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1986 Michigan State Spartans football
1986 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Perles (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Morris Watts (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Saban (4th season)
MVP	Mark Ingram, Dave Yarema
Captains	Shane Bullough; Dave Yarema;
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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.^[1]

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: 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 (AP-1; UPI-1).^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	10:18 p.m.	at Arizona State*	No. 20	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	TBS	L 17–20	70,689
September 20	2:42 p.m.	No. 20 Notre Dame*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	CBS	W 20–15	79,895
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Western Michigan*	No. 19	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 45–10	65,907
October 4	2:42 p.m.	No. 11 Iowa	No. 17	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	CBS	L 21–24	75,102
October 11	2:42 p.m.	at No. 4 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	CBS	L 6–27	106,141	^[4]^[5]
October 18	1:49 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	CBS	W 29–21	75,083
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Purdue		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 37–3	77,063
November 1	8:00 p.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 52–23	57,408
November 8	12:40 p.m.	Indiana		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	TNT	L 14–17	64,973
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 21–24	26,711
November 22	12:40 p.m.	Wisconsin		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	TNT	W 23–13	60,285
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Arizona State

Notre Dame

Western Michigan

Iowa

At Michigan

At Illinois

Purdue

Lorenzo White 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.^[6]

At Minnesota

Indiana

At Northwestern

Wisconsin

Personnel

1986 Michigan State Spartans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Willie Bouyer
RB		Blake Ezor
TE		Rich Gicewicz
OL		Mark Hill
OL		David Houle
WR	`11`	Mark Ingram	Sr
RB		Craig Johnson
OL		Tony Mandarich
QB	`8`	Bobby McAllister	So
RB		James Moore
RB	`21`	Bobby Morse	Sr
RB		Joe Pugh
WR	`1`	Andre Rison	So
OL		Doug Rogers
OL		Mike Sargent
C	`60`	Pat Shurmur	Jr
OL		Vince Tata
RB	`34`	Lorenzo White	Jr
WR		Bernard Wilson
QB		Dave Yarema (C)

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Dean Altobelli
DB	`36`	Harlon Barnett	Fr
DL		Joe Bergin
DB		Paul Bobbitt
DL		John Budde
LB	`41`	Shane Bullough	Sr
DB		Maurice Chamberlain
DL		Travis Davis
DB		Todd Krumm
LB		Kurt Larson
DB		John Miller
LB		Tim Moore
DL		Mark Nichols
DB		Ron Rowe
LB	`48`	Percy Snow	Fr
LB		Rob Stradley
DL		Jim Szymanski
DL		Dave Wolff

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Chris Caudell	Sr
P	`23`	Greg Montgomery	Jr

Head coach

George Perles

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Nick Saban – Defensive coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
^ "Harbaugh heads All-Big Ten team". The Michigan Daily. November 26, 1986. p. 8.
^ "Woodson, Waiters Both All-Big Ten". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. November 25, 1986. p. 10.
^ Tommy George (October 12, 1986). "U-M flattens MSU, 27-6: Pass rush batters Yarema". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 10D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Adam Martin (October 12, 1986). "Tradition, 'D' smother Spartans: MSU unoffensive in 27-6 Blue pasting". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 12 – via Bentley Historical Library.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1986 Oct 26. Retrieved 2022-Oct-04.