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1993 Michigan State Spartans football
Liberty Bowl vs. Louisville, L, 7–18
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1993 record6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coachGeorge Perles (11th season)
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium (76,000)
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6/5 Wisconsin § 6 1 1     10 1 1
#11/10 Ohio State § 6 1 1     10 1 1
#8/7 Penn State 6 2 0     10 2 0
Indiana 5 3 0     8 4 0
#21/19 Michigan 5 3 0     8 4 0
Illinois 5 3 0     5 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0     6 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0     6 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 0     4 7 0
Northwestern 0 8 0     2 9 0
Purdue 0 8 0     1 10 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1993 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach George Perles was in his eleventh season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play.[1] Michigan State was invited to the 1993 Liberty Bowl and was defeated by Louisville, 7–18.

Schedule[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 11* 3:30 PM Kansas Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ABC W 31–14   53,797
September 18* 2:30 PM at #5 Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy) NBC L 14–36   59,075
September 25* 1:00 PM Central Michigan Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 48–34   66,533
October 9 3:30 PM #9 Michigan Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) ABC W 17–7   78,311
October 16 3:30 PM at #5 Ohio State #25 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC L 21–28   93,989
October 23† 12:30 PM Iowa #24 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN W 24–10   64,726[2]
October 30 2:00 PM at #23 Indiana #22 Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) L 0–10   40,110
November 6 1:00 PM Northwestern Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 31–29   52,073
November 13 1:00 PM at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 27–24   30,856
November 27 3:30 PM #14 Penn State #25 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) ABC L 37–38   53,482
December 5 11:00 PM vs. #10 Wisconsin #25 Tokyo DomeTokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic) L 20–41   51,000[3]
December 28* 8:00 PM vs. #25 Louisville Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) ESPN L 7–18   21,097
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1994 NFL Draft[]

The following players were selected in the 1994 NFL Draft.

Player Round Pick Position NFL Team
Rob Fredrickson 1 22 Linebacker Los Angeles Raiders
Myron Bell 5 140 Safety Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Miller 6 178 Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers
Brice Abrams 7 209 Running Back Pittsburgh Steelers

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