1992 Michigan State Spartans football team

1992 Michigan State Spartans football
1992 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Perles (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (5th season)
MVP	Mill Coleman
Captains	Tico Duckett; Toby Heaton;
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten ^[1] Michigan State played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Record5–6 (5–3 Big Ten)

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OffensivecoordinatorMorris Watts (6th season)

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1992 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Michigan $	6	–	0	–	2	9	–	0	–	3
No. 18 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Iowa	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	1:00 p.m.	Central Michigan*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 20–24	65,123	^[2]
September 19	3:30 p.m.	No. 7 Notre Dame*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 31–52	76,188	^[3]
September 26	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 0–14	32,498	^[4]
October 3	1:00 p.m.	Indiana	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		W 42–31	65,516	^[5]
October 10	1:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–35	106,788	^[6]
October 17	7:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 20–15	35,594	^[7]
October 24	3:30 p.m.	Ohio State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 17–27	70,037	^[8]
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 27–26	31,101	^[9]
November 7	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 26–10	45,219	^[10]
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Purdue	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 35–13	36,803	^[11]
November 21	2:00 p.m.	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 10–14	40,552	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[13]

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL team
Mitch Lyons	6	151	Tight end	Atlanta Falcons
Ty Hallock	7	174	Linebacker	Detroit Lions

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