# 2000 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 2000 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the first year for head coach Bobby Williams, who took over the program after previous head coach Nick Saban had left to take the head coaching position at Louisiana State University.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Marshall* | No. 24 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN | W 34–24 | 72,983 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Missouri* | No. 22 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | FSN | W 13–10 | 55,289 |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Notre Dame* | No. 23 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) | ABC | W 27–21 | 74,714 |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 18 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN+ | L 17–37 | 73,128 |
| October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Iowa | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPN+ | L 16–21 | 63,290 |
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Wisconsin | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN+ | L 10–17 | 74,863 |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Michigan | | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) | ABC | L 0–14 | 111,514 |
| October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN | W 14–10 | 73,826 |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Ohio State | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ESPN | L 13–27 | 98,406 |
| November 11 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 9 Purdue | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ABC | W 30–10 | 74,624 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Penn State | | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 23–42 | 96,070 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Coaching staff

* Bobby Williams – Head Coach
* Morris Watts – Offensive coordinator
* Reggie Mitchell – Running backs coach
* Don Treadwell – Wide receivers
* Jeff Stoutland – Offensive Line coach
* Bill Miller – Defensive coordinator
* Bill Sheridan – Linebackers coach
* Mark Dantonio – Defensive back coach
* Brad Lawing – Assistant
* Pat Perles – Assistant

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## 2001 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 2001 NFL draft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL team |
| Renaldo Hill | 7 | 202 | Cornerback | Arizona Cardinals |
| Tupe Peko | 7 | 217 | Guard | New York Jets |
| T. J. Turner | 7 | 239 | Outside Linebacker | New England Patriots |