1996 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1996 Michigan State Spartans football
Sun Bowl, L 0–38 vs. Stanford
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro set
Defensive coordinatorDean Pees (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPDuane Goulbourne
CaptainDuane Goulbourne, Ike Reese, Chris Smith
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State +   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 15 Northwestern +   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 7 Penn State   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 18 Iowa   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 20 Michigan   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Michigan State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wisconsin   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Purdue   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Minnesota   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Illinois   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:30 p.m.Purdue
ESPNW 52–1472,511
September 712:00 p.m.at No. 1
ABC
L 14–5575,590
September 211:00 p.m.Louisville*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 20–3070,311
September 2812:30 p.m.
SCD
W 47–069,941
October 52:00 p.m.at Iowa
L 30–3770,397
October 1212:00 p.m.Illinoisdagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN+W 42–1471,639
October 194:00 p.m.at Minnesota
W 27–945,434
October 2612:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPN2W 30–1369,217
November 212:00 p.m.at No. 9 Michigan
ABCL 29–45106,381
November 91:00 p.m.Indiana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 38–1564,719
November 233:30 p.m.at No. 7
University Park, PA (rivalry
)		ABCL 29–3296,263
December 312:30 p.m.vs.
Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)
    		• CBSL 0–3842,271
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time
    Halftime of the Michigan State vs. Illinois game on October 12

    Roster

    1996 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
    Players Coaches
    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
    		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
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 1 Paul Edinger Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    1997 NFL Draft

    The following players were selected in the

    1997 NFL Draft
    .

    Player Round Pick Position NFL team
    Derrick Mason 4 98 Wide receiver Tennessee Oilers
    Nigea Carter 6 197 Wide receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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