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1989 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1989
team	Michigan State Spartans
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	16
APRank	16
record	8–4
conf_record	6–2
head_coach	George Perles
hc_year	7th
off_coach	Morris Watts
oc_year	4th
def_coach	Norm Parker
dc_year	2nd
mvp	Percy Snow
captain	Harlon Barnett
captain2	Bob Kula
captain3	Steve Montgomery
stadium	Spartan Stadium
champion	Aloha Bowl champion
bowl	[Aloha Bowl](1989-aloha-bowl)
bowl_result	W 33–13 vs. [Hawaii](1989-hawaii-rainbow-warriors-football-team)

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.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

At Notre Dame

First quarter

ND – Ricky Watters 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 4:54. ''Notre Dame 7–0. '''Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 6:16.''''' Second quarter
ND – Ricky Watters 53-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:10. Notre Dame 14–0.
MSU – John Langeloh 36-yard field goal, 2:54. Notre Dame 14–3.
MSU – John Langeloh 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Notre Dame 14–6. Third quarter
MSU – James Bradley 30-yard pass from Dan Enos (John Langeloh kick), 6:36. Notre Dame 14–13. Fourth quarter
ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:16. ''Notre Dame 21–13. '''Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards.''''' ;Top passers
MSU – Dan Enos – 18/28, 200 yards, TD
ND – Tony Rice – 8/15, 90 yards ;Top rushers
MSU – Hyland Hickson – 26 rushes, 84 yards
ND – Ricky Watters – 16 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
MSU – Courtney Hawkins – 6 receptions, 83 yards
ND – Raghib Ismail – 2 receptions, 27 yards

Miami (FL)

At Iowa

Michigan

Illinois

At Purdue

Courtney Hawkins set single game school receiving yardage record

At Indiana

Minnesota

Northwestern

At Wisconsin

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

1990 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.

References

(September 17, 1989). "Nasty Spartans; MSU mugs Miami of Ohio in rainy season opener, 49–0". The Muskegon Chronicle.
(September 24, 1989). "Notre Dame digs deep to bury Michigan St.". The Houston Post.
(October 1, 1989). "Hurricanes, backup QB tip Spartans". Wisconsin State Journal.
(October 8, 1989). "Hawks go down trying". The Gazette.
(October 15, 1989). "U-M defense stymies MSU". The Saginaw News.
(October 22, 1989). "Spartan's fumble sets up Illini victory". The Saginaw News.
(October 29, 1989). "Boiler comeback too late". The Republic.
(November 5, 1989). "MSU wallops Indiana". The Grand Rapids Press.
(November 12, 1989). "Spartans bid Gophers aloha in fourth, 21–7". Detroit Free Press.
(November 19, 1989). "MSU buries Wildcats". Lansing State Journal.
(November 26, 1989). "UW leis down for Spartans". The Post-Crescent.
(December 26, 1989). "Spartans smash Hawaii". Quad-City Times.
(September 30, 1989). "Miami 26, Michigan State 20". [[United Press International]].
Bedics, Mark. (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful".
Bedics, Mark. (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful".
Ocala Star-Banner. "Saturday's Summaries." pg. 8C. 1989-Nov-26. Retrieved 2023-Jan-17.
"1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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