1995 Michigan State Spartans football team
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Independence Bowl vs. LSU, L, 26–45
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
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| September 9 | 12:00 PM | #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 | #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 | #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. |
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1996 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1996 NFL Draft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
| Tony Banks | 2 | 42 | Quarterback | St. Louis Rams |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 2 | 43 | Wide Receiver | Carolina Panthers |
| Scott Greene | 6 | 193 | Running Back | Carolina Panthers |
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