1989_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team

1989 Michigan State Spartans football
1989 Michigan State Spartans football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Perles (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (2nd season)
MVP	Percy Snow
Captain	Harlon Barnett, Bob Kula, Steve Montgomery
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

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.

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The Spartans were coming off a six-win season and a bowl loss in 1988.

Season summary

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	1:05 p.m.	Miami (OH)*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 49–0	66,474
September 23	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	CBS	L 13–21	59,075
September 30	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 Miami (FL)*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 20–26	76,217
October 7	2:05 p.m.	at Iowa	No. 24	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 17–14	67,700
October 14	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 Michigan	No. 21	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–10	76,913
October 21	12:30 p.m.	Illinois		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 10–14	76,216
October 28	2:01 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 28–21	41,402
November 4	12:30 p.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 51–20	51,567
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 21–7	73,259
November 18	1:05 p.m.	Northwestern		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 76–14	64,817
November 25	2:05 p.m.	at Wisconsin	No. 25	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 31–3	29,776
December 25	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Hawaii*	No. 22	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 33–13	50,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St	0	6	7	0	13
Notre Dame	7	7	0	7	21

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	7	3	0	0	10
Michigan St	0	0	0	7	7

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	Elvis Grbac	8/15, 76 Yds, INT
	Rushing	Tony Boles	22 Rush, 100 Yds
	Receiving	Greg McMurtry	2 Rec, 33 Yds
Michigan St	Passing	Dan Enos	21/31, 214 Yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Blake Ezor	27 Rush, 69 Yds
	Receiving	Courtney Hawkins	8 Rec, 89 Yds, TD

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll