1988 Michigan State Spartans football team
1988 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 27–34 vs. Georgia | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 6–5–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Morris Watts (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Norm Parker (1st season) |
MVP | Kurt Larson |
Captain | Kurt Larson, Tony Mandarich, Bobby McAllister, John Miller |
Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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No. 4 Michigan $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Michigan State Spartans football team represented
Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by George Perles. The team finished second in the Big Ten Conference with a 6–1–1 conference record, and a 6–5–1 overall record.[1][2] Michigan State was invited to the 1989 Gator Bowl, losing to Georgia
27–34.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Rutgers* | No. 15 | L 13–17 | 70,693 | |||
September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 8 Notre Dame* |
| ABC | L 3–20 | 77,472 | ||
September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Florida State* | ESPN | L 7–30 | 61,757 | |||
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Iowa |
| ABC | T 10–10 | 76,348 | ||
October 8 | 12:15 p.m. | at No. 17 Michigan | L 3–17 | 106,208 | ||||
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Northwestern |
| W 36–3 | 76,952 | |||
October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Illinois | W 28–21 | 65,771 | ||||
October 29 | 12:15 p.m. | Ohio State |
| W 20–10 | 77,111 | |||
November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at Purdue | W 48–3 | 55,639 | ||||
November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at Indiana | ABC | W 38–12 | 50,738 | |||
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Wisconsin |
| W 36–0 | 76,372 | |||
January 1, 1989 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia* | ESPN | L 27–34 | 76,236 | [3] | ||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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1989 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the
1989 NFL Draft.[4]
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
Tony Mandarich | 1 | 2 | Tackle | Green Bay Packers |
Andre Rison | 1 | 22 | Wide receiver | Indianapolis Colts |
Kevin Robbins | 3 | 75 | Tackle | Los Angeles Rams |
Kurt Larson | 8 | 212 | Linebacker | Indianapolis Colts |
References
- ^ "Michigan State Historical Scores".
- ^ "Michigan State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2019.