Ohio State at Michigan State
Saturday, October 16, 1965 Share
No. 4 Michigan State beat Ohio State 32–7. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 3–2.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 41°FAttendance 75,288
On the newsreel
- MICHIGAN STATE 32 OHIO STATE 7Unbeaten Michigan State goes after its fifth straight against Ohio State. 75,000 at East Lansing see the run of the week when Clint Jones breaks loose and goes 80 yards for the first touchdown.
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 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Ohio State–Michigan State gameOhio State leads 38–14 in 52 meetings, counting the 47 since this game.
Around this game
Ohio State
- Next gameat WisconsinOct. 23, 1965
- SeasonOhio State in 1965
- ProgramOhio State history and records
Michigan State
- Next gameat PurdueOct. 23, 1965
- SeasonMichigan State in 1965
- ProgramMichigan State history and records