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The first game in the rivalry was played in Ann Arbor on October 12, 1898, with Michigan University defeating the nascent Michigan Agricultural College (MAC, with 405 total students enrolled), 39–0. The Detroit Free Press wrote that the contest was "essentially a practice game," as Michigan played 25 different players during the game.
Michigan State and Penn State play for the Land Grant Trophy, so named because Penn State University and Michigan State University are the nation's oldest land-grant universities as founded in 1855. When Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference in 1993, the Nittany Lions and Spartans have played each other for the trophy in the last week of ...
The Spartans came off a 10–2 season that saw them second in the Big Ten Conference, behind eventual CFP champion Ohio State.Their offense ranked second in the Big Ten for scoring (43.1 ppg) and yards per game (496.5), while their defense ranked second in points allowed per game (19.9) and third in yards allowed per game (293.5).
Michigan State University President Start year End year Reference Joseph R. Williams: 1857 1859 [3] Lewis R. Fiske: 1859 1862 Theophilus C. Abbot: 1862 1885 Edwin Willits: 1885 1889 Oscar Clute: 1889 1893 Lewis G. Gorton: 1893 1895 Jonathan L. Snyder: 1896 1915 Frank S. Kedzie: 1915 1921 David Friday: 1922 1923 Kenyon L. Butterfield: 1924 1928 ...
The 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. Michigan State lodged a 9–0–1 record, with a season-concluding tie against Notre Dame in the "game of the century", considered among the greatest games in college football history.
As Harbaugh and the 49ers parted, Michigan had a coaching opening following a 5-7 season under Brady Hoke. ... outscored Ohio State 21-3 over the final 15 minutes on the way to a 45-23 win ...
This is a list of Michigan State Spartans' varsity and club athletic team national championships and runner-up finishes. Michigan State University has 29 varsity sports teams that compete under the Spartan nickname. The university participates in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports. Michigan State offers 14 ...
The 1978 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University during the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. Finishing the season on a seven-game winning streak, the Spartans won their fourth Big Ten Conference championship, which they shared with in-state rival Michigan. The Spartans finished number 12 in the final ...