10/13/1990 - Michigan State 28 Michigan 27

[@Walterky1270]

or maybe the biggest screw job is not allowing MSU to have more than 2 home games during a 37 year stretch and hand picking refs during that time as well

[@ryansemrau7058]

Amazing. I remember watching this with my dad and him running over and putting me on his shoulders screaming when they won. I was 9. I miss my 90s Spartans.

[@kenrecker4065]

“No one beats No. 1”. Never gets old.

[@univac7677]

Desmond was a great player, that makes it hard to believe he tripped on the goal line like he did. Go Green! 👍🏈

[@jwfmsu1990]

Ironic: UM students threw the marshmellows into end zone. Desmond Howard slips on these same marshmellows and drops the ball.

[@Dustomatic]

Slips? Head very clearly tripped by the defender

[@oldfredbear]

​@@Dustomatic, you might want to head over to the optometrist. There were so many marshmallows in the end zone.

[@Dustomatic]

@@oldfredbear there was also a defender’s hand around his ankle tripping him. This particular video doesn’t have it, but during the live broadcast they showed the slow motion replay over and over, and it was very clear that the defender grabbed his ankle and tripped him. But there was nothing that could be done because they missed the call on the field.

[@unvrknow22]

Hickson = beast mode

[@markneese7264]

The Spartans' best receiver, Courtney Hawkins, was hurt and didn't play in this game. Maybe if he'd played, MSU would have won by more than one point and avoided the controversial ending. It's also worth noting that a call went against MSU earlier in the game when an apparent Jon Vaughn fumble was taken back.

[@georgegerswin6297]

Give me a break. In the end injurys don't matter. I'm sure I could go back and find some key Michigan guy that was out..

[@aaronrider4051]

Then find him, you bigmouth scUMmer. Enjoy probation. More to come ​@@georgegerswin6297

[@brianmsu8403]

That's too bad that Howard dropped it. If he had caught it, he might have gained a sense of superiority over other people!

[@bestcoastsxmcp]

🌟

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

He Dropped It

[@sodear2meee]

Desmond Howard straight dropped it !

[@brettbeyer8656]

After getting tackled to the ground

[@univac7677]

Desmond tripped over that end zone line! It’s part of the game. Go Green!

[@DonRamiro1]

@@brettbeyer8656 he tripped on Eddie Brown's hand. come on, man!

[@Dustomatic]

They showed replay in slow motion on the original broadcast and he was clearly tripped.

[@antoniogrady4774]

@@univac7677 Pass interference!!!!!!!

[@jlr974]

Notice that Dan Enos came up to the opposing QB after the game ended to clearly say something to the effect of "hey, good game, you guys are a heck of a team." How far away we are from that today.

[@DonRamiro1]

He said SOMETHING like that but not quite. I actually asked him about this during or after an MSU basketball game. We were sitting in the same section and I asked him what he said to Grbac after the game. He said something about Grbac making a snide comment to him after the 89 game like "you guys have a nice little team" so Enos returned with a wise comment in kind. I don't remember the exact words but basically it was a get even comment for what Grbac said the year prior.

[@DonRamiro1]

I miss that pre-game music. To me ABC college football was IT. This was a great game. I lived on the same floor with Bob Guiney the year before in Akers Hall. I ran into him at the 7-11 downtown East Lansing after the game. I can remember MSU being 14 point dogs but I knew we had a really good team based on how we should've beaten Notre Dame earlier in the year. And that weekend had the best autumnal weather I have EVER experienced but too bad I was back home in Detroit having to attend classes on both Friday and Saturday for getting pinched on a DUI the year before. It was either this weekend or Thanksgiving weekend and I chose this weekend. I still regret it.

[@ChappyUGA]

This was a great game to watch! Wish I could find the full game.

[@georgegerswin6297]

Maybe the best college game I have ever been to and as a Michigan fan most disappointing...still one of the best.

[@brianmsu8403]

Why didn't Howard do the "Heisman Pose" after the two-point conversion try?

[@masonmelegari]

Why did MSU cheat?

[@mikewynne7131]

@@masonmelegari you mad? still? LOL. Good.

[@JJ-fg2wd]

@@masonmelegari remember, when Ichigan loses, it's NEVER their fault!

[@antoniogrady4774]

Before or after he was tripped on his cut inside?

[@bestcoastsxmcp]

Miss Keith Jackson, but ... Wolverine tears taste so sweet. 😂

[@Lekcots11]

Shows that pre-season rankings are a waste of time. Obviously Michigan was not the number 1 team in the nation. They ended with a 4 way tie for first place with Michigan State, who coming in had a losing record. It's awesome that we beat the number 1* team in the nation but they were definitely not as tough as a number 1

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Do you have Michigan State/Michigan basketball from 1990?

[@dougcaron5958]

I was there!! Sec 10 Row 85 Seat 6 GO GREEN, SPARTAN NATION!! V4MSU!!

[@MrMabloom]

The funniest part is Eddie Brown celebrating after he tackled Howard like he had done something great.

[@ramirofonseca9815]

As a Spartan fan, I too find it quite hilarious

[@mikewynne7131]

@@ramirofonseca9815 Almost as funny as Jalen Watts-Jackson taking it to the house with 0:00 on the clock in 2015.

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

The Rare Away Fans Rush the Field but since this is a In State game there actually will be more then just the parent section for the away fans

[@sodear2meee]

Hyland Hickson was punishing defenders out there ..

