1988 Michigan State Spartans football team

1988 Michigan State Spartans football
Gator Bowl vs. Georgia, L, 27–34
Conference Big Ten Conference
1988 record 6–5–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach George Perles (6th year)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass)
1988 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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
#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 Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 13–17   70,693
September 17 12:00 PM #8 Notre Dame* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) ABC L 3–20   77,472
September 24 at Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 7–30   61,757
October 1 Iowa Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI T 10–10   76,348
October 8 at #17 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann 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 Stadium • Champaign, 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 Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 48–3   55,639
November 12 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, 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 Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) L 27–34   76,236
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

1989 NFL Draft

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

Player Round Pick Position NFL Team
Tony Mandarich 1 2 Tackle Green Bay Packers
Andre Rison 1 22 Wide Receiver Indianapolis Colts
Kevin Robbins 3 75 Tackle Los Angeles Rams
Kurt Larson 8 212 Linebacker Indianapolis 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 2009-09-25. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm
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