1982 Michigan State Spartans football team

1982 Michigan State Spartans football
1982 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–9 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Muddy Waters (3rd season);
MVP	James Neelyne
Captains	Carl Banks; John Leister;
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Muddy Waters, the Spartans compiled a 2–9 overall record (2–7 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]^[2]

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Two Spartans were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team: linebacker Carl Banks (AP-1; UPI-1); and defensive lineman Smiley Creswell (AP-2; UPI-2).^[3]^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 16–23	66,152	^[5]
September 18		No. 12 Ohio State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 10–31	73,483	^[6]
September 25	4:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 22–25	26,748	^[7]
October 2		No. 11 Notre Dame*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 3–11	77,119	^[8]
October 9		at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 17–31	106,113	^[9]
October 16		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 23–24	78,187	^[10]
October 23		Purdue	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 21–24	66,707	^[11]
October 30		at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 22–14	38,571	^[12]
November 6		Northwestern	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 24–28	53,513	^[13]
November 13		at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	W 26–7	57,146	^[14]
November 20		Iowa	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 18–24	50,103	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	14	8	0	22
• Hurricanes	6	9	3	7	25


1	MIA	Baratta 3-yard pass from Richt (kick failed)	Miami (FL) 6-0

2	MIA	Boone 63-yard interception return (pass failed)	Miami (FL) 12-0

2	MSU	Ellis 16-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick)	Miami (FL) 12-7

2	MSU	Grant 15-yard pass from Leister (Mojsiejenko kick)	Michigan St 14-12

2	MIA	Davis 46-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 15-14

3	MSU	Ellis 6-yard run (Tanker pass from Scharlo)	Michigan St 22-15

3	MIA	Davis 47-yard field goal	Michigan St 22-18

4	MIA	Rush 1-yard run (Davis kick)	Miami (FL) 25-22

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Fighting Irish	2	9	0	0	11
Spartans	0	0	3	0	3

Schedule

1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Michigan $	8	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Iowa	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Indiana	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	8	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Scoring summary

Q1	7:19	IOWA	Nichol 43-yard field goal	IOWA 3–0

Q1	3:59	IOWA	Owen Gill 10-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 10–0

Q2	11:49	IOWA	Owen Gill 5-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 17–0

Q2	6:37	MSU	Mojsiejenko 39-yard field goal	IOWA 17–3

Q2	1:04	IOWA	Owen Gill 11-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 24–3

Q4	7:27	MSU	Ellis 1-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick)	IOWA 24–10

Q4	1:23	MSU	Ellis 2-yard run (Schario run)	IOWA 24–18