2008 Michigan State Spartans football team

2008 Michigan State Spartans football
Capital One Bowl, L 12–24 vs. Georgia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 24
Record9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPat Narduzzi (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium (c. 75,005 natural grass)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Penn State $+   7 1     11 2  
No. 9 Ohio State %+   7 1     10 3  
No. 24 Michigan State   6 2     9 4  
Northwestern   5 3     9 4  
No. 20 Iowa   5 3     9 4  
Wisconsin   3 5     7 6  
Minnesota   3 5     7 6  
Illinois   3 5     5 7  
Purdue   2 6     4 8  
Michigan   2 6     3 9  
Indiana   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mark Dantonio. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was Dantonio's second season as the Spartans head coach.