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American college football season
The 2007 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Mark Dantonio began his first season as the Spartans' head coach. The Spartans play their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | UAB* | | | ESPN2 | W 55–18 | 67,796 |
September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| BTN | W 28–17 | 67,276 |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN | W 17–13 | 68,620 |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | | | NBC | W 31–14 | 80,795 |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Wisconsin | No. 23 | | ABC/ESPN | L 34–37 | 82,164 |
October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| BTN | L 41–48 OT | 67,378 |
October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Indiana![dagger](//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | BTN | W 52–27 | 73,449 |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Ohio State | | | ABC/ESPN2 | L 17–24 | 105,287 |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Iowa | | | ESPN2 | L 27–34 2OT | 70,585 |
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 Michigan | | | ABC/ESPN | L 24–28 | 77,009 |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Purdue | | | BTN | W 48–31 | 55,630 |
November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 Penn State | | | ABC/ESPN | W 35–31 | 72,251 |
December 28 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Boston College* | | | ESPN | L 21–24 | 46,554 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from Coaches Polls released prior to game
- All times are in Eastern time
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UAB at Michigan State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
UAB |
0 |
3 | 2 | 13 |
18 |
• Michigan State |
21 |
24 | 3 | 7 |
55 |
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Bowling Green at Michigan State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bowling Green |
0 |
14 | 3 | 0 |
17 |
• Michigan State |
7 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
28 |
- Date: September 8
- Location:
Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI - Game start: 12:07 PM EST
- Elapsed time: 3:20
- Game attendance: 67,276
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Wind 3 mph (4.8 km/h) Variable, Sunny
- Referee: Dennis Lipski
- TV announcers (BTN):
Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play) Chris Martin (Analyst) Lisa Byington (Sideline)
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Pittsburgh at Michigan State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pittsburgh |
0 |
7 | 3 | 3 |
13 |
• Michigan State |
0 |
14 | 0 | 3 |
17 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | 14:15 | MSU | Caulcrick 2 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 7–0 |
| Q2 | 13:54 | PITT | McCoy 64 yard run (Lee kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q2 | 11:00 | MSU | Key 31 yard interception return (Swenson kick) | MSU 14–7 |
| Q3 | 2:13 | PITT | Lee 41 yard field goal | MSU 14–10 |
| Q4 | 7:47 | PITT | Lee 29 yard field goal | MSU 14–13 |
| Q4 | 2:54 | MSU | Swenson 23 yard field goal | MSU 17–13 |
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[1]
Michigan State at Notre Dame
(Megaphone Trophy)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Michigan State |
14 |
3 | 14 | 0 |
31 |
Notre Dame |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 10:01 | ND | Thomas 1 yard run (Walker kick) | ND 7–0 |
| Q1 | 7:05 | MSU | Thomas 7 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q1 | :22 | MSU | Davis 3 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | MSU 14–7 |
| Q2 | 12:19 | MSU | Swenson 27 yard field goal | MSU 17–7 |
| Q2 | 10:41 | ND | Hughes 3 yard run (Walker kick) | MSU 17–14 |
| Q3 | 12:05 | MSU | Dell 16 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | MSU 24–14 |
| Q3 | 2:45 | MSU | Davis 30 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | MSU 31–14 |
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[2]
Michigan State at Wisconsin
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Michigan State |
14 |
7 | 3 | 10 |
34 |
• Wisconsin |
7 |
20 | 7 | 3 |
37 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 10:11 | UW | Hill,PJ 5 yd run (Mehlhaff,Taylor kick) | UW 7-0 |
| 1 | 5:57 | MSU | Caulcrick, Jehuu 2 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick) | Tie 7-7 |
| 1 | 2:27 | MSU | Caulcrick, Jehuu 2 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick) | MSU 14-7 |
| 2 | 12:49 | UW | Beckum,Travis 2 yd pass from Donovan,Tyler (Mehlhaff,Taylor kick) | Tie 14-14 |
| 2 | 8:35 | UW | Jefferson,Kyle 64 yd pass from Donovan,Tyler (Mehlhaff,Taylor kick) | UW 21-14 |
| 2 | 8:22 | MSU | Thomas, Devin 80 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick) | Tie 21-21 |
| 2 | 1:51 | UW | Mehlhaff,Taylor 35 yd field goal | UW 24-21 |
