MICHIGANMICHIGAN STATE STATE FOOTBALLFOOTBALL 2004 2005 MICHIGAN STATE (5-3, 2-3 Big Ten) vs. PURDUE (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten) Nov. 5, 2005 • 12:10 p.m. EST (ESPNU/ESPN Plus) Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500/Prescription Athletic Turf) • West Lafayette, Ind.

ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE: 60,000 LAST WEEK: Michigan State defeated Indiana, 46-15; Purdue lost at No. 11/12 Penn State, 33-15. BROADCAST COVERAGE: Radio – The Spartan Radio Network, featuring veteran play-by-play announcer George Blaha, color analyst Sherm Lewis, sideline reporter Will Tieman and broadcast host Mike Kamin, will broadcast the game to 37 affiliates throughout the state. Michigan State football broadcasts can be heard locally on flagship station WJIM (AM 1240) and WMMQ (FM 94.9). Television – ESPNU/ESPN Plus will televise the Michigan State-Purdue game live on a regional basis, with Wayne Larrivee handling the play-by-play, Randy Wright providing color commentary and Quint Kessenich serving as the sideline reporter.

THE COACHES – 2005 SCHEDULES & SCOREBOARDS Michigan State’s John L. Smith (Weber State 1971) is 18-15 (.545) in his third year with the Spartans and 128-75 (.631) in 17 seasons as a college head coach. Smith ranks No. 12 MICHIGAN STATE (5-3, 2-3 Big Ten) among active NCAA I-A football coaches in career victories and No. 17 in career winning percentage. Twelve of his 16 Date Opponent Time/Result teams have participated in postseason play, including seven- Sept. 3 KENT STATE (ESPN Plus) W, 49-14 straight bowl appearances from 1997-2003. He came to Michi- Sept. 10 HAWAII (ESPNU/ESPN Plus) W, 42-14 gan State following five seasons at Louisville (1998-2002) where he put together a 41-21 worksheet (.661), including Sept. 17 at Notre Dame (NBC) W, 44-41 (OT) five-straight bowl appearances and back-to-back C-USA titles Sept. 24 at Illinois (ESPNU/ESPN Plus) W, 61-14 in 2000-01. Smith posted a 16-18 ledger (.471) in three sea- Oct. 1 MICHIGAN (ABC) L, 31-34 (OT) sons at Utah State (1995-97) while leading the Aggies to con- Oct. 15 at Ohio State (ABC) L, 24-35 secutive Big West Conference crowns in 1996-97. His six- Oct. 22 NORTHWESTERN (ESPN2) L, 14-49 year mark of 53-21 (.716) at Idaho (1989-94) included five Oct. 29 INDIANA (ESPN Plus) W, 46-15 NCAA I-AA playoff appearances and five Top 20 finishes. Nov. 5 at Purdue (ESPNU/ESPN Plus) 12:10 p.m. EST Nov. 12 at Minnesota (ESPN Plus) 12:10 p.m. EST Purdue’s (Montana State 1965) is 64-43 (.598) in Nov. 19 PENN STATE TBA his ninth year with the Boilermakers and 103-73-1 (.585) in 15 seasons as a college head coach. Tiller guided Purdue to eight-straight bowl appearances from 1997-2004. He com- piled a 39-30-1 record (.564) in six seasons at Wyoming (1991-96), including a 10-2 worksheet in 1996. His college coaching credits also include stops as an assistant at Wash- PURDUE (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten) ington State (1971-73 and 1989-90), Wyoming (1987-88), Purdue (1983-86) and Montana State (1964-70). Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 10 AKRON W, 49-24 Sept. 17 at Arizona W, 31-24 MICHIGAN STATE-PURDUE Sept. 24 at Minnesota L, 35-42 (OT) SERIES BREAKDOWN Oct. 1 NOTRE DAME L, 28-49 SERIES RECORD: MSU leads 28-26-3 Oct. 8 IOWA L, 17-34 IN WEST LAFAYETTE: Purdue leads 15-11-3 Oct. 15 NORTHWESTERN L, 29-34 LAST MEETING: Purdue 45, MSU 42 (Nov. 16, 2002) Oct. 22 at Wisconsin L, 20-31 LAST MSU WIN: MSU 30, Purdue 10 (Nov. 11, 2000) Oct. 29 at Penn State L, 15-33 FIRST MEETING: Purdue 14, MSU 6 (Nov. 9, 1918) Nov. 5 MICHIGAN STATE 12:10 p.m. EST JOHN L. SMITH vs. PURDUE: 0-0 Nov. 12 ILLINOIS 12 p.m. EST JOE TILLER vs. MSU: 5-1 Nov. 19 at Indiana TBA CURRENT SERIES STREAK: 2 by Purdue (2001-02) LONGEST MSU STREAK: 6 (1985-90) LONGEST PURDUE STREAK: 5 (1978-82)

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 1 TEAM COMPARISONS – Michigan State Purdue Basic Offense Spread Multiple Basic Defense Multiple 4-3 Multiple Offensive Starters Returning 8 7 MSU SPORTS INFORMATION Defensive Starters Returning 5 11 Mailing Address 401 Olds Hall Specialists Returning 1 2 East Lansing, MI 48824-1047 Office Phone (517) 355-2271 AVERAGE HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS (STARTERS) – Sports Info. FAX (517) 353-9636 Michigan State Purdue Web Site msuspartans.com Offensive Line & Tight End 6-4, 298 6-5, 287 Associate AD/Football Contact Offensive Backs & Wide Receivers 6-1, 200 6-3, 205 John Lewandowski Defensive Line 6-3, 303 6-3, 270 Home Phone: (517) 381-9456 Linebackers 6-1, 243 6-2, 241 Associate SID Matt Larson Defensive Backs 5-11, 195 6-2, 202 Home Phone: (517) 485-5157 Assistant SID Emily Feeney CLASS BREAKDOWN (STARTERS) – Cell Phone: (517) 243-0945 Michigan State Offense: 5 seniors, 3 juniors, 2 sophomores, 1 freshman Assistant SID Ben Phlegar Michigan State Defense: 5 seniors, 4 juniors, 2 sophomores Cell Phone: (517) 896-0031 Purdue Offense: 6 seniors, 2 juniors, 3 sophomores Purdue Defense: 7 seniors, 2 juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 freshman Intern Kristin Keirns Intern Dan Sperl STAT LEADERS – Office Assistant Paulette Martis Michigan State (after eight games): Rushing – (96 carries for 693 yards, 7.2 avg., 5 TDs) WEEKLY Passing – (162 of 243 for 2284 yards, 18 TDs, 7 INTs) PRESS CONFERENCES Receiving – Jerramy Scott (29 catches for 473 yards, 16.3 avg., 4 TDs) and Kyle Brown (29 A weekly press conference with Spar- catches for 443 yards, 15.3 avg., 2 TDs) tan head coach John L. Smith and Tackles – Eric Smith (76 tackles, 53 solos, 23 assists, 2 INTs, 3 PBUs) selected players will be held each Monday during the season, begin- Purdue (after eight games): ning at 11:30 a.m. ET in the LaSalle Rushing – Jerod Void (72 carries for 405 yards, 5.6 avg., 6 TDs) Bank Club (Level 4) at Spartan Sta- Passing – Brandon Kirsch (152 of 257 for 1727 yards, 7 TDs, 8 INTs) dium. Parking is available in Lot 79 Receiving – Dorien Bryant (61 catches for 725 yards, 11.9 avg., 3 TDs) – the gated, pay lot – located south Tackles – George Hall (72 tackles, 35 solos, 37 assists, 2 TFL, 3 PBUs) of Spartan Stadium, off of Shaw Lane. STAT COMPARISON – Michigan State Purdue SPARTAN SPORTS ZONE Scoring 38.9 28.0 Spartan Sports Zone, a weekly 30- First Downs 27.1 21.8 minute television show produced Total Offense 532.6 431.5 and distributed by the Michigan State Rushing Yards 225.5 168.0 Athletics Department, will air Sun- Passing Yards 307.1 263.5 days at 9:30 a.m. ET on FSN Detroit. Time of Possession 31:51 28:00 The program will be replayed on Third Down Conversions .467 .390 Thursdays at 6 p.m. The magazine- Points Allowed 27.0 33.9 format show is dedicated to in-depth Total Offense Allowed 414.4 476.0 coverage of Michigan State’s 25 var- Rushing Yards Allowed 134.4 145.2 sity sports, including highlights and Passing Yards Allowed 280.0 330.8 post-game coverage of Spartan foot- ball. Dave Ellis serves as host for MSU/PURDUE SERIES NOTES – the program. Saturday’s game marks the 58th meeting between Michigan State and Purdue. The Spartans lead the all-time series 28-26-3, including an 11-15-3 record in games played in West Lafayette, Ind. The Boilermakers have won two in a row and five of the last six meetings, including three straight in Ross-Ade Stadium. Michigan State’s last win in the series came on Nov. 11, 2000, 30- 10, in Spartan Stadium. The Spartans’ last win in West Lafayette came on Nov. 13, 1993, 27-24. (Note: For a complete list of all-time series scores, please refer to page 135 in the 2005 MSU Football Media Guide.)

2 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 2005 SPARTAN RADIO THE LAST MEETING – NETWORK AFFILIATES Nov. 16, 2002, in East Lansing, Mich.: Kyle Orton came off the bench to complete a 40-yard City Call Letters touchdown pass to John Standeford on a fourth-and-8 play with 3:18 left in the fourth quarter to Adrian WABJ (AM 1490) give Purdue a 45-42 victory over Michigan State. There were seven lead changes in the contest as Alma WFYC (AM 1280) the two teams combined for 87 points and 875 total yards. Purdue’s Joey Harris fumbled on the Alpena WATZ (AM 1450) second play from scrimmage and the Spartans parlayed the turnover into points as Dave Rayner Bad Axe WLEW (AM 1340) kicked a 49-yard field goal with 13:06 left in the first quarter. Purdue answered on its next posses- Battle Creek WBCK (AM 930) sion as Harris capped an eight-play, 86-yard drive with a 24-yard TD run as the Boilermakers took Benton Harbor WSPZ (FM 103.7) a 7-3 lead. Ashton Watson’s 35-yard return to midfield set up Michigan State’s first Cadillac WCKC (FM 107.1) touchdown. Five plays later, David Richard scored on a 14-yard run as the Spartans took a 10-7 Caro WKYO (AM 1360) lead with 5:20 remaining in the first quarter. Michigan State increased its lead to 17-7 as DeMario Coldwater *WTVB (AM 1590) Suggs returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown with 9:05 left in the second quarter. Detroit WXYT (AM 1270) Purdue scored 17 straight points to build a 24-17 halftime advantage. Early in the third quarter, Escanaba WDBC (AM 680) Damon Dowdell hooked up with Charles Rogers for a 16-yard scoring pass as the Spartans Flint WTRX (AM 1330) pulled to within one at 24-23. The Boilermakers moved out to a 31-23 lead on Jerod Void’s 1-yard Gaylord WAVC (FM 93.9) TD run with 2:18 to play in the third quarter. Michigan State responded 19 seconds later as Grand Rapids WBBL (AM 1340) Rogers caught a pass on a crossing route and raced 65 yards for a touchdown. The Spartans Greenville WSCG (AM 1380) took a 36-31 lead early in the fourth quarter on Thomas Wright’s 57-yard interception return. WSCG (FM 106.3) Purdue regained the lead at 37-36 on Brandon Kirsch’s 33-yard TD strike to Anthony Chambers Hastings WBCH (AM 1220) on a fourth-and-4 play with 11:11 on the clock. Michigan State put together a 10-play, 75-yard drive Holland WPNW (AM 1260) and moved ahead 42-37 on Richard’s 10-yard TD run with 7:43 left. Purdue outgained Michigan Iron Mountain WMIQ (AM 1450) State in total yards, 555-320. The Spartans scored 23 points off five Purdue turnovers. Jackson WIBM (AM 1450) Kalamazoo WQSN (AM 1660) THE LAST MEETING IN ROSS-ADE STADIUM – Lansing WJIM (AM 1240) Nov. 17, 2001, in West Lafayette, Ind.: Montrell Lowe rushed for a season-high 121 yards (28 WMMQ (FM 94.9) carries) and two touchdowns to lead Purdue to a 24-14 victory over Michigan State. Purdue Ludington WKLA (AM 1450) parlayed six Spartan turnovers into 17 points. After a scoreless first half, Michigan State opened Manistee WMTE (AM 1340) the third quarter with a 10-play, 81-yard drive and took a 7-0 lead on Damon Dowdell’s 7-yard TD Marquette WDMJ (AM 1320) strike to Charles Rogers. Purdue also scored on its first possession of the second half as Lowe Mt. Pleasant WMMI (AM 830) capped an 11-play, 84-yard drive with a 10-yard TD run. T.J. Duckett fumbled on MSU’s next series Muskegon WMUS (FM 106.9) and Purdue’s Shaun Phillips recovered on the Spartan 23. The Spartan defense held and the Newberry WIHC (FM 97.9) Boilermakers had to settle for a 42-yard field goal from Travis Dorsch with 3:37 left in the third Ontonagon WUPY (FM 101.1) quarter. Michigan State’s next possession also ended in a as Purdue’s Landon Johnson Petoskey WWKK (AM 750) stripped the ball from Little John Flowers and Antwaun Rogers recovered at the Spartan 20. Six Port Huron WPHM (AM 1380) plays later, Lowe scored his second touchdown on a 2-yard run as Purdue built a 17-7 lead with Saginaw WNEM (AM 1250) 14:57 left in the game. The Spartans put together a 10-play, 91-yard drive and pulled to within 17- St. Ignace WIDG (AM 940) 14 on Dowdell’s 1-yard keeper with 9:05 remaining in the fourth quarter. Two minutes later, Sturgis WMSH (AM 1230) Purdue’s defense produced a score as Craig Terrill returned a Dowdell fumble 12 yards for a Tawas City WKJC (FM 104.7) touchdown. Michigan State outgained Purdue in total yards, 364-266. In his first collegiate start, Traverse City WCCW (AM 1310) Dowdell completed 24-of-45 throws for 304 yards. * Airs partial schedule

SPARTANS FROM THE HOOSIER STATE – THE JOHN L. SMITH SHOW Michigan State’s 2005 roster features two players from Indiana: sophomore center John Mas- The Spartan Radio Network will pro- ters (Carmel) and junior offensive tackle Kenny Shane (Indianapolis/North Central High School). duce and distribute John L. Smith’s weekly radio call-in show Thursdays MSU/PURDUE COACHING CONNECTIONS – from 7-8 p.m. ET. The Spartan Ra- • Michigan State linebackers coach Mike Cox and Purdue coach Blaine Bennett dio Network, featuring 35 affiliates were on John L. Smith’s coaching staff at Idaho in 1991. Cox tutored the linebackers while throughout the state, will broadcast Bennett coached the wide receivers. the show live from the Nuthouse • Michigan State offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin and Purdue defensive ends coach Tony Sports Grill, located at 420 E. Michi- Samuel spent the 1985 season together at Stanford under Jack Elway. Baldwin coached the gan Ave. in downtown Lansing. Cardinal wide receivers while Samuel worked with the defensive line. Coach Smith joins host Terry • Michigan State assistant athletics director/director of football operations Mike Vollmar and Braverman and Spartan play-by-play Purdue running backs coach David Mitchell worked together under Paul Pasqualoni at Syracuse announcer George Blaha for an in- from 1991-93. depth look into the Michigan State • Michigan State assistant athletics director/director of football operations Mike Vollmar and football program. The John L. Smith Purdue defensive backs coach Lou Anarumo spent the 1991 season together at Syracuse. show can be heard locally on flag- Vollmar worked as recruiting and personnel coordinator while Anarumo served as a graduate ship station WJIM (AM 1240) and assistant under Paul Pasqualoni. WMMQ (FM 94.9).

