2010 Michigan State Football Gameday Magazine - Western Michigan

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MICHIGAN STATE vs. WESTERN MICHIGANSEPT. 4, 2010 • SPARTAN STADIUM • EAST LANSING, MICH.

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Today’s Game ...................................................................................5-7

MSU-Western Michigan Matchup ......................................................... 7

D.J. Young Feature ............................................................................8-9

John Stipek Feature ......................................................................10-11

2010 MSU Football Team ..............................................................12-15

Football Coaching/Training Staff ......................................................... 17

Michigan State University Board of Trustees ..................................18-19

University President Lou Anna K. Simon ............................................. 22

Athletics Director Mark Hollis ............................................................. 24

MSU Spartan Head Coach Mark Dantonio .....................................27-30

Spartan Football Assistant Coaches ...............................................32-40

Spartan Football Support Staff ......................................................42, 44

Michigan State University Profile ...................................................46-51

Duffy Daugherty Building/Skandalaris Football Center ...................52-53

Student-Athlete Development Program .............................................. 54

Student-Athlete Support Services ...................................................... 56

Spartan Football Academic All-Americans .......................................... 58

Spartan Bowl History ......................................................................... 60

Spartan Tradition ................................................................................ 63

Dr. Kasavana Column ......................................................................... 65

Seth Mitchell Feature ....................................................................66-67

University Spotlight ............................................................................ 68

Meet the Western Michigan Broncos .................................................. 70

MSU-WMU Depth Charts .................................................................... 72

Michigan State Spartans Numerical Roster ........................................ 74

Western Michigan Broncos Numerical Roster ..................................... 75

Big Ten Composite Schedule .............................................................. 76

University Spotlight ............................................................................ 78

Halftime Entertainment ...................................................................... 80

MSU Football All-Time Coaching Ledger ............................................. 82

Spartan Football National Champions ................................................. 84

Spartan Football All-Americans .....................................................86-87

Spartan Football Record Book .......................................................91-94

Spartans in the NFL ....................................................................99-100

MSU Athletics Head Coaches ........................................................... 102

Spartan Marching Band ................................................................... 105

Cheer/Dance Team .......................................................................... 108

Spartan Athletics Hall of Fame ..................................................112-120

Spartan Fund ............................................................................124-127

Michigan State Athletics Staff .......................................................... 128

Compliance Information ................................................................... 138

Spartan Stadium .......................................................................140-141

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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INS Kirk Cousins threw

for a career-best 353 yards in last season’s 49-14 win over Western Michigan.

Welcome to Spartan Stadium for the 2010 season opener between Michigan State and Western Michigan. This afternoon’s game marks the 12th meeting in the series, with the Spartans holding a 9-2 advantage after recording a 49-14 win over the Broncos last season.

FIRST-AND-10

• All 11 previous games in the Michigan State-Western Michigan series have been played in East Lansing. MSU is 6-0 against WMU in Spartan Stadium and has won the last seven meetings, including a 49-14 victory last year on Nov. 7. Western Michigan’s last win in the series came on Oct. 11, 1919, 21-18.

• In its 113-year football history, Michigan State is 74-36-3 (.668) in sea-son openers, including a 9-2 record in its last 11 games.

• Michigan State has compiled a 38-7-2 record (.830) against current members of the Mid-American Conference (2-0 vs. Akron, 2-0 vs. Bowl-ing Green, 4-3 vs. Central Michigan, 8-0 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1-0 vs. Kent State, 3-1 vs. Miami-Ohio, 1-0 vs. Ohio, 7-1-2 vs. Temple, 1-0 vs. Toledo and 9-2 vs. Western Michigan). Overall, the Spartans have won 23 out of the last 26 meetings vs. MAC teams.

• In last year’s 49-14 win over Western Michigan, quarterback Kirk Cousins completed 88 percent (22 of 25) of his passes for a career-high 353 yards, which also rank as the seventh-best single-game total in MSU his-tory. He completed passes to eight different receivers against the Bron-cos, including scoring strikes of 13 yards to Garrett Celek and 48 yards to Keshawn Martin. His 233.0 passing efficiency rating in the game was the best single-game figure in the Big Ten and the 22nd-highest single-game total posted in the NCAA FBS in 2009.

• Michigan State has compiled a 32-14 record (.696) in games played against non-conference opponents since 1999, including a 9-6 mark under fourth-year head coach Mark Dantonio. The Spartans have won 15 of their last 22 non-league games.

• Dantonio is 8-1 in non-conference games at Spartan Stadium.

• In its 113-year football history, Michigan State is 92-21 (.814) in home openers, including an 11-game winning streak that began in 1999. The Spartans have won 13 of their last 14 home openers, with the only set-back coming to Colorado State, 23-16, in the 1998 Black Coaches As-sociation Classic.

MARTINKeshawn Martin had 122 all-purpose yards against WMU last year, including a 48-yard TD pass from Cousins.

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GAME NOTES

• Dantonio is 4-2 (.667) in season openers dur-ing his six-year head coaching career, includ-ing a 2-1 mark at MSU (2007: 55-18 win over UAB; 2008: 38-31 loss at California; 2009: 44-3 win over Montana State).

• Senior linebacker Greg Jones, the 2009 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year as selected by the media, enters his final season at MSU among the all-time school leaders in tackles (eighth with 359), tackles for loss (fifth with 36.5) and sacks (tied for sixth with 15.5). The returning consensus All-American was named the 2010 Big Ten Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and is on watch lists for five na-tional awards: Butkus Award (top collegiate linebacker), Lombardi Award (college lineman of the year), Nagurski Award (top defensive player), Bednarik Award (top defensive player) and the Lott Trophy (defensive player of the year).

• Michigan State is the only school in the coun-try to feature two tight ends (senior Charlie Gantt and junior Brian Linthicum) on the watch list for the John Mackey Award, which is pre-sented annually to the top tight end in college

football. MSU’s tight end unit combined for 56 receptions, 780 receiving yards and eight touchdowns last season.

SPARTANS TO DEBUT NEW UNIFORMS IN SEASON OPENER

Michigan State will debut its new football uni-forms this afternoon against Western Michigan. The football uniforms are just one aspect of a new brand and identity program MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis unveiled in April.

All of Michigan State’s uniforms now incorpo-rate consistent use of colors, logos, lettering and numerals along with standardization for logos. Throughout the project, equal attention was de-voted to maintaining an appreciation for the tradi-tions of the past, while positioning the athletics program for the future.

The brand and identity program for Michigan State Athletics was a result of nearly a two-year collaborative effort between the athletics depart-ment and Nike that included input from university and athletic administration, coaches and student-athletes.

2010 CAPTAINSSenior punter Aaron Bates, junior quarterback

Kirk Cousins and senior linebacker Greg Jones were elected by their teammates to serve as Michigan State’s captains for the 2010 season. An additional captain will also be selected each week.

Bates is the first punter to be named captain in 114 seasons of Spartan football, while Cousins and Jones will be captains for the second straight year. Last season, Cousins became only the sec-ond sophomore in school history to be named captain.

Center Robert McCurry (1946-47-48) is MSU’s only three-time captain.

“SPARTANS IN THE D”Tickets are still available for next Saturday’s

“Spartans in the D” game against Florida Atlantic at Detroit’s Ford Field. Priced as low as $19, tick-ets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m.

The Ford Field game marks the first time MSU has played a football game in Downtown Detroit since Oct. 27, 1944, when Coach Charlie Bach-man led the Spartans to a 32-0 victory over

Wayne State in a contest played at University of Detroit Stadium.

SCOUTING WESTERN MICHIGAN

Western Michigan returns 34 letterwinners from last season’s 5-7 team, including seven starters on offense and seven on defense.

Offensively, the Broncos must replace quarter-back Tim Hiller, who graduated as the program’s all-time leader in numerous statistical catego-ries, including passing yards (11,329 yards) and touchdowns (99). Sophomore Alex Carder will look to replace Hiller as the team’s offensive signal caller in 2010 and will be starting his first career game this afternoon. In eight games of ac-tion last season, Carder completed 5-of-7 passes for 27 passes in backup duty.

WMU also lost leading rusher Brandon West, who gained a team-high 1,164 yards on the ground last year. Junior Aaron Winchester is the likely candidate to start at running back after rushing for 148 yards and one TD in 2009.

The Broncos are experienced at wide receiver, boasting three legitimate threats in Robert Arn-heim, Jordan White and Juan Nunez. Arnheim led the team with 59 catches and 701 yards last sea-son, while White had 53 receptions for 681 yards

Greg Jones, Kirk Cousins and Eric Gordon model the new uniforms that were unveiled in April.

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MICHIGAN STATESPARTANS

Western Michigan (0-0)Head Coach: Bill Cubit (Delaware, 1975)WMU Record: 34-27 (.557), sixth year

Overall Record: 68-45-1 (.601), 10th year

Sept. 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN ................ 12 p.m.Sept. 11 vs. Florida Atlantic (1) ................ 12 p.m.Sept. 18 NOTRE DAME .............................. 8 p.m.Sept. 25 NORTHERN COLORADO ..................TBAOct. 2 WISCONSIN .....................................TBAOct. 9 at Michigan .....................................TBAOct. 16 ILLINOIS .................................... 12 p.m.Oct. 23 at Northwestern ........................ 12 p.m.Oct. 30 at Iowa ............................................TBANov. 6 MINNESOTA ....................................TBANov. 20 PURDUE ..........................................TBANov. 27 at Penn State ...................................TBA(1) Detroit, Mich. – Ford Field

2009 Team Statistics MSU OPPScoring 386 342 Points per game 29.7 26.3Rushing Yardage 1779 1472 Average per rush 4.2 3.4 Average per game 136.8 113.2 TDs rushing 16 10Passing Yardage 3502 3479 Compt.-Att.-Int. 251-423-12 293-481-6 Average per game 269.4 267.6 TDs Passing 28 32Total Offense 5281 4951 Average per game 406.2 380.8Fumbles-Lost 15-8 14-8Third Down Conversions 62/169 87-202Sacks By-Yards 35-221 14-82

2009 MiChiGAn STATE LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDLarry Caper 120 468 3.9 6Edwin Baker 85 427 5.0 1

Passing Yards Comp. Att. Yds. TDKirk Cousins 198 328 2680 19

Receiving no. Yds. Avg. TDBlair White 70 990 14.1 9B.J. Cunningham 48 641 13.4 4

Tackles Solo Asst. Total TFLGreg Jones 67 87 154 14.0Eric Gordon 35 57 92 7.5Brandon Denson 23 45 68 4.0Trenton Robinson 37 30 67 0.0

Michigan State (0-0)Head Coach: Mark Dantonio (South Carolina, 1978)

MSU Record: 22-17 (.564), fourth yearOverall Record: 40-34 (.541), seventh year

Sept. 4 at Michigan State ...................... 12 p.m.Sept. 11 NICHOLLS STATE ........................ 7 p.m.Sept. 18 TOLEDO....................................... 7 p.m.Oct. 2 IDAHO ......................................... 2 p.m.Oct. 9 at Ball State............................... 12 p.m.Oct. 16 at Notre Dame ........................2:30 p.m.Oct. 23 at Akron .................................3:30 p.m.Oct. 30 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ................. 12 p.m.Nov. 5 at Central Michigan ..................... 6 p.m.

Nov. 13 EASTERN MICHIGAN ................... 2 p.m.Nov. 20 KENT STATE ................................ 2 p.m.Nov. 26 at Bowling Green .............................TBA

2009 Team Statistics WMU OPPScoring 296 330 Points per game 24.7 27.5Rushing Yardage 1348 2140 Average per rush 3.9 4.7 Average per game 112.3 178.3 TDs rushing 13 19Passing Yardage 3306 2886 Comp.-Att.-Int. 317-528-14 229-388-10 Average per game 275.5 240.5 TDs Passing 24 20Total Offense 4654 5026 Average per game 387.8 418.8Fumbles-Lost 23-14 19-12Third Down Conversions 74/178 65/168Sacks By-Yards 19-107 24-161

2009 WESTERn MiChiGAn LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDBrandon West 214 1164 5.4 10Aaron Winchester 46 148 3.2 1

Passing Yards Comp. Att. Yds. TDTim Hiller 309 514 3249 23

Receiving no. Yds. Avg. TDRobert Arnheim 59 701 11.9 3Jordan White 53 681 12.8 4

Tackles Solo Asst. Total TFLAustin Pritchard 59 43 102 7.0Justin Braska 28 35 63 13.0Mario Armstrong 35 27 62 0.5Jamail Berry 37 21 58 1.0

and four TDs. Nunez was the team leader in touchdown catches with six in six games before missing the second half of the season with an injury.

Returning starting safeties Mario Armstrong and Jamail Berry will anchor the defense, as Armstrong compiled 62 tackles in 2009 and Berry had 58.

michigan STaTE all-accESS:dailY EdiTiOn

Michigan State Athletics has launched a “Daily Edition” of “Michigan State All-Access”. The show, which pre-miered on Aug. 30 and will be available at 8 a.m. every day on www.msu-saprtans.com, is dedicated to in-depth cover-age of Michigan State’s 25 varsity sports.

Former Spartan women’s bas-ketball student-athlete Mandy Piechowski and WDIV-TV personality Heather Zara will serve as the primary program hosts.

Spartan fans can also catch “Michigan State Football All-Access”, a 30-minute show on the Spartan football program, every Sunday at 9 a.m. on FOX Sports Detroit. The show will also appear throughout the week on the Big Ten Network.

For all of the latest information on the Spartan football team, including videos, podcasts, notes and features, check out www.msuspartans.com, the official Michigan State Ath-letics website, and CoachDantonio.com, the official website of MSU head coach Mark Dantonio. Fans can also follow Spartan Football on Twitter at www.twitter.com/msu_football and Facebook at www.facebook.com/msuathletics.


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MICHIGAN STATESPARTANS

Michigan State senior left tackle D.J. Young finally decided to come home.

The Lansing native played his first two seasons of collegiate football in Ohio at Bowling Green before enrolling at Lansing Community College in 2008 to become eligible to play on the same field that his father did.

“Making the decision to come back here, it was an easy one but it was a long one at that,” said Young. “I made this decision to be closer to home to my family and friends. That was a big step. A lot of them couldn’t make it down to my games. Being close was important because I was born to be a Spartan.”

In order for Young to be eligible to play for the Green and White, he needed to complete 46 credits in one year, since many of his classes from Bowling Green did not transfer. This is quite a challenging obstacle, considering an average course load for a student is 30 credits in one year.

Young said, “It was a tough process, but it was easy for me to decide what to do. There was a lot of depressing nights. It was hard. There were a lot of times I asked myself why did I do this? Why didn’t I do this in the

beginning? But it was all worth it in the end. Football kept me motivated.”And it’s a good thing he stayed motivated. Young started the last 11

games of the 2009 season at right tackle. He enters the 2010 season as a starter, but this time in a different position.

There’s no cause for concern, however, because it’s evident that Young handles change very well. Originally while transferring colleges, he also switched from playing on the defensive line to the offensive line. During his time at Bowling Green, he played defensive tackle. After arriving in East Lansing, he began on the left side of the offensive line during spring practice in 2009, made the switch to right tackle for the regular season, and will now return back to left tackle.

“It was harder for me to make the original switch of moving from the right side of the field to the left,” said Young, whose first start as a Spartan came at Notre Dame last year. “Going back to the left side, I feel more comfortable. I feel more at home. I feel better at running and pass blocking.”

“D.J. has been solid,” head coach Mark Dantonio said regarding Young’s performance during preseason camp. “He’s solidified his position. With (Joel)

Home Sweet Home By Brittany McCormick, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant

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Foreman and D.J. there (on the left side of the line), it gives us a lot of experience. Those guys have been on the field in game time situations and have made the adjustments. I think that’s a positive for them.”

Young grew up down the street from MSU with green and white in his blood. He learned about Spartan football firsthand from his father, Duane Young, who was a tight end at MSU from 1987-90 and played in the NFL for six years. In his time as a Spartan, Duane was part of a Rose Bowl Championship team and won two Big Ten titles.

“My dad made it easier for me,” Young said. “He didn’t necessarily force football on me, I just knew what I was going to be doing and I enjoyed going to his football games. He tells me what I need to do and what I need to work on.”

Young admires his father’s success, both on the collegiate and professional levels, and hopes to mirror his own senior season after what his father has accomplished.

“My expectations are that we need to aim high,” said Young. “It will be really good if we can get to the Rose Bowl and a Big Ten Championship. Going out and winning a bowl game will be good for this program.”

Young’s father isn’t his only family member that comes to watch him play. One of his most avid fans is his three-year old daughter, Aniya, whose biggest wish is to get a hug from Sparty.

“She came to a couple of runs we had and took charge a little bit, giving guys some water,” he said. “It’s a warm feeling knowing that she’s watching me play. She looks forward to every single game.”

Football for Young has, and always will be, a family sport. Once he graduates with his degree in sociology, he plans to make football a part of his career as well. He wants to become a high school counselor and coach a high school football team. He certainly has a wealth of knowledge and experience that will make him successful at coaching the sport that he has gone through many lengths to make sure he plays.

“I believe we have the best teammates,” said Young. “I enjoy being around all the guys and I love being here. I’m going to miss it when I leave.”

I believe we have the

best teammates. I

enjoy being around

all the guys and I

love being here.

I’m going to miss it

when I leave.

gETTing TO KnOW d.J. YOung:FAVORITE TV CHANNEL: ESPN

FAVORITE SPOT ON CAMPUS: Library

FAVORTE HOBBY: Hosting cookouts

FAVORTE SPORTS TEAM: Pittsburgh Steelers

FAVORITE FOOD: Macaroni and cheese

FAVORTE SPORT OTHER THAN FOOTBALL: Soccer


Looks can be deceiving. Just ask Michigan State senior John Stipek.Known for wearing Metallica shirts, playing the air guitar in the ice tub after

practice, and previously having long hair for years, it would seem that Stipek is a member of a rock band and not a football team.

And he just as well could be. Stipek has been playing the guitar for as long as he can remember, but it’s his talents on the football field that has earned him the starting spot as the center for the Spartans, rather than being center stage.

The Macomb Township native arrived at Michigan State as a defensive lineman, playing in four games his freshman season in 2006. He made the switch to the offensive side of the ball during head coach Mark Dantonio’s first season in East Lansing in 2007. Stipek used both the 2007 and 2008 seasons to learn everything he could about his new position.

“It was a pretty wild transition,” said Stipek. “I had to put on some more weight and just learning the plays with the offense was very complex to me. Those were definitely my struggles.”

During the time Stipek was making his transition, he learned the ins and outs about offense in general and how to be a strong a center from veteran Joel Nitchman, who was the starter for the Green and White the past three seasons. After persevering through many obstacles that stood in his way, Stipek had a breakthrough season as a junior in 2009, playing in seven games and starting in three following an injury to Nitchman in the season opener.

“When adversity hits, my belief is that if a wall is in front of you, you don’t walk around it, you walk through it,” Stipek said. “You just keep grinding out there. It’s difficult but I always had to keep my head up high and keep a positive attitude, and it definitely worked out well for me.”

Stipek’s hard work was rewarded just in time for his last season in the Spartan uniform, where he will be the starting center heading into 2010. He will play on the offensive line alongside junior left guard Joel Foreman, where they are both known to be leaders.

“I think they’ve helped the chemistry on the line,” said offensive line coach Dan

Front and CenterBy Brittany McCormick, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant

John Stipek:


Roushar. “Their leadership, presence, and experience certainly brings that. Most importantly, both guys are very committed to being good football players, and as long as they’re doing that, it’s making everyone else around them better.”

Stipek is someone that knows very well that practice makes perfect, by doubling as both a musician and an athlete. Growing up, his interest in music was sparked by what his father listened to, which included bands like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper. He unfortunately has not had much time since he came to college to keep up on his guitar playing skills, but did show off his musical talents to his teammates and coaches with a performance at the Alamo Bowl talent show.

“I guess for the coaching staff it was a shot in the dark,” he said. “They heard I could play, but they didn’t know how good I was. I totally winged it because you only had six hours to come up with something. I just showed up on stage and that’s really the way I wanted to do it.”

He also took his teammates by surprise during spring practice when he chopped off all of his hair. At first they were disappointed in Stipek’s dramatically different hairstyle, but they warmed up to it when they found out he donated it to Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under 21 who suffer from long-term medical hair loss.

“When I was growing up, and even now, I look up to people that donate their hair,” said Stipek. “You’re doing something for a good cause. You’re doing this for the sake of people who are going through chemotherapy.”

Stipek decided to donate his hair because it was something he had always wanted to do. Also, he knew that soon enough he was going to need to enter the workplace and wanted to look professional. Stipek is planning to graduate with a degree in human resource management and would like to move to Chicago.

But before then, Stipek is going to cherish his favorite part of college – playing in Spartan Stadium on football Saturdays.

“Michigan State football to me is a privilege,” he said. “Throughout everything I’ve been through, if I had to do it all over again, I would have picked the same place, I still would have done the same thing. You can’t take this place for granted. It’s an outstanding establishment with an outstanding group of people. I couldn’t be happier for where I’m at.”

You can’t take this

place for granted.

It’s an outstanding

establishment with

an outstanding

group of people. I

couldn’t be happier

for where I’m at.

gETTing TO KnOW JOhn STiPEK:FAVORITE GUITAR PLAYER: “Right now, Zakk Wylde – but that changes every day.”

FAVORITE FOOTBALL PLAYER: Jared Allen of the Minnesota Vikings.

FAVORITE PREGAME SONG: “Anything by Rob Zombie or Metallica.”

FAVORITE FOOTBALL TEAM: Carolina Panthers

FAVORITE SPORT OTHER THAN FOOTBALL: Hockey

FAVORITE HOCKEY TEAM: Detroit Red Wings


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Akron, Ohio

24 Le’Veon BellRB • Fr.

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

94 Taylor CaleroDE • Fr.

Beverly Hills, Mich.

8 Kirk CousinsQB • Jr.

Holland, Mich.

65 Michael DennisOL • Fr.

Carey, Ohio

28 Denicos AllenLB • R-Fr.

Hamilton, Ohio

42 Nick BendzuckFB • Sr.-5

Strongsville, Ohio

22 Larry CaperRB • So.

Battle Creek, Mich.

3 B.J. CunninghamWR • Jr.

Westerville, Ohio

71 John DeyoOT • So.

Battle Creek, Mich.

6 Joe BoistureQB • Fr.

Goodrich, Mich.

85 Garrett CelekTE • Jr.

Cincinnati, Ohio

65 Doug CurtisDT • So.

Weston, Conn.

12 Dana DixonCB • R-Fr.

Detroit, Mich.

87 Todd AndersonDE • Jr.

Jackson, Mich.

22 Josh BodellCB • Sr.-5

Frankfort, Mich.

87 Milton ColbertWR • Jr.

Villa Park, Ill.

77 J’Michael DeaneOT • Sr.-5

Toronto, Ontario

52 Denzel DroneDE • R-Fr.

Plant City, Fla.

4 Edwin BakerRB • So.

Highland Park, Mich.

34 Andre BufordRB • So.

Waterford, Mich.

4 Dan ConroyK • So.

Wheaton, Ill.

2 Mark DellWR • Sr.

Farmington Hills, Mich.

27 Kurtis DrummondS • Fr.

Masury, Ohio

79 David BarrentOT • R-Fr.Clive, Iowa

18 Aaron BatesP • Sr.

New Concord, Ohio

40 Max BulloughLB • Fr.

Traverse City, Mich.

73 Henry ConwayOT • R-Fr.

Shaker Heights, Ohio

31 Darqueze DennardDB • Fr.

Dry Branch, Ga.

41 Kyler ElsworthLB • So.

Goodrich, Mich.

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19 Danny FolinoS • R-Fr.

Okemos, Mich.

83 Charlie GanttTE • Sr.-5

Farmington Hills, Mich.

49 TyQuan HammockLB • R-Fr.

Fort Wayne, Ind.

11 Marcus HydeS • Sr.-5

Fostoria, Ohio

69 Shawn KammOL • Fr.

Saginaw, Mich.

67 Joel ForemanOG • Jr.

Highland, Mich.

50 Steve GardinerLB • So.

Dublin, Ohio

2 Mylan HicksDB • Fr.

Detroit, Mich.

63 Travis JacksonOL • Fr.

New Albany, Ohio

83 R.J. KellyDE • So.

East Lansing, Mich.

92 Andrew GleichertTE • Fr.

Ann Arbor, Mich.

20 Nick HillRB • Fr.

Chelsea, Mich.

61 Antonio JeremiahOG • Jr.

Hilliard, Ohio

72 Nate KlattC • R-Fr.

Clinton, Ohio

13 Bennie FowlerWR • R-Fr.

Bloomfield, Mich.

2 William GholstonLB • Fr.

Detroit, Mich.

84 Derek HoebingTE • So.

Vermilion, Ohio

26 Jesse JohnsonS • Sr.-5

Durand, Mich.

54 Connor KruseOL • Fr.

Lowell, Mich.

97 Dan FranceDT • R-Fr.

North Royalton, Ohio

43 Eric GordonLB • Sr.-5

Traverse City, Mich.

91 Tyler HooverDE • So.

Novi, Mich.

53 Greg JonesLB • Sr.

Cincinnati, Ohio

33 Jeremy LangfordRB/WR • Fr.

Wayne, Mich.

55 Corey FreemanDE • So.

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

47 Jeremy GainerLB • R-Fr.

Detroit, Mich.

74 Zach HueterOG • So.

Columbiaville, Mich.

23 Jairus JonesS • So.

Tampa, Fla.

9 Isaiah LewisS • Fr.

Indianapolis, Ind.



88 Brian LinthicumTE • Jr.

Charlottesville, Va.

75 Jared McGahaOT • Jr.

Powell, Tenn.

7 Keith NicholWR • Jr.

Lowell, Mich.

96 Kevin PickelmanNT • Sr.

Marshall, Mich.

29 Chris L. RuckerCB • Sr.

Warren, Ohio

14 Tony LippettWR • Fr.

Detroit, Mich.

36 Jon MischLB • Sr.-5

Waterford, Mich.

17 Kyle NicholWR • R-Fr.

Lowell, Mich.

73 Arthur Ray Jr.OL • Jr.

Chicago, Ill.

68 Ethan RuhlandOG • So.

Lake Orion, Mich.

17 Kevin MumaK • So.

Troy, Mich.

10 Chris NormanLB • So.

Detroit, Mich.

60 Micajah ReynoldsOL • R-Fr.

Lansing, Mich.

45 Marcus RushDE • Fr.

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Tampa, Fla.

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Pinconning, Mich.

69 Blake PachecoDL • Jr.

Salinas, Calif.

39 Trenton RobinsonS • Jr.

Bay City, Mich.

3 Mike SadlerP • Fr.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

82 Keshawn MartinWR • Jr.

Inkster, Mich.

25 Keith MumpheryWR • Fr.

Vienna, Ga.

38 Niko PalazetiFB • Fr.

Northville, Mich.

44 Josh RouseFB • Sr.-5

Newtown, Conn.

58 Jordan SandersDL • Fr.

Rochester, Mich.

10 Andrew MaxwellQB • R-Fr.

Midland, Mich.

62 Chris McDonaldOG • So.

Sterling Heights, Mich.

89 Colin NeelyDE • Sr.-5

Bethlehem, Pa.

14 Chase ParkerCB • Jr.

Mason, Mich.

16 Chris D. RuckerCB • Jr.

Detroit, Mich.

70 Skyler SchofnerOL • Fr.

Sunbury, Ohio



20 Kyle SeldenP • Jr.

Waterford, Mich.

26 David SpearsRB • So.

Muskegon, Mich.

93 Blake TreadwellNT • So.

East Lansing, Mich.

47 Adam SetterboFB • Jr.

Spring Lake, Mich.

15 Donald SpencerWR • R-Fr.

Ypsilanti, Mich.

98 Anthony Rashad WhiteDT • So.

Battle Creek, Mich.

48 Drew StevensFB • So.

Delaware, Ohio

32 Mitchell WhiteCB • So.

Livonia, Mich.

56 Alex ShackletonSN • Sr.-5

Breckenridge, Colo.

58 Hugh StangelandOL • R-Fr.

Ridgefield, Conn.

80 Dion SimsTE • So.

Detroit, Mich.

66 John StipekC • Sr.-5

Macomb Township, Mich.

99 Jerel WorthyDT • So.

Huber Heights, Ohio

86 Fred SmithFB • So.

Detroit, Mich.

