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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1990
| team = Michigan State Spartans
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Big Ten Conference]]
| short_conf = Big Ten
| CoachRank = 14
| APRank = 16
| record = 8–3–1
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = [[George Perles]]
| hc_year = 8th
| off_coach = [[Morris Watts]]
| oc_year = 5th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = [[Norm Parker]]
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| mvp = [[Dan Enos]]
| mvp2 = Hyland Hickson
| captain = Dan Enos
| captain2 = [[Mike Iaquaniello]]
| captain3 = [[Carlos Jenkins]]
| captain4 = [[Eric Moten]]
| stadium = [[Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)|Spartan Stadium]]
| champion = Big Ten co-champion<br />John Hancock Bowl champion
| bowl = [[1990 John Hancock Bowl|John Hancock Bowl]]
| bowl_result = W 17–16 vs. [[1990 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
}}
{{1990 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The '''1990 Michigan State Spartans football team''' represented [[Michigan State University]] as a member of the [[Big Ten Conference]] during the [[1990 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. Led by eighth-year head coach [[George Perles]], the Spartans compiled an overall record of 8–3–1 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for the Big Ten title with [[1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]], [[1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]], and [[1990 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]].

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1990
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = [[1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]
| site_stadium = [[JMA Wireless Dome|Carrier Dome]]
| site_cityst = [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]
| tv = [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
| score = 23–23
| attend = 49,822
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 24
| opponent = [[1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = [[Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)|Spartan Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing, MI]]
| gamename = [[Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = [[College Football on ABC|ABC]]
| score = 19–20
| attend = 80,401
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 7:05 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 22
| opponent = [[1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]]
| site_stadium = [[Giants Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]]
| tv = TKR Sports
| score = 34–10
| attend = 26,188
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 1:05 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank = 18
| opponent = [[1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| tv =
| score = 7–12
| attend = 76,873
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1990 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = [[Michigan Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]]
| gamename = [[Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = ABC
| score = 28–27
| attend = 106,188
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 24
| opponent = [[1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign, IL]]
| tv = ABC
| score = 13–15
| attend = 70,398
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 1:05 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1990 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| tv =
| score = 55–33
| attend = 77,343
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1990 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]]
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename = [[Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = ESPN
| score = 45–20
| attend = 74,261
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1990 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]
| site_stadium = [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]]
| site_cityst = [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]]
| tv =
| score = 28–16
| attend = 38,731
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 2:05 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 24
| opponent = [[1990 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]]
| site_stadium = [[Ryan Field (stadium)|Dyche Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston, IL]]
| tv =
| score = 29–22
| attend = 24,953
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 1:05 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 24
| opponent = [[1990 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| tv =
| score = 14–9
| attend = 60,517
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 31
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 22
| opponent = [[1990 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = [[Sun Bowl (stadium)|Sun Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso, TX]]
| gamename = [[1990 John Hancock Bowl|John Hancock Bowl]]
| tv = [[College Football on CBS Sports|CBS]]
| score = 17–16
| attend = 50,562
}}
}}

==Game summaries==
===Michigan===
{{AFB game box start
|Title=
|Visitor='''Michigan State'''
|V1=7 |V2=0 |V3=7 |V4=14
|Host=Michigan
|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=13
|Date=October 13
|Location=[[Michigan Stadium]], [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=106,180
|Weather=Sunny
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=[[Keith Jackson]], [[Bob Griese]] & [[Jack Arute]]
|TVStation=ABC
}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=MICH |Event=Alexander 16-yard pass from Grbac (Carlson kick) |Score= MICH 7-0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team= MSU|Event=Enos 8-yard run (Langeloh kick) |Score=Tied 7-7 }}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=MICH |Event=Bunch 1-yard run (Carlson kick) |Score= MICH 14-7}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team= MSU|Event= Hickson 4-yard pass from Enos (Langeloh kick)|Score= Tied 14-14}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=MSU |Event=Hickson 26-yard run (Langeloh kick) |Score= MSU 21-14}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=5:50 |Team=MICH |Event=Howard 95-yard kickoff return (Carlson kick) |Score= Tied 21-21}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=MSU |Event=Duckett 9-yard run (Langeloh kick) |Score= MSU 28-21}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=0:06 |Team=MICH |Event=Alexander 7-yard pass from Grbac (pass failed) |Score= MSU 28-27|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}<ref>"Michigan's lament: No call, no catch, no victory." ''Eugene Register-Guard''. October 14, 1990</ref>

{{Clear}}

==Personnel==
* OT No. 77 [[Eric Moten]], Sr.

==Team members in the NFL==
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- align="center" style="background:green;color:white;"
| '''Player''' || '''Position''' || '''Round''' || '''Pick''' || '''NFL Franchise'''
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Bobby Wilson || || 1|| 17 || Washington Redskins
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Dixon Edwards || Linebacker || 2|| 37 || Dallas Cowboys
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| [[Eric Moten]] || Guard || 2|| 47 ||San Diego Chargers
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Carlos Jenkins || Linebacker || 3|| 65 || Minnesota Vikings
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Duane Young || Tight end || 5|| 123 || San Diego Chargers
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| James Bradley || Wide receiver || 7|| 181 || Indianapolis Colts
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Hyland Hickson || Running back || 10|| 265 || Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Cliff Confer || Defensive end || 12|| 332 || San Francisco 49ers
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|}<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1991.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071220211219/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1991.htm| archive-date = 2007-12-20| title = 1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Michigan State Spartans football navbox}}
{{Big Ten Conference football champions}}

[[Category:1990 Big Ten Conference football season|Michigan State]]
[[Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons]]
[[Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons]]
[[Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons]]
[[Category:1990 in sports in Michigan|Michigan State Spartans football]]

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1990 Michigan State Spartans football team - Revision history

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