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 3 BIG TEN TUESDAY WILLIAMS NAMED BIG TEN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – TELECONFERENCE Demond Williams, who returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in Michigan State’s Media are invited to call the Big Ten 46-15 victory over Indiana, has been named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. It marked Football Coaches Weekly Telecon- the first time in recorded history (since 1947) that MSU returned the opening kickoff for a score. It ference, held Tuesdays during the also marked the Spartans’ first kickoff return for a TD since DeAndra Cobb’s 89-yard runback vs. season, beginning Aug. 30 at noon Notre Dame in 2004. ET. The calls are available for play- back for 24 hours following the con- The 5-foot-9, 174-pound Williams also blocked an Indiana extra-point attempt in the second clusion of each call and also can be quarter that Ashton Watson returned 75 yards for two points as MSU built a 25-8 halftime lead. It found on the Big Ten web site, marked the first defensive extra point scored by the Spartans since Rob Fredrickson returned a www.bigten.org, on Tuesday after- blocked PAT 82 yards vs. Purdue in 1992. noons and archived throughout the season. Contact the Big Ten Con- BIG TEN/NCAA STAT LEADERS – ference (847-696-1010) for access Here’s a glance at how Michigan State ranks among the Big Ten and NCAA stat leaders in 2005: numbers for the teleconference. Teleconference schedule: Category Stat Avg. Big Ten NCAA Noon , Ohio State Rushing Offense 225.5 2nd 11th 12:10 Lloyd Carr, Michigan Passing Offense 307.1 2nd 14th 12:20 Terry Hoeppner, Indiana Total Offense 532.6 1st 3rd 12:30 John L. Smith, Michigan State Scoring Offense 38.9 2nd 9th 12:40 Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Rushing Defense 134.4 3rd 45th 12:50 Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin Passing Defense 280.0 9th t-104th 1:00 Ron Zook, Illinois 1:10 Joe Tiller, Purdue Total Defense 414.4 7th 87th 1:20 Joe Paterno, Penn State Scoring Defense 27.0 6th 71st 1:30 Randy Walker, N’western Passing Efficiency 162.1 1st 6th 1:40 Glen Mason, Minnesota Pass Efficiency Defense 138.2 9th 96th 1:50 Players of the Week Turnover Margin +0.25 4th t-46th (if available) Net Punting 36.4 7th 57th (34.3) Punt Returns 7.0 10th 86th FSN DETROIT AIRS Kickoff Returns 22.8 5th 35th ONE ON ONE WITH JOHN L. SMITH NCAA STAT LEADERS – “One on One With John L. Smith” Here’s a glance at how Michigan State ranks among the NCAA individual stat leaders in 2005: airs Thursdays throughout the foot- ball season at 10 p.m. ET on FSN Individual Statistics (Top 50) Detroit. This special edition of the Rushing: Javon Ringer (44th at 86.6 yards per game) Detroit Sports Report is hosted by Passing Efficiency: Drew Stanton (6th with 164.3 rating) Mickey York. Note: The program airs Total Offense: Drew Stanton (12th at 307.2 yards per game) at 10:30 p.m. ET Thursdays follow- : SirDarean Adams (t-38th at 0.38 interceptions per game) ing live telecasts of the Detroit Ti- Points Responsible For: Drew Stanton (8th at 17.0 points per game) gers, Red Wings and Pistons. Tackles: Eric Smith (38th at 9.5 tackles per game) Check local listings for air times in your area. SPARTANS FEATURE EXPLOSIVE OFFENSIVE ATTACK – Michigan State ranks among the NCAA leaders in all four offensive categories: No. 11 in rushing offense (225.5 yards per game), No. 14 in passing offense (307.1 ypg.), No. 3 in total offense (532.6 ypg.) and No. 9 in scoring offense (38.9 points per game). The Spartans lead the Big Ten in total offense while ranking second in rushing offense, passing offense and scoring offense.

Michigan State produced 456 total yards in a 35-24 loss at No. 15 Ohio State, which entered the game ranked fourth in the NCAA in total defense, allowing 238.2 yards per game.

The Spartans produced a school-record 705 total yards against the Illini, and the 61 points marked MSU’s highest total since scoring 76 vs. Northwestern in 1989.

Quarterback Drew Stanton leads the Big Ten and ranks No. 6 in the NCAA in passing efficiency with his 164.3 rating. The 6-foot-3, 222-pound junior has completed 162-of-243 throws (.667) for 2,284 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He ranks second in the Big Ten and No. 12 in the NCAA in total offense, averaging 307.2 yards per game. Stanton also ranks second in the league in passing yards (285.5 per game) and TD passes (18).

He accounted for 271 total yards and three TDs in MSU’s 46-15 victory over Indiana as the Spartans snapped a three-game losing streak. Stanton completed 17-of-31 passes for 244 yards, including TD tosses of 3 yards to Kerry Reed and 39 yards to Terry Love. He set a school 4 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue record with his ninth-straight 200-yard passing game (including the 2004 season finale at Ha- MSU TOP SINGLE-GAME waii), breaking the mark previously held by Jeff Smoker (eight-straight games in 2003). It also PERFORMANCES marked his ninth-consecutive game with at least one TD pass, tying the Spartan record set by vs. PURDUE Smoker in 2001. Stanton added 27 yards on 10 carries vs. Indiana, including a 1-yard TD run. Rushing Year Player (Att.) Yards Stanton completed 26-of-36 throws for a career-best 340 yards vs. No. 15 Ohio State, including a 1971 Eric Allen (29) 350 36-yard TD strike to Jerramy Scott in the second quarter. He produced those totals against the 1985 (53) 244 Big Ten’s No. 2 pass defense, which entered the game allowing an average of 182 passing yards. It 1990 Tico Duckett (34) 210 marked Stanton’s fifth career 300-yard passing game, his third of the 2005 campaign. Passing He connected on 20-of-30 passes for 282 yards vs. Michigan, including a 61-yard TD toss to Year Player (C-A) Yards Reed that tied the score at 21 late in the second quarter. Stanton capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive 1998 Bill Burke (28-40) 345 with a 4-yard TD run late in the first quarter against the Wolverines. 1969 Dan Werner (16-35) 314 2001 Damon Dowdell (24-45) 304 He shared Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors (with Minnesota running back Laurence 1989 (12-21) 278 Maroney) after completing 20-of-26 throws for 259 yards and a school-record five touchdowns in Michigan State’s 61-14 victory at Illinois. Stanton threw TD pass to five different receivers (career- Receiving long 75 yards to Kyle Brown, 1 yard to Dwayne Holmes, 10 yards to Scott, 2 yards to Kellen Davis Year Player (Rec.) Yards and 29 yards to Matt Trannon). He also became the first offensive player in Spartan history to earn 1989 Courtney Hawkins (7) 193 back-to-back Big Ten Player of the Week awards. 2002 Charles Rogers (8) 161 1969 Frank Foreman (6) 155 Stanton earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors after accounting for 375 total yards 1998 Plaxico Burress (10) 150 and four TDs in MSU’s 44-41 overtime victory at No. 10 Notre Dame. He completed 16-of-27 1995 Derrick Mason (7) 150 throws for 327 yards, including TD strikes of 20 and 65 yards to Trannon and 11 yards to Davis. 1987 Andre Rison (5) 122 It marked Stanton’s fourth career 300-yard passing game, his second of the 2005 season. His 327 passing yards marked the most ever by a Spartan QB in the Notre Dame series. Stanton also ESPN PLUS CLEARANCES rushed for 48 yards on 14 carries, including a 3-yard TD run that gave MSU a 24-17 halftime lead. (MICHIGAN ONLY) MSU vs. PURDUE He hit 21-of-26 passes (.808) for 301 yards in MSU’s 42-14 victory over Hawaii, including scoring Detroit tosses of 20 yards to Love, 54 yards to Trannon and 20 yards to Scott. WXYZ-TV In MSU’s 49-14 victory over Kent State in the season opener, Stanton accounted for 357 total Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo- yards, completing 22-of-29 passes for 297 yards and two scores while gaining 60 yards on 10 Battle Creek carries. WXSP-TV The Spartans feature a well-balanced ground attack as freshman Javon Ringer, sophomore Flint-Saginaw-Bay City and senior Jason Teague have combined to rush for 1,477 yards and 15 TDs on 236 WSMH-TV attempts. Lansing The 5-9, 195-pound Ringer paces the ground game with 693 yards (96 rushes) and five TDs, while WLAJ-TV averaging an impressive 7.2 yards per carry. He ranks eighth in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 86.6 yards per game. In league games, Ringer is averaging 104.0 ypg. Traverse City-Cadillac WFQX-TV He has recorded three 100-yard rushing games in 2005, including back-to-back efforts vs. Northwest- ern (18 carries for 104 yards) and Indiana (11 for 109). Ringer became the first Spartan true freshman to produce consecutive 100-yard games since Sedrick Irvin in 1996. He scored on a 45-yard run in the third quarter vs. Indiana. The Dayton, Ohio, native rushed for a Spartan-freshman record 194 yards on 13 carries vs. Illinois, including a 59-yard gallop in the third quarter that set up Stanton’s school-record fifth TD pass. Ringer carried 10 times for 80 yards vs. Hawaii and scored on runs of 8, 41 and 15 yards.

Caulcrick has rushed 80 times for 450 yards (5.6 avg.) and a team-leading seven TDs. He has scored a rushing TD in each of the last four games (vs. Michigan, Ohio State, Northwestern and Indiana). The 6-0, 245-pound sophomore produced 140 yards on 14 carries in the season opener vs. Kent State, while scoring a career-best three TDs.

The 5-9, 193-pound Teague has gained 334 yards on 60 attempts and scored three times. He rushed eight times for 72 yards (9.0 avg.) vs. Michigan. Teague contributed 63 yards on nine carries vs. Notre Dame, including a 19-yard run in overtime that gave the Spartans the 44-41 victory over the 10th-ranked Irish.

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 5 2005 BIG TEN STANDINGS SPARTAN OFFENSE ESTABLISHES RECORD-SETTING PACE – Team Conf. Overall With three games left in the 2005 regular season, Michigan State is on track to establish a Big Penn State 5-1 8-1 Ten single-season record for total offense, averaging 532.6 yards per game. The Spartans are Wisconsin 5-1 8-1 one of three Big Ten teams producing more than 500 total yards per game, leading Northwestern Ohio State 4-1 6-2 (515.0 ypg.) and Minnesota (501.2 ypg.). In the previous 109 seasons of Big Ten football, only Michigan 4-2 6-3 Penn State had eclipsed the 500-yard milestone, averaging 512.7 total yards in 1994. Michigan Iowa 3-2 5-3 State is nearly 20 yards per game ahead of the Nittany Lions’ record-setting pace. Northwestern 3-2 5-3 Michigan State 2-3 5-3 TRACKING STANTON IN THE SPARTAN RECORD BOOK – Minnesota 2-3 5-3 Junior Drew Stanton leads the Big Ten and ranks No. 6 in the NCAA in passing Indiana 1-4 4-4 efficiency with his 164.3 rating. The 6-foot-3, 222-pound Stanton has completed nearly 67 per- Illinois 0-5 2-6 cent (162-243) of his passes for 2,284 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He ranks Purdue 0-5 2-6 second in the Big Ten and No. 12 in the NCAA in total offense, averaging 307.2 yards per game. Stanton also ranks second in the league in passing yards (285.5 per game) and TD passes (18). THIS WEEK’S BIG TEN SCHEDULE His .667 completion percentage (second), 2,458 total yards (third), 2,284 passing yards (fifth), 18 Illinois @ Ohio State TD passes (tied for sixth) and 162 pass completions (ninth) all rank among the top single- Minnesota @ Indiana season totals in Spartan history. Iowa @ Northwestern Michigan State @ Purdue The Farmington Hills, Mich., native has produced a school-record nine-straight 200-yard pass- Wisconsin @ Penn State ing games (including the 2004 season finale at Hawaii), breaking the mark previoulsy held by Michigan idle Jeff Smoker (eight-consecutive games in 2003). In addition, Stanton has thrown at least one TD pass in nine-consecutive games, tying the Spartan record set by Smoker in 2001.

