The 1994 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by George Perles was in his 12th and final season as head coach, the Spartans finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big Ten. Michigan State played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
| 1994 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 0–11, 5 wins forfeited (0–8 Big Ten, 4 wins forfeited) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Morris Watts (8th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Norm Parker (7th season) |
| MVP | Scott Greene |
| Captain | Mark Birchmeier, Mill Coleman, Juan Hammonds |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| No. 2 Penn State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State † | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Perles was fired on November 8, although he was allowed to coach the remaining games on the schedule.[1] Although the NCAA found no infractions after two investigations requested by Michigan State president Peter M. McPherson, Spartans forfeited their five wins from the 1994 due to a 'lack of institutional control'. As a result, the Spartans' official record for the season dropped 0–11 overall and 0–8 in conference play, placing them last out of 11 teams in Big Ten. With the forfeits, this remains the Spartans' worst record in program history.[2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kansas* | L 10–17 | 48,000 | ||
| September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 9 Notre Dame* | ABC | L 20–21 | 74,183 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami (OH)* |
| F 45–10 (forfeit) | 61,224 | |
| October 1 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 15 Wisconsin |
| ESPN | F 29–10 (forfeit) | 71,234 |
| October 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Michigan | ESPN | L 20–40 | 106,272 | |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio State |
| ABC | L 7–23 | 74,585 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Iowa | L 14–19 | 68,532 | ||
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Indiana |
| F 27–21 (forfeit) | 60,773 | |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | F 35–17 (forfeit) | 47,754 | ||
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Purdue |
| F 42–30 (forfeit) | 60,164 | |
| November 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Penn State | ESPN | L 31–59 | 96,493 | |
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Personnel edit
- LB No. 22 Reggie Garnett, So.
- OT No. 79 Brian DeMarco, Sr.
1995 NFL Draft edit
The following players were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL team |
| Brian DeMarco | 2 | 40 | Defensive tackle | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Shane Hannah | 2 | 63 | Guard | Dallas Cowboys |
References edit
- ^ Andrew Bagnato (November 9, 1994), "Perles emotional after firing", Chicago Tribune
- ^ "Spartans Spared Major Penalties", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Associated Press, September 17, 1996
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