2016 Michigan State Spartans football team

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2016 Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
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)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »
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

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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 Francisco 49ers Aaron Burbridge Wide Receiver
7 224 San Diego Chargers Donavon Clark Offense Guard

2016 CFL Draft

Round Overall Pick Team Player Position
2 17 Edmonton Eskimos Arjen Colquhoun Cornerback

NFL Undrafted Free Agents

Team Player Position
Cincinati Bengals Darien Harris Linebacker
Dallas Cowboys Arjen Colquhoun 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

Personnel

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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 - Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 216)
  • 14 Brian Lewerke - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 190)
  • 18 Felton Davis III - Sophomore (6'4, 198)
  • 21 Cam Chambers - Freshman (6'3, 207)
  • 21 Davis Lewandowski - Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 199)
  • 22 Paul Andrie - Senior (6'2, 187)
  • 25 Darrell Stewart Jr. - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Junior (6'3, 222)
  • 80 Dylan Chmura - Junior (6'4, 256)
  • 81 Matt Sokol - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 293)
  • 58 Devyn Salmon - Junior (6'1, 315)
  • 59 David Beedle - Redshirt Sophomore (6'5, 310)
  • 60 Casey Schreiner - Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 316)
  • 61 Cole Chewins - Redshirt Freshman (6'7, 265)
  • 63 Noah Listermann - Redshirt Freshman (6'7, 316)
  • 64 Brandon Clemons - Senior (6'3, 303)
  • 65 Brian Allen - Junior (6'2, 303)
  • 67 Bryce Wilker - Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 285)
  • 68 Jeremy Schram - Redshirt Sophomore (6'4, 322)
  • 70 Tyler Higby - Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 318)
  • 71 Chase Gianacakos - Redshirt Sophomore (6'6, 301)
  • 72 Thiyo Lukusa - Freshman (6'5, 335)
  • 73 Dennis Finley - Junior (6'6, 282)
  • 77 Nick Padla - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 270)
  • 41 Gerald Owens - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 298)
  • 51 Kyonta Stallworth - Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 279)
  • 52 Dillon Alexander - Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 240)
  • 56 Enoch Smith Jr. - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 294)
  • 72 Craig Evans - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 307)
  • 83 Mufi Hunt - Freshman (6'6, 255)
  • 85 Evan Jones - Senior (6'5, 246)
  • 91 Robert Bowers - Redshirt Sophomore (6'4, 256)
  • 93 Damon Knox - Senior (6'5, 270)
  • 94 Montez Sweat - Redshirt Sophomore (6'6, 230)
  • 97 Justice Alexander - Redshirt Freshman (6'5, 243)
  • 98 Demetrius Cooper - Junior (6'5, 252)
  • 99 Raequan Williams - Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 307)
  • Josh King - Freshman
  • Naquan Jones - Freshman
  • Mike Panasiuk - Freshman
  

Linebacker

  •  5 Andrew Dowell - Sophomore (6'0, 217)
  • 17 Tyriq Thompson - Redshirt Freshman (6'1, 225)
  • 23 Chris Frey - Junior (6'2, 222)
  • 30 Riley Bullough - Senior (6'2, 230)
  • 31 T.J. Harrell - Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 205)
  • 33 Jon Reschke - Junior (6'2, 225)
  • 35 Joe Bachie - Freshman (6'2, 236)
  • 38 Byron Bullough - Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 224)
  • 43 Ed Davis - Senior (6'3, 225)
  • 48 Kenny Willekes - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 187)
  •  7 Demetrious Cox - DB - Senior (6'1, 198)
  •  9 Montae Nicholson - S - Junior (6'2, 220)
  • 10 Matt Morrissey - S - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 201)
  • 13 Vayante Copeland - CB - Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 197)
  • 14 Kenney Lyke - S - Freshman (6'2, 182)
  • 15 Tyson Smith - CB - Sophomore (5'10, 173)
  • 19 Josh Butler - CB - Redshirt Freshman (5'11, 173)
  • 20 Jalen Watts-Jackson - S - Redshirt Sophomore (5'11, 186)
  • 27 Khari Willis - S - Sophomore (5'11, 210)
  • 28 David Dowell - S - Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 193)
  • 29 Mark Meyers - S - Senior (6'0, 185)
  • 35 Nick Krumm - S - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Junior (5'11, 215)
  • 25 Jake Hartbarger - P - Redshirt 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 Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 PM Furman* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN      
September 17 7:30 PM at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) NBC      
September 24 Wisconsin Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI      
October 1 7:30 PM at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Rivalry) BTN      
October 8 BYU* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI      
October 15 3:30 PM Northwesterndagger Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI      
October 22 7:30 PM at Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN      
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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Furman

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See also: 2016 Furman Paladins football team
Furman at Michigan State
1 2 Total
Furman 0
Michigan State 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Notre Dame

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See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Megaphone Trophy
Michigan State at Notre Dame
(Megaphone Trophy)
1 2 Total
Michigan State 0
Notre Dame 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–48–1 2013 ND, 17-13

Wisconsin

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See also: 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin at Michigan State
1 2 Total
Wisconsin 0
Michigan State 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
30-22 2012 MSU, 17-13

Indiana

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See also: 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Brass Spittoon
Michigan State at Indiana
(Old Brass Spittoon)
1 2 Total
Michigan State 0
Indiana 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
45–15–2 2015 MSU, 52-26

BYU

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See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team
BYU at Michigan State
1 2 Total
BYU 0
Michigan State 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Northwestern

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See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern at Michigan State
1 2 Total
Northwestern 0
Michigan State 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
37-17 2013 MSU, 30-6

Maryland

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See also: 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team
Michigan State at Maryland
1 2 Total
Michigan State 0
Maryland 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6-1 2015 MSU, 24-7

Michigan

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See also: 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team and Paul Bunyan Trophy
Michigan at Michigan State
(Paul Bunyan Trophy)
1 2 Total
Michigan 0
Michigan State 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–68–5 2015 MSU, 27-23

Illinois

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See also: 2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Michigan State at Illinois
1 2 Total
Michigan State 0
Illinois 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
26-17-2 2013 MSU, 42-3

Rutgers

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See also: 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Rutgers at Michigan State
1 2 Total
Northwestern 0
Michigan State 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
4-3 2015 MSU, 31-24

Ohio State

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See also: 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Ohio State at Michigan State
1 2 Total
Ohio State 0
Michigan State 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
15-29 2015 MSU, 17-14

Penn State

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See also: 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Land Grant Trophy
Michigan State at Penn State
(Land Grant Trophy)
1 2 Total
Michigan State 0
Penn State 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
15-14-1 2015 MSU, 55-16

Rankings

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Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football 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

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