In less than two full seasons as a starter, Stanton already ranks among MSU’s career leaders in completion percentage (first at .655), TD passes (sixth at 26), total offense (sixth at 4,827 yards), pass completions (eighth at 305), passing yards (ninth at 3,924) and pass attempts (10th at 466).

STANTON SPREADS THE BALL AROUND – A key to Drew Stanton’s throwing success in 2005 has been his ability to utilize all of the weapons at his disposal in Michigan State’s spread offense. Five Spartans have at least 22 receptions, including Jerramy Scott (29 for 473), Kyle Brown (29 for 443 yards), Matt Trannon (27 for 401), Terry Love (23 for 388) and Kerry Reed (22 for 331). All five of those receivers have at least two touchdown grabs.

STANTON RUNS OFFENSE AT FULL THROTTLE – In Drew Stanton’s 15 career starts at quarterback, Michigan State is averaging 241.5 rushing yards, 272.9 passing yards, 514.5 total yards and 35.6 points per game.

Here’s a complete breakdown of Michigan State’s offensive production in Stanton’s 15 career starts (8-7 record):

Opponent (MSU Result) Rushing Yds. Passing Yds. Total Yds. Points 2004 @ Indiana (W) 241 172 413 30 @ Iowa (L) 204 245 449 16 Illinois (W) 253 234 487 38 Minnesota (W) 324 312 636 51 @ Michigan (L) 368 167 535 37 @ Penn State (L) 161 177 338 13 @ Hawaii (L) 268 330 598 38

2005 Kent State (W) 354 331 685 49 Hawaii (W) 198 301 499 42 @ Notre Dame (W) 161 327 488 44 @ Illinois (W) 376 329 705 61 Michigan (L) 173 282 455 31 @ Ohio State (L) 116 340 456 24 Northwestern (L) 189 291 480 14 Indiana (W) 237 256 493 46 15-Game Totals 3,623 4,094 7,717 534 15-Game Averages 241.5 272.9 514.5 35.6 6 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue MORRIS NAMED SI.COM MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICAN – THIS WEEK’S POLLS Center Chris Morris, who anchors the offensive line for one of the NCAA’s most prolific offenses, (Oct. 30, 2005) has been named Midseason All-American by SI.com. Michigan State ranks among the NCAA Associated Press leaders in all four offensive categories: No. 11 in rushing offense (225.5 yards per game), No. 14 1. Southern Cal (8-0) in passing offense (307.1 ypg.), No. 3 in total offense (532.6 ypg.) and No. 9 in scoring offense 2. Texas (8-0) (38.9 points per game). The Spartans lead the Big Ten in total offense while ranking second in 3. Virginia Tech (8-0) rushing offense, passing offense and scoring offense. 4. Alabama (8-0) 5. Miami-Fla. (6-1) The 6-foot-4, 305-pound Morris, who ranks as a top contender for the Rimington Trophy, has 6. LSU (6-1) graded out 97 percent or higher in all eight games in 2005. He scored 98 percent each vs. 7. UCLA (8-0) Michigan, Northwestern and Indiana. Morris graded 99 percent vs. Illinois as the Spartans 8. Notre Dame (5-2) amassed a school-record 705 total yards en route to a 61-14 victory. He also scored 99 percent 9. Florida State (7-1) in the season opener vs. Hawaii. Morris also ranks second on the team with 36 pancake blocks, 10. Penn State (8-1) including seven each vs. Michigan and Indiana. 11. Georgia (7-1) 12. Ohio State (6-2) A native of Lambertville, Mich., Morris has started 33-consecutive games at center for the Spar- 13. Florida (6-2) tans. He has been a model of consistency, grading out 90 percent or better in 38 of 41 career 14. Wisconsin (8-1) games played. Morris, who has recorded 173 career pancakes, has not allowed a sack over the 15. Oregon (7-1) last two seasons (2004-05: approximately 650 passing plays). 16. Texas Tech (7-1) 17. Auburn (6-2) RINGER PROVIDES HOME-RUN THREAT AT RUNNING BACK – 18. West Virginia (6-1) Javon Ringer ranks third among all (NCAA I-A) true freshman running backs with 693 yards on 96 19. Boston College (6-2) carries. The 5-foot-9, 195-pound Ringer has led the Spartans in rushing in four of the last five 20. TCU (8-1) games. 21. Fresno State (6-1) 22. Michigan (6-3) The Dayton, Ohio, native has recorded three 100-yard rushing games in 2005, including back-to- 23. California (6-2) back efforts vs. Northwestern (18 carries for 104 yards) and Indiana (11 for 109). Ringer became 24. Louisville (5-2) the first Spartan true freshman to produce consecutive 100-yard games since Sedrick Irvin in 25. Colorado (6-2) 1996. He scored on a 45-yard run in the third quarter vs. Indiana. He rushed for a Spartan- freshman record 194 yards on 13 carries vs. Illinois, including a 59-yard gallop in the third quarter USA TODAY Coaches that set up Stanton’s school-record fifth TD pass. Ringer carried 10 times for 80 yards vs. Hawaii 1. Southern Cal (8-0) and scored on runs of 8, 41 and 15 yards. 2. Texas (8-0) 3. Virginia Tech (8-0) NCAA I-A True Freshman Rushing Leaders 4. Alabama (8-0) Rank Player, School Att. Yards Avg. TD LG 5. Miami-Fla. (6-1) 1. Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern 167 1020 6.1 14 62 6. LSU (6-1) 2. Ontario Sneed, Central Michigan 153 794 5.2 6 80 7. UCLA (8-0) 3. Javon Ringer, Michigan State 96 693 7.2 5 59 8. Florida State (7-1) 4. Darren McFadden, Arkansas 86 682 7.9 8 70 9. Notre Dame (5-2) 5. Kevin Smith, Central Florida 144 651 4.5 3 44 10. Georgia (7-1) 6. Keegan Herring, Arizona State 93 555 6.0 5 67 11. Penn State (8-1) 12. Ohio State (6-2) “RED ZONE” PRODUCTION KEY – 13. Oregon (7-1) In its five victories in 2005, Michigan State has scored touchdowns on 22 of its 29 possessions 14. Wisconsin (8-1) (.759) that have penetrated the opponent’s 20-yard line. By contrast, the Spartans have produced 15. Florida (6-2) just six TDs in 16 trips (.375) inside the “red zone” in the three losses. 16. Texas Tech (6-1) 17. West Virginia (7-1) SMITTY APPROACHES 300-TACKLE MILESTONE – 18. Auburn (6-2) Senior strong safety Eric Smith leads the team in tackles (76 total) and production points (166) 19. Boston College (6-2) and ranks second in interceptions (2 for 16 yards). He ranks sixth in the Big Ten in tackles, 20. TCU (8-1) averaging 9.5 per game. The 6-foot-1, 202-pound Smith needs two more stops to become only 21. California (6-2) the 15th player in Spartan history to reach the 300-tackle milestone. 22. Fresno State (6-1) 23. Michigan (6-3) The Groveport, Ohio, native has posted double figures in tackles four times in 2005, including 13 24. Colorado (6-2) stops each vs. Notre Dame and Northwestern plus 11 each vs. Michigan and Indiana. 25. Louisville (5-2)

Smith ranks as the Spartans’ most experienced player in the defensive backfield with 33 career starts, including the last 19 in a row. He has produced double figures in tackles 12 times during his career.

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 7 SPARTAN STREAKS ADAMS FINDS HOME AT BANDIT POSITION – Consecutive Games Started Sophomore bandit SirDarean Adams leads the team in tackles for losses (4 for 21 yards) and Chris Morris, C 33 interceptions (3 for 54 yards) while ranking third in total tackles (44) and fourth in production Kyle Cook, LG 20 points (66). Eric Smith, SS 19 Stefon Wheeler, LT 14 The 6-foot, 222-pound Adams registered nine tackles vs. Michigan and his 14-yard interception Clifton Ryan, DE 13 return to the Wolverine 17 early in the third quarter set up the game-tying field goal (24-24), a 26- yarder by John Goss. He produced a team-best seven tackles vs. Illinois, including one for a 4- TOP SINGLE-GAME yard loss. Adams returned his first career interception 30 yards for a touchdown vs. Notre Dame PERFORMANCES as the Spartans built a 31-17 lead early in the third quarter. He recorded a career-best 12 tackles SirDarean Adams Tackles (10 solos, 2 assists), including two for losses (14 yards), in Michigan State’s 42-14 victory over TM Opponent (S-A) Date Hawaii. Adams also posted his first career sack (10 yards) midway through the third quarter 12 Hawaii (10-2) 9/10/05 against the Warriors.

Kyle Brown Receiving FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS IMPACT SPARTAN DEPTH CHART – Yds. Opponent (Rec.) Date No fewer than 13 first-year players are currently listed on Michigan State’s depth chart, including 126 Penn State (3) 11/22/03 four on offense, eight on defense and one specialist. Here’s a complete breakdown of true 123 Central Mich. (6) 9/11/04 freshmen and junior college transfers included on the depth chart:

Jehuu Caulcrick Rushing True Freshmen (8): WR Ryan Allison, LB Adam Decker, K Matt Haughey, DE Brandon Long, WR Yds. Opponent (Att.) Date Diego Oquendo, RB Javon Ringer, CB Ross Weaver and FS Otis Wiley. 146 Wisconsin (13) 11/13/04 140 Kent State (14) 9/3/05 Junior College Transfers (5): LB Steve Juarez, WR Kerry Reed, DE Jonal Saint-Dic, DT David Stanton and CB Demond Williams. Greg Cooper Tackles TM Opponent (S-A) Date RETURN TO SENDER – 12 Wisconsin (4-8) 11/15/03 During John L. Smith’s tenure as head coach, Michigan State’s special teams have produced seven touchdowns, including five kickoff returns and two blocked punts that have resulted in David Herron Jr. Tackles scores. TM Opponent (S-A) Date 14 Penn State (11-3) 11/20/04 2005 13 Michigan (6-7) 10/1/05 Oct. 29 vs. Indiana: Demond Williams returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a TD. 13 Indiana (7-6) 9/25/04 11 Michigan (10-1) 10/30/04 2004 Sept. 18 vs. Notre Dame: Jerramy Scott recovered a blocked punt (by Marshall Campbell) in the Terry Love Receiving back of the end zone for a score early in the first quarter. DeAndra Cobb returned a kickoff 89 yards Yds. Opponent (Rec.) Date for a TD late in the third quarter. 103 Iowa (9) 10/2/04 Nov. 13 vs. Wisconsin: Travis Key recovered a blocked punt (by Marshall Campbell) at the goal 100 Kent State (4) 9/3/05 line for a score midway through the first quarter.

Javon Ringer Rushing 2003 Yds. Opponent (Att.) Date Sept. 6 vs. Rutgers: DeAndra Cobb returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD late in the second quarter. 194 Illinois (13) 9/24/05 Oct. 18 vs. Minnesota: DeAndra Cobb returned a kickoff 100 yards for a TD with 48 seconds left 109 Indiana (11) 10/29/05 in the first half. 104 Northwestern (18) 10/22/05 Nov. 8 vs. Ohio State: DeAndra Cobb returned a kickoff 93 yards for a score early in the third quarter. Jerramy Scott Receiving Yds. Opponent (Rec.) Date 129 Ohio State (7) 10/15/05 107 Hawaii (5) 12/4/04

8 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue SIX SPARTANS LISTED ON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT BALLOT – TOP SINGLE-GAME Six Michigan State players – junior punter Brandon Fields, senior center Chris Morris, senior PERFORMANCES offensive guard Gordon Niebylski, senior strong safety Eric Smith, junior quarterback Drew Eric Smith Tackles Stanton and sophomore linebacker Kaleb Thornhill – have been nominated for the Academic All- TM Opponent (S-A) Date District IV Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). 19 Notre Dame (10-9) 9/18/04 16 Central Mich. (9-7) 9/11/04 To be nominated for the Academic All-District Team, a student-athlete must be a starter or impor- 14 Indiana (5-9) 10/4/03 tant reserve with at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) for his career. He 13 Northwestern (12-1) 10/22/05 also must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing. 13 Notre Dame (4-9) 9/17/05 13 Penn State (9-4) 11/20/04 District IV includes all schools from the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennes- 13 Wisconsin (12-1) 10/26/02 see. 12 Illinois (10-2) 10/11/03 12 Notre Dame (7-5) 9/20/03 Players named to the Academic All-District Team (released Nov. 10) will have their names appear 11 Indiana (9-2) 10/29/05 on the national ballot for Academic All-America honors. 11 Michigan (9-2) 10/1/05 10 Wisconsin (7-3) 11/13/04 Spartan Academic All-District IV Candidates Name Major (GPA) Drew Stanton Passing Brandon Fields kinesiology (3.39) Yds. Opponent (C-A) Date Chris Morris finance (3.50) 340 Ohio State (26-36) 10/15/05 Gordon Niebylski supply chain management (3.53) 330 Hawaii (22-32) 12/4/04 Eric Smith criminal justice (3.21) 327 Notre Dame (16-27) 9/17/05 Drew Stanton kinesiology (3.37) 308 Minnesota (20-31) 10/16/04 Kaleb Thornhill interdisciplinary studies in social science – 301 Hawaii (21-26) 9/10/05 human resources & society (3.21) 297 Kent State (22-29) 9/3/05 282 Michigan (20-30) 10/1/05 SPARTAN COACHING STAFF APPOINTS 2005 CAPTAINS – 259 Illinois (20-26) 9/24/05 Michigan State third-year head coach John L. Smith and his coaching staff have appointed four 245 Iowa (29-54) 10/2/04 captains for the 2005 season: senior center Chris Morris, junior defensive end Clifton Ryan, 244 Indiana (17-31) 10/29/05 senior strong safety Eric Smith and junior quarterback Drew Stanton. 234 Northwestern (20-38) 10/22/05

SPARTAN FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS SOLD OUT – Drew Stanton Rushing Michigan State Athletics Department officials reported Saturday, Aug. 27 that football season- Yds. Opponent (Att.) Date ticket sales have exceeded 60,000 for just the fourth time in school history and as a result, 134 Indiana (12) 9/25/04 season-ticket sales have been suspended for both the general public and MSU students. 102 Minnesota (13) 10/16/04

As of Friday, Aug. 26, 60,692 football season tickets have been sold, an increase of 4,160 season Jason Teague Rushing tickets from last season and the third-highest total in MSU history. That figure also reflects an Yds. Opponent (Att.) Date increase in the demand for student season tickets with 12,037 sold, up 1,485 from 2004. It 112 Wisconsin (17) 11/13/04 marks the highest number of student season tickets purchased since 1991 (13,360). Since the late 1990s, the MSU Athletics Department has allocated approximately 10,500 football season Kaleb Thornhill Tackles tickets for students. In 2005, MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason approved measures to meet the TM Opponent (S-A) Date increased ticket demand from the student body. 11 Notre Dame (3-8) 9/17/05

Spartan football season-ticket sales topped the 60,000 mark for three-straight years from 1999- Matt Trannon Receiving 2001, with an all-time record 61,479 season tickets purchased in 2000. Yds. Opponent (Rec.) Date 136 Notre Dame (5) 9/17/05 With the addition of suites and club seats, the current stadium capacity is listed at 75,005.

