Team Rivalry
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#6 Michigan @ Michigan State
1981
Paul Bunyan
Final
October 10, 1981 12:00 PM
#6 Michigan
Wolverines
3-1 / 1-1
38
20
Michigan State
Spartans
1-3 / 0-2
1981 Season

Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Capacity: 75,005
Attendance: 77,923

Series Stats

Michigan
Michigan State
Tie
48
21
5
74th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

27-23 Michigan
Michigan Stadium
Oct 11, 1980
Michigan

Head Coach
 Bo Schembechler
Schedule
@ Wisconsin L 21-14 9/12/1981
vs Notre Dame W 7-25 9/19/1981
vs Navy W 16-21 9/26/1981
@ Indiana W 17-38 10/3/1981
@ Michigan State W 20-38 10/10/1981
vs Iowa L 9-7 10/17/1981
vs Northwestern W 0-38 10/24/1981
@ Minnesota W 13-34 10/31/1981
vs Illinois W 21-70 11/7/1981
@ Purdue W 10-28 11/14/1981
vs Ohio State L 14-9 11/21/1981
vs California Los Angeles W 14-33 12/31/1981
Michigan 1981 schedule
Michigan
has outscored their opponents
98 to 61
this season
Glenn Schembechler's record
at Michigan
117 - 22 - 3
vs Michigan State
10 - 2 - 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
 Muddy Waters
Schedule
vs Illinois L 27-17 9/12/1981
@ Ohio State L 27-13 9/19/1981
vs Bowling Green State W 7-10 9/26/1981
@ Notre Dame L 20-7 10/3/1981
vs Michigan L 38-20 10/10/1981
vs Wisconsin W 14-33 10/17/1981
@ Purdue L 27-26 10/24/1981
vs Indiana W 3-26 10/31/1981
@ Northwestern W 14-61 11/7/1981
vs Minnesota W 36-43 11/14/1981
@ Iowa L 36-7 11/21/1981
Michigan State 1981 schedule
Michigan State
has been outscored by their opponents
81 to 47
this season
Frank Waters's record
at Michigan State
4 - 11 - 0
vs Michigan
0 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan
3 game(s)
from 2022
to 2024
Michigan State
2 game(s)
from 2020
to 2021
Notes

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