1993 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1993 Michigan State Spartans football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–6 4–4 George Perles 11th Morris Watts 7th Norm Parker 6th Brice Abrams Jim Miller Brice Abrams Rob Fredrickson Spartan Stadium Liberty Bowl L 7–18 vs. Louisville 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. Schedule 1993 AP Eastern September 11 3:30 p.m. w y Kansas Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC 31–14 53,797 September 18 2:30 p.m. l y y Notre Dame 5 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry NBC 14–36 59,075 September 25 1:00 p.m. w y Central Michigan Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI 48–34 66,533 October 9 3:30 p.m. w Michigan 9 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ABC 17–7 78,311 Sparkling Spartans The Detroit News Terry Cabell October 10, 1993 1E, 12E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38911292/sparkling_spartans/ Newspapers.com October 16 3:30 p.m. l y 25 Ohio State 5 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 21–28 93,989 October 23 12:30 p.m. w y 24 Iowa Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN 24–10 64,726 Scoreboard https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P_1dAAAAIBAJ&pg=6559,5388403 The Telegraph-Herald October 24, 1993 October 30 2:00 p.m. l y 22 Indiana 23 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry 0–10 40,110 November 6 1:00 p.m. w Northwestern Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI 31–29 52,073 November 13 1:00 p.m. w y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 27–24 30,856 November 27 12:00 p.m. l 25 Penn State 14 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ABC 37–38 53,482 December 5 11:00 p.m. l y 25 Wisconsin 10 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan Coca-Cola Classic 20–41 51,000 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/06/sports/college-football-wisconsin-is-on-top-a-world-away.html COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Wisconsin Is on Top a World Away David E. Sanger New York Times December 6, 1993 December 28 8:00 p.m. l y y Louisville 25 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl ESPN 7–18 21,097 Roster 1993 Michigan State Spartans y 79 Jr Brian DeMarco OT y 47 So Scott Greene FB y 63 Jr Shane Hannah T y 16 Sr Jim Miller Jim Miller (quarterback) QB y 1 So Muhsin Muhammad WR y 24 Sr Myron Bell SS y 83 Sr Rob Fredrickson LB y 2 Sr Corey Keyes FS 37 Sr Steve Wasylk SS 18 Sr Brian Winters DB *George Perles Dan Enos (Graduate assistant) Game summaries Michigan Michigan 0 0 7 0 Michigan St 10 7 0 0 October 9 Spartan Stadium 78,311 Overcast Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, and Jack Arute ABC yes Q1 MSU Abrams 3 yard run (Stoyanovich kick) MSU 7–0 Q1 9:11 MSU Stoyanovich 47 yard field goal MSU 10–0 Q2 11:23 MSU Greene 3 yard pass from Miller (Stoyanovich kick) MSU 17–0 Q3 MICH Alexander 21 yard pass from Collins (Elezovic kick) MSU 17–7 yes 1994 NFL draft The following players were selected in the 1994 NFL draft. Michigan State Spartans 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 Michigan State Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan State Spartans football