6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS• 9 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS • 2015 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF • THREE STRAIGHT TOP-10 FINISHES 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 • INSTAGRAM: MSU_SPARTANS SCHEDULES & SCOREBOARDS GAME MICHIGAN STATE (2-2, 0-2 BIG TEN) MICHIGAN STATE (2-2, 0-2 BIG TEN) Sept. 2 FURMAN (BTN) W, 28-13 VS. BYU (2-3) Sept. 17 at No. 18/18 Notre Dame (NBC) W, 36-28 5 Sept. 24 No. 11/10 WISCONSIN (BTN) L, 6-30 Date ..............................................Saturday, Oct. 8 Oct. 1 at Indiana (BTN) L, 21-24 (OT) Oct. 8 BYU (ABC) 3:30 p.m. Kickoff ........................................... 3:36 p.m. EDT Oct. 15 NORTHWESTERN (HC) (BTN) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Maryland (BTN) 7:30 p.m. Location .................................East Lansing, Mich. Oct. 29 MICHIGAN TBA Nov. 5 at Illinois TBA Stadium ....................... Spartan Stadium (75,005) Nov. 12 RUTGERS TBA Surface ........................................... Natural Grass Nov. 19 OHIO STATE TBA Head Coach Head Coach Nov. 26 at Penn State TBA TV .............................ABC/ESPN2 (reverse mirror) Mark Dantonio Kalani Sitake Web ....................................................WatchESPN MSU Record BYU Record BYU (2-3) 89-35 (10th year) 2-3 (first year) Sept. 3 vs. Arizona (Phoenix, Ariz.) W, 18-16 Sept. 10 at Utah L, 19-20 Live Stats ..........Gametracker (msuspartans.com) Overall Record Overall Record 107-52 (13th year) 2-3 (first year) Sept. 17 UCLA L, 14-17 ...........................................msuspartans.com Sept. 24 vs. West Virginia (Landover, Md.) L, 32-35 Tickets Record vs. BYU Record vs. MSU 0-0 0-0 Sept. 30 TOLEDO W, 55-53 All-Time Series .................................First meeting Oct. 8 at Michigan State 3:30 p.m. Oct. 14 MISSISSIPPI STATE 10:15 p.m. FIRST-AND-10 – Oct. 20 at Boise State 10:15 p.m. Nov. 5 at Cincinnati TBA • Michigan State steps out of conference play for the final time during the regular season when it hosts BYU Nov. 12 SOUTHERN UTAH 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Spartan Stadium at 3:36 p.m. in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. The Nov. 19 MASSACHUSETTS TBA game will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN2 (reverse mirror). The Spartans (2-2, 0-2 B1G) are looking to Nov. 26 UTAH STATE TBA snap a two-game skid following a 24-21 overtime loss at Indiana last Saturday, while the Cougars are 2-3 • All times listed – Eastern. Rankings – AP/Coaches after defeating Toledo at home on Friday, 55-53. MEDIA COVERAGE TV: ABC/ESPN2 • Saturday’s game marks the first-ever meeting between Michigan State and BYU. The home-and-home Play-by-Play: Mike Patrick Analyst: Ed Cunningham series was announced in 2015. MSU will make its first-ever appearance in the 63,470-seat LaVell Edwards Sideline: Dr. Jerry Punch Stadium in Provo, Utah, on Sept. 12, 2020. BYU has been an independent program in football since 2011. RADIO: SPARTAN SPORTS NETWORK • Under , Michigan State has produced a 52-13 record (.800) in home games since 2007, Play-by-Play: George Blaha Mark Dantonio Analyst: Jason Strayhorn including a 15-game winning streak (7-0 in 2010, 7-0 in 2011, won first game in 2012) and a 12-game Sideline: Keith Nichol winning streak (7-0 in 2013; won first five in 2014), which rank second and tied for third, respectively, in Broadcast Host: Will Tieman Spartan Stadium history. MSU is 37-7 (.841) at home since 2010 and 21-2 (.913) since 2013. Dantonio is Website: SpartanSportsNetwork.com Mobile: SSN 24/7 App (iOS, Android) 26-2 (.929) against non-conference opponents in Spartan Stadium (only losses: 2009 to Central Michigan; Flagship Stations: Lansing: WMMQ (94.9 FM)/WJIM 2012 to No. 20 Notre Dame). (1240 AM); Detroit: WJR (760 AM) Affiliates: 39 affiliates listed at SpartanSportsNetwork.com Satellite: 135 (Sirius), 195 (XM), 965 (SiriusXM.com) • MSU’s 67 wins since 2010 are tied for sixth most among NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams and most in the Big Ten during that same period. The Spartans have posted six consecutive winning MSU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS seasons, a first for the program since 1985-90. MSU has won 67 of its last 85 games (67-18; .788), dating Assistant Director/Football Contact .......Ben Phlegar back to the beginning of the 2010 season. During that span, MSU has claimed three Big Ten Championships Cell Phone ...................................... (517) 896-0031 E-Mail ................................. [email protected] (2010, 2013, 2015) and three Big Ten Division titles (2011, 2013, 2015). In addition, the Spartans recorded Assistant Director/Football Contact ........Zach Fisher a school-record four consecutive bowl victories (2012 Outback against No. 18 Georgia, 2012 Buffalo Wild Cell Phone ...................................... (517) 896-2413 Wings against TCU, 2014 Rose Bowl Game against No. 5 Stanford, 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic against No. E-Mail [email protected] Office Phone .......................................... 