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1991 Michigan State Spartans football
1991 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Perles (9th season);
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (4th season)
MVP	Chuck Bullough, Courtney Hawkins
Captain	Alan Haller, Courtney Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Jim Johnson, Brian Vooletich
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

The 1991 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–8 overall with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten.^[1] Michigan State played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	1:05 p.m.	Central Michigan*	No. 18	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 3–20	71,629
September 21	2:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 10–49	59,075
September 28	1:05 p.m.	Rutgers*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 7–14	67,636
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 0–31	46,882
October 12	12:30 p.m.	No. 5 Michigan		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ESPN	L 28–45	80,157
October 19	1:05 p.m.	Minnesota		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 20–12	75,097
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 17–27	94,341
November 2	1:05 p.m.	Northwestern		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 13–16	64,991
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 20–7	41,074
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 17–27	30,744
November 23	1:05 p.m.	Illinois		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 27–24	61,721
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1991 Michigan State Spartans football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Iowa	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll