Hawaii Defense: 5 seniors, 4 juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 freshman Hawaii Offense: 5 seniors, 1 junior, 4 sophomores, 1 freshman Michigan State Defense: 5 seniors, 4 juniors, 2 sophomores Michigan State Offense: 3 seniors, 5 juniors, 3 sophomores Michigan State HawaiiBasic Offense Spread Run-and-Shoot Basic Defense Multiple 4-3 4-3 Offensive Starters Returning 7 10 Defensive Starters Returning 6 3 Specialists Returning 2 2 16 MINNESOTA (ESPN & ESPN Plus) W, 51-17 Oct. 11 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (ESPN Plus) W, 24-7 Sept. During his tenure in Detroit, he served as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach under Wayne Fontes.ĭate Opponent Time/ResultSept. His NFL coaching credits also include stops as an assistant at Atlanta (1991-93), Detroit (1989-90) and Houston (1987-88). Jones produced a 19-29 ledger (.396) in three seasons as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons (1994-96), including a (wild card) playoff appearance in 1995 (9-7). He compiled a 3-7 record (.300) as interim head coach of the San Diego Chargers in 1998. Jones previously spent 12 years in the National Football League, including two stints as a head coach. Hawaii's June Jones (New York State Regents College) is 46-30 (.605) in his sixth year with the Warriors. His six-year mark of 53-21 (.716) at Idaho (1989-94) included five NCAA I-AA playoff appearances and five Top 20 finishes. Smith posted a 16-18 ledger (.471) in three seasons at Utah State (1995-97) while leading the Aggies to consecutive Big West Conference crowns in 1996-97.

He came to Michigan State following five seasons at Louisville (1998-2002) where he put together a 41-21 worksheet (.661), including five-straight bowl appearances and back-to-back C-USA titles in 2000-01.

Twelve of his teams have participated in postseason play, including seven-straight bowl appearances. 14 among active NCAA I-A football coaches in career victories and No. Smith (Weber State 1971) is 13-11 (.542) in his second year with the Spartans and 123-71 (.634) in 16 seasons as a college head coach. Television - ESPN2 will televise the Michigan State-Hawaii game live to a national audience, with Dave Barnett handling the play-by-play, Bill Curry and David Norrie providing color commentary and Alex Flanagan serving as the sideline reporter. Michigan State football broadcasts can be heard locally on flagship station WJIM (AM 1240, FM 97.5). 20 loss at Penn State, 37-13 Hawaii defeated Northwestern, 49-41.īROADCAST COVERAGE: Radio - The Spartan Radio Network, featuring veteran play-by-play announcer George Blaha, color analyst Bill Burke, sideline reporter Will Tieman and broadcast host Mike Kamin, will broadcast the game to 35 affiliates throughout the state. LAST WEEK: Michigan State had an open week following its Nov.

He played two seasons with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and later became a well-respected dentist in Jackson.ĭennis will be the 73rd Ole Miss representative in the Hall, dating back to the inaugural class of 1961.įollow Ole Miss Football on Twitter OleMissFB) and Facebook ( /OleMissFootball), in addition to Aloha Stadium (50,000/FieldTurf), Honolulu, Hawaii He led the Rebels in rushing, receiving and scoring in 1965 before being drafted in the both the NFL (Atlanta Falcons) and AFL (Buffalo Bills). The Jackson, Mississippi, native still holds the school record for most receptions in a bowl game (9 catches in the 1964 Bluebonnet Bowl). He was the last two-time All-SEC running back at Ole Miss until Deuce McAllister accomplished the same feat. He was a member of the 1963 SEC championship team and co-captain of the 1965 team that went 7-4 and beat Auburn in the Liberty Bowl. The other members are former Southern Miss and NFL quarterback Brett Favre, Southern Miss and NBA star Clarence Weatherspoon, William Carey basketball coach and athletics director Steve Knight, Mississippi College and NFL running back Fred McAfee, and high school coaching legend Gwen White.ĭennis played running back for the Rebels from 1963-65 and amassed 1,323 career rushing yards, which was fifth-best in the school record books when he graduated. Former Ole Miss running back Mike Dennis will join the large Rebel contingent in the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame next year, as the Hall announced its 2015 induction class Thursday.ĭennis is one of six Mississippi greats who will be inducted in the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame on Aug.

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