1995 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1995 Michigan State Spartans football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–5–1 4–3–1 Nick Saban 1st Gary Tranquill 1st Pro set Dean Pees 1st 4–3 Scott Greene Yakini Allen Tony Banks Scott Greene Spartan Stadium Independence Bowl L 26–45 vs. LSU The 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Nick Saban, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 6–5–1 with a mark of 4–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in Big Ten. Michigan State was invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost on December 29 to LSU. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. Schedule 1995 AP Eastern September 9 12:00 p.m. l y Nebraska 2 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC 10–50 73,891 September 16 12:00 p.m. w y y Louisville Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 30–7 34,027 September 23 2:30 p.m. t y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ABC 35–35 43,070 September 30 12:00 p.m. w y Boston College Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC 25–21 72,981 October 7 12:00 p.m. l y Iowa Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Creative 7–21 73,732 October 14 12:00 p.m. w y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Creative 27–21 65,653 October 21 1:00 p.m. w Minnesota Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI 34–31 70,123 October 28 12:00 p.m. l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Creative 14–45 78,043 November 4 3:30 p.m. w Michigan 7 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ABC 28–25 74,667 November 11 1:00 p.m. w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry PASS Sports 31–13 24,027 November 25 3:30 p.m. l Penn State 14 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ESPN 20–24 66,189 December 29 5:30 p.m. l y y LSU Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Independence Bowl ESPN 26–45 48,835 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-lsu-wallops-michigan-state/140547633/ The State LSU wallops Michigan State December 30, 1995 February 8, 2024 Newspapers.com Game summaries Nebraska 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans September 9, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Nebraska 10 10 16 14 Michigan State 7 0 3 0 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan 73,891 Box score and Game recap First quarter NEB - FG K Brown 22 NEB - Phillips 2 run (K Brown kick) MSU - Muhammad 16 pass from Banks (C Gardner kick) Second quarter NEB - Phillips 1 run (K Brown kick) NEB - FG K Brown 47 Third quarter NEB - FG K Brown 20 MSU - FG C Gardner 24 NEB - Phillips 1 run (two-point conversion failed) NEB - Phillips 50 run (K Brown kick) Fourth quarter NEB - Green 57 run (K Brown kick) NEB - Sims 80 run (Retzlaff kick) Louisville 1995 Louisville Cardinals football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan State Spartans at Louisville Cardinals September 16, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Michigan State 3 10 9 8 Louisville 0 7 0 0 Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky 34,027 Box Score First quarter MSU - FG C Gardner 32 Second quarter UL - Tyson 2 pass from Lowe (Akers kick) MSU - S Greene 7 run (C Gardner kick) MSU - FG C Gardner 37 Third quarter MSU - Banks 19 run (two-point conversion failed) MSU - FG C Gardner 27 Fourth quarter MSU - S Greene 2 run (two-point conversion failed) MSU - Safety, Arrington tackled in end zone Purdue 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers September 23, 1995 2:30 p.m. EST Michigan State 14 6 8 7 Purdue 7 14 0 14 Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana 43,070 Box Score First quarter MSU - Mason 43 pass from Banks (C Gardner kick) PUR - Alford 29 pass from Reeves (Bobich kick) MSU - S Greene 21 run (C Gardner kick) Second quarter PUR - Alford 69 pass from Alstott (Bobich kick) PUR - Alstott 6 run (Bobich kick) MSU - Mason 7 pass from Banks (kick failed) Third quarter MSU - S Greene 3 run (Banks run for two-point conversion) Fourth quarter PUR - Rogers 1 run (Bobich kick) MSU - S Greene 70 run (C Gardner kick) PUR - Rogers 4 run (Bobich kick) Top Rushers MSU - S Greene 17 rushes, 161 yards, 3 TDs PUR - Alstott 20 rushes, 136 yards, 1 TD Top Passers MSU - Banks 16/25, 208 yards, 1 INT PUR - Alstott 1/1, 69 yards, 1 TD PUR - Trefzger 9/15, 110 yards PUR - Reeves 9/16, 122 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Top Receivers MSU - Mason 7 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TDs PUR - Olivadotti 5 receptions, 73 yards PUR - Alford 4 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TDs Boston College 1995 Boston College Eagles football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Boston College Eagles at Michigan State Spartans September 30, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Boston College 0 15 6 0 Michigan State 3 6 13 3 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan 72,981 Box score and Game recap First quarter MSU - FG C Gardner 27 Second quarter BC - Watson 38 run (Mcguire kick) MSU - Muhammad 34 pass from Schultz (kick failed) BC - Harding 4 pass from Hartsell (Hemmert reception for two-point conversion) Third quarter BC - Hemmert 4 pass from Hartsell (two-point conversion failed) MSU - Chapman 3 pass from Schultz (C Gardner kick) MSU - S Greene 1 run (two-point conversion failed) Fourth quarter MSU - FG C Gardner 19 Iowa 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans October 7, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Iowa 0 6 8 7 Michigan State 0 7 0 0 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan 73,732 Box score and Game recap First quarter No scoring Second quarter IOWA - Bromert 37-yard field goal MSU - S. Greene 2-yard run (C Gardner kick) IOWA - Hurley 50-yard field goal Third quarter IOWA - Dwight 11-yard pass from Sherman (S Shaw reception for two-point conversion) Fourth quarter IOWA - S Shaw 7-yard run (Bromert kick) Illinois 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini October 14, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Michigan State 7 6 6 8 Illinois 7 0 7 7 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 65,653 Box Score First quarter MSU - S. Greene 16-yard run (Gardner kick) ILL - Douthard 1-yard run (Scheuplein kick) Second quarter MSU - S. Greene 3-yard run (kick failed) Third quarter ILL - Holcombe - 25-yard run (Scheuplein kick) MSU - S. Greene 3-yard run (Gardner kick) Fourth quarter MSU - S. Greene 1-yard run (S. Greene run) ILL - Dulick 14-yard pass from J. Johnson (Scheuplein kick) Minnesota 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans October 21, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Minnesota 7 10 14 0 Michigan State 14 7 0 13 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan 70,123 Box Score First quarter MIN - 10:23-Atwell 58 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) MSU - 6:39-Renaud 9 run (Gardner kick) MSU - 0:25-Renaud 18 run (Gardner kick) Second quarter MIN - 11:56-Chalberg 45 FG MSU - 6:52-Carter 33 pass from Banks (Gardner kick) MIN - 3:45-Duerr 1 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) Third quarter MIN - 4:12-Thelwell 8 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) MIN - 2:33-Thelwell 21 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) Fourth quarter MSU - 14:11-Gardner 27 FG MSU - 9:55-Mason 65 pass from Banks (Gardner kick) MSU - 4:50-Gardner 24 FG Wisconsin 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers October 28, 1995 11:30 a.m. CST Michigan State 7 0 0 7 Wisconsin 7 17 14 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 78,447 Box Score First quarter WIS - C. Martin 5-yard run (J. Hall kick) MSU - S. Greene 2-yard run (C. Gardner kick) Second quarter WIS - J. Hall 43-yard FG WIS - C. Martin 5-yard run (J. Hall kick) WIS - Nyquist 7-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick) Third quarter WIS - T. Simmons 1-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick) WIS - Nyquist 2-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick) Fourth quarter MSU - Mason 31-yard pass from Banks (C. Gardner kick) WIS - Waerig 12-yard run (J. Hall kick) Top Rushers MSU - Crenshaw 5 rushes, 41 yards WIS - C. McCullough 19 rushes, 91 yards Top Passers MSU - Banks 17/30, 207 yards, 3 INTs WIS - Bevell 17/27, 265 yards Top Receivers MSU - Muhammad 6 receptions, 83 yards WIS - T Simmons 5 receptions, 70 yards Michigan 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans November 4, 1995 3:30 p.m. EST Michigan 3 0 8 14 Michigan State 0 14 0 14 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan 74,667 Box Score First quarter UM - Hamilton 35-yard field goal