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American college football season
The 1996 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of
Michigan State University as a member of the
Big Ten Conference during the
1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach
Nick Saban, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–3, tying for fifth place in the Big Ten. Michigan State was invited to the
Sun Bowl, where they lost to
Stanford, 38–0, on December 31. The team played home games at
Spartan Stadium in
East Lansing, Michigan.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:30 p.m. |
Purdue | |
ESPN | W 52–14 | 72,511 |
September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1
Nebraska* | |
ABC | L 14–55 | 75,590 |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. |
Louisville* | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | L 20–30 | 70,311 |
September 28 | 12:30 p.m. |
Eastern Michigan* | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
|
SCD | W 47–0 | 69,941 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at
Iowa | | | L 30–37 | 70,397 |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. |
Illinois | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
|
ESPN+ | W 42–14 | 71,639 |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at
Minnesota | | | W 27–9 | 45,434 |
October 26 | 12:30 p.m. |
Wisconsin | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
|
ESPN2 | W 30–13 | 69,217 |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 9
Michigan | | ABC | L 29–45 | 106,381 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. |
Indiana | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (
rivalry)
| | W 38–15 | 64,719 |
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 7
Penn State | | ABC | L 29–32 | 96,263 |
December 31 | 2:30 p.m. | vs.
Stanford* | |
CBS | L 0–38 | 42,271 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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Roster
1996 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
OT
|
76
|
Flozell Adams
|
Jr
|
OL
|
75
|
Shane Adkins
|
Fr
|
OT
|
60
|
Mike Brzezinski
|
Fr
|
QB
|
16
|
Bill Burke
|
Fr
|
TE
|
83
|
Josh Keur
|
Jr
|
WR
|
80
|
Derrick Mason
|
Sr
|
WR
|
7
|
LaVaile Richardson
|
Fr
|
QB
|
9
|
Todd Schultz
|
Jr
|
G
|
73
|
Scott Shaw
|
Jr
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
LB
|
25
|
Mike Austin
|
Fr
|
LB
|
38
|
Sean Banks
|
Fr
|
CB
|
3
|
Amp Campbell
|
So
|
DT
|
96
|
Chris Smith
|
Sr
|
S
|
43
|
Scott Ernsberger
|
So
|
LB
|
22
|
Reggie Garnett
|
Sr
|
LB
|
54
|
T.J. Henning
|
So
|
CB
|
36
|
Aldi Henry
|
Sr
|
CB
|
10
|
Ray Hill
|
Jr
|
DT
|
62
|
Robert Newkirk
|
Fr
|
LB
|
44
|
Ike Reese
|
Jr
|
DT
|
99
|
Dimitrius Underwood
|
So
|
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Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
-
Injured
-
Redshirt
Roster
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1997 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the
1997 NFL Draft.
References
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National championship seasons in bold |