1997 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1997 Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
Aloha Bowl vs. Washington, L, 23–51
Conference Big Ten Conference
1997 record 7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Nick Saban (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Pro Set
Defensive coordinator Dean Pees (3rd year)
Base defense 4-3
Home stadium Spartan Stadium (72,027)
Seasons
« 1996 1998 »
1997 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Michigan $   8 – 0         12 – 0  
#12 Ohio State   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#16 Penn State   6 – 2         9 – 3  
#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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 12:30 PM Western Michigan* #25 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN+ W 42–10   72,317[2]
September 13 1:00 PM Memphis* #23 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 51–21   72,131[3]
September 20 1:30 PM at Notre Dame* #18 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy) NBC W 23–7   80,225[4]
October 4 1:00 PM Minnesotadagger #13 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 31–10   75,263[5]
October 11 12:30 PM at Indiana #11 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) ESPN2 W 38–6   35,082[6]
October 18 3:30 PM at Northwestern #11 Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ABC L 17–19   47,129[7]
October 25 12:30 PM #5 Michigan #14 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) ESPN L 7–23   79,687[8]
November 1 3:30 PM #9 Ohio State #20 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC L 13–37   74,903[9]
November 8 12:30 PM at #24 Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 L 21–22   55,539[10]
November 22 2:00 PM at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 27–17   30,087[11]
November 29 1:00 PM #4 Penn State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) ABC W 49–14   73,623[12]
December 25 3:30 PM vs. #21 Washington* #25 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) ABC L 23–51   34,419[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
• Michigan St 14 3 3 3 23
Notre Dame 0 7 0 0 7

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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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