Michigan State at Iowa
Saturday, September 26, 1953 Share
No. 2 Michigan State beat Iowa 21–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 1–0 as played.
FinalAttendance 47,125
In the newspapers
Evening star, September 27, 1953, page 71
Read the text
Michigan State Wins 18th in Row, III; FumbIes Mar Game IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 26.- Michigan State, the proud ma tional champion of 1852, got q rugged test from Iowa today before the Spartans broke away for a 21–7 victory in their Big Ten football debut after an anxious four-year wait. Michigan State, a 14-point IA vorite. finished exactly with that
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 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Michigan State–Iowa gameOfficially, Iowa leads 25–22–2; as played, 26–23–2 in 51 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.
| 2025 | Iowa 20, Michigan State 17 | |
| 2024 | Michigan State 32, Iowa 20 | |
| 2023 | Iowa 26, Michigan State 16 | |
| 2020 | Iowa 49, Michigan State 7 | |
| 2017 | Michigan State 17, Iowa 10 | |
| 2015 | Michigan State 16, Iowa 13 | Big Ten Championship Game |
Around this game
Michigan State
- Next gameat MinnesotaOct. 3, 1953
- SeasonMichigan State in 1953
- ProgramMichigan State history and records
Iowa
- Next gamevs. Washington StateOct. 3, 1953
- SeasonIowa in 1953
- ProgramIowa history and records