Northwestern @ Michigan State
Final
November 18, 1961 12:00 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
4-3 / 2-3
13
21
Michigan State
Spartans
5-2 / 3-2
1961 Season

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

Series Stats

Northwestern
Michigan State
Tie
3
3
0
6th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

18-21 Michigan State
Ryan Field
Nov 12, 1960
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Ara Parseghian
Schedule
vs Boston College W 0-45 9/30/1961
@ Illinois W 7-28 10/7/1961
vs Minnesota L 10-3 10/14/1961
vs Ohio State L 10-0 10/21/1961
@ Notre Dame W 10-12 10/28/1961
vs Indiana W 8-14 11/4/1961
vs Wisconsin L 29-10 11/11/1961
@ Michigan State L 21-13 11/18/1961
@ Miami (FL) L 10-6 11/24/1961
Northwestern 1961 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
112 to 74
this season
Ara Parseghian's record
at Northwestern
24 - 27 - 1
vs Michigan State
0 - 2 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1905
to 1924
Michigan State
11 game(s)
from 1959
to 1969
Stats
Michigan State

Head Coach
 Duffy Daugherty
Schedule
@ Wisconsin W 0-20 9/30/1961
vs Stanford W 3-31 10/7/1961
@ Michigan W 0-28 10/14/1961
vs Notre Dame W 7-17 10/21/1961
vs Indiana W 0-35 10/28/1961
@ Minnesota L 13-0 11/4/1961
@ Purdue L 7-6 11/11/1961
vs Northwestern W 13-21 11/18/1961
vs Illinois W 7-34 11/25/1961
Michigan State 1961 schedule
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
137 to 30
this season
Duffy Daugherty's record
at Michigan State
45 - 23 - 2
vs Northwestern
2 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 2016
to 2018
Michigan State
3 game(s)
from 2019
to 2021
Notes

Pre Game

0