Michigan State University
1997 Football Schedule
Overall7-50.583
Conference4-40.500
StreakL1
Home4-3
Away3-1
Neutral0-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 (Sat) | Home | Western Michigan | East Lansing, Mich. | W 42-10 | ||
| Sep 13 (Sat) | Home | Memphis | East Lansing, Mich. | W 51-21 | ||
| Sep 20 (Sat) | Away | Notre Dame | South Bend, Ind. | W 23-7 | ||
| Oct 4 (Sat) | Home | Minnesota | East Lansing, Mich. | W 31-10 | ||
| Oct 11 (Sat) | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | W 38-6 | ||
| Oct 18 (Sat) | Home | Northwestern | East Lansing, Mich. | L 17-19 | ||
| Oct 25 (Sat) | Home | Michigan | East Lansing, Mich. | L 7-23 | ||
| Nov 1 (Sat) | Home | Ohio State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 13-37 | ||
| Nov 8 (Sat) | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 21-22 | ||
| Nov 22 (Sat) | Away | Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | W 27-17 | ||
| Nov 29 (Sat) | Home | Penn State | East Lansing, Mich. | W 49-14 | ||
| Dec 25 (Thu) | Neutral | Washington (Aloha Bowl) | Honolulu, Hawaii | L 23-51 |