1991 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

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 Big Ten Conference football standings
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

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. Michigan State played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Schedule

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 roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`49`	Brice Abrams	Jr
WR	`14`	Tim Bryan	Jr
OT	`79`	Brian DeMarco	Fr
TE	`23`	Ty Hallock	Jr
OT	`63`	Shane Hannah	Fr
WR	`9`	Courtney Hawkins	Sr
G	`67`	Toby Heaton	Jr
OT	`69`	Jim Johnson	Sr
TE	`85`	Mitch Lyons	Jr
WR	`17`	Mark MacFarland	Sr
QB	`16`	Jim Miller	So
C	`56`	Chris Piwowarczyk	Sr
G	`50`	Roosevelt Wagner	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`24`	Myron Bell	So
LB	`41`	Chuck Bullough	Sr
LB	`45`	Matt Christensen
DT	`93`	Mike Edwards	Jr
LB	`83`	Rob Fredrickson	So
CB	`23`	Alan Haller	Sr
DT	`99`	Willie Hill	Jr
DE	`96`	Bill Johnson	Sr
FS	`2`	Corey Keyes	So
DE	`84`	John MacNeill	Sr
DT	`91`	Ed O'Bradovich	Sr
FS	`33`	Brian Vooletich	Sr
SS	`37`	Steve Wasylk	So
DB	`18`	Brian Winters	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

The following players were selected in the 1992 NFL draft.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL team
Courtney Hawkins	2	44	Wide receiver	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bill Johnson	3	65	Defensive tackle	Cleveland Browns
Alan Haller	5	123	Defensive back	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Johnson	7	181	Tackle	Denver Broncos
Chuck Bullough	8	214	Linebacker	Philadelphia Eagles
John MacNeill	12	320	Defensive end	Seattle Seahawks

"2011 Media Guide" (PDF). MSUSpartans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.

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