1986 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1986 Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State Spartans script.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1986 record6–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNick Saban (4th season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 76,000)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled a 6–5 overall record (4–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Six Spartans were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team: receivers Andre Rison (AP-1; UPI-1) and Mark Ingram Sr. (AP-2); defensive linemen John Budde (AP-2) and Mark Nichols (AP-2); linebacker Shane Bullough (AP-2; UPI-1); and punter Greg Montgomery (AP-1; UPI-1).[2][3]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1310:18 p.m.at Arizona State*No. 20
TBSL 17–2070,689
September 202:42 p.m.No. 20 Notre Dame*
CBSW 20–1579,895
September 271:00 p.m.Western Michigan*No. 19
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 45–1065,907
October 42:42 p.m.No. 11 IowaNo. 17
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
CBSL 21–2475,102
October 112:42 p.m.at No. 4 Michigan
CBSL 6–27106,141
October 181:49 p.m.at Illinois
CBSW 29–2175,083
October 251:00 p.m.Purdue
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 37–377,063
November 18:00 p.m.at Minnesota
W 52–2357,408
November 812:40 p.m.Indiana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)
TNTL 14–1764,973
November 152:00 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 24
L 21–2426,711
November 2212:40 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
TNTW 23–1360,285
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1986 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Bobby McAllister So
WR 11 Mark Ingram Sr. Sr
RB 21 Bobby Morse Sr
WR 1 Andre Rison So
C 60 Pat Shurmur Jr
RB 34 Lorenzo White Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 36 Harlon Barnett Fr
LB 41 Shane Bullough Sr
LB 48 Percy Snow Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Chris Caudell Sr
P 23 Greg Montgomery Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Harbaugh heads All-Big Ten team". The Michigan Daily. November 26, 1986. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Woodson, Waiters Both All-Big Ten". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. November 25, 1986. p. 10.

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