81 Brad SonntagWR • Jr.

Saginaw, Mich.

57 Johnathan StrayhornDE • Jr.

Detroit, Mich.

59 D.J. YoungOT • Sr.-5

Lansing, Mich.



COACHING STAFF:Front Row (L-R): Tim Allen, Dan Roushar, Don Treadwell, Mark Dantonio, Pat Narduzzi, Harlon Barnett, Dino Folino.Back Row (L-R): Tommy Hoke, Brad Salem, Dave Warner, Mark Staten, Mike Tressel, Ted Gill, Ken Mannie, Brad Lunsford.

ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF:Front Row (L-R): Drew Parkhurst, Sharon Frank, Krisjon Vargas, Brandon Hall, Casey Madden, Josh Bates, Jenn Moeller.Back Row (L-R): Jeff Monroe, Dr. Lisa Falotico, Paige Lehmann, Nick Anthony, Dr. Randy Pearson, Dr. Michael Shingles, Dave Redman, Dr. Jason McHugh, Dr. Doug Dietzel, Sally Nogle.

COACHING/TRAINING STAFF


As members of the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, we welcome you to our beautiful campus and to Spartan Stadium. While we eight trustees came to the board by different paths, from different backgrounds, and representing different political parties, we are, first and foremost, advocates for and proud members of Team MSU. When we arrived on the board, any partisanship was replaced by a full commitment to MSU. As the university’s policy-making body, the board works closely with President Simon and her team to provide MSU’s students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other supporters with the resources and advocacy they need and deserve. Our unified belief in the history and the future of MSU called us to serve. We are proud to have been elected by the people of Michigan to be part of a university that has set a standard for advancing knowledge and transforming lives around the globe.

Joel Ferguson, ChairmanMichigan State University Board of Trustees

Joel I. FergusonChairman • Lansing

Joel I. Ferguson was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1986 and re-elected twice. He is the co-founder of F & S Development Company, the developer of 14 multi-family residential complexes throughout Michigan. He is the co-founder of Lansing television station WFSL-TV (Channel 47) and the founder of Lansing’s WLAJ-TV (Channel 53) television station. He is also owner and developer of many major office buildings

in the Lansing area. Ferguson was one of the original organizers of Capitol National Bank, which has expanded to CNB Corp and is vice chair of the Blue Cross Foundation. A member of the Democratic National Committee from 1988-2009, he was appointed by President Clinton to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Ferguson, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, graduated from MSU in 1965 with a degree in elementary education.

DIanne ByrumOnOnDaga

Dianne Byrum’s eight-year term on the Board of Trustees began on Jan. 1, 2009. She is a partner with Byrum & Fisk Advocacy Communications, an East Lansing-based public relations firm that she founded in 2006. Prior to this enterprise, Byrum served as a member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners from 1983 to 1990. She was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1991 and to the

Michigan Senate in 1995. She returned to the House in 2002 as the first woman elected House Democratic Leader. Byrum served as co-director of the Michigan Public Leadership Program, an MSU program that trains future public policy leaders. She has received the Champion of Hope award from the Children’s Trust Fund and the Public Official of the Year award from Habitat for Humanity.

melanIe FosterViCe ChairpersOn • east Lansing

Melanie Foster was elected to the board in 2004, and previously served on the MSU Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1992. In 1997 she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Central Michigan University and served until 2004. Upon graduating from MSU with a degree in ornamental horticulture, Foster returned home to Flat Rock to become CEO of a family landscape company that grew into a nationally recognized landscape

contracting firm with offices in four states. Foster spent six years on the Wharton Center Advisory Council and is currently on the Board of the Capitol Area United Way. She resides in East Lansing with her husband and three school-age children and currently manages a personal real estate portfolio.

Colleen m. mCnamaraOKemOs

Colleen M. McNamara is Executive Director of the Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association, which represents cable television companies throughout Michigan. She was elected to the MSU Board of Trustees to serve beginning Jan. 1, 1995, and was re-elected in 2002. She is chair of the board’s Policy Committee. She received a bachelor of arts degree in social science from MSU in 1974. Born in Detroit, and

raised in Livonia, McNamara and her daughter, Marissa, live in Okemos.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES


DonalD W. nugentFranKFOrt

Donald W. Nugent of Frankfort has served on the Board of Trustees since January 1995. He was re-elected in 2002 for a second eight-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2003. He and his wife, Gail, own and operate Nugent Farms, producing cherries in Benzie County. Nugent is president and CEO of Graceland Fruit Inc., president of Spartan Land Enterprises L.L.C., and chairman of the board of West Michigan Bank and Trust.

He serves on the board of directors of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. He graduated from MSU in 1965 with his bachelor’s degree in agriculture.

george Perleseast Lansing

George Perles was elected to the board of his alma mater in 2007. An Army veteran, he received his bachelor’s degree in 1960, and a master’s degree in educational administration in 1961. Perles returned to MSU as head football coach in 1982. His career as football coach was highlighted by four Super Bowl victories, two Big Ten titles and a Rose Bowl victory. From 1990-1992, he served as director of athletics at MSU.

Cited often for his entrepreneurial leadership in public service activities, he is especially known for his long-time association with the Special Olympics. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

Faylene oWeneast Lansing

Faylene Owen’s term on the MSU Board of Trustees, where she serves as chair of the Finance Committee, began in 2007. Prior to her election, she founded her own business, Mica Corporation, which specializes in market research and communications. A community leader, Owen has served as chair of Child Abuse Prevention Services and the Sparrow Hospital Foundation. She has been a board member for MSU Safe

Place, the MSU Hillel Student Center, and the MSU Kaleidoscope program. Nationally, Owen served as a managing trustee of the Democratic National Committee and as the chair of the Clinton–Gore fundraising campaigns in Michigan in 1992 and 1996. Owen’s work was recognized by President Bill Clinton, who appointed her to the White House Fellows Commission.

DIann WooDarDBrOWnstOWn tOWnship

Diann Woodard was elected to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees in 2008. She is currently the International President of the American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA, AFL-CIO), the same organization from which she received the Administrator of the Year award in 2003. Woodard’s professional affiliations include serving as a national vice president of the national AFL-CIO and trustee of the

Michigan State AFL–CIO. She is the former president of the Organization of School Administrators and Supervisors. Additionally, Woodard is a former member of the board of directors of School of the 21st Century. Woodard graduated from Michigan State in 1973 with a bachelor’s in education and received a master’s degree in 1979 from Wayne State University, which awarded her the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES


Lou Anna K. Simon is the 20th president of Michigan State University, leading the university in advancing the common global good. Her com-mitment to applying knowledge to benefit society is reflected in her key initiatives and detailed in Embracing the World Grant Ideal: Affirming the Morrill Act for a Twenty-first-century Global Society, a monograph available online at worldgrantideal.msu.edu.

Simon has a distinguished history with Michigan State University, from earning her doctorate in administration and higher education from MSU in 1974 to her appointment as president by the MSU Board of Trustees in January 2005.

Simon’s dedication to advancing Michigan’s economic future has been a hallmark of her presidency. She is a member of the Michigan Strategic Economic Investment and Commercialization Board and serves on the board of directors for Business Leaders for Michigan and for Prima Civi-tas, mid-Michigan’s economic development foundation. She also has led MSU’s participation in the University Research Corridor, a partnership with the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, to improve Michigan’s economy through innovation, technology transfer, and edu-cation.

Under Simon’s leadership, in 2009, MSU opened its Detroit Center, a 22,000-square-foot facility to foster and to enhance 21st-century learn-ing and partnerships that will serve as catalysts for future prosperity. To address the state’s physician shortage, MSU’s Colleges of Human Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine have expanded to Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Macomb County, which has doubled MSU’s medical stu-dent enrollment. For her support of medical advancement, the Michigan Health Information Technology Commission awarded Simon its 2010 Leadership Award.

Simon also has helped extend MSU’s reach in the nation and around the world. She is a member of the Council on Competitiveness, a nonpar-tisan, nongovernmental organization working to ensure U.S. prosperity; the board of directors for the American Council on Education; and the executive committee of the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa.

Under Simon’s tenure, MSU received more than $400 million in exter-nally sponsored research in 2008–09. In the past two years, MSU was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy as the site for the approxi-mately $600-million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams and selected by IBM to host a global application development center. The university opened the Energy and Automotive Research Laboratories and was named one of the nation’s top five campuses for sustainability by the National Wildlife Federation. MSU leads U.S. public universities in study abroad participation, ranks among the nation’s top 10 public universities for in-ternational student enrollment, and is the sixth largest all-time producer of Peace Corps volunteers.

lou anna k. simon, Phd


U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S I D E N T

This is the vision Mark Hollis has for the Michigan State Athletics De-partment. A Michigan State graduate and veteran Spartan athletics administrator, Hollis assumed the role of MSU’s 18th athletics director on Jan. 1, 2008, succeeding Ron Mason. Hollis was named athletics director-designate on Sept. 12, 2007, and teamed with Mason in the transition throughout the fall of 2007.

Hollis has more than 20 years of athletics administration experience, ei-ther at the school or conference level. His well-rounded background has led to his knowledge of all areas within an athletics department, including mar-keting, financial administration, television negotiations, fund-raising, game operations, facility management, personnel policy, corporate interaction, sports management and public relations. In addition, Hollis currently serves on the NCAA Amateurism Cabinet and Men’s Basketball Issues Commit-tee.

Hollis, a 1985 MSU graduate, returned to his alma mater in 1995. Since then, he has been a critical component of the athletic department execu-tive management staff, helping guide the department through short- and long-range plans.

On the playing field, Michigan State proved again in 2009-10 to be one of the most consistent athletic departments in the country, finishing 39th in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, marking the 11th time in the past 12 years the department has placed in the top 40. Highlights included the men’s basketball team advancing to the Final Four for the sixth time in the last 12 years and winning its second straight Big Ten regular-season title, field hockey capturing both the Big Ten regular-season and tourna-ment championships, and the football team appearing in its third-straight bowl game. Overall, 11 sports participated in their respective team NCAA Championships, while individuals competed in four more NCAA Champion-ships.

One of Hollis’ major goals upon becoming athletics director was ac-complished this past spring when he unveiled the new brand and identity program for the athletics department. All of Michigan State’s uniforms now incorporate consistent use of colors, logos, lettering and numerals along with standardization for logos. Throughout the project, equal attention was devoted to maintaining an appreciation for the traditions of the past, while positioning the athletics program for the future. The brand and identity program for Michigan State Athletics was a result of nearly a two-year col-laborative effort between the athletics department and Nike that included input from university and athletic administration, coaches and student-athletes.

During Hollis’ tenure, Michigan State student-athletes have excelled not only in competition, but in the classroom as well. In 2009-10, Spartan student-athletes posted 3.0 or higher semester GPAs in record numbers, as a school-record 365 student-athletes achieved that mark in the spring semester, breaking the previous record of 356 which was set just the previ-ous semester in the fall. In 2008-09, the department posted the highest cumulative GPA in program history at 3.0052 for the second consecutive year; it also marked the first time the department has ever had back-to-back years with a cumulative GPA of over a 3.0.

In Hollis’ first full season as athletics director in 2008-09, Michigan State enjoyed one of its most successful years of the decade with a 27th-place finish in the Directors’ Cup, the best showing for the department since 2003 and the third highest in the department’s history. Ten teams earned bids to their respective NCAA Championships, led by the men’s basketball team, which reached the national title game against North Carolina while also winning the Big Ten regular-season championship.

Prior to his official appointment as athletics director, Hollis played a lead role in two significant head coaching searches during the 2006-07 year. He spearheaded the effort to hire Mark Dantonio as football coach, which has resulted in three consecutive bowl appearances for the program, including a bid to the 2009 Capital One Bowl. He also provided major assistance in the hiring of women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant in the spring of 2007, who led the Spartans to the Sweet 16 in 2009. Hollis’ first hire as athletics director arrived on July 2, 2008, when he tabbed Jake Boss Jr. to direct the Spartan baseball program.

Spartan athletic facilities have been upgraded at an unprecedented rate the past decade, and will only continue to improve under Hollis. In August

2008, the Spartans moved into one of the nation’s finest football facilities, as a $15 million expansion and renovation project for the Duffy Daugherty Football Building was completed. MSU alumni Robert and Julie Skandalaris of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., donated $5 million as the lead gift for the facil-ity expansion and upgrade. The Skandalaris Football Center includes new team, staff and position meeting rooms, coaches’ offices and a hall of his-tory. In addition, an expanded weight room was finished in September 2008 that increased the facility in size from 9,000 to 16,500-square feet. Also in 2008, the men’s and women’s soccer programs opened DeMartin Stadium, a state-of-the-art 2,500-seat facility that enables MSU to host conference and national tournaments. In spring 2009, the baseball program played its inaugural season in McLane Baseball Stadium following a $4 million dona-tion to the 2,500-seat ballpark by Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane Jr., and a new softball stadium is scheduled to be completed in December 2010.

One of Hollis’ greatest strengths is his ability to “dream big” in an effort to create greater exposure, not just for the Michigan State Athletics De-partment but for Michigan State University as a whole. He conceptualized “The BasketBowl,” establishing a then-world record attendance of 78,129 for a basketball game between Michigan State and Kentucky at Detroit’s Ford Field. Similarly, he executed the “Cold War” ice hockey game be-tween Michigan State and Michigan, drawing a then-world record crowd of 74,554 to an outdoor hockey game in Spartan Stadium.

On Oct. 13, 2005, Michigan State University and WJR - 760 AM announced a five-year agreement to carry Spartan football and men’s basketball games, along with coaches’ radio shows. The successful partnership led to the announcement on Jan. 19, 2010, of a 10-year extension through 2020. Hollis played a leading role in finding MSU athletics a home on the 50,000-watt Detroit radio station, known as the “Great Voice of the Great Lakes.” The agreement has benefited more than just athletics as WJR regularly promotes the academic accomplishments of the university in addition to broadcasting sporting events.

Hollis earned his bachelor of arts degree in communication from Michigan State in 1985, where he served as a basketball team manager under Jud Heathcote. In 1992, he earned his MBA in business administration from the University of Colorado. He and his wife Nancy, have a daughter, Katy, and two sons, T.R. and Michael.

We gather and engage our community to teach, support and celebrate our student-athletes in their quest for excellence.


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AT H L E T I C S D I R E C TO R

In just three seasons, Mark Dantonio has restored the pride and tradition of Michigan State football. A Zanesville, Ohio, native with Midwest ties, Dantonio has 27 years of colle-giate coaching experience and coached in his 14th bowl game as the Spartans faced Texas Tech in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl. He has led Michigan State to three-straight bowl appearances – a first for the program since 1995-97 – and has already won 22 games, the second most by any Spartan head coach in his first three seasons.


Dantonio, who served as head coach at Cincinnati for three seasons prior to his return to East Lansing, be-came Michigan State University’s 24th head football coach on Nov. 27, 2006. He previously spent six years as an assistant coach at Michigan State from 1995-2000. During his career, Dantonio

has worked for some of the top coaches in the game, including Nick Saban, Jim Tressel and Earle Bruce.

Riding the momentum generated by his first three seasons, Dantonio and his coaching staff have put together back-to-back recruiting classes in 2009-10 that analysts rank among the na-tion’s Top 25.

Led by All-America linebacker Greg Jones and one of the most explosive offenses in the Big Ten, the Spartans earned their third consecutive bowl bid in 2009. A consensus first-team All-American, Jones became the first Spartan to win Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year accolades after recording 154 tackles, finishing first in the conference and third nation-ally. He also led the team and ranked among the national lead-ers in tackles for loss (14 for 69 yards) and sacks (9 for 53 yards). Jones was rated the No. 1 linebacker in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com and earned the Linebacker Trophy (Linebacker of the Year) by the College Football Performance Awards.

In addition, defensive tackle Jerel Worthy was named a Freshman All-American, marking the third straight year a Spartan has landed on a Freshman All-America Team, and cor-nerback Jeremy Ware was chosen by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Offensively, Michigan State featured the No. 2 passing at-tack in the Big Ten, averaging nearly 270 yards per game. The Spartans also finished second in the league in scoring (29.7 points per game) and third in total offense (406.2 ypg.). MSU established a school record with 28 touchdown passes in 2009, and the 3,502 passing yards ranked second in the school re-cord book. Sophomore quarterback Kirk Cousins, an honorable mention All-Big Ten pick by the media, finished the regular season ranked among the Top 10 Spartan single-season leaders in passing yards (2,680 – fourth), pass completions (198 – sixth) and touch-down passes (19 – tied for seventh).

The Spartan passing game was built around wide receiver Blair White, who was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches while recording career highs in receptions (70), TD catches (9) and receiving yards (990), all of which rank among MSU’s Top 10 single-season leaders. Fifth-year center Joel Nitchman earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and five other Spartans received All-Big Ten honorable mention.

MSU’s special teams featured the school’s all-time leading kicker in Brett Swenson, who scored 377 career points. A first-team All-Big Ten selection and Lou Groza Award semifinalist, Swenson also became MSU’s career leader in field goals (71 made) and extra points (164 made) during the 2009 season. He closed out his career ranked among the

A degree is going to have the greatest impact in their lives. That is why they come to college. All of the academic resources are here, so we expect our student-athletes to invest the time and effort to succeed in the classroom. If they’re willing to make that committment in the academic arena, all of the hard work will pay off in the end.


Big Ten’s all-time leaders in kick scoring (second), field goals (tied for third), total points (fourth) and extra points (sixth).

One of 15 semifinalists for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award, Dantonio had his most successful season as a head coach in 2008. Under his leadership, the Spartans went 9-3 in the regular season and compiled a 6-2 record in the Big Ten, the best league mark for the program since 1999. It also marked just the third time since 1966 and 10th overall that Michigan State has won at least nine games in a season. Michigan State defeated five bowl-bound teams, with victories over Florida Atlantic, Notre Dame, Iowa, Northwestern and Wisconsin. The Spartans, who made their eighth New Year’s Day Bowl appearance and their first in nine seasons, finished the season ranked No. 24 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Polls.

Three Michigan State players were named first-team All-Big Ten by the league’s head coaches: senior running back Javon Ringer, senior safety Otis Wiley and sophomore linebacker Greg Jones. The three first-team all-conference selections were the most for the Spartans since five players received first-team honors in 1999. A total of 15 Spartans received All-Big Ten recognition on the first team, second team or honorable mention.

Ringer became MSU’s first consensus All-American since 2004, earn-ing first-team accolades from Walter Camp and the Associated Press. The Doak Walker Award finalist had one of the finest seasons in Spartan history, scoring a school-record 22 touchdowns and rushing for 1,637 yards, which ranked second in the school record books. Ringer was selected by the Ten-nessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

In his first season as head coach at Michigan State, Dantonio sparked a three-game turnaround as the Spartans finished the 2007 regular season with a 7-5 record, securing the program’s first bowl bid in four years with a berth against Boston College in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Dantonio became just the third first-year coach in Michigan State history to earn a postseason bowl bid, joining Saban (1995 Independence Bowl vs. LSU) and John L. Smith (2003 Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska).

Michigan State (7-6 overall) produced seven victories despite playing one of the nation’s most demanding schedules, as the Spartans’ 2007 oppo-

nents had a combined record of 75-57 (.568) during the regular season. The Spartans went 4-3 in games played against bowl-bound teams in 2007. Michigan State lost six games by a combined total of 31 points, including two in overtime (Northwestern and Iowa). All six games were decided by seven points or less.

Michigan State finished the year strong, winning its final two games of the regular season for the first time since 1999 with victories at Purdue and over Penn State, both bowl-bound teams. Dantonio became the first coach in Spartan history to begin his initial season 4-0, as Michigan State opened the 2007 campaign with wins over UAB, Bowling Green, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame. With the 31-14 victory over the Irish, the Spartans became the first opponent to win six straight games in the 77-year history of Notre Dame Stadium.

Three Spartans from the 2007 team were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft: wide receiver Devin Thomas (Washington Redskins, second round), tight end Kellen Davis (Chicago Bears, fifth round) and defensive end Ervin Bald-win (Chicago Bears, seventh round).

From his first day on the job, Dantonio has pledged to support student-athletes as they pursue excellence, both in the classroom and on the playing field. In his first three seasons, 30 Spartans have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, including 2009 Academic All-American Blair White. In addition, 47 Michigan State football student-athletes have earned their undergradu-ate degrees, including 75 percent of his players who have completed their eligibility.

The 54-year old Dantonio established himself as one of the nation’s up-and-coming coaches during his three-year tenure at Cincinnati, where he compiled an 18-17 overall record and led the program in its transition from Conference USA to the BIG EAST Conference.

In 2006, Dantonio led the Bearcats to a 7-5 overall record and a 4-3 BIG EAST mark, making Cincinnati bowl eligible for the second time in three years. Dantonio accomplished the feat against the second-toughest sched-ule in the country, as UC’s opponents compiled a 69-42 record. His Bearcats


upset then-No. 7 Rutgers, 30-11, on Nov. 18, handing the Scarlet Knights their first loss of the season and marking the highest-ranked opponent ever defeated by UC.

Highly respected as one of the top defensive coaches in the country, Dan-tonio’s Bearcats finished the 2006 regular season ranked among the NCAA leaders in six statistical categories. Six Bearcats earned All-BIG EAST hon-ors in 2006, including three first-team selections: defensive tackle Terrill Byrd, linebacker Kevin McCullough and free safety Dominic Ross.

In 2004, he became the first head coach in 23 years to direct a team to a winning season in his first year at UC. Dantonio also became only the second head coach in Cincinnati history (along with Sid Gillman) to take the Bearcats to a bowl game in his first season. The Bearcats’ went 7-5 in 2004, including a 5-3 mark in Conference USA to finish second in the league standings, and defeated Marshall (32-14) in the Fort Worth Bowl. Three players were chosen in the 2005 NFL Draft (defensive end Trent Cole, linebacker Tyjuan Hagler and cornerback Daven Holly).

In his three seasons at Cincinnati, 21 of Dantonio’s players earned All-BIG EAST honors and 40 received academic all-conference recognition. In back-to-back years (2006-07), Cincinnati’s program was presented the American Football Coaches Association Academic Achievement Award for attaining a graduation rate of at least 70 percent for its student-athletes.

Prior to his appointment at Cincinnati, Dantonio served as the defensive coordinator at Ohio State for three seasons, where his defensive unit helped the Buckeyes to a combined record of 32-6. Dantonio assembled the defense which led Ohio State to the 2002 National Championship, as the Buckeyes ranked second in the NCAA in scoring defense (13.1 ppg) and third in rushing defense (77.7 ypg.). Six Buckeye defenders were named first-team All-Big Ten during his tenure and 13 were drafted by the pros, including a pair of first-round selections in 2004 (defensive end Will Smith and cornerback Chris Gamble).

Dantonio is quite familiar with East Lansing, as he spent six years (1995-2000) as Michigan State’s secondary coach, including five seasons under Saban and one under Bobby Williams. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2000. During his six-year tenure as an assistant, the Spartans compiled a 39-30-1 record. Under his supervision, the Spartan secondary ranked among the NCAA leaders in pass efficiency defense in three of his last four years, finishing No. 10 (101.6) in 1998, No. 16 (103.9) in 1997 and No. 22 (104.5) in 2000.

Dantonio contributed to Michigan State’s successful 1999 season, during which the Spartans went 10-2, won the Florida Citrus Bowl, led the Big Ten in total defense and ranked No. 7 in the final polls. He tutored cornerback Amp Campbell, who earned third-team All-America honors from the As-sociated Press.

Dantonio came to Michigan State following four seasons under Glen Ma-son at Kansas (1991-94) where he coached the defensive secondary. In 1992, the Jayhawks produced an 8-4 record and defeated BYU, 23-20, in the Aloha Bowl.

Dantonio previously spent five years at Youngstown State under Tressel, helping the Penguins to three trips to the NCAA I-AA playoffs. While serving as defensive coordinator in 1990, Youngstown State posted a perfect 11-0 regular-season record and ranked second nationally.

Dantonio earned three letters as a defensive back for Coach Jim Carlen at South Carolina (1976-78). He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from South Carolina in 1979. Dantonio later earned a master’s degree in education from Ohio U. in 1980.

In their first two years as honorary co-chairs, Dantonio and his wife Becky have helped raise $1.52 million for the Children’s Miracle Network at Spar-row Children’s Center.

Born March 9, 1956, in El Paso, Texas, Mark and his wife Becky have two daughters, Kristen (17) and Lauren (15).

persOnaL Data: Born Mark Dantonio in El Paso, Texas, on March 9, 1956. Family: wife Becky and two daughters, Kristen (17) and Lauren (15).

preViOUs COaChing eXperienCe:College - Graduate assistant at Ohio U. (1980); graduate assistant at Purdue (1981); defensive coordinator at Butler (Kan.) Junior College (1982); graduate assistant at Ohio State (1983-84); defensive secondary coach at Akron (1985); defensive secondary coach and defensive coordinator at Youngstown State (1986-90); defensive secondary coach at Kansas (1991-94); defensive secondary coach (1995-2000) and associate head coach (2000) at Michigan State; defensive coordinator at Ohio State (2001-03); head coach at Cincinnati (2004-06).

COaChing reCOrD: 40-34 (.541) in six years as a college head coach; 18-17 in three years at Cincinnati (2004-06); 22-17 (.564) in three seasons at Michigan State (2007-).

eDUCatiOn: Bachelor’s degree in education from South Carolina in 1979; master’s degree in education from Ohio U. in 1980.

pLaYing eXperienCe: College - Three-year letterman as a defensive back at South Carolina (1976-78).

BOWL/pOstseasOn eXperienCe: Coach - 1987 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1989 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1990 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1983 Fiesta Bowl, 1984 Rose Bowl, 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Independence Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 1997 Aloha Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2002 Outback Bowl, 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.


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Don treaDWellOFFENSIVE COORDINATORWIDE RECEIVERS COACH

Years at miChigan state:Seventh overall. Rejoined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati.

preViOUs COaChing eXperienCe:College - Quarterbacks, receivers, running backs coach and offensive coordinator at Youngstown State (1986-91); running backs and receivers coach at Miami-Ohio (1992-93); receivers coach at Cincinnati (1994); running backs coach at Stanford (1995-96); co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and receivers coach at Boston Col-lege (1997-98); running backs coach at North Carolina State (1999); receivers coach at Michi-gan State (2000-02); receivers coach and offen-sive coordinator at Ball State (2003); offensive coordinator at Cincinnati (2004-06).

eDUCatiOn:Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Miami-Ohio in 1982.

pLaYing eXperienCe:College - Four-year starter as a wide receiver at Miami-Ohio (1978-81) and named captain as a senior.

pOstseasOn eXperienCe:Coach - 1987 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1989 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1990 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1991 NCAA I-AA National Champions, 1995 Liberty Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

Pat narDuzzIDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Years at miChigan state:Fourth. Joined staff on Dec. 6, 2006, from Cin-cinnati.

preViOUs COaChing eXperienCe:College - Graduate assistant coach (1990-91) and receivers coach (1992) at Miami-Ohio; line-backers (1993-97) and defensive coordinator (1998-99) at Rhode Island; linebackers coach at Northern Illinois (2000-02); defensive coordina-tor at Miami-Ohio (2003); defensive coordinator at Cincinnati (2004-06).

eDUCatiOn:Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Rhode Island in 1990; master’s degree in sports psychology from Miami-Ohio in 1992.

pLaYing eXperienCe:College - Three-year starter at linebacker at Rhode Island (1987-89); one year at linebacker at Youngstown State (1985).

pOstseasOn eXperienCe:Coach - 2003 GMAC Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

harlon BarnettSECONDARY COACH

Years at miChigan state:Fourth. Joined staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cin-cinnati.

preViOUs COaChing eXperienCe:College - Graduate assistant coach at LSU (2003); secondary coach at Cincinnati (2004-06).

eDUCatiOn:Bachelor’s degree in communication from Michi-gan State in 1990.

pLaYing eXperienCe:College - Four-year letterwinner as a defensive back at Michigan State (1986-89) and named captain as a senior. Professional - Spent seven seasons in the National Football League, includ-ing stints with the Cleveland Browns (1990-92), New England Patriots (1993-94) and Minnesota Vikings (1995-96).

pOstseasOn eXperienCe:Player - 1985 All-American Bowl, 1988 Rose Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1994 NFL Playoffs, 1996 NFL Playoffs. Coach - 2004 Sugar Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.



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YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE:Fourth. Joined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cin-cinnati.