All-Time Football Season-Ticket Sales Rank Season Tickets Sold 1. 2000 61,479 2. 2001 61,198 3. 2005 60,692 4. 1999 60,109

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 9 MSU RECORD BOOK ALMOST ALWAYS A FULL HOUSE – Season Pass Completions Michigan State has played 44-consecutive home games before crowds in excess of 72,000. A 1. Jeff Smoker (2003) 302 capacity crowd of 79,401 witnessed the Oct. 1 game vs. Michigan – the 10th-largest crowd in 2. (1993) 215 Spartan Stadium history. 3. Dave Yarema (1986) 200 4. Bill Burke (1998) 195 A crowd of 73,949 attended the 2005 season/home opener vs. Kent State – the largest crowd for 5. Todd Schultz (1997) 177 a home opener since 1987 vs. Southern Cal (77,922). 6. Bill Burke (1999) 173 7. (1978) 169 The Spartans have ranked among the NCAA’s top 20 in attendance each of the last 49 years, 8. Jeff Smoker (2001) 166 including No. 20 in 2004, averaging 73,602 fans per game. 9. Drew Stanton (2005) 162 WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM – Season Pass Completion Pct. Last May, six members of Michigan State’s 2005 football team earned their undergraduate de- 1. Dave Yarema (1986) .673 grees: defensive end Michael Bazemore (interdisciplinary studies in social science – human 2. Drew Stanton (2005) .667 resources), snapper Brian Bury (food industry management), linebacker Seth Mitchell (criminal 3. Drew Stanton (2004) .641 justice), center Chris Morris (finance), offensive guard Gordon Niebylski (supply chain manage- 4. Jim Miller (1993) .640 ment) and strong safety Eric Smith (criminal justice). Michigan State leads the Big Ten and ranks 5. Jim Miller (1992) .639 among the NCAA’s top 10 with six football players already in possession of their bachelor’s degrees. Season Passing Yards 1. Jeff Smoker (2003) 3395 Four of those players currently are pursuing master’s degrees: Bury (kinesiology), Morris (kinesi- 2. Bill Burke (1998) 2595 ology), Niebylski (labor relations and human resources) and Smith (criminal justice). Bazemore 3. Dave Yarema (1986) 2581 (sociology) and Mitchell (family community services) have opted to pursue a second bachelor’s 4. Jeff Smoker (2001) 2579 degree. 5. Drew Stanton (2005) 2284 WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM, PART II – Season Touchdown Passes In two seasons under head coach John L. Smith, 23 student-athletes have been named Aca- 1. Jeff Smoker (2003) 21 demic All-Big Ten, the highest two-year total in football program history. In 2004, a school-record Jeff Smoker (2001) 21 13 Spartans earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. 3. Bill Burke (1999) 20 Ed Smith (1978) 20 2005 OPPONENTS UPDATE – 5. Bill Burke (1998) 19 Date vs. 6. Drew Stanton (2005) 18 MSU Opponent Last Game Result Next Game Todd Schultz (1997) 18 Sept. 3 Kent State (1-7) @ Western Michigan (L 14-44) vs. Bowling Green Sept. 10 Hawaii (3-5) vs. Fresno State (L 13-27) @ Nevada Season Total Offense Yards Sept. 17 Notre Dame (5-2) vs. BYU (W 49-23) vs. Tennessee 1. Jeff Smoker (2003) 3279 Sept. 24 @ Illinois (2-6) vs. Wisconsin (L 24-41) @ Ohio State 2. Jeff Smoker (2001) 2521 Oct. 1 Michigan (6-3) @ Northwestern (W 33-17) vs. Indiana (Nov. 12) 3. Drew Stanton (2005) 2458 Oct. 15 @ Ohio State (6-2) @ Minnesota (W 45-31) vs. Illinois Oct. 22 Northwestern (5-3) vs. Michigan (L 17-33) vs. Iowa Career Pass Attempts Oct. 29 Indiana (4-4) @ Michigan State (L 15-46) vs. Minnesota 1. Jeff Smoker (2000-03) 1150 Nov. 5 @ Purdue (2-6) @ Penn State (L 15-33) vs. Michigan State 2. Ed Smith (1976-78) 789 Nov. 12 @ Minnesota (5-3) vs. Ohio State (L 31-45) @ Indiana 3. Dave Yarema (1982-86) 767 Nov. 19 vs. Penn State (8-1) vs. Purdue (W 33-15) vs. Wisconsin 4. Bill Burke (1996-99) 766 5. Jim Miller (1990-93) 746 Michigan State’s 2005 opponents have a combined record of 44-37 (.543). Note: Record doesn’t 6. (1979-82) 686 include games played against MSU. 7. Todd Schultz (1994-97) 593 8. Tony Banks (1994-95) 496 SPARTANS FACE ONE OF THE NCAA’S TOUGHEST SCHEDULES DOWN THE STRETCH – 9. Dan Enos (1987-90) 478 Michigan State’s three remaining opponents comprise the nation’s 26th-most difficult schedule 10. Drew Stanton (2003-05) 466 (tied with Michigan and Connecticut), according to NCAA figures. The Spartans’ future opponents have a combined record of 15-10 (.600) against other NCAA Division I-A teams. The remaining Career Pass Completions schedule features two opponents with winning records, including No. 10/11 Penn State (Nov. 19). 1. Jeff Smoker (2000-03) 685 2. Jim Miller (1990-93) 467 SPARTANS TOUGH ON HOME TURF – 3. Dave Yarema (1982-86) 464 Spartan Stadium is in its 82nd season as home to Michigan State football. Michigan State has 4. Ed Smith (1976-78) 418 compiled a 303-130-13 record (.694) since taking up residency in Spartan Stadium in 1923. With 5. Bill Burke (1996-99) 416 its 49-14 victory over No. 4 Wisconsin in the 2004 home finale, Michigan State recorded its 300th 6. Todd Schultz (1994-97) 360 win in Spartan Stadium. The Spartans have gone undefeated at home 16 times since the stadium 7. John Leister (1979-82) 313 opened, including a perfect 6-0 mark in 1999. It marked Michigan State’s first undefeated home 8. Drew Stanton (2003-05) 305 record since 1966 (5-0-1) and its first unbeaten and untied home slate since 1965 (5-0-0).

10 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue MAGIC NUMBER 24 – MSU RECORD BOOK Since 1990, Michigan State is 82-21-1 (.793) when it scores at least 24 points and 13-66-1 (.169) Career Pass Completion Pct. when it scores fewer than 24 points. During that 16-year period, the Spartans have compiled an 1. Drew Stanton (2003-05) .655 overall record of 95-87-2 (.522). 2. Jim Miller (1990-93) .629 3. Dan Enos (1987-90) .621 UPSET SPECIALS – 4. Todd Schultz (1994-97) .607 Michigan State is 18-17 (.514) in its last 35 games against teams ranked in the Associated Press 5. Tony Banks (1994-95) .607 Top 25, including an 11-3 record (.786) in games played in Spartan Stadium. Fifteen of those 18 wins over ranked teams have come while Michigan State was unranked or ranked below its Career Passing Yards opponent. 1. Jeff Smoker (2000-03) 8932 2. Dave Yarema (1982-86) 5809 Since November 1997, Michigan State is 9-1 (.900) against teams ranked in the AP Top 10, 3. Ed Smith (1976-78) 5706 including a perfect 6-0 record in games played in Spartan Stadium. 4. Bill Burke (1996-99) 5463 5. Jim Miller (1990-93) 5037 The Spartans are 1-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams in 2005, including an overtime win at No. 10 Notre 6. Todd Schultz (1994-97) 4273 Dame (44-41) and a loss at No. 15 Ohio State (35-24). 7. Tony Banks (1994-95) 4129 8. John Leister (1979-82) 3999 Here’s a look at Michigan State’s last 35 games against AP Top 25 teams: 9. Drew Stanton (2003-05) 3924

Date Result (Associated Press Ranking) Site Career Touchdown Passes Oct. 15, 2005 No. 15 Ohio State 35, No. 16 MSU 24 Columbus 1. Jeff Smoker (2000-03) 61 Sept. 17, 2005 MSU 44, No. 10 Notre Dame 41 (OT) South Bend 2. Bill Burke (1996-99) 46 Nov. 13, 2004 MSU 49, No. 4 Wisconsin 14 East Lansing 3. Dave Yarema (1982-86) 43 Oct. 30, 2004 No. 12 Michigan 45, MSU 37 (3 OT) Ann Arbor Ed Smith (1976-78) 43 Oct. 16, 2004 MSU 51, No. 19 Minnesota 17 East Lansing 5. Todd Schultz (1994-97) 27 Dec. 29, 2003 No. 22 Nebraska 17, MSU 3 San Antonio 6. Drew Stanton (2003-05) 26 Nov. 8, 2003 No. 7 Ohio State 33, No. 14 MSU 23 Columbus Nov. 1, 2003 No. 11 Michigan 27, No. 9 MSU 20 East Lansing Career Total Offense Yards Oct. 18, 2003 No. 15 MSU 44, No. 25 Minnesota 38 Minneapolis 1. Jeff Smoker (2000-03) 8714 Sept. 27, 2003 MSU 20, No. 13 Iowa 10 East Lansing 2. Ed Smith (1976-78) 5556 Nov. 23, 2002 No. 15 Penn State 61, MSU 7 State College 3. Dave Yarema (1982-86) 5269 Nov. 2, 2002 No. 15 Michigan 49, MSU 3 Ann Arbor 4. Bill Burke (1996-99) 4934 Oct. 12, 2002 No. 17 Iowa 44, MSU 16 Iowa City 5. Lorenzo White (1984-87) 4887 Sept. 21, 2002 No. 12 Notre Dame 21, MSU 17 East Lansing 6. Drew Stanton (2003-05) 4827 Dec. 31, 2001 MSU 44, No. 20 Fresno State 35 San Jose Nov. 3, 2001 MSU 26, No. 6 Michigan 24 East Lansing Sept. 29, 2001 No. 16 Northwestern 27, No. 23 MSU 26 Evanston Sept. 22, 2001 MSU 17, No. 23 Notre Dame 10 South Bend Nov. 11, 2000 MSU 30, No. 9 Purdue 10 East Lansing Nov. 4, 2000 No. 16 Ohio State 27, MSU 13 Columbus Oct. 21, 2000 No. 16 Michigan 14, MSU 0 Ann Arbor Sept. 23, 2000 No. 23 MSU 27, No. 16 Notre Dame 21 East Lansing Jan. 1, 2000 No. 9 MSU 37, No. 10 Florida 34 Orlando Nov. 20, 1999 No. 15 MSU 35, No. 13 Penn State 28 East Lansing Nov. 6, 1999 No. 19 MSU 23, No. 20 Ohio State 7 East Lansing Oct. 23, 1999 No. 17 Wisconsin 40, No. 11 MSU 10 Madison Oct. 16, 1999 No. 20 Purdue 52, No. 5 MSU 28 West Lafayette Oct. 9, 1999 No. 11 MSU 34, No. 3 Michigan 31 East Lansing Sept. 18, 1999 MSU 23, No. 24 Notre Dame 13 South Bend Nov. 28, 1998 No. 23 Penn State 51, MSU 28 State College Nov. 7, 1998 MSU 28, No. 1 Ohio State 24 Columbus Sept. 12, 1998 MSU 45, No. 10 Notre Dame 23 East Lansing Aug. 29, 1998 No. 15 Colorado State 23, No. 23 MSU 16 East Lansing Dec. 25, 1997 No. 21 Washington 51, No. 25 MSU 23 Aloha Bowl Nov. 29, 1997 MSU 49, No. 4 Penn State 14 East Lansing

