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1994 Michigan State

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by George Perles. Officially 0–⁠11. Michigan State forfeited five games.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “McPherson, Spartans forfeited their five wins from the 1994 due to a ‘lack of institutional control’.”

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1994, game by game: lost at Kansas 10–17; lost vs. No. 8 Notre Dame 20–21; won vs. Miami (OH) 45–10; won vs. No. 15 Wisconsin 29–10; lost at No. 7 Michigan 20–40; lost vs. Ohio State 7–23; lost at Iowa 14–19; won vs. Indiana 27–21; won at Northwestern 35–17; won vs. Purdue 42–30; lost at No. 2 Penn State 31–59+35−28Lost 10–17 at Kansas-7KansasLost 20–21 vs. No. 8 Notre Dame-1No. 8 Notre DameWon 45–10 vs. Miami (OH)+35Miami (OH)Won 29–10 vs. No. 15 Wisconsin+19No. 15 WisconsinLost 20–40 at No. 7 Michigan-20No. 7 MichiganLost 7–23 vs. Ohio State-16Ohio StateLost 14–19 at Iowa-5IowaWon 27–21 vs. Indiana+6IndianaWon 35–17 at Northwestern+18NorthwesternWon 42–30 vs. Purdue+12PurdueLost 31–59 at No. 2 Penn State-28No. 2 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atKansasL 10–⁠1739%
Sep 17vs8Notre DameL 20–⁠2129%
Sep 24vsMiami (OH)W 45–⁠10forfeited68%
Oct 1vs15WisconsinW 29–⁠10forfeited42%
Oct 8at7MichiganL 20–⁠4024%
Oct 15vsOhio StateL 7–⁠2346%
Oct 22atIowaL 14–⁠1954%
Oct 29vsIndianaW 27–⁠21forfeited49%
Nov 5atNorthwesternW 35–⁠17forfeited54%
Nov 12vsPurdueW 42–⁠30forfeited67%
Nov 26at2Penn StateL 31–⁠5916%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 59–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1994.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠267
Coach
George Perles
Elo
1542 +33 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 26 of 106; offense No. 28, defense No. 33
SRS
10.2 No. 25 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Morris Watts
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Captains
Mark Birchmeier, Mill Coleman and Juan Hammonds
Most valuable player
Scott Greene

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 2Brian DeMarco OTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Shane Hannah OGDallas Cowboys

All-Big Ten

3 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Penn State8–⁠012–⁠02
Ohio State6–⁠29–⁠414
Michigan5–⁠38–⁠412
Wisconsin4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠45–⁠6
Iowa3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠56–⁠5
Purdue2–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠63–⁠7–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.