American college football season
The 1988 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1988 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 second in the Big Ten Conference with a 6–1–1 conference record, and a 6–5–1 overall record.[1][2] Michigan State was invited to the 1989 Gator Bowl, losing to Georgia 27–34.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Rutgers* | No. 15 | | | L 13–17 | 70,693 | |
September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 8 Notre Dame* | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| ABC | L 3–20 | 77,472 | |
September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Florida State* | | | ESPN | L 7–30 | 61,757 | |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Iowa | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ABC | T 10–10 | 76,348 | |
October 8 | 12:15 p.m. | at No. 17 Michigan | | | | L 3–17 | 106,208 | |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Northwestern![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 36–3 | 76,952 | |
October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Illinois | | | | W 28–21 | 65,771 | |
October 29 | 12:15 p.m. | Ohio State | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 20–10 | 77,111 | |
November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at Purdue | | | | W 48–3 | 55,639 | |
November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at Indiana | | | ABC | W 38–12 | 50,738 | |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Wisconsin | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 36–0 | 76,372 | |
January 1, 1989 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia* | | | ESPN | L 27–34 | 76,236 | [3] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1988 Michigan State Spartans football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.[4]
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National championship seasons in bold |