Team Rivalry
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Michigan @ #4 Michigan State
1953
Paul Bunyan
Final
November 14, 1953 12:00 PM
Michigan
Wolverines
5-2 / 2-2
6
14
#4 Michigan State
Spartans
6-1 / 4-1
1953 Season

Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Capacity: 75,005
Attendance: 51,421

Series Stats

Michigan
Michigan State
Tie
33
10
3
46th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

13-27 Michigan State
Michigan Stadium
Sep 27, 1952
Michigan

Head Coach
 Bennie Oosterbaan
Schedule
vs Washington W 0-50 9/26/1953
vs Tulane W 7-26 10/3/1953
vs Iowa W 13-14 10/10/1953
vs Northwestern W 12-20 10/17/1953
@ Minnesota L 22-0 10/24/1953
vs Pennsylvania W 14-24 10/31/1953
@ Illinois L 19-3 11/7/1953
@ Michigan State L 14-6 11/14/1953
vs Ohio State W 0-20 11/21/1953
Michigan 1953 schedule
Michigan
has outscored their opponents
137 to 87
this season
Benjamin Oosterbaan's record
at Michigan
35 - 16 - 2
vs Michigan State
2 - 3 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan
14 game(s)
from 1916
to 1929
Michigan State
4 game(s)
from 2008
to 2011
Stats
Michigan State

Head Coach
 Clarence Munn
Schedule
@ Iowa W 7-21 9/26/1953
@ Minnesota W 0-21 10/3/1953
vs Texas Christian W 19-26 10/10/1953
vs Indiana W 18-47 10/17/1953
@ Purdue L 6-0 10/24/1953
vs Oregon State W 6-34 10/31/1953
@ Ohio State W 13-28 11/7/1953
vs Michigan W 6-14 11/14/1953
vs Marquette W 15-21 11/21/1953
vs California Los Angeles W 20-28 1/1/1954
Michigan State 1953 schedule
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
177 to 69
this season
Clarence Munn's record
at Michigan State
51 - 9 - 2
vs Michigan
3 - 3 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan
3 game(s)
from 2022
to 2024
Michigan State
2 game(s)
from 2020
to 2021
Notes

Pre Game

It was this season that the Paul Bunyan statue was present to Michigan State on joining the Big Ten.

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