2005 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg 120 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–6 2–6 John L. Smith 3rd Dave Baldwin 3rd Chris Smeland 3rd Spread 4–3 Spartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass) 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 2005 AP/Coaches Polls released prior to game Eastern September 3 12:00 p.m. w y Kent State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN+ 49–14 73,949 September 10 3:30 p.m. w y Hawaii Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPNU 42–14 74,043 September 17 3:30 p.m. w y y Notre Dame 10 Megaphone Trophy Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 44–41 OT 80,795 September 24 12:00 p.m. w y 17 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ 61–14 51,649 October 1 12:00 p.m. l 11 Michigan Paul Bunyan Trophy Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC 31–34 OT 79,401 October 15 12:00 p.m. l y 16 Ohio State 15 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 24–35 105,122 October 22 12:00 p.m. l y 22 Northwestern Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN2 14–49 74,636 October 29 12:00 p.m. w Indiana Old Brass Spittoon Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN+ 46–15 74,063 November 5 12:00 p.m. l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPNU 21–28 62,467 November 12 12:10 p.m. l y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN+ 14–48 45,187 November 19 4:00 p.m. l Penn State 5 Land Grant Trophy) (College GameDay Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN 22–31 75,005 Roster 2005 Michigan State Spartans f 74 Jr Kyle Cook G y 7 Fr Brian Hoyer QB yes y 51 Sr Chris Morris Chris Morris (American football, born 1983) C y 15 Jr Kerry Reed WR 5 Jr Drew Stanton QB y 16 So John Van Dam QB y 77 Jr Daniel Zynn G 96 Sr Domata Peko DT y 36 Sr Eric Smith Eric Smith (safety) DB y yes 70 So Joe Toth DT 8 Jr Brandon Fields P y https://web.archive.org/web/20051204030032/http://msuspartans.collegesports.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 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 2006 NFL draft The following players were selected in the 2006 NFL draft. Michigan State Spartans Player Round Pick Position NFL team Eric Smith 3 97 Safety New York Jets Domata Peko 4 123 Defensive Tackle Cincinnati Bengals Chris Morris 7 214 Center Oakland Raiders References Michigan State Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan State Spartans football