Michigan State @ Illinois
Final
November 22, 1997 12:00 PM
Michigan State
Spartans
5-4 / 2-4
27
17
Illinois
Fighting Illini
0-10 / 0-7
1997 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Michigan State
Illinois
Tie
17
16
2
35th
meeting
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Last Meeting

42-14 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
Oct 12, 1996
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 1997 schedule
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
243 to 155
this season
Nicholas Saban's record
at Michigan State
17 - 15 - 1
vs Illinois
2 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan State
9 game(s)
from 1995
to 2005
Illinois
6 game(s)
from 1980
to 1985
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
 Ron Turner
Schedule
vs Southern Mississippi L 24-7 9/6/1997
@ Louisville L 26-14 9/13/1997
vs Washington State L 35-22 9/20/1997
@ Iowa L 38-10 9/27/1997
vs Penn State L 41-6 10/4/1997
@ Wisconsin L 31-7 10/11/1997
vs Purdue L 48-3 10/25/1997
@ Indiana L 23-6 11/1/1997
vs Northwestern L 34-21 11/8/1997
@ Ohio State L 41-6 11/15/1997
vs Michigan State L 27-17 11/22/1997
Illinois 1997 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
341 to 102
this season
Ronald Turner's record
at Illinois
0 - 10 - 0
vs Michigan State
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan State
1 game(s)
from 2022
to 2022
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2016
to 2019
Notes

Pre Game

0