Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry
Megaphone Trophy | |
Teams | Michigan State Spartans Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Originated | 1949 |
All Time Series | Notre Dame leads, 44-27-1 |
Current Holder | Michigan State |
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Notre Dame (44) 1897 1898 1899 1902 1903 1905 1906 1909 1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1948 1949 1954 1964 1967 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 2002 2004 2006 2009 |
Michigan State (27) 1910 1918 1950 1951 1952 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1968 1975 1983 1986 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2005 2007 2008 |
Ties (1) 1966 | |
The Megaphone Trophy is awarded each year to the winner of the football game between the University of Notre Dame and Michigan State University. It was introduced in 1949.[1] The Notre Dame side of the trophy is blue, while the Michigan State side is green. The rivalry includes many great games, such as The Game of the Century, arguably the greatest college football game ever played. Notre Dame currently leads the all-time series 44-27-1.
Recent Games
After an 8-0 series run by Notre Dame from 1987 to 1994, tying the series win streak set by Michigan State between 1955 and 1963 (they didn't meet in 1958) under coach Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State won five games in a row, tying USC's and MSU's mark (since set to six by USC) for consecutive wins (played in consecutive years) over Notre Dame by a single opponent. Michigan State almost set the record at six consecutive victories during the 2002 game in East Lansing, but Notre Dame pulled out a late 21-17 win. From 2003 to 2007 the opponent won on the other team's home field. Most recently with Michigan State winning a double overtime 44-41 victory in 2005; and Notre Dame pulling out a thrilling come from behind 40-37 victory in East Lansing in 2006. The trend continued in 2007 for Michigan State under new head coach Mark Dantonio who defeated the Fighting Irish 31-14, recording MSU's sixth straight victory in South Bend. On September 20, 2008, MSU defeated Notre Dame 23-7 in East Lansing, ending the series "jinx" of both teams always losing on their home fields since 2001.
Game results
Notre Dame leads the all time series, 44 wins to 27, with one tie game.[1] Michigan State victories are shaded in ██ green, Notre Dame victories are shaded ██ blue, and tie games are shaded ██ gray.
# | Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | Series | ||
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1 | November 25, 1897 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 34 | Michigan State | 6 | ND 1-0 |
2 | October 15, 1898 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 53 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 2-0 |
3 | September 30, 1899 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 40 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 3-0 |
4 | September 27, 1902 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 33 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 4-0 |
5 | October 3, 1903 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 12 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 5-0 |
6 | October 7, 1905 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 28 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 6-0 |
7 | October 27, 1906 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 5 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 7-0 |
8 | October 23, 1909 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 17 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 8-0 |
9 | October 29, 1910 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 17 | Notre Dame | 0 | ND 8-1 |
10 | November 18, 1916 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 14 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 9-1 |
11 | November 17, 1917 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 23 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 10-1 |
12 | November 16, 1918 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 13 | Notre Dame | 7 | ND 10-2 |
13 | November 15, 1919 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 13 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 11-2 |
14 | November 25, 1920 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 25 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 12-2 |
15 | November 24, 1921 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 48 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 13-2 |
16 | October 9, 1948 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 26 | Michigan State | 7 | ND 14-2 |
17 | November 5, 1949 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 34 | Michigan State | 21 | ND 15-2 |
18 | October 28, 1950 | South Bend | Michigan State | 36 | Notre Dame | 33 | ND 15-3 |
19 | November 10, 1951 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 35 | Notre Dame | 0 | ND 15-4 |
20 | November 15, 1952 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 21 | Notre Dame | 3 | ND 15-5 |
