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 641 overall and 431 in conference play during the regular season.[1] The team played in the Independence Bowl on December 29, 1995, and were defeated 4526 by Saban's future employer, LSU.

1995 Michigan State Spartans football
Independence Bowl, L, 2645 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1995 record6–5–1 (4–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coachNick Saban (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Offensive schemePro set
Defensive coordinatorDean Pees (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium (72,027)
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 912:00 p.m.No. 2 Nebraska*
ABCL 10–5073,891
September 1612:00 p.m.at Louisville*W 30–734,027
September 232:30 p.m.at PurdueT 35–3543,070
September 3012:00 p.m.Boston College*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
CreativeW 25–2172,981
October 712:00 p.m.Iowa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
CreativeL 7–2173,732
October 1412:00 p.m.at IllinoisCreativeW 27–2165,653
October 211:00 p.m.Minnesota
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 34–3170,123
October 2812:00 p.m.at WisconsinCreativeL 14–4578,043
November 43:30 p.m.No. 7 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
ABCW 28–2574,667
November 111:00 p.m.at Indiana
W 31–1324,027
November 253:30 p.m.No. 14 Penn State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)
ESPNL 20–2466,189
December 295:30 p.m.vs. LSU*ESPNL 26–4548,835
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1995 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Tony Banks
WR 80 Derrick Mason Jr
WR 1 Muhsin Muhammad Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 22 Reggie Garnett Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    1996 NFL Draft

    The following players were selected in the 1996 NFL Draft.

    PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Team
    Tony Banks242QuarterbackSt. Louis Rams
    Muhsin Muhammad243Wide ReceiverCarolina Panthers
    Scott Greene6193Running BackCarolina Panthers
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