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MICHIGAN STATE vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN NOV. 7, 2009 • SPARTAN STADIUM • EAST LANSING, MICH.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Today’s Game..................................................................................... 5 MSU-Western Michigan Matchup........................................................ 7 Trevor Anderson Feature..................................................................... 8 2009 MSU Football Team................................................................... 12 Football Support Staff........................................................................ 16 Michigan State University Board of Trustees....................................... 18 University President Lou Anna K. Simon............................................. 22 Athletics Director Mark Hollis............................................................. 24 MSU Spartan Head Coach Mark Dantonio.......................................... 27 Spartan Football Assistant Coaches.................................................... 32 Spartan Football Staff........................................................................ 42 Michigan State University Profile........................................................ 46 Duffy Daugherty Building/Skandalaris Football Center........................ 52 Student-Athlete Development Program.............................................. 54 Student-Athlete Support Services...................................................... 56 Academic All-Americans.................................................................... 58 Spartan Bowl History......................................................................... 60 Spartan Tradition................................................................................ 63 MSU Football Academic All-Americans............................................... 64 Marcus Webb Feature........................................................................ 65 Dr. Kasavana Column......................................................................... 66 Michael Jordan Feature..................................................................... 68 Meet the Western Michigan Broncos.................................................. 70 MSU-WMU Depth Charts.................................................................... 72 Michigan State Spartans Numerical Roster........................................ 74 Western Michigan Broncos Numerical Roster..................................... 75 Big Ten Composite Schedule.............................................................. 76 University Spotlight............................................................................ 78 Halftime Entertainment...................................................................... 80 MSU Football All-Time Coaching Ledger............................................. 82 Spartan Football National Champions................................................. 84 Spartan Football All-Americans.......................................................... 87 Spartan Football Record Book............................................................ 91 Spartans in the NFL........................................................................... 99 MSU Athletics Head Coaches............................................................ 102 Spartan Marching Band.................................................................... 105 Cheer Team ...................................................................................... 108 Dance Team...................................................................................... 110 Spartan Athletics Hall of Fame.......................................................... 112 Spartan Fund.................................................................................... 122 Michigan State Athletics Staff........................................................... 126 Compliance Information.................................................................... 138 Spartan Stadium............................................................................... 140
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MICHIGAN STATE
WESTERN MICHIGAN
NOV. 7, 2009 • spartan stadium • east lansing, mich.
Welcome to Spartan Stadium for today’s matchup between Michigan State and Western Michigan. This afternoon’s contest marks the 11th game in series history between the two schools, with the Spartans owning an 8-2 advantage. MSU has won six straight in the series, including a 26-21 victory in the last meeting in the 2003 season opener. Michigan State (4-5, 3-3 Big Ten) is coming off a 42-34 loss at Minnesota, while Western Michigan (4-5, 3-3 Mid-American) fell 24-16 at Kent State last week.
FIRST-AND-10 • Michigan State has compiled a 37-7-2 record (.826) against current members of the Mid-American Conference (2-0 vs. Akron, 2-0 vs. Bowling Green, 4-3 vs. Central Michigan, 8-0 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1-0 vs. Kent State, 3-1 vs. Miami-Ohio, 1-0 vs. Ohio, 7-1-2 vs. Temple, 1-0 vs. Toledo and 8-2 vs. Western Michigan). The Spartans have won 22 out of the last 25 meetings vs. MAC teams. • MSU leads the Big Ten in passing offense (269.3 yards per game) and ranks third in total offense (398.7 ypg.). • The Spartans rank second in the conference and 13th in the nation with 26 sacks. In league games, MSU is tied for first with Ohio State with 18 sacks. Conversely, MSU’s offensive line has allowed just 10 sacks, tied with Penn State and Indiana for the fewest in the Big Ten.
Brett Swenson became MSU’s all-time leader in field goals and points scored in the Iowa game. Swenson, who is 14-of-15 this season in field-goal attempts, has made 66 career field goals and has scored 345 career points.
Keshawn Martin earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors after collecting 176 kick return yards at Minnesota, including a 93-yard return for a touchdown to open the second half.
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WESTERN MICHIGAN
NOV. 7, 2009 • spartan stadium • east lansing, mich. • Michigan State’s 2009 schedule ranks among the nation’s most difficult (No. 16), according to NCAA figures. The Spartans’ 12 opponents have a combined record of 47-33 (.588) against other NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams. • MSU’s five losses this season have been by a combined total of 23 points. Twelve of Coach Dantonio’s 15 losses in his MSU tenure have been by eight points or less. • The Spartans have outscored their opponents in each of the first three quarters (185-117 combined); however, MSU has been outscored 91-61 in the fourth quarter. Michigan State has been most explosive in the third quarter, outscoring its opponents 76-30 (+46). • Junior linebacker Greg Jones leads the nation with 109 tackles and ranks first in the Big Ten and third nationally with his 12.1 average. He reached double-figures tackles for the seventh time this season, recording 12 tackles, including seven solo hits, at Minnesota. Jones was selected Big Ten Defensive Midseason MVP by both ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg and CollegeFootballNews. com. In the Iowa game, the co-captain became just the 16th Spartan to record 300 career tackles; he’s currently tied with Carlos Jenkins for 14th all-time at MSU with 314 career tackles.
176 kick return yards in the game (44.0 avg.), third most in MSU history, and his 284 all-purpose yards rank sixth in MSU singlegame history. The Inkster, Mich., native also scored on an 84-yard reverse later in the third quarter that trimmed the Gopher lead to 28-24. In addition, Martin recorded two catches for 22 yards and had a 2-yard punt return. Colin Neely recorded a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss (13 yards)
Martin’s 93-yard return marked last week at Minnesota. He has a career-high five tackles for loss the first kickoff return for a this season. touchdown for MSU since Demond Williams ran back the opening kick 98 yards vs. Indiana in 2005.
NOTES FROM THE MINNESOTA GAME • In the second quarter, Brandon Denson recorded his first career interception and ran the pick back 20 yards; the turnover set up MSU’s first TD of the game (Cousins’ 26-yard pass to Linthicum). • B.J. Cunningham led the Spartans with five catches for a career-high 83 yards. Cunningham’s previous high was 76 yards, which he compiled twice last season (vs. Eastern Michigan and Iowa). • Blair White caught four passes for 36 yards; he has caught at least one pass in 20 consecutive games. Greg Jones, who has been named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, leads the nation with 109 tackles.
• Lou Groza Award candidate Brett Swenson leads the Big Ten in field-goal percentage (.933) and scoring (7.7 ppg.) and is tied for the league lead with 14 field goals. Swenson became the school’s all-time leader in field goals and points scored in the Iowa game, breaking records previously held by Dave Rayner (2001-04). Swenson connected on two 20-yard field goals in last week’s game at Minnesota and has made nine straight entering today’s game. • Sophomore quarterback Kirk Cousins ranks among the Big Ten leaders in passing efficiency (second with a 140.0 rating), passing yards (seventh with 193.8 ypg.) and total offense (eighth with 197.6 ypg.). Cousins recorded his fifth 200-yard passing game of the season with 236 yards at Minnesota and threw touchdown passes to Brian Linthicum and Dion Sims. Cousins’ 12 passing touchdowns rank fifth best in the conference.
• Colin Neely recorded a careerhigh 2.5 tackles for loss. In backto-back plays in the third quarter, he stopped Kevin Whaley for an 8-yard loss, then teamed up with Blake Treadwell for a 5-yard sack of Adam Weber. Treadwell finished the game with a season-high four tackles. • Dion Sims caught his second TD pass of the season with an 11yard grab in the back, right corner of the end zone as time expired in the third quarter.
B.J. Cunningham compiled a career-high 83 receiving yards on five catches against Minnesota.
• Fifth-year senior Blair White leads the Spartans in receptions (52), receiving yards (766) and touchdown catches (7), all of which represent career highs. He ranks third in the Big Ten in receiving yards (85.1 ypg.) and fifth in receptions (5.8 per game). White’s seven TD catches also rank tied for first in the conference.
AL FRACASSA NAMED HONORARY CAPTAIN
KESHAWN MARTIN NAMED BIG TEN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
A back-up quarterback on the 1952 National Championship team and 1953 Big Ten Championship team, Fracassa earned a letter for the 1954 season.
Sophomore Keshawn Martin garnered Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career following his performance at Minnesota.
Fracassa entered 2009 with 381 wins and has won six MHSAA state championships. A member of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, Fracassa began his legendary career at Royal Oak Shrine (1960-68) and has coached at Birmingham Brother Rice since 1969.
Martin compiled a career-best 284 all-purpose yards against the Gophers, including a 93-yard kick return for a touchdown to open the second half. He totaled 6
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Al Fracassa, who played quarterback at Michigan State from 1952-54 and is the winningest high school football coach in Michigan history, will serve as the honorary captain this afternoon for the Spartans.
MICHIGAN STATE
WESTERN MICHIGAN
NOV. 7, 2009 • spartan stadium • east lansing, mich.
SERIES HISTORY Today’s game marks the 11th all-time meeting between Michigan State and Western Michigan, with all games played in East Lansing. Here’s a look at the all-time series:
Michigan State (4-5, 3-3 Big Ten)
Head Coach: Mark Dantonio (South Carolina, 1978) MSU Record: 20-15 (.571), third year Overall Record: 38-32 (.543), sixth year Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
MONTANA STATE .................... W, 44-3 CENTRAL MICHIGAN . ..............L, 27-29 at Notre Dame . ....................... L, 30-33 at Wisconsin . .......................... L, 30-38 MICHIGAN ......................W, 26-20 (OT) at Illinois . ................................W, 24-14 NORTHWESTERN . ..................W, 24-14 IOWA ....................................... L, 13-15 at MINNESOTA ........................ L, 34-42 WESTERN MICHIGAN . .............. 12 p.m. at Purdue .................................. 12 p.m. PENN STATE ...................................TBA
Team Statistics MSU OPP Scoring 252 208 Points per game 28.0 23.1 Rushing Yardage 1164 920 Average per rush 3.9 3.0 Average per game 129.3 102.2 TDs rushing 10 4 Passing Yardage 2424 2205 Comp.-Att-.Int. 176-300-8 180-305-5 Average per game 269.3 245.0 TDs Passing 18 21 Total Offense 3588 3125 Average per game 269.3 245.0 Fumbles-Lost 13-7 9-5 Third Down Conversions 49/119 59/137 Sacks By-Yards 26-157 10-57 Michigan State Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. Larry Caper 93 375 Glenn Winston 60 204
Avg. TD 4.0 6 3.4 2
Passing Yards Comp. Att. Kirk Cousins 136 223 Keith Nichol 39 76
Yds. TD 1744 12 650 5
Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Blair White 52 766 14.7 7 B.J. Cunningham 38 489 12. 9 3 Tackles Greg Jones Eric Gordon Brandon Denson
Solo 49 27 17
Asst. Total 60 109 37 64 33 50
TFL 9.5 3.5 2.0
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1908: Michigan State 35, Western Michigan 0 1917: Western Michigan 14, Michigan State 0 1918: Michigan State 16, Western Michigan 7 1919: Western Michigan 21, Michigan State 18 1980: Michigan State 33, Western Michigan 7 1985: Michigan State 7, Western Michigan 3 1986: Michigan State 45, Western Michigan 10 1997: Michigan State 42, Western Michigan 10 2003: Michigan State 26, Western Michigan 21
SCOUTING WESTERN MICHIGAN Western Michigan enters today’s game with a 4-5 overall mark, 3-3 in the MAC. The Broncos are 0-2 against Big Ten teams this season, with losses to Michigan (31-7) and Indiana (23-19). The Broncos are led by senior quarterback Tim Hiller, who is the most prolific passer in school history. Hiller is WMU’s all-time leader in touchdown passes (93) and pass completions (944), and ranks second in passing yards (10,589) and total offense (10,502). Those impressive numbers stack up with the nation’s top quarterbacks, as he is second among active QBs in touchdowns and third in passing yards and completions; only Colt McCoy of Texas has thrown for more touchdowns (100) than Hiller. This season, Hiller ranks fourth in the nation in passing (278.8 ypg.) and has thrown for 17 touchdowns. In the backfield, senior Brandon West is the team’s top rusher, averaging 91.6 ypg. The receiving corps features five players with at least 30 catches, including Robert Arnheim, who has 47 receptions for 526 yards. Defensively, the Broncos are allowing 426.0 total yards of offense per game, which ranks last in the MAC and 108th in the country. WMU also ranks 102nd in pass defense (249.6 ypg.) and 80th in scoring defense (27.2 ppg.).
A GLANCE AHEAD Michigan State travels to Purdue (3-6, 2-3) next Saturday, Nov. 14 to take on the Boilermakers at noon in Ross-Ade Stadium. The regular-season finale is set for Nov. 21 against No. 11/10 Penn State (8-1, 4-1) in Spartan Stadium.
For all of the latest information on the Spartan football team, including videos, podcasts, notes and features, check out www. msuspartans.com, the official Michigan State Athletics website, and CoachDantonio.com, the official website of MSU head coach Mark Dantonio. Fans can also follow Spartan Football on Twitter at www.twitter.com/msu_football and Facebook at www.facebook. com/msuathletics.
Western Michigan (4-5, 3-3 Mid-American) Head Coach: Bill Cubit (Delaware, 1975) WMU Record: 33-25 (.570), fifth year Overall Record: 67-43-1 (.608), 10th year
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 24
at Michigan ................................L, 7-31 at Indiana .................................L, 19-23 MIAMI (OHIO) . ....................... W, 48-26 HOFSTRA ................................W, 24-10 at Northern Illinois . ................... L, 3-38 at Toledo ................................ W, 58-26 CENTRAL MICHIGAN . ............. L, 23-34 BUFFALO . .............................. W, 34-31 at Kent State ............................L, 14-26 at Michigan State ...................... 12 p.m. at Eastern Michigan .................... 1 p.m. BALL STATE ................................ 7 p.m.
Team Statistics WMU OPP Scoring 230 245 Points per game 25.6 27.2 Rushing Yardage 981 1588 Average per rush 3.7 4.8 Average per game 109.0 176.4 TDs rushing 10 13 Passing Yardage 2560 2246 Comp.-Att.-Int. 247-394-9 179-311-6 Average per game 284.4 249.6 TDs Passing 18 16 Total Offense 3541 3834 Average per game 393.4 426.0 Fumbles-Lost 19-11 16-9 Third Down Conversions 62/136 53/129 Sacks By-Yards 12-64 16-109 Western Michigan Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Brandon West 161 824 5.1 7 Aaron Winchester 41 122 3.0 1 Passing Yards Comp. Att. Yds. TD Tim Hiller 240 384 2509 17 Receiving No. Yds. Robert Arnheim 47 526 Chleb Ravenell 39 378 Ansel Ponder 34 272 Tackles Austin Pritchard David Lewis Justin Braska
Solo 51 31 21
Avg. 11.2 9.7 8.0
TD 2 0 3
Asst. Total 20 71 13 44 21 42
TFL 4.5 0.0 8.0
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AGAINST ALL ODDS By Jessica Taylor, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant After deciding to transfer to Michigan State University in 2007, senior defensive end Trevor Anderson knew his choice wouldn’t be without adversity. He faced a seemingly impossible challenge, and it wasn’t on the football field. With not all of his classes transferring from the University of Cincinnati, Anderson completed an astonishing 48 credit hours in one academic calendar year – 19 in the fall, 18 in the spring and 11 in the summer – to be eligible to play for the Spartans in 2008. Full-time status at Michigan State is 12 credits a semester. Anderson doubled the minimum amount of credits in order to be a Spartan. “I had some courses that I had to take that were pretty overwhelming,” Anderson said of this academic hindrance. “They told me I had so many credits I had to take within a year to be eligible for the next season. I was kind of down about it, but Coach Dino Folino (MSU’s director of player personnel and development) pulled me to the side and told me to go to class and take advantage of the tutors and resources MSU has to offer.” Anderson took his advice and went for it. Against all odds, and contrary to what many thought would happen, he completed the required amount
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of credits and was granted eligibility, a moment Anderson will not soon forget. “After I found out I had to take all those credits, I had a lot of doubters,” admitted Anderson, who is a criminal justice major. “When I saw the credits were completed, it was like a weight lifted off my shoulders and I could just go out there and be with my teammates.” Whether you call them doubters like Anderson, cynics or pessimists, Anderson welcomes their criticism and thrives on the motivation they bring to him and his game. “When I was in eighth grade, I told one of my friends that I was going to play football,” said Anderson, recalling a memory that has stuck with him. “I said that I might not have the best grades but I’m going to do whatever I have to do to play in college. The first thing he said to me was that I wasn’t going to be able to do it and that I was going to end up staying home with him. All I could think was, ‘I can’t be like that.’ My motivation comes from all the doubters saying I couldn’t do it.” Wherever his motivation stems from, it certainly has shown through when Anderson hits the field. As a junior and first-year starter, he led the
team and ranked sixth in the Big Ten with eight sacks and saw action in all 13 contests, which included 10 starts at defensive end. He entered 2009 on the preseason watch list for the Hendricks Award, which is presented to the nation’s top defensive end, and hasn’t disappointed. Anderson leads all Spartan defensive linemen with 37 tackles, including five for losses and 2.5 sacks.
