1977 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1977 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 10 |
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Purdue |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
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W 19–14 |
53,014 |
September 17 |
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Washington State* |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
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L 21–23 |
50,263 |
September 24 |
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Wyoming* |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
|
W 34–16 |
56,214 |
October 1 |
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at No. 14 Notre Dame* |
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Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
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L 6–16 |
59,075 |
October 8 |
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No. 3 Michigan |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
|
L 14–24 |
78,183 |
October 15 |
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at Indiana |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
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T 13–13 |
36,982 |
October 22 |
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at Wisconsin |
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Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
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W 9–7 |
79,203 |
October 29 |
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Illinois |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
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W 49–20 |
70,589 |
November 5 |
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at Minnesota |
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Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
|
W 29–10 |
30,600 |
November 11 |
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Northwestern |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
|
W 44–3 |
61,238 |
November 19 |
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at Iowa |
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
|
W 22–16 |
43,700 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Game notes
Michigan
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Michigan |
0 |
10 | 14 | 0 |
24 |
Michigan St |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q2 |
| MSU | Gibson 19 yard pass from Smith (Nielsen kick) | MSU 7–0 |
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Q2 |
| MICH | White 12 yard pass from Leach (Willner kick) | Tie 7–7 |
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Q2 |
| MICH | Willner 50 yard field goal | MICH 10–7 |
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Q3 |
| MICH | R. Davis 3 yard run (Willner kick) | MICH 17–7 |
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Q3 |
| MICH | Leach 3 yard run (Willner kick) | MICH 24–7 |
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Q4 |
| MSU | Earley 11 yard run (Nielsen kick) | MICH 24–14 |
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On October 8, 1997, Michigan State lost to Michigan, 24-14, at Spartan Stadium. Michigan State took a 7-0 lead on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Ed Smith to Kirk Gibson. Michigan responded with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Rick Leach to White and a 50-yard field goal to take a 10-7 lead at halftime. Michigan extended its lead to 24-7 in the third quarter on touchdown runs by Russell Davis and Ed Leach. Harlan Huckleby rushed for 146 yards, and Russell Davis added 96 yards. Ralph Clayton caught three passes for 99 yards. Michigan completed four of 10 passes in the game and threw only one pass in the second half.[2]
References
- ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ Charlie Vincent (October 9, 1977). "U-M Struggles, 24-14". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E.
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