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 11 2005 MSU DEFENSIVE SPARTANS TOUGH IN NON-CONFERENCE GAMES – LEADERBOARD Since 1999, Michigan State has compiled a 20-7 record (.741) in games played against non- (based on production points) conference opponents. However, the Spartans are just 9-7 (.563) in their last 16 non-conference 1. Eric Smith 166 games. 2. David Herron Jr. 108 3. Domata Peko 90 Here’s a look at Michigan State’s non-conference results since 1999: 4. SirDarean Adams 66 5. Clifton Ryan 59 Date Opponent MSU Result Site 6. Kaleb Thornhill 58 Sept. 17, 2005 Notre Dame W, 44-41 (OT) South Bend, Ind. 7. Michael Bazemore 56 Sept. 10, 2005 Hawaii W, 42-14 Spartan Stadium 8. Greg Cooper 46 Sept. 3, 2005 Kent State W, 49-14 Spartan Stadium Dec. 4, 2004 Hawaii L, 38-41 Honolulu, Hawaii 2005 MSU SPECIAL Sept. 18, 2004 Notre Dame L, 24-31 Spartan Stadium TEAMS LEADERBOARD Sept. 11, 2004 Central Michigan W, 24-7 Spartan Stadium (based on production points) Sept. 4, 2004 Rutgers L, 14-19 Piscataway, N.J. 1. Kiel Beltinck 131 Dec. 29, 2003 Nebraska L, 3-17 San Antonio, Texas 2. Rob Tabatchnick 114 Sept. 20, 2003 Notre Dame W, 22-16 South Bend, Ind. 3. Jason Teague 106 Sept. 13, 2003 Louisiana Tech L, 19-20 Spartan Stadium 4. Steve Juarez 92 Sept. 6, 2003 Rutgers W, 44-28 Spartan Stadium 5. Cole Corey 85 Aug. 30, 2003 Western Michigan W, 26-21 Spartan Stadium 6. Michael Bazemore 80 Sept. 21, 2002 Notre Dame L, 17-21 Spartan Stadium 7. Demond Williams 71 Sept. 14, 2002 California L, 22-46 Spartan Stadium 8. Greg Cooper 70 Sept. 7, 2002 Rice W, 27-10 Spartan Stadium Domata Peko 70 Aug. 31, 2002 Eastern Michigan W, 56-7 Spartan Stadium 10. Clifton Ryan 61 Dec. 31, 2001 Fresno State W, 44-35 San Jose, Calif. 11. Javon Ringer 58 Dec. 1, 2001 Missouri W, 55-7 Spartan Stadium Sept. 22, 2001 Notre Dame W, 17-10 South Bend, Ind. Sept. 8, 2001 Central Michigan W, 35-21 Spartan Stadium Sept. 23, 2000 Notre Dame W, 27-21 Spartan Stadium Sept. 16, 2000 Missouri W, 13-10 Columbia, Mo. Sept. 9, 2000 Marshall W, 34-24 Spartan Stadium Jan. 1, 2000 Florida W, 37-34 Orlando, Fla. Sept. 18, 1999 Notre Dame W, 23-13 South Bend, Ind. Sept. 11, 1999 Eastern Michigan W, 51-7 Spartan Stadium Sept. 2, 1999 Oregon W, 27-20 Spartan Stadium

SPARTANS IN THE NFL – Michigan State had 19 former players listed on opening-day rosters for teams in 2005. Here’s a complete list of Spartans currently playing in the NFL (opening-day rosters as of Monday, Sept. 5):

Atlanta Falcons – RB DeAndra Cobb, RB T.J. Duckett, LB Ike Reese – WR Derrick Mason – WR Muhsin Muhammad – DT Matthias Askew – OT Flozell Adams Detroit Lions – WR Charles Rogers – OG William Whitticker – QB Tony Banks, DE Robaire Smith Indianapolis Colts – K Dave Rayner Minnesota Vikings – K Paul Edinger New York Giants – WR Plaxico Burress – TE Chris Baker Oakland Raiders – CB Renaldo Hill – LB Mike Labinjo – LB Julian Peterson Washington Redskins – LB Lemar Marshall

Two former Michigan State players were listed on NFL practice squads (as of Monday, Sept. 5):

Detroit Lions – TE Jason Randall St. Louis Rams – DE Clifford Dukes

12 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue Another former Spartan player was listed on NFL injured reserve (as of Monday, Sept. 5): FUTURE SCHEDULES 2006 – DT Kevin Vickerson Sept. 2 IDAHO Sept. 9 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2005 SPARTAN SCOUT TEAM PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Sept. 16 at Pittsburgh Opponent Offense Defense Special Teams Sept. 23 NOTRE DAME Kent State QB Clay Charles LB Jeff McPherson Otis Wiley Sept. 30 ILLINOIS (HC) Hawaii RB A.J. Jimmerson CB Ted Toune Reggie Graham Oct. 7 at Michigan Notre Dame QB Clay Charles DT Derrick Johnson Jason Bunce Oct. 14 OHIO STATE Illinois RB A.J. Jimmerson LB Jeff McPherson Ted Toune Oct. 21 at Northwestern Michigan RB A.J. Jimmerson DE Derrick Outlaw Barre Mackie Oct. 28 at Indiana Ohio State TE Travis Willard LB Marcus Calverley Dan Fortener Nov. 4 PURDUE Northwestern WR Barre Mackie LB Jeff McPherson Dan Fortener Nov. 11 MINNESOTA Indiana RB A.J. Jimmerson CB Travis Key Dan Fortener Nov. 18 at Penn State Purdue Minnesota 2007 Penn State Sept. 1 UAB Sept. 8 WESTERN MICHIGAN SPARTAN TRENDS UNDER SMITH – Sept. 15 PITTSBURGH Here’s how Michigan State has fared during head coach John L. Smith’s tenure (2003-05; 33 Sept. 22 at Notre Dame games): Sept. 29 at Wisconsin Oct. 6 NORTHWESTERN 2005 Overall Oct. 13 INDIANA Games played in Spartan Stadium: 3-2 12-6 Oct. 20 at Ohio State Games played on the road/neutral site: 2-1 6-9 Oct. 27 at Iowa Nov. 3 MICHIGAN When leading at halftime: 5-1 16-6 Nov. 10 at Purdue When trailing at halftime: 0-2 1-9 Nov. 17 PENN STATE When tied at halftime: 0-0 1-0 Nov. 24 at Hawaii

When scoring first: 5-2 14-8 2008 When opponent scores first: 0-1 4-7 Aug. 30 at California Sept. 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN When leading after first quarter: 5-1 14-5 Sept. 13 FLORIDA ATLANTIC When trailing after first quarter: 0-1 2-5 Sept. 20 NOTRE DAME When tied after first quarter: 0-1 2-5 Sept. 27 at Indiana Oct. 4 IOWA When leading after three quarters: 5-1 17-4 Oct. 11 at Northwestern When trailing after three quarters: 0-1 1-10 Oct. 18 OHIO STATE When tied after three quarters: 0-1 0-1 Oct. 25 at Michigan Nov. 1 WISCONSIN When gaining more first downs than opponent: 4-1 13-4 Nov. 8 PURDUE When gaining fewer first downs than opponent: 1-1 4-10 Nov. 22 at Penn State When gaining same number of first downs as opponent: 0-1 1-1 HC: Homecoming When gaining 200+ yards rushing: 3-0 8-3 When opponent gains 200+ yards rushing: 0-2 3-6

When outrushing opponent: 5-0 14-5 When being outrushed by opponent: 0-3 4-10

When gaining 200+ yards passing: 5-3 14-10 When opponent gains 200+ yards passing: 4-3 10-12

When gaining more total yards than opponent: 4-1 14-5 When gaining fewer total yards than opponent: 1-2 4-10

When leading in time of possession: 3-2 10-6 When trailing in time of possession: 2-1 8-9

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 13 SPARTAN SPARTAN SINGLE-GAME BESTS UNDER SMITH – PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Here’s a look at the top single-game totals produced by Michigan State during head coach John Eric Andino: an-DEE-no L. Smith’s tenure (2003-05; 33 games): Ashley Beaudouin: ba-DWAYNE Kiel Beltinck: KYLE BELL-tink Rushing Yards: 430 vs. Wisconsin, 2004 Jehuu Caulcrick: JAY-you Passing Yards: 382 vs. Indiana, 2003 KULL-crick Total Yards: 705 vs. Illinois, 2005 Rocco Cironi: ROCK-oh First Downs: 35 vs. Kent State, 2005 sir-ROAN-ee Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed: minus 2 by Rutgers, 2003 Mike Gyetvai: GET-vay Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 93 by Central Michigan, 2004 Matt Haughey: HOY Fewest Total Yards Allowed: 238 by Penn State, 2003 Tom Kaczmarek: kaz-MAIR-ek Fewest First Downs Allowed: 12 by Ohio State and Indiana, 2004; Rutgers, 2003 Brett Kahn: CON Sacks By: 6 vs. Indiana and Western Michigan, 2003 Barre Mackie: buh-RAY MACK-ee Turnovers Forced: 5 vs. Louisiana Tech, 2003 Domenic Natale: Nuh-TAL-ee Points (Game): 61 vs. Illinois, 2005 Gordon Niebylski: neh-BILL-ski Points (Half): 38 (1st) vs. Illinois, 2005 Diego Oquendo: dee-AY-go Points (Quarter): 28 (2nd) vs. Illinois, 2005 oh-QWEN-doe Victory Margin: 47 vs. Illinois, 2005 Domata Peko: DOUGH-mah-tah PECK-o (Rhymes with ECHO) SAFETIES/CORNERS WIN PRESEASON BOWLING TOURNAMENT – Mike Pruchnicki: purr-NISS-ski Following its Aug. 17 preseason scrimmage, the Michigan State football team conducted a bowl- Jonal Saint-Dic: JOE-nal ing tournament at Holiday Lanes in Lansing, Mich. The Spartan safeties and cornerbacks won saint-DEEK the team’s bowling tournament with a two-game, combined score of 1,692 total pins, edging the Rob Tabatchnick: tuh-BATCH-nick running backs and wide receivers (1,687) by just five pins. The linebackers and bandits finished Joe Toth: (Rhymes with OATH) third (1,673), while the quarterbacks, tight ends and specialists took fourth (1,657). The offensive Daniel Zynn: ZINN line claimed fifth place (1,572), while the defensive line came in sixth (1,437). Overall, the defense (9,904) defeated the offense (9,890) by 14 total pins.

Starting safeties Greg Cooper (180-122) and Eric Smith (145-140) paced a well-balanced attack, scoring 302 and 285, respectively, in two games. Cornerbacks Irving Campbell (121-132) and Ross Weaver (138-113) contributed 253 and 251 pins, respectively.

Wide receiver Matt Trannon bowled a team-best 318, including a single-game high 203 in the opening round. Wide out Kyle Brown (137-153) produced a two-game total of 290. Running backs Jehuu Caulcrick (156-124) and A.J. Jimmerson (165-105) totaled 280 and 270, respec- tively.

Final Team Standings (By Position) 1. Safeties/Corners 1,692 2. Running Backs/Wide Receivers 1,687 3. Linebackers/Bandits 1,673 4. Quarterbacks/Tight Ends/Specialists 1,657 5. Offensive Line 1,572 6. Defensive Line 1,437

Final Overall Standings 1. Defense 9,904 2. Offense 9,890

Top-Single Game Scores 1. Matt Trannon 203 2. Domenic Natale 189 3. Jonal Saint-Dic 186 4. Andrew Hawken 185 5. Greg Cooper 180

14 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue Prior to the opening of preseason camp, Michigan State added scholarship receiver Kerry Reed ALL-TIME FIRST-ROUND to its 2005 football roster. Here’s a brief bio sketch for Reed: NFL DRAFT PICKS 1. Southern Cal 63 15 Kerry Reed 2. Notre Dame 60 WR • 6-2 • 198 • Jr. • JC 3. Ohio State 59 Miami, FL (Coffeyville Community College) 4. Miami-Fla. 57 5. Michigan 41 Rated among the nation’s top 50 JUCO prospects by Collegefootballnews.com (No. 50) . . . 6. Florida 40 ranked among the nation’s top 10 JUCO receivers by Collegefootballnews.com (No. 10) . . . two- 7. Tennessee 35 year starter for Coach Jeff Leiker at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College . . . J.C. Grid-Wire Texas 35 honorable mention All-American in 2004 . . . first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference selection 9. Oklahoma 34 as a sophomore . . . had 33 receptions for 567 yards (17.2 avg.) and five touchdowns in 2004 10. Alabama 33 while helping the Red Ravens to a 10-2 regular-season record, a 33-14 victory over Scottsdale in 11. Penn State 32 the Valley of the Sun Bowl and a No. 3 ranking in the final NJCAA poll . . . finished 10th in the Nebraska 32 conference in receiving yards (51.5 per game) as a sophomore . . . had eight catches for 155 13. Michigan State 31 yards and two TDs vs. Butler in 2004, including an 83-yard scoring pass from Michael Machen in 14. Florida State 29 the fourth quarter . . . returned five kickoffs for 121 yards (24.2 avg.) and five punts for 39 yards (7.8 15. LSU 28 avg.) as a sophomore . . . earned second-team all-conference honors as a freshman . . . caught 16. UCLA 26 26 passes for 593 yards (22.8 avg.) and eight TDs while helping Coffeyville to a 9-2 record in 2003 17. Arizona State 25 . . . honorable mention All-Dade County selection as a senior at South Dade High School in 18. Auburn 24 Homestead, Fla. . . . born Dec. 24, 1984 . . . majoring in sociology. Texas A&M 24 20. Colorado 23 Research data provided by the National Football League.