[@ryansemrau7058]

sodear2meee r.i.p. hyland was a hell of a runner. So was tico duckett.

[@SFFOOL76]

I know they weren't a powerhouse, but those George Perles MSU SPARTAN teams were a tough group of S.O.B.'s and they had pretty cool uniforms.

[@jmcieslak0]

Wow I never knew Michigan got an onside kick and actually had a decent hail mary attempt at the end. Crazy game.

[@BrandonKellogg22]

And yet despite all their chances to win, you'll never hear a Michigan fan admit that they just plain lost. It was the refs fault.

[@michaelrussell3387]

Anyone know where I might be able to find the full game?

[@johnjefferson7900]

Dan Enos reminds me of Doug Flutie. Tico Duckett was a great RB so was H Hickson

[@SFFOOL76]

@SFFOOL76 It just dawned me why the Spartans Uniforms are like a Green Version of the Pittsburgh Steelers, because Perles was a Chuck Noll assistant back in the 1970's.

[@jasonbruveris8130]

I would love to know what the budget was for the Michigan State uniforms that season. Those are comically bad.

[@seanwalters1977]

"Annual ruckus" I like that description lol

[@molzerib]

Could you describe the ruckus?

[@bobschaar5720]

9:35 - UM had 12 men on the field during the dropped pass in the end zone play. And they want to b*tch about a call that didnt go their way?

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

Tripped over a marshmallow. Way to go, Wolverine fans! Cost your team the game!

[@ponchpi]

...and he dropped it

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

The last time Michigan State played at the Big House when it had artificial turf (the following year, they switched to the real grass)

[@h00lzf00lz]

you can't say that if they would've called a pass interference at the end that Michigan would've won

[@sappyjohnson]

Desmond Howard blew that one. Most overrated player in history.

[@antoniogrady4774]

BS..clearly beaten by a trip

[@sappyjohnson]

@@antoniogrady4774 Quit crying Antonio

[@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334]

Absolutely surreal to watch Dan Enos score that rushing touchdown not knowing he would someday be the pathetic central Michigan coach. As a chip I can hardly believe it

[@cjennings2876]

Howard tripped himself and still stand by it. Now if there was replay back then and angle shows he was tripped by defender and they didn't overturn the call , then i can see it as a mistake. it is what it is!

[@ramirofonseca9815]

no replays on that sort of thing. not even an issue

[@brianmsu8403]

That was a great game. I know that Michigan fans were pissed, but they had chances earlier in the game as well as State did. I am still ticked off, years later, that Perles kicked the damn ball to Howard that he returned for the touchdown. Anyway...

[@kareemmoreland9119]

1990 & 2015 the 2 sweetest MSU wins at AA.

[@kobraf150]

"Howard g- He dropped it! He dropped it! He dropped it! Howard dropped it!". Ugh, 23 years that one's been in my head. Back then when it was close MSU would typically take it. Really wish my fellow fans wouldn't have made those #1 vs no one t-shirts! We were only 3-1 for God's sake.

[@cjennings2876]

Hickson was too much for Michigan! He just runs over people and great speed as well

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

The game was in Ann Arbor yet it seemed like there was more State fans there then Little Sister fans

[@masonmelegari]

Michigan beat little bro as always lol

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

@@masonmelegari Keep Showing That Pride Because that's just means a harder fall especially with keeping Good Ole Jim

[@masonmelegari]

MSU Detroit Fan have fun not beating us for at least 8 years with ur god awful coach. You only won this year Bc of covid which is fine Bc this year didn’t count.

[@masonmelegari]

MSU Detroit Fan funny your still using that dantonio line as if it changed Michigan owning MSU at all lol.

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

@@masonmelegari oof. you say it don't matter because y'all lost

[@kobraf150]

Howard lost it due to a trip either way he won the Heisman the next year and went crazy in East Lansing

[@molzerib]

Sparty, I have no skin in this game. I am sure the breaks evened out over the years or maybe that day. That was about as bad a missed call as you will ever see.

[@jaquiel5332]

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[@eddiewilliams3902]

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[@jaquiel5332]

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[@gloriawilliams7419]

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[@jjuice05]

for all the gimmicky Nike jerseys MSU has worn through the last several years it is a crime they have not donned the old pea green throw backs with an "S" on the helmet even once! Shame shame.

[@slipshaft]

LOL at "drop the ball Desmond" ...and the WALverines are still crying about the refs in this game!

[@buffalobraves9]

Biggest screw job in the rivalry...oh wait that would be when Spartan Bob intentionally kept the clock from running...

[@ramirofonseca9815]

Or maybe MSU getting robbed of a timeout during a Michigan penalty a couple plays before which MSU would have been able to use on the Smoker spike.

[@JJ-fg2wd]

Remember folks, Ichigan never loses, it's always a grand conspiracy to keep them down! Ichigan should just go the way of University of Chicago and just give up football

[@eddiewilliams3902]

Bob griese

[@paxdiorum6383]

WHERE'S THE PI????

[@seanwalters1977]

Tripped over his own feet and then dropped the ball that fell into his lap lol

[@Lekcots11]

excuses

[@Kaslay]

Well... that was bullshit.

[@andrewps84]

@klank99 Even as a State fan I can say it was pass interference, and Michigan probably should have had that one. Well notice we didn't win in AA after that while Moeller and Carr were still there.

[@michaelhegyan7464]

One of the worst calls, remember it well...

[@seanwalters1977]

Ball dropped right into his hands and he blew it after tripping over his own feet