1993 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1993 Michigan State Spartans football
Liberty Bowl, L 7–18 vs. Louisville
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (6th season)
MVPBrice Abrams, Jim Miller
CaptainBrice Abrams, Rob Fredrickson
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 1 1 10 1 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 1 1 10 1 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 2 0 10 2 0
Indiana 5 3 0 8 4 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 3 0 8 4 0
Illinois 5 3 0 5 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0 6 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0 6 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 0 4 7 0
Northwestern 0 8 0 2 9 0
Purdue 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1993 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play. The Spartans went 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Michigan State was invited to the 1993 Liberty Bowl and was defeated by Louisville, 18–7. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 113:30 p.m.
ABC
W 31–1453,797
September 182:30 p.m.at No. 5 Notre Dame*NBCL 14–3659,075
September 251:00 p.m.Central Michigan*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 48–3466,533
October 93:30 p.m.No. 9 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
ABCW 17–778,311[1]
October 163:30 p.m.at No. 5 Ohio StateNo. 25ABCL 21–2893,989
October 2312:30 p.m.IowadaggerNo. 24
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ESPNW 24–1064,726[2]
October 302:00 p.m.at No. 23 IndianaNo. 22L 0–1040,110
November 61:00 p.m.Northwestern
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 31–2952,073
November 131:00 p.m.at PurdueW 27–2430,856
November 2712:00 p.m.No. 14 Penn StateNo. 25
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
ABCL 37–3853,482
December 511:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 WisconsinNo. 25L 20–4151,000[3]
December 288:00 p.m.vs. No. 25
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl
  • )
    ESPNL 7–1821,097
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Roster

    1993 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OT 79 Brian DeMarco Jr
    FB 47 Scott Greene So
    OT 63 Shane Hannah Jr
    QB 16 Jim Miller Sr
    WR 1 Muhsin Muhammad So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    SS 24 Myron Bell Sr
    LB 83 Rob Fredrickson Sr
    FS 2 Corey Keyes Sr
    SS 37 Steve Wasylk Sr
    DB 18 Brian Winters Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Michigan

    1 234Total
    Michigan 0 070 7
    • Michigan St 10 700 17

    1994 NFL Draft

    The following players were selected in the

    1994 NFL Draft
    .

    Player Round Pick Position NFL Team
    Rob Fredrickson 1 22 Linebacker Los Angeles Raiders
    Myron Bell 5 140 Safety Pittsburgh Steelers
    Jim Miller 6 178 Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers
    Brice Abrams 7 209 Running back Pittsburgh Steelers

    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    2. ^ "Scoreboard". The Telegraph-Herald. October 24, 1993.
    3. ^ David E. Sanger (December 6, 1993). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Wisconsin Is on Top a World Away". New York Times.