1991 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1991 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–8 overall with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten.[1] Michigan State played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

1991 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (4th season)
MVPChuck Bullough, Courtney Hawkins
CaptainAlan Haller, Courtney Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Jim Johnson, Brian Vooletich
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 0 0 10 2 0
No. 10 Iowa 7 1 0 10 1 1
Ohio State 5 3 0 8 4 0
Indiana 5 3 0 7 4 1
Illinois 4 4 0 6 6 0
Purdue 3 5 0 4 7 0
Michigan State 3 5 0 3 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0 5 6 0
Northwestern 2 6 0 3 8 0
Minnesota 1 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 141:05 p.m.Central Michigan*No. 18L 3–2071,629
September 212:30 p.m.at No. 11 Notre Dame*NBCL 10–4959,075
September 281:05 p.m.Rutgers*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–1467,636
October 52:00 p.m.at IndianaL 0–3146,882
October 1212:30 p.m.No. 5 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
ESPNL 28–4580,157
October 191:05 p.m.Minnesota 
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 20–1275,097
October 263:30 p.m.at No. 14 Ohio StateABCL 17–2794,341
November 21:05 p.m.Northwestern
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 13–1664,991
November 92:00 p.m.at WisconsinW 20–741,074
November 161:00 p.m.at PurdueL 17–2730,744
November 231:05 p.m.Illinois
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 27–2461,721
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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1991 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 49 Brice Abrams Jr
WR 14 Tim Bryan Jr
OT 79 Brian DeMarco Fr
TE 23 Ty Hallock Jr
OT 63 Shane Hannah Fr
WR 9 Courtney Hawkins Sr
G 67 Toby Heaton Jr
OT 69 Jim Johnson Sr
TE 85 Mitch Lyons Jr
WR 17 Mark MacFarland Sr
QB 16 Jim Miller So
C 56 Chris Piwowarczyk Sr
G 50 Roosevelt Wagner Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 24 Myron Bell So
LB 41 Chuck Bullough Sr
LB 45 Matt Christensen
DT 93 Mike Edwards Jr
LB 83 Rob Fredrickson So
CB 23 Alan Haller Sr
DT 99 Willie Hill Jr
DE 96 Bill Johnson Sr
FS 2 Corey Keyes So
DE 84 John MacNeill Sr
DT 91 Ed O'Bradovich Sr
FS 33 Brian Vooletich Sr
SS 37 Steve Wasylk So
DB 18 Brian Winters So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

1992 NFL draft

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The following players were selected in the 1992 NFL draft.

Player Round Pick Position NFL team
Courtney Hawkins 2 44 Wide receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bill Johnson 3 65 Defensive tackle Cleveland Browns
Alan Haller 5 123 Defensive back Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Johnson 7 181 Tackle Denver Broncos
Chuck Bullough 8 214 Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles
John MacNeill 12 320 Defensive end Seattle Seahawks

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Media Guide" (PDF). MSUSpartans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.