Year: | 2001 |
Team: | Michigan State Spartans |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 7–5 |
Conf Record: | 3–5 |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Oc Year: | 3rd |
Dc Year: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Spartan Stadium (c. 71,007 AstroTurf) |
Champion: | Silicon Valley Football Classic champion |
Bowl Result: | W 44–35 vs. Fresno State |
The 2001 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the second year for head coach Bobby Williams, who led the Spartans to a 7-5 record including a 44–35 victory in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic over the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Western Athletic Conference.
The controversial final play of the home game against Michigan on November 3 led to a change in the official timekeeping policy of the Big Ten Conference. Beginning in 2002, a neutral official appointed by the Big Ten keeps track of the game time on the field.