2016 Michigan State Spartans football team

2016 Michigan State Spartans football

Conference	Big Ten Conference East Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mark Dantonio (10th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dave Warner (4th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jim Bollman (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Harlon Barnett (2nd as DC; 10th overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Tressel (2nd as DC; 10th overall year)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 75,005)

2016 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Indiana		0	–	0		0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0		0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0		0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0		0	–	0
West Division
Illinois		0	–	0		0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0		0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0		0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0		0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0		0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0		0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team will represent Michigan State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans will play in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The team will be led by head coach Mark Dantonio, who will be in his tenth season.

Before the Season

Previous season

Main article: 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team

2016 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Team	Player	Position
1	8	Tennessee Titans	Jack Conklin	Offense Tackle
3	75	Oakland Raiders	Shilique Calhoun	Defensive End
4	100	Oakland Raiders	Connor Cook	Quarterback
6	213	San Fransico 49ers	Aaron Burbridge	Wide Receiver
7	224	San Diego Chargers	Donavon Clark	Offense Guard

Undrafted Free Agents

Team	Player	Position
Cincinati Bengals	Darien Harris	Linebacker
Dallas Cowboys	Arjen Conquhoun	Cornerback
Houston Texans	Joel Heath	Defensive End
New York Jets	Lawrence Thomas	Defensive End
New Orleans Saints	Jack Allen	Center
Baltimore Ravens	Trevon Pendleton	Fullback
Seattle Seahawks	DeAnthony Arnett	Wide Receiver
Baltimore Ravens	Taybor Pepper	Long Snapper
Green Bay Packers	RJ Williamson	Safety

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Joined Staff
Mark Dantonio	Head Coach	2007
Harlon Barnett	Assistant Head Coach / Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs	2007
Dave Warner	Co-Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs	2007
Jim Bollman	Co-Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends	2013
Mike Tressel	Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers	2007
Brad Salem	Quarterbacks / Recruiting Coordinator	2010
Terrence Samuel	Wide Receivers	2011
Mark Staten	Offensive Line	2007
Ron Burton	Defensive Line	2013
Mark Snyder	Linebackers / Special Teams	2015

Roster

2016 Michigan State Spartans Football

Quarterback

6 Damion Terry - Junior (6'3, 238)
7 Tyler O'Connor - Senior (6'3, 225)
10 Messiah deWeaver - Freshman (6'4, 212)
11 Colar Kuhns - Sophomore (6'1, 216)
14 Brian Lewerke - Freshman (6'3, 200)

Tailback

3 LJ Scott - Sophomore (6'0, 238)
22 Delton Williams - Senior (6'1, 230)
24 Gerald Holmes - Junior (6'0, 220)
28 Madre London - Sophomore (6'1, 220)
32 Nick Tompkins - Senior (5'9, 180)
34 Drake Martinez - Junior (6'2, 210)

Fullback

40 Lucas Collin - Sophomore (6'0, 232)

Wide Receiver

9 Donnie Corley - Freshman (6'3, 185)
12 R.J. Shelton - Senior (5'11, 205)
13 Robert Aiello - Junior (6'2, 189)
15 Brandon Sowards - Sophomore (6'0, 190)
18 Felton Davis III - Sophomore (6'4, 198)
21 Cam Chambers - Freshman (6'3, 207)
21 Davis Lewandowski - Freshman (6'0, 199)
22 Paul Andrie - Senior (6'2, 187)
25 Darrell Stewart Jr. - Freshman (6'1, 208)
26 Austin Wolfe - Junior (6'0, 175)
33 Frank Epitropoulos - Senior (6'1, 206)
34 Brock Makaric - Junior (6'2, 188)
36 Sinclair Farinholt - Freshman (6'0, 183)
86 Matt Macksood - Senior (5'11, 195)
87 Edward Barksdale III - Senior (6'2, 200)
88 Monty Madaris - Senior (6'1, 202)
Justin Layne - Freshman
Trishton Jackson - Freshman

