Grinnell at Michigan State
Saturday, October 8, 1932 Share
Michigan State beat Grinnell 27–6. It was their first meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 47°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, October 9, 1932, page 49
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MICHIGAN STATE STRONG Grinnell’s Stiff Defense Overcome in 27–6 Victory. EAST LANSING. Mich. October P).-Michigan State Colleges eleven overcame a stubborn defense to trim !Grinnell College of Iowa, 81 to 6, today. States acknowledgements Armstrong Eliowitz and Kircher-accounted for Michigan States gains and scoring Grinnells touchdown resulted from a poor punt.

The Daily Alaska empire, October 10, 1932, page 5 (results column)
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FOOT BALL. RESULTS& The following are scores of var lcus football games played last Saturday afternoon: Washington o; Oregon 0. Santa Clara 0; Stanford IA. Oregon State 0; Southern Cali fornia 10. St. Mary’s 12; California 12. ~ Idaho 2: Gonzaga 20. Willamette O; Washington State ,0 Iowa 0; Wisconsin. 34. Princeton7; Columbia 20. Northwestern 6; Michigan Is. Chicago T; Yale z. Haskell 0; Notre Dame 73. New Hampshire 0; Harvard 40. Washington and Lee 0; Navy g. Carleton g; Army 57. Indian ‘; Ohio State 2. Iowa State 6; Nebraska 12. Montana IA; Carroll College 6. Georgia 25; Tulane 34. Kentucky 12; Georgia Tech 6. Nevada 6; Utah 6. Utah Aggies T; Colorado 26. Colorado Mines 0; Colorado Ag- gies 39. Alabama 28; George Washington 5. Grinnell 6; Michigan State 27. Richmond O.; Cornell 27. Texas. 65; Missouri O. Auburn 13, Duke T.. Purdue T; Minnesota 0.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Michigan State 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Grinnell–Michigan State gameMichigan State leads 4–0 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1935 | Michigan State 41, Grinnell 0 | |
| 1934 | Michigan State 33, Grinnell 20 | |
| 1933 | Michigan State 14, Grinnell 0 | |
| 1932 | Michigan State 27, Grinnell 6 |
Around this game
Grinnell
- Next gamevs. Cornell (IA)Oct. 15, 1932
- SeasonGrinnell in 1932
- ProgramGrinnell history and records
Michigan State
- Next gamevs. Illinois WesleyanOct. 15, 1932
- SeasonMichigan State in 1932
- ProgramMichigan State history and records
