Minnesota @ Michigan State
Final
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
6-3 / 4-3
36
43
Michigan State
Spartans
4-5 / 3-4
1981 Season

Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Capacity: 75,005
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Minnesota
Michigan State
Tie
11
11
0
22nd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

12-30 Michigan State
Memorial Stadium (MN)
Nov 15, 1980
Minnesota

Head Coach
Joe Salem
Schedule
vs Ohio W 17-19 9/12/1981
vs Purdue W 13-16 9/19/1981
vs Oregon State W 12-42 9/26/1981
@ Illinois L 38-29 10/3/1981
vs Northwestern W 23-35 10/10/1981
@ Indiana L 17-16 10/17/1981
@ Iowa W 10-12 10/24/1981
vs Michigan L 34-13 10/31/1981
vs Ohio State W 31-35 11/7/1981
@ Michigan State L 43-36 11/14/1981
vs Wisconsin L 26-21 11/21/1981
Minnesota
has outscored their opponents
217 to 195
this season
Joe Salem's record
at Minnesota
15 - 15 - 1
vs Michigan State
0 - 2 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Minnesota
7 game(s)
from 1958
to 1970
Michigan State
17 game(s)
from 1977
to 1997
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
has outscored their opponents
213 to 177
this season
Frank Waters's record
at Michigan State
7 - 13 - 0
vs Minnesota
1 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Minnesota
2 game(s)
from 2022
to 2023
Michigan State
5 game(s)
from 2010
to 2017
Notes

Pre Game

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