1996 Michigan State Spartans football team

1996 Michigan State Spartans football
Sun Bowl, L 038 vs. Stanford
Conference Big Ten Conference
1996 record 66 (53 Big Ten)
Head coach Nick Saban (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro set
Defensive coordinator Dean Pees (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Spartan Stadium (72,027)
1996 Big Ten 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 in the Big Ten Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his second season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 65 overall and 53 in conference play during the regular season.[1] The team played in the Sun Bowl on December 31, 1996, and were defeated 038 by Stanford.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 12:30 PM Purdue Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ESPN W 5214   72,511
September 7 12:00 PM at No. 1 Nebraska* Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ABC L 1455   75,590
September 21 1:00 PM Louisville* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 2030   70,311
September 28 12:30 PM Eastern Michigan* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI SCD W 470   69,941
October 5 2:00 PM at Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA L 3037   70,397
October 12 12:00 PM Illinoisdagger Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN+ W 4214   71,639
October 19 4:00 PM at Minnesota MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN W 279   45,434
October 26 12:30 PM Wisconsin Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN2 W 3013   69,217
November 2 12:00 PM at No. 9 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) ABC L 2945   106,381
November 9 1:00 PM Indiana Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon) W 3815   64,719
November 23 3:30 PM at No. 7 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy) ABC L 2932   96,263
December 31 2:30 PM vs. Stanford* Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS L 038   42,271
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1997 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Team
Derrick Mason498Wide ReceiverTennessee Oilers
Nigea Carter6197Wide ReceiverTampa Bay Buccaneers

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