If you have a goal in mind, don’t let anyone stop you. If you stay focused and keep grinding, you’ll get there. Although Anderson is aware of his own success, it is clear when talking to him, he rarely, if ever, puts himself first. Over the summer, Anderson had the opportunity to attend a special skills camp for defensive linemen and linebackers where he could finetune his game with other top players from around the nation. However, Anderson opted to stay at MSU and practice with the team. “It would have been good for me to go and be around other players who had my same skill set, but I didn’t want any of my teammates to think that I thought I was better than them and that I was leaving them behind,” Anderson said of his decision. “I really don’t care about all of the stats. I just try to be a team player.” Instead of attending the camp, Anderson helped other teammates work on their game because he knew it would be more beneficial for the team. He looked things up online so he could help anyone out who wanted it and according to him, staying helped with the team camaraderie and chemistry, something he would not change for anything. Some of the coaches have even referred to Anderson as “an extra coach on the field.” Anderson has had the opportunity to develop strong ties with the coaches as he came to MSU along with head coach Mark Dantonio and his staff. However, he makes it clear that following the coaching staff was not the sole reason he made the transfer from Cincinnati to MSU. “It was more like ‘I’m coming home’ and it gave me a chance to be closer to my family,” said Anderson. “My family has been able to see me play a lot more here. I’m fortunate for them to be able to see me play as much as they do. It was definitely a huge plus, though, to have the same staff. They have been great with me. “I’m pretty close with (defensive line) Coach (Ted) Gill,” Anderson continued. “He says stuff to me that he would say to his grandchildren and you just know you can’t say anything back to him. I view him as a grandfather figure. He is honest and straight-forward and he will fight for you. He really sticks up for his players on and off the field. The same thing can be said about Coach D. There are not too many head coaches that have an open door policy where you can talk to them about what’s really going on, besides football.” Anderson’s motivation has helped make the Michigan State football program what it is today. Whether it shows through his strength and skill on the field, or his ability to lead and help coach the team, he has proven that hard work, ambition and the drive to prove people wrong really does pay off. “Sometimes, it puts pressure on you where you have to try to be perfect,” he said. “But it also let’s you know that other players really look up to you. I always thought, ‘Just stay with it.’ If you have a goal in mind, don’t let anyone stop you. If you stay focused and keep grinding, you’ll get there. I earned the team’s respect and no one wants to be given anything. You have to earn it, especially here.”
GETTING TO KNOW
TREVOR ANDERSON Food : “My mom’s macaroni and cheese. It’s the best – period.”
Travel: Italy or Aruba: “Aruba because it sounds exotic and Italy because I want real Italian food.”
Musical Artist: Jay-Z Favorite Activity: Facebook and video games. Hidden Talent: “I have really good handwriting.” After College : “Maybe the NFL. If not, anything in the federal government. Homeland security or something like that. Anything within federal agency or law enforcement.”
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5 Johnny Adams CB • So. Akron, Ohio
28 Denicos Allen S • Fr. Hamilton, Ohio
87 Todd Anderson DE • So. Jackson, Mich.
58 Trevor Anderson DE • Sr.-5 Detroit, Mich.
4 Edwin Baker RB • Fr. Highland Park, Mich.
79 David Barrent OT • Fr. Clive, Iowa
18 Aaron Bates P • Jr. New Concord, Ohio
49 Nick Bendzuck FB • Jr. Strongsville, Ohio
18 Jordan Benton WR • Fr. Los Angeles, Calif.
25 Casey Blackport QB • Fr. Hudsonville, Mich.
34 Andre Buford RB • R-Fr. Waterford, Mich.
22 Larry Caper RB • Fr. Battle Creek, Mich.
85 Garrett Celek TE • So. Cincinnati, Ohio
57 Rocco Cironi OT • Sr.-5 Warren, Ohio
4 Dan Conroy K • R-Fr. Wheaton, Ill.
73 Henry Conway OT • Fr. Shaker Heights, Ohio
87 Milton Colbert WR • R-Fr. Villa Park, Ill.
8 Kirk Cousins QB • So. Holland, Mich.
3 B.J. Cunningham WR • So. Westerville, Ohio
38 Kendell Davis-Clark S • Sr.-5 Alliance, Ohio
77 J’Michael Deane OT • Jr. Toronto, Ontario
55 Adam Decker LB • Sr.-5 Rochester Hills, Mich.
2 Mark Dell WR • Jr. Farmington Hills, Mich.
34 Brandon Denson LB • Sr.-5 Willow Run, Mich.
71 John Deyo OT • R-Fr. Battle Creek, Mich.
12 Dana Dixon CB • Fr. Detroit, Mich.
52 Denzel Drone DE • Fr. Plant City, Fla.
43 Kyler Elsworth FB • Fr. Goodrich, Mich.
19 Danny Folino S • Fr. Okemos, Mich.
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67 Joel Foreman OG • So. Highland, Mich.
33 Danny Fortener S • Sr.-5 Kettering, Ohio
13 Bennie Fowler WR • Fr. Bloomfield, Mich.
97 Dan France DT • Fr. North Royalton, Ohio
47 Jeremy Gainer LB • Fr. Detroit, Mich.
83 Charlie Gantt TE • Jr. Farmington Hills, Mich.
50 Steve Gardiner LB • R-Fr. Dublin, Ohio
43 Eric Gordon LB • Jr. Traverse City, Mich.
49 TyQuan Hammock LB • Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind.
45 Andrew Hawken FB • Sr.-5 Grandville, Mich.
31 Ashton Henderson S • Sr. Tallahassee, Fla.
84 Derek Hoebing TE • Fr. Vermilion, Ohio
91 Tyler Hoover DE • R-Fr. Novi, Mich.
74 Zach Hueter OT • R-Fr. Columbiaville, Mich.
11 Marcus Hyde S • Jr. Fostoria, Ohio
40 Roderick Jenrette S • Jr. Tampa, Fla.
61 Antonio Jeremiah NT • Jr. Hilliard, Ohio
20 A.J. Jimmerson RB • Sr.-5 St. Louis, Mo.
92 Ishmyl Johnson NT • Jr. Rahway, N.J.
26 Jesse Johnson S • Jr. Durand, Mich.
53 Greg Jones LB • Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio
23 Jairus Jones S • Fr. Tampa, Fla.
98 Michael Jordan NT • Sr. Lansing, Mich.
94 Cameron Jude DT • R-Fr. Chesterfield, Va.
72 Nate Klatt C • Fr. Clinton, Ohio
32 Ashton Leggett RB • Jr. Muskegon, Mich.
88 Brian Linthicum TE • So. Charlottesville, Va.
89 Cam Martin WR • So. Tampa, Fla.
82 Keshawn Martin WR • So. Inkster, Mich.
10 Andrew Maxwell QB • Fr. Midland, Mich.
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62 Chris McDonald OG • R-Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich.
75 Jared McGaha OG • So. Powell, Tenn.
36 Jon Misch LB • Jr. Waterford, Mich.
64 Brendon Moss OT • Sr.-5 Bay Village, Ohio
17 Kevin Muma K • Fr. Troy, Mich.
89 Colin Neely DE • Jr. Bethlehem, Pa.
7 Keith Nichol QB • So. Lowell, Mich.
17 Kyle Nichol QB • Fr. Lowell, Mich.
65 Joel Nitchman C • Sr.-5 Kalamazoo, Mich.
10 Chris Norman LB • Fr. Detroit, Mich.
69 Blake Pacheco NT • So. Salinas, Calif.
14 Chase Parker CB • So. Mason, Mich.
42 Andrew Pendy FB • Sr.-5 Shelby Township, Mich.
96 Kevin Pickelman DT • So. Marshall, Mich.
73 Arthur Ray Jr. OL • So. Chicago, Ill.
60 Micajah Reynolds OG • Fr. Lansing, Mich.
39 Trenton Robinson S • So. Bay City, Mich.
54 David Rolf DE • So. Piqua, Ohio
44 Josh Rouse FB • Sr. Newtown, Conn.
16 Chris D. Rucker WR • So. Detroit, Mich.
29 Chris L. Rucker CB • Jr. Warren, Ohio
68 Ethan Ruhland OG • R-Fr. Lake Orion, Mich.
76 Mike Schmeding OT • Sr.-5 Rutherford, N.J.
20 Kyle Selden P • So. Waterford, Mich.
47 Adam Setterbo FB • So. Spring Lake, Mich.
56 Alex Shackleton SN • Jr. Breckenridge, Colo.
80 Dion Sims TE • Fr. Detroit, Mich.
6 Fred Smith WR • So. Detroit, Mich.
81 Brad Sonntag WR • So. Saginaw, Mich.
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26 David Spears RB • R-Fr. Muskegon, Mich.
15 Donald Spencer WR • Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.
58 Hugh Stangeland OG • Fr. Ridgefield, Conn.
48 Drew Stevens LB • R-Fr. Delaware, Ohio
66 John Stipek C • Sr.-5 Macomb Township, Mich.
57 Johnathan Strayhorn DE • So. Detroit, Mich.
14 Brett Swenson K • Sr. Pompano Beach, Fla.
30 Brynden Trawick LB • So. Marietta, Ga.
93 Blake Treadwell DT • Fr. East Lansing, Mich.
9 Jeremy Ware CB • Sr.-5 Fort Myers, Fla.
37 Ross Weaver CB • Sr.-5 Southfield, Mich.
35 Marcus Webb LB • Sr.-5 Pontiac, Mich.
25 Blair White WR • Sr.-5 Saginaw, Mich.
32 Mitchell White CB • R-Fr. Livonia, Mich.
86 Myles White WR • R-Fr. Livonia, Mich.
21 Patrick White WR • Fr. Pickerington, Ohio
51 Jamiihr Williams DE • So. Lima, Ohio
70 Oren Wilson NT • Jr. Teaneck, N.J.
41 Glenn Winston RB • So. Detroit, Mich.
99 Jerel Worthy DT • R-Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio
59 D.J. Young OT • Jr. Lansing, Mich.
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COACHING/TRAINING STAFF
COACHING STAFF: Front Row (L-R): Brad Lunsford, Dave Warner, Mark Staten, Dan Roushar, Dan Enos, Don Treadwell, Mark Dantonio, Pat Narduzzi, Mike Tressel, Ted Gill, Harlon Barnett, Tim Allen. Second Row (L-R): Dylan Marinez, Nick Siatras, Ferris Eways, Kort Shankweiler, Norman Burns, Tommy Hoke, Dino Folino, Ken Mannie, Matt Harper. Third Row (L-R): Bob Knickerbocker, Zak Willis, Nick Ruffing, Reed Schuitema, Tom Shepard, Randy Gillon.
ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF: Front Row (L-R): Mike Chapman, Ken Bergin, Brooke Largay, Jennifer Seid, Candy Anderson ATC, Clarissa Hall, Jerin Guindon, Dave Whisenant. Back Row (L-R): Sally Nogle PhD ATC, Brett Penning ATC, Jeremy Metzler MD, Mike Shingles DO, Andy Schorfhaar DO, Doug Dietzel DO, Jit Mookergee DO, Brooke Lemmen DO, Jeff Monroe MS ATC. Not pictured: Randy Pearson MD.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES As members of the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, we welcome you to our beautiful campus and to Spartan Stadium. While we eight trustees came to the board by different paths, from different backgrounds, and representing different political parties, we are, first and foremost, advocates for and proud members of Team MSU. When we arrived on the board, any partisanship was replaced by a full commitment to MSU. As the university’s policy-making body, the board works closely with President Simon and her team to provide MSU’s students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other supporters with the resources and advocacy they need and deserve. Our unified belief in the history and the future of MSU called us to serve. We are proud to have been elected by the people of Michigan to be part of a university that has set a standard for advancing knowledge and transforming lives around the globe. Joel Ferguson, Chairman Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Joel I. Ferguson
Melanie Foster
Chairman • Lansing
Vice Chairperson • East Lansing
Joel I. Ferguson was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1986 and re-elected twice. He is the co-founder of F & S Development Company, the developer of 14 multifamily residential complexes throughout Michigan. He is the co-founder of Lansing television station WFSL-TV (Channel 47) and the founder of Lansing’s WLAJ-TV (Channel 53) television station. He is also owner and developer of many major office buildings in the Lansing area. Ferguson was one of the organizers of Capitol National Bank, which has expanded to CNB Corp. A member of the Democratic National Committee since 1988, he was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Ferguson, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, graduated from MSU in 1965 with a degree in elementary education.
Dianne Byrum ONONDAGA Dianne Byrum’s eight-year term on the Board of Trustees began on Jan. 1, 2009. She is a partner with Byrum & Fisk Advocacy Communications, an East Lansing-based public relations firm that she founded in 2006. Prior to this enterprise, Byrum served as a member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners from 1983 to 1990. She was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1991 and to the Michigan Senate in 1995. She returned to the House in 2002 as the first woman elected House Democratic Leader. Since 2007, Byrum has served as co-director of the Michigan Public Leadership Program, an MSU program that trains future public policy leaders. She has received the Champion of Hope award from the Children’s Trust Fund and the Public Official of the Year award from Habitat for Humanity.
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Melanie Foster was elected to the board in 2004, and previously served on the MSU Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1992. In 1997 she was appointed to the board of trustees of Central Michigan University and served until 2004. Upon graduating from MSU with a degree in ornamental horticulture, Foster returned home to Flat Rock to become CEO of a family landscape company that grew into a nationally recognized landscape contracting firm with offices in four states. Foster spent six years on the Wharton Center Advisory Council and is currently on the board of the Michigan Dyslexia Institute. She resides in East Lansing with her husband and three school-age children and currently manages a personal real estate portfolio.
Colleen M. McNamara Lansing Colleen M. McNamara is executive director of the Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association, which represents cable television companies throughout Michigan. She was elected to the MSU Board of Trustees to serve beginning Jan. 1, 1995, and was re-elected in 2002. She is chair of the board’s Policy Committee. She sits on the Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority and the Governors’ Residence Foundation. She received a bachelor of arts degree in social science from MSU in 1974. Born in Detroit and raised in Livonia, McNamara and her daughter, Marissa, live in Okemos.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Donald W. Nugent
Faylene Owen
Frankfort
East Lansing
Donald W. Nugent of Frankfort has served on the Board of Trustees since January 1995. He was re-elected in 2002 for a second eight-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2003. He and his wife, Gail, own and operate Nugent Farms, producing cherries in Benzie and Leelanau counties. Nugent is president and CEO of Graceland Fruit Inc., president of Spartan Land Enterprises L.L.C., and chairman of the board of West Michigan Bank and Trust. He serves on the board of directors of the American Frozen Food Institute. He graduated from MSU in 1965 with his bachelor’s degree in agriculture.
Faylene Owen’s term on the MSU Board of Trustees, where she serves as chair of the Finance Committee, began in 2007. Prior to her election, she founded her own business, Mica Corporation, which specializes in market research and communications. A community leader, Owen has served as chair of Child Abuse Prevention Services and the Sparrow Hospital Foundation. She has been a board member for MSU Safe Place, the MSU Hillel Student Center, and the MSU Kaleidoscope program. Nationally, Owen served as a managing trustee of the Democratic National Committee and as the chair of the Clinton–Gore fundraising campaigns in Michigan in 1992 and 1996. Owen’s work was recognized by President Bill Clinton, who appointed her to the White House Fellows Commission.
George Perles
Diann Woodard
East Lansing
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George Perles was elected to the board of his alma mater in 2007. An Army veteran, he received his bachelor’s degree in 1960 and a master’s degree in educational administration in 1961. Perles returned to MSU as head football coach in 1982. His career as football coach was highlighted by four Super Bowl victories, two Big Ten titles, and a Rose Bowl victory. From 1990 to 1992, he served as director of athletics at MSU. Cited often for his entrepreneurial leadership in public service activities, he is especially known for his longtime association with the Special Olympics. He is currently the chief executive officer of the Motor City Bowl.
