Notre Dame at Michigan State
Saturday, November 10, 1951. Michigan State kept the Megaphone Trophy Share
No. 5 Michigan State beat No. 11 Notre Dame 35–0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 10–3 as played.
FinalAttendance 51,296
On the newsreel
- MICHIGAN STATE HANDS NOTRE DAME 35-0 DEFEATThe game hailed as close-fought thriller winds up a one-sided contest featuring power and skill of Michigan State "Spartans." Notre Dame is completely outclassed in lopsided game won by "Spartans," 35-0, making them the…
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Michigan State 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Notre Dame–Michigan State gameOfficially, Notre Dame leads 43–28–1; as played, 45–28–1 in 74 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gameat North CarolinaNov. 17, 1951
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1951
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
Michigan State
- Next gameat IndianaNov. 17, 1951
- SeasonMichigan State in 1951
- ProgramMichigan State history and records