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1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 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
No. 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

September 10Rutgers*

L 13–1770,693 September 1712:00 PMNo. 8 Notre Dame*

ABCL 3–2077,472 September 24at No. 9 Florida State*

L 7–3061,757 October 1Iowa

  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI

T 10–1076,348 October 8at No. 17 Michigan

L 3–17106,208 October 15Northwesterndagger

  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI

W 36–376,952 October 22at Illinois

W 28–2165,771 October 29Ohio State

  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI

W 20–1077,111 November 5at Purdue

W 48–355,639 November 12at Indiana

W 38–1250,738 November 19Wisconsin

  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI

W 36–076,372 January 1vs. Georgia*

L 27–3476,236

Template:CFB Schedule End

Roster

1988 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Willie Bouyer Sr
RB Blake Ezor Jr
OT 79 Tony Mandarich Sr
WR 1 Andre Rison Sr
OT 71 Kevin Robbins Sr
FB 29 Duane Young So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB Harlon Barnett Jr
DB Mike Iaquaniello So
LB Carlos Jenkins So
LB Kurt Larson Sr
SS Josh Miller Sr
LB 48 Percy Snow Jr
DE 91 Jim Szymanski Jr
LB 66 Matt Vanderbeck Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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

  1. ^ http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MichiganState.htm
  2. ^ "Michigan State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm