1986_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team

1986 Michigan State Spartans football team

1986 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

The 1986 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled a 6–5 overall record (4–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

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Six Spartans were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team: receivers Andre Rison (AP-1; UPI-1) and Mark Ingram Sr. (AP-2); defensive linemen John Budde (AP-2) and Mark Nichols (AP-2); linebacker Shane Bullough (AP-2; UPI-1); and punter Greg Montgomery (AP-1; UPI-1).[2][3]

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Season summary

At Arizona State

Notre Dame

Western Michigan

Iowa

At Michigan

At Illinois

Purdue

Lorenzo White rushed for 79 yards on 19 carries in part-time duty in return from injury while the Spartans' defense intercepted four passes. White ran for first half touchdowns of three and one yards, respectively.[6]

At Minnesota

Indiana

At Northwestern

Wisconsin

References

  1. [1]
    "Michigan State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Harbaugh heads All-Big Ten team". The Michigan Daily. November 26, 1986. p. 8.
  3. [3]
    "Woodson, Waiters Both All-Big Ten". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. November 25, 1986. p. 10.
  4. [4]
    Tommy George (October 12, 1986). "U-M flattens MSU, 27-6: Pass rush batters Yarema". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 10D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    Adam Martin (October 12, 1986). "Tradition, 'D' smother Spartans: MSU unoffensive in 27-6 Blue pasting". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 12 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  6. [6]
    Eugene Register-Guard. 1986 Oct 26. Retrieved 2022-Oct-04.


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