1994 Michigan State Spartans football team

1994 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–11, 5 wins forfeited (0–8 Big Ten, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (7th season)
MVPScott Greene
CaptainMark Birchmeier, Mill Coleman, Juan Hammonds
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 0 0 12 0 0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 2 0 9 4 0
Wisconsin 5 2 1 8 3 1
No. 12 Michigan 5 3 0 8 4 0
Illinois 4 4 0 7 5 0
Purdue 3 3 2 5 4 2
Iowa 3 4 1 5 5 1
Indiana 3 5 0 6 5 0
Northwestern 3 5 0 4 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 0 3 8 0
Michigan State 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by George Perles was in his 12th and final season as head coach, the Spartans finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big Ten. Michigan State played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Perles was fired on November 8, although he was allowed to coach the remaining games on the schedule.[1] Although the NCAA found no infractions after two investigations requested by Michigan State president Peter M. McPherson, Spartans forfeited their five wins from the 1994 due to a 'lack of institutional control'. As a result, the Spartans' official record for the season dropped 0–11 overall and 0–8 in conference play, placing them last out of 11 teams in Big Ten. With the forfeits, this remains the Spartans' worst record in program history.[2]

  1. ^ Andrew Bagnato (November 9, 1994), "Perles emotional after firing", Chicago Tribune
  2. ^ "Spartans Spared Major Penalties", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Associated Press, September 17, 1996