Tight End

11 Jamal Lyles - Senior (6'3, 265)
42 Hussein Kadry - Junior (6'3, 222)
80 Dylan Chmura - Junior (6'4, 256)
81 Matt Sokol - Sophomore (6'5, 250)
82 Josiah Price - Senior (6'4, 260)
Noah Davis - Freshman

Offensive Lineman

55 Miguel Machado - Senior (6'6, 302)
57 Collin Caflisch - Freshman (6'4, 293)
58 Devyn Salmon - Junior (6'1, 315)
59 David Beedle - Sophomore (6'5, 310)
60 Casey Schreiner - Sophomore (6'3, 316)
61 Cole Chewins - Freshman (6'7, 265)
63 Noah Listermann - Freshman (6'7, 316)
64 Brandon Clemons - Senior (6'3, 303)
65 Brian Allen - Junior (6'2, 303)
67 Bryce Wilker - Freshman (6'4, 285)
68 Jeremy Schram - Sophomore (6'4, 322)
70 Tyler Higby - Freshman (6'4, 318)
71 Chase Gianacakos - Sophomore (6'6, 301)
72 Thiyo Lukusa - Freshman (6'5, 335)
73 Dennis Finley - Junior (6'6, 282)
77 Nick Padla - Sophomore (6'6, 302)
79 Kodi Kieler - Senior (6'6, 310)
Matt Allen - Freshman
A.J. Arcuri - Freshman
Luke Campbell - Freshman

Defensive Line

4 Malik McDowell - Junior (6'6, 280)
32 Cassius Peat - Freshman (6'3, 270)
41 Gerald Owens - Sophomore (6'2, 298)
51 Kyonta Stallworth - Freshman (6'3, 279)
52 Dillon Alexander - Sophomore (6'3, 240)
56 Enoch Smith Jr. - Sophomore (6'2, 294)
72 Craig Evans - Sophomore (6'2, 307)
83 Mufi Hunt - Freshman (6'6, 255)
85 Evan Jones - Senior (6'5, 246)
91 Robert Bowers - Sophomore (6'4, 256)
93 Damon Knox - Senior (6'5, 270)
94 Montez Sweat - Sophomore (6'6, 230)
97 Justice Alexander - Freshman (6'5, 243)
98 Demetrius Cooper - Junior (6'5, 252)
99 Raequan Williams - Freshman (6'4, 307)
Josh King - Freshman
Naquan Jones - Freshman
Mike Panasiuk - Freshman

Linebacker

5 Andrew Dowell - Sophomore (6'0, 217)
17 Tyriq Thompson - Freshman (6'1, 225)
23 Chris Frey - Junior (6'2, 222)
30 Riley Bullough - Senior (6'2, 230)
31 T.J. Harrell - Sophomore (6'1, 205)
33 Jon Reschke - Junior (6'2, 225)
35 Joe Bachie - Freshman (6'2, 236)
38 Byron Bullough - Sophomore (6'1, 224)
43 Ed Davis - Senior (6'3, 225)
48 Kenny Willekes - Freshman (6'3, 226)
49 Shane Jones - Junior (6'1, 230)
50 Sean Harrington - Junior (6'3, 212)
Brandon Randle - Freshman

Defensive Backs

2 Darian Hicks - CB - Senior (5'10, 180)
6 Kaleel Gaines - CB - Freshman (6'0, 187)
7 Demetrious Cox - DB - Senior (6'1, 198)
9 Montae Nicholson - S - Junior (6'2, 220)
10 Matt Morrissey - S - Sophomore (6'2, 201)
13 Vayante Copeland - CB - Sophomore (6'0, 197)
14 Kenney Lyke - S - Freshman (6'2, 182)
15 Tyson Smith - CB - Sophomore (5'10, 173)
19 Josh Butler - CB - Freshman (5'11, 173)
20 Jalen Watts-Jackson - S - Sophomore (5'11, 186)
27 Khari Willis - S - Sophomore (5'11, 210)
28 David Dowell - S - Freshman (6'0, 193)
29 Mark Meyers - S - Senior (6'0, 185)
35 Nick Krumm - S - Freshman (5'11, 202)
39 Jermaine Edmondson - CB - Senior (6'0, 182)
44 Grayson Miller - S - Sophomore (6'3, 212)
Austin Andrews - CB - Freshman
Demetric Vance - S - Freshman

