1990 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1990 Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State Spartans script.svg
Big Ten co-champion
John Hancock Bowl champion
John Hancock Bowl, W 17–16 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
1990 record8–3–1 (6–2 Big 10)
Head coach
  • George Perles (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(c. 76,000 natural grass)
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 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

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

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 157:30 p.m.at Syracuse*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNT 23–2349,822
September 223:30 p.m.No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)
ABCL 19–2080,401
September 297:05 p.m.at Rutgers*
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 34–1026,188
October 61:05 p.m.IowaNo. 18
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–1276,873
October 133:30 p.m.at No. 1 Michigan
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
ABCW 28–27106,188
October 203:30 p.m.at No. 8 IllinoisNo. 24
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ABCL 13–1570,398
October 271:05 p.m.Purduedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 55–3377,343
November 312:30 p.m.Indiana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)
ESPNW 45–2074,261
November 112:30 p.m.at Minnesota
  • Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 28–1638,731
November 172:05 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 24
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 29–2224,953
November 241:05 p.m.WisconsinNo. 24
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 14–960,517
December 312:30 p.m.vs. No. 21 USC*No. 22
CBSW 17–1650,562
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel[]

  • OT #77 Eric Moten, Sr.

Game summaries[]

Michigan[]

1 234Total
• Michigan State 7 0714 28
Michigan 7 0713 27
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game attendance: 106,180
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese & Jack Arute

[1]

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

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References[]

  1. ^ "Michigan's lament: No call, no catch, no victory." Eugene Register-Guard. October 14, 1990
  2. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20.


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