The 2009 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of the Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

 in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on September 2, 2009, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2010, featuring the...

. The Spartans were coached by Mark Dantonio

Mark Dantonio

Mark Dantonio is the current head football coach at Michigan State University. He was hired on November 27, 2006 and became the 24th head coach at Michigan State. He is credited for winning the 2010 Big Ten Championship and his 4 game win streak over arch-rival Michigan...

, who was in his third season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games in Spartan Stadium

Spartan Stadium (East Lansing)

Spartan Stadium opened in 1923 in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Michigan State University Spartans...

 in East Lansing, Michigan

East Lansing, Michigan

East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from...

.

Recruiting class

Season

This season saw the Spartans schedule a Division I FCS opponent (Montana State) for the first time since the NCAA split Division I football in 1978. This left Notre Dame

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...

, UCLA

UCLA Bruins Football

The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in college football as members of the Pacific-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll...

, USC, and Washington

Washington Huskies football

College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...

 as the only Division I FBS teams to never have played a lower-division opponent since the split.

Regular season

Montana State

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0-0	First meeting	-

Central Michigan

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
4-2	2004	MSU, 24-7

Notre Dame

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
27-44-1	2008	MSU, 23-7

Wisconsin

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
27-20	2008	MSU, 25-24

Michigan

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
29-67-5	2008	MSU, 35-21

Michigan came into the game 4-0 (1-0 Big Ten) and ranked #22, looking to reclaim the Paul Bunyan trophy after losing to MSU the previous year. Michigan State dominated the first 55 minutes of regulation, building a 20-6 lead. Michigan rallied with two TDs in the final minutes to send the game to OT, but MSU quickly intercepted a pass and running back Larry Caper rushed 23 yards through multiple tackles for the game-winning score.

Illinois

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
23-17-2	2006	Illinois, 23-20

Northwestern

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
33-16	2008	MSU, 37-20

Iowa

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
18-20-2	2008	MSU, 16-13

Final Seconds: With 2 seconds remaining in the game, on 4th and Goal from the Michigan State 7 and a half yard line, Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi snapped the ball and passed the ball to Iowa WR Marvin McNutt into the end zone as the time expired to win the game.

Minnesota

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
25-16	2006	UM, 31-18

Western Michigan

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
8-2	2003	MSU, 26-21

Purdue

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
30-29-3	2008	MSU, 21-7

Penn State

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
12-13-1	2008	PSU, 49-18

Texas Tech

2010 NFL Draft

Only one Spartan was selected in the 2010 NFL Draft

2010 NFL Draft

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. However, wide receiver Blair White

Blair White

Blair White is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts. He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Michigan State.-Early years:...

 signed with the Indianapolis Colts

2010 Indianapolis Colts season

The 2010 Indianapolis Colts season was the 58th season for the team in the National Football League, the 27th in Indianapolis, and the second under head coach Jim Caldwell...

 as an undrafted free agent.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Team
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