2005 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

2005 Michigan State Spartans football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	John L. Smith (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Smeland (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass)
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Penn State $+	7	–	1	11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State %+	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 15 Wisconsin	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northwestern	5	–	3	7	–	5
Iowa	5	–	3	7	–	5
Minnesota	4	–	4	7	–	5
Purdue	3	–	5	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	7
Illinois	0	–	8	2	–	9

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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Kent State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	W 49–14	73,949
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Hawaii*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPNU	W 42–14	74,043
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	NBC	W 44–41 ^OT	80,795
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN+	W 61–14	51,649
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Michigan	No. 11	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	L 31–34 ^OT	79,401
October 15	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Ohio State	No. 16	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 24–35	105,122
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 22	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	L 14–49	74,636
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Indiana		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	ESPN+	W 46–15	74,063
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	L 21–28	62,467
November 12	12:10 p.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	L 14–48	45,187
November 19	4:00 p.m.	No. 5 Penn State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 22–31	75,005
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP/Coaches Polls released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

2005 Michigan State Spartans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
DT	`96`	Domata Peko	Sr
DB	`36`	Eric Smith	Sr
DT	`70`	Joe Toth	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`8`	Brandon Fields	Jr

Roster

John L. Smith – Head Coach
Jim McElwain – Assistant head coach/wide receivers coach/special teams coordinator
Dave Baldwin – Offensive coordinator/Tight end coach
Doug Nussmeier – Quarterbacks coach
Ben Sirmans – Running backs coach
Jeff Stoutland – Offensive line coach
Chris Smeland – Defensive coordinator/safeties
Lucious Selmon – Defensive line coach
Mike Cox – Linebackers coach
Chuck Driesbach – Defensive backs coach

The following players were selected in the 2006 NFL Draft.

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Venues	Old College Field (1902–1922) Spartan Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana Michigan Notre Dame Penn State
Culture & lore	Sparty "Victory for MSU" Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog 1966 "Game of the Century" 2001 Michigan game 2006 Northwestern game 2015 Michigan game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold