2000 Michigan State Spartans football team

2000 Michigan State Spartans football
2000 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Williams (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Miller (2nd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bobby Williams, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth at the bottom of the Big Ten standings. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)

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OffensivecoordinatorMorris Watts (10th season)

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2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Michigan +	6	–	2	9	–	3
Northwestern +	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 13 Purdue $+	6	–	2	8	–	4
Ohio State	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 23 Wisconsin	4	–	4	9	–	4
Minnesota	4	–	4	6	–	6
Penn State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Iowa	3	–	5	3	–	9
Illinois	2	–	6	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	2	–	6	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Williams, who took over the program after previous head coach Nick Saban left to take the head coaching position at Louisiana State University (LSU).

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Marshall*	No. 24	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 34–24	72,983
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	No. 22	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	W 13–10	55,289
September 23	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Notre Dame*	No. 23	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–21	74,714
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 18	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN Plus	L 17–37	73,128
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN Plus	L 16–21	63,290
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN Plus	L 10–17	74,863
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–14	111,514
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Illinois		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 14–10	73,826
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 13–27	98,406
November 11	1:05 p.m.	No. 9 Purdue		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 30–10	74,624
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 23–42	96,070
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL team
Renaldo Hill	7	202	Cornerback	Arizona Cardinals
Tupe Peko	7	217	Guard	New York Jets
T. J. Turner	7	239	Outside Linebacker	New England Patriots

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