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 .
The Spartans were coming off a six-win season and a bowl loss in 1988.
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 16 1:05 p.m. Miami (OH) * W 49–066,474
September 23 2:30 p.m. at No. 1 Notre Dame * CBS L 13–2159,075
September 30 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Miami (FL) * Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC L 20–2676,217
October 7 2:05 p.m. at Iowa No. 24 W 17–1467,700
October 14 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Michigan No. 21 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry ) ABC L 7–1076,913
October 21 12:30 p.m. Illinois Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN L 10–1476,216
October 28 2:01 p.m. at Purdue W 28–2141,402
November 4 12:30 p.m. at Indiana ESPN W 51–2051,567
November 11 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 21–773,259
November 18 1:05 p.m. Northwestern Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 76–1464,817
November 25 2:05 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 25 W 31–329,776
December 25 3:30 p.m. vs. No. 25 Hawaii * No. 22 ABC W 33–1350,000
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
[1]
Personnel
1989 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
Josh Butland
K
John Langeloh
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. — = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below. Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — — — — — 24 21 — — — — — 25 22 22 22 16 Coaches — — — — — — 19 т — — — — — — — — — 16 т
Season summary
Miami (OH)
At Notre Dame
Game information
First quarter
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
Top rushers
MSU – Hyland Hickson – 26 rushes, 84 yards
ND – Ricky Watters – 16 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
Miami (FL)
#2 Miami (FL) at Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
3
7 10 6
26
Spartans
3
7 3 7
20
1 7:56 MIA Huerta 32-yard field goal MIA 3–0
1 3:59 MSU Langeloh 46-yard field goal Tied 3–3
2 5:32 MSU Enos 19-yard run (Langeloh kick) MSU 10–3
2 2:14 MIA Carroll 5-yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) Tied 10–10
3 11:52 MIA Johnson 38-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 17–10
3 6:42 MIA Huerta 27-yard field goal MIA 20–10
3 2:48 MSU Langeloh 27-yard field goal MIA 20–13
4 MSU Harlon Barnett 35-yard interception return Tied 20–20
4 5:04 MIA Huerta 27-yard field goal MIA 23–20
4 0:54 MIA Huerta 52-yard field goal MIA 26–20
[2]
At Iowa
Michigan
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
Illinois
At Purdue
Courtney Hawkins set single game school receiving yardage record[4]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Michigan St
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Courtney Hawkins
7 Rec, 193 Yds, TD
Purdue
Passing
Eric Hunter
18/26, 253 Yds, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MSU
PUR
3
Michigan St
Courtney Hawkins 80-yard touchdown reception from Dan Enos , kick good
14
0
4
Purdue
Calvin Williams -yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
28
7
4
5
69
Purdue
Rod Dennis 20-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
28
14
4
2
41
Purdue
Abe Hoskins 34-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
28
21
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
28
21
At Indiana
Minnesota
Northwestern
At Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
Total
Michigan St
7
3
7
14
31
Wisconsin
0
3
0
0
3
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
[5]
Aloha Bowl (vs. Hawaii)
1990 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft .[6]
References
^ "Michigan State Yearly Results" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009 .
^ "Miami 26, Michigan State 20" . United Press International . September 30, 1989. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
^ Bedics, Mark (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Bedics, Mark (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful" . The Purdue Exponent Archives . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ Ocala Star-Banner. "Saturday's Summaries." pg. 8C. 1989-Nov-26. Retrieved 2023-Jan-17.
^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
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