American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at Syracuse* | No. 19 | | ESPN | T 23–23 | 49,822 |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 24 | | ABC | L 19–20 | 80,401 |
September 29 | 7:05 p.m. | at Rutgers* | No. 22 | | | W 34–10 | 26,188 |
October 6 | 1:05 p.m. | Iowa | No. 18 | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | L 7–12 | 76,873 |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Michigan | | | ABC | W 28–27 | 106,188 |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Illinois | No. 24 | | ABC | L 13–15 | 70,398 |
October 27 | 1:05 p.m. | Purdue![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 55–33 | 77,343 |
November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Indiana | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 45–20 | 74,261 |
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | | | | W 28–16 | 38,731 |
November 17 | 2:05 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 24 | | | W 29–22 | 24,953 |
November 24 | 1:05 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 24 | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 14–9 | 60,517 |
December 31 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 21 USC* | No. 22 | | CBS | W 17–16 | 50,562 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Michigan State |
7 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
28 |
Michigan |
7 |
0 | 7 | 13 |
27 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | MICH | Alexander 16-yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick) | MICH 7-0 |
| 1 | | MSU | Enos 8-yard run (Langeloh kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 3 | | MICH | Bunch 1-yard run (Carlson kick) | MICH 14-7 |
| 3 | | MSU | Hickson 4-yard pass from Enos (Langeloh kick) | Tied 14-14 |
| 4 | | MSU | Hickson 26-yard run (Langeloh kick) | MSU 21-14 |
| 4 | 5:50 | MICH | Howard 95-yard kickoff return (Carlson kick) | Tied 21-21 |
| 4 | | MSU | Duckett 9-yard run (Langeloh kick) | MSU 28-21 |
| 4 | 0:06 | MICH | Alexander 7-yard pass from Grbac (pass failed) | MSU 28-27 |
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Team members in the NFL
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Player |
Position |
Round |
Pick |
NFL Franchise
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Bobby Wilson |
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1 |
17 |
Washington Redskins
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Dixon Edwards |
Linebacker |
2 |
37 |
Dallas Cowboys
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Eric Moten |
Guard |
2 |
47 |
San Diego Chargers
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Carlos Jenkins |
Linebacker |
3 |
65 |
Minnesota Vikings
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Duane Young |
Tight end |
5 |
123 |
San Diego Chargers
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James Bradley |
Wide receiver |
7 |
181 |
Indianapolis Colts
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Hyland Hickson |
Running back |
10 |
265 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Cliff Confer |
Defensive end |
12 |
332 |
San Francisco 49ers
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