1989 Michigan State Spartans football | |
Aloha Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Hawaii | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 16 |
1989 record | 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach | George Perles (7th season) |
Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass) |
Seasons |
1989 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7/8 Michigan † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#10/10 Illinois | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#16/16 Michigan State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#24/NR Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll |
The 1989 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1989-1990 college football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by George Perles. The team finished the season 8–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play. The Spartans were invited to the 1989 Aloha Bowl where they defeated Hawaii 33–13. The Spartans were ranked #16 in the final AP and Coaches' polls.
The Spartans were coming off of a 6 win season and a bowl loss.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 16* | Miami (OH) | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 49–0 | 66,474 | ||||
September 23* | at Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy) | L 13–21 | 59,075 | ||||
September 30* | Miami (FL) | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 20–26 | 76,217 | ||||
October 7 | at Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 17–14 | 67,700 | ||||
October 14 | Michigan | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) | L 7–10 | 76,913 | ||||
October 21† | Illinois | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 10–14 | 76,216 | ||||
October 28 | at Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 28–21 | 41,402 | ||||
November 4 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) | W 51–20 | 51,567 | ||||
November 11 | Minnesota | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 21–7 | 73,259 | ||||
November 18 | Northwestern | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 76–14 | 64,817 | ||||
November 25 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 31–3 | 29,776 | ||||
December 25* | vs. Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) | W 33–13 | 50,000 | ||||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
1990 NFL Draft[]
The following players were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[2]
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
Percy Snow | 1 | 13 | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs |
Travis Davis | 4 | 85 | Nose Tackle | Phoenix Cardinals |
Harlon Barnett | 4 | 101 | Defensive Back | Cleveland Browns |
Bob Kula | 7 | 175 | Tackle | Seattle Seahawks |
Jim Szymanski | 10 | 259 | Defensive End | Denver Broncos |
Ventson Donelson | 12 | 309 | Defensive Back | New England Patriots |
References[]
- ↑ "Michigan State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. http://www.webcitation.org/5k43l1rjD. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm
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