2004 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2004 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg 120 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–7 4–4 John L. Smith 2nd Dave Baldwin 2nd Chris Smeland 2nd Spread 4–3 Spartan Stadium (c. 72,027 natural grass) The 2004 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2004 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 second-year head coach John L. Smith. Schedule 2004 Eastern September 4 3:30 p.m. l y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ABC 14–19 42,612 September 11 12:00 p.m. w y Central Michigan Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 24–7 72,908 Win doesn't dispel worries: Defense again shaky, QB quandary remains after defeat of Chippewas Lansing State Journal September 12, 2004 1C, 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94235258/lansing-state-journal/ September 18 7:00 p.m. l y Notre Dame Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ESPN 24–31 74,962 September 25 12:00 p.m. w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry ESPN Plus 30–20 24,471 October 2 12:00 p.m. l y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN Plus 16–38 70,397 October 9 12:00 p.m. w Illinois Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 38–25 72,441 October 16 12:00 p.m. w y Minnesota 19 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN 51–17 72,383 October 30 3:30 p.m. l y Michigan 14 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 37–45 3OT 111,609 November 6 12:00 p.m. l Ohio State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN 19–32 72,222 November 13 3:30 p.m. w Wisconsin 5 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC 49–14 76,697 November 20 12:00 p.m. l y Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Land Grant Trophy ESPN2 13–37 101,486 December 4 11:05 p.m. l y y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Hālawa, HI ESPN2 38–41 41,654 Roster 2004 Michigan State Spartans f 19 Fr Irving Campbell WR y y 30 Fr Jehuu Caulcrick RB y y 75 Fr Pete Clifford OT y y 21 Sr DeAndra' Cobb RB y 74 So Kyle Cook Kyle Cook (American football) OG y 80 Fr Kellen Davis TE y 17 Fr Brian Hoyer QB y 51 Jr Chris Morris Chris Morris (American football, born 1983) C y 9 Fr Stephen Reaves QB y y 5 So Drew Stanton QB y 6 Jr Matt Trannon WR y 18 Fr John Van Dam QB y y 76 Sr Will Whitticker OG y 59 Sr Clifford Dukes DE y 99 Jr Brandon McKinney DT y y 48 Sr Seth Mitchell LB y 96 Jr Domata Peko NT y 92 So Clifton Ryan DE y 36 Jr Eric Smith Eric Smith (safety) FS y 44 Sr Ronald Stanley LB y 91 Sr Kevin Vickerson DT y 8 So Brandon Fields P y 16 Sr Dave Rayner K y *John L. Smith https://web.archive.org/web/20040816015449/http://msuspartans.collegesports.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/msu-m-footbl-mtt.html Game summaries Indiana Michigan State 0 7 10 13 Indiana 3 17 0 0 September 25 Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana 12:00 p.m. EST Craig Coshun (Play-by-play) & Charles Arbuckle (Color) ESPN+ yes 1 4:42 IND Bryan Robertson 23-yard field goal Indiana 3–0 2 14:17 MSU Drew Stanton 2-yard run (Dave Rayner kick) Michigan St 7–3 2 10:18 IND Chris Rudanovic 12-yard pass from Matt LoVecchio (Bryan Robertson kick) Indiana 10–7 2 4:25 IND Lance Bennett 94-yard punt return (Bryan Robertson kick) Indiana 17–7 2 2:43 IND Bryan Robertson 31-yard field goal Indiana 20–7 3 6:24 MSU Drew Stanton 1-yard run (Dave Rayner kick) Indiana 20–14 3 2:58 MSU Dave Rayner 44-yard field goal Indiana 20–17 4 9:45 MSU Jason Teague 1-yard run (Dave Rayner kick) Michigan St 24–20 4 5:56 MSU Dave Rayner 22-yard field goal Michigan St 27–20 4 2:36 MSU Dave Rayner 39-yard field goal Michigan St 30-20 yes Michigan State 30, Indiana 20 http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=242690084 https://web.archive.org/web/20141227002627/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=242690084 dead December 27, 2014 ESPN September 25, 2004 December 26, 2014 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 Steve Stripling – Defensive line coach Mike Cox – Linebackers coach Paul Haynes – Defensive backs coach 2005 NFL draft The following players were selected in the 2005 NFL draft. Michigan State Spartans Player Round Pick Position NFL team DeAndra' Cobb 6 201 Running back Atlanta Falcons Dave Rayner 6 202 Kicker Indianapolis Colts Kevin Vickerson 7 216 Defensive tackle Miami Dolphins Will Whitticker 7 246 Guard Green Bay Packers References Michigan State Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan State Spartans football Category:Long stubs with short prose