1986 Michigan State Spartans football team

1986 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Saban (4th season)
MVPs
Captains
  • Shane Bullough
  • Dave Yarema
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1310:18 p.m.at Arizona State*No. 20
TBSL 17–2070,689[4]
September 202:42 p.m.No. 20 Notre Dame*
CBSW 20–1579,895[5]
September 271:00 p.m.Western Michigan*No. 19
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 45–1065,907[6]
October 42:42 p.m.No. 11 IowaNo. 17
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
CBSL 21–2475,102[7]
October 112:42 p.m.at No. 4 Michigan
CBSL 6–27106,141[8][9]
October 181:49 p.m.at Illinois
CBSW 29–2175,083[10]
October 251:00 p.m.Purdue
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 37–377,063[11]
November 18:00 p.m.at Minnesota
W 52–2357,408[12]
November 812:40 p.m.Indiana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
TNTL 14–1764,973[13]
November 152:00 p.m.at Northwestern
L 21–2426,711[14]
November 2212:40 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
TNTW 23–1360,285[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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.[16]

At Minnesota

Indiana

At Northwestern

Wisconsin

Personnel

1986 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Willie Bouyer
RB Blake Ezor
TE Rich Gicewicz
OL Mark Hill
OL David Houle
WR 11 Mark Ingram Sr
RB Craig Johnson
OL Tony Mandarich
QB 8 Bobby McAllister So
RB James Moore
RB 21 Bobby Morse Sr
RB Joe Pugh
WR 1 Andre Rison So
OL Doug Rogers
OL Mike Sargent
C 60 Pat Shurmur Jr
OL Vince Tata
RB 34 Lorenzo White Jr
WR Bernard Wilson
QB Dave Yarema (C)
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Dean Altobelli
DB 36 Harlon Barnett Fr
DL Joe Bergin
DB Paul Bobbitt
DL John Budde
LB 41 Shane Bullough Sr
DB Maurice Chamberlain
DL Travis Davis
DB Todd Krumm
LB Kurt Larson
DB John Miller
LB Tim Moore
DL Mark Nichols
DB Ron Rowe
LB 48 Percy Snow Fr
LB Rob Stradley
DL Jim Szymanski
DL Dave Wolff
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Chris Caudell Sr
P 23 Greg Montgomery Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  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. ^ "Harbaugh heads All-Big Ten team". The Michigan Daily. November 26, 1986. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Woodson, Waiters Both All-Big Ten". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. November 25, 1986. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Sun Devils avert loss". Statesman Journal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Irish again fall short". The Grand Rapids Press. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "White, Spartans rip off 45–10 win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spartan rally picked off by Iowa". The Flint Journal. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Tommy George (October 12, 1986). "U-M flattens MSU, 27–6: Pass rush batters Yarema". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 10D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Illini drop decision to Michigan State". The Pantagraph. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Michigan State wallops punchless Purdue, 37–3". The Muncie Star. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Michigan State steamrolls Minnesota". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Rare road win sends IU bowling". The Times. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Northwestern shocks Spartans". The Des Moines Register. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Badgers end on losing note". Leader-Telegram. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1986 Oct 26. Retrieved 2022-Oct-04.
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