Diann Woodard was elected to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees in 2008. Woodard’s professional affiliations include international president of the American Federation of School Administrators, for which she received the Administrator of the Year award in 2003, and trustee of the Michigan State AFL–CIO. She has been the president of the Organization of School Administrators and Supervisors since 2000. Additionally, Woodard is a former member of the board of directors of School of the 21st Century and currently serves as a board member of Youth Connection, an organization that encourages after-school programs for urban youth. Woodard graduated from Michigan State in 1973 with a bachelor’s in education and received a master’s degree in 1979 from Wayne State University, which awarded her the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003.
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lou anna k. simon Lou Anna K. Simon is the 20th president of Michigan State University, leading the university in advancing knowledge and transforming lives in Michigan and around the world as part of MSU’s pioneer land-grant tradition and its vital role in advancing the common global good. She served as provost and vice president for academic affairs from 1993 through 2004—acting as interim president in 2003—and was appointed president by the MSU Board of Trustees in January 2005. Simon has a long and distinguished history with Michigan State University. After earning her doctorate in administration and higher education from MSU in 1974, she became a member of the Michigan State faculty and assistant director of the Office of Institutional Research (now Office of Planning and Budgets). From there, she moved into a variety of administrative roles, including assistant provost for general academic administration during the 1980s and associate provost in the early 1990s. Simon’s commitment to the land-grant approach of applying knowledge and resources to benefit society locally and globally is reflected in her personal involvement in key initiatives, particularly in the areas of economic development and international engagement. Simon is a member of the Council on Competitiveness, a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization working to ensure U.S. prosperity, and serves on the board of directors for the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Association of American Colleges and Universities. In addition, she serves on the National Higher Education Security Advisory Board, a group of presidents and chancellors of several prominent U.S. universities that consults regularly with national agencies responsible for security, intelligence, and law enforcement. Simon has served the state of Michigan on the Governor’s Emergency Financial Advisory Panel and on the Lt. Governor’s Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth (Cherry Commission). She is a member of the Michigan Strategic Economic Investment and Commercialization Board, the board of directors of Detroit Renaissance, and the board of mid-Michigan’s economic development foundation, Prima Civitas. In the area of international engagement, Simon is a member of the ACE Commission on International Initiatives and the executive committee of the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa. Under Simon’s leadership, MSU was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy as the site for the $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams; IBM selected the university to host a global application development center on campus; MSU opened the Energy and Automotive Research Laboratories; and MSU expanded its role in the University Research Corridor, a partnership with the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, to improve Michigan’s economy.
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ATHLETICS DIRECTOR effort to hire Mark Dantonio as football coach, which has resulted in back-to-back bowl appearances for the program, including a bid to the 2009 Capital One Bowl. He also provided major assistance in the hiring of women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant in the spring of 2007, who led the Spartans to the Sweet 16 in 2009. Hollis’ first hire as athletics director arrived on July 2, 2008, when he tabbed Jake Boss Jr. to direct the Spartan baseball program. Spartan athletic facilities have been upgraded at an unprecedented rate this decade, and will only continue to improve under Hollis. In August 2008, the Spartans moved into one of the nation’s finest football facilities, as a $15 million expansion and renovation project for the Duffy Daugherty Football Building was completed. MSU alumni Robert and Julie Skandalaris of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., donated $5 million as the lead gift for the facility expansion and upgrade. The Skandalaris Football Center includes new team, staff and position meeting rooms, coaches’ offices and a hall of history. In addition, an expanded weight room was finished in September 2008 that increased the facility in size from 9,000 to 16,500-square feet. The men’s and women’s soccer programs opened DeMartin Stadium last fall, a state-of-the-art 2,500seat facility that enables MSU to host conference and national tournaments. This past spring, the baseball program played its inaugural season in McLane Baseball Stadium following a $4 million donation to the 2,500-seat ballpark by Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane Jr. Hollis has been recognized by his peers as one of the best in the business. In 2002, he was named recipient of the National Marketer of the Year Award as selected by the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA). Under his direction, Michigan State has enjoyed increases in ticket revenues, including eight years of sold-out football seasons and nearly 180 consecutive sellouts in men’s basketball. One of Hollis’ greatest strengths is his ability to “dream big” in an effort to create greater exposure, not just for the Michigan State Athletics Department, but for Michigan State University as a whole. He conceptualized “The BasketBowl,” establishing a world-record attendance of 78,129 for a basketball game between Michigan State and Kentucky at Detroit’s Ford Field. Similarly, he executed the “Cold War” ice hockey game between Michigan State and Michigan, drawing a record crowd of 74,554 to an outdoor hockey game in Spartan Stadium. On Oct. 13, 2005, Michigan State University and WJR - 760 AM announced a fiveyear agreement to carry Spartan football and men’s basketball games, along with coaches’ radio shows. Hollis played a leading role in finding MSU athletics a home on the 50,000-watt Detroit radio station, known as the “Great Voice of the Great Lakes.” It was an agreement that benefited more than just athletics as WJR regularly promotes the academic accomplishments of the university in addition to broadcasting sporting events. Prior to returning to Michigan State, Hollis spent two years at the University of Pittsburgh as assistant and associate athletic director and also worked for the Western Athletic Conference. Hollis earned his bachelor of arts degree in communication from Michigan State in 1985, where he served as a basketball team manager under Jud Heathcote. In 1992, he earned his MBA in business administration from the University of Colorado. He and his wife Nancy, have a daughter, Katy, and two sons, T.R. and Michael.
We gather and engage our community to teach, support and celebrate our student-athletes in their quest for excellence. MARK HOLLIS This is the vision Mark Hollis has for the Michigan State Athletics Department. A Michigan State graduate and veteran Spartan athletics administrator, Hollis assumed the role of MSU’s 18th athletics director on Jan. 1, 2008, succeeding Ron Mason. Hollis was named athletics director-designate on Sept. 12, 2007, and teamed with Mason in the transition throughout the fall of 2007. Hollis has more than 20 years of athletics administration experience, either at the school or conference level. His well-rounded background has led to his knowledge of all areas within an athletics department, including marketing, financial administration, television negotiations, fund-raising, game operations, facility management, personnel policy, corporate interaction, sports management and public relations. Hollis, a 1985 MSU graduate, returned to his alma mater in 1995. Since then, he has been a critical component of the athletic department executive management staff, helping guide the department through short- and long-range plans. In Hollis’ first full season as athletics director in 2008-09, Michigan State enjoyed one of its most successful years of the decade with a 27th-place finish in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, the best showing for the department since 2003 and the third highest in the department’s history. Ten teams earned bids to their respective NCAA Championships, led by the men’s basketball team, which reached the national title game against North Carolina after advancing to its fifth Final Four in the last 11 years while also winning the Big Ten regular-season championship. In addition, the football team won nine games for the first time since 1999 and played on New Year’s Day in the 2009 Capital One Bowl, the men’s soccer team won the Big Ten regular season and tournament championships, and the crew team won its second straight Big Ten title. Individually, wrestler Franklin Gomez claimed the 133-pound national title. Michigan State student-athletes excelled not only on the playing field, but in the classroom as well. For the second consecutive year, the department posted the highest cumulative GPA in program history at 3.0052; it also marked the first time the department has ever had back-to-back years with a cumulative GPA of over a 3.0, as last year’s 3.0038 set the previous record. The department also set another record as 13 teams achieved a 3.0 or higher term GPA during the spring semester. In the spring semester alone, 333 student-athletes achieved a 3.0 or higher GPA, while 38 student-athletes had a 4.0 term. In addition, 214 student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors throughout the year. During the spring semester of Hollis’ first year as athletics director in 2008, six winter and spring sports garnered team berths to the NCAA Championships, while individuals saw action in four more NCAA Championships. The men’s golf and women’s rowing teams claimed Big Ten Championships and the men’s basketball program reached the Sweet 16 for the seventh time in the last 11 years. This success propelled Michigan State to 29th in the Directors’ Cup standings. Prior to his official appointment as athletics director, Hollis played a lead role in two significant head coaching searches during the 2006-07 year. He spearheaded the
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THE DANTONIO FILE PERSONAL DATA: Born Mark Dantonio in El Paso, Texas, on March 9, 1956. Family: wife Becky and two daughters, Kristen (16) and Lauren (14). PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant at Ohio U. (1980); graduate assistant at Purdue (1981); defensive coordinator at Butler (Kan.) Junior College (1982); graduate assistant at Ohio State (1983-84); defensive secondary coach at Akron (1985); defensive secondary coach and defensive coordinator at Youngstown State (1986-90); defensive secondary coach at Kansas (1991-94); defensive secondary coach (1995-2000) and associate head coach (2000) at Michigan State; defensive coordinator at Ohio State (2001-03); head coach at Cincinnati (2004-06). COACHING RECORD: 34-27 (.557) in five years as a college head coach; 18-17 in three years at Cincinnati (2004-06); 16-10 (.615) in two seasons at Michigan State (2007-). EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education from South Carolina in 1979; master’s degree in education from Ohio U. in 1980. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Three-year letterman as a defensive back at South Carolina (1976-78). BOWL/POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1987 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1989 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1990 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1983 Fiesta Bowl, 1984 Rose Bowl, 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Independence Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 1997 Aloha Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2002 Outback Bowl, 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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mark Dantonio Mark Dantonio, who served as head coach at Cincinnati for three seasons and as an assistant coach at Michigan State for six years, became Michigan State University’s 24th head football coach on Nov. 27, 2006. A Zanesville, Ohio, native with Midwest ties, Dantonio has 26 years of collegiate coaching experience, and coached in his 13th bowl game in the 2009 Capital One Bowl as the Spartans faced Georgia. He has worked for some of the top coaches in the game, including Nick Saban, Jim Tressel and Earle Bruce. In just two seasons, Dantonio has restored the pride and tradition of Spartan football. He is 16-10 (.615) since taking over the program, securing the most wins by a Spartan head coach in his first two years while leading MSU to its first back-to-back bowl appearances since 1996-97 and its first consecutive winning seasons since 1989-90. Riding the momentum generated by his first two seasons, Dantonio and his coaching staff put together a 2009 recruiting class that analysts rank among the nation’s Top 25 (MaxPreps/Tom Lemming No. 12, PrepStar No. 15, Rivals.com No. 17 and Scouts, Inc. No. 21). One of 15 semifinalists for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award, Dantonio had his most successful season as a head coach in 2008. Under his leadership, the Spartans went 9-3 in the regular season and compiled a 6-2 record in the Big Ten, the best league mark for the program since 1999. It’s also just the third time since 1966 and 10th overall that Michigan State has won at least nine games in a season. Michigan State defeated five bowl-bound teams, with victories over Florida Atlantic, Notre Dame, Iowa, Northwestern and Wisconsin. The Spartans, who made their eighth New Year’s Day Bowl appearance and their first in nine seasons, finished the season ranked No. 24 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Polls. In 2008, three Michigan State players were named first-team All-Big Ten by the league’s head coaches: senior running back Javon Ringer, senior safety Otis Wiley and sophomore linebacker Greg Jones. The three first-team all-conference selections were the most for the Spartans since five players received first-team honors in 1999. A total of 15 Spartans received All-Big Ten recognition on the first team, second team or honorable mention. Ringer became MSU’s first consensus All-American since 2004, earning first-team accolades from Walter Camp and the Associated Press. The Doak Walker Award finalist had one of the finest seasons in Spartan history, scoring a school-record 22 touchdowns and rushing for 1,637 yards, which ranked second in the school record books. Ringer was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. In his first season as head coach at Michigan State, Dantonio sparked a three-game turnaround as the Spartans finished the 2007 regular season with a 7-5 record, securing the program’s first bowl bid in four years with a berth against Boston College in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Dantonio became just the third first-year coach in Michigan State history to earn a postseason bowl bid, joining Saban (1995 Independence Bowl vs. LSU) and John L. Smith (2003 Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska). 27
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HEAD COACH • MARK DANTONIO Michigan State (7-6 overall) produced seven victories despite playing one of the nation’s most demanding schedules, as the Spartans’ 2007 opponents had a combined record of 75-57 (.568) during the regular season. The Spartans went 4-3 in games played against bowl-bound teams in 2007. Michigan State lost six games by a combined total of 31 points, including two in overtime (Northwestern and Iowa). All six games were decided by seven points or less. Michigan State finished the year strong, winning its final two games of the regular season for the first time since 1999 with victories at Purdue and over Penn State, both bowl-bound teams. Dantonio became the first coach in Spartan history to begin his initial season 4-0, as Michigan State opened the 2007 campaign with wins over UAB, Bowling Green, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame. With the 31-14 victory over the Irish, the Spartans became the first opponent to win six straight games in the 77-year history of Notre Dame Stadium. In 2007, Michigan State featured one of the Big Ten’s most prolific offensive attacks. The Spartans ranked second in the conference in scoring offense (33.1 points per game), third in rushing offense (198.2 yards per game) and fourth in total offense (416.8 ypg.). Michigan State also was listed among the NCAA’s top 30 in rushing offense (No. 25) and scoring offense (No. 29). The Spartans scored a school single-season record 430 points and produced top 10 singleseason totals in six other offensive categories, including total yards (No. 3: 5,418), first downs (No. 4: 266), passing yards (No. 5: 2,842), total yards per game (No. 6: 416.8) and scoring average (No. 6: 33.1 ppg.). Michigan State also displayed dramatic improvement on the defensive side of the football in 2007. The Spartans ranked fourth in the Big Ten and No. 30 nationally in rushing defense, allowing just 125.9 ypg. Michigan State held four opponents under 50 yards rushing (UAB, Bowling Green, Indiana and Boston College). After finishing eighth in the Big Ten and No. 88 nationally in total de-
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fense in 2006, the Spartans improved to fourth in the league and No. 32 in the NCAA, allowing 345.5 ypg. After finishing near the bottom of the conference in tackles for loss (ninth) and sacks (10th) in 2006, Michigan State vaulted to third in the Big Ten in tackles for loss (7.69 per game) and fourth in sacks (3.08). Three Spartans from the 2007 team were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft: wide receiver Devin Thomas (Washington Redskins, second round), tight end Kellen Davis (Chicago Bears, fifth round) and defensive end Ervin Baldwin (Chicago Bears, seventh round). From his first day on the job, Dantonio has pledged to support student-athletes as they pursue excellence, both in the classroom and on the playing field. In his first two seasons, 27 Spartans have earned their undergraduate degrees while 19 players have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. In addition, both fullback Andrew Hawken and wide receiver Blair White were selected to the Academic All-District IV First Team in 2008 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The 53-year old Dantonio established himself as one of the nation’s up-andcoming coaches during his three-year tenure at Cincinnati, where he compiled an 18-17 overall record and led the program in its transition from Conference USA to the BIG EAST Conference. In 2006, Dantonio led the Bearcats to a 7-5 overall record and a 4-3 BIG EAST mark, making Cincinnati bowl eligible for the second time in three years. Dantonio accomplished the feat against the second-toughest schedule in the country, as UC’s opponents compiled a 69-42 record. His Bearcats upset then-No. 7 Rutgers, 30-11, on Nov. 18, handing the Scarlet Knights their first loss of the season and marking the highest-ranked opponent ever defeated by UC. Highly respected as one of the top defensive coaches in the country, Dantonio’s Bearcats finished the 2006 regular season ranked among the NCAA
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leaders in six statistical categories. Six Bearcats earned All-BIG EAST honors in 2006, including three first-team selections: defensive tackle Terrill Byrd, linebacker Kevin McCullough and free safety Dominic Ross. In 2004, he became the first head coach in 23 years to direct a team to a winning season in his first year at UC. Dantonio also became only the second head coach in Cincinnati history (along with Sid Gillman) to take the Bearcats to a bowl game in his first season. The Bearcats’ went 7-5 in 2004, including a 5-3 mark in Conference USA to finish second in the league standings, and defeated Marshall (32-14) in the Fort Worth Bowl. Three players were chosen in the 2005 NFL Draft (defensive end Trent Cole, linebacker Tyjuan Hagler and cornerback Daven Holly). In his three seasons at Cincinnati, 21 of Dantonio’s players earned All-BIG EAST honors and 40 received academic all-conference recognition. In backto-back years (2006-07), Cincinnati’s program was presented the American Football Coaches Association Academic Achievement Award for attaining a graduation rate of at least 70 percent for its student-athletes. Prior to his appointment at Cincinnati, Dantonio served as the defensive coordinator at Ohio State for three seasons, where his defensive unit helped the Buckeyes to a combined record of 32-6. Dantonio assembled the defense which led Ohio State to the 2002 National Championship, as the Buckeyes ranked second in the NCAA in scoring defense (13.1 ppg) and third in rushing defense (77.7 ypg.). Six Buckeye defenders were named first-team All-Big Ten during his tenure and 13 were drafted by the pros, including a pair of first-round selections in 2004 (defensive end Will Smith and cornerback Chris Gamble). Dantonio is quite familiar with East Lansing, as he spent six years (1995-2000) as Michigan State’s secondary coach, including five seasons under Saban and 30
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one under Bobby Williams. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2000. During his six-year tenure as an assistant, the Spartans compiled a 39-30-1 record. Under his supervision, the Spartan secondary ranked among the NCAA leaders in pass efficiency defense in three of his last four years, finishing No. 10 (101.6) in 1998, No. 16 (103.9) in 1997 and No. 22 (104.5) in 2000. Dantonio contributed to Michigan State’s successful 1999 season, during which the Spartans went 10-2, won the Florida Citrus Bowl, led the Big Ten in total defense and ranked No. 7 in the final polls. He tutored cornerback Amp Campbell, who earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press. Dantonio came to Michigan State following four seasons under Glen Mason at Kansas (1991-94) where he coached the defensive secondary. In 1992, the Jayhawks produced an 8-4 record and defeated BYU, 23-20, in the Aloha Bowl. Dantonio previously spent five years at Youngstown State under Tressel, helping the Penguins to three trips to the NCAA I-AA playoffs. While serving as defensive coordinator in 1990, Youngstown State posted a perfect 11-0 regular-season record and ranked second nationally. Dantonio earned three letters as a defensive back for Coach Jim Carlen at South Carolina (1976-78). He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from South Carolina in 1979. Dantonio later earned a master’s degree in education from Ohio U. in 1980. In April 2009, Dantonio was named honorary chairman of the Children’s Miracle Network at Sparrow Children’s Center. In his first year in that capacity, the Sparrow CMN Telethon exceeded its goal and raised $852,064. Born March 9, 1956, in El Paso, Texas, Mark and his wife Becky have two daughters, Kristen (16) and Lauren (14).
