Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | 1:05 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | | | | W 49–0 | 66,474 |
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Notre Dame* | | | CBS | L 13–21 | 59,075 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 Miami (FL)* | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ABC | L 20–26 | 76,217 |
October 7 | 2:05 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 24 | | | W 17–14 | 67,700 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Michigan | No. 21 | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| ABC | L 7–10 | 76,913 |
October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | Illinois | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN | L 10–14 | 76,216 |
October 28 | 2:01 p.m. | at Purdue | | | | W 28–21 | 41,402 |
November 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at Indiana | | | ESPN | W 51–20 | 51,567 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Minnesota | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 21–7 | 73,259 |
November 18 | 1:05 p.m. | Northwestern | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 76–14 | 64,817 |
November 25 | 2:05 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 25 | | | W 31–3 | 29,776 |
December 25 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Hawaii* | No. 22 | | ABC | W 33–13 | 50,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1989 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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Josh Butland
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K
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John Langeloh
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 т | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 т |
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Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- ND – Ricky Watters 53-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:10. Notre Dame 14–0.
- MSU – John Langeloh 36-yard field goal, 2:54. Notre Dame 14–3.
- MSU – John Langeloh 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Notre Dame 14–6.
Third quarter
- MSU – James Bradley 30-yard pass from Dan Enos (John Langeloh kick), 6:36. Notre Dame 14–13.
Fourth quarter
- ND – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:16. Notre Dame 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- MSU – Hyland Hickson – 26 rushes, 84 yards
- ND – Ricky Watters – 16 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
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#2 Miami (FL) at Michigan State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hurricanes |
3 |
7 | 10 | 6 |
26 |
Spartans |
3 |
7 | 3 | 7 |
20 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 7:56 | MIA | Huerta 32-yard field goal | MIA 3–0 |
| 1 | 3:59 | MSU | Langeloh 46-yard field goal | Tied 3–3 |
| 2 | 5:32 | MSU | Enos 19-yard run (Langeloh kick) | MSU 10–3 |
| 2 | 2:14 | MIA | Carroll 5-yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | Tied 10–10 |
| 3 | 11:52 | MIA | Johnson 38-yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 17–10 |
| 3 | 6:42 | MIA | Huerta 27-yard field goal | MIA 20–10 |
| 3 | 2:48 | MSU | Langeloh 27-yard field goal | MIA 20–13 |
| 4 | | MSU | Harlon Barnett 35-yard interception return | Tied 20–20 |
| 4 | 5:04 | MIA | Huerta 27-yard field goal | MIA 23–20 |
| 4 | 0:54 | MIA | Huerta 52-yard field goal | MIA 26–20 |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Michigan
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Passing |
Elvis Grbac |
8/15, 76 Yds, INT
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Rushing |
Tony Boles |
22 Rush, 100 Yds
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Receiving |
Greg McMurtry |
2 Rec, 33 Yds
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Michigan St
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Passing |
Dan Enos |
21/31, 214 Yds, TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Blake Ezor |
27 Rush, 69 Yds
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Receiving |
Courtney Hawkins |
8 Rec, 89 Yds, TD
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Courtney Hawkins set single game school receiving yardage record[4]
Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Michigan St
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
Courtney Hawkins |
7 Rec, 193 Yds, TD
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Purdue
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Passing |
Eric Hunter |
18/26, 253 Yds, 3 TD, INT
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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MSU
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PUR
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3
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Michigan St
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Courtney Hawkins 80-yard touchdown reception from Dan Enos, kick good
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14
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0
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4
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Purdue
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Calvin Williams -yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
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28
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7
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4
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5
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69
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Purdue
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Rod Dennis 20-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
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28
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14
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4
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2
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41
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Purdue
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Abe Hoskins 34-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hunter, Larry Sullivan kick good
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28
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21
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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28
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21
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Michigan St
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7
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3
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7
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14 |
31 |
Wisconsin
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0
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3
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0
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0 |
3 |
- MSU: Ezor 3 run (Langeloh kick)
- MSU: Langeloh 23 FG
- WIS: Thompson 36 FG
- MSU: Ezor 1 run (Langeloh kick)
- MSU: Enos 7 run (Langeloh kick)
- MSU: Ezor 56 run (Langeloh kick)
- Attendance: 29,776
- Rushing: MSU Ezor 30-187; WIS Hunt 7-19
- Passing: MSU Enos 7-14-64; WIS Wilson 18-27-202
- Receiving: MSU Hawkins 2-23; WIS Miller 7-67
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Aloha Bowl (vs. Hawaii)
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- ^ "Michigan State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ^ "Miami 26, Michigan State 20". United Press International. September 30, 1989. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Bedics, Mark (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Bedics, Mark (October 30, 1989). "Rally Leaves Spartans Grateful". The Purdue Exponent Archives. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Ocala Star-Banner. "Saturday's Summaries." pg. 8C. 1989-Nov-26. Retrieved 2023-Jan-17.
- ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.