1988 Michigan State Spartans football team

1988 Michigan State Spartans football
Gator Bowl, L 27–34 vs. Georgia
Conference Big Ten Conference
1988 record 651 (611 Big Ten)
Head coach George Perles (6th season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(c. 76,000 Astroturf)
1988 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at 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
September 10 Rutgers* Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI L 13–17   70,693
September 17 12:00 PM No. 8 Notre Dame* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) ABC L 3–20   77,472
September 24 at No. 9 Florida State* Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL L 7–30   61,757
October 1 Iowa Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI T 10–10   76,348
October 8 at No. 17 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) L 3–17   106,208
October 15 Northwesterndagger Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 36–3   76,952
October 22 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 28–21   65,771
October 29 Ohio State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 20–10   77,111
November 5 at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 48–3   55,639
November 12 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) W 38–12   50,738
November 19 Wisconsin Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 36–0   76,372
January 1 vs. Georgia* Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) L 27–34   76,236
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1988 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Willie Bouyer Sr
RB Blake Ezor Jr
T 79 Tony Mandarich Sr
WR 1 Andre Rison Sr
T 71 Kevin Robbins Sr
FB 29 Duane Young So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB Harlon Barnett Jr
DB Mike Iaquaniello So
LB Carlos Jenkins So
LB Kurt Larson Sr
SS Josh Miller Sr
LB 48 Percy Snow Jr
DE 91 Jim Szymanski Jr
LB 66 Matt Vanderbeck Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

1989 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[3]

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Team
Tony Mandarich12TackleGreen Bay Packers
Andre Rison122Wide ReceiverIndianapolis Colts
Kevin Robbins375TackleLos Angeles Rams
Kurt Larson8212LinebackerIndianapolis Colts

References

  1. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MichiganState.htm
  2. "Michigan State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm
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