• Coached 33 first-team All Americans 

• College Football Hall of Fame inductee 

Marshall Dill 


Hometown – Detroit, MI 


• 11-time Big Ten Champion; 1972 and 1973 All-American 

• 1973 NCAA outdoor champion in 220-yard dash 

• Won four-consecutive Big Ten titles in the outdoor 220yard 

dash and two straight in the outdoor 100-yard dash 

• Won three-straight Big Ten titles in the indoor 300-yard 

dash 

sue ertl 

Golf 1977-80 

Hometown – Ionia, MI 



• 1977 and 1978 Big Ten Medalist 

• 1978 Runner-up Midwest AIAW 

Championships 

• 1988 National Collegiate Golf 

Hall of Fame 

Mary FossuM 

Golf Coach 1973-97 

Hometown - Green Bay, WI 


• Led the Spartans to five straight Big Ten titles from 1974- 

78 plus 1982 crown 

• Guided team to six-consecutive AIAW National 

Championships from 1973-78 

115

HALL 


FAME 

riCharD Frey 


Hometown – Buffalo, NY 


• Captain of 1939 cross country NCAA Championship 

team, the first NCAA title won by a Spartan team 

• Four-time All-American (two-time cross country and 

two-time track) 

• Member of IC4A Championship team in 1937 

• Won freshman IC4A title in 1936 

kirk giBson 

Football/Baseball 1975-78 

Hometown - Waterford, MI 


• 1978 baseball and football All-American 

• No. 1 draft pick of Detroit Tigers in 1978 

• Key MLB veteran on two World Series 

Championship teams 

Johnny green 

Basketball 1957-59 

Hometown - Dayton, OH 



• 1959 Big Ten MVP 

• Three-time All-Big Ten 

John hannah 

MSU President 1941-69 

Hometown - Grand Rapids, MI 


• Led MSU into the Big Ten Conference 

• Football jersey number retired for 46 years of service 

• Awarded USA Medal of Freedom for his civil rights 

work 

John horne 

Boxing 1958-60 

Hometown - Washington, D.C. 

Hall of Fame Class: 1996 

• Three-time NCAA Champion in 178-pound class 

• Competed without regular coach, program or 

sparring partner 

• Two-time All-American 

FreD Johnson 

Track 1947-50 

Hometown - Grandville, MI 


• 1949 NCAA Champion in broad jump 

• 1949 All-American in the broad jump and low hurdles 

• Shared world record in 65-yard low hurdles 

greg kelser 





• Three-time team MVP 

• 1979 First-team Academic All-American 

• Holds honorary doctorate from MSU 


lyMan FriMoDig 

Basketball/Baseball/Football 1914-17 

Hometown - Calumet, MI 


• MSU’s only 10-time letterwinner 

• 41-year career as assistant athletic director and business 

manager 

• Co-author of Spartan Saga: A History of 

Michigan State Athletics 

Cheryl gilliaM 

Track 1978-81 



• 1981 indoor All-American in 60-meter dash 

• Won four-straight Big Ten titles in the outdoor 200meter 

dash 

• Set six individual and nine relay records 

george guerre 




• Led the Spartans in rushing for three-straight seasons 

from 1946-48 

• Averaged 6.75 yards per carry, the best career rushing 

average in school history 

• 1946 team MVP 

george M. “JuD” heathCote 

Basketball Coach 1976-95 

Hometown – Spokane, WA 


• 1979 NCAA Championship 

• Won three Big Ten titles (1978, 1979, 1990) 

• 2001 National Association of Basketball 

Coaches Golden Anniversary Award 

Burl Jennings 

Wrestling 1941-43 

Hometown - Tulsa, OK 


• Two-time NCAA Champion 

• 1943 co-captain with twin brother 

earvin “MagiC” Johnson 


Hometown - Lansing, MI 




• MVP of 1979 NCAA Tournament 

• Five NBA Championships 

CrawForD “ForDDy” kenneDy 


Hometown - Glasgow, Scotland 


• Three-time cross country All-American 

• 1958 NCAA cross country champion 

• 1959 Big Ten cross country and 

two-mile champion 

earvin “magic” JOhnsOn 

INDUCTED 1992 

John Fuzak 

Faculty Athletics Representative 1959-79 

Hometown – Crewe, VA 


• Served as MSU’s Faculty Representative for 20 years (1959-79) 

• Twice served as chairman for the Big Ten Faculty 

Representatives 

• MSU’s Vice President of Student Affairs from 1961-66 

• NCAA President (1975-76) 

everett “sonny” granDelius 


Hometown - Muskegon Heights, MI 




• 1951 Hula Bowl MVP 

roger grove 

Football/Basketball 1928-31 

Hometown - Sturgis, MI 



• 1930 Basketball All-American 

• Led basketball team in scoring in 1929-30 

and 1930-31 

• MSU freshman pole vault record in 1928 

JaCk hePPinstall 

Athletic Trainer 1914-59 

Hometown - Durham County, England 


• MSU’s first athletic trainer 

• Served under five athletics directors and 12 head football 

coaches 

• National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame 

inductee 

Merle Jennings 




• Two-time NCAA Champion 

• 1943 co-captain with twin brother 

• 1943 National AAU Champion 

JoyCe kazMierski 

Golf 1964-67 



• 1966 National Collegiate Golf Champion 

• Formed Women’s Golf Club at MSU 

• Played on LPGA tour from 1968 to 1985 

• 1986 inductee into National Golf Coaches 

Hall of Fame 

henry kenneDy 


Hometown - Glasgow, Scotland 


• Six-time letterwinner in cross country and track 

• 1955 Big Ten cross country champion 

• 1955-56 IC4A Champion

HALL 


FAME 

gene kenney 

Soccer Coach 1956-69 

Hometown – Urbana, IL 


• Led MSU to back-to-back National Championships in 

1967-68 

• Teams made eight-straight trips to the NCAA 

Tournament from 1962-69 

• His .866 winning pct. is second in the NCAA 

Bonnie lauer 

Golf 1970-73 

Hometown - Walled Lake, MI 


• 1973 AIAW National Champion 

• First female athlete voted “Spartan of the Week” 

by the State News 

• 1976 LPGA Rookie of the Year 

Dean look 





• 1958 baseball team MVP and first-team All-Big Ten 

selection led the Spartans in runs, RBI, total bases, 

stolen bases, doubles and home runs 

• Spent 29 years as an official in the NFL 

roBert “BuCk” MCCurry 


Hometown - Lewiston, PA 


• Three-time team captain 

• Duffy Daugherty Award winner 

• All-American center 

• MSU Assistant Football Coach 1949-50 

Deanne Moore 

Softball 1981-84 

Hometown - Fenton, MI 


• 1983 All-American and 

GTE Academic All-American 

• 1984 All-Big Ten selection 

• 1984 Alderton Athlete of the Year 

gwen norrell Ph.D. 

