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
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Time
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Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
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TV
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Result
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Attendance
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September 10*
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Rutgers
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
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L 13–17
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70,693
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September 17*
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12:00 PM
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#8 Notre Dame
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)
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ABC
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L 3–20
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77,472
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September 24*
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at Florida State
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Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
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L 7–30
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61,757
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October 1
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Iowa
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
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T 10–10
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76,348
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October 8
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at #17 Michigan
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Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
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L 3–17
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106,208
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October 15†
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Northwestern
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
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W 36–3
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76,952
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October 22
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at Illinois
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Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
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W 28–21
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65,771
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October 29
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Ohio State
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
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W 20–10
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77,111
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November 5
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at Purdue
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Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
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W 48–3
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55,639
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November 12
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at Indiana
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)
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W 38–12
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50,738
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November 19
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Wisconsin
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
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W 36–0
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76,372
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January 1*
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vs. Georgia
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Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)
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L 27–34
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76,236
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*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
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1989 NFL Draft[]
The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[3]
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