#5 Michigan @ #15 Michigan State
1997
Paul Bunyan
Final
#5 Michigan
Wolverines
6-0 / 3-0
23
7
#15 Michigan State
Spartans
5-1 / 2-1
1997 Season

Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Capacity: 75,005
Attendance: 79,687

Series Stats

Michigan
Michigan State
Tie
59
26
5
90th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

45-29 Michigan
Michigan Stadium
Nov 02, 1996
Michigan

Head Coach
Lloyd Carr
Schedule
vs Colorado W 3-27 9/13/1997
vs Baylor W 3-38 9/20/1997
vs Notre Dame W 14-21 9/21/1997
@ Indiana W 0-37 10/4/1997
vs Northwestern W 6-23 10/11/1997
vs Iowa W 24-28 10/18/1997
@ Michigan State W 7-23 10/25/1997
vs Minnesota W 3-24 11/1/1997
@ Penn State W 8-34 11/8/1997
@ Wisconsin W 16-26 11/15/1997
vs Ohio State W 14-20 11/22/1997
vs Washington State W 16-21 1/1/1998
Michigan
has outscored their opponents
174 to 50
this season
Lloyd Carr's record
at Michigan
23 - 8 - 0
vs Michigan State
1 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan
14 game(s)
from 1916
to 1929
Michigan State
4 game(s)
from 2008
to 2011
Stats
Michigan State

Head Coach
Nick Saban
Schedule
vs Western Michigan W 10-42 9/6/1997
vs Memphis W 21-51 9/13/1997
@ Notre Dame W 7-23 9/20/1997
vs Minnesota W 10-31 10/4/1997
@ Indiana W 6-38 10/11/1997
@ Northwestern L 19-17 10/18/1997
vs Michigan L 23-7 10/25/1997
vs Ohio State L 37-13 11/1/1997
@ Purdue L 22-21 11/8/1997
@ Illinois W 17-27 11/22/1997
vs Penn State W 14-49 11/29/1997
vs Washington L 51-23 12/25/1997
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
202 to 73
this season
Nicholas Saban's record
at Michigan State
17 - 12 - 1
vs Michigan
1 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan
3 game(s)
from 2022
to 2024
Michigan State
2 game(s)
from 2020
to 2021
Notes

Michigan 1997 Season

Big Ten Champions

Pre Game

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