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE:College - Graduate assistant coach at Idaho State (1971-73); offensive line coach at Utah (1974-76); defensive line coach at New Mexico State (1977); defensive coordinator and defen-sive line coach at Ball State (1978-81); defensive coordinator at Cornell (1982); defensive line and linebackers coach at Army (1983); defensive line and linebackers coach at North Carolina (1984-87); defensive line coach at Rice (1988-89); defensive line and linebackers coach at Iowa (1990-94); defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State (1995); defensive line coach at Cincinnati (2003-06). Professional - Defensive line coach at NFL’s Carolina Panthers (1996-98); defensive line coach at XFL’s Los Angeles Extreme (2001); defensive coordinator at CFL’s Montreal Alou-ettes (2002).

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in education from Idaho State in 1973.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College - Two-year letterwinner as a linebacker and nose tackle at Idaho State (1968-69).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Coach - 1986 Aloha Bowl, 1991 Rose Bowl, 1991 Holiday Bowl, 1993 Alamo Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE:College - Offensive backfield coach (1986-88) and offensive coordinator/offensive line coach (1989-92) at Butler; offensive line coach at Rhode Island (1993); offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Ball State (1994); quar-terbacks coach (1995) and offensive tackle/tight ends coach (1996) at Illinois; offensive line coach (1997) and offensive coordinator/offensive line coach (1998-2002) at Northern Illinois; running backs coach (2003) and offensive coordinator/running backs coach (2004) at Illinois; offensive line coach at Cincinnati (2005-06).

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Northern Illinois in 1984.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College - Two-year letterwinner as a quarterback at Northern Illinois (1981-82).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Coach - 1988 NCAA Division II Playoffs, 1991 NCAA Division II Playoffs, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE:First. Joined staff on Feb. 19, 2010, from Au-gustana (S.D.) College.

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE:College - Graduate assistant coach at Michigan State (1994-95); offensive and recruiting coordi-nator at Luther (Iowa) College (1997-98); pass-ing game and recruiting coordinator at South Dakota (1999-2001); quarterbacks coach at Augustana College (2003); offensive coordina-tor at Augustana College (2004); head coach at Augustana College (2005-09).

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Augusta-na College in 1992; master’s degree in athletic administration from South Dakota in 1996.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College – Quarterback at Northern Arizona (1988-89); quarterback and wide receiver at Augustana (1990-92).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Coach – 1995 Independence Bowl, 2008 Mineral Water Bowl, 2009 Mineral Water Bowl.



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PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE:College - Graduate assistant coach at Miami-Ohio (2001); graduate assistant coach at Ohio State (2002-03); tight ends/tackles and recruit-ing coordinator at Cincinnati (2004-06).

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Miami-Ohio in 2001.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College - Four-year starter as a defensive tackle at Miami-Ohio (1989-92). Professional - Spent parts of two seasons in the National Football League, with the Cincinnati Bengals (1993) and New England Patriots (1993-94).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Coach - 2003 Fiesta, 2004 Fiesta, 2004 Fort Worth, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE:Fourth. Joined staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cin-cinnati.

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE:College - Graduate assistant coach at South Dakota (1996-97); offensive line coach (1998-2000) and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2001) at Wartburg (Iowa) College; gradu-ate assistant linebackers coach at Ohio State (2002-03); linebackers and special teams coach at Cincinnati (2004-06).

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell (Iowa) College in 1996; master’s degree in sports administration at South Dakota in 1998.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College - Four-year starter in the secondary at Cornell (Iowa) College (1992-95).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Coach - 1999 NCAA Division III Playoffs, 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE:Fourth. Joined the staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cincinnati.

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE:College - Graduate assistant at Syracuse (1982-83); running backs coach (1984-85) and quarterbacks coach (1986-87) at Kent State; quarterbacks coach at Kansas (1988-96); quarterbacks coach at Bucknell (1997); passing game coordinator at Wyoming (1998); offensive coordinator at Connecticut (1999-2000); passing game coordinator at Houston (2001-02); wide receivers coach at Southern Miss (2003-04); quarterbacks coach at Cincinnati (2006).

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Syracuse in 1982; master’s degree in physi-cal education from Syracuse in 1984.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College - Three-year letterwinner as a quarter-back at Syracuse (1979-81).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Player - 1979 Independence Bowl. Coach - 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Aloha Bowl, 2003 Liberty Bowl, 2004 New Orleans Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.



tiM allendiRecTOR OF FOOTBALL OpeRATiOnS

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE:Third. Joined staff on June 13, 2008, from Min-nesota.

COACHING EXPERIENCE:College - Wide receivers coach (1982-83) and defensive backs coach/special teams coordina-tor (1984-85) at Bethel College; defensive gradu-ate assistant (1986), administrative assistant for football operations (1987) and director of football operations (1988-96) at Kansas; assistant ath-letics director for football operations at Minne-sota (1997-2006).

EDUCATION:Bachelor of Science in health, physical education and recreation from Bethel College in 1986.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College - Two-year letterman as a wide receiver at Bethel College.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Coach - 1984 NAIA Division II playoffs, 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Aloha Bowl, 1999 Sun Bowl, 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl, 2002 Music City Bowl, 2003 Sun Bowl, 2004 Music City Bowl, 2005 Music City Bowl, 2006 Insight Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE:16th. Joined staff on Dec. 8, 1994, from Toledo.

COACHING EXPERIENCE:College - Graduate assistant at Ohio State (1984); head strength and conditioning coach at Toledo (1985-94). Also coached and taught at the high school level for 10 years.

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in health and physical edu-cation from Akron in 1974; master’s degree in health and physical education with an emphasis in exercise science from Ohio State in 1985.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College - Three-year letterman and two-year starter at offensive guard at Akron (1971-73).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Coach - 1985 Rose Bowl, 1995 Independence Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 1997 Aloha Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic, 2003 Alamo Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE:Seventh. Joined staff on April 26, 2004, from Ap-palachian State.

COACHING EXPERIENCE:College - assistant track and field coach at UNC Wilmington (1991); assistant strength and con-ditioning coach at Appalachian State (1992-95); assistant strength and conditioning coach at Texas Tech (1995-96); assistant strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian State (1996-1998); head strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian State (1999-2003).

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in physical education from UNC Wilmington in 1990; master’s degree in ex-ercise science from Appalachian State in 1993.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College - Lettered in track and field at UNC Wilm-ington (1990).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Coach - 1998 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1999 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2000 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2001 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2002 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.



dino FolinodiRecTOR OF peRSOnneL/pLAyeRdeveLOpmenT & ReLATiOnS

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE:16th overall. Rejoined staff in 2002.

COACHING EXPERIENCE:College – Graduate assistant at Ohio State (1974-75); defensive backs coach at New Hampshire (1976); defensive backs coach at Cincinnati (1977-80); defensive backs coach at Pittsburgh (1981-84); defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach at Pennsylvania (1985-86); defen-sive backs coach at Rice (1986-87); defensive backs coach at Michigan State (1988-94); de-fensive backs coach at Albion College (1995-96); defensive coordinator at Alma College (1997); defensive backs coach and defensive coordina-tor at Vanderbilt (1998-2001).

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in education from Villanova in 1971; master’s degree in educational adminis-tration from Ohio State in 1975.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:College – Three-year starter at free safety for Villanova.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:Coach – 1975 Rose Bowl, 1976 Rose Bowl, 1976 NCAA Division II Playoffs, 1982 Sugar Bowl, 1983 Cotton Bowl, 1984 Fiesta Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1990 Sun Bowl, 1993 Liberty Bowl, 1996 NC AA Division III Playoffs, 2003 Alamo Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl., 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

BRad lunsFoRddiRecTOR OF execuTiveFOOTBALL OpeRATiOnS

YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE:Fourth on full-time staff as director of executive football operations.

EXPERIENCE:College – Assistant to the recruiting coordina-tor at Michigan State (2000-2003); assistant director of football operations at Michigan State (2004-05); assistant athletics director/director of football operations at Delaware State (2006).

EDUCATION:Bachelor’s degree in public policy from Michigan State in 2004; master’s degree in sports admin-istration from Michigan State in 2005.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE:2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl, 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

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Zak WillisOFFENSIVE GR. ASST.

aRChie CollinsDEFENSIVE GR. ASST.

Billy BuRghaRdtSTR./COND. GR. ASST.

PaM henningASST. COACHES SECRETARY

Reed sChuiteMaFOOTBALL OPS. GR. ASST.

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JeFF duvendeCkVIDEO INTERN/OFFENSE

Matt MuelleROPS./RECRUITING INTERN

niCk RuFFingSTR./COND. GR. ASST.

Cindy MeJoRadoOFFICE ASST.

siMone lavoieSPORTS OPS. ASST.


STRENGTH & CONDITIONING STAFF:

(L-R): Freddie Walker, Bill Burghardt, Randy Gillon, Nick Ruffing, Tommy Hoke, Ken Mannie, Mike Vorkapich, Tim Wakeham, Brian Whiting, Mike Bucata, Aaron McLaurin, Molly Munz.

VIDEO STAFF:

Front Row (L-R): Eric Opiela, Blake Mortellaro, Alex Gabriel, Cody Cox, Tom Stacy, Eric Ferrigan.

Back Row (L-R): Tom Shepard, Travis Brauker, Justin Martin, Jake Evans, Ben Mathers, Matt Harper.

EQUIPMENT STAFF:

Front Row (L-R): Joel Kuntzman, Eric Swanson, A.J. Yunker, Kam Bouchard, Rikin Shah, Will Slanger-Grant, and Blake Wilmore.

Back Row (L-R): Bob Knickerbocker, David Lawrence, Johnny Kent, Peter Gaglio, Eric Hendrickson, Justin Sucher, Landon Ginsberg, Nate Ruffing, Nick White, Brian Japinga, and Dylan Marinez.

S u p p O R T S TA F F


Together, with tireless determination, we tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges to find solutions that

make life better—from a lifesaving cancer drug to better breeds of crops to alternative energy and more

efficient engines.

We teach. We explore and discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and

empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

We’re good at it, and we’ve been at it for more than 150 years.

The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, Michigan State University began as a bold experiment

that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The

revolutionary concept soon became a model for the nation. It changed lives and began to change the world.

Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest,

greenest campuses in the country.

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

SPARTANS WILL.

It’s a powerful force that brings together a vast array of facilities and resources with some of the world’s

brightest minds and best programs—from nuclear physics, elementary education, and jazz to study abroad and

service-learning. And it’s home to a diverse community of dedicated and resourceful students and scholars,

athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

Crossing disciplines, cultures, and continents, we work side by side with individuals and fellow universities

and with corporations, communities, and countries in partnerships that produce enduring commitments and awe-inspiring results.

In ways both practical and profound, we work to create and to nurture a stronger, more sustainable, and more

hopeful future for all.

That’s who we are and what we do. It’s an attitude and a spirit. It’s our history. And it’s our destiny.

MSU researchers who set out to study the world’s carbon cycle discovered that making smarter crop choices could mean raising the standard of living for some of the world’s poorest farmers and reducing greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

By working with farmers, researchers, and government agencies in 10 Asian and African countries, the MSU Carbon2Markets project team is helping integrate high-value perennial tree crops that naturally sequester carbon into

the mix of traditional annual crops currently grown using sustainable methods.

Keeping more carbon in the vegetation and soil means less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and farmers can earn money from carbon offset credits

in global carbon markets as well as from products produced by the crops—like nuts, fruit, and oil.

Boosting farmers’ incomes, in turn, boosts rural economies and national exports. And the environmental benefits are priceless.

How do SpartanS

fIghT poverTy and CLIMatE CHanGE?

IN A NUTSheLLtrEES.

25 national titles in athletics

Music has that rare ability to bring people together despite their differences.

For Rodney Whitaker, director of jazz studies at MSU, his gift for collaboration has made him one of the world’s leading double bass jazz performers—playing with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the likes of Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea and teaching master classes.

In addition to helping make MSU’s jazz program one of the strongest in the country, Whitaker

has guided hundreds of disadvantaged youths to discover a love of America’s greatest music through partnerships with schools that bring students to campus for jazz camps and workshops.

Studies show youths who play instruments have greater success in their studies and

demonstrate enhanced critical thinking skills. And music lessons turn into life lessons as young people learn not only how to play music but how to work together in harmony—a critical step in creating solutions of all kinds.

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We look to our doctors for early detection of health problems. But to whom should we turn when it comes to monitoring the health of our water supplies? One answer: robotic fish being created and tested by a dynamic duo of MSU researchers.

Engineering assistant professor Xiaobo Tan and zoology assistant professor Elena Litchman are working to develop schools of robotic fish that communicate wirelessly to provide researchers and resource managers with a steady flow of water quality

data. The fish will carry sensors that record temperature and oxygen levels and detect pollutants to provide a more consistent level of data collection than has previously been possible.

The fish could play an important role in Great Lakes restoration

efforts—a high-priority component of MSU’s comprehensive commitment to understanding, protecting, and restoring water resources and their sustainable use—and promise to bring environmental monitoring to a whole new level.

National leader in

STUDY ABROAD among public

universities for five straight years

Selected by U.S. Department of Energy for the

$600 MILLION FACILITY FOR

RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS

7,500 works spanning 5,000

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NUCLEAR PHYSICS

graduate program

EVERY SPARTAN HAS A SAGA

BeTTer WorLd? BegIN WITh BeTTer drAINS.William WenkAlumnusBS, landscape architecture, 1969Founder, Wenk Associates Inc.Denver, Colorado

I wanted to redesign the storm drain, which is that thing in the street that everyone ignores except when it doesn’t work. And that sort of lowly element that is literally everywhere in the city, that is so ubiquitous, is really a metaphor for rethinking how we treat urban water so that it’s no longer a waste.

EVERY SPARTAN HAS A SAGAHow much of a difference can nearly 500,000 people make? Especially if they’re at work on every continent and rise to practically every challenge imaginable?

EVERY SPARTAN HAS A SAGA

TAKINg edUCATIoN To heArT. Jasmine GaryAlumnaBA, social relations, 2006Program monitoring specialist, West Bay Collaborative and Rhode Island Department of EducationProvidence, Rhode Island

I applied for Teach for America, which is a teaching corps of recent college graduates, and when I entered the corps my placement was New York. One key reason why I even really decided to teach was that I know I want to make a difference in policy in the system of education, but I refuse to be a policy maker who has no clue what happens in the classroom.

EVERY SPARTAN HAS A SAGAMichigan State University is collecting the stories

of the Spartans—alumni, students, faculty, and staff.

Whether far or near, famous or known only to family

and friends, one thing is clear: every day, Spartans

contribute to the common good in ways both big and

small, proving again and again that SPARTANS WILL.

ShAre yoUr SAgA Visit the Spartan Sagas Web site to see the newest Sagas, to

nominate Spartans to be featured, or to tell your own Saga. spartansagas.msu.edu

The Pentecost Team Meeting RoomDemmer Family Hall of History

Entrance to Team Meeting Room


Duffy DaughertyBuilDing &SkanDalariSfOOtBall Center

The Michigan State football team moved into the $15.5 million Skandalaris Football Center in 2008, giving the Spartans one of the nation’s finest college football facilities. The 25,000-square-foot addition to the Duffy Daugherty Football Building took 14 months to complete.

The addition was made possible through the generous donation of MSU alumni Robert and Julie Skandalaris of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., who donated $5 million as the lead gift for this $12.5 million phase of the project. The structure features new team, staff and position meeting rooms, coaches’ offices and The Demmer Family Hall of History.

Former Spartan head coach George Perles and his wife Sally contributed $500,000 for the construction of a $1 million plaza outside the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.

Another renovation to the Duffy Daugherty Building was completed in 2009 as the program opened the spacious 1,800-square foot Henry and Lou Ann Bullough – Football Players Association Player Lounge.

The Henry and Lou Ann Bullough – Football Players Association Players Lounge

Outdoor Practice Fields


The mission of the Student-Athlete Development Program is to provide a systematic personal development program designed to reach each student-athlete based on his or her individual needs. The focus of the program is on the individual as a whole person — academically, athletically, and emotionally — and on the changing needs of that individual during college and in the years after graduation. MSU implements and expands on the vision of the NCAA Student-Athlete Affairs Program by using university and community resources to provide student-athletes with the best possible resources in the following areas:

COMMUNITY SERVICE & OUTREACHThe PACT (Putting Athletes & Communities Together) program is designed

to give student-athletes more opportunities to interact with the Greater Lansing community.• TelethonforChildren’sMiracleNetwork• RelayforLife• ShootforaCure• MarchisReadingMonth• SpeakingEngagements/SpecialRequests• D.A.R.E.Graduations• SpartanBuddies• TeamsforToys

• CareerCourses• PartnershipswithCareer

Placement Companies- Game Theory Group- Career Athletes

STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT• Programmingintheareasof:

- Drug and Alcohol Awareness- Anti-Hazing-“Branded a Leader”- Mentors in Violence Prevention- Responsible Computing

• Student-AthleteAdvisoryCommittee(SAAC)–representativesfromeachteam work together to provide a voice to the Athletics Department and university administration as well as the NCAA

ACADEMIC AWARDS & RECOGNITION• AnnualAcademicExcellenceGala • Student-AthleteoftheMonth• ChampionsintheClassroom • 4.0Club• AcademicAll-BigTen • AcademicAll-American• NCAAWomanoftheYear • Great8Award• NCAAPost-graduatescholarships • BigTenDistinguishedScholar

MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMSOur mission is to

provide student-athletes with inclusive cultural and diversity experiences that enhance their professional growth and develop their leadership skills; collaborate with campus resources that elevate the academic success and campus involvement of student-athletes; and create a positive partnership with the community, facilitate learning and provide comprehensive programming.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT• PartnerwithMSUCareerCenter

- Resumes- Cover Letters- Internships- Interviewing- Career Fairs

• SpartanCareerNetwork- network of contacts for

student-athletes looking for job shadowing, internship, or job placement


Academic, personal, and professional support is essential to college success. At MSU, Student-Athlete Support Services helps student-athletes reach their full potential.

Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program that will assist all student-athletes with the transition to college and integrate with the total university. This all-encompassing support continues throughout the student-athlete’s collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a job, or enters graduate school and beyond.

Academic counseling, career exploration, planning and placement, and academic assistance through tutorial programs are just some of the ways we encourage student success.

Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We gather important background informationand build an academic profile on each student-athlete, assessing his or herneedsinadvance.Wealsostayinformedonthedailyprogressofeachstudent-athlete.

Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and support.

College is not easy. But with hard work and dedication from both the student-athlete and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college experience.

There are a total of 13 staff members to assist in and work with the following:

•Priorityregistration•Trackacademicprogress•Monitorgrades•Provideanindividualizedprogramforeachstudent-athlete•Conducteligibilitymeetings•ProvideLearningSpecialistsServices

STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT SERVICESAcademic All-American Blair White was the 2009-10 male recipient of the MSU President’s Award, which is given to a graduating senior with the highest grade-point average.

aCaDeMiC SuCCeSSFrom his first day on the job, Coach Dantonio has pledged to support student-athletes as they pursue excellence, both in the classroom and on the playing field. In his first two seasons, 47 Spartans have earned their undergraduate degrees while 30 players have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.


aCaDeMiCall-aMeriCanS

1952 JohnWilson,B(1st)*

1953 DonaldDohoney,E(1st)CarlDiener,E(2nd)

1954 DonaldKauth,E(2nd)

1955 Carl Nystrom, G (1st)

1957 Blanche Martin, B (1st)RobertJewett,E(2nd)

1958 RichardBarker,E(2nd)EllisonKelly,G(2nd)Blanche Martin, B (honorary)

1960 EdwardRyan,ROV(2nd)

1964 EugeneWashington,E(2nd)Richard Gordon, B (2nd)

1965Donald Japinga, B (1st)Donald Bierowicz, T (1st)

1966 Patrick Gallinagh, T (1st)AllenBrenner,E(2nd)

1968 AllenBrenner,E/S(1st)

1969 Ronald Saul, G (1st)RichardSaul,E(1st)

1973 John Shinsky, T (1st)Richard Pawlak, T (2nd)

1974 Richard Baes, B (2nd)

1975 Thomas Standal, MG (2nd)

1976 David Duda, DB (2nd)

1977 James Sciarini, G (2nd)Craig Fedore, LB (2nd)

1979Alan Davis, DB (1st)

1985Dean Altobelli, DB (1st)Shane Bullough, LB (2nd)

1986Dean Altobelli, SS (1st)Shane Bullough, LB (1st)

1989ChrisWillertz,DE(2nd)

1992SteveWasylk,SS(1st)

1993SteveWasylk,SS(1st)

1996Matt Beard, C (2nd)

2000Josh Thornhill, LB (2nd)

2001Josh Thornhill, LB (2nd)

2005Chris Morris, C (2nd)Drew Stanton, QB (2nd)

2009BlairWhite,WR(1st)

WHITE2009


• MichiganStatefootballteamshaveappearedin20postseasonbowlgames,includingeightNewYear’sDaygamesafterearningabidtothe2009CapitalOneBowlagainstNo.16Georgia.TheSpartansare7-13inbowlgames.

• MSUhasearnedabidtothreestraightbowlgames(2007ChampsSportsBowl,2009CapitalOneBowl,2010AlamoBowl),afirstfortheprogramsince1995-97.

• MarkDantonio,wholedtheSpartanstothe2007ChampsSportsBowl,becamejustthethirdfirst-yearcoachinMSUhistorytoearnapostseasonbowlbid,joiningNickSaban(1995Indepen-denceBowlvs.LSU)andJohnL.Smith(2003AlamoBowlvs.Nebraska).

• MichiganState’s37-34winoverNo.10Floridainthe2000FloridaCitrusBowlmarkeditsfirstNewYear’sDaybowlvictorysincethe1988RoseBowl.

• MichiganStatehasmadefourappearancesintheRoseBowl,postinga3-1record.TheSpartansdefeatedUCLAin1954and1956,andUSCin1988.

• Duringhis12-yeartenure(1983-94),GeorgePerlestookMichiganStatetosevenbowlgames,includingfourstraighttripsfrom1987-90(1988Rose,1989Gator,1989Alohaand1990Sun).

Year Date Bowl opponent result score 1938 Jan. 1 Orange Auburn L 0-6 1954 Jan.1 Rose UCLA W 28-20 1956 Jan.2 Rose UCLA W 17-14 1966 Jan. 1 Rose UCLA L 12-14 1984 Dec. 22 Cherry Army L 6-10 1985 Dec. 31 All-American Georgia Tech L 14-17 1988 Jan.1 Rose SouthernCal W 20-17 1989 Jan. 1 Gator Georgia L 27-34 1989 Dec.25 Aloha Hawai’i W 33-13 1990 Dec.31 Sun SouthernCal W 17-16 1993 Dec. 28 Liberty Louisville L 7-18 1995 Dec. 29 Independence Louisiana State L 26-45 1996 Dec. 31 Sun Stanford L 0-38 1997 Dec.25 Aloha Washington L 23-51 2000 Jan.1 Citrus Florida W 37-34 2001 Dec.31 SiliconValley FresnoState W 44-35 2003 Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl Nebraska L 3-17 2007 Dec. 28 Champs Sports Bowl Boston College L 21-24 2009 Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl Georgia L 12-24 2010 Jan. 2 Alamo Bowl Texas Tech L 31-41

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1988 rOSe BOwl

2010 ValerO alaMO BOwl

2009 Capital One BOwl


SpartantraDitiOnTHE NICKNAME - SPARTANS

In 1926, Michigan State’s first southern baseball training tour provided the setting for the birth of the “Spartan” nickname.

It all came about when a Lansing sportswriter imposed the silent treatment on a contest-winning nickname and substituted his own choice, the name that has lasted through the years.

In 1925, Michigan State College replaced the name Michigan Agricultural College. The col-lege sponsored a contest to select a nickname to replace “Aggies” and picked “The Michigan Staters.”

George S. Alderton, then sports editor of the Lansing State Journal, decided the name was too cumbersome for newspaper writing and vowed to find a better one. Alderton contacted JimHasselmanofInformationServicestoseeifentriesstillremainedfromthecontest.Wheninformed that they still existed, Alderton ran across the entry name of “Spartans” and then decided that was the choice. Unfortunately, Alderton forgot to write down who submitted that particular entry, so that part of the story remains a mystery.

Rewriting game accounts supplied by Perry Fremont, a catcher on the squad, Alderton first used the name sparingly and then ventured into the headlines with it. (Incidentally, after two days of spelling the name incorrectly with an “o”, Mr. Alderton changed it to Spartan on a tip from a close friend.) Dale Stafford, a sports writer for the Lansing Capitol News, a rival of the State Journal, picked up the name for his paper after a couple of days. Alderton called Stafford and suggested that he might want to join the Spartan parade and he did.

As Mr. Alderton explains: “No student, alumnus or college official had called up the editor to complain about our audacity in giving the old school a new name, so we ventured into headlines with it. Happily for the experiment, the name took. It began appearing in other newspapers and when the student publication used it, that clinched it.”

SPARTY“The Spartan” statue, designed and produced by

MSU assistant art professor Leonard D. Jungwirth, has a permanent home inside the atrium of the Spartan Stadium tower. The 9-foot-7 ceramic fig-ure weighs approximately 6,600 pounds, including its base. In 2005, the sculpture was relocated to protect it from the elements.

“The Spartan” was dedicated on June 9, 1945, at the intersection of Red Cedar Road, Kalamazoo Street and Chestnut Road. Popularly known as “Sparty,” the statue remains one of the favorite photo subjects of campus visitors.

In 2005, an exact replica of the original terra cotta sculpture – now cast in bronze – took up residency on the plaza located at the north end of Demon-stration Hall Field. The molds for the bronze statue were made from the original sculpture. The new statue was cast in bronze at the Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, Calif.

As part of MSU’s sesquicentennial celebration, the bronze “Sparty” was dedicated on Oct. 8, 2005.

Donors contributed approximately $500,000 to pay for all work related to the new sculpture, in-cluding the plaza.

SPARTY MASCOTMichigan State’s beloved Sparty has won three national championships in the last seven years at the Uni-

versalCheerAssociation’smascotcompetitionatWaltDisneyWorldinOrlando,Fla.In January 2004, Sparty became the first Big Ten mascot to claim the UCA national title, and in 2005, he

defended his national championship, beating Goldy the Gopher and Bucky the Badger in the finals. After finish-ing third in the 2006 competition, Sparty reclaimed the national championship in 2007.

InMarch2008,SpartywasselectedtoappearonthecoverofNCAAFootball09fortheNintendoWii.EASportsconductedanon-linepoll,askingcollegefootballfanstovoteanddeterminewhichcollegemascot would have the honor of being depicted on the game’s cover. Fans went online and cast more than 700,000 votes and Sparty won the tight contest race, beating out mascots from Central Florida, WashingtonState,Auburn,LSU,Nebraska,Kansas,IowaState,AlabamaandPennState.

Made of hi-tech materials, including a vinyl chest plate and fiberglass molds like the ones used for making Muppets, the seven-foot costume weighs a total of 40 pounds, allowing enough flexibility for playful gestures and animation. Sparty is a far cry from the many paper-mache heads that have popped up since the 1950’s, mostly from fraternity efforts. The first official paper-mache Sparty head appar-ently debuted in 1955 courtesy of Theta Xi.

Otherversionswere introducedfromtimeto time. In1984,SigmaPhiEpsilon introducedthefirst“gruff” Sparty head-sporting the unshaven look that still adorns many sweatshirts and jackets.

By contrast, the current Sparty costume is a state-of-the art, full-bodied uniform that costs $12,000.

Today, Sparty aspirants must be between 5-10 and 6-2 in height. Candidates who fit the physical needs are chosen after a hands-on process that includes tryouts and interviews.

The Sparty Mascot Program is run and funded by the Student Alumni Foundation (SAF).

Those interested in having Sparty at their event can submit a request online at www.saf.msu.edu by clicking the Request Sparty link or contact the SAF office at 517-355-4458. Those who wish to donate to the Sparty mascot fund can contact University Development at 517-355-8257.


During the 2009-10 academ-ic year, the Big Ten Conference recognized a record number of its student-athletes with

Academic All-Big Ten honors. Overall, 2,292 student-athletes earned the award, the highest total in the past 16 seasons, eclipsing the previous best of 2,255 set last year. Ohio State topped the Big Ten for the seventh straight year with 346 honorees, followed by Min-nesota with 250, and Penn State with 235 Academic All-Big Ten honorees. Michigan State placed fifth with its largest contingent in history; 224 student-athletes from among its 25 varsity sports teams.

