6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS• 8 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS • 2015 COTTON BOWL CHAMPIONS • 2014 ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS MICHIGAN STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 534 BIRCH ROAD • Z-22 BRESLIN CENTER • EAST LANSING, MICH. 48824 OFFICE PHONE: 517-355-2271 • WEBSITE: MSUSPARTANS.COM • TWITTER: @MSU_FOOTBALL • YOUTUBE: MSUSPARTANATHLETICS SCHEDULES & SCOREBOARDS GAME NO. 14/14 MICHIGAN STATE (8-1, 4-1) MICHIGAN STATE (8-1, 4-1 Big Ten) Sept. 4 at Western Michigan (ESPNU) W, 37-24 VS. MARYLAND (2-7, 0-5) Sept. 12 No. 7/5 OREGON (ABC) W, 31-28 10 Sept. 19 AIR FORCE (ABC) W, 35-21 Date ........................................... Saturday, Nov. 14 Sept. 26 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (BTN) W, 30-10 Oct. 3 PURDUE (HC/ESPN2) W, 24-21 Kickoff .............................................. 12 p.m. EDT Oct. 10 at Rutgers (BTN) W, 31-24 .................................East Lansing, Mich. Oct. 17 at Michigan (ESPN) W, 27-23 Location Oct. 24 INDIANA (ABC) W, 52-26 Stadium ....................... Spartan Stadium (75,005) Nov. 7 at Nebraska (ESPN) L, 38-39 ........................................... Natural Grass Nov. 14 MARYLAND (ESPN2) 12 p.m. Surface Nov. 21 at Ohio State TBA .................................. ESPN2/WatchESPN TV/Web Head Coach Head Coach (interim) Nov. 28 PENN STATE TBA ..........Gametracker (msuspartans.com) Mark Dantonio Mike Locksley Live Stats MSU Record Maryland Record MARYLAND (2-7, 0-5 Big Ten) Tickets ...........................................msuspartans.com 83-32 (9th year) 0-3 (1st year) Sept. 5 RICHMOND W, 50-21 Overall Record Overall Record Sept. 12 BOWLING GREEN L, 27-48 All-Time Series .............................MSU leads, 5-1 101-49 (12th year) 2-29 (4th year) Sept. 19 USF W, 35-17 Last Meeting ....MSU 37, UMD 15 (Nov. 15, 2014) Sept. 26 at West Virginia L, 6-45 Record vs. Maryland Record vs. MSU 1-0 0-0 Oct. 3 No. 22/RV MICHIGAN L, 0-28 Current Series Streak ..............1 by MSU (2014-) Oct. 10 at No. 1/1 Ohio State L, 28-49 Oct. 24 vs. PENN STATE L, 30-31 FIRST-AND-10 – Oct. 31 at No. 10/11 Iowa L, 15-31 • No. 14/14 Michigan State plays host to Maryland on Saturday, Nov. 14 at noon in Spartan Stadium. The Nov. 7 WISCONSIN L, 24-31 Nov. 14 at No. 14/14 Michigan State 12 p.m. game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. The Spartans (8-1) suffered their first loss of the season last Nov. 21 INDIANA TBA Saturday at Nebraska, 39-38, and are tied for second in the Big Ten East standings at 4-1. Maryland (2-7, Nov. 28 at Rutgers TBA 0-5 Big Ten) has lost six in a row after falling at home to Wisconsin last Saturday, 31-24. • All times listed – Eastern. Rankings – AP/Coaches • Saturday’s game marks the first meeting between Michigan State and Maryland in East Lansing since MEDIA COVERAGE 1950 and is just the seventh overall in series history. MSU leads the overall series, 5-1, including a 37-15 TV: ESPN2 win last season in College Park, Maryland, in the first Big Ten matchup between the two schools. Although Play-by-Play: Beth Mowins MSU leads the series in Spartan Stadium, 3-1, the Terrapins won the last meeting, 34-7, on Oct. 7, 1950. Analyst: Anthony Becht Sideline: Paul Carcaterra • Under Mark Dantonio, Michigan State has produced a 49-12 record (.803) in home games since 2007, including a 15-game winning streak and a 12-game winning streak, which rank second and tied for third, RADIO: SPARTAN SPORTS NETWORK Play-by-Play: George Blaha respectively, in Spartan Stadium history. MSU currently has a six-game winning streak in Spartan Stadium. Analyst: Jason Strayhorn MSU is 34-6 (.850) at home since 2010 and 18-1 (.947) since 2013. Sideline: Keith Nichol Broadcast Host: Will Tieman • Fifth-year senior quarterback Connor Cook, the winningest quarterback in school history, owns a 31-4 Website: SpartanSportsNetwork.com record (.886) as the starter, including a 20-2 (.909) mark against Big Ten opponents. The 31 wins are second Mobile: SSN 24/7 App (iOS, Android) most among active starting quarterbacks in the NCAA FBS (Stanford’s Kevin Hogan with 32) and the .886 Satellite: Ch. 136 (Sirius); Ch. 195 (XM) winning percentage is No. 1. Cook is a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and is a semifinalist Flagship Stations: Lansing: WMMQ (94.9 FM)/WJIM for both the Davey O’Brien Award (nation’s best quarterback) and the Maxwell Award (college player of the (1240 AM); Detroit: WJR (760 AM) year). Cook ranks among the Big Ten leaders in touchdown passes (first with 21), passing efficiency (first Affiliates: 35 affiliates listed at SpartanSportsNetwork.com with 149.3 rating), passing (second with 267.2 ypg.), and total offense (third with 275.0 ypg.). He became MSU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MSU’s all-time leader in touchdown passes after throwing four in the Nebraska game; he has 68 