1989 Michigan State Spartans football team

1989 Michigan State Spartans football

Aloha Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
1989 record	8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Perles (7th year)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass)

1989 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1989 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 the season 8–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play. The Spartans were invited to the 1989 Aloha Bowl where they defeated Hawaii 33–13. The Spartans were ranked #16 in the final AP Poll and Coaches Poll.

The Spartans were coming off a six-win season and a bowl loss in 1988.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Miami (OH)*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 49–0	66,474
September 23	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	L 13–21	59,075
September 30	Miami (FL)*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 20–26	76,217
October 7	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 17–14	67,700
October 14	Michigan		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	L 7–10	76,913
October 21	Illinois		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 10–14	76,216
October 28	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 28–21	41,402
November 4	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	W 51–20	51,567
November 11	Minnesota		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 21–7	73,259
November 18	Northwestern		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 76–14	64,817
November 25	at Wisconsin	No. 24	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 31–3	29,776
December 25	vs. No. 25 Hawaii*	No. 22	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	W 33–13	50,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

The following players were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.^[2]

Michigan State Spartans football

Venues	Old College Field (1902–1922) Spartan Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon) Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Notre Dame (Megaphone Trophy) Penn State (Land Grant Trophy)

Culture & lore	Sparty "Victory for MSU" Marching band Zeke the Wonder Dog Winged football helmet 1966 "Game of the Century" Clockgate 2006 Northwestern game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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