SPORTS INFORMATION 401 Olds Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1047 phone (517) 355-2271 • fax (517) 353-9636 www.msuspartans.com MICHIGAN STATE (3-4, 1-2 Big Ten) vs. WISCONSIN (5-3, 0-3 Big Ten) GAME 8: QUICK FACTS DATE: Oct. 26, 2002 SITE: Spartan Stadium (72,027/natural grass), East Lansing, Mich. KICKOFF: 7:05 p.m. EDT ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE: 72,027 (sold out) LAST WEEK: Michigan State lost to Minnesota, 28-7; Wisconsin lost to No. 4 Ohio State, 19-14. BROADCAST COVERAGE: Radio – The Spartan Radio Network, featuring veteran play-by-play announcer George Blaha, color analyst Larry Bielat, sideline reporter Bill Burke and broadcast host Will Tieman, will broadcast the game to 34 affiliates throughout the state. Michigan State football broadcasts can be heard locally on flagship station WJIM (AM 1240, FM 97.5). Television – ESPN2 will televise the Michigan State-Wisconsin game live, with Dave Barnett handling the play-by-play, Bill Curry and Mike Golic providing color commen- tary and Alex Flanagan serving as the sideline reporter.

THE COACHES – 2002 SCHEDULES & SCOREBOARDS Michigan State’s (Purdue 1982) is 16-15 (.516) in his third year as a college head coach. With MSU’s MICHIGAN STATE (3-4, 1-2 Big Ten) 44-35 victory over No. 20 Fresno State in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic, Williams became the first head coach in Spartan football history to win his first two bowl games. He Date Opponent Time/Result made his head coaching debut on Jan. 1, 2000, and led the Aug. 31 EASTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN Plus) W, 56-7 Spartans to a last-second victory over No. 10 Florida, 37-34, Sept. 7 RICE W, 27-10 in the Florida Citrus Bowl. The Spartans finished the 1999 Sept. 14 CALIFORNIA (ESPN2) L, 22-46 season with a 10-2 overall record and ranked No. 7 in the Sept. 21 NOTRE DAME (ABC) L, 17-21 final polls. During his 10-year tenure as running backs coach Sept. 28 NORTHWESTERN W, 39-24 (1990-99), he tutored seven 1,000-yard rushers including Oct. 12 at Iowa (ESPN) L, 16-44 Sedrick Irvin, who in 1998 became the first Spartan in school Oct. 19 MINNESOTA (ESPN Plus) L, 7-28 history to reach the rushing milestone in each of his first Oct. 26 WISCONSIN (ESPN2) 7:05 p.m. EDT three seasons. Nov. 2 at Michigan (ESPN or ESPN2) 12:05 p.m. EST Wisconsin’s Barry Alvarez (Nebraska 1969) is 89-58-4 (.603) Nov. 9 at Indiana TBA in his 13th year with the Badgers. His Wisconsin teams have Nov. 16 PURDUE TBA won at least a share of three Big Ten titles (1993, ’98 and ’99). Nov. 23 at Penn State TBA He has compiled a 6-1 record in bowl games, including a perfect 3-0 mark in Rose Bowls. Alvarez came to Wisconsin WISCONSIN (5-3, 0-3 Big Ten) following three seasons at Notre Dame (1987-89) where he served as linebackers coach, defensive coordinator and as- Date Opponent Time/Result sistant head coach under Lou Holtz. Aug. 23 FRESNO STATE W, 23-21 Aug. 31 at UNLV W, 27-7 Sept. 7 WEST VIRGINIA W, 34-17 MICHIGAN STATE-WISCONSIN Sept. 14 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 24-21 SERIES BREAKDOWN Sept. 21 ARIZONA W, 31-10 Oct. 5 PENN STATE L, 31-34 SERIES RECORD: MSU leads 25-17 Oct. 12 at Indiana L, 29-32 IN EAST LANSING: MSU leads 12-6 Oct. 19 OHIO STATE L, 14-19 LAST MEETING: MSU 42, Wisconsin 28 (Oct. 27, 2001) Oct. 26 at Michigan State 6:05 p.m. CDT LAST UW WIN: Wisconsin 17, MSU 10 (Oct. 14, 2000) Nov. 2 at Iowa TBA FIRST MEETING: MSU 12, Wisconsin 7 (Oct. 25, 1913) Nov. 9 ILLINOIS TBA BOBBY WILLIAMS vs. WISCONSIN: 1-1 Nov. 16 at Michigan TBA BARRY ALVAREZ vs. MSU: 5-5 CURRENT SERIES STREAK: 1 by MSU (2001) Nov. 23 MINNESOTA TBA LONGEST MSU STREAK: 8 (1985-92) LONGEST WISCONSIN STREAK: 5 (1918-54) 2 • Michigan State Football Notes

MSU SPORTS INFORMATION TEAM COMPARISONS – Office Phone (517) 355-2271 Michigan State Wisconsin Assistant A.D./Football Contact Basic Offense Pro Set Pro I John Lewandowski Basic Defense 4-3 Multiple Front Offensive Starters Returning 8 8 Home Phone: (517) 381-9456 Defensive Starters Returning 7 3 Sports Info Director Becky Olsen Specialists Returning 1 1 Cell Phone: (517) 881-6206 Assistant SID Matt Larson AVERAGE HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS (STARTERS) – Home Phone: (517) 349-4607 Michigan State Wisconsin Assistant SID Brad Gust Offensive Line & Tight End 6-6, 296 6-5, 301 Home Phone: (517) 316-0489 Offensive Backs & Wide Receivers 6-2, 220 6-2, 210 Intern Ben Phlegar Defensive Line 6-4, 274 6-4, 286 Home Phone: (517) 333-8443 Linebackers 6-0, 225 6-0, 229 Intern Valerie Perkin Defensive Backs 6-0, 186 5-11, 181 Home Phone: (517) 703-9473 CLASS BREAKDOWN (STARTERS) – Office Assistant Paulette Martis Michigan State Offense: 3 seniors, 5 juniors, 3 sophomores Mailing Address 401 Olds Hall Michigan State Defense: 3 seniors, 4 juniors, 3 sophomores, 1 freshman East Lansing, MI 48824-1047 Wisconsin Offense: 4 seniors, 5 sophomores, 2 freshmen Sports Info. FAX (517) 353-9636 Wisconsin Defense: 2 seniors, 4 juniors, 4 sophomores, 1 freshman Web Site msuspartans.com STAT LEADERS – PRESS CONFERENCES Michigan State (after seven games): All media personnel are invited to at- Rushing – Dawan Moss (99 carries for 485 yards, 4.9 avg., 4 TDs) tend Michigan State’s weekly football Passing – (114 of 203 for 1593 yards, 13 TDs, 10 INTs) press conferences, held on Tues- Receiving – Charles Rogers (43 catches for 861 yards, 20.0 avg., 7 TDs) days in the Clara Bell Smith Student- Tackles – Thomas Wright (70 tackles, 44 solos, 26 assists, 3 interceptions) Athlete Academic Center auditorium. MSU head coach Bobby Williams’ Wisconsin (after eight games): weekly press conference gets un- Rushing – Anthony Davis (159 carries for 797 yards, 5.0 avg., 6 TDs) derway at 12 p.m. EDT. Passing – Brooks Bollinger (94 of 162 for 1220 yards, 8 TDs, 3 INTs) Receiving – Jonathan Orr (32 catches for 596 yards, 18.6 avg., 7 TDs) MSU TOP SINGLE-GAME Tackles – Jim Leonhard (60 tackles, 42 solos, 18 assists, 5 interceptions) PERFORMANCES vs. WISCONSIN STAT COMPARISON – Michigan State Wisconsin Scoring 26.3 26.6 Rushing First Downs 21.6 20.6 Year Player (Att.) Yards Total Offense 378.6 355.6 1971 Eric Allen (21) 247 Rushing Yards 135.6 166.6 1985 Lorenzo White (42) 223 Passing Yards 243.0 189.0 1991 Tico Duckett (42) 216 Time of Possession 29:53 31:25 Third Down Conversions .326 .354 Passing Points Allowed 25.7 20.1 Year Player (C-A) Yards Total Offense Allowed 355.4 372.9 2001 Jeff Smoker (13-20) 326 Rushing Yards Allowed 180.1 142.4 1978 (18-29) 320 Passing Yards Allowed 175.3 230.5 1981 Bryan Clark (18-30) 291 1980 (18-34) 271 MSU/WISCONSIN SERIES NOTES – Saturday’s game marks the 43rd meeting between Michigan State and Wisconsin. The Spartans Receiving lead the all-time series 25-17, including a 12-6 record in games played in East Lansing, Mich. Year Player (Rec.) Yards Last year, Michigan State won in Madison; 42-28, however, the Badgers have won five of the last 2001 Charles Rogers (5) 206 seven meetings. Wisconsin’s last win in Spartan Stadium came on Oct. 14, 2000, 17-10. (Note: 1987 Andre Rison (6) 162 For a complete list of all-time series scores, please refer to page 197 in the 2002 MSU Football 1956 Tony Kolodziej (3) 123 Media Guide.) 1954 Jim Hinesly (5) 123 Michigan State Football Notes • 3