Second quarter MSU - Mason 70-yard punt return (Gardner kick) MSU - Greene 7-yard run (Gardner kick) Third quarter UM - W. Carr 3-yard run (Campbell pass from Griese) Fourth quarter UM - Biakabutuka 5-yard run (Hamilton kick) MSU - Greene 1-yard run (Gardner kick) UM - Hayes 22-yard pass from Griese (Hamilton kick) MSU - Carter 25-yard pass from Banks (Gardner kick) Indiana 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan State Spartans at Indiana Hoosiers November 11, 1995 1:00 p.m. Michigan State 21 0 10 0 Indiana 7 0 6 0 Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana 24,027 Box Score First quarter MSU - Renaud 59-yard run (Gardner kick) MSU - Greene 76-yard punt return (Gardner kick) IND - Smith 5-yard run (Horn kick) MSU - Mason 87-yard kickoff return (Gardner kick) Second quarter No scoring Third quarter MSU - Gardner 23-yard field goal IND - Eloms 31-yard interception return (kick failed) MSU - Chapman 4-yard pass from Banks (Gardner kick) Fourth quarter No scoring Penn State 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans November 25, 1995 3:30 p.m. EST Penn State 0 7 3 14 Michigan State 0 10 0 10 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan 66,189 Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter PSU - Milne 1-yard run (Conway kick) MSU - Gardner 32-yard field goal MSU - Greene 3-yard run (Gardner kick) Third quarter PSU - Conway 42-yard field goal Fourth quarter MSU - Greene 16-yard run (Gardner kick) PSU - Engram 53-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick) MSU - Gardner 28-yard field goal PSU - Engram 4-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick) 1995 Independence Bowl 1995 LSU Tigers football team Michigan State Spartans 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan State Spartans vs. LSU Tigers December 29, 1995 Michigan State 7 17 0 2 LSU 7 14 21 3 Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana 48,835 Box Score First quarter MSU - Muhammad 78 pass from Banks (C Gardner kick) LSU - Cleveland 6 run (A Lafleur kick) Second quarter MSU - S Greene 3 run (kick failed) LSU - Kennison 92 kickoff return (A Lafleur kick) MSU - Mason 100 kickoff return (S Greene run for two-point conversion) LSU - Faulk 51 run (A Lafleur kick) MSU - FG C Gardner 37 Third quarter LSU - Faulk 5 run (A Lafleur kick) LSU - Northern 37 fumble return (A Lafleur kick) LSU - Kennison 47 pass from Tyler (A Lafleur kick) Fourth quarter LSU - FG Richey 48 MSU - Safety, Kessler tackled in end zone Rushing LSU - Faulk 25-234-2, Cleveland 13-23-1, Toomer 4-13-0, Kennison 1-6-0, Tyler 4-(-1)-0, Kessler 1--3-0 MSU - Renaud 16-79-0, Greene 8-48-1, Crenshaw 1-1-0, Banks 10--28-0 Passing LSU - Tyler 10-20-1-164 1TD MSU - Banks 22-44-3-348 1TD Receiving LSU - Kennison 5-124-1, LaFleur 2-31-0, Toomer 1-9-0, Cleveland 1-(-4)-0, Faulk 1-4-0 MSU - Muhammed 9-171-1, Mason 6-74-0, Renaud 2-47-0, Carter 2-16-0, Outlaw 2-24-0, Keur 1-16-0 Punting LSU - Kessler 4 punts, 44.5 yard avg. MSU - Salani 6 punts, 37.5 yard avg. Roster 1995 Michigan State Spartans y 76 So Flozell Adams T y 12 Sr Tony Banks QB Tony Banks (American football) y 52 Jr Matt Beard C 81 Jr Nigea Carter WR y 47 Sr Scott Greene FB y 83 So Josh Keur TE 80 Jr Derrick Mason WR y 1 Sr Muhsin Muhammad WR y 9 So Todd Schultz QB 73 So Scott Shaw Scott Shaw (American football) G y 3 Fr Amp Campbell CB 49 Fr Scott Ernsberger S 22 Jr Reggie Garnett LB 36 Jr Aldi Henry CB 10 So Ray Hill CB 44 So Ike Reese LB y 96 Jr Chris Smith DT 94 Jr Jabbar Threats DE y 91 Fr Dimitrius Underwood DT y Nick Saban Gary Tranquill – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Bobby Williams – Running backs coach Charlie Baggett – Wide receivers coach Jim Bollman – Offensive line coach Dean Pees – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach Mark Dantonio – Defensive back coach Pat Shurmur – Special teams coach Brad Salem – Graduate assistant Mike Vorkapich – Graduate assistant Glenn Pires – Assistant Greg Colby – Assistant 1996 NFL draft The following players were selected in the 1996 NFL draft. Michigan State Spartans Player Round Pick Position NFL team Tony Banks 2 42 Quarterback St. Louis Rams Muhsin Muhammad 2 43 Wide receiver Carolina Panthers Scott Greene 6 193 Running back Carolina Panthers References Michigan State Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan State Spartans football