Michigan State Football Team History
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855 Stadium: Spartan Stadium Capacity: 75,005 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: George J. Perles Conference: Big 10-
1985 Season Highlights
George J. Perles enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Arizona State
12
3
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Notre Dame
10
27
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Western Michigan
7
3
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Iowa
31
35
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Michigan
0
31
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Illinois
17
30
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Purdue
28
24
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Minnesota
31
26
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Indiana
35
16
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Northwestern
32
0
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Wisconsin
41
7
W
Tue., Dec. 31
Georgia Tech
14
17
L
@ Birmingham, AL
All-American Bowl
1985 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 258
Scoring Average 21.5
Points Allowed 219
Defense Average 18.3
Opponents Record 76-58
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.