1989 Michigan State Spartans football team
American college football season
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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 No. 16 in the final AP Poll and Coaches Poll.
| 1989 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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Aloha Bowl champion | |
Aloha Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Hawaii | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Morris Watts (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Norm Parker (2nd season) |
| MVP | Percy Snow |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 7 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Illinois | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Michigan State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | 1:05 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | W 49–0 | 66,474 | [1] | |||
| September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Notre Dame* | CBS | L 13–21 | 59,075 | [2] | ||
| September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 Miami (FL)* |
| ABC | L 20–26 | 76,217 | [3] | |
| October 7 | 2:05 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 24 | W 17–14 | 67,700 | [4] | ||
| October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Michigan | No. 21 |
| ABC | L 7–10 | 76,913 | [5] |
| October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | Illinois |
| ESPN | L 10–14 | 76,216 | [6] | |
| October 28 | 2:01 p.m. | at Purdue | W 28–21 | 41,402 | [7] | |||
| November 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at Indiana | ESPN | W 51–20 | 51,567 | [8] | ||
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Minnesota |
| W 21–7 | 73,259 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | 1:05 p.m. | Northwestern |
| W 76–14 | 64,817 | [10] | ||
| November 25 | 2:05 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 25 | W 31–3 | 29,776 | [11] | ||
| December 25 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Hawaii* | No. 22 | ABC | W 33–13 | 50,000 | [12] | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
Miami (OH)
At Notre Dame
Michigan State Spartans (1–0) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Michigan St | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 59,075
- TV: CBS
- Recap/Box Score
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Miami (FL)
#2 Miami (FL) at Michigan State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Hurricanes | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
- Date: September 30
- Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
- Game attendance: 76,217
- Referee: Jim Kemerling
- TV announcers (ABC): Gary Bender, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
| 1 | 7:56 | MIA | Huerta 32-yard field goal | MIA 3–0 |
| 1 | 3:59 | MSU | Langeloh 46-yard field goal | Tied 3–3 |
| 2 | 5:32 | MSU | Enos 19-yard run (Langeloh kick) | MSU 10–3 |
| 2 | 2:14 | MIA | Carroll 5-yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | Tied 10–10 |
| 3 | 11:52 | MIA | Johnson 38-yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 17–10 |
| 3 | 6:42 | MIA | Huerta 27-yard field goal | MIA 20–10 |
| 3 | 2:48 | MSU | Langeloh 27-yard field goal | MIA 20–13 |
| 4 | MSU | Harlon Barnett 35-yard interception return | Tied 20–20 | |
| 4 | 5:04 | MIA | Huerta 27-yard field goal | MIA 23–20 |
| 4 | 0:54 | MIA | Huerta 52-yard field goal | MIA 26–20 |
At Iowa
Michigan
#5 Michigan Wolverines (3–1) at #21 Michigan State Spartans (2–2)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Michigan St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
- Date: October 14, 1989
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 76,913
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Michigan | Passing | Elvis Grbac | 8/15, 76 Yds, INT |
| Rushing | Tony Boles | 22 Rush, 100 Yds | |
| Receiving | Greg McMurtry | 2 Rec, 33 Yds | |
| Michigan St | Passing | Dan Enos | 21/31, 214 Yds, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Blake Ezor | 27 Rush, 69 Yds | |
| Receiving | Courtney Hawkins | 8 Rec, 89 Yds, TD |
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Illinois
At Purdue
Michigan State Spartans (2–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–5)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Michigan St | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Purdue | 0 | 21 | 21 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: October 24, 1989
- Game attendance: 41,402
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Courtney Hawkins set single game school receiving yardage record[15]
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Receiving | Courtney Hawkins | 7 Rec, 193 Yds, TD | |
| Purdue | Passing | Eric Hunter | 18/26, 253 Yds, 3 TD, INT |
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At Indiana
Minnesota
Northwestern
At Wisconsin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Michigan St | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- MSU: Ezor 3 run (Langeloh kick)
- MSU: Langeloh 23 FG
- WIS: Thompson 36 FG
- MSU: Ezor 1 run (Langeloh kick)
- MSU: Enos 7 run (Langeloh kick)
- MSU: Ezor 56 run (Langeloh kick)
- Attendance: 29,776
- Rushing: MSU Ezor 30-187; WIS Hunt 7-19
- Passing: MSU Enos 7-14-64; WIS Wilson 18-27-202
- Receiving: MSU Hawkins 2-23; WIS Miller 7-67
Aloha Bowl (vs. Hawaii)
Personnel
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1990 NFL draft
The following players were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.[17]
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL team |
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| Percy Snow | 1 | 13 | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Travis Davis | 4 | 85 | Nose tackle | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Harlon Barnett | 4 | 101 | Defensive back | Cleveland Browns |
| Bob Kula | 7 | 175 | Tackle | Seattle Seahawks |
| Jim Szymanski | 10 | 259 | Defensive end | Denver Broncos |
| Ventson Donelson | 12 | 309 | Defensive back | New England Patriots |