Illinois at Michigan State
Saturday, October 22, 1955 Share
Michigan State beat Illinois 21–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 1–0 as played.
FinalHigh 58°F, low 32°FAttendance 51,851
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 23, 1955, page 64
Read the text
Beet III; Stors EAST LANSING, Mich, Oct. 70 (R.-Earl Morrall calmly passed and ran Michigan State to q 21–7 victory over Illinois today in q pivotal Big Ten football game. Morrall’s 30-yard pass to John Lewis set up the Sparta1s’ first
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 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Illinois–Michigan State gameOfficially, Michigan State leads 26–21–2; as played, 27–21–2 in 50 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.
Around this game
Illinois
- Next gamevs. PurdueOct. 29, 1955
- SeasonIllinois in 1955
- ProgramIllinois history and records
Michigan State
- Next gameat WisconsinOct. 29, 1955
- SeasonMichigan State in 1955
- ProgramMichigan State history and records