EligibilityTo be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, a

student-athlete must be a letterwinner in at least their second academic year (no freshman are considered) and achieve a minimum cumulative grade-point aver-age (GPA) of 3.00 on a 4.00 grading scale. Conference academic recognition awards are issued three times per year, for fall sports (men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s soc-cer, and volleyball), winter sports (men’s and women’s basketball, gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and wrestling), and spring sports (baseball, men’s and women’s golf, ice hockey, rowing, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field).

SEaSon SummariESFall 2009 – Seventy-three Michigan State stu-

dent-athletes in seven sports were named Academic All-Big Ten for the fall athletic season. Eleven football players were named to the academic team, including Blair White, who earned first-team CoSIDA Academic

All-America honors for his 3.89 GPA in human biology. White became the first Academic All-America first-team selection for the football program since 1993.

Senior linebacker Adam Decker and senior fullback Andrew Hawken were also named to the CoSIDA Aca-demic All-District second team.

In addition, Michigan State field hockey player Corey Block (So., Kinesiology) was one of eight Big Ten student-athletes to maintain a 4.0 GPA.

The Spartan women’s cross country team placed 21 members on the Academic All-Big Ten team, fol-lowing by women’s soccer (19), field hockey (10), men’s soccer (five), volleyball (four) and men’s cross country (four).

Overall, 680 Big Ten student-athletes were honored with Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the fall.

WintEr 2010 – The Big Ten recognized a total of

536 winter sports athletes by naming them Academic All Big Ten, including 56 student-athletes from Michi-gan State.

Two Spartan swimmers (Sarah Mory, Sr., Math-ematics; Brian Rockwell, Sr., Mechanical Engineering) were among five Big Ten student-athletes in the winter to maintain an unblemished 4.0 GPA.

Women’s swimming and diving led the way with 19 honorees for MSU, while the men’s team had 13 honorees. Gymnastics (eight), wrestling (seven), women’s basketball (six) and men’s basketball (three) also placed student-athletes on the Academic All-Big Ten team.

On the court, three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection Allyssa DeHaan earned women’s basketball Defensive Player of the Year honors.

SPring 2010 – For spring 2010, the conference welcomed 1,037 spring and at-large sports student-athletes who were named to the Academic All-Big Ten team.

Michigan State rower Breanne Walkowiak, a sophomore majoring in Kinesiology, was honored for maintaining her 4.0 GPA.

The Spartans had 96 members on the spring Academic All-Big Ten team: women’s track and field (30), men’s track and field (14), rowing (nine), base-ball (eight), ice hockey (seven), men’s tennis (seven), women’s tennis (seven), men’s golf (six), softball (five) and women’s golf (three)

big tEn DiStinguiShED Scholar aWarDThe conference office also presented the Distin-

guished Scholar Award at the end of the academic year. Student-athletes eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award must be letterwinners in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualify-ing student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current academic year, excluding summer school. The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award was established by conference Faculty Representatives for the 2009-10 season as an addition to the conference’s Academic All-Big Ten program.

In its second year, the conference recognized 484 student-athletes that earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. Included in the list were 51 Michigan State student-athletes, the third-highest total among Big Ten schools.

In all, 68 Big Ten student-athletes accomplished a perfect 4.0 GPA, including four Spartans - football’s Aaron Bates, gymnastics’ Megan Bergland, baseball’s Brandon Eckerle and men’s golf’s Dave Ellis. Eckerle was also named a third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.

by Michael L. Kasavana, Ph.D.,CHTP NAMA Professor in Hospitality BusinessFaculty Athletics Representative, Michigan State University

MSU Athletes as Students:All-Big Ten Performers

academic overallSchool all big ten 2009-10 rank

Illinois 149 11Indiana 227 4Iowa 178 7Michigan 166 9MSU 224 5Minnesota 250 2Northwestern 183 6Ohio State 346 1Penn State 235 3Purdue 151 10Wisconsin 173 8

2009 MSU FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN

Student year major

Aaron Bates Senior General ManagementNick Bendzuck Senior FinanceKirk Cousins Junior KinesiologyAdam Decker Senior FinanceJoel Deyo Sophomore Agribusiness ManagementJoel Foreman Junior Criminal JusticeAndrew Hawken Senior Supply Chain ManagementBrian Linthicum Junior General ManagementKeith Nichol Junior Supply Chain ManagementEthan Ruhland Sophomore Human BiologyBlair White Senior Human Biology

BATES


Photos by Tom Hogan, Hoganphotos.com

Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell: From the Gridiron to the RingBy Katie Koerner

In football, everyone called

me a bruiser and I loved the

contact and the combat of the

sport. All of that translates

very well into boxing.

More than seven years after his final football game in Spartan Stadium and some 630 miles from East Lansing, former MSU linebacker Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell car-ries his Spartan pride as if he still resides on campus. While the venue Mitchell competes in has changed drastically, it is his Spartan attitude of pure dedication and unwillingness to lose that has remained the same.

Originally from Brandywine, Md., the ex-football player turned professional boxer even battles in Spartan green with the number 48 on his shorts, the same number that was embroidered on his football jersey. After only his second fight, Mitchell signed with boxing powerhouse Golden Boy, and in less than three years in profes-sional boxing, Mitchell has already tabulated an impressive 18-0-1 record, including 12 knockouts and a 15-match winning streak.

Long before Mitchell found success in the boxing ring, he was ranked as one of the nation’s top linebackers out of high school. Recruited by current head coach, Mark Dantonio, Mitchell became one of MSU’s most highly touted linebackers. Known as a ferocious run stopper with a hard-hitting reputation, he was attracted to

the Big Ten’s smash-mouth style of play.“When I was being recruited I developed a great rapport with Coach Dantonio,”

Mitchell said. “I felt like he was really being honest and sincere with me, and that’s why I chose Michigan State.”

Unfortunately for Mitchell, the big-hit specialist suffered a left knee injury his first season in East Lansing that resulted in ligament and bone damage so severe that bone from his hip was taken in repair.

After a series of surgeries and a medical redshirt in 2001, Mitchell had to sit out the first five games of 2002 with inflammation in his knee. He did work his way onto the field during the second half of the season, playing in six games, including five starts, while recording 29 tackles.

Following another off-season of heavy therapy and conditioning, things began to look up for Mitchell as he entered the 2003 season. As a redshirt sophomore, Mitchell quickly made his presence on the field felt. Literally. Mitchell recorded 103 tackles during that season and led the team with 85 in Big Ten play—averaging 10.6


per game. He was also second on the team in defen-sive production points with 154, even though he sat out two games early in the season. Mitchell compiled 15 tackles against both Michigan and Wisconsin and pulverized Ohio State ball carriers with a career-high 17 tackles, including two for losses.

With what seemed like another promising two years of eligibility and unlimited opportunities to come, Mitchell entered his junior year as a preseason All-Big Ten selection and was expected to lead the Spartan defense. Due to soreness and injury, however, Mitch-ell was forced to the sideline once again and sat out the first two games of the 2004 season. Former head coach John L. Smith announced that what was left of Mitchell’s football career was once again in doubt.

After a total of seven operations and extensive re-hab, Mitchell had run out of options. He announced that his football career was over prior to the start of the 2005 season.

“It was so hard to make that decision but I knew I had done everything in my power and ability to try and compete at that level,” Mitchell said. “Of course I wish I could have continued my football career, but I was able to walk away without any regrets or bitterness.”

With his football career officially over, Mitchell was at peace leaving MSU not only as an athlete but as an MSU alumnus as well. In four years, Mitchell completed his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, something he credits to the competitive nature athletics installed in him.

“I knew a lot of people thought I wasn’t going to graduate so I took that as a personal challenge and I got my degree,” Mitchell said. “There are a lot of athletes who only rely on their athletic talents, but no matter what venue you compete in, you always have to have something to fall back on.”

Once a standout linebacker in a Division I colle-giate program, Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell soon realized he had more than his diploma to fall back on. Upon returning home to Maryland, Mitchell watched former Notre Dame safety and current Baltimore Raven Tom Zbikowski box in his professional debut on television.

“He got my competitive juices flowing again and I thought to myself, if he can do that, so can I,” said Mitchell.

From there, Mitchell enlisted the help of his former high school football coach Maurice Banks and boxing trainer Andre Hunter to help kick start the next step in his athletic career and the next chapter of this life—becoming a professional heavyweight boxer.

“It took about two weeks for me to see what I was working with,” Hunter said. “With his speed and his power he was knocking down pro boxers when he was still an amateur. I have never seen anything like it.”

After spending much of his life on the gridiron, Mitchell made the unique transformation from one of the most team-oriented sports to one strictly indi-vidual.

“In team sports sometimes not everyone is on the same page,” he said. “Even though you are doing your part, everyone else may not be doing theirs. But in box-ing, if I get tired, it’s because I didn’t put my road miles in or didn’t train hard enough.”

For Coach Banks, the ease of Mitchell’s transforma-tion came as no surprise.

“Everything he has ever done, he has done with passion and a hatred to lose, so it’s like an instinct for

him,” Banks said. “Though he played a team sport, he prepared himself individually each week. Now, there are not 11 guys around him, but he still prepares like he always has.”

Mitchell admits it has taken a lot of hard work, but due to his disciplined personality and focused demeanor, he said it was easier for him to make the transformation than the average person.

“In football, everyone called me a bruiser and I loved the contact and the combat of the sport,” Mitchell said. “All of that translates very well into boxing.”

Along with a new sport also came new challenges regarding Mitchell’s training and workout routines. Instead of bulking up with serious weight lifting as most linebackers do, Mitchell’s training has shifted into doing more calisthenics and into polymetric based workouts.

“I was already bulked up from my football back-ground, so I had to focus on keeping my muscles elongated so I wouldn’t get tired in the ring as quick,” Mitchell said.

Whatever he is doing must be working. In his most recent bout on July 31, Mitchell dominated competi-tor Derek Bryant at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Only 1:45 into the first round, Mitchell recorded his 12th career knockout with a series of left hooks wreaking havoc on Bryant’s body.

But Mitchell’s impressive resume does not stop there. While spending his days vying for the next heavy-weight boxing title, Mitchell’s true joy comes from be-ing a father and spending time with his three-year-old daughter, Ariel. Mitchell and his wife have mastered a daily schedule with family at its core. Everyday Mitchell wakes up around 4:30 a.m. to start his six-mile morn-ing run. Upon his return, Mitchell’s wife begins her busy day of work and law school while Mitchell is able to treasure a morning of father-daughter time.

“I make (Ariel) breakfast and we get to eat together and play around the house,” Mitchell said. “She is my princess and very special to me. I love being a parent. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.”

During a typical summer afternoon leading up to his July 31 fight, Mitchell’s wife returns home in time for him to head off to his second workout of the day at the Dream Team Boxing Gym in Clinton. He spends hours inside the gym, training so relentlessly sweat sprays from his shoes as he bobs and weaves back and forth.

After another day of rigorous training on a hot July day inside what most people would consider a garage, Mitchell admits that the hardest part about boxing isn’t the workload or the physical demand on his body; in-stead, it’s the loneliness.

“I miss the team camaraderie that’s a part of foot-ball,” Mitchell said. “I miss being able to slap fives when someone makes a good play.”

Along with waiting to hear the words “…and the new heavyweight champion is Seth ‘Mayhem’ Mitch-ell” to ring in his ears, Mitchell has another goal he is waiting to accomplish – being featured in a boxing match inside the Breslin Center on campus.

“It would be crazy,” he said. “After I win, I would screen “go green!” and everyone else would scream, “go white!” It’s something I hope to make happen and think everyone would enjoy.”

Although several aspects of his life has changed since his time at MSU, Mitchell said he has vivid mem-

ories of the traditional game-day walk from the Kellogg Center to Spartan Stadium still fresh in his mind. Now, next to his family on his couch, Mitchell watches Greg Jones at the linebacker position smash opponents on the field just as he did seven years prior.

“I am so thankful for what God has given me,” Mitchell said. “Some good things are happening right now. I feel so blessed and am just excited for the fu-ture.”


Earn a degree and get a job—that was old-school career planning. As it prepares students to compete in a very different economy, Michigan State University now encourages them to get an idea and start a company … maybe before the diploma.

A new student business incubator and an entrepreneurship certificate program announced recently will help anchor MSU ENet, a new program connecting university and community resources into an innovation ecosystem for entrepreneurs.

“This project for the university is an entrepreneurial renaissance,” said Eric Jorgenson, a senior double-majoring in economics and business. “We’re gathering and making connections between entrepreneurial resources all over the university, city and community to create a thriving environment for entrepreneurs and other ‘starters.’”

Jorgenson is helping open a student enterprise incubator called The Hatch in the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center, known as the TIC. The Hatch will be a prominent component of MSU ENet, which will connect programs and resources on and off campus.

“It’s not just for students, but for anyone in the community,” said ENet director Bryan Ritchie, a professor in MSU’s James Madison College and co-director of the Michigan Center for Innovation and Economic Prosperity. “This program itself is entrepreneurial. We don’t have a new center – we are linking existing centers, courses, faculty and students into a flat organizational structure and network, connecting MSU and community service providers and firms into a just-in-time access point.”

Entrepreneurs can tap ENet to access business development resources on campus offered by the Institute for Entrepreneurship at the Eli Broad College of Business, the MSU BioEconomy Network and others, as well as community programs such as LEAP, the TIC and the statewide Small Business and Technology Development Center.

Undergraduates and non-student learners alike can enroll in a new course, ANR 491:

“Venture Creation and the Innovative Mindset,” which will be highly interactive and tap instructors from several MSU colleges. Enrollees can earn a Certificate in Entrepreneurship with more coursework and, perhaps, entrepreneurial experience.

Students also now can seek funding up to $5,000 to take such experiential learning from idea to prototype, thanks in large measure to a $600,000 endowment from the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation in Midland. The university is working to secure other endowments to help back student enterprises, officials said at ENet’s Aug. 19 rollout at the TIC in downtown East Lansing.

“We’re looking to invest in students who have serious entrepreneurial ideals,” explained Associate Provost Douglas Estry, dean for undergraduate education. “We have a commitment that includes both industry and faculty representatives who will look at proposals that come in and listen to students’ pitches.”

The Hatch will allow students to launch new ventures for their entrepreneurial capstone projects under the mentorship of ENet. That facility is a collaborative effort between the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, MSU and the city of East Lansing to provide incubation space to student entrepreneurs that is tightly connected to university and community services.

“ENet and The Hatch will impact Michigan’s

economy in one of two ways,” Hatch co-director Megan Gebhart said. “Students will be launching Michigan-based companies that can scale and create jobs.

“Of course, not all students will start successful ventures, but the lessons they learn during the entrepreneurial process will be applicable to any job, which means ENet is helping prepare students for successful careers,” said Gebhart, a marketing senior. “Because ENet involves many members of the community, the ties created have the potential to keep those talented students in Michigan.”

“These exciting initiatives are major components of MSU’s evolving entrepreneurship ecosystem, designed to create a comprehensive, integrated system of internal and community resources,” said Ian Gray, MSU vice president for research and graduate studies. “It will accelerate successful commercialization of MSU technologies, educate MSU students for successful entrepreneurial careers and partner with the entrepreneurial community to create a close exchange of ideas, resources and opportunities.”

For more information about ENet, click entrepreneurship.msu.edu/ and follow it on Twitter at twitter.com/msuENet.

by Mark Fellows

MSU launches entrepreneurial education and support network

MSU seniors Megan Gebhart, Eric Jorgenson and Chelsey Frank, from left, at the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center business incubator Aug. 19, at the rollout of the MSU ENet entrepreneurial support and education program.

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1 Doug Wiggins FS • Jr.

North Miami Beach, Fla.

24 Lewis TolerCB • So.

New Castle, Del.

60 Nick Mitchell OL • Sr.-5thPalatine, Ill.

72 Anthony Parker OL • Sr.

Miami, Fla.

92 Drew Nowak DT • Jr.

Green Bay, Wis.

6 Damond SmithCB • So.

Inkster, Mich.

34 Jamail Berry SS • Sr.

New Castle, Del.

61 Nick Clemens OL • Sr.-5th

Waunakee, Wis.

81 Juan Nunez WR • Sr.

Miami, Fla.

96 Weston Peiffer DE • Jr.

Chaska, Minn.

12 Robert ArnheimWR • Sr.

Orlando, Fla.

35 Deauntay Legrier LB • Jr.

Rochelle, Ga.

65 Phillip Swanson OL • Sr.-5th

Grand Haven, Mich.

83 Jordan White WR • Sr.-5th

Cleveland, Ohio

85 Blake Hammond TE • Jr.

Mokena, Ill.

97 Freddie BishopDE • Jr.

Inkster, Mich.

99 Paul Hazel DE • So.

Miami, Fla.

13 Chleb RavenellWR • Sr.

Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

37 Ben Armer P • Sr.

Janesville, Wis.

68 Dann O’NeillOL • Jr.

Grand Haven, Mich.

17 John Potter K • Jr.

Grand Haven, Mich.

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Bolingbrook, Ill.

BILL CUBIT - HEAD COACH

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Holt, Mich.

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY


WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

2010 WESTERN MICHIGAN QUICK FACTSLocation: ...........................................Kalamazoo, Mich.

Enrollment: ....................................................... 24,576

Nickname: .......................................................Broncos

Colors: ................................................ Brown and Gold

Conference: .........................Mid-American Conference

Home Field: ..........................................Waldo Stadium

Capacity: .......................................................... 30,200

Head Coach: .................................................. Bill Cubit

Alma Mater: ....................................... Delaware (1975)

Record at Western Michigan: ........... 34-27 (Sixth year)

Overall Record (Years): .................. 68-45-1 (10th year)

2009 Overall Record: .............................5-7 (4-4 MAC)

Senior SafetyJAMAIL BERRY

Senior Wide ReceiverJoRdAn WhItE


X-Wide ReceiverZ-Wide ReceiverLT-Left TackleLG-Left GuardC-CenterRG-Right Guard

RT-Right TackleTE-Tight EndQB-QuarterbackFB-FullbackRB-Running BackDE-Defensive End

DT-Defensive TackleNT-Nose TackleSAM- Strong Side LinebackerMIKE-Middle LinebackerWILL-Weak Side Linebacker

BC-Boundary CornerFC-Field CornerFS-Free SafetySS-Strong SafetyKO-KickoffsPK-Place Kicker

P-PunterSN-SnapperHLD-HolderKR-Kick ReturnerPR-Punt Returner

OFFENSE

X 81 JUAN NUNEZ (6-1, 183, Sr.) 82 Josh Schaffer (6-2, 216, R-Fr.)WR 12 ROBERT ARNHEIM (6-2, 198, Jr.) 8 Ansel Ponder (6-1, 183, So.) LT 72 ANTHONY PARKER (6-4, 326, Jr.) 67 Terry Davisson (6-5, 290, R-Fr.) LG 65 PHILLIP SWANSON (6-4, 313, Sr.) 64 Sam Jaeger (6-4, 325, Jr.)C 60 NICK MITCHELL (6-2, 295, Sr.) 62 Kevin Galeher (6-3, 316, So.)RG 61 NICK CLEMENS (6-4, 305, Sr.) 79 John Jack (6-5, 388, Jr.)RT 68 DAN O’NEILL (6-7, 309, So.) 77 Ben Samson (6-6, 319, So.)TE 85 BLAKE HAMMOND (6-4, 239, So.) 11 Dallas Walker (6-5, 244, Jr.)Z 83 JORDAN WHITE (6-0, 215, Sr.) 10 Trey Smith (6-4, 222, So.)QB 14 ALEX CARDER (6-2, 255, So.) 2 Tyler VanTubbergen (6-3, 196, R-Fr.) RB 23 AARON WINCHESTER (5-6, 181, Jr.) 20 Brian Fields (5-8, 195, R-Fr.)

DEFENSE

LDE 35 DEAUNTAY LEGRIER (6-2, 244, So.) 96 Weston Peiffer (6-4, 270, Jr.)DT 55 TRAVONTE BOLES (5-11, 308, Fr.) 90 John Rice (6-0, 272, Jr.)DT 92 DREW NOWAK (6-4, 292, Jr.) 58 Andrew Sharp (6-4, 255, Jr.)RDE 99 PAUL HAZEL (6-5, 204, So.) 91 Cory Sueing (6-4, 247, R-Fr.)WILL 42 DEX JONES (6-0, 249, So.) 38 Chris Prom (6-3, 223, So.)MIKE 47 MITCH ZAJAC (6-1, 227, Jr.) 51 Desmond Bozeman (6-0, 225, Fr.)ROV 34 JAMAIL BERRY (6-1, 205, Sr.) 28 Keith Dixson (6-1, 191, Jr.) FCB 24 LEWIS TOLER (5-10, 175, R-Fr.) 25 Maurice Roberts (5-10, 172, Fr.)FS 1 DOUG WIGGINS (5-10, 202, Jr.) 31 Scott Hinds (6-2, 194, So.)SS 33 MARIO ARMSTRONG (6-0, 192, Sr.) 3 Johnnie Simon (6-0, 173, Fr.)BCB 6 DAMOND SMITH (5-11, 181, So.) 9 Tronic Williams (6-1, 184, R-Fr.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

K 17 JOHN POTTER (6-1, 226, Jr.) 26 Caleb Morris (5-11, 224, Sr.)P 37 BENN ARMER (5-10, 211, Jr.) 26 Caleb Morris (5-11, 224, Sr.)HLD 12 ROBERT ARNHEIM (6-2, 198, Jr.) 83 Jordan White (6-0, 215, Sr.) SN 87 MIKE FAMIGLIETTI (5-9, 182, Fr.) 66 Kirk Nakama (5-7, 218, R-Fr.)KR 8 ANSEL PONDER (6-1, 183, So.) 22 Dareyon Chance (5-4, 160, Fr.)PR 83 JORDAN WHITE (6-0, 215, Sr.) 12 Robert Arnheim (6-2, 198, Jr.)

OFFENSE

X 2 MARK DELL (6-2, 199, Sr.) OR 7 KEITH NICHOL (6-2, 222, Jr.)LT 59 D.J. YOUNG (6-5, 298, Sr.-5) 79 David Barrent (6-8, 308, R-Fr.)LG 67 JOEL FOREMAN (6-4, 310, Jr.) 68 Ethan Ruhland (6-5, 288, So.)C 66 JOHN STIPEK (6-5, 285, Sr.-5) 72 Nate Klatt (6-4, 292, R-Fr.)RG 62 CHRIS MCDONALD (6-5, 295, So.) 60 Micajah Reynolds (6-5, 295, R-Fr.)RT 77 J’MICHAEL DEANE (6-5, 312, Sr.-5) 75 Jared McGaha (6-6, 300, Jr.)TE 83 CHARLIE GANTT (6-5, 260, Sr.-5) 88 Brian Linthicum (6-5, 238, Jr.)Z 82 KESHAWN MARTIN (5-11, 185, Jr.) OR 3 B.J. CUNNINGHAM (6-2, 220, Jr.)QB 8 KIRK COUSINS (6-3, 202, Jr.) 10 Andrew Maxwell (6-3, 200, R-Fr.)FB 44 JOSH ROUSE (6-3, 240, Sr.-5) 86 Fred Smith (6-2, 240, So.) TB 22 LARRY CAPER (5-11, 220, So.) OR 4 EDWIN BAKER (5-9, 208, So.)

DEFENSE

RUSH 91 TYLER HOOVER (6-7, 260, So.) OR 52 DENZEL DRONE (6-2, 250, R-Fr.)DT 99 JEREL WORTHY (6-3, 305, So.) 98 Anthony Rashad White (6-2, 320, So.)NT 96 KEVIN PICKELMAN (6-4, 285, Jr.) OR 93 BLAKE TREADWELL (6-3, 277, So.)DE 89 COLIN NEELY (6-1, 258, Sr.-5) OR 87 TODD ANDERSON (6-2, 242, Jr.)SAM 43 ERIC GORDON (6-0, 232, Sr.-5) 36 Jon Misch (6-3, 207, Sr.-5) MIKE 53 GREG JONES (6-1, 240, Sr.) 50 Steve Gardiner (6-1, 222, So.)STAR 10 CHRIS NORMAN (6-1, 220, So.) 28 Denicos Allen (5-10, 212, R-Fr.)FC 5 JOHNNY ADAMS (5-11, 170, R-So.) 31 Darqueze Dennard (5-11, 175, Fr.)FS 39 TRENTON ROBINSON (5-10, 195, Jr.) 9 Isaiah Lewis (5-11, 191, Fr.)SS 11 MARCUS HYDE (6-0, 200, Sr.-5) 23 Jairus Jones (6-1, 208, R-Fr.)BC 29 CHRIS L. RUCKER (6-2, 200, Sr.) 2 Mylan Hicks (5-11, 175, Fr.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

KO/PK 4 DAN CONROY (5-10, 185, So.) OR 17 KEVIN MUMA (6-0, 186, R-Fr.)P 18 AARON BATES (6-0, 198, Sr.) 20 Kyle Selden (6-5, 200, Jr.)SN 56 ALEX SHACKLETON (6-2, 240, Sr.-5) 66 John Stipek (6-5, 285, Sr.-5)HLD 18 AARON BATES (6-0, 198, Sr.) 8 Kirk Cousins (6-3, 202, Jr.)KR 82 KESHAWN MARTIN (5-11, 185, Jr.) 39 TRENTON ROBINSON (5-10, 195, Jr.)PR 82 KESHAWN MARTIN (5-11, 185, Jr.) 2 Mark Dell (6-2, 199, Sr.)

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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYTWO-DEEP

no. name Pos. ht. Wt. Elig. cl. Exp. hometown (Previous School) 2 Mark Dell WR 6-2 199 Sr. Sr. 3L Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison)

2 William Gholston LB 6-7 250 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Southeastern)

2 Mylan Hicks DB 5-11 175 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance)

3 B.J. Cunningham WR 6-2 220 Jr. Sr. 2L Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South)

4 Edwin Baker RB 5-9 208 So. So. 1L Highland Park, Mich. (Oak Park)

4 Dan Conroy K 5-10 185 So. Jr. SQ Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South)

5 Johnny Adams CB 5-11 170 So. Jr. 1L Akron, Ohio (Buchtel)

6 Joe Boisture QB 6-5 212 Fr. Fr. HS Goodrich, Mich. (Saline)

7 Keith Nichol WR 6-2 222 Jr. Sr. 1L Lowell, Mich. (Oklahoma)

8 Kirk Cousins QB 6-3 202 Jr. Sr. 2L Holland, Mich. (Holland Christian)

9 Isaiah Lewis S 5-11 191 Fr. Fr. HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis)

10 Andrew Maxwell QB 6-3 200 Fr. So. RS Midland, Mich. (Midland)

10 Chris Norman LB 6-1 220 So. So. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance)

11 Marcus Hyde S 6-0 200 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Fostoria, Ohio (Fostoria)

12 Dana Dixon CB 6-2 173 Fr. So. RS Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance)

13 Bennie Fowler WR 6-1 206 Fr. So. RS Bloomfield, Mich. (Detroit Country Day)

14 Tony Lippett WR 6-3 185 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Crockett)

14 Chase Parker CB 5-9 176 Jr. Sr. SQ Mason, Mich. (Mason)

15 Donald Spencer WR 6-2 200 Fr. So. RS Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti)

16 Chris D. Rucker WR 5-10 175 Jr. Sr. 2L Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day)

17 Kevin Muma K 6-0 186 Fr. So. RS Troy, Mich. (Troy)

17 Kyle Nichol QB 5-9 185 Fr. So. RS Lowell, Mich. (Lowell)

18 Aaron Bates P 6-0 198 Sr. Sr. 3L New Concord, Ohio (John Glenn)

19 Danny Folino S 5-9 190 Fr. So. RS Okemos, Mich. (East Lansing)

20 Nick Hill RB 5-6 182 Fr. Fr. HS Chelsea, Mich. (Chelsea)

20 Kyle Selden P 6-5 200 Jr. Sr. SQ Waterford, Mich. (Our Lady of the Lakes)

22 Larry Caper RB 5-11 220 So. So. 1L Battle Creek, Mich. (Battle Creek Central)

22 Josh Bodell CB 6-1 192 Sr. Sr.-5 SQ Frankfort, Mich. (Frankfort)

23 Jairus Jones S 6-1 208 Fr. So. RS Tampa, Fla. (Wharton)

24 Le’Veon Bell RB 6-2 230 Fr. Fr. HS Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Groveport Madison)

25 Keith Mumphery WR 6-1 200 Fr. Fr. HS Vienna, Ga. (Dooly County)

26 Jesse Johnson S 5-10 186 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Durand, Mich. (Durand Area)

26 David Spears RB 5-10 200 So. Jr. SQ Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon)

27 Kurtis Drummond S 6-2 198 Fr. Fr. HS Masury, Ohio (Hubbard)

28 Denicos Allen LB 5-10 212 Fr. So. RS Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton)

29 Chris L. Rucker CB 6-2 200 Sr. Sr. 3L Warren, Ohio (Warren G. Harding)

30 Mike Sadler P 6-1 185 Fr. Fr. HS Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Northern)

31 Darqueze Dennard DB 5-11 175 Fr. Fr. HS Dry Branch, Ga. (Twiggs County)

32 Mitchell White CB 6-1 170 So. Jr. 1L Livonia, Mich. (Stevenson)

33 Jeremy Langford RB/WR 6-0 185 Fr. Fr. HS Wayne, Mich. (John Glenn)

34 Andre Buford RB 5-8 184 So. Jr. SQ Waterford, Mich. (Detroit Country Day)

36 Jon Misch LB 6-3 207 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Waterford, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s)

38 Niko Palazeti FB 6-2 250 Fr. Fr. HS Northville, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central)

39 Trenton Robinson S 5-10 195 Jr. Jr. 2L Bay City, Mich. (Bay City Central)

40 Max Bullough LB 6-3 235 Fr. Fr. HS Traverse City, Mich. (St. Francis)

41 Kyler Elsworth LB 6-1 207 Fr. So. RS Goodrich, Mich. (Goodrich)

42 Nick Bendzuck FB 6-2 240 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Strongsville, Ohio (Mercyhurst College)

43 Eric Gordon LB 6-0 232 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West)

44 Josh Rouse FB 6-3 240 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Newtown, Conn. (Valley Forge Military Acad.)

