Michigan State at Kentucky
Saturday, October 7, 1944 Share
Michigan State beat Kentucky 2–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 72°F, low 54°F, 0.14 in. of rain
In the newspapers

The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., October 8, 1944, page 5
Read the text
Michigan State Wins Over Kentucky, 20 LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 7.-RH Michigan State converted a second period safety into 20 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats today in a game played on soggy gridiron. It was the first football game ever played between the two schools. The playoH score came about midway Of the second quarter when Don Grondzik, freshman end crashed through the Kentucky line to block Wilbur Schu’s at tempted punt from the end zone. The ball bounded out of the end zone for an automatic safety.
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)
Kentucky 53% to win. Michigan State won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Michigan State–Kentucky gameTied 2–2 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1947 | Kentucky 7, Michigan State 6 | |
| 1946 | Kentucky 39, Michigan State 14 | |
| 1945 | Michigan State 7, Kentucky 6 | |
| 1944 | Michigan State 2, Kentucky 0 |
Around this game
Michigan State
- Next gamevs. Kansas StateOct. 14, 1944
- SeasonMichigan State in 1944
- ProgramMichigan State history and records
Kentucky
- Next gameat GeorgiaOct. 13, 1944
- SeasonKentucky in 1944
- ProgramKentucky history and records

