Michigan State at Michigan
Saturday, October 12, 1963. Michigan State kept the Paul Bunyan Trophy after a tie Share
Michigan State and Michigan tied 7–7. It was their 56th meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 35–16–5.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 40°FAttendance 101,450
On the newsreel
- MICHIGAN 7 MICHIGAN STATE 7At Ann Arbor, the largest crowd of the season, more than 100,000, see Michigan take on Michigan State. The underdog Michigan eleven starts rolling in the first quarter and takes the lead, 7 to 0.
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 62% to win.
The series
Every Michigan State–Michigan gameMichigan leads 75–38–5 in 118 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.
Around this game
Michigan State
- Next gamevs. IndianaOct. 19, 1963
- SeasonMichigan State in 1963
- ProgramMichigan State history and records
Michigan
- Next gamevs. PurdueOct. 19, 1963
- SeasonMichigan in 1963
- ProgramMichigan history and records