The helmet featured the Block S Logo and a single center stripe.
Helmet
Players hugging running back T.J. Duckett after he caught the game-winning touchdown pass as time expired against Michigan
- Metallic green helmet
- One-inch white center stripe
- Block S Logo
- White facemask
- Big Ten Conference logo over the nose bumper
- Player numerals on back – white numerals on a single circular green decal, placed to the right side of the helmet
- United States flag sticker on back, placed to the right of the center stripe
- NCAA football logo sticker on back, placed to the left of the center stripe
- Player last names punched out on green label-tape placed vertically on the back of the helmet on the center stripe
Jersey
Running back T.J. Duckett setting a new record for most rushing yards against Michigan
- “MICHIGAN STATE” appears above the player numerals in the Saban-Era Michigan State Script
- Solid color player numerals on front
- Nike logo on right shoulder of the home jerseys, left shoulder of the away jerseys
- V-neck color opposite as jersey colors
- Solid color TV numbers on top of shoulders
- Player last names on the back above the player numerals
- Solid color player numerals on back
Pants
2001 pants worn by running back T.J. Duckett
- White pants
- Nike logo on the front of the upper right leg
- Michigan State Helmet Logo on the front of the upper left leg
- Three stripes: green center stripe, one-inch between half-inch green striping
- Same pants used for home and away games
Mid-Season Changes
Quarterback Ryan Van Dyke wearing United States flag patch
Tailback Mike McConnell wearing Silicon Valley Football Classic patch
- Beginning with the Michigan State vs. Notre Dame game on September 22, 2001 (17 – 10 Win), and for all the remaining games of the season, Michigan State added a United States flag patch to their jerseys along with a United States flag decal to their helmets, in memory of the events of September 11, 2001
- For the Michigan State vs. Fresno State game on December 31, 2001 (44 – 35 Win), Michigan State wore a Silicon Valley Football Classic patch on the left shoulder – to make room for the patch, the Nike logo was moved below the V-neck