45 Marcus Rush DE 6-3 240 Fr. Fr. HS Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller)

47 Jeremy Gainer LB 6-1 225 Fr. So. RS Detroit, Mich. (Clarenceville)

47 Adam Setterbo FB 6-3 232 Jr. Sr. SQ Spring Lake, Mich. (Spring Lake Senior)

48 Drew Stevens FB 6-4 230 So. Jr. 1L Delaware, Ohio (Olentangy)

49 TyQuan Hammock LB 6-0 255 Fr. So. RS Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers)

no. name Pos. ht. Wt. Elig. cl. Exp. hometown (Previous School) 50 Steve Gardiner LB 6-1 222 So. Jr. 1L Dublin, Ohio (Coffman)

51 Steve Moore SN 6-2 221 So. So. HS Pinconning, Mich. (Pinconning Area)

52 Denzel Drone DE 6-2 250 Fr. So. RS Plant City, Fla. (Plant City)

53 Greg Jones LB 6-1 240 Sr. Sr. 3L Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller)

54 Connor Kruse OL 6-4 300 Fr. Fr. HS Lowell, Mich. (Lowell)

55 Corey Freeman DE 6-2 240 So. So. HS Cleveland Heights, Ohio (Cleveland Heights)

56 Alex Shackleton SN 6-2 240 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Breckenridge, Colo. (Summit)

57 Johnathan Strayhorn DE 6-0 275 Jr. Sr. 2L Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park)

58 Hugh Stangeland OL 6-6 280 Fr. So. RS Ridgefield, Conn. (Milford Academy)

58 Jordan Sanders DL 6-2 275 Fr. Fr. HS Rochester, Mich. (Adams)

59 D.J. Young OT 6-5 298 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Lansing, Mich. (Bowling Green)

59 Ty Hamilton LB 6-1 220 Fr. Fr. HS Fenton, Mich. (Fenton)

60 Micajah Reynolds DT 6-5 295 Fr. So. RS Lansing, Mich. (Sexton)

61 Antonio Jeremiah OG 6-5 360 Jr. Sr. 2L Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby)

62 Chris McDonald OG 6-5 295 So. Jr. 1L Sterling Heights, Mich. (Henry Ford II)

63 Travis Jackson OL 6-4 265 Fr. Fr. HS New Albany, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales)

64 Cameron Jude DL 6-3 253 So. Jr. SQ Chesterfield, Va. (Manchester)

65 Michael Dennis OL 6-7 295 Fr. Fr. HS Carey, Ohio (Carey)

65 Doug Curtis DT 6-2 257 So. So. HS Weston, Conn. (Weston)

66 John Stipek C 6-5 285 Sr. Sr.-5 2L Macomb Township, Mich. (Dakota)

67 Joel Foreman OG 6-4 310 Jr. Sr. 2L Highland, Mich. (Milford)

68 Ethan Ruhland OG 6-5 288 So. Jr. 1L Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion)

69 Blake Pacheco DL 6-1 272 Jr. Sr. SQ Salinas, Calif. (Monterey Peninsula College)

69 Shawn Kamm OL 6-7 293 Fr. Fr. HS Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic Central)

70 Skyler Schofner OL 6-7 315 Fr. Fr. HS Sunbury, Ohio (Big Walnut)

71 John Deyo OT 6-6 294 So. Jr. 1L Battle Creek, Mich. (Gull Lake)

72 Nate Klatt C 6-4 292 Fr. So. RS Clinton, Ohio (Northwest)

73 Henry Conway OT 6-6 304 Fr. So. RS Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights)

73 Arthur Ray Jr. OL 6-3 314 Jr. Jr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel)

74 Zach Hueter OG 6-6 315 So. Jr. SQ Columbiaville, Mich. (North Branch)

75 Jared McGaha OT 6-6 300 Jr. Sr. 1L Powell, Tenn. (Powell)

77 J’Michael Deane OT 6-5 312 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Toronto, Ontario (Newtonbrook Seco. School)

79 David Barrent OT 6-8 308 Fr. So. RS Clive, Iowa (Valley)

80 Dion Sims TE 6-5 285 So. So. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s)

81 Brad Sonntag WR 5-8 175 Jr. Sr. SQ Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic Central)

82 Keshawn Martin WR 5-11 185 Jr. Jr. 2L Inkster, Mich. (John Glenn)

83 Charlie Gantt TE 6-5 260 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Farmington Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice)

86 Derek Hoebing TE 6-7 258 Fr. So. RS Vermilion, Ohio (Vermilion)

85 Garrett Celek TE 6-5 245 Jr. Sr. 2L Cincinnati, Ohio (LaSalle

86 Fred Smith FB 6-2 240 So. Jr. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Southeastern)

87 Todd Anderson DE 6-2 242 Jr. Sr. SQ Jackson, Mich. (Napoleon)

87 Milton Colbert WR 6-4 203 So. Jr. SQ Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook)

88 Brian Linthicum TE 6-5 238 Jr. Sr. 1L Charlottesville, Va. (Clemson)

89 Colin Neely DE 6-1 258 Sr. Sr.-5 2L Bethlehem, Pa. (Freedom)

89 Cam Martin WR 6-4 188 Jr. Sr. SQ Tampa, Fla. (H.B. Plant)

91 Tyler Hoover DE 6-7 260 So. Jr. 1L Novi, Mich. (Novi)

92 Andrew Gleichert TE 6-5 235 Fr. Fr. HS Ann Arbor, Mich. (Huron)

93 Blake Treadwell NT 6-3 277 So. So. 1L East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing)

94 Taylor Calero DE 6-3 230 Fr. Fr. HS Beverly Hills, Mich. (Southfield Christian)

96 Kevin Pickelman NT 6-4 285 Jr. Sr. 2L Marshall, Mich. (Marshall)

97 Dan France DT 6-6 296 Fr. So. RS North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton)

98 Anthony Rashad White DT 6-2 320 So. So. JC Battle Creek, Mich. (Fort Scott CC)

99 Jerel Worthy DT 6-3 305 So. Jr. 1L Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne)

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+ Injured EXP. KEY – HS: High School; RS: Red-shirted; JC: Junior College; TR: Transfer; SQ: Squad Member; L: Letters Earned


no. name Pos ht Wt yr hometown (Previous School)

1 Doug Wiggins • FS 5-10 204 Jr./Jr. North Miami Beach, Fla. (North Miami Beach)

2 Tyler VanTubbergen QB 6-3 191 RFr./So. Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa)

3 Johnnie Simon S 6-0 173 Fr./Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Lakes)

4 Jamelle Murray WR 5-8 179 Sr./5th Delray, Fla. (Atlantic)

4 Demetrius Pettway ^ S 5-10 177 Fr./Fr. Homestead, Fla. (Homestead Senior)

5 Zack Wynn QB 6-2 224 Fr./Fr. Hudson, Fla. (Hudson)

6 Damond Smith • CB 5-11 181 So./So. Inkster, Mich. (Inkster)

7 Raheam Buxton S 6-0 174 Fr./Fr. Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee)

8 Ansel Ponder • WR 6-1 183 So./So. Bluefield, W. Va. (Hargrave Military Acad.) (Bluefield)

9 Tronic Williams CB 6-1 187 RFr./So. Fort Myers, Fla. (South Fort Myers)

10 Trey Smith • WR 6-4 222 So./So. Perry, Ga. (Perry)

11 Dallas Walker TE 6-5 234 Jr./Jr. Madison, Miss. (Georgia MC) (Madison-Ridgeland Academy)

12 Robert Arnheim •• WR 6-2 195 Jr./Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater)

13 Chleb Ravenell • WR 6-0 194 Sr./Sr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Georgia Military College) (Wando)

14 Alex Carder QB 6-2 219 So./Jr. Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission NW)

15 Mike Perish QB 6-3 208 Fr./Fr. Frankfort, Ill. (Marist)

16 Alex Jagels #^ QB 6-3 206 Sr./5th Rochester, Mich. (Rochester)

16 Garrett Smith CB 5-9 161 Fr./Fr. Pompano, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)

17 John Potter •• K 6-1 215 Jr./Jr. Grand Haven, Mich. (Grand Haven)

18 Drew Burdi WR 6-1 214 Sr./5th Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove)

19 Josh Price •• FS 5-11 197 Jr./Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Terry Parker)

19 David Stout #^ QB 6-3 227 RFr./So. Escondido, Calif. (Calvin Christian)

20 Brian Fields RB 5-8 188 RFr./So. New Castle, Del. (William Penn)

21 Antoin Scriven RB 5-11 204 RFr./So. Inverness, Fla. (Citrus)

22 Dareyon Chance RB 5-4 160 Fr./Fr. Lauderhill, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)

23 Aaron Winchester • RB 5-6 181 Jr./Jr. North Miami Beach, Fla. (North Miami Beach)

24 Lewis Toler CB 5-10 174 RFr./So. New Castle, Del. (William Penn)

25 Maurice Roberts CB 5-10 172 Fr./Fr. Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee)

26 Jon Henry CB 5-11 174 Fr./Fr. Kentwood, Mich. (East Kentwood)

26 Caleb Morris #^ K 5-11 225 Sr./5th Coudersport, Pa. (Maryland) (Couldersport)

27 Vernon Stewart #• SS 5-10 202 Jr./Sr. Canton, Mich. (Plymouth)

28 Keith Dixson • SS 6-1 191 Jr./Sr. Flint, Mich. (Harmony Prep) (Carman –Ainsworth)

30 Dervon Wallace • WR 5-11 194 Jr./Sr. Decatur, Ga. (Tower)

31 Scott Hinds • SS 6-2 192 So./Jr. Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Myers)

32 James O’Neill TE 6-5 235 Sr. /5th Grand Haven, Mich. (Grand Havcn)

33 Mario Armstrong ••• SS 6-1 193 Sr./Sr. Warner Robbins, Ga. (Northside)

33 Tevin Drake ^ RB 6-1 210 Fr./Fr. Brooksville, Fla. (Nature Coast Technical)

34 Jamail Berry •• SS 6-1 206 Sr./Sr. New Castle, Del. (Coffeyville CC) (William Penn)

35 Curtis Cannon #^ RB 5-8 191 So./Jr. Bellwood, Ill. (Nazareth Academy)

35 Deauntay Legrier • LB 6-2 248 So./Jr. Rochelle, Ga. (Wilcox Country)

37 Ben Armer • P 5-11 213 Jr./Sr. Janesville, Wis. (Parker)

37 C.J. Thomas #^ SS 5-11 168 RFr./So. Kalamazoo, Mich. (Kalamazoo Central)

38 Chris Prom • LB 6-3 226 So./Jr. Saukville, Wis. (Port Washington)

39 Darius Green #^ RB 5-9 229 So./Jr. St. Paul, Minn. (Boise State) (South Campus (Minn.))

39 Waymon Ross DE 6-1 218 So./Jr. Marathon, Fla. (Marathon)

40 Kyle Lark LB 6-1 225 RFr./So. Alma, Mich. (Alma)

41 Jordan Brooks # TE/RB 6-2 243 So./Jr. Carole Stream, Ill. (Glenbard North)

41 Jamaal Thomas #^ SS 5-10 175 Fr./Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Kentwood)

42 Dex Jones LB 6-0 245 So./Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Wisconsin) (Montini Catholic)

43 Chris Blair TE 6-3 232 RFr./So. Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Grand Rapids)

43 Mark Fritz #^ P 6-1 188 Fr./Fr. Johnstown, Pa. (Bishop McCourt)

45 Calvin Smith # RB 6-1 242 Fr./Fr. Monee, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)

46 Clark Mussman TE 6-3 234 RFr./So. Ogden Dunes, Ind. (Portage)

no. name Pos ht Wt yr hometown (Previous School)

47 Mitch Zajac • LB 6-1 233 Jr./Jr. Holt, Mich. (Holt)

50 Dylan Crowley # LB 6-2 219 RFr./So. Arlington Heights, Ill. (Prospect)

51 Desmond Bozeman LB 6-0 225 Fr./Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard)

51 T.J. Hogan #^ LB 6-2 220 RFr./So. Cedarburg, Wisc. (Cedarburg)

52 Nick Galvin LB 5-11 218 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller)

53 Michael Liedtke DE 6-3 250 Fr./Fr. Woodstock, Ill. (Woodstock)

55 Travonte Boles DT 5-11 308 Fr./Fr. Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach)

56 T.J. Lynch • DE 6-3 247 Jr./Sr. Blythe, Ga. (Georgia Military College) (Hephzibah)

57 Manny Diaz DE 6-3 217 Fr./Fr. Hialeah, Fla. (Hialeah Miami Lakes)

58 Andrew Sharp # DT 6-3 262 Jr./Sr. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Ann Arbor Pioneer)

59 Matt Finnin OL 6-6 304 Fr./Fr. Crete, Ill. (Crete Monee)

60 Nick Mitchell •• OL 6-2 291 Sr./5th Palatine, Ill. (William Fremd)

61 Nick Clemens ••• OL 6-4 310 Sr./5th Waunakee, Wisc. (Waunakee)

62 Kevin Galeher OT 6-3 314 So./Jr. Evergreen Park, Ill. (St. Rita)

63 Ruurd Amelita # OL 6-3 363 Jr./Jr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Santa Ana)

64 Sam Jaeger • OL 6-4 326 So./Jr. Westville, Ind. (Chesterton)

65 Phillip Swanson ••• OL 6-4 312 Sr./5th Grand Haven, Mich. (Grand Haven)

66 Kirk Nakama # LS 5-7 226 RFr./So. Santa Clara, Calif. (St. Francis)

66 Nick Norton #^ DE 6-1 228 So./Jr. Holt, Mich. (Northern Michigan)(Holt)

67 Terry Davisson OL 6-5 288 RFr./So. Rensselaer, Ind. (Rensselaer Central)

68 Dann O’Neill OL 6-7 297 So./Jr. Grand Haven, Mich. (Michigan) (Grand Haven)

69 Brendon Gannon DT 6-2 261 Fr./Fr. Halethorpe, Md. (Wyoming Seminary (Pa.)) (Cardinal Gibbons)

69 Jake Rawlins #^ LS 6-1 225 RFr./So. Lexington, S.C. (Lexington)

70 Mark Zielinski OL 6-4 323 RFr./So. Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier)

71 Jon Hoffing OL 6-5 265 Fr./Fr. Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville)

72 Anthony Parker •• OL 6-4 332 Jr./Sr. Miami, Fla. (North Miami Beach)

73 Greg Peterson OL 6-5 262 RFr./So. Waukesha, Wisc. (Waukesha West)

75 Josh Hadel OL 6-5 305 RFr./So. Gladstone, Mich. (Gladstone)

76 Ali Kassem OL 6-6 349 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller)

77 Ben Samson OL 6-6 318 So./So. Long Grove, Ill. (Adlai E. Stevenson)

78 John Buwalda OL 6-8 316 RFr./So. Kalamazoo, Mich. (Kalamazoo Christian)

79 Jonathan Jack • OL 6-5 338 Jr./Sr. Matteson, Ill. (Marian Catholic)

80 E.J. Riley # WR 6-0 195 So./Jr. Portage, Mich. (Portage Central)

81 Juan Nunez ••• WR 6-1 181 Sr./Sr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Carol City)

82 Josh Schaffer WR 6-2 218 RFr./So. Naperville, Ill. (Neuqa Valley)

83 Jordan White •• WR 6-0 211 Sr./5th Cleveland, Ohio (North Ridgeville)

84 Peter Terrana TE 6-4 212 Fr./Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Northeast)

85 Blake Hammond • TE 6-4 242 So./Jr. Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln Way East)

86 Eric Monette # WR 6-6 196 So./Jr. Portage, Mich. (Portage Central)

87 Mike Famiglietti # LS 5-9 185 Fr./Fr. Muskego, Wis. (Muskego)

88 Michael Johnson WR 6-0 202 Fr./Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Clintondale)

90 John Rice DT 6-0 275 Jr./Jr. Starkville, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) (East Oktibbeha)

91 Cory Sueing DE 6-4 249 RFr./So. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Ottawa Hills)

92 Drew Nowak •• DT 6-4 296 Jr./Jr. Green Bay, Wis. (De Pere)

93 Paul Dreher DT 6-5 296 So./Jr. Buchanan, Mich. (Niles)

94 Matt Cutler # DE 6-3 248 RFr./So. Kalamazoo, Mich. (Portage Central)

95 Pat Driscoll DT 6-2 289 Fr./Fr. Lemont, Ill. (Lemont)

96 Weston Peiffer • DE 6-4 274 Jr./Jr. Chaska, Minn. (Chaska)

97 Freddie Bishop DE 6-3 252 So./Jr. Inkster, Mich. (Carleton Airport)

98 David Box DT 6-2 271 RFr./So. Milan, Mich. (Milan)

99 Paul Hazel • DE 6-5 202 So./So. Miami, Fla. (South Miami)

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYNUMERICAL ROSTER


ILLINOISSep 4 Missouri 12:30 pmSep 11 Southern Illinois 7:30 pm Sep 18 Northern Illinois 12:00 pm Oct 2 Ohio State TBA Oct 9 at Penn State 12:00 pm Oct 16 at Michigan State 12:00 pm Oct 23 Indiana 12:00 pm Oct 30 Purdue TBA Nov 6 at Michigan TBA Nov 13 Minnesota TBA Nov 20 at Northwestern 3:30 pm Dec 3 at Fresno State 10:15 pm

INDIANASep 2 Towson 7:30 pmSep 18 at Western Kentucky 5:00 pmSep 25 Akron 7:00 pmOct 2 Michigan TBAOct 9 at Ohio State TBAOct 16 Arkansas State 12:00 pmOct 23 at Illinois 12:00 pmOct 30 Northwestern TBANov 6 Iowa TBANov 13 at Wisconsin TBANov 20 Penn State TBANov 27 at Purdue TBA

IOWASep 4 Eastern Illinois 12:05 pm Sep 11 Iowa State 3:30 pm Sep 18 at Arizona 10:30 pm Sep 25 Ball State TBA Oct 2 Penn State 8:05 pm Oct 16 at Michigan 3:30 pm Oct 23 Wisconsin TBA Oct 30 Michigan State TBA Nov 6 at Indiana TBA Nov 13 at Northwestern TBA Nov 20 Ohio State TBA Nov 27 at Minnesota TBA

MICHIGANSep 4 Connecticut 3:30 pm Sep 11 at Notre Dame 3:30 pm Sep 18 Massachusetts 12:00 pm Sep 25 Bowling Green TBA Oct 2 at Indiana TBA Oct 9 Michigan State TBA Oct 16 Iowa 3:30 pm Oct 30 at Penn State 8:00 pm Nov 6 Illinois TBA Nov 13 at Purdue TBA Nov 20 Wisconsin TBA Nov 27 at Ohio State TBA

MICHIGAN STATESep 4 Western Michigan 12:00 pmSep 11 Florida Atlantic 12:00 pmSep 18 Notre Dame 8:00 pmSep 25 Northern Colorado TBAOct 2 Wisconsin TBAOct 9 at Michigan TBAOct 16 Illinois 12:00 pm Oct 23 at Northwestern 12:00 pm Oct 30 at Iowa TBA Nov 6 Minnesota TBA Nov 20 Purdue TBA Nov 27 at Penn State TBA

MINNESOTASep 2 at Middle Tennessee 7:30 pmSep 11 South Dakota 12:00 pmSep 18 USC 3:30 pmSep 25 Northern Illinois 8:30 pm Oct 2 Northwestern 12:00 pmOct 9 at Wisconsin 12:00 pmOct 16 at Purdue 12:00 pmOct 23 Penn State TBAOct 30 Ohio State 8:00 pmNov 6 at Michigan State TBANov 13 at Illinois TBANov 27 Iowa TBA

NORTHWESTERNSep 4 at Vanderbilt 7:30 pmSep 11 Illinois State 12:00 pm Sep 18 at Rice TBASep 25 Central Michigan TBAOct 2 at Minnesota 12:00 pm Oct 9 Purdue 7:30 pmOct 23 Michigan State 12:00 pm Oct 30 at Indiana TBANov 6 at Penn State TBANov 13 Iowa TBANov 20 Illinois 3:30 pmNov 27 at Wisconsin TBA

OHIO STATESep 2 Marshall 7:30 pmSep 11 Miami (FL) 3:40 pmSep 18 Ohio 12:00 pmSep 25 Eastern Michigan TBAOct 2 at Illinois TBAOct 9 Indiana TBAOct 16 at Wisconsin 7:00 pmOct 23 Purdue 12:00 pmOct 30 at Minnesota 8:00 pmNov 13 Penn State TBANov 20 at Iowa TBANov 27 Michigan TBA

PENN STATESep 4 Youngstown State 12:00 pmSep 11 at Alabama 7:00 pm Sep 18 Kent State 12:00 pm Sep 25 Temple TBA Oct 2 at Iowa 8:05 pm Oct 9 Illinois 12:00 pm Oct 23 at Minnesota TBA Oct 30 Michigan 8:00 pm Nov 6 Northwestern TBA Nov 13 at Ohio State TBA Nov 20 at Indiana TBA Nov 27 Michigan State TBA

PURDUESep 4 at Notre Dame 3:30 pmSep 11 Western Illinois 12:00 pmSep 18 Ball State 12:00 pm Sep 25 Toledo TBA Oct 9 at Northwestern 7:30 pm Oct 16 Minnesota 12:00 pm Oct 23 at Ohio State 12:00 pm Oct 30 at Illinois TBA Nov 6 Wisconsin TBA Nov 13 Michigan TBA Nov 20 at Michigan State TBA Nov 27 Indiana TBA

WISCONSINSep 4 at UNLV 11:00 pmSep 11 San Jose State 12:00 pm Sep 18 Arizona State 3:30 pmSep 25 Austin Peay TBAOct 2 at Michigan State TBAOct 9 Minnesota 12:00 pmOct 16 Ohio State 7:00 pm Oct 23 at Iowa TBANov 6 at Purdue TBANov 13 Indiana TBANov 20 at Michigan TBANov 27 Northwestern TBA

OVERALL CONFERENCETEAM WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES

IOWA 0 0 0 0

OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0

PENN STATE 0 0 0 0

WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0

MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0

MICHIGAN STATE 0 0 0 0

NORTHWESTERN 0 0 0 0

PURDUE 0 0 0 0

MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0

INDIANA 0 0 0 0

ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0

S C O R E S & S TA N D I N G S


REsEaRch tEam awaRdEd $9.1 millioN to battlE malaRia iN malawi o As part of the effort to eliminate the scourge of malaria in the African nation of Malawi, an MSU-led team will use a $9.1 million grant to create new prevention and control

strategies in the country.

Terrie Taylor, a University Distinguished Professor of internal medicine and an

osteopathic physician, is leading the project, which aims to establish self-sustained research that implements and evaluates anti-malaria strategies. The project is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

“Successful malaria prevention and elimination activities require sustained, effective and well-targeted interventions,” said Taylor, who spends six months each year working at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. There she treats malaria patients - predominantly children - and conducts research on the disease that kills as many as 1 million children in sub-Saharan Africa every year.

Using new tools in conjunction with established approaches, the team will study patients, malaria parasites, the mosquitoes that infect people with the parasite, and the individuals who carry the parasite and infect mosquitoes but manifest no symptoms themselves. The work will be carried out in three ecologically varied locations.

The coordination among all the team’s partners, Taylor said, ensures research findings are translated to policy.

bRoad aRt musEum staRtiNg to takE shapE o The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum construction site is beginning to take on the “Z” shape of the innovative building

design by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. Looking at the excavated area on Grand River next to Berkey Hall, one can clearly see the

start of the foundation for what will be a world-class museum.

The museum, which broke ground March 16, is expected to open spring 2012 and will feature more than 70 percent gallery space. The primary focus of the museum will be contemporary art.

For more information, including live construction site webcams, visit broadmuseum.msu.edu.

NEaRly 1 millioN childREN potENtially misdiagNosEd with adhd o Nearly 1 million children are potentially misdiagnosed with attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder simply because they are the youngest – and most immature – in their kindergarten class, an MSU study found.

These children are significantly more likely than their older classmates to be prescribed behavior-modifying stimulants such as Ritalin, said Todd Elder, assistant professor of economics. Such inappropriate treatment is worrisome because of the unknown impacts of long-term stimulant use on children’s health, he said. It also wastes an estimated $500 million a year on unnecessary medication.

The study found many children are being misdiagnosed with ADHD simply because they are younger than their classmates and their teachers perceive them to have symptoms.

“If a child is behaving poorly, if he’s inattentive, if he can’t sit still, it may simply be because he’s 5 and the other kids are 6,” Elder said. “There’s a big difference between a 5-year-old and a 6-year-old, and teachers and medical practitioners need to take that into account.”

oNE book, oNE commuNity pRogRam kicks off o MSU and the city of East Lansing are coming together this fall with a series of events surrounding the 2010 One Book, One Community selection, “Zeitoun,” by Dave Eggers.

The annual program encourages individuals to read the same book and discuss its themes

in a variety of settings. The book is an assigned reading for incoming MSU freshmen.

“Zeitoun” tells the true story of one man’s struggle to survive in the aftermath of Hurricane

Katrina amidst the chaos that overtook New Orleans.

Eggers spoke to the MSU and the community Aug. 29-30. Also, Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun will discuss their first-hand account of the story shared in “Zeitoun,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Kellogg Hotel

and Conference Center. Admission is free. Additional community and campus events are

planned. For more, visit onebookeastlansing.com.

fiRst REsEaRch tRip acRoss wEstERN amazoN yiElds suRpRisiNg REsults o During his unprecedented expedition into the heart of the Amazon, Michigan State geographer Bob Walker

discovered surprising evidence that many of the Brazilian government’s efforts to protect the environment are working.

As expected, Walker and two fellow scientists – the first research team to travel the Transamazon Highway

in the western Amazon basin – confirmed the existence of illegal logging and gold-mining operations that threaten further damage to the world’s largest rainforest.

But the researchers also found massive areas of undisturbed forest in the form of nationally protected areas and indigenous reserves – as well as examples of where the government had halted unofficial road building.

“There seems to be an emerging Brazilian will to fulfill the intentions of protected areas,” Walker said. “There are still many environmental concerns, but one thing they’re not doing is giving people a complete license to deforest the Amazon.”

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Animated cartoons – have they ever been more popular? “The Simpsons” heralded the rise of prime-time cartoons, followed by such hits as “Family Guy” and the advent of the Cartoon Network – not to mention the popularity of Japanese anime and the never-ending children’s paradise of Saturday morning cartoon programming. Today the MSU Spartan Marching Band opens its 2010 season with a salute to cartoons new and old.