| 2 | 0:01 | UW | Mehlhaff,Taylor 47 yd field goal | UW 27-21 |
| 3 | 12:23 | MSU | Swenson, Brett 19 yd field goal | UW 27-24 |
| 3 | 9:13 | UW | Hill,PJ 1 yd run (Mehlhaff,Taylor kick) | UW 34-24 |
| 4 | 13:54 | MSU | Dell, Mark 3 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick) | UW 34-31 |
| 4 | 12:14 | MSU | Swenson, Brett 35 yd field goal | Tie 34-34 |
| 4 | 6:15 | UW | Mehlhaff,Taylor 22 yd field goal | UW 37-34 |
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Northwestern at Michigan State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
• Northwestern |
13 |
7 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
48 |
Michigan State |
6 |
7 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
41 |
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Indiana at Michigan State
(Old Brass Spittoon)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Indiana |
10 |
3 | 14 | 0 |
27 |
• Michigan State |
17 |
7 | 21 | 7 |
52 |
- Date: October 13
- Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
- Game start: 7:07 PM EST
- Elapsed time: 3:14
- Game attendance: 73,449
- Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Wind 9 mph (14 km/h) W, Clear
- Referee: Bill LeMonnier
- TV announcers (BTN):
Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play) Chris Martin (Analyst) Lisa Byington (Sideline)
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 9:57 | MSU | Caulcrick 1 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 7–0 |
| Q1 | 9:42 | IND | Lewis 59 yard run (Starr kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q1 | 5:32 | MSU | Ringer 3 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 14–7 |
| Q1 | 2:45 | MSU | Swenson 23 yard field goal | MSU 17–7 |
| Q1 | :30 | IND | Starr 40 yard field goal | MSU 17–10 |
| Q2 | 13:33 | MSU | Ringer 64 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 24–10 |
| Q2 | 3:42 | IND | Starr 47 yard field goal | MSU 24–13 |
| Q3 | 11:00 | MSU | Thomas 34 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | MSU 31–13 |
| Q3 | 7:09 | MSU | Caulcrick 2 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 38–13 |
| Q3 | 4:59 | MSU | Baldwin 12 yard fumble return (Swenson kick) | MSU 45–13 |
| Q3 | 1:47 | IND | Hardy 37 yard pass from Lewis (Starr kick) | MSU 45–20 |
| Q3 | :01 | IND | Porter 76 yard fumble return (Starr kick) | MSU 45–27 |
| Q4 | 8:23 | MSU | Caulcrick 3 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 52–27 |
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[3]
Michigan State at Ohio State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Michigan State |
0 |
0 | 14 | 3 |
17 |
• Ohio State |
10 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 11:50 | OSU | Ballard, Jake 14 yd pass from Boeckman, Todd (Pretorius, Ryan kick) | OSU 7-0 |
| 1 | 3:40 | OSU | Pretorius, Ryan 42 yd field goal | OSU 10-0 |
| 2 | 10:15 | OSU | Wells, Chris 5 yd run (Pretorius, Ryan kick) | OSU 17-0 |
| 3 | 6:52 | OSU | Robiskie, Brian 50 yd pass from Boeckman, Todd (Pretorius, Ryan kick) | OSU 24-0 |
| 3 | 3:52 | MSU | Wiley, Otis 54 yd interception return (Swenson, Brett kick) | OSU 24-7 |
| 3 | 2:56 | MSU | Adams, SirDarean 25 yd fumble recovery (Swenson, Brett kick) | OSU 24-14 |
| 4 | 3:42 | MSU | Swenson, Brett 43 yd field goal | OSU 24-17 |
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Michigan State at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Michigan State |
7 |
10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
27 |
• Iowa |
0 |
3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
34 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 5:10 | MSU | Caulcrick, Jehuu 1 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick) | MSU 7-0 |
| 2 | 14:10 | MSU | Swenson, Brett 46 yd field goal | MSU 10-0 |
| 2 | 6:40 | Iowa | Murray, Daniel 43 yd field goal | MSU 10-3 |
| 2 | 2:12 | MSU | Caulcrick, Jehuu 1 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick) | MSU 17-3 |
| 3 | 10:07 | Iowa | Young, Albert 26 yd run (Murray, Daniel kick) | MSU 17-10 |
| 3 | 3:57 | Iowa | Young, Albert 3 yd run (Murray, Daniel kick) | Tie 17-17 |
| 4 | 10:05 | Iowa | Murray, Daniel 47 yd field goal | Iowa 20-17 |
| 4 | 0:04 | MSU | Swenson, Brett 29 yd field goal | Tie 20-20 |
| OT | 0:00 | MSU | Caulcrick, Jehuu 3 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick) | MSU 27-20 |
| OT | 0:00 | Iowa | Chaney, Jr., P. 23 yd pass from Christensen, J. (Murray, Daniel kick) | Tie 27-27 |
| OT2 | 0:00 | Iowa | Pugh, Jevon 1 yd run (Murray, Daniel kick) | Iowa 34-27 |
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Michigan at Michigan State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #15 Michigan |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
28 |
Michigan State |
3 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
24 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 11:28 | MSU | Brett Swenson 36-yard field goal | MSU 3-0 |