Faculty Athletics Representative 1979-87 

Hometown - Eudora, AR 


• First woman to serve as Faculty Representative in Big 

Ten history 

• NCAA Vice-President (1983-84 and 1984-85) 

• MSU Athletic Council (two terms) 

• 1973 MSU Distinguished Faculty Award 

graDy Peninger 

Wrestling Coach 1963-1986 

Hometown – Ponca City, OK 


• First Big Ten Coach to win seven consecutive conference 

titles (1966-72) 

• During his tenure, Spartan wrestlers earned 10 NCAA 

titles, 40 Big Ten titles and garnered All-American honors 

54 times 

• 1987 U.S. Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee 

John koBs 

Baseball Coach 1925-63 

Hometown - Cavalier, ND 


• 576-377-16 record over 39 years 

• MSU’s baseball field named in his honor 

• Michigan Sports Hall of Fame inductee 

sherMan lewis 

Football/Track 1961-64 

Hometown – Louisville, KY 



• 1963 Football Co-captain 

• Finished third in Heisman Trophy balloting in 1963 

• 1963-64 Track Captain 

williaM MaCk 


Hometown - Palos Park, IL 


• 1950 All-American in mile run 

• Four-time cross country All-American (two at MSU) 

• Member of world record two-mile relay team 

gale Mikles 




• 1947 NCAA Champion at 155 pounds 

• 1945 AAU National Champion in 145-pound class 

• Long-time MSU coach and administrator 

earl Morrall 


Hometown - Muskegon, MI 



• 1955 All-Big Ten 

• 1968 NFL MVP 

• Quarterback for two Super Bowl Champions 

herB oDoM 

Boxing 1952-55 

Hometown – Flint, MI 


• Back-to-back NCAA Champion at 147 pounds (1954-55) 

• Led MSU to 1955 team National Championship 

• Two-time All-American (1954-55) 

• Compiled a 29-5-2 career record 

george Perles 


Hometown - Allen Park, MI 


• Led the Spartans to two Big Ten titles (1987 and 1990) 

and seven bowl appearances 

• Three of his teams finished among the nation’s Top 25, 

including the 1987 Big Ten championship team that 

ranked No. 8 in the final polls 

• Tutored nine first-team All-Americans 

clarence “biggie” munn 

INDUCTED 1992 

Frank kush 


Hometown - Windber, PA 



• Anchored defensive line for 1952 Ntn’l Champions 

• MSU Centennial Super Squad 

• 1995 National Football Foundation College Hall of 

Fame inductee 

Danny litwhiler 

Baseball Coach 1964-82 

Hometown - Ringtown, PA 


• Two Big Ten Championship teams 

• Coached 13 future MLB players 

• 1942 All-Star with Philadelphia 

• Developed radar speed gun to time pitches 

Jane ManChester-Meyers 

Swimming/Diving 1972-74, 1976 

Hometown - Pompano Beach, FL 



• 1973-74 AIAW National Champion 

• 1973-74 Big Ten Champion 

Blake Miller 

Football/Baseball/Basketball 1912-15 

Hometown – Tonawanda, NY 


• Named to MSU’s all-time Old-Timers Football Team 

(pre-1940) in 1970 


• Earned All-Western honors in football (1913-14) 

• Won nine varsity letters at MSU: four in football, three 

in baseball and two in basketball 

ClarenCe “Biggie” Munn 


Athletic Director 1954-72 

Hometown - Minneapolis, MN 


• Posted an .857 winning percentage over seven years 

• 1952 National Coach of the Year 


welDon olson 

Hockey 1951-55 

Hometown – Marquette, MI 


• 1953 Hockey MVP 

• 1960 Olympic Ice Hockey Gold Medalist 

• 1956 Olympic Ice Hockey Silver Medalist 

• Olympic Hall of Fame 

• 1993 Distinguished Hockey Alumnus Award 

John Pingel 


Hometown - Mt. Clemens, MI 


• 1937-38 All-American punter 

• First round draft pick of Detroit Lions 

• National Football Foundation Hall of Fame inductee 

119

HALL 


FAME 

Carlton rintz 

Gymnastics 1952-55 

Hometown - Quarryville, PA 


• Nine-time Big Ten Champion 

• 1954 NCAA Champion on pommel horse 

• 1955 NCAA Champion on parallel bars, horizontal bars 

and pommel horse 

ernestine russell-weaver 

Gymnastics 1957-60 

Hometown - Windsor, Ontario, Canada 


• 1955 AAU National Champion 

• Competed without a team at MSU 

• Member of 1956 and 1960 Canadian 

Olympic teams 

Clarke sCholes 

Swimming 1950-52 



• 1952 Olympic Gold Medal in 100m freestyle 

• Five-time NCAA Champion 

• International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee 

giDeon “Charlie” sMith 



Hall of Fame Class: 1994 

• MAC’s first African-American football player 

• All-Star tackle on the 1913-15 MAC teams 

• Played pro football with Canton Bulldogs and Jim 

Thorpe 

valerie sterk keMPer 

Volleyball 1993-96 

Hometown – Byron Center, MI 


• First female team sport athlete at MSU to earn First- 

Team All-America honors (1995 and 1996) 

• Led nation with .449 hitting percentage in 1996 

• First Spartan volleyball player to earn First-Team All- 

Big Ten honors three times 

• 1996 Third-Team Academic All-American 

gene washington 

Football/Track 1964-67 

Hometown - LaPorte, TX 


• 1965-66 All-American 


• 1967 NFL first-round draft pick 

John D. wilson 


Hometown – Lapeer, MI 


• MSU’s first Rhodes Scholar 

• 1952 Academic All-American 

• 1952 North-South Football Game 

• 1989 GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame 


roBin roBerts 

Baseball/Basketball 1945-47 


• Selected to 100th anniversary College All-Star 

team in 1959 

• Recorded 286 wins in 10 Major League seasons 

• 1976 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee 

george saiMes 


Hometown - Canton, OH 



• Finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy 

balloting in 1962 

• Two-time All-Big Ten (consensus first team 1961-62) 

• NFL All-Pro from 1964-69 

sCott skiles 


Hometown – Plymouth, IN 


• Led Big Ten in scoring in 1985-86 to earn All-America 

honors 


• Became second Spartan to score more than 2,000 points 

steve sMith 


Hometown – Detroit, MI 


• 1990 and 1991 All-American 

• 1990 Big Ten Player of the Year 

• No. 21 jersey retired in 1999 

• 1991 NBA first-round draft pick (No. 5 overall) 

• 1994 Olympic Gold Medalist 

BraD van Pelt 

Football/Baseball/Basketball 1969-72 

Hometown - Owosso, MI 


• Three-sport athlete who won seven varsity letters 

• Two-time football All-American (1971-72) 

• First defensive back ever to receive Maxwell Award as 

nation’s top collegiate player (1972) 

• Played in five-straight NFL Pro Bowls from 1976-80 

herB washington 




• Four-time All-American 

• 1970 NCAA Indoor Champion in 60-yard dash 

• Won seven Big Ten titles 

• 1997 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award 

toM yewCiC 


Hometown - Conemaugh, PA 



• 1954 Baseball All-American 

• 1954 College World Series MVP 

• Led MSU to share of Big Ten title in 1953 and a win in the 

1954 Rose Bowl 

steve smith 

INDUCTED 2001 

toM ross 


Hometown – Dearborn, MI 


• Holds MSU career records with 324 points, 138 goals 

and 186 assists 

• Second college player to reach 300-point mark 

• 1975 and 1976 All-American 

• NCAA record-holder with 72 power-play goals 

karl sChlaDeMan 

Track Coach 1941-59 

Hometown - Seafield, IN 


• Turned Michigan State Relays into a major event 

• Led the Spartans to three IC4A titles 

• Coached four Olympians 

Charles “BuBBa” sMith 


Hometown - Beaumont, TX 



• 1966 UPI Lineman of the Year 

• 1967 NFL No. 1 draft pick 

• 1988 College Football Hall of Fame inductee 

FreD staBley, Jr. 

