1987 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1987 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team went 9–2–1 overall and 7–0–1 in conference play, becoming Big Ten Conference champions.[1] Michigan State beat Southern California to win the 1988 Rose Bowl, and finished the season ranked #8 in the AP and Coaches' polls. The first game of the season against Southern California was the first night game ever at Spartan Stadium.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 7 |
|
#19 Southern California* |
#17 |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
|
W 27–13 |
77,922 |
September 19 |
7:45 PM |
at Notre Dame* |
|
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy) |
ESPN |
L 8–31 |
59,075 |
September 26 |
|
Florida State* |
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
|
L 3–31 |
76,887 |
October 3 |
|
at Iowa |
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
|
W 19–14 |
67,700 |
October 10 |
|
#12 Michigan |
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) |
|
W 17–11 |
77,424 |
October 17 |
|
at Northwestern |
|
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
|
W 38–0 |
29,113 |
October 24 |
|
Illinois |
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
|
T 14–14 |
76,513 |
October 31 |
|
at Ohio State |
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
|
W 13–7 |
89,915 |
November 7 |
|
Purdue |
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
|
W 45–3 |
76,933 |
November 14 |
|
Indiana |
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon) |
|
W 27–3 |
76,411 |
November 21 |
|
at Wisconsin |
#11 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
|
W 30–9 |
45,385 |
January 1 |
|
vs. #16 Southern California* |
#8 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) |
|
W 20–17 |
103,847 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
1988 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[2] Team members Andre Rison and Percy Snow were drafted in later years.
References
|
|
Venues |
|
|
Bowls & rivalries |
|
|
Culture & lore |
|
|
People |
|
|
Seasons |
|
|
National championship seasons in bold
|
|