1993 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1993 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play. The Spartans went 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Michigan State was invited to the 1993 Liberty Bowl and was defeated by Louisville, 18–7. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (4–4 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Morris Watts (7th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Norm Parker (6th season) |
| MVP | Brice Abrams, Jim Miller |
| Captain | Brice Abrams, Rob Fredrickson |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (capacity: 76,000) |
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| No. 6 Wisconsin + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Ohio State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Kansas* | ABC | W 31–14 | 53,797 | |||
| September 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 14–36 | 59,075 | |||
| September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Michigan* |
| W 48–34 | 66,533 | |||
| October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 9 Michigan |
| ABC | W 17–7 | 78,311 | [1] | |
| October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State | No. 25 | ABC | L 21–28 | 93,989 | ||
| October 23 | 12:30 p.m. | Iowa | No. 24 |
| ESPN | W 24–10 | 64,726 | [2] |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Indiana | No. 22 | L 0–10 | 40,110 | |||
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Northwestern |
| W 31–29 | 52,073 | |||
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Purdue | W 27–24 | 30,856 | ||||
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 Penn State | No. 25 |
| ABC | L 37–38 | 53,482 | |
| December 5 | 11:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Wisconsin | No. 25 | L 20–41 | 51,000 | [3] | ||
| December 28 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Louisville* | ESPN | L 7–18 | 21,097 | |||
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Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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1994 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1994 NFL Draft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
| Rob Fredrickson | 1 | 22 | Linebacker | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Myron Bell | 5 | 140 | Safety | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jim Miller | 6 | 178 | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Brice Abrams | 7 | 209 | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
- Terry Cabell (October 10, 1993). "Sparkling Spartans". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 12E – via Newspapers.com.
- "Scoreboard". The Telegraph-Herald. October 24, 1993.
- David E. Sanger (December 6, 1993). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Wisconsin Is on Top a World Away". New York Times.
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