Sports Information Director 1948-80 

Hometown - Dallastown, PA 


• 1962 Arch Ward winner for his work as Sports 

Information Director 

• Press box at Spartan Stadium named in his honor 

• Charter member of CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 1969 

Doug volMar 


Hometown - Cleveland Heights, OH 



• 1966 WCHA All-Star 

• Member of 1968 U.S. Olympic hockey team 

george weBster 


Hometown - Anderson, SC 


• 1965-66 All-American 


• Nine-year NFL veteran with three teams 

ralPh young 

Football Coach 1923-27, 

Track and Field Coach 1924-40 

Athletic Director 1923-54 

Hometown - Crown Point, IN 


• Coached 27 track All-Americans and 

four Olympians 

• Michigan Sports Hall of Fame inductee 

• Served in Michigan Legislature from 1956 to 1962 

• MSU’s track is named in his honor

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The Department 

of Intercollegiate 

Athletics thanks 

the following 

donors. Their 

generosity 

allows us to 

build and sustain 

a competitive 

athletics program 

in the Big Ten 

Conference and the 

NCAA. 

Champions CiRCLE 

Donors of $25,000 or more 

American Physicians Assurance Corporation 

APEX Spring & Stamping Corporation 

Howard and Vivian Ballein 

Alfred Berkowitz Foundation 

Bob and Val Bernecker 

Scott and Natalie Bernecker 

Dennis and Cheryl Bhaskaran 

Dan and Sherry Bowen 

Kirk and Patricia Brannock 

Craig and Vicki Brown 

Shane H. Bullough 

Norm and Rosemary Byrne 

Century Specialties, Inc. 

Continental ID/Spartan Graphics 

Kelly P. Coffey 

Honorable Dolores M. and Byron J. Cook 

Craig and Mary Helen Crooks 

Dan Henry Distributing 

Kellie and Marilyn Dean 

Delta Dental Plan of Michigan 

Doug and Valerie DeMartin 

Edward and Laura Demmer 

John Demmer 

Marguerite A. Demmer 

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Demmer 

Densmore Hart Family Fund 

Scott and Terri Devon 

Downtown Coaches Club 

John Dykema and Michele Maly Dykema 

Kris and Jennifer Elliott 

Fastbreak Club 

Dr. John B. Faust, II 

Fincor Solutions 

Mr. and Mrs. Morton M. Finkelstein 

Forest Health Services LLC 

Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith P.C. 

Edward C. Fox, Jr. and Patricia A. McKay 

Thomas S. and Mickie Fox Family 

Joe and Betty Gadaleto 

John and Sharon Garside 

Rick George 

Robert L. and Carol Gerbel 

Michael B. and Glenda Glenn 

Don and Phoebe Griffin 

Mr. and Mrs. William Guzy 

Tom and Carol Harding 

Philip and Reedy Hickey 

Jeffrey and Rhonda Hodgkins 

Jan Holcomb 

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Janis 

Richard and Tracy Johnson 

Spencer and Julianne Johnson 

David and Karen Jordan 

Mike and Lanae Kettlewell 

Terry and Cindy Lanzen 

Rick and Suzanne Lasch 

Michael J. and Patricia A. Lynd 

Barbara and Ben Maibach III 

Clark and Kathleen Manning 

Mark and Vicki Matthews 

Harry W. Maxwell 

Alec McAree 

John B. McKay 

Drayton and Elizabeth McLane 

MHA Service Corporation 

Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company 

Mr. Michael and Dr. Anna Miller 

Todd R. and Marcia K. Moss 

MSU Club of West Michigan 

Craig and Lisa Murray 

Jim Nelson 

Noble International, LTD. 

George and Marilyn Nugent 

Terrell R. Oetzel, MAI, CRE 

Oral Surgery Associates of Lansing 

Joe D. Pentecost Foundation 

Trustee George J. and Sally A. Perles 

James and Janice Petcoff 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Petty 

Dr. Gregory and Susan Piro 

Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Pittman 

Roger and Kim Pitzer 

Poppa Leo’s Pizza 

David and Joan Porteous 

R S Engineering, LLC 

Randy and Marci Ralph 

Steve and Brenda Ramsby 

John and Mary Rayis 

Douglas and Carol Rearick 

Rebounders Club - MSU 

Darrel and Dawn Reece 

Peter and Joan Secchia 

Cristina M. and Peter F. Serra 

Wilfred G. and Carol Shedd 

Mary Ellen Sheets and Tom Amiss 

Drs. Lou Anna K. and Roy J. Simon 

Bob and Julie Skandalaris 

Ron E. and Josephine Smith 

Steve and Millie Smith 

George P. and Judith A. Spanske 

Jane and Gordon Spink 

Gerald L. and Stephanie Stanton 

Jeff and Trisha Stanton 

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon L. Stauffer 

Do Good Things Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Stone 

Bret Story 

Bruce J. Shnider and Patricia L. Strandness 

Joni and John Sztykiel 

Dr. Thomas and Teresa Tarn 

Mary E. Tatter 

The Christman Company 

Joseph and Jamie Ann Thomas 

Mark W. and Anne Timmons 

Tom and Mary Jo Tuori 

Universal Forest Products, Inc. 

Gary and Margaret Valade 

Eldon and Carol VanSpybrook 

Ken and Marilyn Way 

Thomas J. Welch 

Jeffrey and Christine West 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. White 

Jill and Gary Witzenburg 

sChoLaRship 

Donors of $10,000 up to $24,999 

Mike and Lorene Abel 

Dr. Christopher Abood 

Dr. Beth Alexander 

Darryl and Sharon Allen 

American Collegiate Marketing, Inc. 

Michael Anderson 

Mike and Carol Anderson 

Tom and Ellen Antaya 

B & J Moving and Storage 

Merrill Bailey 

Nathaniel Lake Jr. and Patricia Ann Baines-Lake 

Bert and Lisa Baker 

Ernie and Leanne Balcueva & Family 

Dennis and Donna Banks 

John and Maureen Beadle 

sChoLaRship 

Richard E. Beckman 

Dick and Marie J. Belding 

Philip and Susan Bickel 

John and Marie Black 

Patricia and David Brogan 

Scott R. and Lynne M. Burnett 

Business Machines Company Inc. 

