Ohio State @ Michigan State
Final
November 01, 1997 12:00 PM
Ohio State
Buckeyes
7-1 / 3-1
37
13
Michigan State
Spartans
5-2 / 2-2
1997 Season

Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Capacity: 75,005
Attendance: 74,903

Series Stats

Ohio State
Michigan State
Tie
20
10
0
30th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

23-7 Ohio State
Spartan Stadium
Oct 15, 1994
Ohio State

Head Coach
 John Cooper
Schedule
vs Wyoming W 10-24 8/28/1997
vs Bowling Green State W 13-44 9/13/1997
vs Arizona W 20-28 9/20/1997
@ Missouri W 10-31 9/27/1997
vs Iowa W 7-23 10/4/1997
@ Penn State L 31-27 10/11/1997
vs Indiana W 0-31 10/18/1997
vs Northwestern W 6-49 10/25/1997
@ Michigan State W 13-37 11/1/1997
@ Minnesota W 3-31 11/8/1997
vs Illinois W 6-41 11/15/1997
@ Michigan L 20-14 11/22/1997
vs Florida State L 31-14 1/1/1998
Ohio State 1997 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
257 to 97
this season
John Cooper's record
at Ohio State
83 - 31 - 4
vs Michigan State
4 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Ohio State
8 game(s)
from 2016
to 2023
Michigan State
3 game(s)
from 1912
to 1953
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 1997 schedule
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
209 to 96
this season
Nicholas Saban's record
at Michigan State
17 - 13 - 1
vs Ohio State
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Ohio State
8 game(s)
from 2016
to 2023
Michigan State
1 game(s)
from 2015
to 2015
Notes