1989 Michigan State Spartans football team

1989 Michigan State Spartans football
Aloha Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Hawaii
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 16
1989 record 84 (62 Big Ten)
Head coach George Perles (7th season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(c. 76,000 natural grass)
1989 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Michigan $ 8 0 0  10 2 0
No. 10 Illinois 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 16 Michigan State 6 2 0  8 4 0
No. 24 Ohio State 6 2 0  8 4 0
Minnesota 4 4 0  6 5 0
Indiana 3 5 0  5 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0  5 6 0
Purdue 2 6 0  3 8 0
Wisconsin 1 7 0  2 9 0
Northwestern 0 8 0  0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1989 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 the season 8–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play. The Spartans were invited to the 1989 Aloha Bowl where they defeated Hawaii 33–13. The Spartans were ranked #16 in the final AP Poll and Coaches Poll.

The Spartans were coming off a six-win season and a bowl loss in 1988.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 Miami (OH)* Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 49–0   66,474
September 23 at No. 1 Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy) L 13–21   59,075
September 30 No. 2 Miami (FL)* Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI L 20–26   76,217
October 7 at Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA W 17–14   67,700
October 14 No. 5 Michigan Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) L 7–10   76,913
October 21 Illinoisdagger Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI L 10–14   76,216
October 28 at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 28–21   41,402
November 4 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) W 51–20   51,567
November 11 Minnesota Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 21–7   73,259
November 18 Northwestern Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 76–14   64,817
November 25 at Wisconsin No. 24 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 31–3   29,776
December 25 vs. No. 25 Hawaii* No. 22 Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) W 33–13   50,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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1990 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[2]

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Team
Percy Snow113LinebackerKansas City Chiefs
Travis Davis485Nose TacklePhoenix Cardinals
Harlon Barnett4101Defensive BackCleveland Browns
Bob Kula7175TackleSeattle Seahawks
Jim Szymanski10259Defensive EndDenver Broncos
Ventson Donelson12309Defensive BackNew England Patriots

References

  1. "Michigan State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm
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