The 2002 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

This was the third and final season for head coach Bobby Williams, who was replaced after the Michigan game by interim head coach Morris Watts.

The Spartans were coming off a 7–5 season which ended with a victory in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic over the Fresno State Bulldogs.

The Spartans finished 4–8, their worst record since 1994, and second losing season out of the previous three.

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