Spartans Announce 2017 Schedule Changes
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State football announced two changes to its 2017 schedule on Thursday.
The Spartans will play Bowling Green in the 2017 season and home opener at Spartan Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2. MSU is 2-0 all-time against the Falcons, including a 28-17 win during Mark Dantonio's first season as head coach in East Lansing in 2007.
In Week 2, MSU will host Western Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 9. Dantonio is 4-0 against the Broncos and the Spartans are 12-2 all-time against WMU in a series that dates back to 1908.
MSU was previously scheduled to play Bowling Green on Sept. 9 and Western Michigan on Sept. 16. MSU's 2017 bye is now set for Sept. 16.
The Spartans will open the 2017 season with four consecutive home games for the first time since 2002 and for only the fifth time in school history (1918: 5 straight, 1924: 4, 1928: 5, 2002: 5; 2017: 4).
Michigan State will play a total of seven home games in 2017, including three nonconference contests (Bowling Green, Western Michigan, Notre Dame) and four Big Ten games (Iowa, Indiana, Penn State, Maryland).
2017 MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE:
Sept. 2: BOWLING GREEN
Sept. 9: WESTERN MICHIGAN
Sept. 16: Bye
Sept. 23: NOTRE DAME
Sept. 30: IOWA
Oct. 7: at Michigan
Oct. 14: at Minnesota
Oct. 21: INDIANA (Homecoming)
Oct. 27: at Northwestern
Nov. 4: PENN STATE
Nov. 11: at Ohio State
Nov. 18: MARYLAND
Nov. 25: at Rutgers