John and Irene Cantlon 

James F. Carr, Jr. and Diane S. Carr 

Cars.com 

Mark D. Castellani 

Dale and Patty Chiara 

Joseph and Jane Cissell 

Gary M. Ciampa 

Martin Louis Clemens 

Stanford and Cynthia Compton 

Andy and Sandy Conner 

Roger and Shelia Conrad 

Cynthia M. Conway 

J.F. Cordes, MD 

Mr. Jay A. Craig 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Currie 

Alfred and Cynthia D’Amico 

Mark and Becky Dantonio 

Mr. and Mrs. Kellie P. Dean 

Mr. and Mrs. Milo R. DeVries 

Jane and Fred Dibbern 

John and Joan Dobben 

Walter and Cara Drenth 

Lynette and Tim Drumhiller 

DTN Management Co 

Thomas Duncan and Leslie DeVera-Duncan 

David S. Durant 

Mrs. Shirley Durr 

Mr. and Mrs. William Ebbert 

John S. and Beth A. Faber 

Susan M. and Jack P. Fedorchak 

The Honorable Joel Ferguson 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher 

Herbert and Christine Fluharty 

Harry and Ruth Ann Foiles Brunet 

Vincent D. Foster 

Dick and Janet Fullmer 

Ronald and Katie Gantner 

Carole Sorenson and Martin Gibbs 

Robert J. Gordon, D.O. and Lori S. Roberts-Gordon 

Alton and Jan Granger 

Gary and Pam Granger 

Dr. and Mrs. James M. Grannell 

Mrs. Susan L. Grant 

Andrew Greenlee 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grimes 

The Growney Family 

Susanna E. Growney 

Gunthorpe Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 

Larry and Janet Gunthorpe 

Harlo Corporation 

David E. and Karen Bush Havrilla 

Dr. and Mrs. Greg Hazen 

HBC Contracting 

Jerry and Peggy Hodak 

John and Patricia Hollenbeck 

Fred Hubacker 

Duane and Nancy Huffine 

David and Cheryl Hughes 

J.C. and Aurie Huizenga 

Indian Trails, Inc. 

The Insurance Offices 

Irvin Automotive 

Tom and Lupe Izzo 

JCT Foundation 

Tom and Mary Johnston 

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sChoLaRship 

Paul D. Joliat 

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Kahl 

Ann Marantette Kauffman 

Michael and Peggy Kelley 

John and Cheryl Kiple 

Bob and Bonnie Knutson 

Kevin and Chris Kovanda 

John E. Kraeer, III 

David and Colleen Krause 

Kreis, Enderle, Hudgins & Borsos, P.C. 

Scott and Kristine Kuhnert 

Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Kuligowski 

Jeff and Katy Lambert 

Eric and Linda Lannes 

Daryl A. and Brian F. Larsen 

Al and Charlene Lazette 

Edward K. Lee, D.O. and Gloria A. Wesley Lee 

Irv Lesher 

Kathryn E. Lindahl 

Paul and Rebecca Kennedy 

David and Sheryl Livingston 

J. William and Wanda J. Luurtsema 

Michael and Susan Maasberg 

Thomas and Cathy Mall 

Dan and Marilyn Marsh 

Betsy Barkwell Mathiesen 

Tom and Nina McCormick 

Bruce and Sheryl McCristal 

McKay Properties, LLC 

McLaren Health Plan 

Miller Tool & Die Co 

Charles and Kathleen Miller 

Mr. Tom Miller 

Monte Package Co. 

Sam and Connie Monte 

George and LaWayne Napoles 

Nick and Dana Nicolay 

Tom and Deni Nihra 

North Pacific 

Paul and Marge Olinzock 

Robert and Karen Olstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Otto 

Patrick J. and Nancy J. Paige 

Dr. Joseph and Linda Palazeti 

Lou and Cheryl Panciatici 

Ted and Vicki Parker 

Tim and Jill Parker 

Stephan and Moira Parks 

Robert Pawelski 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Payne 

Jeffrey and Julie Persico 

Richard M. Pinke 

Sharon Wicker and Nick Popp 

Dr. E. James and Geri Potchen 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Powers 

Lori L. Purkey 

Douglas and Julie Raedy 

Roy and Mary Ann Ramsey 

Mark S. and Paula J. Reister 

Richmond Brothers Mgmt Specialists LLC 

David and Stephanie Richmond 

John M. “GB” Richmond 

Ramon Ricondo 

Pat and Trisha Riley 

William F. Roden 

Tawnya G. Rowden and James R. Weigand 

Mr. Jon E. Runquist 

Harold and Tina Rutila 

Dorothy Schaeff 

R. Judd and Jane T. Schnoor 

Tim and Barb Schowalter 


Dr. and Mrs. John S. Schuster 

Scofes & Associates Consulting, Inc. 

Timothy and Judyth Shank 

Steve and Laurie Shanker 

Roger Shepard 

Mrs. Arlene E. and Dr. Lawrence Sierra 

Mr. Clifford Simmons and Mrs. Christine West 

Ronald H. and Mary E. Simon 

Siwek Construction 

Rodney and Dawn Slobodian 

Gary A. Smith 

Scott and Cassie Smith 

William J. and Mary Lou Somerville 

Spartan Motors, Inc. 

Jim and Linda St. John 

Gary L. Stone 

Mr. and Mrs. B. Thomas Stover 

Craig and Jeanne Stover 

Mr. Michael W. Straus 

Sutton Advisors, PLC 

Jerry G. and Linda L. Sutton 

Dennis and Kathleen Swan 

Gregory S. Terrell 

Chuck and Nancy Theis 

Dr. Fred C. and Janet E. Tinning 

Ed and Jeanne Tiscornia 

Mark and Mitzi Toth 

Michael W. and LeAnn R. Turner 

Tom VanCamp 

Paul and Judy VanderVeen 

Judy and Duane Vernon 

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Ware 

John J. Welker 

Mr. and Mrs. Alton Wendzel 

Bruce L. Whetter 

Dr. John White 

Mark and Regina Wickard & Family 

Stephen M. Wickens 

Jim and Sue Williams 

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Wilner 

Karen Wilson 

Winston Global Mfg. Co. 

Don and Fran Young 

Mr. and Mrs. James Zawacki 

DiRECtoRs CLub 

Donors of $5,000 up to $9,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Abel 

Accident Fund Insurance Company of America 

Dr. and Mrs. Steven C. Ajluni 

Stella and Dean Aldo 

Steven and Amy Almany 

Dr. Mark Alsager and Dr. Judi Fleischaker 

Ameriental Group, LLC 

Thomas A. Archipley II 

Sedric L. Audas and Nancy Mesko 

Audi of Naples 

Michael and Beverly Austin 

Ken and Mary Baldwin 

Ed Barant 

Jack W. and Betty J. Barnes 

COL Duane H. Bartrem United States Army Ret 

Baryames Cleaners, Inc. 