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2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 15 MICHIGAN STATE DEPTH CHART (as of Nov. 4, 2005)

SPARTAN OFFENSE SPARTAN DEFENSE

X 6 MATT TRANNON (6-6, 227, Sr.) RUSH 40 MICHAEL BAZEMORE (6-3, 270, Sr.) 15 Kerry Reed (6-2, 198, Jr.) 93 Nick Smith (6-6, 265, So.) 84 Deon Curry (6-1, 209, R-Fr.) 47 Brandon Long (6-4, 230, Fr.) LT 68 TOM KACZMAREK (6-5, 308, R-Fr.) DT 96 DOMATA PEKO (6-2, 320, Sr.) 72 Stefon Wheeler (6-5, 330, Sr.) or 70 Joe Toth (6-2, 292, So.) 75 Pete Clifford (6-7, 327, So.) DT 99 BRANDON MCKINNEY (6-3, 320, Sr.) LG 74 KYLE COOK (6-3, 295, Jr.) 17 David Stanton (6-3, 291, Jr.) 77 Daniel Zynn (6-2, 321, Jr.) STUD 92 CLIFTON RYAN (6-2, 302, Jr.) C 51 CHRIS MORRIS (6-4, 305, Sr.) 95 Justin Kershaw (6-4, 253, R-Fr.) 54 John Masters (6-4, 280, So.) 94 Jonal Saint-Dic (6-1, 260, Jr.) RG 71 GORDON NIEBYLSKI (6-3, 312, Sr.) MIKE 43 KALEB THORNHILL (6-1, 240, So.) 73 Roland Martin (6-5, 318, R-Fr.) 49 Steve Juarez (6-1, 225, Jr.) RT 66 MIKE GYETVAI (6-7, 307, So.) 63 Devin Pritchett (6-2, 249, So.) 79 Jesse Miller (6-6, 311, R-Fr.) WHIP 41 DAVID HERRON JR. (6-1, 246, Jr.) TE 89 RYAN WOODS (6-4, 259, Sr.) OR 52 Eric Andino (6-4, 232, So.) 80 KELLEN DAVIS (6-6, 241, SO.) 53 Adam Decker (6-2, 235, Fr.) 81 Dwayne Holmes (6-0, 254, R-Fr.) BANDIT 27 SIRDAREAN ADAMS (6-0, 222, So.) Z 18 TERRY LOVE (5-11, 173, So.) 42 Rob Tabatchnick (5-11, 209, So.) 3 Kyle Brown (6-1, 210, Sr.) LC 12 ASHTON WATSON (5-11, 189, Sr.) 82 Ryan Allison (6-3, 207, Fr.) 13 Travis Key (5-10, 181, So.) SLOT 32 JERRAMY SCOTT (5-10, 186, Jr.) FS 29 GREG COOPER (5-11, 189, Jr.) 4 Carl Grimes (5-9, 171, R-Fr.) 28 Mike Bell (5-11, 189, So.) 2 Diego Oquendo (5-9, 178, Fr.) 21 Otis Wiley (6-2, 185, Fr.) QB 5 DREW STANTON (6-3, 222, Jr.) SS 36 ERIC SMITH (6-1, 202, Sr.) 7 (6-2, 204, R-Fr.) 38 Cole Corey (5-10, 194, So.) RB 20 JASON TEAGUE (5-9, 193, Sr.) 26 Tom Dance (6-1, 205, R-Fr.) 30 Jehuu Caulcrick (6-0, 245, So.) or RC 9 DEMOND WILLIAMS (5-9, 174, Jr.) 39 Javon Ringer (5-9, 195, Fr.) 31 Jaren Hayes (5-9, 180, Sr.) 37 Ross Weaver (6-1, 196, Fr.) SPARTAN SPECIAL TEAMS

KO 15 TODD BOLESKI (6-6, 203, R-Fr.) HLD 8 BRANDON FIELDS (6-6, 230, Jr.) 8 Brandon Fields (6-6, 230, Jr.) 7 Brian Hoyer (6-2, 204, R-Fr.) PK 3 MATT HAUGHEY (5-9, 175, Fr.) KR 9 DEMOND WILLIAMS (5-9, 174, Jr.) OR 11 John Goss (6-3, 218, R-Jr.) 2 DIEGO OQUENDO (5-9, 178, Fr.) P 8 BRANDON FIELDS (6-6, 230, Jr.) 15 Kerry Reed (6-2, 198, Jr.) 11 John Goss (6-3, 218, R-Jr.) PR 3 KYLE BROWN (6-1, 210, Sr.) SSN 51 CHRIS MORRIS (6-4, 305, Sr.) 18 Terry Love (5-11, 173, So.) or 56 Brian Bury (6-0, 244, Jr.) 4 Carl Grimes (5-9, 171, R-Fr.) LSN 56 BRIAN BURY (6-0, 244, Jr.) 51 Chris Morris (6-4, 305, Sr.)

16 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue Game 1 vs. Kent State SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Sept. 3, 2005 • East Lansing, Mich. • Kent State 7 7 0 0 - 14 Spartan Stadium • Att: 73,949 Michigan State 14 21 7 7 - 49 SCORING SUMMARY Jehuu Caulcrick, Jason Teague and Javon Ringer combined FIRST QUARTER to rush for 298 yards and five touchdowns to lead Michigan State to MSU – Brown 6 pass from Stanton (Mayer kick), 12:10 left a 49-14 victory over Kent State in the 2005 season opener in Spar- Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:50 tan Stadium. It marked Michigan State’s 12th-straight victory over MSU – Caulcrick 7 run (Mayer kick), 8:37 left an opponent from the Mid-American Conference. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 2:32 The Spartans took the opening kickoff and marched 68 yards KSU – Smith 7 pass from Machen (Mayle kick), 0:30 left in eight plays, with Kyle Brown scoring on a 6-yard toss from Drew Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:04 Stanton. Brown’s 46-yard punt return to the Kent State 39 set up Michigan State’s second touchdown. Caulcrick finished off the SECOND QUARTER seven-play drive with a 7-yard TD run up the middle as the Spar- MSU – Teague 4 run (Mayer kick failed), 12:29 left tans jumped out to a 14-0 lead with 8:37 left in the first quarter. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 2:55 Kent State’s offense came to life late in the first quarter, thanks MSU – Caulcrick 5 run (Goss kick), 10:44 left to Michael Machen’s 45-yard completion to Shawn Bayes that gave Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 0:35 the Golden Flashes a first-and-10 at the MSU 12. Three plays later, KSU – Pruden 31 pass from Machen (Mayle kick), 8:02 left Machen fired a 7-yard TD pass to Tony Smith as Kent State pulled Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:42 to within 14-7 with 30 seconds remaining in the first quarter. MSU – Caulcrick 4 run (Love pass from Stanton), 0:42 left Michigan State answered on its next series as Teague capped Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:02 a nine-play, 83-yard drive with a 4-yard TD run that gave the Spar- tans a 20-7 lead with 12:29 left in the second quarter. Caulcrick’s THIRD QUARTER 40-yard run around right end set up his second TD, a 5-yard gal- MSU – Scott 21 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 2:41 left lop, as MSU moved out to a 27-7 advantage with 10:44 remaining Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, TOP 1:04 in the first half. Kent State responded with an eight-play, 80-yard drive and cut FOURTH QUARTER its deficit to 27-14 on Machen’s 31-yard TD strike to Najah Pruden MSU – Ringer 2 run (Mayer kick), 12:55 left with 8:02 left in the second quarter. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:32 The Spartans put together a nine-play, 67-yard drive and built a 35-14 halftime lead on Caulcrick’s 4-yard TD run. Michigan State TEAM STATISTICS KSU MSU amassed a school-record 438 total yards in the first half. First Downs 15 35 Stanton’s 21-yard TD strike to Jerramy Scott gave the Spar- Rushes-Yards 15-14 55-354 tans a 42-14 lead with 2:41 remaining in the third quarter. Passing Yards 301 331 Ringer carried the ball eight times for 44 yards during a nine- Passes 55-32-1 35-27-1 play, 66-yard drive early in the fourth quarter, including a 2-yard TD Total Offense 70-315 90-685 run as MSU extended its lead to 49-14 with 12:55 to play. Return Yards 116 104 Michigan State produced a school-record 35 first downs and Punts-Avg. 10-45.0 3-43.7 685 total yards – the second-best single-game total in Spartan -Lost 1-0 3-2 history. Stanton accounted for 357 total yards, completing 22-of-29 Penalties-Yards 5-39 7-60 passes for 297 yards while gaining 60 yards on 10 carries. Possession Time 26:11 33:49 Caulcrick recorded his second career 100-yard game, rushing for 140 yards on 14 carries. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING KSU: Smith 8-26, Machen 2-16, Flowers 1-6, Keys 1-1, Jon Brown 1-(-11), Team 2-(-24). MSU: Caulcrick 14-140, Teague 15-89, Ringer 12-69, Stanton 10-60, Hoyer 2-6, Natale 1-3, Team 1-(-13).

PASSING KSU: Machen 52-31-1-293, Jon Brown 3-1-0-8. MSU: Stanton 29- 22-1-297, Hoyer 5-4-0-28, Trannon 1-1-0-6.

RECEIVING KSU: Pruden 5-68, Bush 4-34, Hill 4-31, Smith 4-18, Bell 3-34, Bobb 3-27, Bayes 2-71, Keys 2-10, Drager 2-3, Lewis 2-3, Par- sons 1-2. MSU: Brown 6-61, Scott 5-70, Love 4-100, Trannon 4-29, Ringer 2-12, Davis 1-20, Reed 1-17, Allison 1-9, McGovern 1-7, Teague 1-4, Woods 1-2.

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 17 Game 2 vs. Hawaii SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Sept. 10, 2005 • East Lansing, Mich. • Hawaii 0 0 7 7 - 14 Spartan Stadium • Att: 74,043 Michigan State 14 14 7 7 - 42 SCORING SUMMARY Drew Stanton completed 21-of-26 throws for 301 yards and FIRST QUARTER three touchdowns, while Javon Ringer rushed for 80 yards and MSU – Ringer 8 run (Goss kick), 11:28 left three scores to lead Michigan State to a 42-14 victory over Hawaii Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:26 in Spartan Stadium. Michigan State scored TDs on its first four MSU – Love 20 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 2:21 left possessions en route to building a 28-0 halftime lead. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:12 Stanton’s 22-yard completion to Terry Love set up Michigan State’s first score. Ringer capped off the six-play, 51-yard drive with SECOND QUARTER an 8-yard TD run as the Spartans jumped out to a 7-0 lead with MSU – Trannon 54 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 11:19 left 11:28 remaining in the first quarter. Stanton went 4-for-5 for 63 Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, TOP 1:24 yards on the next series, including a 20-yard TD toss to Love as MSU – Ringer 41 run (Goss kick), 8:50 left Michigan State moved out to a 14-0 lead with 2:21 left in the first Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, TOP 0:53 quarter. Early in the second quarter, the Spartans extended their lead THIRD QUARTER to 21-0 on Stanton’s 54-yard TD strike to Matt Trannon. Hawaii MSU – Scott 20 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 11:48 left turned the ball over on its next series as Ashton Watson inter- Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:12 cepted punter Kurt Milne’s pass attempt at the Warrior 42. Three UH – Bess 3 pass from Brennan (Kelly kick), 5:45 left plays later, Ringer scored on a 41-yard TD run as Michigan State Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, TOP 5:55 took a 28-0 lead with 8:50 to play in the first half. The Spartans took the second-half kickoff and drove 80 yards FOURTH QUARTER in eight plays, with Jerramy Scott scoring on a 20-yard pass from UH – Sample 16 pass from Brennan (Kelly kick), 13:58 left Stanton as MSU pushed its advantage to 35-0. Hawaii answered Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:33 on its next possession as Colt Brennan finished off an 11-play, 70- MSU – Ringer 15 run (Goss kick), 8:38 left yard drive with a 3-yard TD toss to Davone Bess with 5:45 left in the Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, TOP 5:14 third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, the Warriors pulled to within 35-14 TEAM STATISTICS UH MSU on Brennan’s second scoring pass, a 16-yarder to Ian Sample. First Downs 22 25 The Spartans responded with an 11-play, 77-yard drive and iced Rushes-Yards 28-123 41-198 the game on Ringer’s 15-yard TD run. Passing Yards 236 301 Michigan State outgained Hawaii in total yards, 499-359. Passes 43-25-1 26-21-0 Total Offense 71-359 67-499 Return Yards 75 37 Punts-Avg. 4-39.0 2-45.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 10-103 5-49 Possession Time 31:02 28:58

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING UH: Ilaoa 9-76, Brennan 7-37, Maneafaiga 7-20, Farmer 3-0, Graunke 2-(-10). MSU: Caulcrick 20-89, Ringer 10-80, Kahn 3-26, Stanton 5-3, Scott 2-1, Team 1-(-1).

PASSING UH: Brennan 31-23-0-219, Graunke 11-2-0-17, Milne 1-0-1-0. MSU: Stanton 26-21-0-301.

RECEIVING UH: Grice-Mullen 7-68, Bess 6-62, Sample 4-58, Dickerson 2-25, Maneafaiga 2-14, Washington 2-6, Ilaoa 2-3. MSU: Scott 6-85, Brown 6-72, Love 4-64, Trannon 2-61, Reed 2-15, Caulcrick 1-4.

