The 2004 Michigan State Spartans football team represented
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
in the
2004 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 28, 2004 and ended on Decem ...
. Michigan State competed as a member of the
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...
, and played their home games at
Spartan Stadium in
East Lansing, Michigan
East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city lies within Ingham County, Michigan, Ingham County with a smaller portion extending north into Clinton County, Michigan, Clinton County. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 ...
. The Spartans were led by second-year head coach
John L. Smith.
Schedule
Roster
Game summaries
Indiana
Coaching staff
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John L. Smith – ''Head Coach''
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Jim McElwain
James Frank McElwain (born March 1, 1962) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Central Michigan University. He previously served as the head coach at Florida from 2015 to 2017, and Colorado State from 2012 to 2014, ...
– ''Assistant Head Coach/Wide receivers coach/Special Teams coordinator''
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Dave Baldwin – ''Offensive Coordinator/Tight end coach''
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Doug Nussmeier
Douglas Keith Nussmeier (born December 11, 1970) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach at Florid ...
– ''Quarterbacks coach''
*Reggie Mitchell – ''Running backs coach/Recruiting coordinator''
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Jeff Stoutland
Jeff Stoutland (born February 10, 1962) is an American football coach who is the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the interim head football coach for th ...
– ''Offensive line coach''
*Chris Smeland – ''Defensive Coordinator''
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Steve Stripling
Steve Stripling (born November 25, 1953) is a retired American college football coach and former player. He was most recently the defensive line coach at the University of Cincinnati. Stripling served as interim head coach at Central Michigan ...
– ''Defensive line coach''
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Mike Cox – ''Linebackers coach''
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Paul Haynes – ''Defensive backs coach''
2005 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the
2005 NFL Draft
The 2005 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The NFL draft, draft was held April 23–24, 2005 NFL seaso ...
.
References
Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
Michigan State Spartans football seasons
Michigan State Spartans football
The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University (MSU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The Spartans are members of the Big Ten Conference. Michigan State claims a ...
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