SPARTAN SPORTS ZONE THE LAST MEETING – Spartan Sports Zone, a weekly 30- Oct. 27, 2001, in Madison, Wis.: Jeff Smoker completed 13-of-20 throws for 326 yards and three minute television show produced touchdowns to lead Michigan State to a 42-28 victory over Wisconsin. It marked Michigan State’s and distributed by the Michigan State first Big Ten road win since Nov. 13, 1999, 34-0, at Northwestern and its first victory in Madison, Athletics Department, will air Sun- Wis., since Nov. 9, 1991, 20-7. Wisconsin jumped out to a 7-0 lead midway through the first days at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern) on Fox quarter as a 35-yard punt return by Nick Davis set up Jim Sorgi’s 42-yard TD strike to Lee Evans. Sports Net Detroit. The magazine- Michigan State started its next possession at midfield thanks to Herb Haygood’s 24-yard kickoff format show is dedicated to in-depth return. Seven plays later, the Spartans tied the score at 7 on T.J. Duckett’s 1-yard TD run. The coverage of Michigan State football, Badgers regained the lead midway through the second quarter as Sorgi hooked up with Evans men’s basketball and ice hockey. for a 30-yard scoring pass. Late in the first half, Michigan State put together a seven-play, 91-yard Dave Ellis serves as host for the pro- drive and tied the game at 14 on Smoker’s 5-yard TD toss to Charles Rogers in the back of the gram. end zone. Smoker completed four-of-five passes for 87 yards on the game-tying second-quarter drive. The Spartans started the second half with a bang, scoring touchdowns on four of their first 2002 SPARTAN RADIO five possessions. Michigan State took the lead for good at 21-14 on Duckett’s 43-yard TD run with NETWORK AFFILIATES 13:22 left in the third quarter. Duckett’s 68-yard run set up Smoker’s second TD pass, a 12-yard City Call Letters completion to Haygood with 3:03 remaining in the third quarter, as the Spartans moved out to a Adrian WABJ (AM 1490) 28-14 lead. Wisconsin answered on its next series as Evans scored his third touchdown on a Alma WQBX (FM 104.9) 70-yard bomb from Jeff Schabert to pull to within 28-21. Michigan State responded with a quick Alpena WATZ (AM 1450) strike of its own as Smoker completed a 63-yard post pass to Rogers to the Wisconsin 7-yard Bad Axe WLEW (AM 1340) line. Two plays later, Smoker scored on an 8-yard keep around left end to give the Spartans a 35- Battle Creek WBCK (AM 930) 21 lead with 20 seconds left to play in the third quarter. Smoker’s third TD pass, an 87-yard bomb Benton Harbor/ to Rogers with 11:25 on the clock, iced the game as MSU enjoyed its largest lead at 42-21. St. Joseph WCSY (FM 98.3) Rogers caught five passes for a season-high 206 yards. Duckett rushed for 169 of his 186 yards Cadillac WKJF (AM 1370) in the second half. The teams combined for 1,082 total yards, with the Spartans gaining 563 Caro WKYO (AM 1360) yards. Coldwater WTVB (AM 1590) Detroit WXYT (AM 1270) SPARTANS RETURN TO PRIME TIME – Flint WTRX (AM 1330) The Michigan State-Wisconsin game marks only the fourth night game in Spartan Stadium Fremont WSHN (1550) history and the first prime time appearance for the Spartans under Bobby Williams. Michigan Gaylord WAVC (FM 93.9) State is 3-0 under the lights in Spartan Stadium, including two wins over ranked opponents. Here Grand Rapids WBBL (AM 1340) are brief recaps of the previous three night games played in Spartan Stadium: WODJ (FM 107.3) Holland WWJQ (AM 1260) Sept. 2, 1999 (Michigan State 27, Oregon 20) Iron Mountain WMIQ (AM 1450) Michigan State battled back from a 17-7 third-quarter deficit to post a 27-20 victory over Oregon in Jackson WIBM (AM 1450) the 1999 season opener. The Ducks built a 17-7 lead on A.J. Feeley’s 18-yard touchdown strike Kalamazoo WQSN (AM 1660) to Tony Hartley with 9:30 left in the third quarter. The Spartans pulled even at 17 on Bill Burke’s 12- Lansing WJIM (AM 1240) yard TD toss to Gari Scott with 3:03 remaining in the third quarter. Michigan State took the lead for WJIM (FM 97.5) good at 24-17 on Amp Campbell’s 85-yard fumble return for a touchdown early in the fourth Ludington WKLA (AM 1450) quarter. Burke threw for 205 yards and two TDs while Lloyd Clemons gained 121 yards on 18 Manistee WMTE (AM 1340) rushes. Marquette WDMJ (AM 1320) Mt. Pleasant WMMI (AM 830) Sept. 9, 1998 (Michigan State 45, No. 10 Notre Dame 23) Muskegon WUBR (AM 1490) Bill Burke completed 12-of-19 passes for 209 yards and three scores as Michigan State stunned Newberry WIHC (FM 97.9) No. 10 Notre Dame, 45-23. The Spartans got out of the gate early as Notre Dame’s first posses- Ontonagon WUPY (FM 101.1) sion ended in a blocked punt that Richard Newsome returned 25 yards for a touchdown. Michi- Petoskey WWKK (AM 750) gan State scored TDs on its first four possessions. Julian Peterson’s 23-yard interception return Port Huron WPHM (AM 1380) for a touchdown gave the Spartans a 42-3 halftime lead. Saginaw WSGW (AM 790) Saint Ignace WIDG (AM 940) Sept. 7, 1987 (Michigan State 27, No. 19 Southern Cal 13) Tawas City WKJC (FM 104.7) In its first prime-time appearance, the Spartans upset No. 19 Southern Cal, 27-13, in the 1987 Traverse City WCCW (AM 1310) season opener, played on Labor Day. Lorenzo White rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns while Bobby McAllister accounted for 163 total yards, including a 9-yard TD run, to pace the Spartan attack. Michigan State produced 13 points off five Southern Cal turnovers. 4 • Michigan State Football Notes

BIG TEN TUESDAY TELECONFERENCE WELCOME BACK 1952 NATIONAL CHAMPS – Media are invited to call the Big Ten Approximately 45 players from Michigan State’s 1952 national championship team have re- Football Coaches Weekly Telecon- turned to campus this weekend for a reunion. Head coach Clarence “Biggie” Munn led the ference, held Tuesdays during the Spartans to a perfect 9-0 record in 1952, including three wins over ranked opponents, No. 17 season, beginning at noon (East- Penn State (34-7), No. 8 Purdue (14-7) and No. 6 Notre Dame (21-3). ern). The calls are available for play- back for 24 hours following the con- Among those attending today’s MSU-Wisconsin game are six former All-Americans, including clusion of each call. Contact the Big defensive back James Ellis, offensive tackle Larry Fowler, guard Frank Kush, halfback Don Ten Conference (847-696-1010) for McAuliffe, center Dick Tamburo and . access numbers for the teleconfer- ence. Members of the 1952 national champions will be introduced at halftime. Teleconference schedule: Noon Jim Tressel, Ohio State SPARTANS CELEBRATE 50TH SEASON IN BIG TEN – 12:10 Lloyd Carr, Michigan Michigan State is in its 50th season of Big Ten competition, with an all-time record of 200-161-9 12:20 Gerry DiNardo, Indiana (.553) in league play. The Spartans have won six Big Ten championships (1953, 1965, 1966, 12:30 Bobby Williams, Michigan State 1978, 1987 and 1990). 12:40 Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 12:50 Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin QUOTING BOBBY WILLIAMS – 1:00 Ron Turner, Illinois 1:10 Joe Tiller, Purdue Spartan Football Update: “The bottom line is we have to become a tougher football team. We 1:20 Joe Paterno, Penn State have to be physical in all three phases of the game, but especially in terms of stopping the run 1:30 Randy Walker, N’western and running the football consistently. 1:40 Glen Mason, Minnesota 1:50 Players of the Week “We’ll change the practice format slightly to emphasize toughness. We’ll put the full pads on and (if available) have the first and second units go against each other. The intensity level should pick up and then the challenge will be to transfer that toughness from the practice field into the stadium on MSU WEEK-BY-WEEK Saturday. IN THE 2002 POLLS “Another point of emphasis this week is focus and I don’t mean simply looking only at this USA/ week’s opponent, Wisconsin. I mean paying close attention to detail. If we can take care of the Date AP ESPN little things, then the big things will fall into place. Preseason 18 18 Aug. 26 18 17 “On several occasions last Saturday, we had plays properly defended. In fact, we had 10 guys in Sept. 2 15 15 the proper gaps but one player was out of position and as a result, a running back is out the gate Sept. 8 15 15 for a big play. It takes all 11 guys – on both sides of the football – executing properly. Sept. 15 NR NR Sept. 22 NR NR “We don’t have a ton of assignment errors but enough to affect our consistency. Sept. 29 NR NR Oct. 6 NR NR “Something else I’m looking for is more high-effort plays. Again, we have people in position to Oct. 13 NR NR make plays – on offense, defense and special teams – but we haven’t finished enough plays. Oct. 20 NR NR We also need our most experienced players to play with more consistency and our skill players need to make more big plays. Our best players must step forward and make plays in critical situations, especially when the outcome of the game is on the line.”

