Minnesota at Michigan State
Saturday, November 12, 1955 Share
Michigan State beat Minnesota 42–14. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 3–1.
FinalHigh 62°F, low 44°FAttendance 51,605
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 13, 1955, page 64 (results column)
Read the text
HOW TOP 10 FARED NEW YORK, Nov IL Pr Here’s how the Nations top IL college football teams Jared today: i. Oklahoma defeated Iowa State, $40. 2. Maryland defeated Clemson, 25-I2. 3. Michigan State defeated Minnesota, 42–14. 4. UCLA defeated washington, 1917. S. Notre Dame defeated North Carolina. 27–7. 8. West Virginia lost to Pitts |burgh. 26–7. 4. Michigan defeated Indiana. 300. 8, Texas Christian defeated Texas. 47–20. .. Texas Ann defeated Rice, 20-I2. 10. Ohio state defeated Iowa. 20-i0.
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.
On the newsreel
- MICHIGAN STATEMINNESOTA - The Gophers are game, but the Spartans operate with martial precision, and it’s a one-sided battle.
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 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Minnesota–Michigan State gameMichigan State leads 30–20 in 50 meetings, counting the 46 since this game.
Around this game
Minnesota
- Next gamevs. WisconsinNov. 19, 1955
- SeasonMinnesota in 1955
- ProgramMinnesota history and records
Michigan State
- Next gamevs. MarquetteNov. 19, 1955
- SeasonMichigan State in 1955
- ProgramMichigan State history and records