1987 Michigan State Spartans football team
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Big Ten Champions
Rose Bowl Champions |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| Coaches | #8 |
| AP | #8 |
| 1987 record | 9–2–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | George Perles (5th year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Nick Saban |
| Base defense | Stunt 4-3 |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (c. 76,000 natural grass) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Michigan State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Iowa | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team went 9–2–1 overall and 7–0–1 in conference play, becoming Big Ten Conference champions.[1] Michigan State beat Southern California to win the 1988 Rose Bowl, and finished the season ranked #8 in the AP and Coaches' polls. The first game of the season against Southern California was the first night game ever at Spartan Stadium.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 7 | #19 Southern California* | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ABC | W 27–13 | 77,922 | ||||
| September 19 | 7:45 PM | at #9 Notre Dame* | #17 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy) | ESPN | L 8–31 | 59,075 | ||
| September 26 | #6 Florida State* | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 3–31 | 76,887 | |||||
| October 3 | at #17 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 19–14 | 67,700 | |||||
| October 10 | #12 Michigan | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) | ABC | W 17–11 | 77,424 | ||||
| October 17 | at Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | W 38–0 | 29,113 | |||||
| October 24 | Illinois |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | T 14–14 | 76,513 | |||||
| October 31 | at #15 Ohio State | #20 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | W 13–7 | 89,915 | ||||
| November 7 | Purdue | #15 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 45–3 | 76,933 | ||||
| November 14 | #16 Indiana | #13 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon) | ABC | W 27–3 | 76,411 | |||
| November 21 | at Wisconsin | #11 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 30–9 | 45,385 | ||||
| January 1 | vs. #16 Southern California* | #8 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | NBC | W 20–17 | 103,847 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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1988 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[2] Team members Tony Mandarich, Andre Rison and Percy Snow were drafted in later years.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 22 | Running Back | Houston Oilers |
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 72 | Punter | Houston Oilers |
| David Houle | 6 | 145 | Guard | New York Giants |
| Tim Moore | 8 | 206 | Linebacker | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Mark Nichols | 8 | 209 | Nose Tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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