1994 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1994 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach George Perles was in his twelfth and last season with the Spartans. Perles was fired on November 8, though he was allowed to coach the remaining games on the schedule.[1] Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 5–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play during the regular season, Although the NCAA found no infractions after two investigations asked for by then President Peter M. McPherson, MSU had their 5 wins self forfeited by President McPherson due to his claim of a 'lack of institutional control'. As a result, the Spartans official record for the season is 0-11 overall and 0-8 in the Big Ten. In terms of record, this is the Spartans worst season to date.
| 1994 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1994 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 (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (72,027) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Schedule
| 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)* |
| L 45–10 (forfeit) | 61,224 | |
| October 1 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 15 Wisconsin |
| ESPN | L 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 |
| L 27–21 (forfeit) | 60,773 | |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | L 35–17 (forfeit) | 47,754 | ||
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Purdue |
| L 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
- LB #22 Reggie Garnett, Soph.
- OT #79 Brian DeMarco, Sr.
1995 NFL Draft
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
- Andrew Bagnato (November 9, 1994), "Perles emotional after firing", Chicago Tribune
- http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/MichiganState.htm
- https://web1.ncaa.org/LSDBi/exec/miSearch?miSearchSubmit=publicReport&key=249&publicTerms=THIS%20PHRASE%20WILL%20NOT%20BE%20REPEATED
- "Spartans Spared Major Penalties", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Associated Press, September 17, 1996