Head Coach: Gary Darnell (1st season)
Stadium: Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
Record: 8-3
Previous: 1996
Next: 1998
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | Temple | W | 34-14 | 1-0 |
| 9/6 | @ Michigan State | L | 10-42 | 1-1 |
| 9/13 | @ Northern Illinois | W | 21-13 | 2-1 |
| 9/20 | Toledo | L | 13-23 | 2-2 |
| 9/27 | @ Ohio | L | 7-31 | 2-3 |
| 10/4 | Ball State | W | 21-13 | 3-3 |
| 10/11 | @ Bowling Green | W | 34-21 | 4-3 |
| 10/18 | Kent State | W | 50-27 | 5-3 |
| 11/1 | @ Eastern Michigan | W | 41-38 | 6-3 |
| 11/8 | Central Michigan | W | 38-24 | 7-3 |
| 11/15 | @ NE Louisiana | W | 32-19 | 8-3 |