Michigan State at West Virginia
Saturday, November 29, 1941 Share
Michigan State beat West Virginia 14–12. It was their third meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 3–0.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 40°F
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Michigan State–West Virginia gameMichigan State leads 4–0 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1942 | Michigan State 7, West Virginia 0 | |
| 1941 | Michigan State 14, West Virginia 12 | |
| 1940 | Michigan State 17, West Virginia 0 | |
| 1938 | Michigan State 26, West Virginia 0 |
Around this game
Michigan State
- Next gameat MichiganOct. 3, 1942
- SeasonMichigan State in 1941
- ProgramMichigan State history and records
West Virginia
- Next gamevs. Washington and LeeSept. 26, 1942
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1941
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records

