1982 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJames Neelyne
CaptainCarl Banks, John Leister
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
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

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]

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Illinois
L 16–2366,152
September 18No. 12 Ohio State
L 10–3173,483
September 25at No. 16 Miami (FL)*
L 22–2526,748
October 2No. 11 Notre Dame*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
L 3–1177,119
October 9at Michigan
L 17–31106,113[5]
October 16at Wisconsin
L 23–2478,187
October 23Purduedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 21–2466,707
October 30at Indiana
W 22–1438,571
November 6Northwestern
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 24–2853,513
November 13at Minnesota
W 26–757,146
November 20Iowa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 18–2450,103
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 34 Tom Robinson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 54 Carl Banks Jr
S 32 Phil Parker Fr
DE 93 Kelly Quinn Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P/K 2 Ralf Mojsiejenko So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Miami (FL)

Michigan State at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Spartans 0 1480 22
• Hurricanes 6 937 25
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida
Scoring summary
1MIABaratta 3-yard pass from Richt (kick failed)Miami (FL) 6-0
2MIABoone 63-yard interception return (pass failed)Miami (FL) 12-0
2MSUEllis 16-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick)Miami (FL) 12-7
2MSUGrant 15-yard pass from Leister (Mojsiejenko kick)Michigan St 14-12
2MIADavis 46-yard field goalMiami (FL) 15-14
3MSUEllis 6-yard run (Tanker pass from Scharlo)Michigan St 22-15
3MIADavis 47-yard field goalMichigan St 22-18
4MIARush 1-yard run (Davis kick)Miami (FL) 25-22

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Michigan State
1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 2 900 11
Spartans 0 030 3
Scoring summary
Q1NDLeister tackled in end zoneND 2–0
Q2NDJohnston 33 yard field goalND 5–0
Q2NDJohnston 29 yard field goalND 8–0
Q2NDJohnston 42 yard field goalND 11–0
Q3MSUMojsiejenko 50 yard field goalND 11–3

Iowa

Iowa at Michigan State
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 10 1400 24
Spartans 0 3015 18
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
  • Game start: 1:02 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 50,103
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Breezy and warm, chance of rain, Wind SSE 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Referee: John Nealon
Scoring summary
Q17:19IOWANichol 43-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q13:59IOWAOwen Gill 10-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 10–0
Q211:49IOWAOwen Gill 5-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 17–0
Q26:37MSUMojsiejenko 39-yard field goalIOWA 17–3
Q21:04IOWAOwen Gill 11-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 24–3
Q47:27MSUEllis 1-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick)IOWA 24–10
Q41:23MSUEllis 2-yard run (Schario run)IOWA 24–18

See also: 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

References

  1. ^ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.
  4. ^ Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
  5. ^ Joe Lapointe (October 10, 1982). "Wolverines devour MSU: Carter catches a flock of U-M records in 31-17 romp". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 5E – via Newspapers.com.


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