Wisconsin Scouting Report: “Wisconsin is a hard-nosed football team that has been involved in a lot of close games this season. Early in the year, Wisconsin was winning the close ones and now in the Big Ten, the ball simply hasn’t bounced right for the Badgers.

“Anthony Davis is one of the most talented backs in the league. He’s coming off a 144-yard game against Ohio State.

“Wisconsin has two capable in Brooks Bollinger and Jim Sorgi. They both bring something different to the table, so we’ll be prepared to face both quarterbacks.

“Obviously, Wisconsin’s offense misses Lee Evans but I’ve really been impressed by the way Jonathan Orr has stepped up to make big plays in the passing game.

“Defensively, I’m glad I don’t see Wendell Bryant in the lineup anymore but I really like this young defensive line. The inside guys are physical and the ends are very athletic.

“Injuries have forced Barry Alvarez to shuffle his linebackers a little but the secondary play has Michigan State Football Notes • 5 been very consistent. THIS WEEK’S POLLS “I’m looking forward to Saturday’s game. Both teams need a win to get back on track.” (Oct. 20, 2002)

INJURY REPORT – Associated Press OUT: TB Tyrell Dortch (broke right lower leg vs. Wisconsin in 2001; out indefinitely); LB Steve Kielp 1. Miami-Fla. (6-0) (bruised shoulder; out indefinitely); OG Joe Patrick (lower back; out indefinitely); TE Matt Walters 2. Oklahoma (7-0) (sprained ankle in Aug. 21 scrimmage; DNP vs. Eastern Michigan, Rice, California, Notre Dame, 3. Virginia Tech (7-0) Northwestern, Iowa and Minnesota). DOUBTFUL: FS Jason Harmon (sprained ankle vs. Minne- 4. Ohio State (8-0) sota). PROBABLE: QB Aaron Alexander (broke fifth metatarsal in left foot in Aug. 10 practice; DNP 5. Georgia (7-0) vs. Eastern Michigan, Rice, California, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Iowa and Minnesota); FL 6. Notre Dame (7-0) Agim Shabaj (bruised knee vs. Iowa; DNP vs. Minnesota). 7. Texas (6-1) 8. Michigan (6-1) SPARTANS OF THE WEEK – 9. Washington State (6-1) The Michigan State coaching staff selected the following players as Spartans of the Week for 10. Louisiana State (6-1) their performances Oct. 19 vs. Minnesota: 11. Florida State (5-2) 12. N.C. State (8-0) Offense – QB Jeff Smoker (completed 17-of-29 throws for 229 yards) 13. Iowa (7-1) Defense – LB Ronald Stanley (career-high 13 tackles, including two for losses; 25 production 14. Oregon (6-1) points) 15. Southern Cal (5-2) Special Teams – SN Andrew Petterson (six production points) 16. Tennessee (4-2) 17. Iowa State (6-2) SPARTAN SCOUT TEAM PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – 18. Penn State (5-2) The Michigan State coaching staff selected the following Scout Team Players of the Week for their 19. Alabama (5-2) contributions in practice prior to the Oct. 19 game vs. Minnesota: 20. Kansas State (5-2) 21. Colorado (5-2) Offense – OG Kyle Cook 22. Air Force (6-1) Defense – DE Luc Mullinder 23. Arizona State (6-2) 24. Bowling Green (6-0) BIG TEN/NCAA STAT LEADERS – 25. Minnesota (7-1) Here’s a glance at how Michigan State ranks among the Big Ten and NCAA stat leaders in 2002: USA Today/ESPN Coaches Category Stat Avg. Big Ten NCAA 1. Miami-Fla. (6-0) Rushing Offense 135.6 10th 73rd 2. Oklahoma (7-0) Passing Offense 243.0 5th 42nd 3. Virginia Tech (7-0) Total Offense 378.6 10th 58th 4. Ohio State (8-0) Scoring Offense 26.3 9th 69th 5. Georgia (7-0) Rushing Defense 180.1 8th 89th 6. Notre Dame (7-0) Passing Defense 175.3 1st 16th 7. Texas (6-1) Pass Efficiency Defense 109.8 3rd 31st 8. Michigan (6-1) Total Defense 355.4 4th 48th 9. N.C. State (8-0) Scoring Defense 25.7 8th 58th 10. Louisiana State (6-1) Turnover Margin -0.9 t-8th 93rd 11. Washington State (6-1) Net Punting 34.9 7th 61st 12. Oregon (6-1) Punt Returns 10.5 t-5th 63rd 13. Florida State (5-2) Kickoff Returns 19.0 9th t-88th 14. Iowa (7-1) 15. Tennessee (4-2) 16. Southern Cal (5-2) 17. Penn State (5-2) 18. Iowa State (6-2) 19. Air Force (6-1) 20. Colorado (5-2) 21. Kansas State (5-2) 22. Bowling Green (6-0) 23. Florida (5-3) 24. Minnesota (7-1) 25. Arizona State (6-2) 6 • Michigan State Football Notes

2002 BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Conf. Overall NCAA STAT LEADERS – Iowa 4-0 7-1 Here’s a glance at how Michigan State ranks among the NCAA stat leaders in 2002: Ohio State 3-0 8-0 Michigan 3-0 6-1 Team Statistics Minnesota 3-1 7-1 Rushing Offense: 73rd at 135.6 yards per game Penn State 2-2 5-2 Passing Offense: 42nd at 243.0 yards per game Indiana 1-2 3-4 Passing Efficiency: 45th at 130.8 rating Michigan State 1-2 3-4 Total Offense: 58th at 378.6 yards per game Illinois 1-2 2-5 Scoring Offense: 69th at 26.3 points per game Purdue 1-3 3-5 Rushing Defense: 89th at 180.1 yards per game Wisconsin 0-3 5-3 Passing Defense: 16th at 175.3 yards per game Northwestern 0-4 2-6 Pass Efficiency Defense: 31st at 109.8 rating Total Defense: 48th at 355.4 yards per game THIS WEEK’S BIG TEN Scoring Defense: 58th at 25.7 points per game SCHEDULE Turnover Margin: 93rd at -0.9 turnovers per game Iowa @ Michigan Net Punting: 61st at 34.9 yards per punt Purdue @ Northwestern Punt Returns: 63rd at 10.5 yards per return Indiana @ Illinois Kickoff Returns: t-88th at 19.0 yards per return Penn State @ Ohio State Wisconsin @ Michigan State Individual Statistics Minnesota idle Receptions: Charles Rogers (19th at 6.14 catches per game) Receiving Yards: Charles Rogers (4th at 123.0 yards per game) SPARTAN Passing Efficiency: Jeff Smoker (40th at 133.4 rating) PRONUNCIATIONS Interceptions: Thomas Wright and Jason Harmon (t-34th at 0.43 interceptions per game) All-Purpose Yards: Charles Rogers (43rd at 125.4 yards per game) Todd Acchione: ACK-EE-OWN Field Goals: Dave Rayner (t-46th at 1.0 made per game) Bobby Belmonte: BELL-MON-TEE Points Responsible For: Jeff Smoker (t-42nd at 11.1 points per game) Mark Bojovic: BOY-O-VICH Ulish Booker: YOU-LISH SMOKER SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY; DOWDELL NAMED STARTING QB – Mark Goebel: GO-BULL Michigan State junior quarterback Jeff Smoker has been suspended indefinitely for violating Mitch Herrema: HAIR-UH-MA team rules, head coach Bobby Williams announced Oct. 24. Ziehl Kavanaght: ZEAL KAV-UH-NAW Mike Labinjo: LUH-BIN-JOE “The decision was made after consulting with Jeff and others,” Williams said. “It is for the welfare BJ Lovett: LOVE-IT of both Jeff and this football program that this action is taken immediately.” Luc Mullinder: LUKE Gordon Niebylski: NEH-BILL-SKI Smoker, who started the first seven games of the 2002 season, has completed 114-of-203 Amish Patel: UH-MEESH throws (.562) for 1,593 yards, 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The 6-foot-3, 219-pound PUH-TELL veteran from Manheim, Pa., ranks among the Big Ten leaders in TD passes (fourth), passing Kyle Rasmussen: RAS-MEW-SEN yards (fifth at 227.6 yards per game) and passing efficiency (seventh with 133.4 rating). He has Agim Shabaj: UH-GEEM SHA-BY posted six 200-yard passing games in 2002, including a season-high 281 yards and two scores Monquiz Wedlow: MON-QUIZ in a 21-17 loss to Notre Dame. Greg Yeaster: YEA-STIR He needs only 122 total yards to overtake Ed Smith (1976-78) and become Michigan State’s SPARTAN STREAKS career leader in total offense. Smoker already ranks among MSU’s all-time leaders in pass Consecutive Games Started attempts (sixth with 662), pass completions (fifth with 383), completion percentage (seventh at Thomas Wright, S 29 .579), passing yards (third with 5,537) and TD passes (fourth with 40). He has 13 career 200- Brian Ottney, C 28 yard passing games and compiled a 13-11 record in 24 career starts. Kyle Rasmussen, DT 20 Ulish Booker, OT 19 Damon Dowdell, a 6-1, 214-pound sophomore from Detroit, has been named the starting quar- Mike Labinjo, LB 19 terback for Saturday night’s home game against Wisconsin. Dowdell, who has appeared in four Charles Rogers, SE 19 games in 2002, has connected on 10-of-21 passes (.476) for 108 yards, two TDs and two Steve Stewart, OT 19 interceptions. William Whitticker, OG 16 Dowdell saw action in five games as a red-shirt freshman in 2001 and completed 27-of-56 attempts (.482) for 362 yards and two scores. He made his first collegiate start at Purdue last November, with Smoker sidelined with a sprained left shoulder. Dowdell completed 24-of-45 throws for 304 yards vs. Purdue, including a 7-yard TD toss to Charles Rogers.

Aaron Alexander, a 6-5, 199-pound red-shirt freshman from Richmond, Va., has been moved up to No. 2 on the depth chart at quarterback. Alexander missed the first seven games of the 2002 Michigan State Football Notes • 7 season after breaking the fifth metatarsal in his left foot on Aug. 10. TOP SINGLE-GAME ROGERS NAMED CNNSI MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICAN & BILETNIKOFF AWARD SEMIFINALIST – PERFORMANCES Charles Rogers, who leads the Big Ten in receiving yards (123.0 per game) and ranks Dawan Moss Rushing second in receptions (6.14 per game), has been named Midseason All-American by Yds. Opponent (Att.) Date CNNSI.com and one of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented annu- 191 Northwestern (26) 9/28/02 ally to the nation’s top receiver. The Heisman Trophy candidate also ranks among the NCAA 136 Eastern Mich. (12) 8/31/02 leaders in receiving yards (fourth) and receptions (19th). Thirty-five of his 43 receptions in 2002 have resulted in first downs. Jeff Smoker Passing Yds. Opponent (C-A) Date Rogers had a team-high six catches for 96 yards vs. Minnesota, including a 52-yard reception on 376 Fresno State (22-32)12/31/01 the game’s opening drive that set up Michigan State’s only touchdown. 356 Penn State (24-36) 11/24/01 326 Wisconsin (13-20) 10/27/01 With his 21-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Smoker in the second quarter vs. Northwestern, 317 Missouri (14-17) 12/1/01 Rogers set both NCAA and Big Ten records by catching a TD pass in his 13th-consecutive 288 Indiana (20-30) 11/10/01 regular-season game and his 14th-straight game overall. Rogers broke the NCAA record (12) 281 Notre Dame (19-34) 9/21/02 previously shared by Marshall’s Randy Moss (1997), Pacific’s Aaron Turner (1990-91) and 263 Northwestern (15-24) 9/28/02 Michigan’s Desmond Howard (1990-91). He also shattered the Big Ten career mark (13) previ- 258 Minnesota (21-33) 10/20/01 ously held by Howard. 233 Northwestern (17-35) 9/30/00 232 Eastern Mich. (14-24) 8/31/02 His NCAA and Big Ten record-setting TD reception was anything but routine as Rogers reached 229 Minnesota (17-29) 10/19/02 over two Northwestern defensive backs, Marvin Ward and Mark Roush, to make the catch in the 213 Rice (16-26) 9/7/02 corner of the end zone. 206 California (16-33) 9/14/02

Rogers caught seven passes for 175 yards and two scores in Michigan State’s 21-17 loss to No. Damon Dowdell Passing 12 Notre Dame. He had five catches for 129 yards in the second half vs. Notre Dame as the Yds. Opponent (C-A) Date Spartans rallied from a 14-3 halftime deficit. MSU pulled to within 14-10 on Rogers’ 38-yard TD 304 Purdue (24-45) 11/17/01 catch from Smoker early in the fourth quarter. His 21-yard TD grab in the back of the end zone on fourth-and-11 gave the Spartans a 17-14 lead over the Irish with 1:45 to play. Charles Rogers Receiving Yds. Opponent (Rec.) Date Rogers had nine receptions for 166 yards vs. Cal, including a 15-yard TD grab from Smoker in 270 Fresno State (10) 12/31/01 the third quarter. All nine of his catches went for first downs. 206 Wisconsin (5) 10/27/01 191 Penn State (8) 11/24/01 The 6-foot-4, 205-pound junior from Saginaw, Mich., earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week 175 Notre Dame (7) 9/21/02 honors after catching nine passes for 155 yards and two scores in Michigan State’s 27-10 victory 168 Missouri (7) 12/1/01 over Rice. 166 California (9) 9/14/02 155 Rice (9) 9/7/02 His 38-yard TD catch from Jeff Smoker gave the Spartans a 7-0 lead over Rice midway through 138 Eastern Mich. (4) 8/31/02 the first quarter. His 5-yard TD grab late in the third quarter extended MSU’s lead to 20-10. Seven 116 Notre Dame (4) 9/22/01 of his nine receptions vs. Rice resulted in first downs. 108 Purdue (7) 11/17/01

With four catches for 138 yards (34.5 avg.) vs. Eastern Michigan in the 2002 season opener, Jason Harmon Tackles Rogers became the first receiver in Spartan history to post five straight 100-yard receiving games. TM Opponent (S-A) Date Rogers broke the record previously held by Derrick Mason, who had four consecutive 100-yard 13 Minnesota (8-5) 10/19/02 receiving games in 1996. 13 Rice (10-3) 9/7/02

All four of his receptions against Eastern Michigan produced first downs, including his 19-yard Ronald Stanley Tackles touchdown grab from Jeff Smoker midway through the first quarter. Rogers’ 59-yard reception TM Opponent (S-A) Date from Smoker to the EMU 4 set up Michigan State’s third first-half touchdown and his 22-yard 13 Minnesota (8-5) 10/19/02 catch preceded the Spartans’ fourth first-half TD. Monquiz Wedlow Tackles Rogers has 110 career receptions for 2,331 yards (21.2 avg.) and 21 TDs. He has 10 career 100- TM Opponent (S-A) Date yard receiving games, including a Spartan record eight in a row from 2001-02 (Purdue, Nov. 17, 11 Minnesota (8-3) 10/19/02 2001– Notre Dame, Sept. 21, 2002). His streak of eight consecutive 100-yard receiving games 10 Notre Dame (6-4) 9/21/02 fell just three games shy of the NCAA record (11) shared by Southern Cal’s Keyshawn Johnson 10 California (5-5) 9/14/02 (1994-95) and Turner (1991). 8 • Michigan State Football Notes

