Notre Dame at Michigan State
Saturday, October 17, 1959. Michigan State kept the Megaphone Trophy Share
Michigan State beat Notre Dame 19–0. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 11–8 as played.
FinalAttendance 73,480
On the newsreel
- MICHIGAN STATE DOWNS NOTRE DAME 19-0At the M.S.U.-NOTRE DAME game, Hollywood history is in the making as one of the stars of the $10 million production "Spartacus," soon to be released by Universal-International, records the roar of 74 thousand fans, for…
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)
Notre Dame 53% to win. Michigan State won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Notre Dame–Michigan State gameOfficially, Notre Dame leads 43–28–1; as played, 45–28–1 in 74 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gamevs. NorthwesternOct. 24, 1959
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1959
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
Michigan State
- Next gamevs. IndianaOct. 24, 1959
- SeasonMichigan State in 1959
- ProgramMichigan State history and records