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1991 Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State Spartans script.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1991 record3–8 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 76,000)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Michigan $8–0–0  10–2–0
No. 10 Iowa7–1–0  10–1–1
Ohio State5–3–0  8–4–0
Indiana5–3–0  7–4–1
Illinois4–4–0  6–6–0
Purdue3–5–0  4–7–0
Michigan State3–5–0  3–8–0
Wisconsin2–6–0  5–6–0
Northwestern2–6–0  3–8–0
Minnesota1–7–0  2–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach George Perles was in his ninth season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 3–8 overall and 3–5 in conference play.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 141:05 p.m.Central Michigan*No. 18
L 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 Indiana
L 0–3146,882
October 1212:30 p.m.No. 5 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
ESPNL 28–4580,157
October 191:05 p.m.Minnesotadagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 20–1275,097
October 263:30 p.m.at No. 14 Ohio State
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCL 17–2794,341
November 21:05 p.m.Northwestern
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 13–1664,991
November 92:00 p.m.at Wisconsin
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 20–741,074
November 161:00 p.m.at Purdue
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 17–2730,744
November 231:05 p.m.Illinois
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 27–2461,721
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[edit]

1991 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB49Brice AbramsJr
WR14Tim BryanJr
OT79Brian DeMarcoFr
TE23Ty HallockJr
T63Shane HannahFr
WR9Courtney HawkinsSr
G67Toby HeatonJr
T69Jim JohnsonSr
TE85Mitch LyonsJr
WR17Mark MacFarlandSr
QB16Jim MillerSo
C56Chris PiwowarczykSr
G50Roosevelt WagnerJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS24Myron BellSo
LB41Chuck BulloughSr
LB45Matt Christensen
DT93Mike EdwardsJr
LB83Rob FredricksonSo
CB23Alan HallerSr
DT99Willie HillJr
DE96Bill JohnsonSr
FS2Corey KeyesSo
DE84John MacNeillSr
DT91Ed O'BradovichSr
FS33Brian VooletichSr
SS37Steve WasylkSo
DB18Brian WintersSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
  • George Perles
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1992 NFL Draft[edit]

The following players were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Team
Courtney Hawkins244Wide ReceiverTampa Bay Buccaneers
Bill Johnson365Defensive TackleCleveland Browns
Alan Haller5123Defensive BackPittsburgh Steelers
Jim Johnson7181TackleDenver Broncos
Chuck Bullough8214LinebackerPhiladelphia Eagles
John MacNeill12320Defensive EndSeattle Seahawks

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2011 Media Guide" (PDF). MSUSpartans.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
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