Michigan State Football: 5 most memorable moments of 2017 season

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SAN DIEGO, CA – DECEMBER 28: Head coach Mark Dantonio looks on after defeating the Washington State Cougars 42-17 in the SDCCU Holiday Bowl at SDCCU Stadium on December 28, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

1. Mark Dantonio’s 100th win

Of course this has to be No. 1 on the list. Heck, it even made the head coach smile from ear-to-ear.

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Any time you see Mark Dantonio crack a smile, you know something special happened. Such was the case following a win in the Holiday Bowl to improve the Spartans to 10-3 on the 2017 season and give the 11th-year head coach his 100th win with Michigan State.

Just how impressive is that? Michigan State has averaged 9.1 wins per season since he took over and the program was in shambles when he got to East Lansing. Before him, Michigan State football had just seven nine-plus win seasons in school history. Over the past 11 years, Michigan State is averaging 9.1 wins — let that sink in.

Moreover, the Spartans now have six 10-plus win seasons over the past eight years. Dantonio’s easy win in the Holiday Bowl was not only an impressive milestone for him, but the program as well.

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This was easily the most memorable moment of 2017 as Dantonio “flipped the script” from 2016 and proved himself as one of the nation’s top coaches.

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