1984 Michigan State Spartans football team
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Cherry Bowl, L 6-10 vs Army | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1984 record | 6–6 (5–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach | George Perles (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Saban (2nd season) |
Captain | Jim Morrissey |
Home stadium |
Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 76,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Ohio State $ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled a 6–6 overall record (5–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]
Six Spartans were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team: linebacker Jim Morrissey (AP-2; UPI-1); defensive back Phil Parker (UPI-1); running back Carl Butler (UPI-2); center Mark Napolitan (AP-2); defensive lineman Kelly Quinn (AP-2; UPI-2); and placekicker and punter Ralf Mojsienenko (AP-2; UPI-2).[3][4]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | |||
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September 8 | at Colorado* | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | W 24-21 | ||||||
September 15 | Notre Dame* | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) | L 20-24 | ||||||
September 22 | at Illinois | L 7-40 | |||||||
September 29 | Purdue | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 10-13 | ||||||
October 6 | at No. 13 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) | W 19-7 | ||||||
October 13 | Indiana | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon) | W 13-6 | ||||||
October 20 | No. 8 Ohio State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 20-23 | ||||||
October 27 | at Minnesota | W 20-13 | |||||||
November 3 | Northwestern | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 27-10 | ||||||
November 10 | at No. 18 Iowa | W 17-16 | |||||||
November 17 | Wisconsin | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 10-20 | ||||||
December 22 | vs. Army* | Silverdome • Pontiac, MI (Cherry Bowl) | L 6-10 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. |
Season summary
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References
- ↑ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 147. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Byars Unanimous All-Big Ten Choice". The Blade (Toledo). November 28, 1984. p. 36.
- ↑ "1984 All-Big Ten Football team". UPI.com. November 19, 1984.
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 7. Retrieved 2018-Sep-19.
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