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1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – 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 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.

Schedule

September 612:30 PMWestern Michigan*No. 25

ESPN+W 42–1072,317[2] September 131:00 PMMemphis*No. 23

  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI

W 51–2172,131[3] September 201:30 PMat Notre Dame*No. 18

NBCW 23–7 80,225[4] October 41:00 PMMinnesotadaggerNo. 13

  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI

W 31–1075,263[5] October 1112:30 PMat IndianaNo. 11

ESPN2W 38–635,082[6] October 183:30 PMat NorthwesternNo. 11

ABCL 17–19 47,129[7] October 2512:30 PMNo. 5 MichiganNo. 14

ESPNL 7–2379,687[8] November 13:30 PMNo. 9 Ohio StateNo. 20

  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI

ABCL 13–3774,903[9] November 812:30 PMat No. 24 Purdue

ESPN2L 21–2255,539[10] November 222:00 PMat Illinois

W 27–1730,087[11] November 291:00 PMNo. 4 Penn State

ABCW 49–1473,623[12] December 253:30 PMvs. No. 21 Washington*No. 25

ABCL 23–5134,419[13]

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 234Total
• Michigan St 14 333 23
Notre Dame 0 700 7
Scoring summary
Q112:28MSUKeur 5 yard pass from Schultz (Gardner kick)MSU 7–0
Q14:47MSUSchultz 1 yard run (Gardner kick)MSU 14–0
Q26:28MSUGardner 31 yard field goalMSU 17–0
Q2:27NDBrown 7 yard pass from Powlus (Sanson kick)MSU 17–7
Q37:12MSUGardner 32 yard field goalMSU 20–7
Q46:26MSUGardner 31 yard field goalMSU 23–7

[14]

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

References

  1. ^ "1997 Schedule". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Game One Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. September 6, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Game Two Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. September 13, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "Game Three Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. September 20, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "Game Four Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. October 4, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "Michigan State–Indian Stats". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. October 11, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "Michigan State–Northwestern Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. October 18, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "Michigan State–Michigan Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. October 25, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  9. ^ "Ohio State vs. Michigan State Summary (Final)". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. November 1, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  10. ^ "Michigan State vs. Purdue Stats". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. November 8, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "Michigan State vs. Illinois Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. November 22, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  12. ^ "Penn State vs. Michigan State Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. November 29, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  13. ^ "Washington vs. Michigan Statistics". Michigan State University Department of Athletics. December 25, 1997. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  14. ^ "Michigan State vs. Notre Dame". USA Today. September 20, 1997. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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