2003 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2003 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg 120 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 8–5 5–3 John L. Smith 1st Dave Baldwin 1st Spread Chris Smeland 1st 4–3 Spartan Stadium Alamo Bowl L 3–17 vs. Nebraska The 2003 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans play their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the first year for head coach John L. Smith, who would win Big Ten coach of the year in his debut, but would later be fired after the 2006 season. The Spartans were coming off a 4–8 season and had just let go of head coach Bobby Williams. Schedule 2003 AP Eastern August 30 3:40 p.m. w y Western Michigan Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 26–21 72,923 September 6 3:40 p.m. w y Rutgers Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 44–28 72,579 September 13 12:10 p.m. l y Louisiana Tech Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 19–20 72,387 September 20 2:30 p.m. w y y Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry NBC 22–16 80,795 September 27 12:10 p.m. w Iowa 13 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 20–10 72,276 October 4 12:10 p.m. w y 25 Indiana Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ESPN Plus 31–3 72,398 October 11 12:00 p.m. w y 21 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 49–14 47,509 October 18 12:00 p.m. w y 15 Minnesota 25 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 44–38 38,778 November 1 12:00 p.m. l 9 Michigan 11 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ABC 20–27 75,129 November 8 12:00 p.m. l y 14 Ohio State 7 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 23–33 105,194 November 15 12:00 p.m. l y 21 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN2 21–56 79,256 November 22 12:00 p.m. w Penn State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ESPN 41–10 72,119 December 29 9:05 p.m. l y y Nebraska 22 Alamodome San Antonio, TX Alamo Bowl ESPN 3–17 56,226 Rankings 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 NR NR RV NR RV 25 21 15 11 9 14 21 RV RV RV RV RV Coaches 0 16 NR NR RV NR RV RV 23 18 12 10 15 22 RV RV RV RV RV BCS 8 15 13 10 20 24 NR NR NR NR Roster 2003 Michigan State Spartans f 19 Fr Irving Campbell WR y 75 Fr Pete Clifford OT y 21 Jr DeAndra' Cobb RB y 69 Fr Kyle Cook Kyle Cook (American football) C y yes 51 So Chris Morris Chris Morris (American football, born 1983) C y 11 Fr Stephen Reaves QB y 5 Fr Drew Stanton QB y yes 9 Sr Jeff Smoker QB y 6 So Matt Trannon WR y 76 Jr Will Whitticker G y 95 Jr Matthias Askew DT y 22 So Darren Barnett CB y 30 Fr Jehuu Caulcrick LB y 59 Jr Clifford Dukes DE y 41 Fr David Herron LB y yes 42 Sr Mike Labinjo LB y 99 Jr Brandon McKinney DT y 48 So Seth Mitchell LB y 88 Sr Luc Mullinder DE y 52 Fr Clifton Ryan DE y yes 36 So Eric Smith Eric Smith (safety) DB y yes 44 Jr Ronald Stanley LB y 91 Jr Kevin Vickerson DT y 8 Fr Brandon Fields P y yes 16 Jr Dave Rayner K y https://web.archive.org/web/20031213054151/http://msuspartans.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/msu-m-footbl-mtt.html *John L. Smith Coaching staff 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 Reggie Mitchell – Running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Jeff Stoutland – Offensive line coach Chris Smeland – Defensive coordinator/safeties coach Steve Stripling – Defensive line coach Mike Cox – Linebackers coach Paul Haynes – Defensive backs coach Robert Saleh – Graduate Assistant 2004 NFL draft The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL draft. Michigan State Spartans Player Round Pick Position NFL team Matthias Askew 4 114 Defensive Tackle Cincinnati Bengals Jeff Smoker 6 201 Quarterback St. Louis Rams References Michigan State Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan State Spartans football