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don treadwell
PAT NARDUZZI
harlon barnett
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Sixth overall. Rejoined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined staff on Dec. 6, 2006, from Cincinnati.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cincinnati.
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Quarterbacks, receivers, running backs coach and offensive coordinator at Youngstown State (1986-91); running backs and receivers coach at Miami-Ohio (1992-93); receivers coach at Cincinnati (1994); running backs coach at Stanford (1995-96); co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and receivers coach at Boston College (199798); running backs coach at North Carolina State (1999); receivers coach at Michigan State (200002); receivers coach and offensive coordinator at Ball State (2003); offensive coordinator at Cincinnati (2004-06).
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College Graduate assistant coach (1990-91) and receivers coach (1992) at Miami-Ohio; linebackers (199397) and defensive coordinator (1998-99) at Rhode Island; linebackers coach at Northern Illinois (2000-02); defensive coordinator at Miami-Ohio (2003); defensive coordinator at Cincinnati (200406).
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College Graduate assistant coach at LSU (2003); secondary coach at Cincinnati (2004-06).
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Miami-Ohio in 1982.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Three-year starter at linebacker at Rhode Island (1987-89); one year at linebacker at Youngstown State (1985).
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PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year starter as a wide receiver at Miami-Ohio (1978-81) and named captain as a senior. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1987 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1989 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1990 NCAA I-AA Playoffs, 1991 NCAA I-AA National Champions, 1995 Liberty Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Rhode Island in 1990; master’s degree in sports psychology from Miami-Ohio in 1992.
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 2003 GMAC Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in communication from Michigan State in 1990. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year letterwinner as a defensive back at Michigan State (1986-89) and named captain as a senior. Professional - Spent seven seasons in the National Football League, including stints with the Cleveland Browns (1990-92), New England Patriots (199394) and Minnesota Vikings (1995-96). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player - 1985 All-American Bowl, 1988 Rose Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1994 NFL Playoffs, 1996 NFL Playoffs. Coach - 2004 Sugar Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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Running Backs Coach
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Ted Gill
Dan Roushar
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Fourth. Joined staff on Feb. 9, 2006, from Cincinnati.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati.
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College Graduate assistant at Michigan State (1991-93); offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Lakeland College (1994-95); offensive coordinator and backfield coach at Northern Michigan (1996); quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Southern Illinois (1997-98); offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southwest Missouri State (1999); quarterbacks coach at Western Michigan (2000-02); offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Dakota State (2003); quarterbacks coach at Cincinnati (2004-05); quarterbacks coach at Michigan State (2006).
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College Graduate assistant coach at Idaho State (1971-73); offensive line coach at Utah (1974-76); defensive line coach at New Mexico State (1977); defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Ball State (1978-81); defensive coordinator at Cornell (1982); defensive line and linebackers coach at Army (1983); defensive line and linebackers coach at North Carolina (1984-87); defensive line coach at Rice (1988-89); defensive line and linebackers coach at Iowa (1990-94); defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State (1995); defensive line coach at Cincinnati (2003-06). Professional - Defensive line coach at NFL’s Carolina Panthers (1996-98); defensive line coach at XFL’s Los Angeles Extreme (2001); defensive coordinator at CFL’s Montreal Alouettes (2002).
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Offensive backfield coach (1986-88) and offensive coordinator/offensive line coach (198992) at Butler; offensive line coach at Rhode Island (1993); offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Ball State (1994); quarterbacks coach (1995) and offensive tackle/tight ends coach (1996) at Illinois; offensive line coach (1997) and offensive coordinator/offensive line coach (1998-2002) at Northern Illinois; running backs coach (2003) and offensive coordinator/running backs coach (2004) at Illinois; offensive line coach at Cincinnati (200506).
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Michigan State in 1991; master’s degree in sports administration from Michigan State in 2006. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year letterman (1987-90) and two-year starter at quarterback at Michigan State (1989-90). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player - 1988 Rose Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1990 John Hancock Bowl. Coach - 1993 Liberty Bowl, 2000 MAC Championship Game, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education from Idaho State in 1973. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Two-year letterwinner as a linebacker and nose tackle at Idaho State (1968-69). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1986 Aloha, 1991 Rose, 1991 Holiday, 1993 Alamo, 2004 Fort Worth, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Northern Illinois in 1984. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Two-year letterwinner as a quarterback at Northern Illinois (1981-82). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1988 NCAA Division II Playoffs, 1991 NCAA Division II Playoffs, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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Mark Staten
Linebackers/Special Teams Coach
Mike Tressel
Dave Warner
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined staff on Nov. 30, 2006, from Cincinnati.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cincinnati.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third. Joined the staff on Dec. 1, 2006, from Cincinnati.
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College Graduate assistant coach at Miami-Ohio (2001); graduate assistant coach at Ohio State (2002-03); tight ends/tackles and recruiting coordinator at Cincinnati (2004-06).
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant coach at South Dakota (1996-97); offensive line coach (1998-2000) and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2001) at Wartburg (Iowa) College; graduate assistant linebackers coach at Ohio State (2002-03); linebackers and special teams coach at Cincinnati (2004-06).
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College Graduate assistant at Syracuse (1982-83); running backs coach (1984-85) and quarterbacks coach (1986-87) at Kent State; quarterbacks coach at Kansas (1988-96); quarterbacks coach at Bucknell (1997); passing game coordinator at Wyoming (1998); offensive coordinator at Connecticut (1999-2000); passing game coordinator at Houston (2001-02); wide receivers coach at Southern Miss (2003-04); quarterbacks coach at Cincinnati (2006).
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Miami-Ohio in 2001. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year starter as a defensive tackle at Miami-Ohio (198992). Professional - Spent parts of two seasons in the National Football League, with the Cincinnati Bengals (1993) and New England Patriots (199394). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 2003 Fiesta, 2004 Fiesta, 2004 Fort Worth, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell (Iowa) College in 1996; master’s degree in sports administration at South Dakota in 1998. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Four-year starter in the secondary at Cornell (Iowa) College (1992-95). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1999 NCAA Division III Playoffs, 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Fort Worth Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
Quarterbacks Coach
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Syracuse in 1982; master’s degree in physical education from Syracuse in 1984. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Three-year letterwinner as a quarterback at Syracuse (197981). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Player - 1979 Independence Bowl. Coach - 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Aloha Bowl, 2003 Liberty Bowl, 2004 New Orleans Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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FOOTBALL STAFF
Tim Allen
Ken Mannie
Tommy Hoke
Director of Football Operations
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Second. Joined staff on June 13, 2008, from Minnesota.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: 15th. Joined staff on Dec. 8, 1994, from Toledo.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Sixth. Joined staff on April 26, 2004, from Appalachian State.
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Wide receivers coach (1982-83) and defensive backs coach/special teams coordinator (1984-85) at Bethel College; defensive graduate assistant (1986), administrative assistant for football operations (1987) and director of football operations (1988-96) at Kansas; assistant athletics director for football operations at Minnesota (1997-2006).
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College - Graduate assistant at Ohio State (1984); head strength and conditioning coach at Toledo (198594). Also coached and taught at the high school level for 10 years.
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College assistant track and field coach at UNC Wilmington (1991); assistant strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian State (1992-95); assistant strength and conditioning coach at Texas Tech (199596); assistant strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian State (1996-1998); head strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian State (19992003).
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in health, physical education and recreation from Bethel College in 1986. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Two-year letterman as a wide receiver at Bethel College. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1984 NAIA Division II playoffs, 1992 Aloha Bowl, 1995 Aloha Bowl, 1999 Sun Bowl, 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl, 2002 Music City Bowl, 2003 Sun Bowl, 2004 Music City Bowl, 2005 Music City Bowl, 2006 Insight Bowl.
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EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Akron in 1974; master’s degree in health and physical education with an emphasis in exercise science from Ohio State in 1985. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Three-year letterman and two-year starter at offensive guard at Akron (1971-73). BOWL EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1985 Rose Bowl, 1995 Independence Bowl, 1996 Sun Bowl, 1997 Aloha Bowl, 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl, 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic, 2003 Alamo Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical education from UNC Wilmington in 1990; master’s degree in exercise science from Appalachian State in 1993. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Lettered in track and field at UNC Wilmington (1990). POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach - 1998 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 1999 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2000 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2001 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2002 NCAA I-AA playoffs, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
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FOOTBALL STAFF
Randy Gillon Speed Coach
Kort Shankweiler
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Dino Folino
Director of Personnel/Player Development & Relations
Norman Burns
Video Intern/Offense
Brad Lunsford Director of Executive Football Operations
Ferris Eways
Defensive Graduate Assistant YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: 15th overall. Rejoined staff in 2002.
YEARS AT MICHIGAN STATE: Third on full-time staff as director of executive football operations.
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: College – Graduate assistant at Ohio State (1974-75); defensive backs coach at New Hampshire (1976); defensive backs coach at Cincinnati (1977-80); defensive backs coach at Pittsburgh (1981-84); defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach at Pennsylvania (1985-86); defensive backs coach at Rice (1986-87); defensive backs coach at Michigan State (1988-94); defensive backs coach at Albion College (1995-96); defensive coordinator at Alma College (1997); defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt (1998-2001).
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: College – Assistant to the recruiting coordinator at Michigan State (20002003); assistant director of football operations at Michigan State (2004-05); assistant athletics director/director of football operations at Delaware State (2006).
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education from Villanova in 1971; master’s degree in educational administration from Ohio State in 1975.
Nick Siatras
Video Intern/Defense
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in public policy from Michigan State in 2004; master’s degree in sports administration from Michigan State in 2005.
Aaron McLaurin
Zak Willis
Graduate Assistant
Nick Ruffing
Strength & Conditioning Assistant
Strength & Conditioning Assistant
Pam Henning
Cindy Mejorado
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College – Three-year starter at free safety for Villanova.
Assistant Coaches Secretary
Office Assistant
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Coach – 1975 Rose Bowl, 1976 Rose Bowl, 1976 NC AA Division II Playoffs, 1982 Sugar Bowl, 1983 Cotton Bowl, 1984 Fiesta Bowl, 1989 Gator Bowl, 1989 Aloha Bowl, 1990 Sun Bowl, 1993 Liberty Bowl, 1996 NC AA Division III Playoffs, 2003 Alamo Bowl, 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, 2009 Capital One Bowl.
Joe Carlson
Director, Spartan Nutrition & Performance Program
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Reed Schuitema
Football Operations Graduate Assistant
Simone Lavoie
Sport Operations Assistant
WE ARE SPARTANS
MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL
SUPPORT STAFF EQUIPMENT STAFF: Front Row (L-R): Mike Simbol, Darwin Beacham, Kameron Bouchard, Eric Swanson, AJ Yunker, Will Slanger-Grant, Blake Wilmore. Back Row (L-R): Bob Knickerbocker, Joel Kuntzman, James Debartolo, Peter Gaglio, Brandon Kelenske, (Head Manager) Vince Herzog, Eric Hendricson, Landon Ginsberg, Brian Japinga, Rikin Shah, Dylan Marinez.
VIDEO STAFF: (L-R): Tom Shepard, Berj Alexanian, Steve Kilchenman, Ben Mathers, Matt Harper. Not pictured: Justin Martin.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING STAFF: (L-R): Bill Burghardt, Mike Lerchen, Randy Gillon, Nick Ruffing, Tommy Hoke, Ken Mannie, Mike Vorkapich, Tim Wakeham, Aaron McLaurin, Adam Ringler, Molli Munz.
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Michigan State UniverSity iS one of the largeSt UniverSitieS in the nation, offering StUdentS endleSS opportUnitieS to Set theMSelveS apart.
Big means more of everything. More majors to choose from, more study abroad programs, more
MSU iS rECognizEd aS onE oF ThE Top 100 UnivErSiTiES in ThE world.
ways to personalize programs of study, more people to meet, and more chances to have fun. Big means that students can be confident knowing a degree from MSU is recognized around the world.
academic ranking of world Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
QUICK FACTS Freshman class profile
Enrollment
Entering class: 7,200 High school GPA: 3.42–3.86* Composite ACT: 23–27* Combined SAT: 1030–1240*
Total: 46,648 Undergraduates: 36,337 Women: 25,129 Men: 21,519 States represented: 50 International: 4,602 Countries represented:136
(projected fall 2009)
*middle 50 percent of class
(fall 2008)
Campus Founded:1855 Size: 5,200 acres Living alumni: 420,800 worldwide Academic programs: more than 200 fields of study in 17 degree-granting colleges
MSU is one of the 10 largest universities in the United States. U.S. Department of Education msu.edu
think big
there iS no SUbStitUte for experiencing SoMething firSthand.
Students at MSU take ownership of their college experience, with unparalleled study abroad opportunities, access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and countless other ways to learn outside the walls of a classroom.
Service-learning Service-learning opportunities let students contribute their skills to community projects while gaining experience that relates to their academics. servicelearning.msu.edu
MSU dubai In 2008, Michigan State University opened in the United Arab Emirates, providing students in the region an opportunity to receive an American education and expanding MSU’s global outreach. dubai.msu.edu
MSU students work with children at a school in honduras during a student-led alternative Spring Break program. The university was honored with a 2008 presidential award for general Community Service, becoming one of 18 colleges and universities to win a presidential award since it was launched in 2006.
international study
MICHIGAn STATE IS THE LEAdEr In STUdy ABroAd
among all public universities in the United States. Students choose from more than 250 programs on all continents, in more than 60 countries, and in a variety of formats. Students can get a taste of an international career by doing an internship in another country, and freshmen can participate in study abroad seminars before setting foot on campus. studyabroad.msu.edu a student shows her Spartan pride at the Colosseum in rome during a summer study abroad program in italy. during the visual arts program in Florence, students took excursions to venice, Bologna, and Siena to observe the diverse artistic and cultural differences among cities.
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Undergraduate research Michigan State is one of only a few universities in the country with an online searchable database that matches faculty and students on research projects. The Web site—Venture—lets students browse all the posted by faculty,
a student tends plants in a growth chamber in a campus lab. Students who conduct undergraduate research operate state-of-the-art equipment and often work alongside faculty on funded research projects.
rESEArCH ProjECTS FroM HArd SCIEnCE To CrEATIVE ArTS. venture.msu.edu
EaCh yEar, MSU holdS onE oF ThE largEST STUdEnT rESEarCh SyMpoSiUMS in ThE CoUnTry. at the
honors College Students in the Honors College have
2009 research and arts forum, 600 undergraduate students showcased research and creative projects.
UnPArALLELEd FrEEdoM To dESIGn THEIr oWn ProGrAM of study and are exempt
In MSU’s living-learning communities, students learn in a highly personalized and focused environment while having all the
Academic programs are more rigorous, so students have priority enrollment in classes after the first year and access to special academic opportunities.
part of a network of students pursuing similar goals.
from prerequisites and many other requirements.
MiChigan STaTE iS ThE only UnivErSiTy in ThE UniTEd STaTES wiTh ThrEE on-CaMpUS MEdiCal SChoolS, graduating allopathic (Md) and
osteopathic (do) physicians, as well as veterinarians (dvMs).
living-learning opportunities advantages that come with being part of a top research university. In the same place they live, they also take many of their classes, meet one-on-one with professors, and become
U.S. News & World Report calls MSU’s residential colleges
“STELLAr ExAMPLES” oF ProGrAMS THAT LEAd To STUdEnT SUCCESS.
