2005 Michigan State Spartans football team

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The 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans were led by third-year head coach John L. Smith.

Record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorDave Baldwin (3rd season)
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2005 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Baldwin (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Smeland (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass)
Seasons
 2004
2006 
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2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Penn State $+ 71  111 
No. 4 Ohio State %+ 71  102 
No. 15 Wisconsin 53  103 
Michigan 53  75 
Northwestern 53  75 
Iowa 53  75 
Minnesota 44  75 
Purdue 35  56 
Michigan State 26  56 
Indiana 17  47 
Illinois 08  29 
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m.Kent State*ESPN+W 49–1473,949
September 103:30 p.m.Hawaii*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPNUW 42–1474,043
September 173:30 p.m.at No. 10 Notre Dame*NBCW 44–41 OT80,795
September 2412:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 17ESPN+W 61–1451,649
October 112:00 p.m.MichiganNo. 11
ABCL 31–34 OT79,401
October 1512:00 p.m.at No. 15 Ohio StateNo. 16ABCL 24–35105,122
October 2212:00 p.m.NorthwesterndaggerNo. 22
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN2L 14–4974,636
October 2912:00 p.m.Indiana
ESPN+W 46–1574,063
November 512:00 p.m.at PurdueESPNUL 21–2862,467
November 1212:10 p.m.at MinnesotaESPN+L 14–4845,187
November 194:00 p.m.No. 5 Penn State
ESPNL 22–3175,005
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP/Coaches Polls released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Roster

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2005 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 74 Kyle Cook Jr
QB 7 Brian Hoyer  Fr
C 51 Chris Morris Sr
WR 15 Kerry Reed Jr
QB 5 Drew Stanton Jr
QB 16 John Van Dam So
G 77 Daniel Zynn Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 96 Domata Peko Sr
DB 36 Eric Smith  Sr
DT 70 Joe Toth So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 8 Brandon Fields Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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Coaching staff

2006 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 2006 NFL draft.

More information Player, Round ...
Player Round Pick Position NFL team
Eric Smith397SafetyNew York Jets
Domata Peko4123Defensive TackleCincinnati Bengals
Chris Morris7214CenterOakland Raiders
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