1999 Michigan State Spartans football team

1999 Michigan State Spartans football

Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 37–34 vs. Florida
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
1999 record	10–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Nick Saban (Regular season) Bobby Williams (Bowl Game)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Miller
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 72,027 natural grass)

1999 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Wisconsin $		7	–	1		10	–	2
#5 Michigan %		6	–	2		10	–	2
#7 Michigan State		6	–	2		10	–	2
#11 Penn State		5	–	3		10	–	3
#18 Minnesota		5	–	3		8	–	4
#24 Illinois		4	–	4		8	–	4
#25 Purdue		4	–	4		7	–	5
Ohio State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Indiana		3	–	5		4	–	7
Northwestern		1	–	7		3	–	8
Iowa		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the last year for head coach Nick Saban, who left the program on December 5 to take the head coaching position at Louisiana State. During the bowl game, the Spartans were coached by interim head coach Bobby Williams, who led the Spartans to a 37–34 victory in the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl over the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference, with a last second, game-winning field goal by kicker Paul Edinger.

This Spartan team featured the likes of Plaxico Burress, T. J. Duckett, and Renaldo Hill, and goes down as one of the best Spartan teams in the BCS era.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 PM	Oregon*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 27–20	72,923
September 11	1:00 PM	Eastern Michigan*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 51–7	72,569
September 18	1:30 PM	at No. 24 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	NBC	W 23–13	80,012
September 25	3:30 PM	at Illinois	No. 19	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		W 27–10	52,417
October 2	12:10 PM	Iowa	No. 14	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	W 49–3	73,629
October 9	12:00 PM	No. 3 Michigan	No. 11	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	W 34–31	76,895
October 16	3:30 PM	at No. 20 Purdue	No. 5	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ABC	L 28–52	68,216
October 23	12:10 PM	at No. 4 Wisconsin	No. 11	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 10–40	78,469
November 6	12:10 PM	No. 20 Ohio State	No. 19	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 23–7	74,639
November 13	1:00 PM	at Northwestern	No. 17	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL		W 40–0	30,045
November 20	3:30 PM	No. 13 Penn State	No. 15	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	ABC	W 35–28	74,231
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. No. 10 Florida	No. 9	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 37–34	54,866
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Michigan

#3 Michigan at #11 Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	10	0	21	31
• Michigan State	7	6	14	7	34

Date: October 9
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Game attendance: 76,895
TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant & Mike Golic

Scoring summary

1	6:55	MSU	T.J. Duckett 1 yard run (Paul Edinger kick)	MSU 7-0

2	14:55	MICH	Hayden Epstein 56 yard field goal	MSU 7-3

2	5:28	MSU	Paul Edinger 39 yard field goal	MSU 10-3

2	3:39	MICH	Marcus Knight 81 yard pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Del Verne kick)	Tied 10-10

2	1:17	MSU	Paul Edinger 43 yard field goal	MSU 13-10

3	6:15	MSU	Gari Scott 19 yard pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick)	MSU 20-10

3	3:02	MSU	Plaxico Burress 15 yard pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick)	MSU 27-10

4	14:23	MICH	Anthony Thomas 2 yard run (Jeff Del Verne kick)	MSU 27-17

4	12:19	MSU	Dawan Moss 14 yard run (Paul Edinger kick)	MSU 34-17

4	8:11	MICH	David Terrell 19 yard pass from Tom Brady (Jeff Del Verne kick)	MSU 34-24

4	2:47	MICH	Aaron Shea 8 yard pass from Tom Brady (Jeff Del Verne kick)	MSU 34-31

Bill Burke threw for a school-record 400 yards and two touchdowns while Plaxico Burress set a new mark with 255 yards receiving. Burke broke Ed Smith's record of 369 against Indiana in 1979 while Burress surpassed Andre Rison's 252 yards against Georgia in 1989. Michigan State was now 6-0 for the first time since the 1966 national championship season. ^[1]

2000 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Team
Plaxico Burress	1	8	Wide Receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers
Julian Peterson	1	16	Linebacker	San Francisco 49ers
Gari Scott	4	99	Wide Receiver	Philadelphia Eagles
Greg Randall	4	127	Tackle	New England Patriots
Aric Morris	5	135	Strong Safety	Tennessee Titans
Paul Edinger	6	174	Kicker	Chicago Bears
Robaire Smith	6	197	Defensive Tackle	Tennessee Titans

References

Michigan State Spartans football

Venues	Old College Field (1902–1922) Spartan Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon) Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Notre Dame (Megaphone Trophy) Penn State (Land Grant Trophy)

Culture & lore	Sparty "Victory for MSU" Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet 1966 "Game of the Century" Clockgate 2006 Northwestern game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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