1991 Michigan State Spartans football team

1991 Michigan State Spartans football
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)
MVPs	Chuck Bullough; Courtney Hawkins;
Captains	Alan Haller; Courtney Hawkins; Bill Johnson; Jim Johnson; Brian Vooletich;
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

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.^[1] Michigan State played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

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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

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

Schedule

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