The 308-member band includes 99 new members, who are making their debut appearance today after a rigorous Preseason Drill camp that ran from August 21-30, teaching them the basics of Spartan marching style and performance. Note also the larger Spartan tuba section – this year, there are 24 shiny tubas, up from 16 in previous years, so that big bass sound should be more magnificent than ever!

Halftime opens with the theme from “Family Guy,” arranged by Asssistant Director of Bands Cormac Cannon. Then it’s yabba-dabba-doo time with “The Flintstones,” arranged by Spartan Band alumnus Sean Spicer, who also arranged the next tune, the theme from “Cowboy Bebop.” Feel free to hum along next to a classic cartoon medley, featuring “Looney Tunes,” “Merry Melodies,” “Dudley Do-Right,” “Underdog,” “Sponge Bob” and “Popeye,” arranged by alumnus Jeff Kressler. That’s all, folks!

Today’s drill was designed by Spartan Marching Band Director John T. Madden, with color guard design by Orlando Suttles. The percussion was arranged by Jon Weber and Steve Wulfe.

For more information about the MSU Spartan Marching Band, including news, photos, video, history and much more, go to http://spartanband.net/. For information on joining the Spartan Band Fan Club, visit www.SpartanBand.net/giving.html.

Mary Platt, a Spartan Band trumpet alumna, is a publicist and entertainment writer in Los Angeles.

By Mary Platt

MSU SPARTAN MARCHING BAND 2010MSU Spartan Marching Band Director: John T. MaddenMSU Director of Bands: Dr. Kevin SedatoleMSU Assistant Director of Bands: Cormac CannonVisual and Field Coordinator: Glen BroughPercussion Coordinator: Dr. Jon WeberPercussion Assistant: Steve Wulfe Devon KoningGraduate Assistants: Jamal Duncan Paul Crockett Richard Frey Colin McKenzie Armond HallColor Guard Coordinator: Orlando SuttlesVisual Assistant: John SchwarzDrum Major: Rachel Linsmeier Simon HolowiekoFeature Twirler: Lacey Sekar-Anderson Sarah Bennett Kristen ScaliBand Manager: Dani Payne“The Voice of the Spartan Band”: Peter ClayRecording Engineer – Dean Bredwell

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CoaCh (alma mater) Period Years G W-l-t PCt.No established coach 1896 (1) 4 1-2-1 .375Henry Keep 1897-98 (2) 14 8-5-1 .609Charles O. Bemies (West Theo. Sem.) 1899-1900 (2) 11 3-7-1 .318George E. Denman (West Theo. Sem.) 1901-02 (2) 17 7-9-1 .441Chester L. Brewer (Wisconsin) 1903-10 (8) 70 54-10-6 .814John F. Macklin (Pennsylvania) 1911-15 (5) 34 29-5 .853Frank Sommers (Pennsylvania) 1916 (1) 7 4-2-1 .642Chester L. Brewer (Wisconsin) 1917 (1) 9 0-9 .000George E. Gauthier (Michigan State) 1918 (1) 7 4-3 .571Chester L. Brewer (Wisconsin) 1919 (1) 9 4-4-1 .500George “Potsy” Clark (Illinois) 1920 (1) 10 4-6 .400Albert M. Barron (Penn State) 1921-22 (2) 18 6-10-2 .389Ralph H. Young (Chicago-W&J) 1923-27 (5) 41 18-22-1 .451Harry G. Kipke (Michigan 1925) 1928 (1) 8 3-4-1 .437James H. Crowley (Notre Dame 1925) 1929-32 (4) 33 22-8-3 .712Charles W. Bachman (Notre Dame 1917) 1933-46 (13) 114 70-34-10 .658Clarence “Biggie” Munn (Minnesota 1932) 1947-53 (7) 65 54-9-2 .857Hugh Duffy Daugherty (Syracuse 1940) 1954-72 (19) 183 109-69-5 .609Dennis E. Stolz (Alma 1955) 1973-75 (3) 33 19-13-1 .591Darryl D. Rogers (Fresno State 1957) 1976-79 (4) 44 24-18-2 .568Frank “Muddy” Waters (Michigan State 1950) 1980-82 (3) 33 10-23 .303George J. Perles (Michigan State 1960) 1983-94 (12) 139 68-67-4 .503Nick Saban (Kent 1973) 1995-99 (5) 59 34-24-1 .585Bobby Williams (Purdue 1982) 2000-02 (3) 33 16-17 .485Morris Watts (Tulsa 1981) 2002 * 3 1-2 .333John L. Smith (Weber State 1971) 2003-06 (4) 48 22-26 .458Mark Dantonio (South Carolina 1979) 2007- (3) 39 22-17 .564

totals 1896-2007 (113) 1085 616-425-44 .588* Served as interim head coach for the final three games of the 2002 season

Henry Keep1897-98

Charles O. Bemies1899-1900

George Denman1901-02

Chester Brewer1903-10, 1917, 1919

John F. Macklin1911-15

Frank Sommers1916

George E. Gauthier1918

George “Potsy” Clark1920

Albert M. Barron1921-22

Ralph Young1923-27

Harry Kipke1928

Jim Crowley1929-32

Charles Bachman1933-46

Clarence “Biggie” Munn1947-53

Hugh Duffy Daugherty1954-72

Dennis Stolz1973-75

Darryl Rogers1976-79

Frank “Muddy” Waters1980-82

George Perles1983-94

Nick Saban1995-99

Bobby Williams2000-02

Morris Watts2002

John L. Smith2003-06

Mark Dantonio2007-

HISTORY: COACHES


HISTORY: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS


NatioNal ChampioNs (9-0-0)Selectors: Billingsley, Helms, Poling.

NatioNal ChampioNs (9-1-0)Selector: Boand

NatioNal ChampioNs (10-1-0)Selectors: Consensus – UPI, NFF, FWAA, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Helms, Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess).

NatioNal ChampioNs (8-1-0)Selectors: Dunkel

NatioNal ChampioNs (9-0-1)Selectors: Consensus – NFF, Football Research, Helms, Poling.

NatioNal ChampioNs (9-0-0)Selectors: Consensus – AP, UPI, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Williamson.

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Spartanall-americanSFlozell adams - 1997#76, OT, 6-7, 330Bellwood, Ill.

eriC allen - 1971#24, TB, 5-9, 161Georgetown, S.C.

morten andersen - 1981#8, PK, 6-2, 195Struer, Denmark

BoB aPisa - 1965, 66#45, FB, 6-1, 212Honolulu, Hawaii

ed BaGdon - 1949#65, G, 5-10, 200Dearborn, Mich.

Carl Banks - 1983#54, OLB, 6-6, 235Flint, Mich.

harlon Barnett - 1989#36, CB, 6-0, 192Cincinnati, Ohio

dave Behrman - 1961, 62#51, OT, 6-4, 247Dowagiac, Mich.

leroY Bolden - 1953#39, HB, 5-7 1/2, 163Flint, Mich.

mark Brammer - 1978#91, TE, 6-4, 225Traverse City, Mich.

art Brandstatter - 1936#31, FB, 5-11, 175Ecorse, Mich.

allen Brenner - 1968#86, DB, 6-1, 194Niles, Mich.

ed Budde - 1962#79, OT, 6-4, 243Detroit, Mich.

James BurrouGhs - 1981#28, CB, 6-1, 190Pahokee, Fla.

roBert CareY - 1951#88, E, 6-5, 215Charlevoix, Mich.

lYnn Chandnois - 1949#14, HB, 6-2, 195Flint, Mich.

deandra CoBB - 2003#21, KR, 5-10, 186Las Vegas, Nev.

don Coleman - 1951#78, T, 5-10, 185Flint, Mich.

ron Curl - 1971#94, DT, 6-1, 250Chicago, Ill.

dan Currie - 1957#55, C, 6-3, 225Detroit, Mich.

JerrY daPrato - 1915FB, 170Iron Mountain, Mich.

Joe delamielleure - 1972#59, OG, 6-3, 242Center Line, Mich.

don dohoneY - 1953#80, E, 6-1, 193Ann Arbor, Mich.

al dorroW - 1951#47, QB, 6-0, 175Imlay City, Mich.

dorne diBBle - 1950#82, E, 6-2, 198Adrian, Mich.

ellis duCkett - 1952#32, E, 5-10, 176Flint, Mich.

BillY Joe duPree - 1972#89, TE, 6-4, 216West Monroe, La.

Paul edinGer - 1998#1, PK, 5-10, 175Lakeland, Fla.

James ellis - 1951, 52#11, DB, 5-11, 175Saginaw, Mich.

Brandon Fields - 2004#8, P, 6-6, 234Toledo, Ohio

larrY FoWler - 1953#70, T, 6-1, 200Lansing, Mich.

kirk GiBson - 1978#23, WR, 6-2, 210Waterford, Mich.

ron Goovert - 1965#61, LB, 5-10, 205Ferndale, Mich.

sonnY Grandelius - 1950#24, FB, 6-0, 195Muskegon Heights, Mich.

roGer Grove - 1930QB, 6-1, 185Sturgis, Mich.

herB haYGood - 2001#2, KR, 6-0, 190Sarasota, Fla.

Clint Jones - 1965, 66#26, HB, 6-0, 206Cleveland, Ohio

GreG Jones - 2009#53, LB, 6-1, 228Cincinnati, Ohio

steve JudaY - 1965#23, QB, 6-0, 178Northville, Mich.

Walt koWalCzYk - 1957#14, HB, 6-0, 205Westfield, Mass.

BoB kula - 1989#63, OT, 6-4, 282West Bloomfield, Mich.

Frank kush - 1952#60, G, 5-9, 180Windber, Pa.

earl lattimer - 1963#76, G, 5-11, 218Dallas, Texas

sherm leWis - 1963#20, HB, 5-9, 154Louisville, Ky.

dean look - 1959#24, QB, 5-10, 175Lansing, Mich.

harold luCas - 1965#51, MG, 6-2, 257Detroit, Mich.

tonY mandariCh - 1987, 88#79, OT, 6-6, 315Oakville, Ontario

don mason - 1949#60, G, 5-10, 195Wayne, Mich.

norm masters - 1955#57, T, 6-2, 225Detroit, Mich.

don mCauliFFe - 1952#40, HB, 6-1, 190Chicago, Ill.

Blake miller - 1915E, 160Tonawanda, N.Y.

ralF moJsieJenko - 1983#2, P, 6-3, 198Bridgman, Mich.

GreG montGomerY - 1986, 87#23, P, 6-4, 210Shrewsbury, N.J.

earl morrall - 1955#21, QB, 6-1, 180Muskegon, Mich.

Carl nYstrom - 1955#68, G, 5-10, 194Marquette, Mich.

Julian Peterson - 1999#98, LB, 6-4, 235Hillcrest Heights, Md.

John PinGel - 1938#37, HB, 6-0, 178Mt. Clemens, Mich.

Gerald Planutis - 1955#45, FB, 5-11, 175West Hazelton, Pa.

Javon rinGer - 2008#23, RB, 5-9, 202Dayton, Ohio

andre rison - 1988#1, WR, 5-11, 195Flint, Mich.

Charles roGers - 2002#1, WR, 6-4, 205Saginaw, Mich.

GeorGe saimes - 1962#40, FB, 5-10, 186Canton, Ohio

ron saul - 1969#70, OG, 6-2, 239Butler, Pa.

sCott shaW - 1997#73, OG, 6-4, 297Sterling Heights, Mich.

Bill simPson - 1973#29, DB, 6-1, 185Royal Oak, Mich.

Charles “BuBBa” smith - 1965, 66#95, DE, 6-7, 268Beaumont, Texas

roBaire smith - 1998#91, DE, 6-5, 268Flint, Mich.

PerCY snoW - 1988, 89#48, MLB, 6-3, 240Canton, Ohio

raY staChoWiCz - 1979, 80#19, P, 6-0, 190Broadview Heights, Ohio

diCk tamBuro - 1952#52, C, 6-1, 200New Kensington, Pa.

Brad van Pelt - 1971, 72#10, S, 6-5, 221Owosso, Mich.

sidneY WaGner - 1935#17, G, 5-11, 186Lansing, Mich.

Gene WashinGton - 1965, 66#84, WR, 6-3, 218LaPorte, Texas

GeorGe WeBster - 1965, 66#90, ROV, 6-4, 218Anderson, S.C.

JerrY West - 1966#77, OT, 5-11, 218Durand, Mich.

lorenzo White - 1985, 87#34, TB, 5-11, 204Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

sam Williams - 1958#88, E, 6-5, 225Dansville, Mich.

tom YeWCiC - 1952#41, QB, 5-11, 180Conemaugh, Pa.

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PASSING • CAREERPass attemPts

1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 1,1502. Brian Hoyer 2005-08 8963. Drew Stanton 2003-06 8464. Ed Smith 1976-78 7895. Dave Yarema 1982-86 767

Pass ComPletions1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 6852. Drew Stanton 2003-06 5433. Brian Hoyer 2005-08 5004. Jim Miller 1990-93 4675. Dave Yarema 1982-86 464

interCePtions throWn1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 392. John Leister 1979-82 353. Todd Schultz 1994-97 33 Dave Yarema 1982-86 335. Ed Smith 1976-78 32

Pass ComPletion PerCentaGe (Min. 100 Atts.)1. Drew Stanton (543-846) 2003-06 .6422. Jim Miller (467-746) 1990-93 .6263. Dan Enos (297-478) 1987-90 .6214. Kirk Cousins (230-371) 2008- .6205. Todd Schultz (360-593) 1994-97 .607

PassinG Yards1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 8,9322. Drew Stanton 2003-06 6,524 3. Brian Hoyer 2005-08 6,1594. Dave Yarema 1982-86 5,8095. Ed Smith 1976-78 5,706

touChdoWn Passes1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 612. Bill Burke 1996-99 463. Dave Yarema 1982-86 43 Ed Smith 1976-78 435. Drew Stanton 2003-06 42

PassinG eFFiCienCY (Min. 100 Atts.)1. Kirk Cousins 2008- 143.02. Gene Glick 1946-49 142.33. Earl Morrall 1953-55 140.54. Drew Stanton 2003-06 138.75. Jim Ninowski 1955-57 136.0

PASSING • SEASONPass attemPts

1. Jeff Smoker 2003 4882. Brian Hoyer 2007 3763. Bill Burke 1998 3584. Drew Stanton 2005 3545. Brian Hoyer 2008 353

Pass ComPletions1. Jeff Smoker 2003 3022. Drew Stanton 2005 2363. Brian Hoyer 2007 2234. Jim Miller 1993 2155. Dave Yarema 1986 200

interCePtions throWn1. Bill Burke 1999 182. Todd Schultz 1997 173. Tony Banks 1995 15 Dave Yarema 1984 155. Jeff Smoker 2003 14 John Leister 1980 14 Ed Smith 1977 14

Pass ComPletion PerCentaGe (Min. 75 Atts.)1. Dave Yarema (200-297) 1986 .6732. Drew Stanton (236-354) 2005 .6673. Drew Stanton (141-220) 2004 .6414. Jim Miller (215-336) 1993 .6405. Jim Miller (122-191) 1992 .639

PassinG Yards1. Jeff Smoker 2003 3,3952. Drew Stanton 2005 3,0773. Brian Hoyer 2007 2,7254. Kirk Cousins 2009 2,6805. Bill Burke 1998 2,595

touChdoWn Passes1. Drew Stanton 2005 222. Jeff Smoker 2003 21 Jeff Smoker 2001 214. Brian Hoyer 2007 20 Bill Burke 1999 20 Ed Smith 1978 20

PassinG eFFiCienCY (Min. 100 Atts.)1. Jeff Smoker 2001 166.42. Dave Yarema 1986 154.13. Drew Stanton 2005 153.44. Jim Ninowski 1957 150.85. Tom Yewcic 1952 150.6

PASSING • SINGLE GAMEPass attemPts

1. Brian Hoyer (30 comp.) Penn State 2006 612. Jeff Smoker (35) Ohio State 2003 553. Drew Stanton (29) Iowa 2004 54 John Leister (18) Purdue 1980 545. Brian Hoyer (26) Minnesota 2006 50 Jeff Smoker (29) Penn State 2003 50

Pass ComPletions1. Jeff Smoker (55 att.) Ohio State 2003 352. Jeff Smoker (40) Indiana 2003 32 John Leister (46) Michigan 1982 324. Jim Miller (42) Ohio State 1993 315. Brian Hoyer (61) Penn State 2006 30 Jeff Smoker (46) Minnesota 2003 30 Jim Miller (39) Michigan 1991 30 Dave Yarema (45) Northwestern 1986 30

PassinG Yards1. Bill Burke (21-36) Michigan 1999 4002. Jeff Smoker (22-32) Fresno State 2001 3763. Ed Smith (20-30) Indiana 1978 3694. Jim Miller (31-42) Ohio State 1993 3605. Jeff Smoker (29-50) Penn State 2003 357

touChdoWn Passes1. Drew Stanton Illinois 2005 52. Brian Hoyer Penn State 2007 4 Brian Hoyer Notre Dame 2007 4 Jeff Smoker Penn State 2003 4 Damon Dowdell Indiana 2002 4 Bill Burke Iowa 1999 4 Bill Burke C. Michigan 1998 4 Ed Smith Wisconsin 1978 4 Mike Rasmussen Indiana 1970 4 Gene Glick Iowa State 1948 4

RUSHING • CAREERrushinG attemPts

1. Lorenzo White 1984-87 1,0822. Javon Ringer 2005-08 843 3. Tico Duckett 1989-92 8364. Blake Ezor 1986-89 8005. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 755

rushinG Yards1. Lorenzo White 1984-87 4,8872. Javon Ringer 2005-08 4,3983. Tico Duckett 1989-92 4,2124. Blake Ezor 1986-89 3,7495. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 3,504

rushinG averaGe (Min. 150 atts.)1. George Guerre 1946-48 6.752. Lynn Chandnois 1946-49 6.523. Sherman Lewis 1961-63 6.214. Sonny Grandelius 1948-50 6.095. Derek Hughes 1978-81 6.04

rushinG touChdoWns1. Lorenzo White 1984-87 432. Jehuu Caulcrick 2004-07 393. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 354. Javon Ringer 2005-08 34 Blake Ezor 1986-89 34

RUSHING • SEASONrushinG attemPts

1. Lorenzo White 1985 4192. Javon Ringer 2008 3903. Lorenzo White 1987 3574. Blake Ezor 1988 3225. Marc Renaud 1995 312

rushinG Yards1. Lorenzo White 1985 2,0662. Javon Ringer 2008 1,6373. Lorenzo White 1987 1,5724. Blake Ezor 1988 1,4965. Eric Allen 1971 1,494

rushinG averaGe (Min.150 Atts.)1. DeAndra Cobb 2004 7.582. Lynn Chandnois 1948 7.483. Drew Stanton 2004 7.164. George Guerre 1946 7.035. Lynn Chandnois 1949 6.86

rushinG touChdoWns1. Javon Ringer 2008 222. Jehuu Caulcrick 2007 213. Blake Ezor 1989 194. Eric Allen 1971 185. Scott Greene 1995 17 Lorenzo White 1985 17

RUSHING • GAMErushinG attemPts

1. Lorenzo White (292 yards) Indiana 1987 562. Lorenzo White (244) Purdue 1985 533. Lorenzo White (172) Minnesota 1985 494. Javon Ringer (198) Indiana 2008 44 Blake Ezor (250) Indiana 1988 44

rushinG Yards1. Eric Allen (29 attempts) Purdue 1971 3502. Lorenzo White (56) Indiana 1987 2923. Lorenzo White (25) Indiana 1985 2864. Javon Ringer (43) Florida Atlantic 2008 2825. Clinton Jones (21) lowa 1966 268

rushinG touChdoWns1. Blake Ezor Northwestern 1989 62. Javon Ringer Eastern Michigan 2008 53. Ashton Leggett Western Michigan 2009 4 Jehuu Caulcrick UAB 2007 4 T.J. Duckett Penn State 1999 4 Sedrick Irvin Indiana 1996 4 Scott Greene Illinois 1995 4 Craig Thomas Central Michigan 1993 4 Craig Thomas Indiana 1992 4 Tico Duckett Purdue 1990 4 Blake Ezor Indiana 1989 4 Steve Smith Northwestern 1980 4 Derek Hughes Minnesota 1979 4 Eric Allen Purdue 1971 4 Eric Allen Minnesota 1971 4 Clinton Jones lowa 1965 4

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22 TOUCHDOWNS - 2008

6,159 CAREER PASSING YARDS2005-2008


RECEIVING • CAREERreCePtions

1. Matt Trannon 2003-06 1482. Andre Rison 1985-88 1463. Courtney Hawkins 1988-91 1384. Charles Rogers 2001-02 1355. Gari Scott 1996-99 134

reCeivinG Yards1. Andre Rison 1985-88 2,9922. Charles Rogers 2001-02 2,8213. Kirk Gibson 1975-78 2,3474. Courtney Hawkins 1988-91 2,2105. Plaxico Burress 1998-99 2,155

Yards Per CatCh (min. 30 receptions)1. Kirk Gibson 1975-78 21.02. Charles Rogers 2001-02 20.93. Andre Rison 1985-88 20.54. Mark Ingram 1983-86 20.55. Daryl Turner 1980-83 20.2

touChdoWn reCePtions1. Charles Rogers 2001-02 272. Kirk Gibson 1975-78 243. Plaxico Burress 1998-99 20 Andre Rison 1985-88 205. Gari Scott 1996-99 18

RECEIVING • SEASONreCePtions

1. Devin Thomas 2007 792. Blair White 2009 703. Charles Rogers 2002 684. Charles Rogers 2001 675. Plaxico Burress 1999 66

reCeivinG Yards1. Charles Rogers 2001 1,4702. Charles Rogers 2002 1,3513. Devin Thomas 2007 1,2604. Plaxico Burress 1999 1,1425. Courtney Hawkins 1989 1,080

Yards Per CatCh (min. 20 receptions)1. Gene Washington 1966 25.12. Andre Rison 1988 24.63. Frank Foreman 1969 24.44. Kirk Gibson 1977 24.15. Octavis Long 1996 23.4

touChdoWn reCePtions1. Charles Rogers 2001 142. Charles Rogers 2002 133. Plaxico Burress 1999 124. Blair White 2009 95. Devin Thomas 2007 8 Plaxico Burress 1998 8 Andre Rison 1988 8 Bob Carey 1949 8

RECEIVING • GAMEreCePtions

1. Matt Trannon Eastern Michigan 2006 142. Devin Thomas Indiana 2007 13 Plaxico Burress Florida 2000 134. Blair White Northwestern 2009 12 Mitch Lyons Michigan 1992 12

reCeivinG Yards1. Charles Rogers Fresno State 2001 2702. Plaxico Burress Michigan 1999 2553. Andre Rison Georgia 1989 2524. Charles Rogers Wisconsin 2001 2065. Mark Dell California 2008 202

touChdoWn reCePtions1. Devin Thomas Penn State, 2007 3 Plaxico Burress Florida 2000 3 Plaxico Burress Northwestern 1999 3 Plaxico Burress Iowa 1999 3 Andre Rison Georgia 1989 3 Mark Ingram lowa 1986 3 Gene Washington Indiana 1965 3

SCORING • CAREERPoints sCored

1. Brett Swenson (164 PAT, 71 FG) 2006-09 3772. Dave Rayner (148 PAT, 62 FG) 2001-04 3343. John Langeloh (137 PAT, 57 FG) 1987-90 3084. Chris Gardner (125 PAT, 52 FG) 1994-97 2815. Morten Andersen (126 PAT, 45 FG) 1978-81 261

all-PurPose Yards (Includes rushing, receiving and all returns)1. Javon Ringer 2005-08 5,4262. Lorenzo White 1984-87 5,1523. Derrick Mason 1993-96 5,1144. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 4,8335. Tico Duckett 1989-92 4,511

total touChdoWns1. Lorenzo White 1984-87 432. Sedrick Irvin 1996-98 423. Jehuu Caulcrick 2004-07 404. Javon Ringer 2005-08 355. Blake Ezor 1986-89 34

total oFFense attemPts (Includes rushing and passing attempts)1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 1,4052. Drew Stanton 2003-06 1,1783. Lorenzo White 1984-87 1,0834. Brian Hoyer 2004-08 1,0015. Dave Yarema 1982-86 960

total oFFense Yards1. Jeff Smoker 2000-03 8,7142. Drew Stanton 2003-06 8,0363. Brian Hoyer 2004-08 5,9304. Ed Smith 1976-78 5,5565. Dave Yarema 1982-86 5,269

total oFFense Yards Per attemPt (min. 200 attempts)1. Kirk Cousins 2008- 7.502. Earl Morrall 1953-55 7.413. Drew Stanton 2003-06 6.824. Tom Yewcic 1951-53 6.645. George Guerre 1946-48 6.57

SCORING • SEASONPoints sCored

1. Javon Ringer 2008 1322. Jehuu Caulcrick 2007 1263. Blake Ezor 1989 1144. Scott Greene 1995 1125. Eric Allen 1971 110

all-PurPose Yards1. Devin Thomas 2007 2,5902. Lorenzo White 1985 2,0943. Javon Ringer 2008 2,0514. Derrick Mason 1995 1,9945. Eric Allen 1971 1,962

total touChdoWns1. Javon Ringer 2008 222. Jehuu Caulcrick 2007 213. Blake Ezor 1989 194. Sedrick Irvin 1996 18 Scott Greene 1995 18 Eric Allen 1971 18

total oFFense attemPts1. Jeff Smoker 2003 5512. Drew Stanton 2005 4753. Brian Hoyer 2007 423 Bill Burke 1998 4235. Lorenzo White 1985 420

total oFFense Yards1. Drew Stanton 2005 3,4152. Jeff Smoker 2003 3,2793. Kirk Cousins 2009 2,7404. Brian Hoyer 2007 2,6205. Jeff Smoker 2001 2,521

total oFFense Yards Per attemPt (min. 200 attempts)1. Keith Nichol 2009 7.892. Kirk Cousins 2009 7.633. Jeff Smoker 2001 7.354. Drew Stanton 2004 7.245. Drew Stanton 2005 7.19

SCORING • GAMEtotal touChdoWns

1. Blake Ezor Northwestern 1989 62. Javon Ringer Eastern Michigan 2008 53. Ashton Leggett Western Michigan 2009 4 Jehuu Caulcrick UAB 2007 4 T.J. Duckett Penn State 1999 4 Sedrick Irvin Penn State 1997 4 Sedrick Irvin Indiana 1996 4 Sedrick Irvin Purdue 1996 4 Scott Greene Illinois 1995 4 Craig Thomas C. Michigan 1993 4 Craig Thomas Indiana 1992 4 Tico Duckett Purdue 1990 4 Blake Ezor Indiana 1989 4 Steve Smith Northwestern 1980 4 Derek Hughes Minnesota 1979 4 Eric Allen Purdue 1971 4 Eric Allen Minnesota 1971 4 Clinton Jones lowa 1965 4 Bud Crane Hawaii 1947 4(The above are modern-day records. George E. “Carp” Julian, scored seven TDs in a 75-6 win over Akron in 1914.)