overall Associate AD/Football Contact .... John Lewandowski (Kirk Cousins threw 66 from 2008-11). Cook has thrown for more than 300 yards in a school-record four Cell Phone ...................................... (517) 243-2354 consecutive games (367 vs. Rutgers; 328 vs. Michigan; career-high 398 vs. Indiana; 335 vs. Nebraska). E-Mail [email protected] Assistant Director/Football Contact .......Ben Phlegar • Senior wide receiver Aaron Burbridge is making a strong case to become the second Spartan in a row Cell Phone ...................................... (517) 896-0031 to be named the Big Ten Receiver of the Year (Tony Lippett, 2014). Burbridge is just 6 yards away from E-Mail ................................. [email protected] reaching the 1,000-yard milestone for the season, as he leads the Big Ten and ranks 11th in the NCAA FBS Office Phone .......................................... 517-355-2271 with 994 receiving yards. Burbridge also ranks first in the Big Ten and 14th in the FBS in receptions (6.9 pg; Website ............................................. msuspartans.com 62) and eighth in the FBS in receiving yards per game (110.4 ypg.). His six TDs are tied for third most in the Twitter ....................................................@msu_football conference. Burbridge has recorded four straight 100-yard games and seven overall this season, one shy ................................................. MSUAthletics Facebook of the MSU single-season record (B.J. Cunningham, eight, 2011). MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL • MSUSPARTANS.COM • @MSU_FOOTBALL 2015 SPARTAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES TABLE OF CONTENTS • MSU has been ranked in the AP Poll for a school-record 36 consecutive weeks, dating back to Oct. 27, Game Notes ......................................................... 1-27 2013 (previous record: 34 weeks from Sept. 19, 2010 to Sept. 23, 2012). For 27 of those 36 weeks, MSU Pronunciation Guide ...........................................12 has been ranked in the Top 10. Offensive Notes...................................................13 Defensive Notes ..................................................20 Depth Chart ..............................................................28 • Although Michigan State had its 12-game winning streak – tied for the third-longest in school history – Rosters ............................................................... 30-33 snapped last Saturday at Nebraska, the Spartans have won 32 of their last 36 games since the beginning Coach Mark Dantonio .........................................34-35 of the 2013 season, third most in the NCAA FBS during the time span. Mark Dantonio is the only Spartan Player Bios ......................................................... 36-57 2015 Game Recaps ............................................58-65 head coach to have two separate 11-game winning streaks (won 11 straight in 2013-14). The Last Time .....................................................66-67 2015 Statistics/Career Statistics ...............................68 • Mark Dantonio won his 100th career game as a head coach in the 27-23 triumph over Michigan on Oct. MICHIGAN STATE QUICK FACTS 17. Dantonio was 18-17 in three seasons at Cincinnati and is 83-32 in his ninth season at Michigan State. GENERAL INFORMATION He is the second-winningest coach in MSU history (Duffy Daugherty: 109). Location: East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment: 50,085 (fall 2014) Conference: Big Ten (East Division) • Michigan State has won 21 of its last 23 games against Big Ten opponents, dating back to the 2012 regular- Nickname: Spartans season fi nale, including 16 wins by double-fi gures. Colors: Green and White President: Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Athletics Director: Mark Hollis • MSU’s 61 wins since 2010 are seventh most among NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams and most in Stadium (Capacity): Spartan Stadium (75,005) the Big Ten during that same period. The Spartans are assured of their sixth consecutive winning season Surface: Natural Grass Press Box Number: 517-353-0630 in 2015, a fi rst for the program since 1985-90. MSU has won 61 of its last 76 games (61-15; .803), dating back to the beginning of the 2010 season. In addition, the Spartans have won 34 of their last 38 games COACHING STAFF (.895), dating back to the 2012 regular-season fi nale. MSU has won 32 games since the beginning of 2013 Head Coach: Mark Dantonio (South Carolina, 1979) (32-4 record), third most in the FBS during that period. The Spartans are bowl eligible for a school-record Record at MSU: 83-32 (ninth year) ninth straight year. Career Record: 101-49 (12th year) Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Secondary: Harlon Barnett (ninth year; Michigan TEAM COMPARISONS – State, 1990) Michigan State Maryland Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: