Michigan State Spartans

1977 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
16	Mark Anderson M. Anderson	DB	6'1"	181	SO
25	Terry Anderson T. Anderson	DB	5'11"	188	SO
59	Sedric Audas S. Audas	OL	6'2"	233	SO
49	Dan Bass D. Bass	LB	6'0"	220	SO
88	Larry Bethea L. Bethea		6'4"	231	SR
3	Thomas Birney T. Birney	K	6'4"	209	SR
91	Mark Brammer M. Brammer	TE	6'3"	222	SO
62	Greg Brown G. Brown	OL	6'4"	238	FR
28	Jim Burroughs J. Burroughs	DB	6'2"	180	FR
84	Eugene Byrd E. Byrd	WR	6'0"	170	JR
97	Craig Converse C. Converse	LB	5'11"	200	SO
27	Alan Davis A. Davis	DB	6'0"	180	SO
82	Michael Dean M. Dean	LB	6'3"	226	SR
50	Michael Decker M. Decker	LB	6'1"	230	JR
66	Michael Densmore M. Densmore	OL	6'2"	256	SO
48	Jim Earley J. Earley	FB	6'1"	221	SR
87	James Epolito J. Epolito	TE	6'0"	216	SR
38	Craig Fedore C. Fedore	LB	6'1"	190	SR
53	Angelo Fields A. Fields	DL	6'5"	284	SO
92	Matthew Foster M. Foster	LB	6'2"	219	SO
75	Ted Garbenhorst T. Garbenhorst	OL	6'5"	261	JR
23	Kirk Gibson K. Gibson	WR	6'2"	214	JR
10	Tom Graves T. Graves	DB	6'3"	211	SR
24	Curtis Griffin C. Griffin	DB	6'3"	203	SR
70	Isaac Griffin I. Griffin		6'4"	240	FR
5	Michael Hans M. Hans	RB	5'10"	192	SR
83	Barry Harris B. Harris	WR	6'1"	185	JR
93	Bernard Hay B. Hay		6'3"	235	FR
86	Johnny Lee Haynes J. Lee Haynes	TE	6'3"	220	FR
73	James Hinesly J. Hinesly	OL	6'2"	250	JR
4	Samson Howard S. Howard	WR	6'0"	175	FR
	Walter Hoye W. Hoye	WR
11	Mike Imhoff M. Imhoff	DB	5'11"	185	SR
89	Joe Jacquemain J. Jacquemain	OL	6'4"	220	FR
64	Eric Jones E. Jones	LB	5'11"	220	JR
6	Mark Jones M. Jones	WR	5'10"	165	SO
74	James Kaiser J. Kaiser	OL	6'3"	245	FR
95	Al Kimichik A. Kimichik	LB	6'3"	205	FR
33	Joseph Kolodziej J. Kolodziej	FB	6'2"	188	FR
47	Melvin Land M. Land		6'3"	230	SR
85	Douglas Lantz D. Lantz		6'2"	224	JR
12	Marshall Lawson M. Lawson	QB	6'0"	179	SR
94	Craig Lonce C. Lonce		6'2"	232	JR
63	John Malinosky J. Malinosky	OL	6'4"	251	SR
14	Mark Marana M. Marana	QB	5'11"	173	SO
2	Mike Marshall M. Marshall	DB	6'1"	180	SO
40	John McCormick J. McCormick	LB	6'3"	212	FR
55	James McCulloh J. McCulloh	OL	6'1"	228	JR
96	Terry McDowell T. McDowell	LB	6'3"	196	FR
22	Leroy McGee L. McGee	RB	6'0"	184	JR
77	Regis McQuaide R. McQuaide	OL	6'5"	247	JR
44	Lonnie Middleton L. Middleton	FB	6'1"	209	SO
8	Hans Nielsen H. Nielsen	K	5'11"	165	SR
52	Steven Otis S. Otis	LB	6'2"	202	SO
58	Richard Ott R. Ott	OL	6'3"	231	JR
31	Thomas Peterson T. Peterson	DB	5'10"	186	SR
56	Alfred Pitts A. Pitts	OL	6'4"	232	SR
42	James Prendergast J. Prendergast	LB	6'2"	215	SO
29	Dave Radelet D. Radelet	DB	6'2"	184	SR
21	Craig Raye C. Raye	RB	5'10"	180	JR
30	Bruce Reeves B. Reeves	RB	5'11"	180	FR
9	Kenneth Robinson K. Robinson	DB	6'1"	195	JR
26	Nicholas Rollick N. Rollick	RB	5'11"	175	SR
	Nick Rollick N. Rollick	RB
36	Eric Ross E. Ross	RB	6'0"	191	FR
43	Kim Rowekamp K. Rowekamp	DL	6'2"	250	SR
37	Paul Rudzinski P. Rudzinski	LB	6'1"	216	SR
57	Larry Savage L. Savage	LB	6'2"	213	JR
45	Andy Schramm A. Schramm	FB	6'2"	224	FR
51	James Sciarini J. Sciarini	OL	6'1"	225	SR
65	Michael Sciarini M. Sciarini	OL	6'3"	233	FR
80	Charlie Shafer C. Shafer	TE	6'6"	214	SR
60	Brett Sheeran B. Sheeran	DL	6'3"	227	FR
7	Ed Smith E. Smith	QB	6'0"	165	SR
20	Steve Smith S. Smith	RB	5'11"	189	FR
39	William Smith W. Smith	LB	6'0"	218	SR
19	Ray Stachowicz R. Stachowicz	K	6'1"	187	FR
61	Edmund Stanton E. Stanton	OL	6'3"	235	JR
1	Jerome Stanton J. Stanton	DB	6'0"	180	JR
69	Rodney Strata R. Strata	OL	6'1"	255	SO
54	Mark Tapling M. Tapling	OL	6'0"	213	JR
76	James Thomas J. Thomas	OL	6'0"	251	SR
79	Steven Trecha S. Trecha	OL	6'5"	220	SO
15	Bert Vaughn B. Vaughn	QB	6'4"	205	FR
17	John Vielhaber J. Vielhaber	QB	6'0"	175	JR
18	Terence Williams T. Williams	DB	6'1"	183	SR
32	Van Williams V. Williams	RB	5'10"	176	FR
41	Edgar Wilson E. Wilson	WR	6'5"	200	SR
72	Jeff Wiska J. Wiska	OL	6'3"	230	FR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333