Michigan State at West Virginia

Saturday, November 29, 1941

Michigan State beat West Virginia 14–⁠12. It was their third meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayMichigan State5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1941
14
HomeWest Virginia4–⁠6 in 1941
12

FinalHigh 57°F, low 40°F

In the newspapers

  • The Detroit evening times's story: Spdrtdns Hand West Virginia "A 10 Z Defeat Mountaineers Score First State TaI|ies Twice in Sd Period

    Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 30, 1941, page 20

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    Spdrtdns Hand West Virginia “A 10 Z Defeat Mountaineers Score First State TaI|ies Twice in Sd Period MORGANTOWN. w. Va, Nov. %. Bob Sherman,s sure-fire toe, which split the uprights twice for points after touchdowns. provided Michigan State Spartans with their margin of victory today as they defeated the Mountaineers of West Virginia University, 14–⁠12. in a bitterly contested game. The Spartans thus finished their season with five victories, a tie and three defeats and continued their winning spell over the Noun taineers. In their first game. here in 1928. the team from Michigan won, 26 to O. and again last year al Lansing. II 10 q.

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 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Michigan State leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1942Michigan State 7, West Virginia 0
1941Michigan State 14, West Virginia 12
1940Michigan State 17, West Virginia 0
1938Michigan State 26, West Virginia 0

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