Since the 1960s, MSU has had more Rhodes Scholars than any other Big Ten school. msu.edu
the next big thing no matter what path they pursue,
MSU gradUateS have what it takeS to SUcceed in the global Marketplace. Whether beginning a career or pursuing graduate study, Michigan State graduates are prepared to
after graduation, alumni still have access to the network of career services at Michigan State.
make an impact in their chosen fields. Being part of the Spartan family—including more than 420,800 alumni worldwide—provides an instant link for making career connections and lasting friendships.
pEaCE CorpS As of 2009, MSU is the No. 6 producer of Peace Corps volunteers since the program’s inception in 1961.
Each year, more than 1,000 employers recruit on campus and more than 15,000 interviews are conducted.
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MiChigan STaTE iS advanCing knowlEdgE and TranSForMing livES in MiChigan and aroUnd ThE world ThroUgh world-ClaSS aCadEMiC prograMS, rESEarCh, and oUTrEaCh.
in addition to its two main career fairs, MSU hosts numerous smaller, specialized fairs throughout the year for students.
learn more about MSU distinctions: msu.edu/rankings-and-recognitions
Sampling of MSU graduate program rankings *From the 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s america’s Best graduate Schools
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Elementary and secondary education, 15th straight year
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Nuclear physics
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Veterinary medicine
The Spartan network Michigan State students are connected to alumni all over the world.
MSU GrAdUATES ArE SPArTAnS For LIFE.
Alumni have strong ties to the university, and many frequently return to campus to network with students. msualum.com
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Duffy Daugherty Building & Skandalaris FOOTBALL Center
The Michigan State football team moved into the $15.5 million Skandalaris Football Center in 2008, giving the Spartans one of the nation’s finest college football facilities. The 25,000-square-foot addition to the Duffy Daugherty Football Building took 14 months to complete. The addition was made possible through the generous donation of MSU alumni Robert and Julie Skandalaris of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., who donated $5 million as the lead gift for this $12.5 million phase of the project. The structure features new team, staff and position meeting rooms, coaches’ offices and The Demmer Family Hall of History. Former Spartan head coach George Perles and his wife Sally contributed $500,000 for the construction of a $1 million plaza outside the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.
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STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The mission of the Student-Athlete Development Program is to provide a systematic personal development program designed to reach each student-athlete based on his or her individual needs. The focus of the program is on the individual as a whole person — academically, athletically, and emotionally — and on the changing needs of that individual during college and in the years after graduation. MSU implements and expands on the vision of the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program by using university and community resources to provide student-athletes with the best possible resources in the following areas: LEAP The goal of the Learning Enhancement & Academic Program (LEAP) is to provide comprehensive services for Michigan State University student-athletes. LEAP houses the entire tutorial program while providing a wide range of learning services, including learning strategy interventions, mentor programming, contentbased tutorials, assistive technology and structured study experiences. COMMUNITY SERVICE & OUTREACH The PACT (Putting Athletes & Communities Together) program is designed to give studentathletes more opportunities to interact with the Greater Lansing community. • Telethon for Children’s Miracle Network • Pen Pals • Posters for Patients • March is Reading Month • Speaking Engagements/Special Requests • D.A.R.E. Graduations • Spartan Buddies • Teams for Toys CAREER DEVELOPMENT • Partner with MSU Career Center - Resumes - Cover Letters - Internships - Interviewing - Career Fairs - Career Development
• Spartan Career Network – network of contacts for student-athletes looking for job shadowing, internship, or job placement • KIN 171 – Orientation class for freshmen • Online resume book
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT • Partnership with Athletics Department Training Staff • Programs on: - Drug and Alcohol Awareness - Nutrition - Authority - Leadership • Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) – representatives from each team work together to provide a voice to the Athletics Department and university administration as well as the NCAA ACADEMIC AWARDS & RECOGNITION • Annual Academic Excellence Gala • Champions in the Classroom • Academic All-Big Ten • NCAA Woman of the Year • NCAA Post-graduate scholarships
• Student-Athlete of the Month • 4.0 Club • Academic All-American • Great 8 Award
MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS Our mission is to provide student-athletes with inclusive cultural and diversity experiences that enhance their professional growth and develop their leadership skills; collaborate with campus resources that elevate the academic success and campus involvement of student-athletes; and create a positive partnership with the community, facilitate learning and provide comprehensive programming.
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STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT SERVICES
ACADEMIC SUCCESS From his first day on the job, Coach Dantonio has pledged to support student-athletes as they pursue excellence, both in the classroom and on the playing field. In his first two seasons, 28 Spartans have earned their undergraduate degrees while 19 players have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Academic, personal, and professional support is essential to college success. At MSU, Student-Athlete Support Services helps student-athletes reach their full potential. Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program that will assist all student-athletes with the transition to college and integrate with the total university. This all-encompassing support continues throughout the studentathlete’s collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a job, or enters graduate school and beyond. Academic counseling, career exploration, planning and placement, and academic assistance through tutorial programs are just some of the ways we encourage student success. Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We gather important background information and build an academic profile on each student-athlete, assessing his or her needs in advance. We also stay informed on the daily progress of each student-athlete. Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and support. College is not easy. But with hard work and dedication from both the studentathlete and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college experience. There are a total of 13 staff members to assist in and work with the following: • Priority registration • Track academic progress • Monitor grades • Provide an individualized program for each student-athlete The Clara Bell Smith Center is named after the mother of Steve Smith, • Conduct eligibility meetings a former MSU basketball All-American who played 14 seasons in the • Provide Learning Specialists Services NBA. Smith donated $2.5 million to the $7.5 million facility. 56
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all-americans 1952 John Wilson, B (1st) * 1953 Donald Dohoney, E (1st) Carl Diener, E (2nd) 1954 Donald Kauth, E (2nd) 1955 Carl Nystrom, G (1st)
Drew Stanton 2005
1957 Blanche Martin, B (1st) Robert Jewett, E (2nd) 1958 Richard Barker, E (2nd) Ellison Kelly, G (2nd) Blanche Martin, B (honorary) 1960 Edward Ryan, ROV (2nd) 1964 Eugene Washington, E (2nd) Richard Gordon, B (2nd) 1965 Donald Japinga, B (1st) Donald Bierowicz, T (1st)
Josh Thornhill 2000-01
1966 Patrick Gallinagh, T (1st) Allen Brenner, E (2nd) 1968 Allen Brenner, E/S (1st) 1969 Ronald Saul, G (1st) Richard Saul, E (1st) 1973 John Shinsky, T (1st) Richard Pawlak, T (2nd) 1974 Richard Baes, B (2nd) 1975 Thomas Standal, MG (2nd) 1976 David Duda, DB (2nd) 1977 James Sciarini, G (2nd) Craig Fedore, LB (2nd) 1979 Alan Davis, DB (1st) 1985 Dean Altobelli, DB (1st) Shane Bullough, LB (2nd) 1986 Dean Altobelli, SS (1st) Shane Bullough, LB (1st) 1989 Chris Willertz, DE (2nd) 1992 Steve Wasylk, SS (1st) 1993 Steve Wasylk, SS (1st) 1996 Matt Beard, C (2nd) 2000 Josh Thornhill, LB (2nd) 2001 Josh Thornhill, LB (2nd) 2005 Chris Morris, C (2nd) Drew Stanton, QB (2nd)
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2009 Capital One Bowl
1987 Rose Bowl
Spartan bowl history • Michigan State football teams have appeared in 19 postseason bowl games, including eight New Year’s Day games, after earning a bid to the 2009 Capital One Bowl against No. 16 Georgia. The Spartans are 7-12 in bowl games. • Mark Dantonio, who led the Spartans to the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl, became just the third first-year coach in MSU history to earn a postseason bowl bid, joining Nick Saban (1995 Independence Bowl vs. LSU) and John L. Smith (2003 Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska). • Michigan State’s 37-34 win over No. 10 Florida in the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl marked its first New Year’s Day bowl victory since the 1988 Rose Bowl. • Michigan State has made four appearances in the Rose Bowl, posting a 3-1 record. The Spartans defeated UCLA in 1954 and 1956, and USC in 1988. • During his 12-year tenure (1983-94), George Perles took Michigan State to seven bowl games, including four straight trips from 1987-90 (1988 Rose, 1989 Gator, 1989 Aloha and 1990 Sun). • Coach Charles Bachman’s 1937 team earned Michigan State’s first bowl invitation, losing to Auburn, 6-0, in the 1938 Orange Bowl. 60
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2000 Citrus Bowl Year 1938 1954 1956 1966 1984 1985 1988 1989 1989 1990 1993 1995 1996 1997 2000 2001 2003 2007 2009
Date Bowl Opponent Result Score Jan. 1 Orange Auburn L 0-6 Jan. 1 Rose UCLA W 28-20 Jan. 2 Rose UCLA W 17-14 Jan. 1 Rose UCLA L 12-14 Dec. 22 Cherry Army L 6-10 Dec. 31 All-American Georgia Tech L 14-17 Jan. 1 Rose Southern Cal W 20-17 Jan. 1 Gator Georgia L 27-34 Dec. 25 Aloha Hawai’i W 33-13 Dec. 31 Sun Southern Cal W 17-16 Dec. 28 Liberty Louisville L 7-18 Dec. 29 Independence Louisiana State L 26-45 Dec. 31 Sun Stanford L 0-38 Dec. 25 Aloha Washington L 23-51 Jan. 1 Citrus Florida W 37-34 Dec. 31 Silicon Valley Fresno State W 44-35 Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl Nebraska L 3-17 Dec. 28 Champs Sports Bowl Boston College L 21-24 Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl Georgia L 24-12
Spartan TRADITION THE NICKNAME - SPARTANS In 1926, Michigan State’s first southern baseball training tour provided the setting for the birth of the “Spartan” nickname. It all came about when a Lansing sportswriter imposed the silent treatment on a contest-winning nickname and substituted his own choice, the name that has lasted through the years. In 1925, Michigan State College replaced the name Michigan Agricultural College. The college sponsored a contest to select a nickname to replace “Aggies” and picked “The Michigan Staters.” George S. Alderton, then sports editor of the Lansing State Journal, decided the name was too cumbersome for newspaper writing and vowed to find a better one. Alderton contacted Jim Hasselman of Information Services to see if entries still remained from the contest. When informed that they still existed, Alderton ran across the entry name of “Spartans” and then decided that was the choice. Unfortunately, Alderton forgot to write down who submitted that particular entry, so that part of the story remains a mystery. Rewriting game accounts supplied by Perry Fremont, a catcher on the squad, Alderton first used the name sparingly and then ventured into the headlines with it. (Incidentally, after two days of spelling the name incorrectly with an “o”, Mr. Alderton changed it to Spartan on a tip from a close friend.) Dale Stafford, a sports writer for the Lansing Capitol News, a rival of the State Journal, picked up the name for his paper after a couple of days. Alderton called Stafford and suggested that he might want to join the Spartan parade and he did. As Mr. Alderton explains: “No student, alumnus or college official had called up the editor to complain about our audacity in giving the old school a new name, so we ventured into headlines with it. Happily for the experiment, the name took. It began appearing in other newspapers and when the student publication used it, that clinched it.”
SPARTY “The Spartan” statue, designed and produced by MSU assistant art professor Leonard D. Jungwirth, has a permanent home inside the atrium of the Spartan Stadium tower. The 9-foot-7 ceramic figure weighs approximately 6,600 pounds, including its base. In 2005, the sculpture was relocated to protect it from the elements. “The Spartan” was dedicated on June 9, 1945, at the intersection of Red Cedar Road, Kalamazoo Street and Chestnut Road. Popularly known as “Sparty,” the statue remains one of the favorite photo subjects of campus visitors. In 2005, an exact replica of the original terra cotta sculpture – now cast in bronze – took up residency on the plaza located at the north end of Demonstration Hall Field. The molds for the bronze statue were made from the original sculpture. The new statue was cast in bronze at the Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, Calif. As part of MSU’s sesquicentennial celebration, the bronze “Sparty” was dedicated on Oct. 8, 2005. Donors contributed approximately $500,000 to pay for all work related to the new sculpture, including the plaza.
SPARTY MASCOT Michigan State’s beloved Sparty has won three national championships in the last six years at the Universal Cheer Association’s mascot competition at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. In March 2008, Sparty was selected to appear on the cover of NCAA Football 09 for the Nintendo Wii. EA Sports conducted an on-line poll, asking college football fans to vote and determine which college mascot would have the honor of being depicted on the game’s cover. Fans went online and cast more than 700,000 votes and Sparty won the tightly contest race, beating out mascots from Central Florida, Washington State, Auburn, LSU, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa State, Alabama and Penn State. In January 2004, Sparty became the first Big Ten mascot to claim the national title, and in 2005, he defended his national championship, beating Goldy Gopher and Bucky Badger in the finals. After finishing third in the 2006 competition, Sparty reclaimed the national championship in 2007. Made of hi-tech materials, including a vinyl chest plate and fiberglass molds like the ones used for making Muppets, the seven-foot costume weighs in at 40 pounds, allowing enough flexibility for playful gestures and animation. Sparty is a far cry from the many papier-mache heads that have popped up since the 1950’s, mostly from fraternity efforts. The first official one apparently debuted in 1955 courtesy of Theta Xi. Other versions were introduced from time to time. In 1984, Sigma Phi Epsilon introduced the first “gruff” head-sporting the unshaven look that still adorns many sweatshirts and jackets. By contrast, the current Sparty costume is a state-of-theart, full-bodied uniform that costs $12,000. Today students – their identities kept private – take turns being Sparty. Because of the costume size, Sparty aspirants must be between 5-10 and 6-2 in height. Candidates who fit the physical needs are chosen after a hands-on process that includes tryouts and interviews. The Sparty Mascot Program is run and funded by the Student Alumni Foundation. Those interested in hiring Sparty can submit a request online at www.msusaf.com and click on the mascot program or contact the SAF office at 517-355-4458. Those who wish to donate to the Sparty mascot fund can contact University Development at 517-355-8257.
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MARCUS WEBB Favorite television shows: Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Heroes, and True Blood Favorite sport other than football: Basketball Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant Favorite hobbies: Golfing and bowling Favorite artist: Lil Wayne Favorite spot on campus: Clara Bell Smith Center
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Destined for success By Brittany McCormick, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant For senior linebacker Marcus Webb, Michigan State football encompasses three important values –– love, dedication, and hard work. As a walk-on transfer student, Webb lives his life by those exact standards. The love Webb receives from his family is a main reason why he’s playing football today. While receiving tremendous support from his parents, he also has three brothers that push him to succeed both on and off the field. There is a small history between him and his brothers playing college football. His younger brother, Martell Webb, is a tight end at the University of Michigan, and one of his older brothers, Michael Webb, played at Central State University in Ohio. Like any group of siblings, there is competition between him and his brothers. “It’s kind of competitive, but we’re a family – we stick together,” said Webb. “We always competed and we always played the same team so we wanted the next one to be better. My older brother wanted me to be better than him and I want my little brother to be better than me.” Sometimes it might not be the best for his little brother to be better than him. Webb and his younger brother, Martell, have their own Spartans versus Wolverines competition in effect. “My brother won the first game and we have a series,” Marcus said. “But I won the last two, so I won the series as far as I’ve been playing here. I have to brag about that.” Regardless of who won what series or what the scores of their games are, Webb and his brothers will always be close. While he recognizes the rivalry that is natural with sports, he knows that love for his family comes first.
