Indiana at Michigan State
Saturday, October 13, 1956. Michigan State kept the Old Brass Spittoon Share
No. 2 Michigan State beat Indiana 53–6. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 7–3–1 as played.
FinalHigh 82°F, low 56°FAttendance 58,858
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 14, 1956, page 66
Read the text
PURDUE 80 NOTRE DAME : State Adds Passes 10 Crush Indiana EAST LANSING. Mich. Oct. 10 (P1.-Michigan State added a brilliantly successful passing game to its rugged running at tack and Swamped Indiana, 53–6. in a one-sided Big Ten football game today. The Spartans used alternating backfields to jump to a 27–6
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 88% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Indiana–Michigan State gameOfficially, Michigan State leads 49–20–2; as played, 51–19–2 in 72 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.
Around this game
Indiana
- Next gameat NebraskaOct. 20, 1956
- SeasonIndiana in 1956
- ProgramIndiana history and records
Michigan State
- Next gameat Notre DameOct. 20, 1956
- SeasonMichigan State in 1956
- ProgramMichigan State history and records