517-355-2271 4 Baylor), which also tied a Big Ten record. Website ............................................. msuspartans.com Twitter ....................................................@msu_football • Mark Dantonio is 35-12 (.745) against non-conference opponents, including a 26-2 (.929) mark in Spartan Facebook ................................................. MSUAthletics Stadium. Dantonio is 25-1 in games against teams in the Group of Five conferences. MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL • MSUSPARTANS.COM • @MSU_FOOTBALL 2016 SPARTAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MICHIGAN STATE QUICK FACTS • After spending a school-record 46 consecutive weeks ranked in The Associated Press Top 25, the Spartans dropped out of the AP rankings this week for the fi rst time since the streak began on Oct. 27, 2013. MSU’s GENERAL INFORMATION previous record was 34 straight weeks, from Sept. 19, 2010, to Sept. 23, 2012. For 33 of those 46 weeks, Location: East Lansing, Mich. MSU was ranked in the Top 10. Michigan State is 54-15 (.783) as a ranked team in the AP Poll under Dan- Enrollment: 48,272 (spring 2016) tonio. As a ranked team, Michigan State has only lost to an unranked opponent three times under Dantonio Conference: Big Ten (East Division) Nickname: Spartans (36-3; at Notre Dame, 2011; at Nebraska, 2015; at Indiana, 2016). Colors: Green and White President: Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon • Michigan State, which has posted a 38-7 record since 2013, is one of only four schools in the nation to play Athletics Director: Mark Hollis in a Bowl Championship Series Game (2014 Rose Bowl), a New Year’s Six game (2015 Cotton Bowl) and Stadium (Capacity): Spartan Stadium (75,005) the College Football Playoff (2015 CFP Semifi nal at the Cotton Bowl) in the last three seasons (Alabama, Surface: Natural Grass Press Box Number: 517-353-0630 Florida State, Ohio State). MSU’s 38 wins since 2013 are fi fth most in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. Michigan State has not lost three straight games since the 2009 season. COACHING STAFF Head Coach: • Michigan State fi fth-year senior tight end Josiah Price has the most touchdown catches (18) of any tight Mark Dantonio (South Carolina, 1979) end in Michigan State history; that number is also tied for sixth all-time in the school record book. In 43 career Record at MSU: 89-35 (10th season) Career Record: 107-52 (13th season) games, he has 78 receptions for 972 yards. Price needs just 28 more yards to become just the fourth Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Spartan tight end in school history to reach the 1,000-yard career milestone. Secondary: Harlon Barnett (10th year; Michigan State, 1990) • Michigan State, which has ranked in the top 11 of the NCAA FBS in rushing defense the past fi ve seasons Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: (No. 9 in 2011; No. 8 in 2012; No. 2 in 2013; No. 1 in 2014; No. 11 in 2015), continues to rank among the Mike Tressel (10th year; Cornell [Iowa] College, 1996) Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs: national leaders in stopping the run in 2016. The Spartans currently rank third in the Big Ten and 16th in the Dave Warner (10th year; Syracuse, 1982) FBS, allowing 105.5 rushing yards per game. Co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends: Jim Bollman (fourth year; Ohio, 1977) • Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio, who helped lead the Spartans to the 2015 Big Ten Champi- Defensive Line: Ron Burton (fourth year; North Carolina, 1987) onship and College Football Playoff last season, is in his 10th season leading the program. The Spartans Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator: closed last season with a 12-2 record and fi nished ranked in the AP Top 10 for the third year in a row (No. Brad Salem (seventh year; Augustana College, 1992) 3 in 2013, No. 5 in 2014, No. 6 in 2015), a fi rst for the program since 1955-57. Michigan State is the only Wide Receivers: program in the NCAA FBS to fi nish in the top six of the last three AP Polls. Terrence Samuel (sixth year; Purdue, 1995) Linebackers/Special Teams: Mark Snyder (second year; Marshall, 1988) TEAM COMPARISONS – Offensive Line: Michigan State BYU Mark Staten (10th year; Miami-Ohio, 2001) Basic Offense Multiple Pro style Assistant AD/Director of Football Operations: Basic Defense Multiple 4-3 Multiple Tim Allen (ninth year; Bethel [Kansas] College, 1986) Offensive Starters Returning 3 8 FOOTBALL HISTORY Defensive Starters Returning 6 8 All-Time Record: 683-443-44 (.603) Specialists Returning 3 1 2015 Record: 12-2 (7-1 Big Ten/1st East Division) First Season of Football: 1896 STAT LEADERS – Bowl Games: 26 (11-15) National Championships: 6 (1951, 1952, 1955, Michigan State: 1957, 1965, 1966) Rushing – LJ Scott (67 carries for 302 yards, 4.5 avg, 2 TDs) Big Ten Championships: 9 (1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, Passing – Tyler O’Connor (71 of 117 for 918 yards, 8 TDs, 5 INTs) 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015) Receiving – R.J.