TOP SINGLE-GAME PERFORMANCES ROGERS EMERGES AS HEISMAN TROPHY CONTENDER – Thomas Wright Tackles Michigan State’s record-setting receiver Charles Rogers has turned a lot of heads with his TM Opponent (S-A) Date remarkable catches during the 2002 season, but what undoubtedly impresses Heisman Trophy 18 Illinois (12-6) 11/28/00 voters most is his consistency. Rogers’ on-the-field production has caught the attention of the 14 Northwestern (7-7) 9/28/02 national media. 13 Ohio State (10-3) 11/4/00 12 Iowa (8-4) 10/12/02 • The cover of the Sept. 23 issue of The Sporting News featured Rogers with the headline “Meet 12 Northwestern (10-2) 9/29/01 ’s Best Player.” 12 Michigan (10-2) 11/21/00 11 Rice (7-4) 9/7/02 “Rogers is the best player in college football, and next year or the year after, he’ll be one of the first 10 Minnesota (6-4) 10/19/02 players selected in the NFL draft,” TSN managing editor Steve Greenberg wrote. “As a wide 10 California (6-4) 9/14/02 receiver with great size (6-4, 205) and speed (4.25 seconds in the 40-yard dash), excellent 10 Indiana (8-2) 11/10/01 hands and an unmatched ability to adjust to the ball in the air, Rogers is too much to handle for 10 Missouri (6-4) 9/16/00 any defender he’ll face all year.”

ROGERS FEATURED IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME EXHIBIT – Michigan State junior wide receiver Charles Rogers is one of only 10 players featured in the College Football Hall of Fame’s “Race to the Pantheon” exhibit. The display includes game jerseys and action photos of players expected to compete for college football’s top individual awards in 2002, including the Fred Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy.

The exhibit showcases three of the country’s top quarterbacks, including Miami’s Ken Dorsey, Florida’s Rex Grossman and Marshall’s Byron Leftwich. Other major award candidates include: Wisconsin running back Anthony Davis, Georgia Tech defensive end Greg Gathers, Maryland linebacker E.J. Henderson, Maryland running back Bruce Perry, Southern Cal safety Troy Polamalu and Georgia offensive tackle Jon Stinchcomb.

The Hall of Fame determined the favorites to win college football’s top individual awards in 2002, based upon a consensus of preseason publications.

KNOTT A BAD TARGET – Despite the loss of second-team All-American Chris Baker, Michigan State’s career record- holder for receptions by tight end with 133, the position appears to be in good hands. Sopho- more tight end Eric Knott ranks second on the team, behind All-American Charles Rogers, in receptions with 20 for 210 yards (10.5 avg.) and three touchdowns.

Knott had a team-high five catches for 75 yards vs. Northwestern, including a 36-yard grab in the fourth quarter that led to a field goal. Three of his five receptions vs. Northwestern produced first downs.

The 6-foot-3, 258-pound sophomore from Detroit had four catches for 23 yards vs. Rice, includ- ing a 2-yard TD toss from Jeff Smoker on third-and-goal that iced the game early in the fourth quarter.

Knott caught a career-high six passes for 69 yards (11.5 avg.) and two touchdowns in MSU’s 56- 7 triumph over Eastern Michigan in the 2002 season opener. Knott scored on pass plays of 4 and 30 yards from Jeff Smoker in the second quarter as the Spartans put 21 points on the scoreboard en route to a 28-0 halftime lead. Three of his six catches vs. EMU resulted in first downs.

THE WRIGHT STUFF – Senior strong safety Thomas Wright leads the Spartans in tackles (70 total; 44 solos and 26 assists), interceptions (three) and production points (115). Wright ranks sixth in the Big Ten in tackles, averaging 10.0 stops per game. He also anchors a Spartan defensive unit that leads the Big Ten in passing defense (175.3 yards per game) and ranks fourth in the league in total defense (355.4 yards).

Wright needs 10 more stops to become only the 13th player in Spartan history to reach the 300-tackle career milestone.

He recorded his 11th career double-figure game in tackles vs. Minnesota, contributing 10 takedowns including a sack. Wright has posted double figures in tackles in five of his last six Michigan State Football Notes • 9 starts. MSU RECORD BOOK The 6-foot-1, 191-pound safety from Lake Wales, Fla., earned Spartan Defensive Player of the Career Pass Attempts Week honors in three straight games, vs. Iowa, Northwestern and Notre Dame. Wright had 12 1. Ed Smith (1976-78) 789 stops vs. Iowa, including eight solo hits. He registered a season-high 14 tackles (7-7) and 2. Dave Yarema (1982-86) 767 picked off the seventh pass of his career vs. Northwestern. Wright produced eight tackles (6-2), 3. Bill Burke (1996-99) 766 including a sack, and an interception vs. Notre Dame. He also had three QB hits and caused a 4. (1990-93) 746 fumble against the Irish while totaling 27 production points. 5. John Leister (1979-82) 686 6. Jeff Smoker (2000-02) 662 Wright has started a team-best 29 consecutive games. He finished second on the team in tackles, behind middle linebacker Josh Thornhill, each of the last two seasons (2000 and 2001). Career Pass Completions 1. Jim Miller (1990-93) 467 RICHARD ADDS PUNCH TO RUNNING GAME – 2. Dave Yarema (1982-86) 464 Freshman tailback David Richard has assumed an expanded role with the Spartan offense. 3. Ed Smith (1976-78) 418 Richard gained 76 yards on a season-high 18 rushes vs. Northwestern, including 48 yards in the 4. Bill Burke (1996-99) 416 second half. He led the Spartans in rushing vs. Notre Dame, picking up 70 yards on 15 carries. 5. Jeff Smoker (2000-02) 383

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound rookie from St. Louis ranks second on the team in rushing with 338 Career Completion Pct. yards while averaging 4.6 yards per carry. Richard and veteran Dawan Moss have combined to 1. Jim Miller (1990-93) .629 rush for 823 yards, accounting for 87 percent of Michigan State’s ground attack in 2002. 2. (1987-90) .621 3. Todd Schultz (1994-97) .607 In his collegiate debut vs. Eastern Michigan, Richard produced 93 yards on 11 attempts, includ- 4. Tony Banks (1994-95) .607 ing a 38-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. 5. Dave Yarema (1982-86) .605 6. Clark Brown (1983) .582 SPARTAN RUNNING GAME SEEKS CONSISTENCY – 7. Jeff Smoker (2000-02) .579 Michigan State ranks 10th in the Big Ten and No. 73 nationally in rushing, averaging 135.6 yards per game. The Spartans have been held below 100 yards rushing in five of their first seven Career Passing Yards games in 2002. 1. Dave Yarema (1982-86) 5809 2. Ed Smith (1976-78) 5706 Michigan State has generated only 106 combined rushing yards in its last two games, including 3. Jeff Smoker (2000-02) 5537 51 yards on 26 rushes (2.0 avg.) vs. Minnesota and 55 yards on 33 attempts (1.7 avg.) vs. Iowa. Career TD Passes The Spartans managed only 58 yards on 32 rushes (1.8 avg.) against Rice, 87 yards on 30 carries (2.9 avg.) vs. California and 53 yards on 34 attempts (1.6 avg.) vs. Notre Dame. It marked 1. Bill Burke (1996-99) 46 the first time since 1992 (60 yards vs. Michigan, 69 vs. Minnesota and 99 vs. Ohio State) that the 2. Dave Yarema (1982-86) 43 Spartans had produced less than 100 yards rushing in three straight games. Ed Smith (1976-78) 43 4. Jeff Smoker (2000-02) 40 Michigan State’s ground game displayed flashes of brilliance vs. Northwestern and Eastern Michigan. The Spartans’ running game accounted for 276 of its 539 total yards in a 39-24 victory Career Receptions over Northwestern in the 2002 Big Ten opener. MSU’s running attack produced 369 yards in the 1. Andre Rison (1985-88) 146 season opener vs. Eastern Michigan – its highest single-game rushing total since amassing 2. Courtney Hawkins (1988-91) 138 452 yards on the ground vs. Penn State in the 1997 regular-season finale. First-year backs 3. Gari Scott (1996-99) 134 accounted for 233 rushing yards vs. EMU. 4. Chris Baker (1998-2001) 133 5. Plaxico Burress (1998-99) 131 SLOW STARTS PLAGUE SPARTANS – 6. Mill Coleman (1991-94) 126 Michigan State has been outscored 99-72 in the first half of its games in 2002. The Spartans have 7. Derrick Mason (1993-96) 120 gone to the locker room trailing at the half in five of the first seven games (vs. Rice, California, 8. Ted Jones (1980-82) 118 Notre Dame, Iowa and Minnesota). 9. Herb Haygood (1998-2001) 115 10. Eugene Byrd (1975-79) 114 By comparison, the Spartans have outscored their opponents, 112-81, in the second half in 11. Kirk Gibson (1975-78) 112 2002. Through its first seven games, Michigan State has generated 61 percent of its scoring (112 12. Charles Rogers (2001-02) 110 points) and 50 percent of its total offense (1,326 yards) in the second half. Scott Greene (1992-95) 110

Michigan State has shown signs of reversing this trend, scoring on its game-opening drive in Career Receiving Yards each of its last three games, vs. Northwestern, Iowa and Minnesota. The Spartans have scored 1. Andre Rison (1985-88) 2992 touchdowns on their first series in back-to-back games vs. Iowa and Minnesota. Jeff Smoker’s 2. Kirk Gibson (1975-78) 2347 52-yard completion to Charles Rogers on the third play from scrimmage vs. Minnesota set up 3. Charles Rogers (2001-02) 2331 David Richard’s 1-yard TD plunge. Dawan Moss finished off a 12-play, 54-yard drive vs. Iowa with a 2-yard TD run. A nine-play, 41-yard drive vs. Northwestern resulted in Dave Rayner’s 30-yard field goal. The Spartans scored on four of their five first-half possessions against the Wildcats en route to building a 20-10 halftime lead. 10 • Michigan State Football Notes

MSU RECORD BOOK Career Yards Per Catch Here’s a quick comparison between Michigan State’s first- and second-half performances in 1. Charles Rogers (2001-02) 21.2 2002: 2. Kirk Gibson (1975-78) 21.0 3. Andre Rison (1985-88) 20.5 First Rushing Passing Total 4. Mark Ingram (1983-86) 20.5 First half vs. Downs Yards Yards Yards TOs PTS 5. Daryl Turner (1980-83) 20.2 Eastern Michigan 15 135 228 363 1 28 Rice 9 14 142 156 0 7 Career TD Receptions California 8 22 105 127 4 0 1. Kirk Gibson (1975-78) 24 Notre Dame 4 39 53 92 1 3 2. Charles Rogers (2001-02) 21 Northwestern 15 137 140 277 0 20 Iowa 11 39 85 124 2 7 Career Total Offense Yards Minnesota 10 52 133 185 1 7 Totals 72 438 886 1324 9 72 1. Ed Smith (1976-78) 5556 Avg. 10.3 62.6 126.6 189.1 1.3 10.3 2. Jeff Smoker (2000-02) 5435 First Rushing Passing Total Career Pass Break-Ups Second half vs. Downs Yards Yards Yards TOs PTS 1. Amp Campbell (1996-99) 56 Eastern Michigan 16 234 28 262 0 28 2. Cedric Henry (1998-2000, 02)42 Rice 5 44 71 115 0 20 3. Renaldo Hill (1998-2000) 36 California 16 65 160 225 1 22 4. Thomas Wright (1999-2002) 31 Notre Dame 15 14 228 242 1 14 5. Ray Hill (1995-97) 30 Northwestern 12 139 123 262 2 19 6. B. Nelson (1998, 2000-02) 29 Iowa 10 16 109 125 3 9 Minnesota 5 -1 96 95 1 0 Totals 79 511 815 1326 8 112 Avg. 11.3 73.0 116.4 189.4 1.1 16.0

“RED ZONE” UPDATE – Michigan State has scored on 16 of its 22 possessions (.727) that have penetrated the opponent’s 20-yard line in 2002. The Spartans’ scoring drives have produced 12 touchdowns (four rushing TDs and eight passing TDs) and four field goals. Here’s a look at MSU’s and its opponents’ trips inside the “red zone” in 2002:

Michigan State “Red Zone” Results Eastern Michigan 4-4 (4 TDs) Rice 2-4 (missed FG, 2 TDs, time expired) California 2-5 (fumble, interception, 2 TDs, lost on downs) Notre Dame 2-2 (FG, TD) Northwestern 3-3 (3 FGs) Iowa 2-3 (2 TDs, lost on downs) Minnesota 1-1 (TD) Totals 16-22 (.727)

Opponent “Red Zone” Results Eastern Michigan 1-1 (TD) Rice 2-2 (FG, TD) California 4-4 (2 FGs, 2 TDs) Notre Dame 2-2 (2 TDs) Northwestern 3-3 (FG, 2 TDs) Iowa 3-4 (2 FGs, TD, interception) Minnesota 3-5 (fumble, FG, 2 TDs, time expired) Totals 18-21 (.857) Michigan State Football Notes • 11

2002 MSU DEFENSIVE “Red Zone” Breakdown LEADERBOARD MSU Opponents (based on production points) “Red Zone” Chances 22 21 1. Thomas Wright 115 Rushing TDs 4 7 2. Ronald Stanley 85 Passing TDs 8 4 3. Clifford Dukes 79 Total TDs 12 11 4. Monquiz Wedlow 61 TD Pct. .545 (12-22) .524 (11-21) 5. Jason Harmon 59 FGs Made 4 7 6. Greg Taplin 54 FGs Missed 1 0 7. Cedric Henry 49 Total Points 96 99 8. DeMario Suggs 42 Scoring Pct. .727 (16-22) .857 (18-21) 9. Kyle Rasmussen 41 10. Matthias Askew 40 NATURAL GRASS RETURNS TO SPARTAN STADIUM – 11. Broderick Nelson 35 For the first time since 1968, Michigan State is playing its home football games on natural grass. Kevin Vickerson 35 The new playing surface, planted in May of 2001 at MSU’s Turfgrass Research Center, is com- prised of a blend of nine varieties of Kentucky bluegrass. 2002 MSU SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERBOARD The field is comprised of 4,800 plastic modules. The installation process took five working days, (based on production points) from June 10-14, 2002. An additional 1,200 spare modules are being held for replacement 1. Monquiz Wedlow 48 purposes. 2. Chris Morris 35 3. DeMario Suggs 32 The original switch from natural grass to artificial turf came in time for the 1969 season. 4. Jason Harmon 26 Dave Rayner 26 EIGHT IS ENOUGH – 6. Ziehl Kavanaght 23 Michigan State’s 12-game schedule features a school-record eight games in Spartan Stadium in 7. Jason Daily 22 2002, including the first five contests. It marks only the second time in school history that the Spartans have 12 games scheduled during the regular season. In 1998, Michigan State played seven of its 12 regular-season games at home, posting a 5-2 record in Spartan Stadium.

SPARTANS OPEN 2002 CAMPAIGN WITH FIVE-GAME HOMESTAND – For the first time since 1918 and only the second time in school history, Michigan State opened the season with a five game homestand. The 1918 Aggies won four of five games out of the gate.

Michigan State played its longest homestand in 1949 – six games from Oct. 1-Nov. 5. The Spartans opened the 1949 campaign at Michigan before playing their next six games in Macklin Field. Michigan State opened its six game homestand with five straight wins before losing to top- ranked Notre Dame, 34-21.

WALK-ONS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS – Michigan State head football coach Bobby Williams has awarded scholarships to three walk-ons for the 2002 season, including linebacker Richard Bryce (6-2, 218, Sr., East Lansing, Mich.), tight end Brian Dieckman (6-3, 240, Sr., Macomb, Mich.) and wide receiver Tim James (5-8, 171, Sr., Milan, Mich.).

PLAYING IN FRONT OF A FULL HOUSE – Michigan State has played before a sellout crowd in 32 of its last 37 home games, including the last 24 in a row. The Spartans have ranked among the NCAA’s top 20 in attendance each of the last 46 years, including 19th in 2001, averaging 73,715 fans per game.

UPSET SPECIALS – Michigan State is 13-10 (.565) in its last 23 games against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 10-7 record (.588) since 1999. Eleven of those 13 wins over ranked teams have come while Michigan State was unranked or ranked below its opponent. The Spar- tans were 3-1 vs. Top 25 teams in 2001, including victories over No. 20 Fresno State (44-35) in the Silicon Valley Football Classic, No. 6 Michigan (26-24) and No. 23 Notre Dame (17-10) plus a last-second loss at No. 16 Northwestern (27-26).

The Spartans had been 3-22 (.120) in their previous 25 games against ranked teams before their current 13-10 run. 12 • Michigan State Football Notes

ALL-TIME FIRST-ROUND Michigan State is 8-2 in its last 10 games against Top 25 teams in Spartan Stadium. NFL DRAFT PICKS Here’s a look at Michigan State’s last 23 games against Top 25 teams: 1. Notre Dame 59 2. Southern Cal 58 Date Result (Associated Press Ranking) Site 3. Ohio State 56 Oct. 12, 2002 No. 17 Iowa 44, MSU 16 Iowa City 4. Miami-Fla. 46 Sept. 21, 2002 No. 12 Notre Dame 21, MSU 17 East Lansing 5. Michigan 38 Dec. 31, 2001 MSU 44, No. 20 Fresno State 35 San Jose Florida 38 Nov. 3, 2001 MSU 26, No. 6 Michigan 24 East Lansing 7. Tennessee 35 Sept. 29, 2001 No. 16 Northwestern 27, No. 23 MSU 26 Evanston 8. Alabama 33 Sept. 22, 2001 MSU 17, No. 23 Notre Dame 10 South Bend 9. Nebraska 31 Nov. 11, 2000 MSU 30, No. 9 Purdue 10 East Lansing Texas 31 Nov. 4, 2000 No. 16 Ohio State 27, MSU 13 Columbus 11. Michigan State 30 Oct. 21, 2000 No. 16 Michigan 14, MSU 0 Ann Arbor Oklahoma 30 Sept. 23, 2000 No. 23 MSU 27, No. 16 Notre Dame 21 East Lansing Research data provided by Jan. 1, 2000 No. 9 MSU 37, No. 10 Florida 34 Orlando ESPN.com. 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 University Park 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

SPARTANS IN THE NFL – Michigan State had 18 former players listed on opening-day rosters for teams in 2002. Here’s a complete list of Spartans currently playing in the NFL (opening-day rosters as of Sept. 5):

Arizona Cardinals – CB Renaldo Hill, LB Rob Fredrickson Atlanta Falcons – RB T.J. Duckett Carolina Panthers – WR Muhsin Muhammad Chicago Bears – K Paul Edinger, QB Jim Miller Dallas Cowboys – OT Flozell Adams Houston Texans – QB Tony Banks – K Morten Andersen New England Patriots – OT Greg Robinson-Randall New York Jets – TE Chris Baker – LB Ike Reese – WR Plaxico Burress San Francisco 49ers – LB Julian Peterson Tennessee Titans – WR Derrick Mason, S Aric Morris, DL Robaire Smith Washington Redskins – LB Lemar Marshall

In addition, six former Spartans have signed contracts with NFL clubs (as of Sept. 5):

Denver Broncos – WR Herb Haygood Detroit Lions – LB Josh Thornhill New England Patriots – DL Jace Sayler New York Giants – DE Nick Myers New York Jets – RB Little John Flowers Philadelphia Eagles – DE Ivory McCoy

Two more former Michigan State players are listed on NFL injured reserve (as of Sept. 5):

Kansas City Chiefs – DE Jabbar Threats Michigan State Football Notes • 13

San Francisco 49ers – DT Josh Shaw TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SPARTAN TRENDS UNDER WILLIAMS – HOME FINAL vs. PURDUE Here’s how Michigan State has fared during Bobby Williams’ tenure (31 games): Approximately 2,000 tickets remain for Michigan State’s Nov. 16 home 2002 Overall finale vs. Purdue. Games played in Spartan Stadium: 3-3 11-7 Games played on the road/neutral site: 0-1 5-8 Single-game tickets are priced at $38. Fans may order tickets online When leading at halftime: 2-0 9-2 at msuspartans.com or by calling the When trailing at halftime: 1-4 4-10 MSU Athletics Department Ticket Of- When tied at halftime: 0-0 3-3 fice, locally at 355-1610 or outside the Lansing area at 1-800-GO- When scoring first: 3-2 12-7 STATE. The Jenison Field House When opponent scores first: 0-2 4-8 Ticket Office is open weekdays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. When leading after first quarter: 2-0 9-5 When trailing after first quarter: 0-3 3-7 When tied after first quarter: 1-1 4-3

When leading after three quarters: 3-0 11-2 When trailing after three quarters: 0-4 1-12 When tied after three quarters: 0-0 4-1

When gaining more first downs than opponent: 2-3 9-13 When gaining fewer first downs than opponent: 1-1 7-2

When gaining 200+ yards rushing: 2-0 7-1 When opponent gains 200+ yards rushing: 2-1 2-5

When outrushing opponent: 2-0 12-3 When being outrushed by opponent: 1-4 4-12

When gaining 200+ yards passing: 3-3 11-11 When opponent gains 200+ yards passing: 1-1 8-4

When gaining more total yards than opponent: 3-1 14-7 When gaining fewer total yards than opponent: 0-3 2-8

When leading in time of possession: 2-1 12-9 When trailing in time of possession: 1-3 4-6

2002 OPPONENTS UPDATE – Date vs. MSU Opponent Last Game Result Next Game Aug. 31 Eastern Michigan (3-5) @ Ball State (L 17-42) Sept. 7 Rice (2-5) @ Texas-El Paso (L 35-38) Sept. 14 California (5-3) vs. UCLA (W 17-12) Sept. 21 Notre Dame (7-0) @ Air Force (W 21-14) Sept. 28 Northwestern (2-6) @ Penn State (L 0-49) Oct. 12 @ Iowa (7-1) @ Indiana (W 24-8) Oct. 19 Minnesota (7-1) @ Michigan State (W 28-7) Oct. 26 Wisconsin (5-3) vs. Ohio State (L 14-19) Nov. 2 @ Michigan (6-1) @ Purdue (W 23-21) Nov. 9 @ Indiana (3-4) vs. Iowa (L 8-24) Nov. 16 Purdue (3-5) vs. Michigan (L 21-23) Nov. 23 @ Penn State (5-2) vs. Northwestern (W 49-0)

Michigan State’s 2002 opponents have a combined record of 52-33 (.612). According to the latest NCAA rankings (as of Oct. 20), the Spartans have the nation’s 13th-toughest schedule. Note: Record doesn’t include games played against MSU. 14 • Michigan State Football Notes

FUTURE SCHEDULES SPARTANS TOUGH ON HOME TURF – 2003 Spartan Stadium is in its 79th season as home to Michigan State football. Michigan State has Aug. 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN compiled a 291-122-13 (.698) since taking up residency in Spartan Stadium in 1923. The Spar- Sept. 6 RUTGERS tans have gone undefeated at home 16 times since the stadium opened, including a perfect 6- Sept. 13 LOUISIANA TECH 0 mark in 1999. It marked Michigan State’s first undefeated home record since 1966 (5-0-1) and Sept. 20 at Notre Dame its first unbeaten and untied home slate since 1965 (5-0-0). Sept. 27 IOWA Oct. 4 INDIANA MAGIC NUMBER 24 – Oct. 11 at Illinois Since 1990, Michigan State is 65-14-1 (.819) when it scores at least 24 points and 11-54-1 (.174) Oct. 28 at Minnesota when it scores fewer than 24 points. During that 13-year period, the Spartans have compiled an Nov. 1 MICHIGAN overall record of 76-68-2 (.527). Nov. 8 at Ohio State Nov. 15 at Wisconsin SPARTANS OF THE WEEK – Nov. 22 PENN STATE Opponent Offense Defense Special Teams Eastern Michigan William Whitticker Greg Taplin Jason Daily 2004 Rice Charles Rogers Jason Harmon Jeremiah McLaurin Sept. 4 at Rutgers California – – – Sept. 11 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Notre Dame Charles Rogers Thomas Wright Monquiz Wedlow Sept. 18 NOTRE DAME Northwestern Dawan Moss Thomas Wright Dave Rayner Sept. 25 at Indiana Iowa Joe Tate Thomas Wright Eric Smith Oct. 2 at Iowa Minnesota Jeff Smoker Ronald Stanley Andrew Petterson Oct. 9 ILLINOIS Oct. 16 MINNESOTA SPARTAN SCOUT TEAM PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Oct. 30 at Michigan Opponent Offense Defense Nov. 6 OHIO STATE Eastern Michigan Kyle Cook Matt Hasbrook Nov. 13 WISCONSIN Rice Kyle Brown Matt Hayes Nov. 20 at Penn State California Jerramy Scott/Jason Teague Carlos Alexander Notre Dame Chad Simon Matt Ott SPARTAN FOOTBALL Northwestern Richard Bryce AWARDS SHOW Iowa Nick Thompson Richard Bryce/Matt Hasbrook Minnesota Kyle Cook Luc Mullinder The first-ever Spartan Football Awards Show is scheduled for Mon- day, Nov. 25 at the Wharton Center Great Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the awards program to begin promptly at 7 p.m. Tickets for the Spartan Football Awards Show are priced at $35 each, with $10 going as a tax-deductible contribution to the Ralph Young Fund to support the MSU football program. Entertain- ment will be provided by Cornell Gunter’s Coasters, The Platters and Elsbeary Hobbs’ Drifters.

