2009 Schedule/Results
| DATE | OPPONENT | W-L (CONF) | RESULT |
| 9/05 | Montana State | 1-0 (0-0) | W 44-3 |
| 9/12 | Central Michigan | 1-1 (0-0) | L 29-27 |
| 9/19 | @ Notre Dame | 1-2 (0-0) | L 33-30 |
| 9/26 | @ Wisconsin | 1-3 (0-1) | L 38-30 |
| 10/03 | No. 22 Michigan | 2-3 (1-1) | W 26-20 OT |
| 10/10 | @ Illinois | 3-3 (2-1) | W 24-14 |
| 10/17 | Northwestern | 4-3 (3-1) | W 24-14 |
| 10/24 | No. 6 Iowa | 4-4 (3-2) | L 15-13 |
| 10/31 | @ Minnesota | 4-5 (3-3) | L 42-34 |
| 11/07 | Western Michigan | 5-5 (3-3) | W 49-14 |
| 11/14 | @ Purdue | 6-5 (4-3) | W 40-37 |
| 11/21 | No. 14 Penn State | 6-6 (4-4) | L 42-14 |
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Headlines
Spartans dismiss Winston, Jenrette from team
Adam Rittenberg | ESPN.com (23 hours ago)
Michigan State football players Glenn Winston and Roderick Jenrette have been dismissed from the team for an unspecified violation of team rules.
As Notre Dame falls, Nevada rises
Bruce Feldman | ESPN.com (3 days ago)
Bruce Feldman wraps up Week 12 in college football with a look at the rise of Nevada, the fall of Notre Dame, Ndamukong Suh for the Heisman and Oregon's Rose Bowl chances.
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- Mag: Inside the world of PSU's mascot
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- Looking at CFB Week 12 point-spread moves (6 days ago)
- Wolverines, Spartans set for big weekends (6 days ago)
- FSU's D, Notre Dame and other disappointments (7 days ago)
- Week 12 BALLS Index (7 days ago)
11/21/2009 - Final
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| 0 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 42 | » Recap » Box Score » Drive Chart » Play-By-Play | |
| 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | ||
| PASSING » Clark (PSU) 310 yds RUSHING » Royster (PSU) 114 yds RECEIVING » Zug (PSU) 99 yds | ||||||
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Michigan State 14, Penn State 42
| It was over when... Penn State scored four unanswered TDs in the third quarter to take a 35-7 lead. Gameball goes to... Daryll Clark. The senior QB threw for 310 yards and four TDs to secure Penn State's 10th win. Stat of the game... 23, 42. Clark set Penn State marks for TD passes in a season (23) and career (42). | ||
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Award Winners
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
| 2002 | Charles Rogers | Fred Biletnikoff Award |
| 1989 | Percy Snow | Dick Butkus Award |
| 1989 | Percy Snow | Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award |
| 1972 | Brad VanPelt | Maxwell Award |
| 1949 | Ed Bagdon | Outland Trophy |
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2009 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| Ohio State #10 | 7-1 | 10-2 |
| Iowa #11 | 6-2 | 10-2 |
| Penn State #13 | 6-2 | 10-2 |
| Wisconsin | 5-3 | 8-3 |
| Northwestern | 5-3 | 8-4 |
| Michigan State | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Purdue | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Minnesota | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| Illinois | 2-6 | 3-7 |
| Michigan | 1-7 | 5-7 |
| Indiana | 1-7 | 4-8 |
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2009 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| K. Cousins | 301 | 185 | 2460 | 18 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| L. Caper | 109 | 443 | 4.1 | 6 |
| E. Baker | 73 | 330 | 4.5 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| B. White | 64 | 876 | 13.7 | 8 |
| B. Cunnin... | 48 | 641 | 13.4 | 4 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 135.9 | 271.2 | 407.1 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 29.6 | 25.1 | 4.5 |
| Team Statistics | Conference Statistics | |||
2009 Commitments
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
| D. Barrent | OT | Signed | 82 |
| E. Baker | RB | Signed | 81 |
| L. Caper | RB | Signed | 80 |
| A. Maxwell | QB | Signed | 80 |
| D. Sims | TE | Signed | 79 |
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Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio looks at the scoreboard during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football... (AP Photo/Al Goldis)