18 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue Game 3 vs. Notre Dame SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT F Sept. 17, 2005 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Michigan State 14 10 14 0 6 - 44 Notre Dame 7 10 7 14 3 - 41 Spartan Stadium • Att: 80,795(c) SCORING SUMMARY Jason Teague took a pitch and raced 19 yards around right FIRST QUARTER end for the game-winning touchdown in overtime as Michigan State MSU – Trannon 20 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 11:38 left upset No. 10 Notre Dame, 44-41, in South Bend, Ind. It marked Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:55 Michigan State’s fifth-straight win in Notre Dame Stadium, tying ND – Samardzija 18 pass from Quinn (Fitzpatrick kick), 5:14 left Purdue (1954-62) for the longest winning streak by an Irish oppo- Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, TOP 6:24 nent in South Bend. MSU – Davis 11 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 2:01 left Drew Stanton went 3-for-3 for 71 yards on MSU’s second pos- Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:13 session, including a 20-yard TD strike to Matt Trannon, as the SECOND QUARTER Spartans jumped out to a 7-0 lead with 11:38 remaining in the first ND – FG Fitzpatrick 48, 9:49 left quarter. Notre Dame answered on its next series as Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, TOP 3:09 finished off a 13-play, 70-yard drive with an 18-yard TD toss to Jeff ND – Samardzija 31 pass from Quinn (Fitzpatrick kick), 8:43 left Samardzija as the Irish tied the game at 7 with 5:14 left in the first Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, TOP 1:06 quarter. Jason Ringer’s 25-yard run set up MSU’s second TD, an MSU – FG Goss 21, 5:26 left 11-yard scoring pass from Stanton to Kellen Davis, as the Spar- Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:17 tans regained the lead 14-7 with 2:01 to play in the first quarter. MSU – Stanton 3 run (Goss kick), 0:27 left The Irish scored 10-straight points off Spartan turnovers early Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, TOP 0:46 in the second quarter to take a 17-14 lead. Chinedum Ndukwe’s interception led to D.J. Fitzpatrick’s 48-yard field goal and a lost THIRD QUARTER fumble resulted in Quinn’s 31-yard TD pass to Samardzija. Michi- MSU – Adams 30 interception return (Goss kick), 14:42 left gan State responded with an eight-play, 76-yard drive and pulled MSU – Trannon 65 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 5:07 left even at 17 on a 21-yard field goal by John Goss with 5:26 remain- Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, TOP 1:27 ing in the first half. Late in the second quarter, Stanton’s 45-yard ND – Walker 6 pass from Quinn (Fitzpatrick kick), 1:23 left bomb to Terry Love gave the Spartans a first-and-goal at the Irish 2. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:44 Two plays later, Stanton scored on a 3-yard keeper around left end as MSU took a 24-17 halftime lead. FOURTH QUARTER Early in the third quarter, SirDarean Adams returned his first ND – Stovall 7 pass from Quinn (Fitzpatrick kick), 12:29 left career interception 30 yards for a touchdown as the Spartans built Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:17 a 31-17 advantage. Trannon turned a screen pass from Stanton ND – Samardzija 4 pass from Quinn (Fitzpatrick kick), 2:31 left into a 65-yard scoring play as MSU extended its lead to 38-17 with Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, TOP 2:35 5:07 left in the third quarter. Notre Dame put together a nine-play, OVERTIME 80-yard drive and cut its deficit to 38-24 on Quinn’s 6-yard TD pass ND – FG Fitzpatrick 44 to Darius Walker. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards Quinn’s 50-yard completion down the middle of the field to MSU – Teague 19 run Maurice Stovall set up his fourth TD pass. Two plays later, Quinn Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards again hooked up with Stovall, this time for a 7-yard scoring play as the Irish rallied to within 38-31 with 12:29 remaining in the fourth TEAM STATISTICS MSU ND quarter. Tom Zbikowski’s 18-yard punt return set up Notre Dame’s First Downs 18 31 game-tying score. Quinn capped off an eight-play, 57-yard drive Rushes-Yards 36-161 38-107 with a 4-yard TD toss to Samardzija as the Irish pulled even at 38 Passing Yards 327 487 with 2:31 to play in regulation. Passes 27-16-1 60-33-1 On its first possession of overtime, Notre Dame settled for a Total Offense 63-488 98-594 44-yard field goal from Fitzpatrick and a 41-38 lead. On MSU’s first Return Yards 161 122 play from scrimmage in overtime, Stanton scrambled 11 yards to Punts-Avg. 5-42.6 5-34.0 the Irish 14. Following a false-start penalty, Teague scored the Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-1 game-winning TD, running through the lane created by blocks Penalties-Yards 9-85 12-92 from Love and Kyle Brown. Possession Time 24:11 35:49 Michigan State and Notre Dame combined for 49 first downs, 1,082 total yards and 85 points. Stanton completed 16-of-27 throws INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS for 327 yards and three TDs. His 327 passing yards marked the RUSHING most ever by a Spartan quarterback in the Notre Dame series. MSU: Teague 9-63, Stanton 14-48, Ringer 4-24, Caulcrick 7-19, Scott 2-7. ND: Walker 26-116, Schwapp 5-(-1), Quinn 7-(-8). Trannon recorded the first 100-yard receiving game of his career, with five catches for 136 yards. PASSING Quinn completed 33-of-60 passes for 487 yards and a Notre MSU: Stanton 27-16-1-327. ND: Quinn 60-33-1-487. Dame record-tying five TDs. RECEIVING MSU: Trannon 5-136, Love 3-69, Brown 3-39, Scott 2-29, Teague 1-34, Davis 1-11, Reed 1-9. ND: Stovall 8-176, Fasano 7-93, Samardzija 6-96, Shelton 6-87, Walker 5-24, Grimes 1-11. 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 19 Game 4 vs. Illinois SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Sept. 24, 2005 • Champaign, Ill. • Michigan State 10 28 7 16 - 61 Illinois 7 0 0 7 - 14 Memorial Stadium • Att: 51,469 SCORING SUMMARY Drew Stanton completed 20-of-26 throws for 259 yards and a FIRST QUARTER school-record five touchdowns to lead No. 17 Michigan State to a MSU – Brown 75 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 12:26 left 61-14 victory at Illinois in the 2005 Big Ten opener. It marked MSU’s Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, TOP 0:11 ninth-straight win over the Fighting Illini. ILL – Thomas 11 pass from Brasic (Reda kick), 8:42 left After going three-and-out on their first series, the Spartans Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:44 scored on their next four possessions. Michigan State jumped out MSU – FG Goss 21, 3:54 left to a 7-0 lead on Stanton’s career-long 75-yard TD strike to Kyle Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 4:48 Brown with 12:26 remaining in the first quarter. Illinois answered SECOND QUARTER with a 10-play, 65-yard drive and tied the score at 7 on an 11-yard MSU – Holmes 1 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 14:35 left TD pass from Tim Brasic to Pierre Thomas with 8:42 left in the first Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:03 quarter. The Spartans responded with a 12-play, 77-yard march MSU – Scott 10 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 7:41 left and took the lead for good at 10-7 on a 21-yard field goal from John Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, TOP 4:37 Goss with 3:54 to play in the first quarter. MSU – Scott 10 run (Goss kick), 1:32 left Early in the second quarter, Stanton finished off a seven-play, Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, TOP 1:12 52-yard drive with a 1-yard TD toss to Dwayne Holmes as MSU MSU – Trannon 29 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 0:22 left moved out to a 17-7 lead. Stanton capped a 12-play, 92-yard drive Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, TOP 0:07 with a 10-yard TD pass to Jerramy Scott as the Spartans built a 24- 7 lead with 7:41 remaining in the second quarter. Scott took direct THIRD QUARTER snaps from center on back-to-back plays and rushed for 26 yards, MSU – Davis 2 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 10:33 left including a 10-yard TD run up the middle as MSU extended its lead Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:11 to 31-7 with 1:32 left in the first half. Kaleb Thornhill’s 12-yard fumble return set up Stanton’s fourth TD pass, a 29-yarder to Matt FOURTH QUARTER Trannon with 22 seconds remaining in the second quarter, as the MSU – Holmes 4 pass from Hoyer (Goss kick), 14:55 left Spartans enjoyed a 38-7 halftime lead. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, TOP 6:47 Javon Ringer’s 59-yard run to the Illini 21 set up Stanton’s MSU – Reed 30 pass from Hoyer (Goss kick), 11:01 left record-setting fifth TD pass. Three plays later, Stanton hooked up Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:36 with Kellen Davis for a 2-yard scoring play as MSU took a 45-7 lead ILL – Mendenhall 5 pass from Brasic (Reda kick), 9:16 left with 10:33 left in the third quarter. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:45 Back-up QB Brian Hoyer finished off a 14-play, 84-yard drive MSU – Saint-Dic sacks Brasic for safety, 4:24 left with a 4-yard TD toss to Holmes that gave the Spartans a 52-7 lead TEAM STATISTICS MSU ILL early in the fourth quarter. MSU put together a nine-play, 80-yard First Downs 34 17 drive and pushed its lead to 59-7 on Hoyer’s 30-yard TD strike to Rushes-Yards 48-376 33-123 Kerry Reed with 11:01 left in the game. The Illini’s scoring drought Passing Yards 329 148 ended on Brasic’s 5-yard TD pass to Rashard Mendenhall with Passes 34-26-0 30-16-1 9:16 on the clock. Jonal Saint-Dic’s first career sack resulted in a Total Offense 82-705 63-271 safety and gave MSU a 61-14 lead with 4:24 to play. Return Yards 78 207 Michigan State amassed a school-record 705 total yards, Punts-Avg. 3-42.7 7-39.1 breaking the previous single-game mark of 698 vs. Purdue in 1971. Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 The 705 total yards also marked the third-best single-game figure Penalties-Yards 4-25 2-39 for a league game in Big Ten history. The 61 points marked the Possession Time 34:35 25:25 Spartans’ highest total since scoring 76 vs. Northwestern in 1989. In addition, MSU tied the Big Ten single-game record with seven INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS TD passes. RUSHING Ringer rushed for a Spartan-freshman record 194 yards on 13 MSU: Ringer 13-194, Caulcrick 10-57, Teague 8-41, Kahn 8-38, carries. Scott 3-32, Stanton 5-12, Brown 1-2. ILL: Brasic 11-56, Thomas 9- 24, Mendenhall 6-21, Halsey 6-17, McPhearson 1-5.

PASSING MSU: Stanton 26-20-0-259, Hoyer 8-6-0-70. ILL: Brasic 30-16-1- 148.

RECEIVING MSU: Trannon 5-75, Reed 5-71, Teague 3-46, Davis 3-9, Brown 2- 90, Love 2-8, Holmes 2-5, Caulcrick 1-10, Scott 1-10, McGovern 1- 4, Grimes 1-1. ILL: Ellis 4-52, Payne 3-34, Halsey 3-6, Mendenhall 2-17, Bryant 1-13, Thomas 1-11, McPhearson 1-8, Warren 1-7.

20 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue Game 5 vs. Michigan SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT F Oct. 1, 2005 • East Lansing, Mich. • Michigan 14 10 0 7 3 - 34 Michigan State 7 14 3 7 0 - 31 Spartan Stadium • Att: 79,401(c) SCORING SUMMARY Garrett Rivas kicked a 35-yard field goal on the final play of FIRST QUARTER overtime to give Michigan a 34-31 victory over No. 11 Michigan MICH – Avant 2 pass from Henne (Rivas kick), 8:23 left State in Spartan Stadium. It marked Michigan’s fourth-straight win Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards, TOP 3:40 over the Spartans. MICH – Manningham 43 pass from Henne (Rivas kick), 7:03 left Michigan scored touchdowns on three of its first four posses- Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, TOP 0:15 sions to build a 21-7 lead. capped a 10-play, 98-yard MSU – Stanton 4 run (Goss kick), 2:44 left drive with a 2-yard scoring toss to Jason Avant with 8:23 left in the Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:19 first quarter. On Michigan’s next possession, Henne fired a 43- SECOND QUARTER yard TD strike to Mario Manningham to give the Wolverines a 14-0 MICH – Thompson 5 pass from Henne (Rivas kick), 11:20 left lead with 7:03 remaining in the first quarter. Michigan State an- Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, TOP 3:44 swered on its next series as Drew Stanton finished off a 10-play, MSU – Caulcrick 1 run (Goss kick), 5:53 left 80-yard drive with a 4-yard TD run as the Spartans pulled to within Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, TOP 5:21 14-7 with 2:44 to play in the opening quarter. MSU – Reed 61 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 3:30 left The Wolverines put together an 11-play, 87-yard drive and in- Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, TOP 0:49 creased its lead to 21-7 on Henne’s 5-yard TD pass to Brian Th- MICH – FG Rivas 20, 0:09 left ompson with 11:20 left in the second quarter. Michigan State an- Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:15 swered on its next series as Jehuu Caulcrick capped a 12-play, 78-yard drive with a 1-yard TD plunge as the Spartans cut their THIRD QUARTER deficit to 21-14 with 5:53 remaining in the first half. Michigan State MSU – FG Goss 26, 11:11 left pulled even at 21 on its next series as Kerry Reed turned a screen Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 2:24 pass from Stanton into a 61-yard scoring play with 3:30 left in the second quarter. Michigan took a 24-21 lead to the locker room as FOURTH QUARTER a 13-play, 69-yard drive resulted in a 20-yard field goal by Rivas MICH – Hart 1 run (Rivas kick), 11:29 left with 9 seconds to play in the first half. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:09 Michigan turned the ball over on its first possession of the MSU – Peko 74 fumble return (Mayer kick), 6:43 left second half as SirDarean Adams intercepted Henne’s pass at- tempt and returned it 14 yards to the Wolverine 14. The drive stalled OVERTIME at the U-M 9, but John Goss came on and converted a 26-yard field MICH – FG Rivas 35 goal as the Spartans rallied to tie the score at 24 with 11:11 re- Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards maining in the third quarter. TEAM STATISTICS MICH MSU Mike Hart’s 64-yard run to the Spartan 16 set up Michigan’s First Downs 21 21 fourth TD. Four plays later, Hart scored on a 1-yard run to give the Rushes-Yards 43-232 37-173 Wolverines a 31-24 advantage with 11:29 left in the fourth quarter. Passing Yards 256 282 Michigan appeared headed for another score, marching 28 yards Passes 36-26-1 31-20-2 to the MSU 25, but Clifton Ryan sacked Henne and forced a fumble Total Offense 79-488 68-455 that Domata Peko returned 74 yards for a TD as the Spartans Return Yards 119 136 managed to tie the game at 31 with 6:43 to play in regulation. In the Punts-Avg. 4-37.5 3-48.0 closing minutes, Michigan put together a 14-play, 50-yard drive to Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 the MSU 10; however, Rivas missed a potential game-winning 27- Penalties-Yards 2-7 5-27 yard field-goal attempt. Possession Time 30:32 29:28 Michigan State failed to score on its first overtime possession as a 37-yard field-goal attempt by Goss sailed wide right. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING MICH: Hart 36-218, Bass 1-9, Grady 3-6, Henne 3-(-1). MSU: Teague 8-72, Caulcrick 7-50, Ringer 12-37, Scott 2-14, Stanton 8-0.

PASSING MICH: Henne 35-26-1-256, Team 1-0-0-0. MSU: Stanton 30-20-1- 282, Scott 1-0-1-0.

RECEIVING MICH: Avant 10-96, Tabb 5-35, Manningham 4-66, Ecker 2-37, Massaquoi 2-11, Hart 2-6, Thompson 1-5. MSU: Brown 4-53, Love 4-36, Trannon 4-36, Ringer 4-16, Scott 3-80, Reed 1-61.