Points sCored1. Blake Ezor Northwestern 1989 362. Javon Ringer Eastern Michigan 2008 303. Scott Greene Illinois 1995 264. Ashton Leggett Western Michigan 2009 2415 other times 24

total oFFense Yards1. Drew Stanton Minnesota 2004 4102. Drew Stanton Hawaii 2004 4063. Jeff Smoker Fresno State 2001 3934. Bill Burke Michigan 1999 3835. Drew Stanton Notre Dame 2005 375

Spartan

RECORDS

THOMAS

SWENSON377 CAREER POINTS SCORED2006-09

79 RECEPTIONS IN A SEASON2007


DEFENSE • CAREERtaCkles

1. Dan Bass 1976-79 5412. Percy Snow 1986-89 4733. Ike Reese 1994-97 4204. Josh Thornhill 1998-2001 3955. Chuck Bullough 1988-91 391

taCkles For losses1. Julian Peterson (215 yards) 1998-99 482. Larry Bethea (230) 1975-77 433. Travis Davis (248) 1986-89 394. Robaire Smith (169) 1997-99 385. Greg Jones (169) 2007- 36.5

QuarterBaCk saCks1. Larry Bethea (208 yards) 1975-77 332. Julian Peterson (161) 1998-99 253. Travis Davis (217) 1986-89 24 Kelly Quinn (183) 1982-85 245. Robaire Smith (140) 1997-99 22

interCePtions1. Lynn Chandnois 1946-49 202. Todd Krumm 1984-87 183. Phil Parker 1982-85 164. Kurt Larson 1985-88 14 John Miller 1985-88 14 Brad Van Pelt 1970-72 14

interCePtion return Yards1. Lynn Chandnois 1946-49 4102. Brad Van Pelt 1970-72 2683. Phil Parker 1982-85 2674. Jesse Thomas 1948-50 2125. Todd Krumm 1984-87 198

FumBle reCoveries1. Dan Bass 1976-79 122. Larry Savage 1976-79 83. Carlos Jenkins 1987-90 7 Smiley Creswell 1980-82 7 John McCormick 1977-80 7 Mel Land 1975-78 7 George Chatlos 1966-67 7

Passes deFended1. Amp Campbell 1996-99 562. Cedric Henry 1998-2000, 2002 423. Broderick Nelson 1998, 2000-02 374. Renaldo Hill 1998-2000 365. Otis Wiley 2005-08 31

DEFENSE • SEASON taCkles

1. Chuck Bullough 1991 1752. Percy Snow 1989 1723. Chuck Bullough 1990 164 Percy Snow 1988 1645. Dan Bass 1979 160

taCkles For losses1. Julian Peterson (140 yards) 1999 302. Ervin Baldwin (89) 2007 18.53. Julian Peterson (75) 1998 18 Larry Bethea (93) 1977 185. Mike Labinjo (64) 2001 17

QuarterBaCk saCks1. Larry Bethea (90 yards) 1977 162. Julian Peterson (104) 1999 153. Robaire Smith (58) 1997 12 Travis Davis (105) 1987 12 Kelly Quinn (84) 1984 12

interCePtions1. Todd Krumm 1987 92. Kurt Larson 1988 8 John Miller 1987 8 Jesse Thomas 1950 85. Demetrice Martin 1994 7 Phil Parker 1983 7 Lynn Chandnois 1949 7

interCePtion return Yards1. Phil Parker (7 interceptions) 1983 2032. Lynn Chandnois (7) 1949 1833. Todd Krumm (9) 1987 129 Brad Van Pelt (4) 1971 1295. Cedric Henry (5) 2000 118

FumBle reCoveries1. George Chatlos 1966 72. Tom Kronner 1973 5 Tom Standal 1975 5 Matt Vanderbeek 1989 55. Myron Bell 1993 4 Four other players 4

Passes deFended1. Amp Campbell 1999 262. Cedric Henry 2000 243. Broderick Nelson 2001 204. Broderick Nelson 2002 175. Roderick Maples 2004 16 Lemar Marshall 1998 16 Ray Hill 1997 16

DEFENSE • GAME taCkles

1. Dan Bass Ohio State 1979 322. Don Law Ohio State 1969 283. Dan Bass Notre Dame 1979 244. Percy Snow Illinois 1989 235. Ty Hallock Minnesota 1992 21 Shane Bullough Indiana 1985 21 Brad Van Pelt Notre Dame 1971 21 Doug Barr Ohio State 1969 21 Don Law Indiana 1967 21

taCkles For losses1. Julian Peterson (42 yards) Ohio State 1998 72. Julian Peterson (7) Oregon 1999 63. Josh Shaw (14) Wisconsin 2000 5 Julian Peterson (32) Florida 2000 5 Travis Davis (37) Ohio State 1987 5 Rich Saul (14) Iowa 1968 5

QuarterBaCk saCks1. Travis Davis (37 yards) Ohio State 1987 52. Matthias Askew (28) Western Michigan 4 Julian Peterson (30) Ohio State 1998 4 Kelly Quinn (26) Northwestern 1984 4 Rich Saul (13) Iowa 1969 4

interCePtions1. John Miller Michigan 1987 42. Mark Anderson Notre Dame 1977 3 Five other players 3

FumBle reCoveries1. Matt Vanderbeek Hawaii 1989 3 Phil Hoag Illinois 1966 3 Ernie Clark Illinois 1961 34. Several players 2

Passes deFended1. Jeremy Ware Northwestern 2008 5 Broderick Nelson Indiana 2002 5 Broderick Nelson Wisconsin 2001 5 Cedric Henry Marshall 2000 5 Amp Campbell Northwestern 1999 5 Renaldo Hill Minnesota 1998 5

Spartan

RECORDSPETERSON

30 TACKLES FOR LOSS IN A SEASON1999

SNOW473 TACKLES IN A CAREER1986-89

DAVIS5 QUARTERBACK SACKS VS. OHIO STATE1987


SPARTANSIN THE

(Players on NFL rosters as of Aug. 26)

Name, Pos. Team Years iN NFLFlozell Adams, OT Pittsburgh Steelers 13Trevor Anderson, DE Indianapolis Colts RookieChris Baker, TE Seattle Seahawks 9Ervin Baldwin, DE Indianapolis Colts 3Jehuu Caulcrick, FB San Francisco 49ers 3Kyle Cook, C Cincinnati Bengals 4Kellen Davis, TE Chicago Bears 3Brandon Fields, P Miami Dolphins 4David Herron, LB Kansas City Chiefs 4Renaldo Hill, S Denver Broncos 10Brian Hoyer, QB New England Patriots 2Brandon Long, LB San Francisco 49ers RookieDerrick Mason, WR Baltimore Ravens 14Brandon McKinney, DT Baltimore Ravens 6Chris Morris, C Oakland Raiders 5Ogemdi Nwagbuo, DT San Diego Chargers 2Domata Peko, DT Cincinnati Bengals 5Julian Peterson, LB Detroit Lions 11Dave Rayner, K Cincinnati Bengals 5Javon Ringer, RB Tennessee Titans 2Clifton Ryan, DT St. Louis Rams 4Eric Smith, S New York Jets 5Robaire Smith, DE Cleveland Browns 11Drew Stanton, QB Detroit Lions 4Devin Thomas, WR Washington Redskins 3Kevin Vickerson, DT Seattle Seahawks 6Ross Weaver, CB Miami Dolphins RookieJeremy Ware, CB Oakland Raiders RookieBlair White, WR Indianapolis Colts Rookie

FLOZELL ADAMSPITTSBURGH STEELERS

JULIAN PETERSONDETROIT LIONS

KELLEN DAVISCHICAGO BEARS

KYLE COOKCINCINNATI BENGALS

BRANDON FIELDSMIAMI DOLPHINS

DAVID HERRONKANSAS CITY CHIEFS

RENALDO HILLDENVER BRONCOS


ERIC SMITHNEW YORK JETS

OgEMDI NwAgBUOSAN DEGO CHARGERS

BRIAN HOYERNEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

DREw STANTONDETROIT LIONS

JAVON RINgERTENNESSEE TITANS

ROBAIRE SMITHCLEVELAND BROWNS

DOMATA PEKOCINCINNATI BENGALS

DERRICK MASONBALTIMORE RAVENS

DEVIN THOMASWASHINGTON REDSKINS

CLIFTON RYANST.LOUIS RAMS

SPARTANSIN THE

BRANDON McKINNEYBALTIMORE RAVENS


Damon RensingMen’s Soccer

Tom saxTonWomen’s Soccer

sTacy sloboDnik-sTollWomen’s Golf

Rolf van De keRkhofField Hockey

maTT WeiseCrew

suzy meRchanTWomen’s Basketball

Tom minkelWrestling

gene oRlanDoMen’s Tennis

sam PuRyeaRMen’s Golf

WalT DRenThDirector: Men’s & Women’sTrack & Field/Cross Country

Jake boss JR.Baseball

Rick comleyIce Hockey

maRk DanTonioFootball

kaThie klagesWomen’s Gymnastics

caThy geoRgeVolleyball

maTT gianioDisMen’s & Women’s

Swimming & Diving

Tom izzoMen’s Basketball

Jacquie JosePhSoftball

SPARTAN HEAD COACHES


THE SPARTANMARCHINgBAND

The 300-member Spartan Marching Band, which enters its 140th season in 2010, is one of the oldest and most recognized university marching bands in the country. The Director of the Spartan Marching Band is John T. Madden, who is in his 22nd season leading the group.

The Spartan Marching Band was founded in 1870 as a 10-member student group. All of the original members were Civil War veterans.

The Spartan Marching Band was a military unit connected with the college ROTC for most of its existence. Until 1952, the band members wore military khaki uniforms. When Michigan State began playing Big Ten football in 1953, the band received its first green and white uniforms. Most of the strict military uniform codes are still adhered to today with squad leaders holding routing inspections before every performance.

No flutes or clarinets are used in the Spartan Marching Band, as these instruments are difficult to hear in the large Big Ten stadiums. Instead, tiny

E-flat cornets play the high “woodwind-like” parts.The Spartan Marching Band has entertained five U.S. Presidents: Theodore

Roosevelt (1907), Herbert Hoover (1930), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936), Lyndon Johnson (1965) and Bill Clinton (1996 and 2001).

The Spartan Marching Band has performed at 16 bowl games, including four Rose Bowls (1954, ’56, ’66 and ’88). In addition, the band has made appearances at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, ’84 New Orleans World’s Fair, ’84 World Series in Detroit and ’93 Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo, Japan.

The Spartan Marching Band was the 1988 recipient of the Louis Sudler Trophy for collegiate marching bands, administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.

In 1995, ABC Sports selected the Spartan Marching Band to record its theme music for college football.


On the banks of the Red Cedar,There’s a school that’s known to all;Its specialty is winning,And those Spartans play good ball;Spartan teams are never beaten,All through the game they’ll fight;Fight for the only colors,Green and White.Go right through for MSU,Watch the points keep growing.Spartan teams are bound to win, They’re fighting with a vim.Rah! Rah! Rah!See their team is weakening,We’re going to win this game.Fight! Fight! Rah! Team, Fight!Victory for MSU.

(Original Lyrics)On the banks of the Red Cedar,There’s a school that’s known to all;Its specialty is farming,And those farmers play football;Aggie teams are never beaten,All through the game they’ll fight;Fight for the only colors,Green and White.Smash right through that line of blue,Watch the points keep growing.Aggie teams are bound to win,They’re fighting with a vim.Rah! Rah! Rah!See their team is weakening,We’re going to win this game.Fight! Fight! Rah! Team Fight!Victory for MAC.

MSU Fight SongHistory of tHe MsU figHt song

Yellmaster Francis Irving Lankey, a civil engineering major at Michigan Agricultural College, composed the school’s Fight Song in the spring of 1915. His friend Arthur L. Sayles, also a MAC student, wrote most of the words to the Fight Song. The football team’s back-to-back road wins over national powers Michigan and Wisconsin in 1913 inspired Lankey to compose the MAC Fight Song because he felt those two schools had great fight songs. “Lank”, as his friends called him, was a very popular and talented piano player.

Following graduation, he worked for the highway department and later became an instructor for the Army Air Corps. In a volunteer air demonstration in 1919, he crashed while attempting to land. Months after his untimely death, a girlfriend published his song.

Members of the football team sold 770 copies of the song for 50 cents at the 1919 Homecoming pep assembly. When it sold out in less than 30 minutes, everyone knew the Fight Song was a winner. In 1920, the Military Band played the MAC Fight Song at home football games. With slight variations to the original words, like changing Aggie to Spartan and MAC to MSU, it has been played ever since.

MSU, we love thy shadowsWhen twilight silence falls,Flushing deep and softly palingO’er ivy covered halls;Beneath the pines we’ll gatherTo give our faith so true,Sing our love for Alma MaterAnd thy praises MSU.When from these scenes we wanderAnd twilight shadows fade,Our memory still will lingerWhere light and shadows played;In the evening oft we’ll gatherAnd pledge our faith anew,Sing our love for Alma MaterAnd thy praises MSU.

Alma Mater:MSU Shadows


SPARTAN CHEER & DANCE TEAM

back row (cheer) left to right:Tyler Jones, Avi Kotte, Courtney Alexander, Ben Lees, Brent Money, Nick Moritz, Erik VanTongeren, RonJon Casanova-Smith, Jarriel Keys, James Kauserud, Chad Osier, Ryan Schoen, Dan Roush, Jon Evans, Andrew Tetloff, Andy Wang

middle Row (Dance Team) left to right:Hayley Laird, Lindsey Little, Lauren Blaine, Christen Coleman, Sarah Sorensen, Sarah Mullen, Paige Pennycook, Leah Shipley, Amy Kwiatkowski, Jamie Capodieci, Lindsay Bacigalupo, Jill Szymczak, Mackenzie Moffatt, Kara Otto, Monica Moorman, Emma Cole, Janelle Fox, Melanie Brown

bottom Row (cheer) from left to right:Callie Marcinkowski, Kayla Rigdon, Kailey Forbes, Sam Sarracco, Kalee Vannest, Storm Garfield, Torri Mills, Taylor Young, Crystal Bruns, Daniela Schroeck, Stephanie Lewis, Lauryn Przeslawski, Nicole DeMarco, Preeya Dalian, Katelynn Andreen

OF

SPARTAN ATHLETICSOn Oct. 1, 1999, Michigan State University unveiled its new Athletics Hall of Fame. Located in the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center, the $250,000 Hall of Fame displays key moments in Spartan athletic history as well as plaques of the inductees. The charter class of 30 former Spartan athletes, coaches and administrators was inducted in 1992 and included former football players and coaches Jack Breslin, Bob Carey, Don Coleman, Duffy Daugherty, Lyman Frimodig, Earl Morrall, Bubba Smith, Gene Washington, George Webster and Ralph Young.

CLASS OF 2010

Jim BiBBsMen’s Track & Field Coach 1968-98Hometown – Ecorse, MI• FirstAfrican-Americanheadcoachat

Michigan State• Duringhistenure,Spartansearned

two world records, 52 Big Ten titles and All-America honors 26 times

• TutoredJudiBrowntothe1984Olympic silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles

Ed BuddE Football 1960-62Hometown – Detroit, MI

• 1962All-American• First-rounddraftpickofboththeAFL’s

Kansas City Chiefs (then Dallas Stars) and the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles

• AppearedinboththeSeniorBowlandCollege All-Star Game following his senior season

• Seven-timeProBowlselectionandtwo-time first-team All-Pro

stEvE GarvEy Baseball/Football 1966-68Hometown – Tampa, FL

• 1968All-Americaninbaseball• Four-timeGoldGlovewinnerand

1974 National League MVP• Appearedin10MajorLeagueAll-Star

games and five World Series• 1,207consecutivegamesplayed

ranksfourthalltimeinMajorLeagueBaseball history

Linda Gustavson Swimming 1969-72Hometown – Santa Cruz, CA• 1968Olympicgoldmedalistinthe

400-meter relay• 1970AIAWNationalChampioninthe

50-meter freestyle• Earnedasilvermedalinthe400-

meter individual freestyle and bronze medal in 100-meter individual free-style at 1968 Olympics

ron mason Hockey Coach 1979-2002Director of Athletics 2002-2007Hometown – Blyth, Ontario

• Winningestcollegehockeycoachinhistory(924victories)• CoachedMSU’stwoHobeyBakerAwardwinners–KipMiller

and Ryan Miller• LedMSUtoanNCAAChampionship,17CCHAregular-season

and playoff titles, and guided an all-time record 23 teams overall to the NCAA Tournament.

• Coached35All-Americansand50formerSpartanswhowentonto establish careers in the National Hockey League

dr. nELL JacksonAssistant Director of Athletics for Women 1973-81Women’s Track & Field Coach 1973-77, 1978-81Hometown – Athens, GA• Coached13athletestoAll-Americahonors• MemberoftheBlackAthletesHallofFame,Women’sSports

Foundation Hall of Fame and National Track & Field Hall of Fame• Duringhertenureasanadministrator,Jacksonpioneeredquality

and successful women’s athletic programs in nine sports• FirstAfrican-AmericanwomantocoachOlympictrackteamandto

serve on the U.S. Olympic Committee’s board of directors

JuLius mccoy Basketball 1953-56Hometown – Farrell, PA• 1956All-American• Secondplayerinprogramhistoryto

surpass the 1,000-point total• Appearedinthe1956CollegeAll-Star

game• DraftedbytheNBA’sSt.LouisHawks

in 1956

PErcy snow Football 1986-1989Hometown – Canton, OH• Two-timeFirst-TeamAll-American

(1988-89)• FirstplayertowinboththeButkus

and Lombardi Awards in the same year (1989)

• Three-timeFirst-TeamAll-BigTenSelection (1987-1989)

• SelectedbytheKansasCityChiefsinthe first round of the 1990 NFL Draft

kEn waLsh Swimming 1965-67Hometown – Ponte Vedra, FL• 12-timeAll-American• 1967NCAAChampioninthe100-

meter freestyle• BigTenChampion:1965&1967

100-meter freestyle, 1967 200-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle relay

• Goldmedalistatthe1968Olympicsin the 400-meter relay and 400-meter freestyle relay; silver medalist in the 100-meter freestyle

LorEnzo whitE Football 1984-87Hometown – Fort Lauderdale, FL• Two-timeFirst-TeamAll-American

(1985, 1987)• FinishedfourthintheHeismanTrophy

balloting in both 1985 and 1987• MSU’sall-timeleadingrusherwith

4,887 yards, including 23 100-yard games

• SelectedbytheHoustonOilersinthefirst round of the 1988 NFL Draft


Marshall DillTrack and Field 1972-75Hometown – Detroit, MIHall of Fame Class - 2007

• 11-timeBigTenChampion;1972and1973All-American• 1973NCAAoutdoorchampionin220-yarddash• Wonfour-consecutiveBigTentitlesintheoutdoor220-

yarddashandtwostraightintheoutdoor100-yarddash• Wonthree-straightBigTentitlesintheindoor300-yard

dash

ChuCk DaveyBoxing1943,1947-49Hometown - Dearborn, MIHall of Fame Class - 1992

• Onlyfour-timeNCAAboxingchampion• Undefeatedcollegiaterecord• Memberof1948U.S.Olympicteam

shirley CookFieldHockey/Basketball/TrackandField1955-58Hometown–PortHope,MIHall of Fame Class - 2007

• OneofMSU’spioneerfemalestudent-athletes• FounderofWomen’sVarsityAlumniClub• Createdanendowmentinhernametopromote

women’sathletics

JuDi BrownTrack1980-83Hometown-EastLansing,MIHall of Fame Class - 1995

• 1983NCAAChampionin400-meterhurdles• Three-timeAll-American• 12-timeBigTenChampion• Memberofworldrecord-settingsprint medleyrelay

BoB CareyFootball/Basketball/Track1949-52Hometown-Charlevoix,MIHall of Fame Class - 1992

• 1951shotputAll-American• 1951footballAll-American• Three-yearbasketballstarter

FenDley CollinsWrestlingCoach1930-62Hometown-Headrick,OKHallofFameClass-1996

• 1961BigTenChampionship• Coachedindividualsto13NCAAtitles• Coachedindividualsto14BigTentitles• NCAArunner-upthreetimes(1941,‘43,‘48)

Chester BrewerAthleticsDirector/Coach1903-10,1917,1919-22Hometown-Owosso,MIHall of Fame Class - 2000

• MAC’sfirstfull-timeathleticsdirector• Coachedfootball,basketball,baseballandtrackteams• Footballteamwentundefeatedin43-straighthome

games(1903-10)

leanDer BurnettBaseball/Track1889-92Hometown-HarborSprings,MIHall of Fame Class - 1995

• Three-timeall-aroundMIAAtrackchampion• Won37individualeventsatMIAAfielddays• Earnedninevarsitylettersinbaseballandtrack

Don ColeManFootball1949-51Hometown - Flint, MIHall of Fame Class - 1992

• FirstSpartantohavehisnumberretired• MSU’sfirstunanimousAll-American• 1975CollegeFootballHallofFameinductee

DuFFy DaughertyFootballCoach1954-72Hometown-Barnesboro,PAHall of Fame Class - 1992

• 1956and1965NationalCoachoftheYear• Coached33first-teamAllAmericans• CollegeFootballHallofFameinductee

JaCk BreslinFootball/Basketball/Baseball1944-46Hometown-BattleCreek,MIHall of Fame Class - 1992• 1944“Governor’sAward”footballMVP• 30-yearMSUadministrator• DuffyDaughertyAwardwinner• MSU’sbasketballarenanamedinhishonor

lauren BrownCrossCountry/Track1928-31Hometown - Detroit, MIHallofFameClass-2003

• 1928crosscountryAll-American• WontheCentralCollegiateConference Championshipsin1927and1929• Setschoolrecordsinthesteeplechaseand2-mile

lynn ChanDnoisFootball1946-49Hometown - Flint, MIHall of Fame Class - 1992

• 1948“Governor’sAward”footballMVP• 1950MichiganOutstandingAmateurAthleteofthe

Year• 1949All-Americanhalfback• Three-timeNFLAll-ProasPittsburghSteeler

Jerry DaPratoFootball 1912-15Hometown–IronMountain,MIHall of Fame Class – 2001

• FirstFootballAll-American(1915)• Lednationinscoring(1915),runningfor15touch-

downs,booting28extrapointsandconvertingtwofieldgoalsfor124points.

• Setsingle-gameandseasonscoringrecords

Joe DelaMielleureFootball 1970-72Hometown - Center Line, MIHallofFameClass-2003

• 1972FootballAll-American• 1971and1972All-BigTenFirstTeam• 2003ProFootballHallofFameinductee• Six-timeNFLAll-Pro

Chet auBuChonBasketball1939-40,42Hometown-Gary,INHallofFameClass-1996

• Calledthe“HoudinioftheHardwood”• Spartans’firstbasketballAll-American

riCharD BerryFencing1952-53Hometown-HighlandPark,MIHall of Fame Class - 2000

• 1952All-American• 1952NCAArunner-upinindividualepee• Two-timeBigTenChampion (1952Epee/1953Foil)• 1959PanAmericanGames

george alDertonSportsEditor1923-62Hometown-Saginaw,MIHallofFameClass-1993

• CoveredSpartansfor39years• Nicknamed“TheSpartans”in1926• FirstMichiganSportswriterand SportscasterHallofFameinductee

gloria BeCksForDSoftball1975-76;SoftballCoach1981-93Hometown - Holland, MIHall of Fame Class - 1992

• PitchedMSUto1976CollegeWorldSeriestitle• Firstfemaleathletewithnumberretired• 1986BigTenCoachoftheYear

FreD alDerManTrack and Field 1925-27Hometown-EastLansing,MIHall of Fame Class - 1992

• FirstSpartantowinOlympicgold1927• NCAAChampionin100and220• 1927IC4Aindividualchampionin440

eD BagDonFootball1946-49Hometown - Dearborn, MIHallofFameClass-1996

• 1949All-American• 1949OutlandTrophywinner• HalfoftopguardtandemwithDonMason

Molly BrennanTrack1979-82Hometown-Waterford,MIHallofFameClass-1993

• 1982RhodesScholar• 1981-82All-Americansprinter• 1982SportswomanoftheYear

art BranDstatter, sr.Football1934-36Hometown-EastLansing,MIHallofFameClass-1994

• 1936All-American• 1961SelectiontoSportsIllustrated’sSilverAnniversary

All-AmericaTeam• 1990JackBreslinLifetimeAchievementAwardwinner

aMo BessoneHockeyCoach1951-79Hometown-Sagamore,MAHall of Fame Class - 1992

• 1966NationalCoachoftheYear• FiveBigTenChampionships• U.S.HockeyHallofFameinductee• LedSpartanstofirstnationaltitlein1966

of

SPARTAN ATHLETICSdAUGHERTY

Inducted 1992


kirk giBsonFootball/Baseball1975-78Hometown-Waterford,MIHallofFameClass-1994

• 1978baseballandfootballAll-American• No.1draftpickofDetroitTigersin1978• KeyMLBveteranontwoWorldSeries Championshipteams

Johnny greenBasketball1957-59Hometown-Dayton,OHHall of Fame Class - 1992

• Three-timeAll-American• 1959BigTenMVP• Three-timeAll-BigTen

george M. “JuD” heathCoteBasketballCoach1976-95Hometown–Spokane,WAHall of Fame Class – 2001

• 1979NCAAChampionship• WonthreeBigTentitles(1978,1979,1990)• 2001NationalAssociationofBasketball CoachesGoldenAnniversaryAward

Burl JenningsWrestling1941-43Hometown-Tulsa,OKHall of Fame Class - 1995

• Two-timeNCAAChampion• 1943co-captainwithtwinbrother

earvin “MagiC” JohnsonBasketball1978-79Hometown-Lansing,MIHall of Fame Class - 1992

• 1979All-American• 1979BigTenMVP• MVPof1979NCAATournament• FiveNBAChampionships

John FuzakFacultyAthleticsRepresentative1959-79Hometown–Crewe,VAHall of Fame Class - 2005

• ServedasMSU’sFacultyRepresentativefor20years(1959-79)

• TwiceservedaschairmanfortheBigTenFacultyRepresentatives

• MSU’sVicePresidentofStudentAffairsfrom1961-66• NCAAPresident(1975-76)

everett “sonny” granDeliusFootball1948-50Hometown-MuskegonHeights,MIHall of Fame Class - 1995

• 1950All-American• 1950“Governor’sAward”footballMVP• 1951HulaBowlMVP

John hannahMSUPresident1941-69Hometown-GrandRapids,MIHall of Fame Class - 1992

• LedMSUintotheBigTenConference• Footballjerseynumberretiredfor46yearsofservice• AwardedUSAMedalofFreedomforhiscivilrights

work

John horneBoxing1958-60Hometown-Washington,D.C.HallofFameClass:1996

• Three-timeNCAAChampionin178-poundclass• Competedwithoutregularcoach,programor sparringpartner• Two-timeAll-American

FreD JohnsonTrack1947-50Hometown-Grandville,MIHallofFameClass-1993

• 1949NCAAChampioninbroadjump• 1949All-Americaninthebroadjumpandlowhurdles• Sharedworldrecordin65-yardlowhurdles

lyMan FriMoDigBasketball/Baseball/Football1914-17Hometown-Calumet,MIHall of Fame Class - 1992• MSU’sonly10-timeletterwinner• 41-yearcareerasassistantathleticdirectorandbusi-

nessmanager• Co-authorofSpartanSaga:AHistoryof MichiganStateAthletics

Cheryl gilliaMTrack1978-81Hometown - Detroit, MIHallofFameClass-2003• 1981indoorAll-Americanin60-meterdash• Wonfour-straightBigTentitlesintheoutdoor200-

meterdash• Setsixindividualandninerelayrecords

roger groveFootball/Basketball1928-31Hometown-Sturgis,MIHall of Fame Class - 2000

• 1930FootballAll-American• 1930BasketballAll-American• Ledbasketballteaminscoringin1929-30 and1930-31• MSUfreshmanpolevaultrecordin1928

JaCk hePPinstallAthleticTrainer1914-59Hometown-DurhamCounty,EnglandHallofFameClass-1994

• MSU’sfirstathletictrainer• Servedunderfiveathleticsdirectorsand12headfoot-

ballcoaches• NationalAthleticTrainersAssociationHallofFame

inductee

Merle JenningsWrestling1941-43Hometown-Tulsa,OKHall of Fame Class - 1995

• Two-timeNCAAChampion• 1943co-captainwithtwinbrother• 1943NationalAAUChampion

JoyCe kazMierskiGolf1964-67Hometown - Detroit, MIHallofFameClass-1994

• 1966NationalCollegiateGolfChampion• FormedWomen’sGolfClubatMSU• PlayedonLPGAtourfrom1968to1985• 1986inducteeintoNationalGolfCoaches Hall of Fame

riCharD FreyCrossCountry/Track1936-40Hometown–Buffalo,NYHall of Fame Class - 2007

• Captainof1939crosscountryNCAAChampionshipteam,thefirstNCAAtitlewonbyaSpartanteam

• Four-timeAll-American(two-timecrosscountryand two-timetrack)• MemberofIC4AChampionshipteamin1937• WonfreshmanIC4Atitlein1936

george guerre Football1946-48Hometown - Flint, MIHall of Fame Class - 2007• LedtheSpartansinrushingforthree-straightseasons

from1946-48•Averaged6.75yardspercarry,thebestcareerrushing

averageinschoolhistory•1946teamMVP

Mary FossuMGolfCoach1973-97Hometown-GreenBay,WIHallofFameClass-2003

• LedtheSpartanstofivestraightBigTentitlesfrom1974-78plus1982crown

• Guidedteamtosix-consecutiveAIAWNationalChampionshipappearancesfrom1973-78

Dr. JaMes FeurigTeamPhysician1953-75Hometown-Seymour,WIHall of Fame Class - 2000

• MSUteamphysicianfor22years• Keyresearcheronthedangersofthecrossbodyblock

in football• 1968MichiganStateMedicalSocietyDistinguished

ServiceAward

Julie Farrell-ovenhouseSwimming&Diving1988-91Hometown – Holt, MI Hall of Fame Class - 2005

