| 1987 Michigan State Spartans football | |
Big Ten Champions Rose Bowl Champions | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| 1987 record | 9–2–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | George Perles |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass) |
Seasons | |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8/8 Michigan State † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16/16 Iowa | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #NR/20 Indiana | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19/18 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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| 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.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 22 | Running Back | Houston Oilers |
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 72 | Punter | Houston Oilers |
| David Houle | 6 | 145 | Guard | New York Giants |
| Tim Moore | 8 | 206 | Linebacker | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Mark Nichols | 8 | 209 | Nose Tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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