Specialists

4 Michael Geiger - K - Senior (5'8, 183)
24 Brett Scanlon - K - Junior (5'11, 215)
25 Jake Hartbarger - P - Sophomore (6'4, 207)
45 Ryan Armour - LS - Freshman (6'0, 206)
47 Bradley Robinson - LS - Freshman (6'2, 228)
99 Kevin Cronin - K - Senior (6'1, 215)

Schedule

Michigan State announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Spartans will host Big Ten foes Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin, and will travel to Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Penn State.^[1]

The team will host two of the three non–conference games which are against BYU Cougars and Notre Dame Fighting Irish both are Independent, and Furman Paladins from the Southern Conference.

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV
September 2	Furman*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
September 17	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	NBC
September 24	Wisconsin	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
October 1	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Rivalry)
October 8	BYU*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
October 15	Northwestern	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
October 22	at Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
October 29	Michigan	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry)
November 5	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
November 12	Rutgers	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
November 19	Ohio State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
November 26	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

Furman

Furman at Michigan State

	1	2	Total
Furman			0
Michigan State			0

Date: September 2nd
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Notre Dame

Michigan State at Notre Dame
(Megaphone Trophy)

	1	2	Total
Michigan State			0
Notre Dame			0

Date: September 17th
Location:
Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–48–1	2013	ND, 17-13

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Michigan State

	1	2	Total
Wisconsin			0
Michigan State			0

Date: September 24th
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30-22	2012	MSU, 17-13

Indiana

Michigan State at Indiana
(Old Brass Spittoon)

	1	2	Total
Michigan State			0
Indiana			0

Date: October 1st
Location:
Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
45–15–2	2015	MSU, 52-26

BYU

BYU at Michigan State

	1	2	Total
BYU			0
Michigan State			0

Date: October 8th
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Northwestern

Northwestern at Michigan State

	1	2	Total
Northwestern			0
Michigan State			0

Date: October 15th
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37-17	2013	MSU, 30-6

Maryland

Michigan State at Maryland

	1	2	Total
Michigan State			0
Maryland			0

Date: October 22nd
Location:
Byrd Stadium
College Park, MD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6-1	2015	MSU, 24-7

Michigan

Michigan at Michigan State
(Paul Bunyan Trophy)

	1	2	Total
Michigan			0
Michigan State			0

Date: October 29th
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–68–5	2015	MSU, 27-23

Illinois

Michigan State at Illinois

	1	2	Total
Michigan State			0
Illinois			0

Date: November 5th
Location: Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26-17-2	2013	MSU, 42-3

Rutgers

Rutgers at Michigan State

	1	2	Total
Northwestern			0
Michigan State			0

Date: November 12th
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4-3	2015	MSU, 31-24

Ohio State

Ohio State at Michigan State

	1	2	Total
Ohio State			0
Michigan State			0

Date: November 19th
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15-29	2015	MSU, 17-14

Penn State

Michigan State at Penn State
(Land Grant Trophy)

	1	2	Total
Michigan State			0
Penn State			0

Date: November 26th
Location:
Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15-14-1	2015	MSU, 55-16

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

↑ "Big Ten Announces 2016 and 2017 Conference Football Schedules" (Press release). Michigan State University Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
↑ "2016 Michigan State Spartans Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

Michigan State Spartans football

Venues	Spartan Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon) Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Notre Dame (Megaphone Trophy) Penn State (Land Grant Trophy)

Culture & lore	Sparty "Victory for MSU" Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet 1966 "Game of the Century" Clockgate 2006 Northwestern game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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