1988 Michigan State Spartans football team

1988 Michigan State Spartans football

Gator Bowl vs. Georgia, L, 27–34
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1988 record	6–5–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Perles (6th year)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass)

1988 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Michigan $	7	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Iowa	4	–	1	–	3	6	–	4	–	3
#20 Indiana	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	6	–	2	2	–	7	–	2

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

1989 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.^[3]

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Team
Tony Mandarich	1	2	Tackle	Green Bay Packers
Andre Rison	1	22	Wide Receiver	Indianapolis Colts
Kevin Robbins	3	75	Tackle	Los Angeles Rams
Kurt Larson	8	212	Linebacker	Indianapolis Colts

References

↑ http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MichiganState.htm
↑ "Michigan State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm

Michigan State Spartans football

Venues	Spartan Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon) Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Notre Dame (Megaphone Trophy) Penn State (Land Grant Trophy)

Culture & lore	Sparty "Victory for MSU" Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet 1966 "Game of the Century" Clockgate 2006 Northwestern game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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