Michigan State @ Northwestern
Final
October 18, 1997 12:00 PM
Michigan State
Spartans
5-0 / 2-0
17
19
Northwestern
Wildcats
2-5 / 0-3
1997 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Michigan State
Northwestern
Tie
29
11
0
40th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

35-17 Michigan State
Ryan Field
Nov 05, 1994
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
185 to 54
this season
Nicholas Saban's record
at Michigan State
17 - 11 - 1
vs Northwestern
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan State
11 game(s)
from 1959
to 1969
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1905
to 1924
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Gary Barnett
Schedule
vs Oklahoma W 0-24 8/23/1997
@ Wake Forest L 27-20 9/6/1997
vs Duke W 20-24 9/13/1997
vs Rice L 40-34 9/20/1997
@ Purdue L 21-9 9/27/1997
vs Wisconsin L 26-25 10/4/1997
@ Michigan L 23-6 10/11/1997
vs Michigan State W 17-19 10/18/1997
@ Ohio State L 49-6 10/25/1997
vs Penn State L 30-27 11/1/1997
@ Illinois W 21-34 11/8/1997
vs Iowa W 14-15 11/15/1997
Northwestern 1997 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
157 to 142
this season
Gary Barnett's record
at Northwestern
29 - 34 - 1
vs Michigan State
0 - 3 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan State
3 game(s)
from 2019
to 2021
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 2016
to 2018
Notes

Pre Game

0