Because of their disasterous finish to 2010, the Spartans flew under the radar a bit coming into 2011. We had them at #15 in our Pre-Season Preview but Phil Steele had them at #28. Coming into the season, the Spartans had the third most offensive production in the Big Ten returning from 2010. That played out on the field as the Spartans finished 4th in the Big Ten in Total Offense and third in Scoring Offense. What made the difference for the Spartans this year was their improvement on defense. The Spartans had a decrease of 4 point per game allowed and gave up 76.4 yards less per game. After a loss to Notre Dame, an experienced offense and an improved defense led them to back-to-back-to-back wins over Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin. They finished off the season at 10-2 but fell to Wisconsin in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game on the strength of a very iffy roughing the punter call against the Spartans. After coming from behind to beat Georgia in the Outback Bowl, the Spa...
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PLAYERS:
Andrew Maxwell,
Kirk Cousins,
Edwin Baker,
Jerel Worthy,
Larry Caper,
Nick Hill,
William Gholston,
Fou Fonoti,
Joel Foreman,
DeAnthony Arnett
TEAMS: Michigan State Spartans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Wisconsin Badgers, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Miami Hurricanes, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Kansas Jayhawks, Cincinnati Bearcats, Syracuse Orange, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Northwestern Wildcats, Penn State Nittany Lions, Arizona Wildcats, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, USC Trojans, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Missouri Tigers, Mississippi Rebels, Tennessee Volunteers, Duke Blue Devils, West Virginia Mountaineers
TEAMS: Michigan State Spartans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Wisconsin Badgers, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Miami Hurricanes, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Kansas Jayhawks, Cincinnati Bearcats, Syracuse Orange, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Northwestern Wildcats, Penn State Nittany Lions, Arizona Wildcats, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, USC Trojans, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Missouri Tigers, Mississippi Rebels, Tennessee Volunteers, Duke Blue Devils, West Virginia Mountaineers
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