1988 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1988 Michigan State Spartans football
Gator Bowl, L 27–34 vs. Georgia
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record6–5–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Morris Watts (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Norm Parker (1st season)
MVP Kurt Larson
Captain Kurt Larson, Tony Mandarich, Bobby McAllister, John Miller
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Michigan $ 7 0 19 2 1
Michigan State 6 1 16 5 1
Illinois 5 2 16 5 1
Iowa 4 1 36 4 3
No. 20 Indiana 5 3 08 3 1
Purdue 3 5 04 7 0
Ohio State 2 5 14 6 1
Northwestern 2 5 12 8 1
Wisconsin 1 7 01 10 0
Minnesota 0 6 22 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 101:00 p.m. Rutgers *No. 15L 13–1770,693
September 1712:00 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame *
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
ABC L 3–2077,472
September 244:00 p.m.at No. 9 Florida State * ESPN L 7–3061,757
October 13:30 p.m. Iowa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
ABCT 10–1076,348
October 812:15 p.m.at No. 17 Michigan L 3–17106,208
October 151:00 p.m. Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 36–376,952
October 222:00 p.m.at Illinois W 28–2165,771
October 2912:15 p.m. Ohio State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 20–1077,111
November 51:30 p.m.at Purdue W 48–355,639
November 123:30 p.m.at Indiana ABCW 38–1250,738
November 191:00 p.m. Wisconsin
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 36–076,372
January 1, 19898:00 p.m.vs. Georgia *ESPNL 27–3476,236 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1988 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 17Willie BouyerSr
QB 4 Dan Enos So
RB 26 Blake Ezor Jr
OT 79 Tony Mandarich Sr
OT 77 Eric Moten So
WR 1 Andre Rison Sr
OT 71Kevin RobbinsSr
FB 29 Duane Young So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 36 Harlon Barnett Jr
DB 9Mike IaquanielloSo
LB 51 Carlos Jenkins So
LB 3 Kurt Larson Sr
SS John MillerSr
LB 48 Percy Snow Jr
DE 91Jim SzymanskiJr
LB 66Matt VanderbeckJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

1989 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft. [4]

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Team
Tony Mandarich 12Tackle Green Bay Packers
Andre Rison 122Wide receiver Indianapolis Colts
Kevin Robbins375Tackle Los Angeles Rams
Kurt Larson 8212LinebackerIndianapolis Colts

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