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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | 1:05 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | | | | W 49–0 | 66,474 |
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Notre Dame* | | | 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 | | | 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![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN | L 10–14 | 76,216 |
October 28 | 2:01 p.m. | at Purdue | | | | W 28–21 | 41,402 |
November 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at Indiana | | | 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 | | | W 31–3 | 29,776 |
December 25 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Hawaii* | No. 22 | | 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
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1989 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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P
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Josh Butland
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K
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John Langeloh
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 т | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 т |
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Game information
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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.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- MSU – Hyland Hickson – 26 rushes, 84 yards
- ND – Ricky Watters – 16 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
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#2 Miami (FL) at Michigan State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hurricanes |
3 |
7 | 10 | 6 |
26 |
Spartans |
3 |
7 | 3 | 7 |
20 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Michigan
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Passing |
Elvis Grbac |
8/15, 76 Yds, INT
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Rushing |
Tony Boles |
22 Rush, 100 Yds
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Receiving |
Greg McMurtry |
2 Rec, 33 Yds
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Michigan St
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Passing |
Dan Enos |
21/31, 214 Yds, TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Blake Ezor |
27 Rush, 69 Yds
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Receiving |
Courtney Hawkins |
8 Rec, 89 Yds, TD
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Courtney Hawkins set single game school receiving yardage record[4]
Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Michigan St
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
Courtney Hawkins |
7 Rec, 193 Yds, TD
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Purdue
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Passing |
Eric Hunter |
18/26, 253 Yds, 3 TD, INT
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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MSU
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PUR
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3
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Michigan St
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Courtney Hawkins 80-yard touchdown reception from Dan Enos, kick good
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14
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0
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4
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Purdue
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Calvin Williams -yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
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28
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7
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4
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5
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69
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Purdue
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Rod Dennis 20-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
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28
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14
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4
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2
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41
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Purdue
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Abe Hoskins 34-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
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28
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21
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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28
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21
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Michigan St
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7
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3
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7
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14 |
31 |
Wisconsin
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0
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3
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0
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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
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Aloha Bowl (vs. Hawaii)
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The following players were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.[6]
- ^ "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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