1990 Michigan State Spartans football team

1990 Michigan State Spartans football
John Hancock Bowl Champions Big Ten Co-Champions
John Hancock Bowl, W 17–16 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 16
1990 record	8–3–1 (6–2 Big 10)
Head coach	George Perles (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass)
Seasons

1990 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7/8 Michigan §	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#16/14 Michigan State §	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
#25/24 Illinois §	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#18/16 Iowa §	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1990 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15*	3:30 PM	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ABC	T 23–23	49,822
September 22*	3:30 PM	#1 Notre Dame		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)	ABC	L 19–20	80,401
September 29*	7:05 PM	at Rutgers		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ		W 34–10	26,188
October 6	1:05 PM	Iowa	#18	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 7–12	76,873
October 13	3:30 PM	at #1 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ABC	W 28–27	106,188
October 21	3:30 PM	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ABC	L 13–15	70,398
October 27†	1:05 PM	Purdue		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 55–33	77,343
November 3	12:30 PM	Indiana		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	ESPN	W 45–20	74,261
November 11	2:30 PM	at Minnesota		Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 28–16	38,731
November 17	2:05 PM	at Northwestern	#24	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 29–22	24,953
November 24	1:05 PM	Wisconsin	#24	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 14–9	60,517
December 31*	2:30 PM	vs. #21 USC	#22	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (John Hancock Bowl)	CBS	W 17–16	50,562
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Michigan

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan State 7 0 7 14 28 Michigan 7 0 7 12 26 Date: October 13 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 106,180 Game weather: Sunny Scoring summary 1 MICH Alexander 16 yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick) MICH 7-0 1 MSU Enos 8 yard run (Langeloh kick) Tied 7-7 3 MICH Bunch 1 yard run (Carlson kick) MICH 14-7 3 MSU Hickson 4 yard pass from Enos (Langeloh kick) Tied 14-14 4 MSU Hickson 26 yard run (Langeloh kick) MSU 21-14 4 5:50 MICH Howard 95 yard kickoff return (Carlson kick) Tied 21-21 4 MSU Duckett 9 yard run (Langeloh kick) MSU 28-21 4 0:06 MICH Alexander 7 yard pass from Grbac (pass failed) MSU 28-27

Team members in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Franchise
Bobby Wilson		1	17	Washington Redskins
Dixon Edwards	Linebacker	2	37	Dallas Cowboys
Eric Moten	Guard	2	47	San Diego Chargers
Carlos Jenkins	Linebacker	3	65	Minnesota Vikings
Duane Young	Tight End	5	123	San Diego Chargers
James Bradley	Wide Receiver	7	181	Indianapolis Colts
Hyland Hickson	Running Back	10	265	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cliff Confer	Defensive End	12	332	San Francisco 49ers