1997 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1997 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his third season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 7–4 overall and 4–4 in conference play during the regular season.[1] The team played in the Aloha Bowl on December 25, 1997, where they were defeated 51–23 by the Washington Huskies.
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1997 record | 7–5 (4–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Nick Saban (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro set |
Defensive coordinator | Dean Pees (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (72,027) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Purdue | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 12:30 p.m. | Western Michigan* | No. 25 |
| ESPN+ | W 42–10 | 72,317[2] |
September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Memphis* | No. 23 |
| W 51–21 | 72,131[3] | |
September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | No. 18 |
| NBC | W 23–7 | 80,225[4] |
October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 13 |
| W 31–10 | 75,263[5] | |
October 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 11 |
| ESPN2 | W 38–6 | 35,082[6] |
October 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 11 | ABC | L 17–19 | 47,129[7] | |
October 25 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 5 Michigan | No. 14 |
| ESPN | L 7–23 | 79,687[8] |
November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 9 Ohio State | No. 20 |
| ABC | L 13–37 | 74,903[9] |
November 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Purdue | ESPN2 | L 21–22 | 55,539[10] | ||
November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Illinois | W 27–17 | 30,087[11] | |||
November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Penn State |
| ABC | W 49–14 | 73,623[12] | |
December 25 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 21 Washington* | No. 25 | ABC | L 23–51 | 34,419[13] | |
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Game summaries
Notre Dame
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Michigan State's first win versus Notre Dame since 1986.
1998 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Team |
Flozell Adams | 2 | 38 | Offensive Tackle | Dallas Cowboys |
Ike Reese | 5 | 142 | Linebacker | Philadelphia Eagles |
Scott Shaw | 5 | 143 | Offensive Guard | Miami Dolphins |
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References
- "1997 Schedule". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Game One Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. September 6, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Game Two Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. September 13, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Game Three Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. September 20, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Game Four Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. October 4, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Michigan State–Indian Stats". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. October 11, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Michigan State–Northwestern Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. October 18, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Michigan State–Michigan Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. October 25, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Ohio State vs. Michigan State Summary (Final)". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. November 1, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Michigan State vs. Purdue Stats". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. November 8, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Michigan State vs. Illinois Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. November 22, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Penn State vs. Michigan State Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. November 29, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Washington vs. Michigan Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. December 25, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- "Michigan State vs. Notre Dame". USA Today. September 20, 1997. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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