“There’s always going to be a rivalry because they’re the University of Michigan and we’re Michigan State,” said Webb. “There’s still love though. I love my brother and he loves me, so off the field, there’s nothing like that.” The love and support Webb receives from his family has aided in molding him into a dedicated athlete. He strives off of the motivation and support that they give him. “My motivation is family and just love of the game and what I can take from it,” he said. Transferring from Harper College in Palatine, Ill., to Michigan State in 2006, Webb had to adjust from playing football at a junior college to playing at a Division I school. Along with transferring, he also had to overcome obstacles as being a walk-on player. Webb did not play in 2007, but he saw action on special teams in three games in the 2008 season, including the Capital One Bowl against Georgia. He was also named the Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week while preparing for the Wisconsin game. This fall, he has made five appearances on special teams. Although he has not played in every game during his Spartan career, Webb could never imagine not being as dedicated to the team as he is. He developed a strong work ethic and stayed with the team, which in turn has provided him with many great memories. “My favorite memory is the time spent with teammates – they are connections that are going to last a lifetime,” Webb said. Another obstacle Webb had to overcome after transferring was balancing his school work with football. Football has provided him with an opportunity to learn that through hard work, he can get many things accomplished. “Balance your life,” said Webb. “Once you start playing football, you get used to it. There’s a point where you just have to balance everything out. Football does take up a lot of your time, but I’ve been lucky to get good grades. I have a job too, so I have to balance a lot. My life is based on a schedule.” Webb has a lot to balance with all his responsibilities playing football along with his internship with the Michigan State Athletic Sales and Marketing Office. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Communication last May, Webb hopes to go to graduate school. He recently has been preparing for his GRE’s and hopes to stay at Michigan State and attend graduate school for sports management. Sports have been a big influence in his life and he would like to have a career in the industry one day. “I’ve been playing football since I was eight years old,” he said. “I would like to be involved with something regarding sports.” Football has been a defining aspect of Webb’s life. The love he receives, the dedication he exemplifies, and his ability to work hard has shaped him into an understanding and diligent player. After living up to those standards, Webb is destined for nothing but success. 65
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MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL
Michigan Colleges with NCAA Affiliation by Michael L. Kasavana, Ph.D., CHTP NAMA Professor in Hospitality Business Faculty Athletics Representative, Michigan State University
Do you know how many schools in the state of Michigan belong to the NCAA? How many are Division I members? How about Division II members? What about Division III members? How are NCAA membership division classifications determined? Well the answer to these and related questions may surprise you! Let’s start with the NCAA’s stated mission and then examine its membership requirements and classifications throughout the state of Michigan. NCAA Mission
The two main purposes of the NCAA are a) to govern competition in a fair, safe, and equitable manner, and b) to effectively integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education. The core values of the NCAA include a commitment to balancing student-athlete academic, social, and athletic experiences; maintaining high levels of integrity and sportsmanship; encouraging the pursuit of excellence in academic and athletics; supporting the role intercollegiate athletics plays in higher education; enhancing the identity of member institutions; respecting institutional autonomy; and emphasizing Presidential leadership at the campus, conference, and national levels. NCAA Membership
There are more than 1,250 members of the NCAA. These members are divided into five categories: active colleges and universities, provisional colleges and universities, conferences, affiliated organizations, and corresponding members. The 1,024 active member schools self-determine which of three divisions to be classified and then must annually meet membership criteria for that division. The active member institutions and voting conferences are the ultimate voice in all NCAA decisions. Division I
To be a Division I member, an institution must sponsor a minimum of 14 varsity sports. Division I schools that sponsor football are further classified as Division I-A, I-AA, or I-AAA members. There are specific contest, participant, and scheduling requirements for each sport in each sub-division. Division I-A football 66
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schools (bowl championship schools), for example, are required to sponsor at least 16 sports (six men’s and eight women’s), exceed minimum attendance requirements (rolling 15,000 average attendance), surpass minimum financial aid expenditures (90% of permissible football grants), award 200 athletic grants or spend at least $4 million in total athletic grants, and adhere to competitive criteria as specified for each sponsored varsity sport. Division I-AA (championship schools) and I-AAA team requirements are not nearly so stringent and do not involve minimum attendance requirements. Of the 326 Division I member schools, 117 belong to Division I-A, 118 to Division I-AA, and 91 to Division I-AAA. There are 149,000 student-athletes participating at the Division I level. In Michigan, there are seven NCAA Division I institutions of which five schools belong to Division I-A. The two exceptions are Oakland University and University of Detroit Mercy, which compete at the Division I-AAA level -- neither sponsors football. Division II
Division II institutions have to sponsor at least 10 varsity sports with five sports for men and five sports for women. There are contest and participant minimums for each sport, as well as scheduling criteria – for example, Division II football and basketball teams must play a specified proportion of their contests against Division I opponents. For sports other than football and basketball there are no scheduling requirements. There are maximum financial aid awards for each sport and athletics tend to be financed within the institution’s operating budget, like an academic department. There are 281 Division II member institutions for approximately 75,000 student-athletes. Nine Division II schools are located in Michigan. Division III
Similar to Division II, Division III institutions have to sponsor at least 10 varsity sports with five sports for men and five for women and must adhere to contest and participant minimums and scheduling criteria for each sport. Division III athletics features studentathletes who receive no athletically-related financial aid and athletic departments are staffed and funded like other departments in the university. Division III
athletics departments place importance on the impact of athletics on participants rather than spectators and tend to compete on a regional basis. The NCAA has 421 active Division III member schools supporting 138,000 student-athletes. Eight Division III schools are housed in Michigan. Conference Affiliations
In the state of Michigan, NCAA Division I institutions belong to either the Big Ten Conference (Michigan and Michigan State), Mid-American Conference (Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Western Michigan), Horizon League (Detroit Mercy), or Mid-Continent Conference (Oakland). Founded in 1896, the Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in student-athletes’ lives and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. Big Ten universities sponsor 7,500 student-athletes, on more than 250 teams, who compete annually for 25 conference championships (12 for men, 13 for women). The Big Ten Conference website address is www.bigten.org. All nine Michigan NCAA Division II schools hold membership in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) including Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Hillsdale College, Lake Superior State, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan, Northwood, Saginaw Valley, and Wayne State Universities. In addition to the nine Michigan schools, the 13-member GLIAC also includes Ashland University, University of Findlay, Gannon University, and Mercyhurst College. The conference hosts 20 championship events each year and has a web address of www.gliac.org. In NCAA Division III, seven of eight Michigan schools belong to the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) including Adrian, Albion, Alma, Calvin, Hope, Kalamazoo, and Olivet College. Founded in 1888, the MIAA claims to be the nation’s oldest collegiate conference. The web address for the MIAA is www.miaa.org.
GETTING TO KNOW
MICHAEL JORDAN Favorite Food: Captain Crunch Cereal Favorite TV show: Family Guy and Scrubs Favorite Movie: Hulk Dream job: “Anything that keeps me physically active.” Favorite professional athlete: Peyton Manning Superstitions: “I have to eat peanut butter cookies before every game, no matter what.” Favorite spot on campus: “My bed, especially after a long day.” How often people ask about His name: “It happens all the time, whenever I open my mouth someone says something about my name.”
MICHAEL JORDAN:
Living his dream By Katie Koerner, MSU Athletic Communications Student Assistant
Dreaming of himself outfitted in a green and white uniform, running through the tunnel, and into a roaring Spartan Stadium is one thing senior defensive tackle Michael Jordan said he can perfectly recall from his childhood. After making a goal chart outlining his desire to be a Michigan State football player at the age of six, Jordan describes the last three years of his life as simply “living the dream.” Originally from Lansing, Jordan moved to Las Vegas, Nev., in eighth grade and lived in the desert for three years. He began his prep career at Western High School, where he earned the defensive player of the year award as a sophomore. Although he was living across the country from Michigan State University, Jordan’s love of the Spartans never faded. “Going to school (at MSU) and playing for Michigan State was always in the back of my mind, no matter where I was,” he said. “This is where my family is, and this is where I knew I always wanted to be.” When his sophomore year was complete, Jordan returned to the Great Lakes State, and played two seasons at Creston High School in Grand Rapids. Although he was heavily recruited at Creston, he moved back to Las Vegas to finish high school and did not receive any major scholarship offers. Jordan continued his back-and-forth journey from out west to Michigan as he lived in Lansing with family following his high school graduation. He enrolled at Wayne State for one semester, but still wanted to fulfill his dream of playing at MSU. After a conversation with then-head coach John L. Smith, Jordan said he took Smith’s advice and attended a junior college. This would be his best chance to eventually end up at MSU. Deciding between Grand Rapids Community College and Eastern Arizona College, Jordan opted to go back west. He recorded 36 tackles, including 11 for losses, as a freshman while playing for the Gila Monsters in 2006, and the recruiting offers once again came rolling in. He worked his way into becoming the No. 24 junior college prospect in the nation, earning a scholarship offer to Michigan State. 68
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After signing with the Spartans, Jordan arrived in Lansing once again and took classes at Lansing Community College to become eligible for the 2007 season. Due to his persistence and the unwillingness to give up on his goals, Jordan’s dream of becoming a Spartan finally came true in August 2007 when he joined the football team during preseason camp. “It was a great homecoming for me,” he said. “It was wonderful to be back in my hometown, and have the opportunity to play and go to school where I always wanted to.” Jordan saw action in six games his first season in East Lansing to earn his first letter. His playing time increased in 2008, as he appeared in all 13 games. Jordan said he has never felt a greater feeling of accomplishment in his life. One of his most memorable experiences of that year was being a part of Brett Swenson’s game-winning field goal kick against Wisconsin that secured a victory for the Spartans in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. “Obviously, it was a really close game and everyone had to be technically sound across the board,” said Jordan, who was on the far right edge of the line blocking for Swenson. “I knew what my responsibility was, so I was just focused on what I had to do, and Swenson did the rest.” Jordan recorded six tackles and one fumble recovery last year, helping the Spartans to a 6-2 finish in the Big Ten and a trip to the Capital One Bowl on New Year’s Day. Without the support from his family, however, Jordan said the journey he has taken to make his dreams come true would not have been possible. “My family has always been there to support me, and they are always at every home game,” he said. “They usually sit right behind the bench so their cheering helps to keep me motivated.” Along with the support he receives from his own personal cheering section while on the field, he’s focused on staying positive and remaining mentally focused for the remainder of his senior season. But what Jordan’s striving to accomplish off the field serves as an even greater motivator for himself every day. “I am working toward completing my degree in May, and then I will be the first one in my family to graduate from college,” Jordan said. “I have one class to take in the spring semester, and then I will be set to walk on the same day as my birthday, which makes it even more special to me.” As his career in the Spartan uniform draws near its conclusion, Jordan said giving back to the community that has given him so much has remained one of his most important objectives. After becoming involved with the Spartan Buddies Program, a partnership that unites student-athletes at MSU with children at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Jordan said he found his chance to show just how grateful he is to be a part of the Spartan nation community. “Being able to fulfill my dreams on the football field, and have the chance to earn my degree at the same time really makes me see how fortunate I am,” Jordan said. “Having the opportunity to hang out with kids that are not as fortunate, and just bringing a smile to their face is really the least I can do. I always say a little prayer for those kids, and try to show them that you really can accomplish your dreams and achieve your goals when you set your mind to it.”
WESTERN MICHIGAN
33 Mario Armstrong SS • Jr. Warner Robbins, Ga.
12 Robert Arnheim WR • So. Orlando, Fla.
34 Jamail Berry SS • Jr. New Castle, Del.
97 Freddie Bishop DE • R-Fr. Inkster, Mich.
48 Justin Braska DE • Sr. DeWitt, Mich.
68 Cody Cielenski DT • Sr. Downers Grove, Ill.
61 Nick Clemens OL • Jr. Waunakee, Wis.
15 Andy Dorcely FS • Sr. Miami, Fla.
3 Tim Hiller QB • Sr. Orrville, Ohio
94 Deauntay Legrier LB • R-Fr. Rochelle, Ga.
25 David Lewis CB • So. Deerfield Beach, Fla.
60 Nick Mitchell OL • Jr. Palatine, Ill.
81 Juan Nunez WR • Jr. Miami, Fla.
72 Anthony Parker OL • So. Miami, Fla.
17 John Potter K • So. Grand Haven, Mich.
35 Austin Pritchard LB • Sr. Lebanon, Ohio
13 Chleb Ravenell WR • Jr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
84 Matt Stevens TE • Sr. Wheaton, Ill.
65 Phillip Swanson OL • Jr. Grand Haven, Mich.
63 Paul Wasikowski C • Sr. Cudahy, Wis.
2 Brandon West RB • Sr. Brunswick, Ga.
83 Jordan White WR • Jr. North Ridgeville, Ohio
1 Doug Wiggins S • So. North Miami Beach, Fla.
47 Mitch Zajac ILB • So. Holt, Mich.
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WESTERN MICHIGAN
2009 WESTERN MICHIGAN QUICK FACTS Location: ...........................................Kalamazoo, Mich. Enrollment: ........................................................ 24,576 Nickname: ........................................................Broncos Colors: ................................................. Brown and Gold Conference: ..........................Mid-American Conference Home Field: ...........................................Waldo Stadium Capacity: ........................................................... 30,200 Head Coach: ................................................... Bill Cubit Alma Mater: . ...................................... Delaware (1975) Record at Western Michigan: ............. 33-25 (Fifth year) Overall Record (Years): . ................. 67-43-1 (10th year) 2008 Overall Record: ..............................9-4 (6-2 MAC)
Senior Linebacker
austin pritchard
Senior Quarterback
tim hiller
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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY T W O - D E E P OFFENSE X 3 B.J. Cunningham (6-2, 212, So.) 2 Mark Dell (6-2, 197, Jr.) LT 57 ROCCO CIRONI (6-6, 309, Sr.-5) 71 John Deyo (6-6, 298, R-Fr.) LG 67 Joel Foreman (6-4, 306, So.) 68 Ethan Ruhland (6-5, 293, R-Fr.) C 65 Joel Nitchman (6-4, 296, Sr.-5) 66 John Stipek (6-5, 306, Jr.) RG 64 Brendon Moss (6-7, 284, Sr.-5) 75 Jared McGaha (6-6, 298, So.) RT 59 D.J. Young (6-5, 310, Jr.) 77 J’Michael Deane (6-5, 312, Jr.) TE 83 CHARLIE GANTT (6-5, 248, Jr.) 88 Brian Linthicum (6-5, 245, R-So.) Z 25 Blair White (6-2, 200, Sr.-5) 82 Keshawn Martin (5-11, 185, So.) QB 8 Kirk Cousins (6-3, 202, So.) OR 7 Keith Nichol (6-2, 215, R-So.) FB 45 Andrew Hawken (6-2, 248, Sr.-5) 42 Andrew Pendy (6-2, 240, Sr.-5) RB 22 Larry Caper (5-11, 215, Fr.) OR 4 Edwin Baker (5-9, 200, Fr.)
