Indiana at Michigan State

Saturday, October 4, 2003. Michigan State kept the Old Brass Spittoon

No. 25 Michigan State beat Indiana 31–⁠3. It was their 52nd meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 37–⁠13–⁠2 as played.

AwayIndiana2–⁠10 in 2003
3
Home25Michigan State8–⁠5 in 2003
31

Final at Spartan Stadium, East LansingHigh 52°F, low 36°F, 0.27 in. of rainAttendance 72,398

At kickoff
47°F, mostly cloudy, wind 16 mph from the west, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Capital City Airport (KLAN), 11 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Indiana03003
Michigan State7710731

Efficiency

IndianaMichigan State
−0.32First-down EPA0.22
−0.11Second-down EPA−0.31
0.38Third-down EPA0.72

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Michigan State 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Michigan State leads 49–⁠20–⁠2; as played, 51–⁠19–⁠2 in 72 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Indiana 38, Michigan State 13
2024Indiana 47, Michigan State 10
2023Michigan State 24, Indiana 21
2022Indiana 39, Michigan State 31
2021Michigan State 20, Indiana 15
2020Indiana 24, Michigan State 0

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