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 | AP preseason #18 | AP final — | SRS 5.1 | SP+ 7.2 | Offense 24.4 | Defense 16.1 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 7-6 | AP preseason #11 | AP final — | SRS 6.2 | SP+ 11.5 | Offense 22.0 | Defense 10.8 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 10-3 | AP preseason — | AP final #15 | SRS 12.8 | SP+ 13.8 | Offense 27.7 | Defense 15.1 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 3-9 | AP preseason #12 | AP final — | SRS 1.1 | SP+ 7.4 | Offense 31.0 | Defense 24.1 |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 12-2 | AP preseason #5 | AP final #6 | SRS 14.0 | SP+ 15.6 | Offense 35.7 | Defense 20.6 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 11-2 | AP preseason #8 | AP final #5 | SRS 20.0 | SP+ 24.1 | Offense 42.5 | Defense 17.9 |
| 2013 | Michigan State | 13-1 | AP preseason — | AP final #3 | SRS 15.9 | SP+ 19.7 | Offense 28.9 | Defense 11.6 |
| 2012 | Michigan State | 7-6 | AP preseason #13 | AP final — | SRS 6.2 | SP+ 12.4 | Offense 21.3 | Defense 10.2 |
| 2011 | Michigan State | 11-3 | AP preseason #17 | AP final #11 | SRS 13.0 | SP+ 20.2 | Offense 33.5 | Defense 14.7 |
| 2010 | Michigan State | 11-2 | AP preseason — | AP final #14 | SRS 7.2 | SP+ 13.8 | Offense 34.7 | Defense 23.3 |
| 2009 | Michigan State | 6-7 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 2.5 | SP+ 8.7 | Offense 32.1 | Defense 24.5 |
| 2008 | Michigan State | 9-4 | AP preseason — | AP final #24 | SRS 6.4 | SP+ 6.6 | Offense 24.9 | Defense 19.8 |
| 2007 | Michigan State | 7-6 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 7.6 | SP+ 10.0 | Offense 32.1 | Defense 22.5 |
| 2006 |  Cincinnati | 7-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 4.1 | SP+ 7.9 | Offense 23.6 | Defense 16.7 |
| 2005 | Cincinnati | 4-7 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -9.4 | SP+ -9.9 | Offense 18.4 | Defense 28.2 |
| 2004 | Cincinnati | 7-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 1.8 | SP+ 7.1 | Offense 36.5 | Defense 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 | Head coach at Loyola 2021– |
| 2004–2014 | Pat Narduzzi | Defensive Coordinator | Head coach at Pittsburgh 2014– |
| 2004–2018 | Harlon Barnett | Secondary Coach | Head coach at Michigan State 2023 |
| 2007–2010 | Don Treadwell | Offensive Coordinator | Head coach at Miami (OH) 2011–2013 |