1992 Michigan State Spartans football team

Conference

1992 record

5-6 (5-3 Big 10)

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Norm Parker

Home stadium

Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass)

Seasons

	Conf					Overall
1992 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5/5 Michigan †	6	–	0	–	2	9	–	0	–	3
#18/18 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Iowa	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1992 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach George Perles was in his tenth season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 5–6 overall and 5–3 in conference play.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	1:00 PM	Central Michigan*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 20–24	65,123
September 19	3:30 PM	Notre Dame*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)	ABC	L 31–52	76,188
September 26	12:00 PM	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		L 0–14	32,498
October 3	1:00 PM	Indiana	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)		W 42–31	65,516
October 10	1:00 PM	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)		L 10–35	106,788
October 17	7:00 PM	at Minnesota	Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 20–15	35,594
October 24	3:30 PM	Ohio State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 17–27	70,037
October 31	2:00 PM	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 27–26	31,101
November 7	3:30 PM	Wisconsin	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 26–10	45,219
November 14	1:00 PM	Purdue	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 35–13	36,803
November 21	2:00 PM	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		L 10–14	40,552
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

The following players were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.

Michigan State Spartans football

Venues	Spartan Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Land Grant Trophy (Penn State) Megaphone Trophy (Notre Dame) Old Brass Spittoon (Indiana) Paul Bunyan Trophy (Michigan)

Culture & lore	Sparty "Michigan State University Fight Song" Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet

People	Head coaches

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