1995 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his first season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 6–4–1 overall and 4–3–1 in conference play during the regular season.[1] The team played in the Independence Bowl on December 29, 1995, and were defeated 45–26 by Saban's future employer, LSU.
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1995 record | 6–5–1 (4–3–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Nick Saban (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro set |
| Defensive coordinator | Dean Pees (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (72,027) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Northwestern $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Ohio State | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 Nebraska* |
| ABC | L 10–50 | 73,891 |
| September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Louisville* | W 30–7 | 34,027 | ||
| September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Purdue | T 35–35 | 43,070 | ||
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College* |
| Creative | W 25–21 | 72,981 |
| October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Iowa |
| Creative | L 7–21 | 73,732 |
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois | Creative | W 27–21 | 65,653 | |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Minnesota |
| W 34–31 | 70,123 | |
| October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | Creative | L 14–45 | 78,043 | |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Michigan |
| ABC | W 28–25 | 74,667 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indiana |
| W 31–13 | 24,027 | |
| November 25 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 Penn State |
| ESPN | L 20–24 | 66,189 |
| December 29 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. LSU* | ESPN | L 26–45 | 48,835 | |
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Roster
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1996 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1996 NFL Draft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
| Tony Banks | 2 | 42 | Quarterback | St. Louis Rams |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 2 | 43 | Wide Receiver | Carolina Panthers |
| Scott Greene | 6 | 193 | Running Back | Carolina Panthers |
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