1990 Michigan State Spartans football team
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American college football season
| 1990 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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Big Ten co-champion John Hancock Bowl champion | |
John Hancock Bowl, W 17–16 vs. USC | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–3–1 (6–2 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Morris Watts (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Norm Parker (3rd season) |
| MVP | Dan Enos, Hyland Hickson |
| Captain | Dan Enos, Mike Iaquaniello, Carlos Jenkins, Eric Moten |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 8–3–1 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for the Big Ten title with Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan.
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at Syracuse * | No. 19 | ESPN | T 23–23 | 49,822 | |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 Notre Dame * | No. 24 | ABC | L 19–20 | 80,401 | |
| September 29 | 7:05 p.m. | at Rutgers * | No. 22 | W 34–10 | 26,188 | ||
| October 6 | 1:05 p.m. | Iowa | No. 18 |
| L 7–12 | 76,873 | |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Michigan | ABC | W 28–27 | 106,188 | ||
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Illinois | No. 24 | ABC | L 13–15 | 70,398 | |
| October 27 | 1:05 p.m. | Purdue dagger |
| W 55–33 | 77,343 | ||
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Indiana |
| ESPN | W 45–20 | 74,261 | |
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | W 28–16 | 38,731 | |||
| November 17 | 2:05 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 24 | W 29–22 | 24,953 | ||
| November 24 | 1:05 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 24 |
| W 14–9 | 60,517 | |
| December 31 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 21 USC * | No. 22 | CBS | W 17–16 | 50,562 | |
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Game summaries
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Personnel
[edit ]- OT No. 77 Eric Moten, Sr.
Team members in the NFL
[edit ] 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
References
[edit ]- ^ "Michigan's lament: No call, no catch, no victory." Eugene Register-Guard. October 14, 1990
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
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