DEFENSE DE 58 TREVOR ANDERSON (6-2, 260, Sr.-5) 54 David Rolf (6-4, 228, So.) DT 99 Jerel Worthy (6-3, 292, R-Fr.) 96 Kevin Pickelman (6-4, 268, So.) NT 70 OREN WILSON (6-3, 294, Jr.) 93 Blake Treadwell (6-3, 272, Fr.) DE 89 Colin Neely (6-1, 248, Jr.) 91 Tyler Hoover (6-7, 260, R-Fr.) SAM 43 Eric Gordon (6-0, 228, Jr.) 36 Jon Misch (6-3, 207, Jr.) MIKE 53 Greg Jones (6-1, 228, Jr.) 55 Adam Decker (6-3, 238, Sr.-5) WILL 34 Brandon Denson (5-11, 230, Sr.-5) 10 Chris Norman (6-1, 215, Fr.) FC 9 Jeremy Ware (5-11, 188, Sr.-5) 37 Ross Weaver (6-1, 203, Sr.-5) FS 33 Danny Fortener (6-1, 205, Sr.-5) 31 Ashton Henderson (5-11, 189, Sr.) SS 11 Marcus Hyde (6-0, 206, Jr.) 39 Trenton Robinson (5-10, 190, So.) BC 29 Chris L. Rucker (6-2, 195, Jr.) 38 Kendell Davis-Clark (6-0, 215, Sr.-5)
SPECIAL TEAMS KO 14 BRETT SWENSON (5-8, 185, Sr.) 4 Dan Conroy (5-10, 185, R-Fr.) PK 14 BRETT SWENSON (5-8, 185, Sr.) 4 Dan Conroy (5-10, 185, R-Fr.) P 18 AARON BATES (6-0, 192, Jr.) 20 Kyle Selden (6-5, 187, So.) SN 56 ALEX SHACKLETON (6-2, 245, Jr.) 66 John Stipek (6-5, 306, Jr.) HLD 18 AARON BATES (6-0, 192, Jr.) 8 Kirk Cousins (6-3, 202, So.) KR 82 Keshawn Martin (6-0, 185, So.) 20 A.J. JIMMERSON (5-10, 205, Sr.-5) PR 82 Keshawn Martin (5-11, 185, So.) 25 Blair White (6-2, 200, Sr.-5)
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY T W O - D E E P OFFENSE X 8 Ansel ponder (6-2, 179, fr.) 4 Jamelle Murray (5-8, 185, Jr.) LT 72 Anthony parker (6-5, 336, So.) 79 John Jack (6-6, 339, So.) LG 63 paul wasikowski (6-3, 307, Sr.) 64 Sam Jaeger (6-5, 323, R-Fr.) C 60 nick mitchell (6-1, 300, Jr.) 64 Paul Wasikowski (6-3, 307, Sr.) RG 61 Nick Clemens (6-5, 308, Jr.) 62 Kevin Galeher (6-5, 311, R-Fr.) RT 65 phillip Swanson (6-5, 318, Jr.) 77 Ben Samson (6-5, 322, Fr.) TE 84 matt stevens (6-4, 249, Sr.) 85 Blake Hammond (6-5, 233, R-Fr.) Z 12 robert arnheim (6-2, 198, So.) 30 Dervon Wallace (6-0, 197, So.) QB 3 tim hiller (6-5, 228, Sr.) 18 Drew Burdi (6-1, 207, Jr.) T 13 Chleb Ravenell (6-0, 190, Jr.) 83 Jordan White (6-0, 208, Jr.) RB 2 Brandon west (5-10, 185, Sr.) 23 Aaron Winchester (5-9, 174, So.) X-Wide Receiver Z-Wide Receiver LT-Left Tackle LG-Left Guard C-Center RG-Right Guard
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DEFENSE LDE 48 JUSTIN BRASKA (6-4, 240, Sr.) 56 T.J. Lynch (6-3, 235, So.) DT 68 Cody cielenski (6-2, 277, Sr.) 93 Paul Dreher (6-5, 291, R-Fr.) DT 92 Drew nowak (6-4, 288, So.) 95 Chris Pyant (6-3, 281, Jr.) RDE 97 Freddie Bishop (6-4, 244, R-Fr.) 96 Weston Peiffer (6-4, 260, So.) WLB 35 Austin pritchard (6-4, 235, Sr.) 99 Paul Hazel (6-6, 205, Fr.) MLB 94 Deauntay legrier (6-1, 241, R-Fr.) 47 Mitch Zajac (6-1, 232, So.) SLB 38 Chris prom (6-4, 226, R-Fr.) 55 Doug Scott (6-3, 212, R-Fr.) LCB 15 Andy Dorcely (6-0, 201, Sr.) 5 Deshon Lawrence (6-0, 189, So.) FS 34 Jamail Berry (6-0, 195, Jr.) 19 Josh Price (6-0, 196, So.) SS 33 Mario Armstrong (6-0, 194, Jr.) 27 Vernon Stewart (5-11, 199, So.) RCB 25 David Lewis (5-10, 168, So.) 6 Damond Smith (6-0, 181,Fr.) DT-Defensive Tackle NT-Nose Tackle SAM- Strong Side Linebacker MIKE-Middle Linebacker WILL-Weak Side Linebacker
BC-Boundary Corner FC-Field Corner FS-Free Safety SS-Strong Safety KO-Kickoffs PK-Place Kicker
SPECIAL TEAMS KO 17 john potter (6-2, 214, so.) 26 Caleb Morris (6-0, 220, Jr.) PK 17 JOHN POTTER (6-2, 214, SO.) 26 Caleb Morris (6-0, 220, Jr.) P 37 Ben Armer (5-10, 211, So.) 26 Caleb Morris (6-0, 220, Jr.) SN 69 Tom Harrington (6-0, 239, Sr.) HLD 12 ROBERT ARNHEIM (6-2, 198, So.) 88 Tim Balice (5-11, 201, Jr.) KR 2 Brandon west (5-10, 185, Sr.) 23 Aaron Winchester (5-9, 174, So.) PR 83 Jordan white (6-0, 208, Jr.) 2 Brandon West (5-10, 185, Sr.)
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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY N U ME R I C A L No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 2 Mark Dell WR 6-2 197 Jr. Jr. 2L Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison) 3 B.J. Cunningham WR 6-2 212 So. Jr. 1L Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South) 4 Edwin Baker RB 5-9 200 Fr. Fr. HS Highland Park, Mich. (Oak Park) 4 Dan Conroy K 5-10 185 Fr. So. RS Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville S.) 5 Johnny Adams CB 5-11 172 So. So. 1L Akron, Ohio (Buchtel) 6 Fred Smith WR 6-2 228 So. So. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Southeastern) 7 Keith Nichol QB 6-2 215 So. Jr. RS Lowell, Mich. (Oklahoma) 8 Kirk Cousins QB 6-3 202 So. Jr. 1L Holland, Mich. (Holland Christian) 9 Jeremy Ware CB 5-10 188 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Fort Myers, Fla. (South Carolina) 10 Andrew Maxwell QB 6-3 190 Fr. Fr. HS Midland, Mich. (Midland) 10 Chris Norman LB 6-1 215 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance) 11 Marcus Hyde S 6-0 206 Jr. Sr. 2L Fostoria, Ohio (Fostoria) 12 Dana Dixon CB 6-2 170 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance) 13 Bennie Fowler+ WR 6-1 205 Fr. Fr. HS Bloomfield, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 14 Brett Swenson K 5-8 185 Sr. Sr. 3L Pompano Beach, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 14 Chase Parker CB 5-9 170 So. Jr. RS Mason, Mich. (Mason) 15 Donald Spencer WR 6-2 205 Fr. Fr. HS Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti) 16 Chris D. Rucker WR 5-10 174 So. Jr. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 17 Kevin Muma K 6-0 172 Fr. Fr. HS Troy, Mich. (Troy) 17 Kyle Nichol QB 5-9 174 Fr. Fr. HS Lowell, Mich. (Lowell) 18 Aaron Bates P 6-0 192 Jr. Jr. 2L New Concord, Ohio (John Glenn) WR 6-0 177 Fr. Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) 18 Jordan Benton 19 Danny Folino S 5-9 172 Fr. Fr. HS Okemos, Mich. (East Lansing) 20 A.J. Jimmerson RB 5-10 205 Sr. Sr.-5 3L St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central) 20 Kyle Selden P 6-5 187 So. Jr. SQ Waterford, Mich. (Our Lady of the Lakes) 21 Patrick White WR 5-11 180 Fr. Fr. HS Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central) 22 Larry Caper RB 5-11 215 Fr. Fr. HS Battle Creek, Mich. (Battle Creek Central) 22 Josh Bodell CB 6-0 180 So. Jr. SQ Frankfort, Mich. (Frankfort) 23 Jairus Jones S 6-1 212 Fr. Fr. HS Tampa, Fla. (Wharton) 25 Blair White WR 6-2 200 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic Central) 25 Casey Blackport QB 6-4 187 Fr. Fr. HS Hudsonville, Mich. (Hudsonville) 26 Jesse Johnson S 5-10 188 Jr. Sr. 2L Durand, Mich. (Durand Area) 26 David Spears RB 5-10 200 Fr. So. RS Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon) 28 Denicos Allen+ S 5-10 210 Fr. Fr. HS Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton) 29 Chris L. Rucker CB 6-2 195 Jr. Jr. 2L Warren, Ohio (Warren G. Harding) 30 Brynden Trawick LB 6-2 225 Fr. So. RS Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry) 31 Ashton Henderson S 5-11 189 Sr. Sr. 3L Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln) 32 Ashton Leggett RB 5-11 230 So. Jr. 1L Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon) 32 Mitchell White CB 6-1 167 Fr. So. RS Livonia, Mich. (Stevenson) 33 Danny Fortener S 6-2 205 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 34 Brandon Denson LB 5-11 230 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Willow Run, Mich. (Willow Run) 34 Andre Buford RB 5-8 180 Fr. So. RS Waterford, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 35 Marcus Webb LB 5-11 223 Sr. Sr.-5 SQ Pontiac, Mich. (Harper College) 36 Jon Misch LB 6-3 207 Jr. Sr. 2L Waterford, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s) 37 Ross Weaver CB 6-1 203 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Southfield, Mich. (Southfield) 38 Kendell Davis-Clark S 6-0 216 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Alliance, Ohio (Alliance) 39 Trenton Robinson S 5-10 190 So. So. 1L Bay City, Mich. (Bay City Central) 40 Roderick Jenrette S 6-1 205 Jr. Sr. 2L Tampa, Fla. (Chamberlain) 41 Glenn Winston RB 6-2 218 So. So. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Denby Tech) 42 Andrew Pendy FB 6-2 240 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Shelby Township, Mich. (Utica Eisenhower) 43 Eric Gordon LB 6-0 228 Jr. Sr. 2L Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West) 43 Kyler Elsworth FB 6-1 205 Fr. Fr. HS Goodrich, Mich. (Goodrich) 44 Josh Rouse FB 6-3 235 Sr. Sr. 3L Newtown, Conn. (Valley Forge Mil Academy) 45 Andrew Hawken FB 6-2 248 Sr. Sr.-5 3L Grandville, Mich. (Grandville) Detroit, Mich. (Clarenceville) 47 Jeremy Gainer LB 6-1 215 Fr. Fr. HS
N o. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 47 Adam Setterbo FB 6-3 240 So. Jr. SQ Spring Lake, Mich. (Spring Lake Senior) 48 Drew Stevens LB 6-4 228 Fr. So. RS Delaware, Ohio (Olentangy) 49 Nick Bendzuck FB 6-2 242 Jr. Sr. SQ Strongsville, Ohio (Mercyhurst College) 49 TyQuan Hammock LB 6-0 230 Fr. Fr. HS Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers) 50 Steve Gardiner LB 6-1 216 Fr. So. RS Dublin, Ohio (Coffman) 51 Jamiihr Williams DE 6-2 238 Fr. So. RS Lima, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) 52 Denzel Drone DE 6-2 241 Fr. Fr. HS Plant City, Fla. (Plant City) 53 Greg Jones LB 6-1 228 Jr. Jr. 2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) 54 David Rolf DE 6-4 228 So. So. 1L Piqua, Ohio (Piqua) 55 Adam Decker LB 6-3 238 Sr. Sr.-5 2L Rochester Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 56 Alex Shackleton SN 6-2 245 Jr. Sr. 2L Breckenridge, Colo. (Summit) 57 Rocco Cironi OT 6-6 309 Sr. Sr.-5 2L Warren, Ohio (Warren G. Harding) 57 Johnathan Strayhorn DE 6-0 259 So. Jr. 1L Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park) 58 Trevor Anderson DE 6-2 260 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Detroit, Mich. (Cincinnati) 58 Hugh Stangeland OG 6-6 285 Fr. Fr. HS Ridgefield, Conn. (Milford Academy) 59 D.J. Young OT 6-5 310 Jr. Sr. TR Lansing, Mich. (Bowling Green) 60 Micajah Reynolds OG 6-5 305 Fr. Fr. HS Lansing, Mich. (Sexton) 61 Antonio Jeremiah NT 6-5 338 Jr. Jr. 2L Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby) 62 Chris McDonald OG 6-5 305 Fr. So. RS Sterling Heights, Mich. (Henry Ford II) 64 Brendon Moss OT 6-7 284 Sr. Sr.-5 1L Bay Village, Ohio (Fork Union Mil Academy) 65 Joel Nitchman C 6-4 296 Sr. Sr.-5 2L Kalamazoo, Mich. (Hackett Catholic Central) 66 John Stipek C 6-5 306 Jr. Sr. 1L Macomb Township, Mich. (Dakota) 67 Joel Foreman OG 6-4 306 So. Jr. 1L Highland, Mich. (Milford) 68 Ethan Ruhland OG 6-5 293 Fr. So. RS Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion) 69 Blake Pacheco DL 6-1 262 So. Jr. JC Salinas, Calif. (Monterey Peninsula College) 70 Oren Wilson NT 6-3 294 Jr. Jr. 2L Teaneck, N.J. (Harmony Community) 71 John Deyo OT 6-6 298 Fr. So. RS Battle Creek, Mich. (Gull Lake) 72 Nate Klatt C 6-4 292 Fr. Fr. HS Clinton, Ohio (Northwest) 73 Arthur Ray Jr.+ OL 6-3 318 So. So. HS Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) 73 Henry Conway OT 6-6 306 Fr. Fr. HS Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights) 74 Zach Hueter+ OT 6-6 335 Fr. So. RS Columbiaville, Mich. (North Branch) 75 Jared McGaha OG 6-6 298 So. Jr. SQ Powell, Tenn. (Powell) 76 Mike Schmeding OT 6-9 330 Sr. Sr.-5 SQ Rutherford, N.J. (St. Mary’s) 77 J’Michael Deane OT 6-5 312 Jr. Sr. SQ Toronto, Ontario (Newtonbrook Sec. School) 79 David Barrent OT 6-8 305 Fr. Fr. HS Clive, Iowa (Valley) 80 Dion Sims TE 6-5 268 Fr. Fr. HS Detroit, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s) 81 Brad Sonntag+ WR 5-8 177 So. Jr. SQ Saginaw, Mich. (Nouvel Catholic Central) 82 Keshawn Martin WR 5-11 185 So. So. 1L Inkster, Mich. (John Glenn) 83 Charlie Gantt TE 6-5 248 Jr. Sr. 2L Farmington Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 84 Derek Hoebing TE 6-7 248 Fr. Fr. HS Vermilion, Ohio (Vermilion) 85 Garrett Celek TE 6-5 243 So. Jr. 1L Cincinnati, Ohio (LaSalle) 86 Myles White WR 6-1 170 Fr. So. RS Livonia, Mich. (Stevenson) 87 Todd Anderson DE 6-2 240 So. Jr. SQ Jackson, Mich. (Napoleon) 87 Milton Colbert WR 6-4 210 Fr. So. RS Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook) 88 Brian Linthicum TE 6-5 245 So. Jr. RS Charlottesville, Va. (Clemson) 89 Colin Neely DE 6-1 248 Jr. Sr. 1L Bethlehem, Pa. (Freedom) 89 Cam Martin WR 6-4 184 So. Jr. SQ Tampa, Fla. (H.B. Plant) 91 Tyler Hoover DE 6-7 260 Fr. So. RS Novi, Mich. (Novi) 92 Ishmyl Johnson NT 6-4 280 So. Jr. RS Rahway, N.J. (Milford Academy) 93 Blake Treadwell DT 6-3 272 Fr. Fr. HS East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing) 94 Cameron Jude DE 6-3 265 Fr. So. RS Chesterfield, Va. (Manchester) 96 Kevin Pickelman DT 6-4 268 So. Jr. 1L Marshall, Mich. (Marshall) 97 Dan France DT 6-6 282 Fr. Fr. HS North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton) 98 Michael Jordan NT 6-6 295 Sr. Sr. 2L Lansing, Mich. (Eastern Arizona College) Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne) 99 Jerel Worthy DT 6-3 292 Fr. So. RS
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EXP. KEY – HS: High School; RS: Red-shirted; JC: Junior College; TR: Transfer; SQ: Squad Member; L: Letters Earned
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY N U ME R I C A L NO NAME POS HT WT ELG/CL HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 1 Doug Wiggins S 5-11 202 So./Jr. North Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach HS 2 Brandon West RB 5-10 185 Sr./Sr. Brunswick, Ga./Camden County HS 3 Tim Hiller QB 6-5 228 Sr./5th Orrville, Ohio/Orrville HS 4 Jamelle Murray WR 5-8 185 Jr./Sr. Delray, Fla./Atlantic HS 5 Deshon Lawrence CB 6-0 189 So./Jr. College Park, Ga./Westlake HS 6 Damond Smith CB 6-0 181 Fr./Fr. Ecorse, Mich./Inkster HS 7 Trevon (Trey) Smith WR 6-4 213 Fr./Fr. Perry Ga./Perry HS 8 Ansel Ponder WR 6-2 179 Fr./Fr. Bluefield, W.Va./Hargrave Military Academy/Bluefield HS 9 Tronic Williams WR 6-1 182 Fr./Fr. Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers HS 10 Tyler VanTubbergen QB 6-4 192 Fr./Fr. Holland, Mich./West Ottawa HS 11 Dallas Walker TE 6-5 236 So./So. Madison, Miss./Georgia MC/Madison-Ridgeland Academy 12 Robert Arnheim WR 6-2 198 So./Jr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS 13 Chleb Ravenell WR 6-0 190 Jr./Jr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Georgia MC/Wando HS 14 Alex Carder QB 6-2 224 R-Fr./So. Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest HS 15 Andy Dorcely FS 6-0 201 Sr./Sr. Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach HS 16 Matt Mills SS 5’10 182 R-Fr./So. N. Muskegon, Mich./Grand Valley State/N. Muskegon HS 16 Anthony Williams TE 6-3 229 Jr./Sr. Miami, Fla./Miami Edison HS 17 John Potter K 6-2 214 So./So. Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven HS 18 Drew Burdi QB 6-1 207 Jr./Sr. Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove HS 19 Tom Gibson QB 6-0 173 Fr./Fr. Evergreen Park, Ill./Brother Rice HS 19 Josh Price CB 6-0 196 So./So. Jacksonville, Fla./Terry Parker HS 20 Brian Fields RB 5-9 190 Fr./Fr. New Castle, Del./William Penn HS 21 Antoin Scriven RB 5-11 200 Fr./Fr. Inverness, Fla./Citrus HS 22 Glenis Thompson RB 5-8 230 Sr./Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Lake HS 23 Aaron Winchester RB 5-9 174 So./So. North Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach HS 24 Lewis Toler CB 5-10 175 Fr./Fr. New Castle, Del./William Penn HS 25 Alex Jagels QB 6-3 207 Jr./Sr. Rochester, Mich./Rochester HS 25 David Lewis CB 5-10 168 So./Jr. Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach HS 26 Dan Coci SS 5’11 184 Fr./Fr. Evergreen Park, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS 26 Caleb Morris K 6-0 220 Jr./Sr. Coudersport, Pa./Coudersport HS 27 Vernon Stewart SS 5-11 199 So./Jr. Canton, Mich./Plymouth HS 28 Keith Dixson CB 6-1 195 So./Jr. Flint, Mich./Harmony PS 29 Jermaine Vereen CB 5-10 182 Fr./Fr. Longs, S.C./North Myrtle Beach HS 30 Dervon Wallace WR 6-0 197 So./Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Tower HS 31 Scott Hinds SS 6-3 197 R-Fr./So. Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers Highland HS 32 James O’Neill TE 6-5 248 Jr./Sr. Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven HS 33 Mario Armstrong SS 6-0 194 Jr./Jr. Warner Robbins, Ga./Northside HS 34 Jamail Berry SS 6-0 195 Jr./Sr. New Castle, Del./Coffeyville CC (Kan.)/William Penn HS 35 Austin Pritchard LB 6-4 235 Sr./5th Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon HS 36 Jaron Deshazor RB 5-8 192 So./Jr. Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS 36 Evan Steger K 6’0 228 Fr./Fr. Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville HS 37 Ben Armer P 5-10 211 So./Jr. Janesville, Wis./Parker HS 38 Chris Prom LB 6-4 226 R-Fr./So. Saukville, Wis./Port Washington HS 39 Waymon Ross LB 6-1 197 R-Fr./So. Marathon, Fla./Marathon HS 40 Kyle Lark LB 6-1 230 Fr./Fr. Alma, Mich./Alma HS 41 Jordan Brooks RB 6-2 245 Fr./Fr. Carole Stream, Ill./Glenbard North HS 42 Chad Baliko TE 6-3 245 Sr./5th Fenton, Mich./Brighton HS 42 Dex Jones LB 6-1 220 RFr./So. Bolingbrook, Ill./Wisconsin/Montini Catholic HS 43 Chris Blair TE 6-4 223 Fr./Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids HS 45 Shaun Vernon LB 5-11 212 So./Jr. Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion HS 46 Clark Mussman TE 6-4 227 Fr./Fr. Ogden Dunes, Ind./Portage HS East 47 E.J. Riley WR 6-0 186 R-Fr./So. Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS
