Michigan State at Indiana

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  Evening star, October 28, 1962, page 84

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  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Oct 27 CAP). - Michigan States Spartans sent rugged George Saimes across the Indiana goal line three times and Dewey Lincoln once today and beat the Hoosiers. 26–⁠8. The Spartans, No. 10 in the Associated Prtss poll, had the class to compensate for five lost-ball fumbles. The bobbles came after they had scored twice in the first five minutes on Lincoln’s 25-yard dash and a Saime plunge set up by the little Sherman Lewis 29-yard run. Ron Rubick returned a punt SO yards to the Indiana II in the second quarter and Saline went over from the l. Lewis ran a kickoff back SO yards early in the final period, to the Michigan State 40, and it took II plays to- send Saime over the goal line from the Hoosier 3. The Spartans’ only conversion was Pete Smiths two-point pass to Lewis after their third touchdown. Indiana. losing for the 18th straight time to a Big Ten op’ ponent, moved 81 yards for its first touchdown in the thirc ouaEter, Quarterback Woody

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Officially, Michigan State leads 49–⁠20–⁠2; as played, 51–⁠19–⁠2 in 72 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.