Penn State @ Michigan State
1997
Land Grant
Final
November 29, 1997 12:00 PM
Penn State
Nittany Lions
9-1 / 6-1
14
49
Michigan State
Spartans
6-4 / 3-4
1997 Season

Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Capacity: 75,005
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Penn State
Michigan State
Tie
5
9
1
15th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

32-29 Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Nov 23, 1996
Penn State

Head Coach
 Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Pittsburgh W 17-34 9/6/1997
vs Temple W 10-52 9/13/1997
@ Louisville W 21-57 9/20/1997
@ Illinois W 6-41 10/4/1997
vs Ohio State W 27-31 10/11/1997
vs Minnesota W 15-16 10/18/1997
@ Northwestern W 27-30 11/1/1997
vs Michigan L 34-8 11/8/1997
@ Purdue W 17-42 11/15/1997
vs Wisconsin W 10-35 11/22/1997
@ Michigan State L 49-14 11/29/1997
vs Florida L 21-6 1/1/1998
Penn State 1997 schedule
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
346 to 184
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
298 - 75 - 3
vs Michigan State
4 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
4 game(s)
from 1993
to 1996
Michigan State
5 game(s)
from 1949
to 1966
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
270 to 172
this season
Nicholas Saban's record
at Michigan State
18 - 15 - 1
vs Penn State
0 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
2 game(s)
from 2022
to 2023
Michigan State
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Notes

Pre Game

0