The 1986 Michigan State Spartans football team represented
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
in the
1986 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the national championship. Coached by Joe Paterno, they defeated Miami (Fl) 14–10 in the Fiesta Bowl. This Fiesta Bowl was the first in the game's history to decide the na ...
. In their fourth season under head coach
George Perles, the Spartans compiled a 6–5 overall record (4–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in fifth place in the
Big Ten Conference.
Six Spartans were recognized by the
Associated Press (AP) and/or the
United Press International (UPI) on the
1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. The organizations selecting All-Big Ten teams in 1987 included the Ass ...
: receivers
Andre Rison (AP-1; UPI-1) and
Mark Ingram Sr. (AP-2); defensive linemen John Budde (AP-2) and Mark Nichols (AP-2); linebacker Shane Bullough (AP-2; UPI-1); and punter
Greg Montgomery
Gregory "Greg" Hugh Montgomery Jr. (October 29, 1964 – August 23, 2020) was a National Football League punter from (1988-1997) for the Houston Oilers, Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens.
Raised in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, Montgomery played foot ...
(AP-1; UPI-1).
Schedule
Personnel
Season summary
At Arizona State
Notre Dame
Western Michigan
Iowa
At Michigan
At Illinois
Purdue
Lorenzo White
Lorenzo Maurice White (born April 12, 1966) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft. He attended Dillard High School in Ft. Lauderdale in Fl ...
rushed for 79 yards on 19 carries in part-time duty in return from injury while the Spartans' defense intercepted four passes. White ran for first half touchdowns of three and one yards, respectively.
[ Eugene Register-Guard. 1986 Oct 26. Retrieved 2022-Oct-04.]
At Minnesota
Indiana
At Northwestern
Wisconsin
References
Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans football seasons
Michigan State Spartans football
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