• 1990NCAAchampionontheone-meterboard• 1991NCAAchampiononthethree-meterboard• Six-timeAll-American• Three-timeBigTenDiveroftheYear(1989-91)

gary DilleySwimming1965-67Hometown-Huntington,INHall of Fame Class - 1995

• 1965-66NCAAChampionin100-yard and200-yardbackstroke• Eight-timeBigTenchampion• 12-timeAll-American

sue ertlGolf1977-80Hometown – Ionia, MIHall of Fame Class – 2001

• 1979All-American• 1977and1978BigTenMedalist• 1978Runner-upMidwestAIAW Championships• 1988NationalCollegiateGolf Hall of Fame

JiM ellisFootball1951-53Hometown–Saginaw,MIHall of Fame Class - 2007•FirstSpartantoreceiveAll-Americahonorsinconsecu-

tiveyears(1951-52)•NamedtoAll-Westernfirstteamin1952•Captainofthe1953BigTenand1954RoseBowl

Championshipteam

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SPARTAN ATHLETICSgibson

Inducted 1994


John PingelFootball1936-38Hometown-Mt.Clemens,MIHallofFameClass-1993

• 1937-38All-Americanpunter• FirstrounddraftpickofDetroitLions• NationalFootballFoundationHallofFameinductee

welDon olsonHockey1951-55Hometown–Marquette,MIHall of Fame Class – 2001

• 1953HockeyMVP• 1960OlympicIceHockeyGoldMedalist• 1956OlympicIceHockeySilverMedalist• OlympicHallofFame• 1993DistinguishedHockeyAlumnusAward

ClarenCe “Biggie” MunnFootballCoach1947-53AthleticDirector1954-72Hometown-Minneapolis,MNHall of Fame Class - 1992

• Postedan.857winningpercentageoversevenyears• 1952NationalCoachoftheYear• CollegeFootballHallofFameinductee

Blake MillerFootball/Baseball/Basketball1912-15Hometown–Tonawanda,NYHall of Fame Class - 2005

• NamedtoMSU’sall-timeOld-TimersFootballTeam(pre-1940)in1970

• 1915footballAll-American• EarnedAll-Westernhonorsinfootball(1913-14)• WonninevarsitylettersatMSU:fourinfootball,three

in baseball and two in basketball

Jane ManChester-MeyersSwimming/Diving1972-74,1976Hometown-PompanoBeach,FLHall of Fame Class - 1992

• Three-timeAll-American• 1973-74AIAWNationalChampion• 1973-74BigTenChampion

sherMan lewisFootball/Track1961-64Hometown–Louisville,KYHall of Fame Class – 2001

• 1963All-American• 1963FootballCo-captain• FinishedthirdinHeismanTrophyballotingin1963• 1963-64TrackCaptain

Bonnie lauerGolf1970-73Hometown-WalledLake,MIHall of Fame Class - 1992• 1973AIAWNationalChampion• Firstfemaleathletevoted“SpartanoftheWeek” bytheStateNews• 1976LPGARookieoftheYear

williaM MaCkCrossCountry/Track1948-50Hometown - Palos Park, ILHallofFameClass-1996

• 1950All-Americaninmilerun• Four-timecrosscountryAll-American(twoatMSU)• Memberofworldrecordtwo-milerelayteam

gale MiklesWrestling1945-48Hometown-Tulsa,OKHall of Fame Class - 1992

• 1947NCAAChampionat155pounds• 1945AAUNationalChampionin145-poundclass• Long-timeMSUcoachandadministrator

earl MorrallFootball1953-56Hometown-Muskegon,MIHall of Fame Class - 1992

• 1955All-American• 1955All-BigTen• 1968NFLMVP• QuarterbackfortwoSuperBowlChampions

herB oDoMBoxing1952-55Hometown – Flint, MIHall of Fame Class - 2005

• Back-to-backNCAAChampionat147pounds(1954-55)

• LedMSUto1955teamNationalChampionship• Two-timeAll-American(1954-55)• Compileda29-5-2careerrecord

Danny litwhilerBaseballCoach1964-82Hometown-Ringtown,PAHallofFameClass-1994

• TwoBigTenChampionshipteams• Coached13futureMLBplayers• 1942All-StarwithPhiladelphia• Developedradarspeedguntotimepitches

roBert “BuCk” MCCurryFootball1946-48Hometown-Lewiston,PAHallofFameClass-1993• Three-timeteamcaptain• DuffyDaughertyAwardwinner• All-Americancenter• MSUAssistantFootballCoach1949-50

Deanne MooreSoftball1981-84Hometown - Fenton, MIHallofFameClass-1996• 1983All-Americanand GTEAcademicAll-American• 1984All-BigTenselection• 1984AldertonAthleteoftheYear

gwen norrell Ph.D.FacultyAthleticsRepresentative1979-87Hometown-Eudora,ARHall of Fame Class - 2000• FirstwomantoserveasFacultyRepresentativeinBig

Tenhistory• NCAAVice-President(1983-84and1984-85)• MSUAthleticCouncil(twoterms)• 1973MSUDistinguishedFacultyAward

george Perles FootballCoach1983-94Hometown-AllenPark,MIHall of Fame Class - 2007

•LedtheSpartanstotwoBigTentitles(1987and1990)andsevenbowlappearances

•Threeofhisteamsfinishedamongthenation’sTop25,includingthe1987BigTenchampionshipteamthatrankedNo.8inthefinalpolls

•Tutoredninefirst-teamAll-Americans

graDy PeningerWrestlingCoach1963-1986Hometown–PoncaCity,OKHall of Fame Class - 2007• FirstBigTenCoachtowinsevenconsecutiveconfer-

encetitles(1966-72)• Duringhistenure,Spartanwrestlersearned10NCAA

titles,40BigTentitlesandgarneredAll-Americanhonors54times

• 1987U.S.WrestlingHallofFameinductee

Dean look Football/Baseball1957-59Hometown-Lansing,MIHall of Fame Class - 2007•1959footballAll-American•1958baseballteamMVPandfirst-teamAll-BigTen

selectionledtheSpartansinruns,RBI,totalbases,stolenbases,doublesandhomeruns

•Spent29yearsasanofficialintheNFL

John koBsBaseballCoach1925-63Hometown-Cavalier,NDHallofFameClass-1993

• 576-377-16recordover39years• MSU’sbaseballfieldnamedinhishonor• MichiganSportsHallofFameinductee

gene kenneySoccerCoach1956-69Hometown–Urbana,ILHall of Fame Class - 2005• LedMSUtoback-to-backNationalChampionshipsin

1967-68• Teamsmadeeight-straighttripstotheNCAA

Tournamentfrom1962-69• His.866winningpct.issecondintheNCAA

Frank kushFootball 1950-52Hometown-Windber,PAHall of Fame Class - 2000

• 1952All-American• Anchoreddefensivelinefor1952Ntn’lChampions• MSUCentennialSuperSquad• 1995NationalFootballFoundationCollegeHallofFame

inductee

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SPARTAN ATHLETICSmunn

Inducted 1992

CrawForD “ForDDy” kenneDyCrossCountry/Track1957-59Hometown-Glasgow,ScotlandHall of Fame Class - 1992

• Three-timecrosscountryAll-American• 1958NCAAcrosscountrychampion• 1959BigTencrosscountryand two-milechampion

greg kelserBasketball1976-79Hometown - Detroit, MIHallofFameClass-1996• 1979All-American• Three-timeteamMVP• 1979First-teamAcademicAll-American• HoldshonorarydoctoratefromMSU

henry kenneDyCrossCountry/Track1955-58Hometown-Glasgow,ScotlandHall of Fame Class - 1992

• Six-timeletterwinnerincrosscountryandtrack• 1955BigTencrosscountrychampion• 1955-56IC4AChampion


gene washingtonFootball/Track1964-67Hometown - LaPorte, TXHall of Fame Class - 1992• 1965-66All-American• CollegeFootballHallofFameinductee• 1967NFLfirst-rounddraftpick

BraD van PeltFootball/Baseball/Basketball1969-72Hometown-Owosso,MIHall of Fame Class - 2000• Three-sportathletewhowonsevenvarsityletters• Two-timefootballAll-American(1971-72)• FirstdefensivebackevertoreceiveMaxwellAwardas

nation’stopcollegiateplayer(1972)• Playedinfive-straightNFLProBowlsfrom1976-80

herB washingtonTrackandField1969-72Hometown - Flint, MIHall of Fame Class - 2000• Four-timeAll-American• 1970and1972NCAAIndoorChampionin60-yarddash• WonsevenBigTentitles• 1997NCAASilverAnniversaryAward

toM yewCiCFootball/Baseball1951-54Hometown-Conemaugh,PAHallofFameClass-2003• 1952FootballAll-American• 1954BaseballAll-American• 1954CollegeWorldSeriesMVP• LedMSUtoshareofBigTentitlein1953andawininthe

1954RoseBowl

FreD staBley, Jr.SportsInformationDirector1948-80Hometown-Dallastown,PAHall of Fame Class - 1992• 1962ArchWardwinnerforhisworkasSports Information Director• PressboxatSpartanStadiumnamedinhishonor• ChartermemberofCoSIDAHallofFamein1969

John D. wilsonFootball 1950-52Hometown–Lapeer,MIHall of Fame Class – 2001• MSU’sfirstRhodesScholar• 1952AcademicAll-American• 1952North-SouthFootballGame• 1989GTEAcademicAll-AmericaHallofFame

steve sMithBasketball1988-91Hometown – Detroit, MIHall of Fame Class – 2001• 1990and1991All-American• 1990BigTenPlayeroftheYear• No.21jerseyretiredin1999• 1991NBAfirst-rounddraftpick(No.5overall)• 1994OlympicGoldMedalist

Doug volMarHockey1965-67Hometown-ClevelandHeights,OHHall of Fame Class - 1992• 1966All-American• 1966WCHAAll-Star• Memberof1968U.S.Olympichockeyteam

george weBsterFootball1964-66Hometown-Anderson,SCHall of Fame Class - 1992• 1965-66All-American• 1966“Governor’sAward”footballMVP• Nine-yearNFLveteranwiththreeteams

ralPh youngFootballCoach1923-27TrackandFieldCoach1924-40AthleticDirector1923-54Hometown-CrownPoint,INHall of Fame Class - 1992• Coached27trackAll-Americansand fourOlympians• MichiganSportsHallofFameinductee• ServedinMichiganLegislaturefrom1956to1962• MSU’strackisnamedinhishonor

giDeon “Charlie” sMithFootball1913-15Hometown-Lansing,MIHallofFameClass:1994• MAC’sfirstAfrican-Americanfootballplayer• All-Startackleonthe1913-15MACteams• PlayedprofootballwithCantonBulldogsandJim

Thorpe

Charles “BuBBa” sMithFootball1964-66Hometown-Beaumont,TXHall of Fame Class - 1992• 1966All-American• 1966UPILinemanoftheYear• 1967NFLNo.1draftpick• 1988CollegeFootballHallofFameinductee

Clarke sCholesSwimming1950-52Hometown - Detroit, MIHall of Fame Class - 1992• 1952OlympicGoldMedalin100mfreestyle• Five-timeNCAAChampion• InternationalSwimmingHallofFameinductee

sCott skilesBasketball1983-86Hometown–Plymouth,INHall of Fame Class - 2007• LedBigTeninscoringin1985-86toearnAll-America

honors• 1986BigTenMVP• BecamesecondSpartantoscoremorethan2,000points

valerie sterk keMPerVolleyball1993-96Hometown–ByronCenter,MIHall of Fame Class - 2007• FirstfemaleteamsportathleteatMSUtoearnFirst-

TeamAll-Americahonors(1995and1996)• Lednationwith.449hittingpercentagein1996• FirstSpartanvolleyballplayertoearnFirst-TeamAll-

BigTenhonorsthreetimes• 1996Third-TeamAcademicAll-American

george saiMesFootball1959-62Hometown-Canton,OHHall of Fame Class - 2000• 1962All-American• FinishedseventhintheHeismanTrophy ballotingin1962• Two-timeAll-BigTen(consensusfirstteam1961-62)• NFLAll-Profrom1964-69

ernestine russell-weaverGymnastics1957-60Hometown-Windsor,OntarioHall of Fame Class - 1992• 1955AAUNationalChampion• CompetedwithoutateamatMSU• Memberof1956and1960Canadian Olympicteams

karl sChlaDeManTrackCoach1941-59Hometown-Seafield,INHall of Fame Class - 1995• TurnedMichiganStateRelaysintoamajorevent• LedtheSpartanstothreeIC4Atitles• CoachedfourOlympians

Carlton rintzGymnastics1952-55Hometown-Quarryville,PAHall of Fame Class - 1992• Nine-timeBigTenChampion• 1954NCAAChampiononpommelhorse• 1955NCAAChampiononparallelbars,horizontalbars

andpommelhorse

roBin roBertsBaseball/Basketball1945-47Hometown–Springfield,ILHall of Fame Class - 1992• Selectedto100thanniversaryCollegeAll-Star team in 1959• Recorded286winsin10MajorLeagueseasons• 1976BaseballHallofFameinductee

toM rossHockey1973-76Hometown – Dearborn, MIHall of Fame Class - 2007• HoldsMSUcareerrecordswith324points,138goals

and186assists• Scoredatleastonepointin79consecutivegames• Secondcollegeplayertoreach300-pointmark;ranks

secondall-timewith324careerpoints• NCAArecord-holderwith72power-playgoals

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Inducted 1992


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Ben PhlegarAssistant Director/Athletic

Communications

Bill RatliffAthletic Grounds

Supervisor

Bernie RosendahlWebsite Manager

Scot SchlesingerAssistant AD/

Sales & Marketing

Tom ShepardFootball VideoCoordinator

Dr. Mike ShinglesTeam Orthopedic

Surgeon

Joe RoodAssistant Director/Sales & Marketing,

Mark SchoenlAssociate Director of

Development,Director of Major Gifts

Jamie Weir-BaldwinDirector

Athletic Communications

Fred PostonVP Finance/

Operations Treasurer

Mark HollisAthletics Director

Chuck SleeperSr. Associate AD/

Dir. of Development

Peggy BrownAssociate AD/

Business Operations

Alan HallerAssociate AD/Administration

Greg IanniDeputy Athletics Director

Karen LangelandAssociate AD/Sports Mngt. &

Summer Sports Camps

John LewandowskiAssociate AD/

Communications

Jim PignataroAssociate AD/

SASS Dir.

Paul SchagerAssociate AD/

External Relations

Jennifer SmithAssociate AD/

Compliance & Human Resources

Tim StedmanAssociate AD/Development

Wendy BrownAssistant AD/

Ticket Manager

Jeff MonroeAssistant AD/

Head Athletic Trainer

Rick AtkinsonAssistant AD/

Facility & EventManagement

Kasey CarterEvent Coordinator/

Stadium Tower

Holly BaumgartnerCompliance Coordinator

Mandy ChandlerAcademic Coordinator

Rick ChurchDirector of Broadcast

Technology

Nate ColonAsst. Dir. of Multicultural

Student-AthleteProgramming

Elliott DanielsAcademic Coordinator/

Asst. Dir. of FootballAcademic Services

Dr. Doug Dietzel Team Orthopedic

Surgeon

Jim DonatelliAssistant Director/


Todd EdwardsAssistant Dir. of SASS/Dir. ofFootball Academic Services

David DiffenderfferVideo Producer/


Amy FoutySports Turf Manager

Jill GaineyAssistant Compliance

Coordinator

Matt HarperFootball VideoCoordinator

Angela HowardDirector/Student-Athlete

Development

Dave EllisVideo Producer/


Bryan HochAssistant Ticket Manager

Jacob HuberVideo Producer/


Seth KeslerDirector/Events &Championships

Bob KnickerbockerAthletic Equipment

Coordinator

Dr. Jeff KovanSports Medicine

Director

Dylan MarinezAssistant Equipment

Manager

Jill MasonCoordinator of Events &

Spirit Teams

Dr. Sally NogleAssociate Athletic

Trainer

Matt LarsonDirector of New Media/Athletic Communications

Dean OlsonComputer Network

Services Coordinator

Dr. Randy PearsonFootball PrimaryCare Physician

Bob ArmstrongVideo Producer/


ATHLETICS STAFF

Shelley AppelbaumSr. Associate AD/

Sr. Women’s Administrator

Richard BaderAssistant AD/

Sport Administration

Dorn McGawDirector of Sales & Premium Seating


The Michigan State University Office of Compliance Services is committed to a comprehensive compliance program that educates student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, institutional employees, community members and boosters about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules. The commitment to compliance ensures institutional control over the department of athletics. The existence of a successful compliance program depends on the willingness of coaches, administrators, staff, student-athletes and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules.

What Is Compliance?At Michigan State University, the Office of Compliance Services works within the department of athletics and the University to ensure MSU’s compliance with all applicable NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the following tasks:• Educating administrators, coaches, staff, prospective

student-athletes, current student-athletes and boosters about NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules;

• Developing monitoring systems to ensure compliance with NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules (e.g., recruiting, academic eligibility, financial aid, awards and benefits, amateurism and agents).

• Investigating and reporting violations of NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules.

Are You A Booster?You are a booster if you are or ever have:

• Been a member of a booster organization that supports MSU athletics (e.g., Downtown Coaches Club, Rebounders Club, Fastbreak Club);

• Made any financial contributions to the athletics department (e.g., Spartan Fund);

• Been involved in promoting MSU’s athletics program;• Been a season ticket holder; or• Provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their

relatives or friends.

You can become a booster if you provide benefits to prospects, student-athletes, their relatives or friends and any of the following statements are true:• The relationship between the athlete (or parents of

the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a result of the athlete’s participation in athletics or their reputation as an athlete;

• The relationship began only after the athlete become a prospect;

• The relationship began only after the athlete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation;

• The pattern of benefits increased after the athlete attained notoriety as a talented athlete.

Once A Booster Always A Booster.Once an individual is identified as a booster, the person

retains that identity FOREVER! This is true even if the individual no longer contributes to, or is involved with MSU’s athletics program.

Who Is A Prospective Student-Athlete?A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student

who has started classes for the ninth grade. Student-athletes enrolled in preparatory schools and two-year colleges are also considered prospects. An individual remains a prospect even after he/she signs a National Letter of Intent.

What Is An Extra Benefit?An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a MSU

employee or booster to provide a prospect, student-athlete or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:• Gifts of cash, clothing, equipment or any other

tangible item;• A special discount, payment arrangement or credit on

any purchase or service;• Loan of money or cosigning of loans;• A vehicle, use of a vehicle, or any transportation

expenses;• Free or reduced-cost services, purchases or rentals;• Entertainment on- or off-campus; or• Free or reduced-cost rent or housing.

What Are The Consequences?MSU is responsible for the actions of its boosters. If a

booster provides an impermissible benefit to a prospect, student-athlete, their relatives or friends, MSU may be subject to penalties from the NCAA and Big Ten Conference. When a violation occurs, regardless of intention, it can:• Jeopardize the eligibility of prospective and current

student-athletes;• Result in the MSU athletics program being penalized

by the NCAA and/or Big Ten Conference; and• Cause you to lose benefits or privileges associated

with the athletics department (i.e., booster club membership, ticket privileges).

Questions?The above information is a brief overview of compliance

and rules pertaining to boosters and their interactions with prospective student-athletes. If you have any questions about any NCAA, Big Ten or institutional rules, please contact the Office of Compliance Services at (517) 432-5510. For more information on compliance and boosters, please visit the Office of Compliance Services’ website at www.msu.edu/user/msuncaa/.

Recruiting Do’s And Don’tsOnly MSU coaches may be involved

in the recruiting process. Boosters MAY NOT make any recruiting contacts with prospective student-athletes. Boosters are prohibited from the following:

• DONOTtelephone,writeormake in-person contact with a prospect for recruiting purposes. Thisincludescontactviae-mail,InstantMessage,textmessage,chatrooms,blogsandsocialnetworking websites.

• DONOTcontactaprospect’scoach,principalorcounselorin an attempt to evaluate the prospect.

• DONOTbecomeinvolvedinmaking arrangements for a prospect,theprospect’srelativesor friends to receive money or financial aid of any kind.

• DONOTvisitaprospect’sschoolto acquire films or transcripts in an attempt to evaluate the prospect’sacademiceligibilityorathletics ability.

• DONOThavecontactwithaprospect,theirrelativesorfriendsduringanyoftheirvisitstoMSU’scampus.

• DONOTcontactstudent-athletesenrolled in other four-year institutions regarding the possibility of transferring to MSU.

Even though there are many rules prohibiting your involvement with prospectsandtherecruitingprocess,as a booster you are permitted to do the following:

• NotifyMSUcoachingstaffaboutnoteworthy prospects in your area.

• Attendaprospect’sathleticseventonyourowninitiative,provided no contact with the prospect,theprospect’sparentsor coach occurs.

• Continueexistingfriendships,provided solicitation of a prospect’senrollmentdoesnotoccur.

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION


Spartan Stadium will enter its 87th season as home to Michigan State football in 2010. Since its openingin1923,MichiganStatehaswonnearly69percent of its games played in Spartan Stadium.

In 2005, the natural grass playing surface inSpartan Stadium earned Field of the Year honors from the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA).

Spartan Stadium represents a tribute to Michigan State’sfootballpastandavoteofconfidenceinitsfuture.A$64millionexpansionprojectcompletedprior to the start of the 2005 football season featurestheadditionofnearly3,000seats,including24 suites and a 193-seat press box, bringing thecurrentstadiumcapacityto75,005.“TheSpartan”statue has been relocated to the atrium of the new structure. The 200,000-square-foot addition alsohouses the MSU Alumni Association, UniversityDevelopment and other units. The MSU Board ofTrusteesapprovedthemajoradditionandexpansionprojectofSpartanStadiuminSeptember2003.

Prior to the2002season,ESPN.com’sMelKiperJr. ranked Spartan Stadium No. 8 on his list of the nation’smostscenicvenues.

Natural grass returned to Spartan Stadium in 2002 aftera33-yearabsence,with the installationofamodularfield.Thenewplayingsurface,planted inMayof2001atMSU’sHancockTurfgrassResearchCenter, is comprised of a blend of nine varietiesof Kentucky bluegrass. The original switch fromnatural grass to artificial turf came in time for the

1969season.Since 1957, capacity crowds have attended 152

games in Spartan Stadium, including the single-game record 80,401 fans who witnessed MSU’s20-19losstotop-rankedNotreDameonSept.22,1990.TheSpartanshaverankedamongtheNCAA’stop25 inattendanceeachof the last54seasons,including18th in2009,averaging74,741 fanspergame.

Season-ticketsaleshavetoppedthe60,000markfive times in Spartan football history, with an all-time record 61,479 season tickets purchased in2000.

AseriesofprojectsparallelingtheSpartans’riseto national football prominence enlarged the steel-and-concretefacilityfromitsoriginal14,000seatsin 1923 to its present size in 1957.

The first came in 1935, the year in which thestadiumwasofficiallynamedMacklinField,boostingthe capacity to 26,000. The 1948 enlargementraised the total to 51,000. After 9,000 new seatsupped the capacity to 60,000 in 1956, the upperdecks were added to the east and west stands in 1957, bringing the capacity to 76,000. It alsobecame Spartan Stadium that year. Renovationsduringthesummerof1994improvedsightlinesandcomfortforfans,whilereducingthecapacitytoitscurrent75,005.

OnOct.6,2001,SpartanStadiumaddedanotherchapter to its storied history as a then-world-record crowd of 74,554 attended the MSU-Michigan

outdoor hockey game. Prior to the 1998 season, a Mitsubishi Diamond

Vision was installed in the south end zone and a new scoreboard and black and white message board wereaddedto thenorthendzone.TheCRTvideodisplaymeasures21feetx27feetanditisoperatedfrom a digital production control room in the Breslin Center. The video display board shows live gameaction, replaysandspecial features. Inaddition,aconcert-quality 50,000-watt sound system wasinstalled.

In 1998, Spartan Stadium celebrated its 75thanniversary plus it reached another milestone that season when it played host to its 400th game, a29-5 MSU victory over Northwestern on Oct. 31.

With its 49-14 victory over No. 4 Wisconsin inthe2004homefinale,MichiganStaterecordedits300th win in Spartan Stadium. Michigan State has compileda320-142-13 record (.687) since takingup residency in Spartan Stadium (formerly Macklin Field) in 1923.

TheSpartanshavegoneundefeatedat home16timessincethestadiumopened,includingaperfect6-0markin1999.ItmarkedMSU’sfirstundefeatedhome record since 1966 (5-0-1) and its firstunbeatenanduntiedhomeslatesince1965(5-0-0).Inaddition,MichiganStatehassufferedonlyonehome loss during a season 28 times.

Michigan State’s longest home winning streakis19gamesfromOct.14,1950, throughNov.21,1953.

Welcome toSpartan Stadium


GuEST SERvICESThe Guest Services window, available for general information, is located in the west

stadium concourse between Gates G & H, behind Section 26.

TICkETSAll persons, including children of all ages, must have a ticket for admission to Spartan

Stadium. Re-entry is prohibited at Spartan Stadium. Once you exit the stadium, you may not re-enter. Gates open 1 1/2 hours prior to the scheduled game time. The Tower, for access to the suites and the Spartan Club, will open two hours before the game. For tickets call the MSU athletic ticket office at (517) 355-1610 or 1-800-GO-STATE.

WIll CAllThe Ticket Will Call is located on the west side of the stadium between Gates G & H,

behind Section 26, and opens 1 1/2 hours before the scheduled game time. Proper identification is required before the release of tickets.

COnCESSIOnSConcession stands are located on the stadium concourse and ramp levels.

REST ROOmSRest rooms are located beneath sections 6, 11, 21, 26, 105 and 112. Additional rest

rooms are located on the Upper West concourse.

FIRST AID EmERGEnCY SERvICEIn the case of illness or accident, contact the nearest police officer or usher. Nurses

are on duty during the game at units in the East concourse (opposite section 8), West concourse (opposite section 20) and Upper West concourse (opposite section 123).

ACCESSIBlE SEATInGAccessible seating is available in the north end zone and is accessible from ramps

through sections 1, 2 and 30. Additional seating is available on the west side of the stadium between sections 21 and 22 and is accessible from the ramp through section 21. Please go to the Ticket Will Call – located on the west side of the stadium between Gates G & H, behind Section 26 – for assistance.

PROGRAmSPrograms are sold inside and outside the stadium at various locations.

PROHIBITED ITEmSAlcoholic beverages; smoking in the seating area; large cameras; video cameras;

radios; TV sets; bells, whistles, sirens and horns; banners and signs; umbrellas; seatbacks; strollers; binocular/camera cases; containers of any kind; bags larger than 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2. The use of a ticket to an event authorizes an inspection at the point of entry to ensure the absence of prohibited materials. Admission will be denied to anyone carrying any of the prohibited items.

POlICE InFORmATIOn BOOTHLocated on the East concourse opposite section 8.

lOST AnD FOunD ARTIClESItems should be reported to the Usher Room located inside Gate G no later than

45 minutes after the game. Later inquiries should be directed to the Lost and Found Department, Student Union Building (517-355-3497).

REGulATIOnSFor the safety and enjoyment of all fans, we ask that you observe the following

regulations.

PERSOnAl AnnOunCEmEnTSAnnouncements are made over the public address system only in cases of grave

emergency. Physicians anticipating emergency calls can arrange message services by contacting attendants at the information booth under section 8. This service cannot be extended to the general public.

FIElD lEvEl ExITS AnD THE PlAYInG FIElDField level exits are for the use of authorized personnel only. Spectators must remain off

the field before and after the game. Please exit through the ramp and section exits only.

CODE OF COnDuCTThe Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes good sports-like conduct

and encourages fans to exhibit the highest level of sportsmanship by supporting the participants in a positive manner. Any disruptive or intimidating behavior will not be tolerated. These actions are considered grounds for removal from the stadium and may preclude the offender from purchasing tickets to future Spartan Athletic events.

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