1977 Michigan State Spartans football team

1977 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten
1977 record	7–3–1 (6–1–1 Big 10)
Head coach	Darryl Rogers
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium

1977 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#9 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#11 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10		Purdue		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 19–14	53,014
September 17		Washington State*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 21–23	50,263
September 24		Wyoming*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 34–16	56,214
October 1		at #14 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		L 6–16	59,075
October 8		#3 Michigan		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 14–24	78,183
October 15		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		T 13–13	36,982
October 22		at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 9–7	79,203
October 29		Illinois		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 49–20	70,589
November 5		at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		W 29–10	30,600
November 11		Northwestern		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 44–3	61,238
November 19		at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 22–16	43,700
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

1. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com