1992 Michigan State Spartans football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1992

| team = Michigan State Spartans

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach = George Perles

| hc_year = 10th

| off_coach = Morris Watts

| oc_year = 6th

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Norm Parker

| dc_year = 5th

| def_scheme =

| mvp = Mill Coleman

| captain = Tico Duckett

| captain2 = Toby Heaton

| stadium = Spartan Stadium

}}

{{1992 Big Ten Conference football standings}}

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 {{cite web|publisher=MSUSpartans.com|title=2011 Media Guide|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010-mg-6.pdf|access-date=December 12, 2011|archive-date=January 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115182623/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010-mg-6.pdf|url-status=dead}} Michigan State played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1992

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| tv =

| score = 20–24

| attend = 65,123

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| tv = ABC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 31–52

| attend = 76,188

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Boston College

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| tv =

| score = 0–14

| attend = 32,498

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 42–31

| attend = 65,516

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 10–35

| attend = 106,788

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| tv =

| score = 20–15

| attend = 35,594

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Ohio State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| tv = ABC

| score = 17–27

| attend = 70,037

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv =

| score = 27–26

| attend = 31,101

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| tv = ABC

| score = 26–10

| attend = 45,219

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| tv =

| score = 35–13

| attend = 36,803

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| tv =

| score = 10–14

| attend = 40,552

}}

}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1992

| team = Michigan State Spartans

| teamcolors = y

| offensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=49|class=Sr|first=Brice|last=Abrams|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=14|class=Sr|first=Tim|last=Bryan|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=79|class=So|first=Brian|last=DeMarco|pos=OT|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=35|class=|first=Tico|last=Duckett|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=23|class=Sr|first=Ty|last=Hallock|pos=TE|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=63|class=So|first=Shane|last=Hannah|pos=T|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=67|class=Sr|first=Toby|last=Heaton|pos=G}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=Sr|first=Mitch|last=Lyons|pos=TE|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=Jr|first=Jim|last=Miller|dab=Jim Miller (quarterback)|pos=QB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=50|class=Sr|first=Roosevelt|last=Wagner|pos=G}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=24|class=Jr|first=Myron|last=Bell|pos=SS|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=93|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Edwards|pos=DT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Jr|first=Rob|last=Fredrickson|pos=LB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=99|class=Sr|first=Willie|last=Hill|pos=DT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=Jr|first=Corey|last=Keyes|pos=FS}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=37|class=Jr|first=Steve|last=Wasylk|pos=SS}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=Jr|first=Brian|last=Winters|pos=DB}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach = *George Perles

| asst_coach =

| accessdate=

}}

1993 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 1993 NFL draft.

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! Player !! Round !! Pick !! Position !! NFL team

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| Mitch Lyons

6151Tight endAtlanta Falcons
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| Ty Hallock

7174LinebackerDetroit Lions

References

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