2000 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

2000 Michigan State Spartans football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Williams (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Miller (2nd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 72,027 AstroTurf)
Seasons← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Purdue $+	6	–	2	8	–	4
Northwestern +	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Michigan +	6	–	2	9	–	3
Ohio State	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 23 Wisconsin	4	–	4	9	–	4
Minnesota	4	–	4	6	–	6
Penn State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Iowa	3	–	5	3	–	9
Illinois	2	–	6	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	2	–	6	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the first year for head coach Bobby Williams, who took over the program after previous head coach Nick Saban had left to take the head coaching position at Louisiana State University.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Marshall*	No. 24	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 34–24	72,983
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	No. 22	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	W 13–10	55,289
September 23	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Notre Dame*	No. 23	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)	ABC	W 27–21	74,714
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 18	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	L 17–37	73,128
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	L 16–21	63,290
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	L 10–17	74,863
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	L 0–14	111,514
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Illinois		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 14–10	73,826
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 13–27	98,406
November 11	1:05 p.m.	No. 9 Purdue		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 30–10	74,624
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)	ESPN+	L 23–42	96,070
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2000 Michigan State Spartans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Charles Rogers	Fr
RB	`8`	T. J. Duckett	So
QB	`9`	Jeff Smoker	Fr
OT	`74`	Tupe Peko	Sr
TE	`83`	Chris Baker	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`15`	Renaldo Hill	Sr
LB	`35`	T. J. Turner	Sr
LB	`50`	Josh Thornhill	Jr
DT	`95`	Josh Shaw	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`12`	Craig Jarrett	Jr

The following players were selected in the 2001 NFL draft.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Team
Renaldo Hill	7	202	Cornerback	Arizona Cardinals
Tupe Peko	7	217	Guard	New York Jets
T. J. Turner	7	239	Outside Linebacker	New England Patriots

v t e Michigan State Spartans football
Venues	Old College Field (1902–1922) Spartan Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana Michigan Notre Dame Penn State
Culture & lore	Sparty "Victory for MSU" Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog 1966 "Game of the Century" 2001 Michigan game 2006 Northwestern game Trouble With the Snap
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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