1993 Michigan State Spartans football team

1993 Michigan State Spartans football
1993 Michigan State Spartans football
Liberty Bowl, L 7–18 vs. Louisville
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Perles (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (6th season)
MVPs	Brice Abrams; Jim Miller;
Captains	Brice Abrams; Rob Fredrickson;
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play. The Spartans went 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Michigan State was invited to the 1993 Liberty Bowl and was defeated by Louisville, 18–7. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Record6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)

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OffensivecoordinatorMorris Watts (7th season)

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1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Wisconsin +	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Penn State	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	3:30 p.m.	Kansas*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 31–14	53,797
September 18	2:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 14–36	59,075
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Central Michigan*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 48–34	66,533
October 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 9 Michigan		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–7	78,311	^[1]
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Ohio State	No. 25	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 21–28	93,989
October 23	12:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 24	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 24–10	64,726	^[2]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Indiana	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 0–10	40,110
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Northwestern		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 31–29	52,073
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 27–24	30,856
November 27	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Penn State	No. 25	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 37–38	53,482
December 5	11:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Wisconsin	No. 25	Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)		L 20–41	51,000	^[3]
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Louisville*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 7–18	21,097
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time


Q1		MSU	Abrams 3 yard run (Stoyanovich kick)	MSU 7–0

Q1	9:11	MSU	Stoyanovich 47 yard field goal	MSU 10–0

Q2	11:23	MSU	Greene 3 yard pass from Miller (Stoyanovich kick)	MSU 17–0

Q3		MICH	Alexander 21 yard pass from Collins (Elezovic kick)	MSU 17–7

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL team
Rob Fredrickson	1	22	Linebacker	Los Angeles Raiders
Myron Bell	5	140	Safety	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Miller	6	178	Quarterback	Pittsburgh Steelers
Brice Abrams	7	209	Running back	Pittsburgh Steelers

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