Conference Big Ten Conference AP No. 7 Defensive coordinator Bill Miller (1st year) | Coaches No. 7 1999 record 10–2 (6–2 Big Ten) | |
Head coach Nick Saban (Regular season)
Bobby Williams (Bowl Game) | ||
The 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the last year for head coach Nick Saban, who left the program on December 5 to take the head coaching position at Louisiana State. During the bowl game, the Spartans were coached by interim head coach Bobby Williams, who led the Spartans to a 37–34 victory in the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl over the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference, with a last second, game-winning field goal by kicker Paul Edinger.
This Spartan team featured the likes of Plaxico Burress, T. J. Duckett, and Renaldo Hill, and goes down as one of the best Spartan teams in the BCS era.
2000 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.