Michigan State at Michigan

Saturday, October 5, 1935

Michigan State beat Michigan 25–⁠6. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 23–⁠4–⁠3.

AwayMichigan State6–⁠2 in 1935
25
HomeMichigan4–⁠4 in 1935
6

FinalHigh 47°F, low 30°FAttendance 32,315

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: MICHIGAN STATE TANS WOLVERINE Ann Arbor Eleven Handed Second Defeat in Row by Spartans, 25-6.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 6, 1935, page 31

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    MICHIGAN STATE TANS WOLVERINE Ann Arbor Eleven Handed Second Defeat in Row by Spartans, 25–⁠6. mn ARBOR, Mich, October s. n A band of foot ball animal ~ tanners from Michigan State 4 \ College, who clipped the VOL verines’ claws a year ago to set of the University of Michigan’s most disastrous season, did it again today. The score was Is to 6. Except for fieeting minutes in the first period, when Michigan scored its touchdown, and again in the dying moments of the game, the Spartans had the Wolverines bottled up. Forty thousand fans saw State humble its once mighty foe for the second consecutive year. Two of the State touchdowns were on brilliant, open-field runs. Dick Colina raced so yards after taking a punt in the second period, and Al Agett, substitute halfback. found a hole at right guard and sprinted AZ yards to the Wolverine goal in the final period.

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY

    The Daily Alaska empire, October 7, 1935, page 6 (results column)

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    GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY The following are final scores of important football games played last Saturday: Washington 13; Santa Clara 6. College of Pacific T; Southern California l9. St. Marys 0; California 10. Stanford 10; San Francisco Uni versity 0. Idaho 6; Gonzaga T. UCLA 20; Oregon State 2. Wilammette 0; Washington State 33. Arizona 2; Centenary IA. Texas Christian 13; Arkansas 2. Auburn 10; Tulane o. Duquesne T; Rice 27. Nebraska 20; Iowa State T.. Pitt 35; Washington and Jeffer- son 0. Duke 26; Washington and Lee O. Western Reserve 33; Cornell l9. St. Lawrence 13; Amherst o. Sewanee 0; Georgia Tech. 32. Western Maryland 0; Villanoya 20 Manhattan 59; Brooklyn College T. Boston College 0; Fprdham 19. Vermont 0; Dartsmouth A. Kentucky 6; Ohio State 19. Michigan State 25; Michigan 6. Virginia Military Institute 0; Co., lumbia 12, Carroll O: Chicago 31, New Hampshire 0; Yale 34. Marquette B; Wisconsin o. Pennsylvania 6; Princeton 2. William and Mary 0; Army IA. Notre Dame IA; Carnegie 3. Mercer O; Navy 27. Alabama 39; George Washington 0. Michigan State 25; Michigan 6.

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 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Michigan leads 75–⁠38–⁠5 in 118 meetings, counting the 88 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Michigan 31, Michigan State 20
2024Michigan 24, Michigan State 17
2023Michigan 49, Michigan State 0
2022Michigan 29, Michigan State 7
2021Michigan State 37, Michigan 33
2020Michigan State 27, Michigan 24

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