Michigan State
B10 · 1990 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
1990 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–2 | T 23–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 19–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 34–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | L 7–12 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | W 28–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | L 13–15 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 55–33 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 6–5–1 | W 45–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 6–5 | W 28–16 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 29–22 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 14–9 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 8–4–1 | W 17–16 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Michigan +9
- USC +8
- Indiana +6
- Minnesota +6
- Rutgers +3
- Purdue +2
- Northwestern +2
- Wisconsin +1
- Syracuse 0
- Notre Dame -3
- Iowa -4
- Illinois -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.708 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.