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The 1985 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season . In their third season under head coach George Perles , the Spartans compiled a 7–5 overall record (5–3 against Big Ten opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference , and lost to Georgia Tech in the 1985 Hall of Fame Classic .[ 1] [ 2]
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 : running back Lorenzo White (AP-1; UPI-1); offensive guard John Wojciechowski (AP-1); offensive tackle Steve Bogdalek (AP-2); linebacker Shane Bullough (AP-2); defensive back Phil Parker (UPI-1); and punter Greg Montgomery (AP-1).[ 3] [ 4]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 14 12:08 p.m. Arizona State * W 12–362,797 September 21 7:46 p.m. at Notre Dame * ESPN L 10–2759,075 September 28 1:00 p.m. Western Michigan * Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 7–363,829 October 5 2:42 p.m. at No. 1 Iowa CBS L 31–3566,044 October 12 2:42 p.m. No. 3 Michigan Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry ) CBS L 0–3178,235 October 19 1:00 p.m. Illinois Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI L 17–3076,438 October 26 12:38 p.m. at Purdue TBS W 28–2467,660 November 2 12:08 p.m. Minnesota Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI TBS W 31–2663,578 November 9 1:00 p.m. at Indiana W 35–1624,764 November 16 1:00 p.m. Northwestern Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 32–055,439 November 23 2:05 p.m. at Wisconsin W 41–756,854 8:00 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech * TBS L 14–1745,000 [ 5] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Michigan State at #1 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
0
10 14 7
31
• No. 1 Hawkeyes
7
6 15 7
35
Scoring summary 1 10:23 IOWA Robert Smith 60-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 2 13:12 IOWA Mike Flagg 17-yard pass from Chuck Long (kick failed) IOWA 13-0 2 11:34 MSU Chris Caudell 32-yard field goal IOWA 13-3 2 9:15 MSU Andre Rison 50-yard pass from Bobby McAllister (Caudell kick)IOWA 13-10 3 12:30 MSU Lorenzo White 23-yard run (Caudell kick)MSU 17-13 3 7:01 MSU Lorenzo White 1-yard run (Caudell kick) MSU 24-13 3 6:16 IOWA Robert Smith 4-yard pass from Chuck Long (Flagg pass from Long for two-point conversion) MSU 24-21 3 3:21 IOWA Mike Flagg 12-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 28-24 4 4:06 MSU Craig Johnson 25-yard run (Caudell kick) MSU 31-28 4 0:27 IOWA Chuck Long 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 35-31
Lorenzo White 39 Rush, 229 Yds, 2 TD[ 6]
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Wolverines
14
3 0 14
31
Spartans
0
0 0 0
0
On October 12, 1985, Michigan State lost to Michigan, 31–0, in front of a crowd of 78,235 at Spartan Stadium . The victory was regarded at the time as revenge for the Spartans' 19–7 upset of the Wolverines in 1984. Michigan struck early after Michigan State quarterback Bobby McAllister fumbled the snap on the second play of the game, Andy Moeller recovered the ball on the Spartans' 16-yard line, and Jim Harbaugh threw a touchdown pass to tight end Eric Kattus . Less than two minutes after Michigan's first score, Dieter Heren blocked a Greg Montgomery punt, and Ed Hood recovered the ball in the end zone for Michigan's second touchdown. Harbaugh completed 13 of 23 passes, threw two touchdown passes to Kattus and gave up three interceptions. Jamie Morris rushed for 84 yards on 19 carries. Mike Gillette also kicked a field goal. On defense, Michigan held Lorenzo White (who set a Big Ten record with 2,066 yards in 1985) to a season-low 47 yards on 18 carries. The Wolverines' defense also sacked Bobby McAllister three times, intercepted him once, and held him to 83 passing yards.[ 7]
Lorenzo White 53 Rush, 244 Yds
Lorenzo White 25 Rush, 286 Yds, 2 TD (played just over a half)
Lorenzo White 42 Rush, 223 Yds (set single season Big Ten rushing record) [ 8]
Hall of Fame Classic [ edit ]
Michigan State vs. Georgia Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
0
7 7 0
14
• Yellow Jackets
0
0 7 10
17
[ 9]
1985 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
41
Shane Bullough Jr
S
32
Phil Parker Sr
DE
93
Kelly Quinn Sr
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
^ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1985-1989)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015 .^ "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 .^ "Soph White, Station, Unanimous Choices" . Toledo Blade (AP story) . December 3, 1985. p. 33.^ "Long Nips Everett For Spot On All-Big Ten First Team" . Logansport Pharos-Tribune . November 26, 1985. p. 10.^ "Wreck outlasts Spartans" . Birmingham Post-Herald . January 1, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Last-Minute Score Gives Iowa Victory" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 18, 2020 .^ Jack Saylor (October 13, 1985). "Wolverines get revenge: U-M defense manhandles MSU, 31–0" . Detroit Free Press . p. G1. ^ "Football's Best Won't Win Heisman" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 21, 2019 .^ "All-American Bowl : Georgia Tech Beats Michigan State, 17-14" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
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