Art C. Baryames 

Lawrence and Laurie Bass 

John S. and Rosina M. Beadle 


Michael and Sara Bell 

Robert A. Renton, D.V.M. and Susan R. Berg, D.V.M. 

Brian and Ann Bertsch 

Dr. and Mrs. Bez 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Biggs 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan 

Ed Bobit 

Mark T. and Yvonne J. Bodley 

William A. and Julie A. Boettcher 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Bowen 

James and Sharon Bradow 

Dennis and Alexis Branoff 

Greg and Marilyn Bria 

Jeffrey G. Buday 

Kathleen A. Buran M.D. 

LeAnn and Randy Burch 

Dr. John and Janice Burchfield 

Dr. Don Burkhardt 

Dr. and Mrs. William Athens, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Campbell 

Pat and Julie Carey 

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Carmichael 

David and Donna Carpenter 

John and Barbara Case 

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Casper 

Dennis and Grace Cherette 

Citizens Bank 

Jeffrey S. and Cathy Cole 

Comcast Spotlight 

Chuck and Lisa Conaway 

Anthony J. Conniff 

Pat Connor 

John and Collette Cook 

Robert and Mary Alice Cook 

Craig P. and Iris S. Cooley 

Shelly and Bob Corl 

Country Fresh, LLC 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Courtney 

Dennis and Sarah DaPra 

John and Maureen Darling 

Jack and Susan Davis 

Mark L. Davis, D.O. 

Dean Charters & Tour Inc. 

R. Jeff and Jill M. Dean 

Constantine S. Demos 

Robert J. Dery, Jr. and Deborah H. Dery 

Mr. William J. DiGiulio 

Dr. Luciano M. DiCarlo 

Bruce H. Dickey 

Dr. Douglas Dietzel 

Bradford W. and Nancy M. Dlouhy 

Gary and Peggy Doty 

T. Michael Doyle 

Cullen and Helena DuBose 

John and Becky Duffey 

Eaton Corporation 

Gregory Eaton 

Herbert and Carol Elfring 

Robert W. Erhard 

Mr. and Mrs. William Featherstone 

Doug and Bev Federau 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Fedewa 

Community First Bank 

Jerome and Jill Fine 

Larry and Jackie Fleis 

Ford Motor Company 

Bill Yeoman and Terry Fossum 

Richard and Robin Gaines-Franks 

Bill and Sally Freeman 

Mr. and Mrs. Barbara J. Frey and Nicholas R. Thines 

Louis and Beverly Frey


Friedland Industries 

Tom Gaskin 

Connie K. Gaugier 

The Nailco Group 

Dr. Patricia A. Gerras 

Mr. Brad Ginsberg 

Walt and Eleanor Goff 

James Gordon 

Michael K. Grady and Merry Achors 

Greene Metal Products, Inc. 

GreenStone Farm Credit Services 

James and Myrna Greer 

Joyce Gu 

Traci L. and Robert P. Guerre 

Jerry and Joan Gunthorpe 

Dr. Gordon and The Late Norma Guyer 

Mrs. Phyllis G. Haas 

Ross and Sue Hansen 

Brian L. and Toni Harris 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Harris 

Barrett J. and Sandra S. Harrison 

Jeff and Sally Harrold 

Kurt and Madelon Hassberger 

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Hasselback 

Diana E. D’Angelo and Martin C. Hawley 

Thomas and Karen Healy 

Drs. Timothy and Christine Heilman 

Lewis and Carol Hellman 

James and Cassandra Heos 

John and Kwang Cha Heppen 

James and Susan Herman 

Wally and Laura Heuser 

Joseph and Pamela Hildebrand 

Aubrey Hilliard 

Kenneth A. Hoffman 

Honorable Louise Alderson and Thomas Hoisington 

Chris & Louise Holman 

Jack Holtzer 

Robert and Mary Hopkins 

Hubbard Law Firm, P.C. 

Mark and Linda Hubbard 

Larry and Connie Hudas 

Robert Hughes 

Huntington Banks 

Jeffery and Kristine Hynes 

Indiana Michigan Power 

Arthur L. and Mary J. Irish 

Dr. Thomas K. Jamieson 

Dennis A. Jewett 

Jim Winter Buick-GMC-Nissan, Inc. 

Mike and Judy Johns 

Johnson Controls Foundation 

Dave and Lynne Johnson 

James D. and Lynn M. Johnson 

Jerry and Rose Jonckheere 

Mike and Donna Jones 

Gregory J. and Holly S. Jozwiak 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Juday 

David M. Juliani 

Steven L. and Nancy E. Karas 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Karkkainen 

Michael J. Kaye 

Kelly Automotive Group 

Russell and Beverly Kelly 

Jeffrey R. and Susan M. Kessner 

Rick and Kathy King 

David J. Kirkby 

John H. Kobs 

Craig Koenigsknecht 

Dr. Gerald Kolaja and Dr. Dawn Viveash 

Gregory M. Kopacz 

James E. Korroch 

VEC Engineering PLLC 

Ron and Marty Kreinbrink 

Rick and Sarah Krugh 

Mary Jane Lacks 

Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Inc. 

Lansing State Journal 

Thomas and Lucy Larsen 

Richard L. Lawrence 

Mark and Kathy Lee 

Bruce Leech 

Ms. Suzanne Leech 

Curtis Leszczynski 

Mr. Bernard Levy 

Tim M. and Polly A. Lilleboe 

Roy Link 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Long 

Miriam and James Longcore 

Mick and Aileen Lutz 

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin ‘Pete’ Lutz 

Christopher M. Lutz 

Mary and Kelly Lynch 

Lee and June Maccani 

John C. and Marilyn MacColl 

Joseph A. Machiorlatti 

Timothy Lee Main 

Will and Sarah Maldonado 

David and Mary Anne Marvin 

Marx Consulting Group, LLC 

Joe and Liz Marx 

McDonald Modular Solutions Inc. 

McDonald Modular Solutions Inc. 

D. Douglas and Beth M. McGaw 

Warren and Jan McIntyre 

Gene and Melissa McKay 

Alec & Karen McPherson 

Bill and Carol Mechanic 

Medical Weight Loss Clinic 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Mehall 

David and Linda Mehney 

Michel and Rita Metzner 

Michigan Automobile Dealers Assn 

Michigan Education Special Services Assn 

Midwest Bridge Company 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Miller 

Terrence and Caren Miller 

Ron and Pat Millis 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Mills 

David S. and Jill P. Mittleman 

Paul and Carol Rose 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Monczka 

Tom and Sallie Monroe 

Moore Trosper Construction Company 

Randal A. Moore 

Electro-Matic Products Inc. 

Kristopher A. and Julie M. Moulds 

Michigan State University Alumni Club of Oakland 

County 

MSU Orange County Alumni Club 

MSU Blue Line Club, Inc. 

MSU Bull Pen Club 

MSU Federal Credit Union 

MSU SideOut Club 

John W. and Bobbi L. Muije 

First of America Bank Corporation 

Chip and Karen Nemesi 

Vinh D. and Heather H. Nguyen 

Karen and David Noe 

David and Marilyn Nussdorfer 

Daniel J. and Anna H. Oginsky 

Don Olson 

Sandra Olson 

Packaging Corporation 

Joan M. Palinski 

Gus C. and Jennifer G. Panos 

Paramount Coffee Company 

Jim and Anne Parker 

Roy and Diane Parrott 

Ernie and Micki Pasteur 

Rodney Pennock 

Joe D and Shirley T Pentecost Trust 

Daniel Perillo 

Richard and Judith Peterson 

Thomas J. and Sandra E. Pierce 

Mark and Susan Piersma 

Mrs. Isabel J. Pingel 

Brian Posey 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Potter 

Prime Time Awards 

Dave Prior 

Joyce and Jim Putnam 

Dr. and Mrs. W. Alan Racette 

Richard C. Raines 

Sandy Raines 

Gary and Susan M. Rakan 

Michael P. and Mary Ellen Ramsby 

Mr. and Mrs. George Rastelli 

James E. Ray and Rebecca Atwell Ray 

Request Foods 

Mildred E. Richardson 

Remus Rigg 

George and Marjorie Robertson 

Robert J. and Suzanne G. Robinson 

Armin “Doc” Roe 

Tony Rosenthal and Ruth Ganister 

Carolyn L. Ross 

John A. and Linda F. Roszak 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Erika Rothwell 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Sakowski 

Michelle S. Sanders 

Chuck and Kay Sargent 

Dr. John and Gayle Sauchak 

Schaeffler Group USA Inc. 

Glenn and Sue Schafer 

Dr, and Mrs. William Schimpke 

Kenneth C. Schultz 

Brian and Cristy Schulz 

Michael and Elaine Serling 

Kelly Sesti 

Barbara J. Seymour 

Harris and Mary Seymour 

Robert J. Shackelton 

Ron, Kathy and Nick Shaheen 

In Memory of Martin J. Sherman By Peggy 

Sherman 

Michael B. and Stacy Shingles 

Mr. Eric Simmons and Dr. Carol Miskell Simmons 

Roger S. and Randi G. Simon 

Dr. and Mrs. Trevor Singh 

Dr. and Mrs. Donald Siwek 

Dr. Duane M. Smith 

Marianne G. Smith 

Mary Smith 

Sharon M. and Richard C. Smith 

Mike and Mary Beth Smykowski 

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Snyder 

Dr. Robert L. and Shelley A. Snyder 

Courtney Sokoloski 

Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Somers 

Steve and Teresa St. Andre 

Todd A. and Collette C. Stachnik 

Thomas E. Nadeau and Cynthia L. Stankus- 

Nadeau 

Charles T. Stanley 

Scott and Julie Stevenson 

Mrs. Jean E. Stock 

Mr. Ralph V. Stoner, Jr. 

Robin A. Storm 

Noel W. and Sandra Clarkson Stuckman 

Linda A. and Daniel R. Stuit 

James and Lawren Susan 

Sweda Family 

Charles and Joyce Taylor 

Steve and Carol Terry 

Ron Teuber 

Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Thiess, Jr. 

Michael L. Thomson 

Tire Factory Inc. 

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Traill 

Minh Van Tran 

Mrs. W. Lynne Tripp 

Michael and Darcie Uckele 

Patrick and Tammy Valade 

Grace V. Vanderbeek 

Kevin VanDyke 

Dr. and Mrs. Henry M. Vaupel 

Vinckier Foods, Inc. 

Helen and Dale Waldo 

Richard and Shari Walicki 

Mr. Tom Watson 

Beth and Matthew Watts 

Carol Welch 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Katie and John Welser 

Steven and Amy Wendt 

Howard and Kay Weyers 

Jim and Sue Whaley 

Bessie Wheeler 

Richard E. Whitmer 

John Wirtz 

L.A. Wisne 

Billie V. and Mary L. Wooley 

Mark A. Young 

John Zaworski 

Kenneth and Kirsten Zisholz 

Dr. James and Paula Zito 

Robert J. Zurek 

Lyn Zynda 

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ATHLETICS STAFF 

Fred Poston 

VP Finance/ 

Operations Treasurer 

Paul Schager 

Associate AD/External 

Relations 

Holly Baumgartner 

Compliance Coordinator 

Jim Donatelli 

Assistant Director/Athletic 

Communications 

Seth Kesler 

Director/Events & 

Championships 

Ben Phlegar 

Assistant Director/Athletic 


Mark Hollis 

Athletics Director 

Jennifer Smith 

Associate AD/ 

Compliance Services 

Earlston Bean 

Event Coordinator 

Todd Edwards 

Asst. Dir. of SASS/Dir. of 

Football Academic Services 

Bob Knickerbocker 

Athletic Equipment 

Coordinator 

Bill Ratliff 

Athletic Grounds 

Supervisor 


Shelley Appelbaum 

Sr. Associate AD/ 

Senior Women’s Admin. 

Tim Stedman 

Associate AD/ 

Development 

Kasey Carter 

Event Coordinator/ 

Stadium Tower 

Dave Ellis 

Sports Broadcasting 

Producer 

Dr. Jeff Kovan 

Sports Medicine 

Director 

Bernie Rosendahl 

Website Manager 

Greg Ianni 


Facilities & Sports Management 

Rick Atkinson 

Asst. AD/ 

Facility & Event 

Management 

Mandy Chandler 

Academic Coordinator 

Amy Fouty 

Sports Turf Manager 

Matt Larson 

Associate Director/Athletic 


Scot Schlesinger 

Director/Sales and 

Marketing 

Chuck Sleeper 


Dir. of Development 

Wendy Brown 

Asst. AD/ 

Ticket Manager 

Rick Church 

Director of Sports 

Broadcasting 

Jill Gainey 

Asst. Compliance 

Coordinator 

Dylan Marinez 

Asst. Equipment 

Manager 

Mark Schoenl 

Director of Sales/ 

Premium Seating 

Peggy Brown 

Associate AD/ 

Business Operations 

Martin Jarmond 

Asst. AD/Dev. & Dir. of 

Annual Giving 

Nate Colon 

Asst. Dir. of Multicultural 

Student-Athlete 

Programming 

Matt Harper 

Football Video 

Coordinator 

Jill Mason 

Director of Promotions 

Tom Shepard 

Football Video 

Coordinator 

Karen Langeland 

Associate AD/Sports Mngt. & 

Summer Sports Camps 

Jeff Monroe 

Asst. AD 

Head Athletic Trainer 

Elliott Daniels 

Academic Coordinator/ 

Asst. Dir. of Football 

Academic Services 

Bryan Hoch 

Assistant Ticket Manager 

Dr. Sally Nogle 

Associate Athletic 

Trainer 

Dr. Mike Shingles 

Team Orthopedic 

Surgeon 

John Lewandowski 

Associate AD/ 


Bob Armstrong 


Producer 

Dr. Doug Dietzel 

Team Orthopedic 

Surgeon 

Angela Howard 

Director/Student-Athlete 

Development 

Dean Olson 

Computer Network 

Services Coordinator 

Lisa Wilton 

Spartan Fund 

Events Specialist 

Jim Pignataro 

Associate AD/ 

SASS Dir. 

