1997 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1997 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Nick Saban, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Michigan State was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where they lost, 51–23, on December 25 to Washington. The team played home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Notre Dame

Michigan State's first win versus Notre Dame since 1986.

Coaching staff

• Nick Saban, head coach
• Gary Tranquill, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
• Bobby Williams, running backs coach
• Charlie Baggett, wide receivers coach
• Pat Shurmur, tight ends coach, special teams coordinator
• Jim Bollman, offensive line coach
• Dean Pees, defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach
• Todd Grantham, defensive line coach
• Mark Dantonio, defensive backs coach
• Greg Colby, defensive assistant

1998 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 1998 NFL draft.

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