| 1 | 3:54 | MICH | Mario Manningham 11-yard pass from Chad Henne (K.C. Lopata kick) | MICH 7-3 |
| 2 | 12:46 | MICH | Carson Butler 5-yard pass from Chad Henne (K.C. Lopata kick) | MICH 14-3 |
| 3 | 6:32 | MSU | Jehuu Caulcrick 1-yard run (Brett Swenson kick) | MICH 14-10 |
| 4 | 14:55 | MSU | Kellen Davis 5-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Brett Swenson kick) | MSU 17-14 |
| 4 | 7:40 | MSU | Jehuu Caulcrick 1-yard run (Brett Swenson kick) | MSU 24-14 |
| 4 | 6:47 | MICH | Greg Mathews 14-yard pass from Chad Henne (K.C. Lopata kick) | MSU 24-21 |
| 4 | 2:28 | MICH | Mario Manningham 31-yard pass from Chad Henne (K.C. Lopata kick) | MICH 28-24 |
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Michigan State at Purdue
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Michigan State |
7 |
24 | 0 | 17 |
48 |
Purdue |
0 |
21 | 3 | 7 |
31 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 3:36 | MSU | Hoyer 1 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 7–0 |
| Q2 | 14:26 | PUR | Painter 27 yard run (Summers kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q2 | 8:09 | MSU | Davis 2 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | MSU 14–7 |
| Q2 | 7:16 | PUR | Sheets 59 yard run (Summers kick) | Tie 14–14 |
| Q2 | 4:02 | MSU | Caulcrick 2 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 21–14 |
| Q2 | 3:33 | PUR | Painter 7 yard run (Summers kick) | Tie 21–21 |
| Q2 | 1:13 | MSU | Caulcrick 1 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 28–21 |
| Q2 | :00 | MSU | Swenson 39 yard field goal | MSU 31–21 |
| Q3 | 7:05 | PUR | Summers 32 yard field goal | MSU 31–24 |
| Q4 | 14:54 | MSU | Swenson 23 yard field goal | MSU 34–24 |
| Q4 | 13:57 | MSU | Key 20 yard fumble return (Swenson kick) | MSU 41–24 |
| Q4 | 13:05 | PUR | Sheets 41 yard pass from Painter (Summers kick) | MSU 41–31 |
| Q4 | 7:36 | MSU | Andino 3 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | MSU 48–31 |
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[4]
Penn State at Michigan State
(Land Grant Trophy)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Penn State |
7 |
10 | 7 | 7 |
31 |
• Michigan State |
7 |
0 | 14 | 14 |
35 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 8:42 | MSU | Thomas 12 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | MSU 7–0 |
| Q1 | 3:53 | PSU | Butler 37 yard pass from Morelli (Kelly kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q2 | 14:10 | PSU | Kelly 21 yard field goal | PSU 10–7 |
| Q2 | :08 | PSU | Kinlaw 4 yard run (Kelly kick) | PSU 17–7 |
| Q3 | 10:11 | PSU | Kelly 5 yard run (Kelly kick) | PSU 24–7 |
| Q3 | 7:25 | MSU | McPherson 3 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | PSU 24–14 |
| Q3 | 2:20 | MSU | Thomas 20 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | PSU 24–21 |
| Q4 | 13:02 | PSU | Kinlaw 4 yard run (Kelly kick) | PSU 31–21 |
| Q4 | 11:04 | MSU | Thomas 26 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | PSU 31–28 |
| Q4 | 4:08 | MSU | Caulcrick 1 yard run (Swenson kick) | MSU 35–31 |
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[5]
Boston College (Champs Sports Bowl)
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Boston College vs Michigan State
(Champs Sports Bowl)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Boston College |
7 |
7 | 3 | 7 |
24 |
Michigan State |
7 |
3 | 3 | 8 |
21 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 13:23 | MSU | Kellen Davis 18 yard pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick) | MSU 7–0 |
| Q1 | 0:36 | BC | J. Loyte 1 yard pass from Matt Ryan (Aponavicious kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q2 | 8:54 | BC | Gunnell, R 29 yd pass from Ryan, M (Aponavicius kick) | BC 14–7 |
| Q2 | 2:17 | MSU | Swenson, Brett 39 yd field goal | BC 14-10 |
| Q3 | 8:21 | MSU | Swenson, Brett 23 yd field goal | BC 14–13 |
| Q3 | 5:10 | BC | Aponavicius, S 28 yd field goal | BC 17–13 |
| Q3 | 9:21 | BC | Gunnell, R 68 yd pass from Matt Ryan (Aponavicius) | BC 24–13 |
| Q4 | 6:04 | MSU | Curry, Deon 14 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Davis, Kellen pass from Hoyer, Brian) | BC 24–21 |
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The following players were selected in the 2008 NFL draft.
- ^ "Michigan State 17, Pittsburgh 13". ESPN. September 15, 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Notre Dame Goes 0-4 for First Time in School History". ESPN. September 22, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Michigan State 52, Indiana 27". ESPN. October 13, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Michigan State 48, Purdue 31". ESPN. November 10, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Michigan State 35, Penn State 31". ESPN. November 17, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
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