Michigan State Spartans	Florida State Seminoles ©
Played September 24, 1988 at Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Michigan State	0	0	3	0	.000	0	1	0	.000	0	2	0	.000
Florida State ©	1	1	0	0	1.000					1	0	0	1.000

 

                          Previous Belt Meetings:       None

 

 

Coach George Perles brought his 0-2 Michigan State Spartans to Tallahassee to meet the 9^th ranked, 2-1 Florida State Seminoles of coach Bobby Bowden as the first Big Ten team to ever play in Doak-Campbell Stadium.  Florida State's S LeRoy Butler returned an interception for a touchdown & while the defense held the Spartans to just 25 yards passing in a 30-7 victory over Michigan State in the Seminoles’ first Belt defense.  The Seminoles took a 7-0 lead in the 1^st quarter when QB Chip Ferguson connected with WR Lawrence Dawsey for a 1-yard touchdown pass.  The 2^nd quarter saw field goals from two Florida State kickers; PK Bill Mason hit from 21 yards & PK Richie Andrews was sucessful from 48 yards as the Seminoles took a 13-0 halftime lead.  The Spartans got on the board in the 3^rd quarter when QB Bobby McAllister found All-Big Ten WR Andre Rison open on a 25-yard touchdown pass.  The 4^th quarter was all Florida State as Andrews hit a 39-yard field goal, Butler returned the interception 26 yards for a touchdown, & RB Paul Moore scored on a 5-yard touchdown run after the Seminoles had blocked a Michigan State punt.  Ferguson finished with 215 yards passing with a touchdown while McAllister completed just 1 pass for 25 yards with a touchdown but 2 interceptions.  Florida State finished the season 11-1; ranked 3^rd nationally while the Spartans finished 6-5-1.  Michigan State would play for The Belt again in 2003.