Richard Bader 

Director of Sport Operations 

Dave Diffenderffer 

Video Producer 

Jacob Huber 


Producer 

Dr. Randy Pearson 

Football Primary 

Care Physician 

Jamie Weir 

Director 

Athletic Communications

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION 

Recruiting Do’s And Don’ts 

Only MSU coaches may be involved 

in the recruiting process. Boosters 

MAY NOT make any recruiting 

contacts with prospective studentathletes. 

Boosters are prohibited 

from the following: 

• DO NOT telephone, write or 

make in-person contact with a 

prospect for recruiting purposes. 

This includes contact via e-mail, 

Instant Message, text message, 

chat rooms, blogs and social 

networking websites. 

• DO NOT contact a prospect’s 

coach, principal or counselor 

in an attempt to evaluate the 

prospect. 

• DO NOT become involved in 

making arrangements for a 

prospect, the prospect’s relatives 

or friends to receive money or 

financial aid of any kind. 

• DO NOT visit a prospect’s school 

to acquire films or transcripts 

in an attempt to evaluate the 

prospect’s academic eligibility or 

athletics ability. 

• DO NOT have contact with a 

prospect, their relatives or friends 

during any of their visits to MSU’s 

campus. 

• DO NOT contact student-athletes 

enrolled in other four-year 

institutions regarding the 

possibility of transferring to MSU. 

Even though there are many rules 

prohibiting your involvement with 

prospects and the recruiting process, 

as a booster you are permitted to do 

the following: 

• Notify MSU coaching staff about 

noteworthy prospects in your 

area. 

• Attend a prospect’s athletics 

event on your own initiative, 

provided no contact with the 

prospect, the prospect’s parents 

or coach occurs. 

• Continue existing friendships, 

provided solicitation of a 

prospect’s enrollment does not 

occur. 


The Michigan State University Office of Compliance 

Services is committed to a comprehensive compliance 

program that educates student-athletes, prospective 

student-athletes, institutional employees, community 

members and boosters about the importance of 

adhering to NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules. The 

commitment to compliance ensures institutional control 

over the department of athletics. The existence of 

a successful compliance program depends on the 

willingness of coaches, administrators, staff, studentathletes 

and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, Big Ten 

and institutional rules. 

What Is Compliance? 

At Michigan State University, the Office of Compliance 

Services works within the department of athletics and the 

University to ensure MSU’s compliance with all applicable 

NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules. In doing so, the 

compliance office is charged with the following tasks: 

• Educating administrators, coaches, staff, prospective 

student-athletes, current student-athletes and 

boosters about NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules; 

• Developing monitoring systems to ensure compliance 

with NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules (e.g., 

recruiting, academic eligibility, financial aid, awards 

and benefits, amateurism and agents). 

• Investigating and reporting violations of NCAA, Big 

Ten and institutional rules. 

Are You A Booster? 

You are a booster if you are or ever have: 

• Been a member of a booster organization that 

supports MSU athletics (e.g., Downtown Coaches 

Club, Rebounders Club, Fastbreak Club); 

• Made any financial contributions to the athletics 

department (e.g., Spartan Fund); 

• Been involved in promoting MSU’s athletics program; 

• Been a season ticket holder; or 

• Provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their 

relatives or friends. 

You can become a booster if you provide benefits to 

prospects, student-athletes, their relatives or friends and 

any of the following statements are true: 

• The relationship between the athlete (or parents of 

the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits 

developed as a result of the athlete’s participation in 

athletics or their reputation as an athlete; 

• The relationship began only after the athlete become 

a prospect; 

• The relationship began only after the athlete had 

achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or 

reputation; 

• The pattern of benefits increased after the athlete 

attained notoriety as a talented athlete. 

Once A Booster Always A Booster. 

Once an individual is identified as a booster, the person 

retains that identity FOREVER! This is true even if the 

individual no longer contributes to, or is involved with 

MSU’s athletics program. 

Who Is A Prospective Student-Athlete? 

A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student 

who has started classes for the ninth grade. Studentathletes 

enrolled in preparatory schools and two-year 

colleges are also considered prospects. An individual 

remains a prospect even after he/she signs a National 

Letter of Intent. 

What Is An Extra Benefit? 

An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a MSU 

employee or booster to provide a prospect, studentathlete 

or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly 

authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible 

benefits include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Gifts of cash, clothing, equipment or any other 

tangible item; 

• A special discount, payment arrangement or credit on 

any purchase or service; 

• Loan of money or cosigning of loans; 

• A vehicle, use of a vehicle, or any transportation 

expenses; 

• Free or reduced-cost services, purchases or rentals; 

• Entertainment on- or off-campus; or 

• Free or reduced-cost rent or housing. 

What Are The Consequences? 

MSU is responsible for the actions of its boosters. If a 

booster provides an impermissible benefit to a prospect, 

student-athlete, their relatives or friends, MSU may 

be subject to penalties from the NCAA and Big Ten 

Conference. When a violation occurs, regardless of 

intention, it can: 

• Jeopardize the eligibility of prospective and current 

student-athletes; 

• Result in the MSU athletics program being penalized 

by the NCAA and/or Big Ten Conference; and 

• Cause you to lose benefits or privileges associated 

with the athletics department (i.e., booster club 

membership, ticket privileges). 

Questions? 

The above information is a brief overview of compliance 

and rules pertaining to boosters and their interactions with 

prospective student-athletes. If you have any questions 

about any NCAA, Big Ten or institutional rules, please 

contact the Office of Compliance Services at (517) 432- 

5510. For more information on compliance and boosters, 

please visit the Office of Compliance Services’ website at 

www.msu.edu/user/msuncaa/.

WELCOME TO 

SPARTAN STAdIuM 

Spartan Stadium will enter its 86th 

season as home to Michigan State 

football in 2009. Since its opening in 

1923, Michigan State has won nearly 69 percent of 

its games played in Spartan Stadium. 

In 2005, the natural grass playing surface in 

Spartan Stadium earned Field of the Year honors 

from the Sports Turf Managers Association 

(STMA). 

Spartan Stadium represents a tribute to Michigan 

State’s football past and a vote of confidence in its 

future. A $64 million expansion project completed 

prior to the start of the 2005 football season features 

the addition of nearly 3,000 seats, including 24 

suites and a 193-seat press box, bringing the 

current stadium capacity to 75,005. “The Spartan” 

statue has been relocated to the atrium of the new 

structure. The 200,000-square-foot addition also 

houses the MSU Alumni Association, University 

Development and other units. The MSU Board of 

Trustees approved the major addition and expansion 

project of Spartan Stadium in September 2003. 

