American college football season
The 1992 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten [1] Michigan State played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Michigan* | | | L 20–24 | 65,123 |
September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Notre Dame* | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| ABC | L 31–52 | 76,188 |
September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Boston College* | | | L 0–14 | 32,498 |
October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Indiana | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| | W 42–31 | 65,516 |
October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Michigan | | ABC | L 10–35 | 106,788 |
October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | | | W 20–15 | 35,594 |
October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio State | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ABC | L 17–27 | 70,037 |
October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | | | W 27–26 | 31,101 |
November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ABC | W 26–10 | 45,219 |
November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Purdue | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| | W 35–13 | 36,803 |
November 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Illinois | | | L 10–14 | 40,552 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1992 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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The following players were selected in the 1993 NFL draft.
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |