2019 Michigan State Spartans football team

2019 Michigan State Spartans football
Pinstripe Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Salem (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Tressel (5th season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 9 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 18 Michigan   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Indiana   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Maryland   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Rutgers   0 – 9     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 10 Minnesota x   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 15 Iowa   6 – 3     10 – 3  
Illinois   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Purdue   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Nebraska   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Northwestern   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed as member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.[1] They were led by head coach Mark Dantonio in his 13th and final season at MSU.

MSU finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the East division. The Spartans received a bid to the 2019 Pinstripe Bowl where they defeated Wake Forest 27–21.[2]

On February 4, 2020, the school announced that head coach Mark Dantonio had resigned.[3][4] On February 12, 2020, Michigan State announced the hiring of Colorado head coach Mel Tucker as the school's 25th head football coach.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2018 and 2019 Conference Football Schedules". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Solari, Chris. "Brian Lewerke stars as Michigan State holds off Wake Forest, 27-21, in Pinstripe Bowl". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mark Dantonio's sudden retirement as Michigan State football coach shocks sports world". mlive. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Forde, Pat. "Where Does Michigan State Turn From Here?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Bonesteel, Matt. "Mel Tucker turned down Michigan State the first time. The second time, he couldn't say no". Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Michigan State hires Mel Tucker after coach said he would stay at Colorado". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.