1982 Michigan State Spartans football team

1982 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1982 record 2–9 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Muddy Waters (3rd season)
Captain Carl Banks, John Leister
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 76,000)
1982 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Michigan $ 8 1 0  8 4 0
No. 12 Ohio State 7 1 0  9 3 0
Iowa 6 2 0  8 4 0
Illinois 6 3 0  7 5 0
Wisconsin 5 4 0  7 5 0
Indiana 4 5 0  5 6 0
Purdue 3 6 0  3 8 0
Northwestern 2 7 0  3 8 0
Michigan State 2 7 0  2 9 0
Minnesota 1 8 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1982 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Muddy Waters, the Spartans compiled a 2–9 overall record (2–7 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

Two Spartans were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team: linebacker Carl Banks (AP-1; UPI-1); and defensive lineman Smiley Creswell (AP-2; UPI-2).[3][4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 11 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL L 1623    
September 18 No. 12 Ohio State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI L 1031    
September 25 at No. 16 Miami (FL)* Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL L 2225    
October 2 No. 11 Notre Dame* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) L 311    
October 9 at Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) L 1731    
October 16 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI L 2324    
October 23 Purdue Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 2124    
October 30 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) W 2214    
November 6 Northwestern Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 2428    
November 13 at Minnesota H.H.H. MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN W 267    
November 20 Iowa Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 1824    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. "Michigan State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 147. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.
  4. Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
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