The Spartan Football Awards Show replaces the Michigan State Football Bust.

Reservations for the Spartan Foot- ball Awards Show can be made through the Ralph Young Fund by calling (517) 355-8257 or (800) 232- 4MSU. DEPTH CHARTS MICHIGAN STATE vs. WISCONSIN SE 1 Charles Rogers (6-4, 205, Jr.) SE 87 Darrin Charles (6-6, 208, So.) 80 Ben Steckler (6-4, 217, R-Fr.) 25 Brandon Williams (5-11, 165, Fr.) 3 Kyle Brown (6-1, 202, Fr.) LT 64 Ben Johnson (6-7, 331, Sr.) LT 65 Ulish Booker (6-7, 302, Sr.) 75 Morgan Davis (6-5, 315, So.) 72 Stefon Wheeler (6-5, 310, R-Fr.) LG 67 Dan Buenning (6-4, 300, So.) LG 68 Joe Tate (6-5, 299, Jr.) 58 Kalvin Barrett (6-2, 322, So.) 57 Paul Harker (6-3, 294, Sr.) O C 72 Al Johnson (6-4, 300, Sr.) C 73 Brian Ottney (6-6, 302, Jr.) 53 Donovan Raiola (6-3, 294, R-Fr.) 51 Chris Morris (6-4, 287, R-Fr.) F RG 50 Jonathan Clinkscale (6-3, 304, So.) RG 76 William Whitticker (6-6, 312, So.) F 52 Jason Palermo (6-3, 287, R-Fr.) 60 Joe Brooks (6-4, 280, Jr.) RT 56 Jason Jowers (6-6, 308, Sr.) RT 77 Steve Stewart (6-5, 309, Jr.) E 61 Mike Lorenz (6-5, 301, So.) 79 Sean Poole (6-6, 304, So.) TE 81 Bob Docherty (6-6, 265, So.) TE 81 Jason Randall (6-5, 253, So.) N 85 Tony Paciotti (6-4, 256, So.) 4 Eric Knott (6-3, 258, So.) S FL 9 Jonathan Orr (6-3, 182, R-Fr.) 89 Ryan Woods (6-4, 250, R-Fr.) 8 Brandon White (6-3, 181, Fr.) FL 6 BJ Lovett (6-3, 206, Sr.) E QB 5 Brooks Bollinger (6-2, 204, Sr.) 82 Ziehl Kavanaght (5-11, 185, Jr.) 19 Jim Sorgi (6-5, 192, Jr.) QB 7 Damon Dowdell (6-1, 214, So.) FB 45 Matt Bernstein (6-2, 259, R-Fr.) 10 Aaron Alexander (6-5, 199, R-Fr.) 37 Russ Kuhns (6-0, 237, Sr.) FB 35 Mark Goebel (6-2, 238, Jr.) RB 28 Anthony Davis (5-8, 195, So.) 47 Jason Bradley (6-0, 251, So.) 30 Dwayne Smith (5-11, 219, Fr.) TB 49 Dawan Moss (5-10, 236, Sr.) 20 Jerone Pettus (5-9, 174, So.) 11 David Richard (6-1, 230, Fr.) 31 Jaren Hayes (5-9, 180, Fr.)

DE 59 Clifford Dukes (6-3, 259, So.) LE 99 Jake Sprague (6-4, 273, Sr.) 88 Luc Mullinder (6-4, 277, Jr.) 92 Jonathan Welsh (6-4, 233, So.) DT 91 Kevin Vickerson (6-5, 293, So.) LT 77 (6-3, 300, So.) or 99 Brandon McKinney (6-3, 293, So.) 98 Darius Jones (6-3, 278, So.) DT 97 Kyle Rasmussen (6-4, 287, Jr.) 79 Mike Kleber (6-2, 292, R-Fr.) 95 Matthias Askew (6-6, 293, So.) D RT 74 Jason Jefferson (6-3, 305, So.) or DE 94 Greg Taplin (6-5, 258, Jr.) 98 Darius Jones (6-3, 278, So.) 93 Darrell Hamilton (6-3, 241, So.) E 97 Nick Cochart (6-1, 276, Jr.) SAM 45 Monquiz Wedlow (5-11, 200, Jr.) F RE 90 Erasmus James (6-4, 264, Jr.) 42 Mike Labinjo (6-1, 256, Jr.) 98 Darius Jones (6-3, 278, So.) MIKE 42 Mike Labinjo (6-1, 256, Jr.) E OLB 24 LaMarr Watkins (6-1, 215, Fr.) 48 Seth Mitchell (6-2, 244, R-Fr.) 34 Kareem Timbers (6-3, 211, So.) 30 Chris Smith (6-1, 215, Jr.) N LB 46 Jeff Mack (6-0, 245, Jr.) WILL 44 Ronald Stanley (6-0, 220, So.) S 43 Kyle McCorison (6-0, 235, Jr.) or 40 Michael Bazemore (6-2, 240, R-Fr.) 12 Alex Lewis (6-1, 238, Jr.) CB 37 Cedric Henry (5-10, 182, Sr.) E LB 27 Broderick Williams (6-0, 228, Jr.) 12 Ashton Watson (6-0, 170, Fr.) 47 Elliot Goode (6-2, 224, Fr.) 17 Roderick Maples (5-10, 181, So.) CB 2 Scott Starks (5-10, 165, So.) SS 43 Thomas Wright (6-1, 191, Sr.) 4 Chuckie Cowans (5-8, 169, So.) 24 Jeremiah McLaurin (5-11, 186, Jr.) or SS 18 Jim Leonhard (5-8, 178, So.) 27 Derron Ware (6-3, 200, Fr.) 42 Robert Brooks (5-10, 174, So.) FS 36 Eric Smith (6-1, 199, R-Fr.) FS 7 Ryan Aiello (6-1, 199, Jr.) 33 Robert Flagg (6-2, 195, So.) 6 Brett Bell (6-0, 194, So.) CB 21 Broderick Nelson (6-0, 171, Sr.) CB 23 B.J. Tucker (5-11, 180, Sr.) 19 DeMario Suggs (5-11, 197, Sr.) 21 Levonne Rowan (6-1, 174, Fr.)

PK 16 Dave Rayner (6-2, 212, So.) KO 29 Scott Campbell (6-0, 243, Jr.) S 4 Bobby Belmonte (5-9, 171, Fr.) 97 Mike Allen (6-2, 185, So.) P 18 Jason Daily (6-2, 175, Jr.) P PK 97 Mike Allen (6-2, 185, So.) 8 Brandon Fields (6-5, 210, Fr.) E 29 Scott Campbell (6-0, 243, Jr.) SN 51 Chris Morris (6-4, 287, R-Fr.) C P 31 R.J. Morse (6-1, 256, So.) 53 Andrew Petterson (6-0, 212, So.) I 29 Scott Campbell (6-0, 243, Jr.) H 18 Jason Daily (6-2, 175, Jr.) A LSN 86 Matt Katula (6-6, 265, So.) KR 31 Jaren Hayes (5-9, 180, Fr.) L 36 Matt Mialik (6-0, 236, Jr.) 3 Kyle Brown (6-1, 202, Fr.) I H 19 Jim Sorgi (6-5, 192, Jr.) 6 BJ Lovett (6-3, 206, Sr.) S 16 Matt Schabert (6-2, 208, So.) 17 Roderick Maples (5-10, 181, So.) T KR 20 Jerone Pettus (5-9, 174, So.) PR 82 Ziehl Kavanaght (5-11, 185, Jr.) S 25 Brandon Williams (5-11, 165, Fr.) 3 Kyle Brown (6-1, 202, Fr.) PR 18 Jim Leonhard (5-8, 178, So.)