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NO NAME POS HT WT ELG/CL HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 47 Mitch Zajac ILB 6-1 232 So./So. Holt, Mich./Holt HS 48 Justin Braska DE 6-4 240 Sr./5th DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt HS 48 Mike Perisee WR 5-7 157 Jr./Jr. Chicago, Ill./Grand Rapids JC/Bangor HS 52 Joe Smith LB 5-10 222 R-Fr./So. Three Rivers, Mich./Mendon HS 53 Matt Pickens LB 6-0 228 Jr./Sr. Bloomfield, Mich./Brother Rice HS 54 Jason Polmanteer DE 6-4 230 R-Fr./So. Battle Creek, Mich./Gull Lake HS 55 Doug Scott LB 6-3 212 R-Fr./So. San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS 56 T.J. Lynch DE 6-3 235 So./So. Blythe, Ga./Georgia MC/Hephziba HS 57 Ryan Byrne DT 6-0 271 R-Fr./So. Woodstock, Ga./Etowah HS 58 Andrew Sharp DT 6-3 227 So./So. Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer HS 59 Dan Johnston P 6-4 176 Fr./Fr. Elmhurst, Ill./York HS 60 Nick Mitchell OL 6-1 300 Jr./Sr. Palatine, Ill./William Friend HS 61 Nick Clemens OL 6-5 308 Jr./Sr. Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee HS 62 Kevin Galeher OT 6-5 311 R-Fr./So. Evergreen Park, Ill./St. Rita HS 63 Paul Wasikowski C 6-3 307 Sr./5th Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy HS 64 Sam Jaeger OL 6-5 323 R-Fr./So. Westville, Ind./Chesteron HS 65 Phillip Swanson OL 6-4 318 Jr./Sr. Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven HS 66 Kirk Nakama LS 5’7 229 Fr./Fr. Santa Clara, Calif./St. Francis HS 66 Nick Norton DE 6-1 243 RFr./So. Holt, Mich./Northern Michigan/Holt HS 67 Terry Davisson OL 6-6 278 Fr./Fr. Rensselaer, Ind./Rensselaer Central HS 68 Cody Cielenski DT 6-2 277 Sr./5th Downers Grove, Ill./North HS 68 Dan O’Neill OL 6-7 316 R-Fr./So. Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven HS 69 Tom Harrington LS 6-0 229 Sr./Sr. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita HS 70 Mark Zielinski OL 6-4 330 Fr./Fr. Winnetka, Ill./New Trier HS 71 Jake Rawlins LS 6’2 220 Fr./Fr. Lexington, S.C./Lexington HS 72 Anthony Parker OL 6-5 336 So./Jr. Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach HS 73 Greg Peterson OL 6-5 278 Fr./Fr. Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West HS 75 Josh Hadel OL 6-6 309 Fr./Fr. Gladstone, Mich./Gladstone HS 77 Ben Samson OL 6-5 322 Fr./Fr. Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson HS 78 John Buwalda OL 6-9 313 Fr./Fr./ Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian HS 79 Jonathan Jack OL 6-6 339 So./Jr. Matteson, Ill./Marian Catholic HS 80 Brooks Bunbury WR 5-8 175 Jr./Sr. Leland, Mich./Central HS 81 Juan Nunez WR 6-0 181 Jr./Jr. Miami, Fla./Miami Carol City HS 82 Josh Schaffer WR 6-2 211 Fr./Fr. Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley HS 83 Jordan White WR 6-0 208 Jr./Sr. North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS 84 Matt Stevens TE 6-4 249 Sr./5th Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South HS 85 Blake Hammond TE 6-5 233 R-Fr./So. Mokena, Ill./Lincoln Way East HS 86 Eric Monette WR 6-5 188 R-Fr./So. Portage, Mich./Portage Central HS 87 Nate White WR 6’3 213 R-Fr./So. Kalamazoo, Mich./Indiana State/Comstock HS 88 Tim Balice P 5-11 201 Jr./Sr. Ionia, Mich./Ionia HS 89 Seth Patterson WR 6-3 203 R-Fr./So. Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point HS 90 James Sandlin DT 6-2 286 Fr./Fr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./American Christian Academy 91 Cory Sueing DE 6-4 231 Fr./Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills HS 92 Drew Nowak DE 6-4 288 So./So. Green Bay, Wis./De Pere HS 93 Paul Dreher DT 6-5 291 R-Fr./So. Buchanan, Mich./Niles HS 94 Deauntay Legrier LB 6-1 241 R-Fr./So. Rochelle, Ga./Wilcox County HS 95 Chris Pyant DT 6-3 281 Jr./Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison HS 96 Weston Peiffer DE 6-4 260 So./So. Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS 97 Freddie Bishop DE 6-4 244 R-Fr./So. Inkster, Mich./Carleton Airport HS 98 David Box DT 6-2 299 Fr./Fr. Milan, Mich./Milan HS 99 Paul Hazel LB 6-6 205 Fr./Fr. Miami, Fla./South Miami HS
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SCHEDULE & STANDINGS
OVERALL TEAM
WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES
IOWA
9
0
5
0
OHIO STATE
7
2
4
1
PENN STATE
8
1
4
1
WISCONSIN
6
2
3
2
MINNESOTA
5
4
3
3
MICHIGAN STATE
4
5
3
3
NORTHWESTERN
5
4
2
3
PURDUE
3
6
2
3
MICHIGAN
5
4
1
4
INDIANA
4
5
1
4
ILLINOIS
2
6
1
5
ILLINOIS Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 27 Dec 5
L, 9-37 W, 45-17 L, 0-30 L, 17-35 L, 14-24 L, 14-27 L, 14-24 W, 38-13 12:00 pm 12:00 pm TBA 12:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky Western Michigan at Akron at Michigan Ohio State at Virginia Illinois at Northwestern at Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State Purdue
W, 19-13 W, 23-19 W, 38-21 L, 33-36 L, 14-33 L, 7-47 W, 27-14 L, 28-29 L, 24-42 12:00 pm 12:00 pm TBA
Northern Iowa at Iowa State Arizona at Penn State Arkansas State Michigan at Wisconsin at Michigan State Indiana Northwestern at Ohio State Minnesota
W, 17-16 W, 35-3 W, 27-17 W, 21-10 W, 24-21 W, 30-28 W, 20-10 W, 15-13 W, 42-24 12:00 pm 3:30 pm TBA
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Western Michigan Notre Dame Eastern Michigan Indiana at Michigan State at Iowa Delaware State Penn State at Illinois Purdue at Wisconsin Ohio State
Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21
Montana State Central Michigan at Notre Dame at Wisconsin Michigan at Illinois Northwestern Iowa at Minnesota Western Michigan at Purdue Penn State
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Towson Eastern Michigan at Syracuse Minnesota at Purdue Miami (OH) at Michigan State Indiana Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Wisconsin
W, 47-14 W, 27-24 L, 34-37 L, 24-35 W, 27-21 W, 16-6 L, 14-24 W, 29-28 L, 13-34 12:00 pm 12:00 pm TBA
Navy USC at Toledo Illinois at Indiana Wisconsin at Purdue Minnesota New Mexico State at Penn State Iowa at Michigan
W, 31-27 L, 15-18 W, 38-0 W, 30-0 W, 33-14 W, 31-13 L, 18-26 W, 38-7 W, 45-0 3:30 pm 3:30 pm TBA
PENN STATE W, 31-7 W, 38-34 W, 45-17 W, 36-33 L, 20-26 L, 28-30 W, 63-6 L, 10-35 L, 13-38 12:00 pm 12:00 pm TBA
Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21
Akron Syracuse Temple Iowa at Illinois Eastern Illinois Minnesota at Michigan at Northwestern Ohio State Indiana at Michigan State
W, 31-7 W, 28-7 W, 31-6 L, 10-21 W, 35-17 W, 52-3 W, 20-0 W, 35-10 W, 34-13 3:30 pm 12:00 pm TBA
Toledo at Oregon Northern Illinois Notre Dame Northwestern at Minnesota Ohio State Illinois at Wisconsin at Michigan Michigan State at Indiana
W, 52-31 L, 36-38 L, 21-28 L, 21-24 L, 21-27 L, 20-35 W, 26-18 W, 24-14 L, 0-37 12:00 pm 12:00 pm TBA
PURDUE W, 44-3 L, 27-29 L, 30-33 L, 30-38 W, 26-20 W, 24-14 W, 24-14 L, 13-15 L, 34-42 12:00 pm 12:00 pm TBA
Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21
WISCONSIN
MINNESOTA Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21
Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21 Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21
MICHIGAN STATE
IOWA Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21
Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21
NORTHWESTERN
OHIO STATE
MICHIGAN Missouri Illinois State at Ohio State Penn State Michigan State at Indiana at Purdue Michigan at Minnesota Northwestern at Cincinnati Fresno State
INDIANA Sept 3 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21
CONFERENCE
W, 23-20 W, 20-13 L, 21-35 W, 35-24 L, 28-31 W, 35-20 L, 0-20 L, 7-38 W, 42-34 12:00 pm 12:00 pm TBA
Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Nov 21 Dec 5
Northern Illinois Fresno State Wofford Michigan State at Minnesota at Ohio State Iowa Purdue at Indiana Michigan at Northwestern at Hawaii
W, 28-20 W, 34-31 W, 44-14 W, 38-30 W, 31-28 L, 13-31 L, 10-20 W, 37-0 12:00 pm 12:00 pm TBA TBA
WE ARE SPARTANS
MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL
UNIVERSITY SPOTLIGHT
The Joe D. Pentecost Foundation: Providing Opportunities for Michigan State Student-Athletes and Lansing Area Youth
A Look at Joe’s Kids
The Joe D. Pentecost Foundation team meeting room.
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oe D. Pentecost was an entrepreneur and real estate developer who possessed great integrity and vision. His love and passion for Michigan State University dates back to the early 1970s. As a generous philanthropist, he contributed to many MSU Athletic facility projects, including: the Spartan Stadium Expansion Project, the Berkowitz Basketball Complex, the Clara Bell Smith StudentAthlete Academic Center and several more. In addition to his financial support, Pentecost created numerous job opportunities for studentathletes to gain valuable experience in respective fields, in an effort to prepare student-athletes for successful futures. The latest project he contributed to was The Joe D. Pentecost Foundation Team Meeting Room in the Skandalaris Football Center. The room is a
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120-seat, state-of-the-art tiered meeting room with large screen projection monitor equipment for optimal game plan preparation. The facility is designed for efficiency, as the full team meeting area can be converted into (offense and defense) unit meeting rooms in a matter of seconds. In addition, the position meeting rooms are located in close proximity to the full team meeting room. The Pentecost Foundation Team Meeting Room is the second major initiative that the Pentecost Foundation has contributed to Spartan Athletics in the last five years. They also fully funded the Joe D. Pentecost Foundation Athletic Scholarship Endowment, which is awarded annually to a varsity student-athlete who participates in a nonrevenue generating sport and maintains good academic standing. The Foundation is currently a member of the Shaw Society.
Michigan State University Athletics and The Joe D. Pentecost Foundation have teamed up to create Joe’s Kids. Joe’s Kids, which is named in honor of the late Joe D. Pentecost, provides opportunities for Lansing area youth to experience the color and pageantry of Spartan Athletics. The second annual Joe’s Kids visit to MSU is being held this afternoon for the Michigan State vs. Western Michigan football game. The H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Excel) scholars who have been invited to this year’s Joe’s Kids visit will begin their day by eating breakfast at Case Hall, followed by a tour of the Clara Bell Smith Academic Center. The scholars will then be escorted to Spartan Stadium by current Michigan State student-athletes and will get to watch the Spartans take on the Broncos. This year’s H.O.P.E. scholars were selected from four schools throughout Lansing: Gardner, Otto, Pattengill, and Pleasant View. Each participant had to meet specific criteria for excellence, including academics, attitude and behavior in school.
THE RETURN OF
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
By Mary Platt The first time Tevye, the protagonist of the classic Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” marched onto the field of Spartan Stadium, it was the early 1970s. Or rather, “250 Tevyes!” as the announcer remarked – 250 Spartan Band members playing the part of the high-spirited shtetl character merrily stomping his feet to “If I Were a Rich Man.” That halftime show was such a huge hit that it’s been revived once before by the Spartan Band, in the 1980s – and now, again today (with 300 Tevyes this time)! “Fiddler” first opened on Broadway in 1964, becoming the first musical to surpass 3,000 performances, and won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The ever-popular musical was revived on a critically acclaimed national tour this year, with Israeli star Topol (who played the part in the 1971 movie) as Tevye. With music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, “Fiddler” tells the story of poor milkman Tevye, his wife Golde and their three marriageable daughters, and his attempts to maintain his faith and traditions while life remains as precarious as “a fiddler on the roof.” The Spartan Band opens with the show’s main theme, “Tradition,” seguing into “If I Were a Rich Man” and closing with the famous “Bottle Dance” (a drum corps staple for Santa Clara Vanguard since 1973, but I believe the Spartan Band did it first!). The Spartan Band also welcomes the Western Michigan Bronco Marching Band as our guests today; they will share the halftime performance. For more information on the MSU Spartan Marching Band, including history, videos, sound clips and much more, visit www.SpartanBand.net. For information about how to join the Spartan Band Fan Club, visit www. SpartanBand.net/giving.html. Mary Platt, a Spartan Band trumpet alumna, is a publicist and arts/ entertainment writer in Los Angeles.
MSU SPARTAN MARCHING BAND 2009 MSU Spartan Marching Band Director: John T. Madden MSU Director of Bands: Dr. Kevin Sedatole MSU Assistant Director of Bands: Cormac Cannon Visual and Field Coordinator: Glen Brough Percussion Coordinator: Dr. Jon Weber Graduate Assistants: Jamal Duncan Paul Crockett Richard Frey Colin McKenzie Color Guard Coordinator: Orlando Suttles Visual Assistant: John Schwarz Drum Major: Rachel Linsmeier Feature Twirler: Lacey Sekar-Anderson Band Manager: Dani Payne “The Voice of the Spartan Band”: Peter Clay 80
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