2005 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2005 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 third-year head coach John L. Smith.

2005 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	John L. Smith (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Smeland (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass)
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Penn State $+		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State %+		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 15 Wisconsin		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northwestern		5	–	3					7	–	5
Iowa		5	–	3					7	–	5
Minnesota		4	–	4					7	–	5
Purdue		3	–	5					5	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	7
Illinois		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Kent State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	W 49–14	73,949
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Hawaii*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPNU	W 42–14	74,043
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	NBC	W 44–41 OT	80,795
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN+	W 61–14	51,649
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Michigan	No. 11	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	L 31–34 OT	79,401
October 15	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Ohio State	No. 16	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 24–35	105,122
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 22	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	L 14–49	74,636
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Indiana		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	ESPN+	W 46–15	74,063
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	L 21–28	62,467
November 12	12:10 p.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	L 14–48	45,187
November 19	4:00 p.m.	No. 5 Penn State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 22–31	75,005
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP/Coaches Polls released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2005 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 74 Kyle Cook Jr QB 7 Brian Hoyer  Fr C 51 Chris Morris Sr WR 15 Kerry Reed Jr QB 5 Drew Stanton Jr QB 16 John Van Dam So G 77 Daniel Zynn Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 96 Domata Peko Sr DB 36 Eric Smith  Sr DT 70 Joe Toth So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 8 Brandon Fields Jr	Head coach John L. Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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
• Ben Sirmans – Running backs coach
• Jeff Stoutland – Offensive line coach
• Chris Smeland – Defensive coordinator/safeties
• Lucious Selmon – Defensive line coach
• Mike Cox – Linebackers coach
• Chuck Driesbach – Defensive backs coach

2006 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 2006 NFL draft.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL team
Eric Smith	3	97	Safety	New York Jets
Domata Peko	4	123	Defensive Tackle	Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Morris	7	214	Center	Oakland Raiders