The Michigan State Spartans were 7-4 in 1997. They fell to the Washington Huskies, 51 to 23, in the Aloha Bowl.
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1997 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wisconsin | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
 Iowa | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
 Michigan State | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
 Northwestern | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
 Minnesota | 1-7 | 3-9 |
1997 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 319 | 4,201 | 805 | 5.2 | 2,194 | 498 | 4.4 | 2,007 | 307 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 39th | 51st | 30th | 56th | 25th | 25th | 30th | 77th | 70th | 79th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 186 | 3,312 | 4.6 | 1,269 | 390 | 3.3 | 2,043 | 326 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 12th | 12th | 19th | 22nd | 19th | 26th | 24th | 52nd | 20th | ||||||||||
Net | +133 | +889 | +805 | +0.6 | +925 | +108 | +1.2 | -36 | -19 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 23rd | 22nd | 30th | 33rd | 16th | 15th | 21st | 56th | 65th | 50th |
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| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 2 | 9 | .182 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Diego State | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
Texas A&M
Georgia| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  BYU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 10 | 1 | .909 |
Miami
Virginia| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 2 |  Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 8 | 3 | .727 |
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