1990 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1990 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 8–3–1 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for the Big Ten title with Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan.

1990 Michigan State Spartans football
Big Ten co-champion
John Hancock Bowl champion
John Hancock Bowl, W 17–16 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record8–3–1 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (3rd season)
MVPDan Enos, Hyland Hickson
CaptainDan Enos, Mike Iaquaniello, Carlos Jenkins, Eric Moten
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan 6 2 0 9 3 0
No. 16 Michigan State 6 2 0 8 3 1
No. 25 Illinois 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 18 Iowa 6 2 0 8 4 0
Ohio State 5 2 1 7 4 1
Minnesota 5 3 0 6 5 0
Indiana 3 4 1 6 5 1
Northwestern 1 7 0 2 9 0
Purdue 1 7 0 2 9 0
Wisconsin 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 157:30 p.m.at Syracuse*No. 19ESPNT 23–2349,822
September 223:30 p.m.No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 24ABCL 19–2080,401
September 297:05 p.m.at Rutgers*No. 22W 34–1026,188
October 61:05 p.m.IowaNo. 18
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–1276,873
October 133:30 p.m.at No. 1 MichiganABCW 28–27106,188
October 203:30 p.m.at No. 8 IllinoisNo. 24ABCL 13–1570,398
October 271:05 p.m.Purdue 
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 55–3377,343
November 312:30 p.m.Indiana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
ESPNW 45–2074,261
November 112:30 p.m.at MinnesotaW 28–1638,731
November 172:05 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 24W 29–2224,953
November 241:05 p.m.WisconsinNo. 24
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 14–960,517
December 312:30 p.m.vs. No. 21 USC*No. 22CBSW 17–1650,562
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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Michigan

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1 234Total
Michigan State 7 0714 28
Michigan 7 0713 27

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Personnel

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Team members in the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL Franchise
Bobby Wilson 1 17 Washington Redskins
Dixon Edwards Linebacker 2 37 Dallas Cowboys
Eric Moten Guard 2 47 San Diego Chargers
Carlos Jenkins Linebacker 3 65 Minnesota Vikings
Duane Young Tight end 5 123 San Diego Chargers
James Bradley Wide receiver 7 181 Indianapolis Colts
Hyland Hickson Running back 10 265 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cliff Confer Defensive end 12 332 San Francisco 49ers

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References

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  1. ^ "Michigan's lament: No call, no catch, no victory." Eugene Register-Guard. October 14, 1990
  2. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.