Mark Dantonio
Last coached Michigan State Spartans, 2019- Record
- 132-74
- Win percentage
- .641
- Games
- 206
- Seasons
- 162004–2019
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 7-6 | #18 | — | 5.1 | 7.2 | 24.4 | 16.1 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 7-6 | #11 | — | 6.2 | 11.5 | 22.0 | 10.8 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 10-3 | — | #15 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 27.7 | 15.1 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 3-9 | #12 | — | 1.1 | 7.4 | 31.0 | 24.1 |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 12-2 | #5 | #6 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 35.7 | 20.6 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 11-2 | #8 | #5 | 20.0 | 24.1 | 42.5 | 17.9 |
| 2013 | Michigan State | 13-1 | — | #3 | 15.9 | 19.7 | 28.9 | 11.6 |
| 2012 | Michigan State | 7-6 | #13 | — | 6.2 | 12.4 | 21.3 | 10.2 |
| 2011 | Michigan State | 11-3 | #17 | #11 | 13.0 | 20.2 | 33.5 | 14.7 |
| 2010 | Michigan State | 11-2 | — | #14 | 7.2 | 13.8 | 34.7 | 23.3 |
| 2009 | Michigan State | 6-7 | — | — | 2.5 | 8.7 | 32.1 | 24.5 |
| 2008 | Michigan State | 9-4 | — | #24 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 24.9 | 19.8 |
| 2007 | Michigan State | 7-6 | — | — | 7.6 | 10.0 | 32.1 | 22.5 |
| 2006 |  Cincinnati | 7-5 | — | — | 4.1 | 7.9 | 23.6 | 16.7 |
| 2005 | Cincinnati | 4-7 | — | — | -9.4 | -9.9 | 18.4 | 28.2 |
| 2004 | Cincinnati | 7-5 | — | — | 1.8 | 7.1 | 36.5 | 31.7 |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023– | Michigan State | Associate Head Coach (under Pat Fitzgerald) |
| 2007–2020 | Michigan State | Head Coach |
| 2004–2006 | Cincinnati | Head Coach |
| 2001–2003 | Ohio State | Defensive Coordinator (under Jim Tressel) |
| 1995–2000 | Michigan State | Defensive Backs Coach (under Nick Saban) |
| 1991–1994 | Kansas | Defensive Backs Coach (under Roy Williams) |
| 1986–1990 | Youngstown State | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1985 | Akron | Defensive Backs Coach (under Bob Huggins) |
| 1983–1984 | Ohio State | Graduate Assistant |
| 1982 | Butler | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1981 | Purdue | Graduate Assistant |
| 1980 | Ohio | Graduate Assistant |
Notable staff
Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.
| Years | Coach | Role | Head coach at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | Drew Valentine | Graduate Assistant | Loyola 2021– |
| 2004–2014 | Pat Narduzzi | Defensive Coordinator | Pittsburgh 2014– |
| 2004–2018 | Harlon Barnett | Secondary Coach | Michigan State 2023 |
| 2007–2010 | Don Treadwell | Offensive Coordinator | Miami (OH) 2011–2013 |