Purdue at Michigan State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 11, 1956, page 72

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  |Sportons RepeI Threats To Shade Purdue, 12–⁠9 EAST LANSING. MICH. Nov. 10 B.--Michigan State scored two first-half touchdowns today and fought of persistent and hard-hitting Purdue, 1879, in a Big Ten struggle. Purdue, operating without Quarterback Len Dawson. the top passer in the conference, was within a foot of tying or winning the game in the third quarter. Michigan State also just missed two touchdowns in the first. one by a tumble on the Purdue two. and the other by a valiant fourth down stand by the Boilermakers a foot from the goal. Dawson. bothered by his aching shoulder, didn’t even dress for tha game. Both Spartan touchdowns came after short drives. One was on a 27-yard pass by Jim Nj nowski to Harold Dukes in the end zone. On the other, Don Arend carried over from the eight. He fumbled but Tony Koloziej jumped on the ball for the score. Quarterback Ted Krzeczowski in for Dawson, hit Mil billiard in the end zone from nine yards out for the Purdue touchdown with As seconds left in the first half. The game was typical Of the way Purdue. now with a 2-3-2 overall record. has looked good losing in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers lost by one

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Officially, Michigan State leads 36–⁠29–⁠3; as played, 38–⁠28–⁠3 in 69 meetings, counting the 58 since this game.