1995 Michigan State Spartans football team

1995 Michigan State Spartans football

Independence Bowl, L, 26–45 vs. LSU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1995 record	6–5–1 (4–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Nick Saban (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro set
Defensive coordinator	Dean Pees (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (72,027)

1995 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
#13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
#25 Iowa	4	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	2
Purdue	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his first season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 6–4–1 overall and 4–3–1 in conference play during the regular season.^[1] The team played in the Independence Bowl on December 29, 1995 and were defeated 45–26 by Saban's future employer, LSU.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	12:00 PM	No. 2 Nebraska*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 10–50	73,891
September 16	12:00 PM	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 30–7	34,027
September 23	2:30 PM	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		T 35–35	43,070
September 30	12:00 PM	Boston College*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	Creative	W 25–21	72,981
October 7	12:00 PM	Iowa	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	Creative	L 7–21	73,732
October 14	12:00 PM	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	Creative	W 27–21	65,653
October 21	1:00 PM	Minnesota	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 34–31	70,123
October 28	12:00 PM	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	Creative	L 14–45	78,043
November 4	3:30 PM	No. 7 Michigan	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	W 28–25	74,667
November 11	1:00 PM	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)		W 31–13	24,027
November 25	3:30 PM	No. 14 Penn State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	ESPN	L 20-24	66,189
December 29	5:30 PM	vs. LSU*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 26–45	48,835
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

The following players were selected in the 1996 NFL Draft.

Michigan State Spartans football

Venues	Old College Field (1902–1922) 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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