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 21 Game 6 vs. Ohio State SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Oct. 15, 2005 • Columbus, Ohio • Michigan State 10 7 7 0 - 24 Ohio State 7 7 7 14 - 35 Ohio Stadium • Att: 105,122(c) SCORING SUMMARY Troy Smith accounted for 291 total yards and four touchdowns FIRST QUARTER to lead No. 15 Ohio State to a 35-24 victory over No. 16 Michigan MSU – FG Goss 32, 6:02 left State in Columbus. It marked the Buckeyes’ fourth-straight win Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:39 over the Spartans. MSU – Caulcrick 3 run (Goss kick), 4:34 left Michigan State parlayed two takeaways into a 10-0 lead. Mid- Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:22 way through the first quarter, SirDarean Adams stripped the ball OSU – Holmes 51 pass from Smith (Huston kick), 2:37 left from Ohio State’s Antonio Pittman and Michael Bazemore recov- Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:57 ered the fumble at the MSU 37. The Spartans put together an eight- SECOND QUARTER play, 47-yard drive that resulted in a 32-yard field goal by John MSU – Scott 36 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 6:30 left Goss with 6:02 left in the first quarter. Ohio State mishandled the Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, TOP 5:51 ensuing kickoff from Todd Boleski and Otis Wiley recovered the OSU – Youboty 72 blocked field goal return (Huston kick), 0:00 left loose ball at the Buckeye 4. Three plays later, Jehuu Caulcrick scored on a 3-yard run over right tackle as Michigan State took a THIRD QUARTER 10-0 lead with 4:34 remaining in the first quarter. Ohio State an- OSU – Ginn 57 pass from Smith (Huston kick), 10:21 left swered on its next series as Smith capped a five-play, 80-yard Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:01 drive with a 51-yard TD strike to Santonio Holmes as the Buckeyes MSU – Teague 6 run (Goss kick), 4:53 left pulled to within 10-7 with 2:37 to play in the opening quarter. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:28 The Spartans put together a 12-play, 84-yard drive and ex- tended their lead to 17-7 on Drew Stanton’s 36-yard TD toss to FOURTH QUARTER Jerramy Scott with 6:30 left in the second quarter. The complexion OSU – Holmes 46 pass from Smith (Huston kick), 4:56 left of the game changed on the final play of the first half as Ashton Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:16 Youboty returned a blocked field goal 72 yards for a touchdown as OSU – Smith 1 run (Huston kick), 1:29 left Ohio State rallied to within 17-14 at the intermission. The Buck- Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, TOP 1:20 eyes’ Nate Salley raced around the left end untouched to block the 35-yard attempt by Goss as time expired. TEAM STATISTICS MSU OSU Ohio State scored on its first possession of the second half to First Downs 27 13 take its first lead at 21-17 as Smith fired a 57-yard TD pass to Ted Rushes-Yards 51-116 26-137 Ginn Jr. Michigan State answered on its next series as Jason Teague Passing Yards 340 249 finished off an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a 6-yard TD run over right Passes 36-26-0 15-10-0 Total Offense 87-456 41-386 guard as the Spartans regained the lead, 24-21, with 4:53 left in Return Yards 13 37 the third quarter. Punts-Avg. 7-39.0 5-44.4 Midway through the fourth quarter, the Spartans missed an- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 6-4 other scoring chance as Youboty blocked a 37-yard field-goal try by Penalties-Yards 6-51 3-18 Goss. Five plays later, Smith again hooked up with Holmes, this Possession Time 40:59 19:01 time for a 46-yard scoring play as Ohio State took the lead for good at 28-24 with 4:56 to play. Holmes set up an insurance TD with his INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 26-yard punt return to the MSU 19. Three plays later, Smith scored RUSHING on a 1-yard sneak as Ohio State built a 35-24 lead with 1:29 left in MSU: Ringer 16-76, Teague 8-32, Caulcrick 3-4, Stanton 24-4. OSU: the game. Pittman 18-101, Smith 7-42, Ginn 1-(-6). Michigan State rolled up 456 total yards against the Buckeyes, which entered the game ranked fourth in the NCAA in total de- PASSING fense, allowing 238.2 yards per game. Stanton completed 26-of- MSU: Stanton 36-26-0-340. OSU: Smith 15-10-0-249. 36 throws for a career-best 340 yards, while Scott produced his second career 100-yard receiving game, with seven catches for (a RECEIVING career-high) 129 yards. The Spartans held a better than 2-to-1 MSU: Scott 7-129, Brown 7-75, Trannon 3-18, Reed 2-43, Caulcrick margin in time of possession, 40:59-19:01. 2-28, Love 2-19, Davis 2-13, Woods 1-15. OSU: Holmes 5-150, Smith hit 10-of-15 passes for a career-high 249 yards and Ginn 4-78, Pittman 1-21. three scores. Ohio State’s defense recorded a school-record 12 sacks for 58 yards.

22 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue Game 7 vs. Northwestern SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Oct. 22, 2005 • East Lansing, Mich. • Northwestern 7 14 21 7 - 49 Michigan State 7 0 0 7 - 14 Spartan Stadium • Att: 74,636 SCORING SUMMARY Brett Basanez accounted for 348 total yards and four touch- FIRST QUARTER downs to lead Northwestern to a 49-14 victory over No. 22 Michi- MSU – Reed 18 pass from Stanton (Goss kick), 13:54 left gan State in Spartan Stadium. The Wildcats scored 21 points off Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:06 four Spartan turnovers. NU – Basanez 4 run (Howells kick), 6:09 left Michigan State took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards in Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:39 three plays to take a 7-0 lead. On the first play from scrimmage, Drew Stanton completed a 53-yard bomb to Kyle Brown, who got SECOND QUARTER tripped up at the Northwestern 22. Two plays later, Kerry Reed NU – Sutton 1 run (Howells kick), 13:18 left scored on an 18-yard TD strike from Stanton. Northwestern pulled Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, TOP 1:44 NU – Eaton 86 fumble return (Howells kick), 10:08 left even at 7 on a 4-yard keeper by Basanez with 6:09 remaining in the first quarter. The Spartans responded with a 16-play, 66-yard drive; THIRD QUARTER however, Brendan Smith intercepted a Stanton pass attempt in the NU – Peterman 14 pass from Basanez (Howells kick), 12:19 left end zone and returned it 37 yards to set up the Wildcats’ second Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:41 touchdown. NU – Basanez 4 run (Howells kick), 6:34 left Early in the second quarter, Tyrell Sutton finished off the six- Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, TOP 3:23 play, 63-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run as Northwestern took a 14- NU – Sutton 9 run (Howells kick), 2:06 left 7 lead. On its next series, Michigan State drove inside the Wildcat Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:56 10, but Stanton fumbled on a third-and-5 play and Demetrius Eaton returned it 86 yards for a score to give Northwestern a 21-7 lead FOURTH QUARTER with 10:08 to play in the first half. NU – Philmore 21 pass from Basanez (Howells kick), 11:44 left The Spartans outgained the Wildcats in total yards, 295-234, Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:38 in the first half and held a 20:15-9:45 edge in time of possession. MSU – Caulcrick 1 run (Haughey kick), 7:16 left Northwestern broke the game open by scoring on its first four Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 4:20 possessions of the second half. The Wildcats took the second- half kickoff and drove 65 yards in seven plays, with Eric Peterman TEAM STATISTICS NU MSU scoring on a 14-yard toss from Basanez as Northwestern built a First Downs 31 28 28-7 lead. Basanez capped a nine-play, 81-yard drive with another Rushes-Yards 37-202 43-189 4-yard TD run as Northwestern moved out to a 35-7 advantage Passing Yards 331 291 with 6:34 left in the third quarter. Brandon Roberson’s 31-yard Passes 30-24-0 46-24-3 romp set up Sutton’s second TD run, this time from 9 yards out, as Total Offense 67-533 89-480 Return Yards 210 141 the Wildcats increased their lead to 42-7 with 2:06 remaining in Punts-Avg. 3-36.0 3-42.0 the third quarter. Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Herschel Henderson’s 47-yard interception return set up Penalties-Yards 9-65 3-35 Northwestern’s final score, a 21-yard pass from Basanez to Mark Possession Time 27:25 32:35 Philmore with 11:44 left in the game. Michigan State answered on its next series as Jehuu Caulcrick polished off an 11-play, 59-yard INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS drive with a 1-yard TD plunge with 7:16 on the clock. RUSHING The Wildcats rolled up 533 total yards, including 299 yards in NU: Sutton 21-109, Roberson 9-64, Basanez 5-17, Hamlett 2-12. the second half. Basanez completed 24-of-30 throws for 331 yards MSU: Ringer 18-104, Caulcrick 9-32, Teague 8-24, Stanton 6-20, and two scores. Scott 2-9. Stanton recorded his eighth-straight 200-yard passing game, hitting 20-of-38 passes for 234 yards, tying the school record held PASSING by Jeff Smoker (2003). Javon Ringer posted his second 100-yard NU: Basanez 30-24-0-331. MSU: Stanton 38-20-3-234, Hoyer 8-4- game of the season, rushing for 104 yards on 18 carries. 0-57.

RECEIVING NU: Herbert 10-138, Fields 5-47, Philmore 4-56, Sutton 2-47, Thompson 2-29, Peterman 1-14. MSU: Reed 4-35, Davis 4-25, Love 3-53, Scott 3-42, Allison 3-34, Trannon 2-12, Brown 1-53, Ringer 1-25, Caulcrick 1-11, Woods 1-5, Teague 1-(-4).

2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue 23 Game 8 vs. Indiana SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Oct. 29, 2005 • East Lansing, Mich. • Indiana 2 6 0 7 - 15 Michigan State 15 10 14 7 - 46 Spartan Stadium • Att: 74,063 SCORING SUMMARY Drew Stanton accounted for 271 total yards and three touch- FIRST QUARTER downs to lead Michigan State to a 46-15 victory over Indiana as the MSU – Williams 98 kickoff return (Haughey kick), 14:47 left Spartans retained the Old Brass Spittoon. Stanton completed 17- IND – Team safety, 11:37 left of-31 passes for 244 yards and two scores. He set a school record MSU – Reed 3 pass from Stanton (Stanton run), 5:08 left with his ninth-straight 200-yard passing game, breaking the mark Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:43 previously held by Jeff Smoker (eight games in 2003). It also marked Stanton’s ninth-consecutive game with at least one TD pass, tying SECOND QUARTER the Spartan record set by Smoker in 2001. MSU – Stanton 1 run (Davis pass from Stanton), 13:05 left The Spartans got out of the gate quickly as Demond Williams Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 3:10 IND – Hardy 23 pass from Powers (Kleinsmith kick blocked), 0:54 left returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a 7-0 lead. Indiana pulled Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:57 to within 7-2 as Michigan State’s second possession resulted in a MSU – Watson PAT return safety, with Stanton flagged for intentional grounding in the end zone while being pressured by Kyle Killion. Michigan State put THIRD QUARTER together an 11-play, 79-yard drive on its next series and moved out MSU – Caulcrick 1 run (Haughey kick), 3:36 left to a 15-2 lead on Stanton’s 3-yard TD toss to Kerry Reed and his 2- Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:12 point run. Stanton went 6-for-6 for 73 yards during the scoring MSU – Ringer 45 run (Haughey kick), 1:42 left drive. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, TOP 0:09 Early in the second quarter, Stanton finished off a 12-play, 77- yard drive with a 1-yard keeper, and his 2-point pass to Kellen FOURTH QUARTER Davis gave the Spartans a 23-2 lead with 13:05 left in the first half. MSU – Love 39 pass from Stanton (Haughey kick), 14:53 left Kenny Kendal’s interception set up Indiana’s first touchdown. Blake Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:14 Powers capped an eight-play, 61-yard drive with a 23-yard scoring IND – Hardy 11 pass from McFarland (Kleinsmith kick), 0:00 left pass to James Hardy as the Hoosiers cut their deficit to 23-8 with Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, TOP 0:18 54 seconds left in the second quarter. Michigan State got 2 points right back as Williams blocked Joe Kleinsmith’s extra-point at- TEAM STATISTICS IND MSU tempt and Ashton Watson returned it 75 yards to give the Spartans First Downs 24 29 a 25-8 halftime lead. Rushes-Yards 31-137 46-237 The Spartans broke the game open by scoring TDs on three- Passing Yards 232 256 straight possessions in the second half. Passes 44-25-3 33-18-1 Indiana turned the ball over on its second possession of the Total Offense 75-369 79-493 Return Yards 157 123 third quarter as Otis Wiley stripped the ball from Jahkeen Gilmore Punts-Avg. 6-35.5 3-21.7 after a 6-yard reception and Brandon Long recovered the fumble at Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 the Spartan 25. Michigan State responded with a 13-play, 75-yard Penalties-Yards 2-20 6-45 drive that took more than 6 minutes off the clock and pushed its Possession Time 29:45 30:15 lead to 32-8 on Jehuu Caulcrick’s 1-yard TD run with 3:36 remain- ing in the third quarter. The Spartans extended their lead to 39-8 on INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Javon Ringer’s 45-yard TD run with 1:42 left in the third quarter. RUSHING On the first play of the fourth quarter, Stanton hooked up with IND: Taylor 12-56, Washington 11-43, Sears 2-33, Powers 6-5. Terry Love for a 39-yard scoring play as Michigan State took a 46-8 MSU: Ringer 11-109, Caulcrick 10-59, Kahn 8-29, Stanton 10-27, lead. Indiana scored its second TD on the game’s final play as Teague 4-13, Love 1-12, Pruchnicki 1-(-3), Team 1-(-9). Hardy caught an 11-yard pass from Graeme McFarland in the right corner of the end zone. PASSING The Spartans outgained the Hoosiers in total yards, 493-369. IND: Powers 35-20-3-198, McFarland 8-5-0-34, Sears 1-0-0-0. MSU: Ringer posted his second-straight 100-yard rushing game, gain- Stanton 31-17-1-244, Hoyer 2-1-0-12. ing 109 yards on just 11 carries. RECEIVING IND: Hardy 8-77, Gilmore 7-64, Bailey 3-29, Sears 2-22, Skelton 2- 7, Thigpen 1-21, O’Neal 1-8, Walker-Roby 1-4. MSU: Reed 6-80, Trannon 2-34, Scott 2-28, Davis 2-28, Ringer 2-27, Teague 2-8, Love 1-39, Grimes 1-12.

24 2005 Michigan State Football: Game 9 vs. Purdue