The controversial final play of the home game against Michigan on November 3 led to a change in the official timekeeping policy of the Big Ten Conference. Beginning in 2002, a neutral official appointed by the Big Ten keeps track of the game time on the field.
^Jack Ebling (September 9, 2001). "Miscues don't cost MSU: Despite four blocked punts, three turnovers, Spartans too much for CMU, 35-21". Lansing State Journal. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Michigan vs. Michigan State". USA Today. November 3, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
2001, michigan, state, spartans, football, team, represented, michigan, state, university, 2001, ncaa, division, football, season, spartans, played, their, home, games, spartan, stadium, east, lansing, michigan, this, second, year, head, coach, bobby, williams. The 2001 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I A football season The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing Michigan This was the second year for head coach Bobby Williams who led the Spartans to a 7 5 record including a 44 35 victory in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic over the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Western Athletic Conference 2001 Michigan State Spartans footballSilicon Valley Football Classic championSilicon Valley Football Classic W 44 35 vs Fresno StateConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord7 5 3 5 Big Ten Head coachBobby Williams 2nd season Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts 3rd season Defensive coordinatorBill Miller 3rd season Home stadiumSpartan Stadium c 71 007 AstroTurf Seasons 20002002 2001 Big Ten Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 12 Illinois 7 1 10 2 No 20 Michigan 6 2 8 4 Ohio State 5 3 7 5 Iowa 4 4 7 5 Purdue 4 4 6 6 Penn State 4 4 5 6 Indiana 4 4 5 6 Michigan State 3 5 7 5 Wisconsin 3 5 5 7 Minnesota 2 6 4 7 Northwestern 2 6 4 7 BCS representative as conference championRankings from AP PollThe controversial final play of the home game against Michigan on November 3 led to a change in the official timekeeping policy of the Big Ten Conference Beginning in 2002 a neutral official appointed by the Big Ten keeps track of the game time on the field Schedule editDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 81 00 p m Central Michigan Spartan StadiumEast Lansing MIW 35 2173 879 1 September 222 30 p m at No 23 Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame IN rivalry NBCW 17 1080 795September 293 30 p m at No 16 NorthwesternNo 23Ryan FieldEvanston ILABCL 26 2740 103October 1312 00 p m Iowa nbsp Spartan StadiumEast Lansing MIESPN2W 31 2873 680October 2012 00 p m at MinnesotaHubert H Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis MNL 19 2847 385October 2712 00 p m at WisconsinCamp Randall StadiumMadison WIESPN W 42 2879 108November 33 30 p m No 6 MichiganSpartan StadiumEast Lansing MI rivalry ABCW 26 2475 262 2 November 1012 00 p m IndianaNo 22Spartan StadiumEast Lansing MI rivalry L 28 3773 990November 1712 00 p m at PurdueRoss Ade StadiumWest Lafayette INESPN2L 14 2455 660November 243 30 p m Penn StateSpartan StadiumEast Lansing MI rivalry ESPNL 37 4272 658December 111 00 a m Missouri Spartan StadiumEast Lansing MIESPN2W 55 772 823December 313 00 p m vs No 20 Fresno State Spartan StadiumSan Jose CA Silicon Valley Football Classic FSNW 44 3530 456 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern timeNote The Missouri game originally scheduled for September 15 was rescheduled to December 1 because of the September 11 attacks Roster edit2001 Michigan State Spartans football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassWR 1 Charles Rogers SoRB 8 T J Duckett SrQB 9 Jeff Smoker SoG 76 Will Whitticker FrTE 83 Chris Baker Sr Defense Pos Name ClassDE 95 Matthias Askew SoLB 42 Mike Labinjo SoLB 44 Ronald Stanley FrDT 95 Josh Shaw Sr Special teams Pos Name ClassK 16 Dave Rayner Fr Head coachBobby WilliamsCoordinators assistant coachesMorris Watts Offensive Coordinator Reggie Mitchell Running backs coach Don Treadwell Wide receivers coach Pat Perles Tight ends coach Jeff Stoutland Offensive line coach Brad Miller Defensive Coordinator Sal Sunseri Special teams coordinator Linebackers coach Troy Douglas Defensive backs coach Brad Lawing Recruiting coordinator Matt House Graduate AssistantLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp RedshirtRosterReferences edit Jack Ebling September 9 2001 Miscues don t cost MSU Despite four blocked punts three turnovers Spartans too much for CMU 35 21 Lansing State Journal pp Sports 1 3 via Newspapers com Michigan vs Michigan State USA Today November 3 2001 Retrieved January 6 2014 nbsp This college football 2000s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2001 Michigan State Spartans football team amp oldid 1176683076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,