Prior to the 2002 season, ESPN.com’s Mel Kiper 

Jr. ranked Spartan Stadium No. 8 on his list of the 

nation’s most scenic venues. 

Natural grass returned to Spartan Stadium in 

2002 after a 33-year absence, with the installation 

of a modular field. The new playing surface, planted 

in May of 2001 at MSU’s Hancock Turfgrass 

Research Center, is comprised of a blend of nine 

varieties of Kentucky bluegrass. The original switch 


from natural grass to artificial turf came in time for 

the 1969 season. 

Since 1957, capacity crowds have attended 150 

games in Spartan Stadium, including the singlegame 

record 80,401 fans who witnessed MSU’s 

20-19 loss to top-ranked Notre Dame on Sept. 

22, 1990. The Spartans have ranked among the 

NCAA’s top 25 in attendance each of the last 53 

seasons, including 20th in 2008, averaging 74,858 

fans per game. 

Season-ticket sales have topped the 60,000 mark 

five times in Spartan football history, with an all-time 

record 61,479 season tickets purchased in 2000. 

A series of projects paralleling the Spartans’ rise 

to national football prominence enlarged the steeland-concrete 

facility from its original 14,000 seats 

in 1923 to its present size in 1957. 

The first came in 1935, the year in which the 

stadium was officially named Macklin Field, boosting 

the capacity to 26,000. The 1948 enlargement 

raised the total to 51,000. 

After 9,000 new seats upped the capacity to 

60,000 in 1956, the upper decks were added to the 

east and west stands in 1957, bringing the capacity 

to 76,000. It also became Spartan Stadium that 

year. Renovations during the summer of 1994 

improved sightlines and comfort for fans, while 

reducing the capacity to its current 75,005. 

On Oct. 6, 2001, Spartan Stadium added another 

chapter to its storied history as a world-record 

crowd of 74,554 attended the MSU-Michigan 

outdoor hockey game. 

Prior to the 1998 season, a Mitsubishi Diamond 

Vision was installed in the south end zone and a 

new scoreboard and black and white message 

board were added to the north end zone. The CRT 

video display measures 21 feet x 27 feet and it is 

operated from a digital production control room in 

the Breslin Center. The video display board shows 

live game action, replays and special features. In 

addition, a concert-quality 50,000-watt sound 

system was installed. 

In 1998, Spartan Stadium celebrated its 75th 

anniversary plus it reached another milestone that 

season when it played host to its 400th game, a 

29-5 MSU victory over Northwestern on Oct. 31. 

With its 49-14 victory over No. 4 Wisconsin in 

the 2004 home finale, Michigan State recorded its 

300th win in Spartan Stadium. Michigan State has 

compiled a 316-139-13 record (.689) since taking 

up residency in Spartan Stadium (formerly Macklin 

Field) in 1923. The Spartans have gone undefeated 

at home 16 times since the stadium opened, 

including a perfect 6-0 mark in 1999. It marked 

MSU’s first undefeated home record since 1966 (5- 

0-1) and its first unbeaten and untied home slate 

since 1965 (5-0-0). 

In addition, Michigan State has suffered only one 

home loss during a season 28 times. 

Michigan State’s longest home winning streak is 

19 games from Oct. 14, 1950, through Nov. 21, 

1953.

GuEST SERVICES 

The Guest Services window, available for general 

information, is located in the west stadium concourse 

between Gates G & H, behind Section 26. 

TICKETS 

All persons, including children of all ages, must have 

a ticket for admission to Spartan Stadium. Re-entry is 

prohibited at Spartan Stadium. Once you exit the stadium, 

you may not re-enter. Gates open 1 1/2 hours prior to the 

scheduled game time. The Tower, for access to the suites 

and the Spartan Club presented by Bank of America, will 

open two hours before the game. For tickets call the MSU 

athletic ticket office at (517) 355-1610 or 1-800-GO- 

STATE. 

WILL CALL 

The Ticket Will Call is located on the west side of the 

stadium between Gates G & H, behind Section 26, and 

opens 1 1/2 hours before the scheduled game time. 

Proper identification is required before the release of 

tickets. 

CONCESSIONS 

Concession stands are located on the stadium 

concourse and ramp levels. 

REST ROOMS 

Rest rooms are located beneath sections 6, 11, 21, 26, 

105 and 112. Additional rest rooms are located on the 

Upper West concourse. 

FIRST AID EMERGENCY SERVICE 

In the case of illness or accident, contact the nearest 

police officer or usher. Nurses are on duty during the 

game at units in the East concourse (opposite section 8), 

West concourse (opposite section 20) and Upper West 

concourse (opposite section 123). 

ACCESSIBLE SEATING 

Accessible seating is available in the north end zone 

and is accessible from ramps through sections 1, 2 and 

30. Additional seating is available on the west side of the 

stadium between sections 21 and 22 and is accessible 

from the ramp through section 21. Please go to the Ticket 

Will Call – located on the west side of the stadium between 

Gates G & H, behind Section 26 – for assistance. 

PROGRAMS 

Programs are sold inside and outside the stadium at 

various locations. 

PROHIBITED ITEMS 

Alcoholic beverages; smoking in the seating area; 

large cameras; video cameras; radios; TV sets; bells, 

whistles, sirens and horns; banners and signs; umbrellas; 

seatbacks; strollers; binocular/camera cases; containers 

of any kind; bags larger than 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2. The use 

of a ticket to an event authorizes an inspection at the point 

of entry to ensure the absence of prohibited materials. 

Admission will be denied to anyone carrying any of the 

prohibited items. 

POLICE INFORMATION BOOTH 

Located on the East concourse opposite section 8. 

LOST AND FOuND ARTICLES 

Items should be reported to the Police Information Booth 

no later than 45 minutes after the game. Later inquiries 

should be directed to the Lost and Found Department, 

Student Union Building (517-355-3497). 

REGuLATIONS 

For the safety and enjoyment of all fans, we ask that you 

observe the following regulations. 

PERSONAL ANNOuNCEMENTS 

Announcements are made over the public address 

system only in cases of grave emergency. Physicians 

anticipating emergency calls can arrange message 

services by contacting attendants at the information 

booth under section 8. This service cannot be extended 

to the general public. 

FIELD LEVEL ExITS AND THE PLAYING FIELD 

Field level exits are for the use of authorized personnel 

only. Spectators must remain off the field before and after 

the game. Please exit through the ramp and section exits 

only. 

CODE OF CONDuCT 

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes 

good sports-like conduct and encourages fans to exhibit 

the highest level of sportsmanship by supporting the 

participants in a positive manner. Any disruptive or 

intimidating behavior will not be tolerated. These actions 

are considered grounds for removal from the stadium and 

may preclude the offender from purchasing tickets to 

future Spartan Athletic events. 

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1969 

Michigan State 25 

Michigan 0 

1987 


Michigan 11 

2001 


Michigan 24 


Michigan 7 

1990 


Michigan 27 


Michigan 7 

1995 


Michigan 25 

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Michigan 12 

1999 


Michigan 31 

2008 


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