21 | October 16, 1954 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 20 | Michigan State | 19 | ND 16-5 |
22 | October 15, 1955 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 21 | Notre Dame | 7 | ND 16-6 |
23 | October 20, 1956 | South Bend | Michigan State | 47 | Notre Dame | 14 | ND 16-7 |
24 | November 9, 1957 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 34 | Notre Dame | 6 | ND 16-8 |
25 | October 17, 1959 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 19 | Notre Dame | 0 | ND 16-9 |
26 | October 15, 1960 | South Bend | Michigan State | 21 | Notre Dame | 0 | ND 16-10 |
27 | October 15, 1961 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 17 | Notre Dame | 7 | ND 16-11 |
28 | October 20, 1962 | South Bend | Michigan State | 31 | Notre Dame | 7 | ND 16-12 |
29 | November 16, 1963 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 12 | Notre Dame | 7 | ND 16-13 |
30 | November 14, 1964 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 34 | Michigan State | 7 | ND 17-13 |
31 | November 20, 1965 | South Bend | Michigan State | 12 | Notre Dame | 7 | ND 17-14 |
32 | November 19, 1966 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 10 | Notre Dame | 10 | ND 17-14-1 |
33 | October 28, 1967 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 24 | Michigan State | 12 | ND 18-14-1 |
34 | October 26, 1968 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 21 | Notre Dame | 17 | ND 18-15-1 |
35 | October 4, 1969 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 42 | Michigan State | 28 | ND 19-15-1 |
36 | October 3, 1970 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 29 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 20-15-1 |
37 | October 2, 1971 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 14 | Michigan State | 2 | ND 21-15-1 |
38 | October 7, 1972 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 16 | Michigan State | 0 | ND 22-15-1 |
39 | October 6, 1973 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 14 | Michigan State | 10 | ND 23-15-1 |
40 | October 5, 1974 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 19 | Michigan State | 14 | ND 24-15-1 |
41 | October 4, 1975 | South Bend | Michigan State | 10 | Notre Dame | 3 | ND 24-16-1 |
42 | October 2, 1976 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 24 | Michigan State | 6 | ND 25-16-1 |
43 | October 1, 1977 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 16 | Michigan State | 6 | ND 26-16-1 |
44 | October 7, 1978 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 29 | Michigan State | 25 | ND 27-16-1 |
45 | September 29, 1979 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 27 | Michigan State | 3 | ND 28-16-1 |
46 | October 4, 1980 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 26 | Michigan State | 21 | ND 29-16-1 |
47 | October 3, 1981 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 20 | Michigan State | 7 | ND 30-16-1 |
48 | October 2, 1982 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 11 | Michigan State | 3 | ND 31-16-1 |
49 | September 17, 1983 | South Bend | Michigan State | 28 | Notre Dame | 23 | ND 31-17-1 |
50 | September 15, 1984 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 24 | Michigan State | 20 | ND 32-17-1 |
51 | September 21, 1985 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 27 | Michigan State | 10 | ND 33-17-1 |
52 | September 20, 1986 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 20 | Notre Dame | 15 | ND 33-18-1 |
53 | September 19, 1987 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 31 | Michigan State | 8 | ND 34-18-1 |
54 | September 17, 1988 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 20 | Michigan State | 3 | ND 35-18-1 |
55 | September 23, 1989 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 21 | Michigan State | 13 | ND 36-18-1 |
56 | September 22, 1990 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 20 | Michigan State | 19 | ND 37-18-1 |
57 | September 21, 1991 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 49 | Michigan State | 10 | ND 38-18-1 |
58 | September 19, 1992 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 52 | Michigan State | 31 | ND 39-18-1 |
59 | September 18, 1993 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 36 | Michigan State | 14 | ND 40-18-1 |
60 | September 17, 1994 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 21 | Michigan State | 20 | ND 41-18-1 |
61 | September 20, 1997 | South Bend | Michigan State | 23 | Notre Dame | 7 | ND 41-19-1 |
62 | September 12, 1998 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 45 | Notre Dame | 23 | ND 41-20-1 |
63 | September 18, 1999 | South Bend | Michigan State | 23 | Notre Dame | 13 | ND 41-21-1 |
64 | September 23, 2000 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 27 | Notre Dame | 21 | ND 41-22-1 |
65 | September 22, 2001 | South Bend | Michigan State | 17 | Notre Dame | 10 | ND 41-23-1 |
66 | September 21, 2002 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 21 | Michigan State | 17 | ND 42-23-1 |
67 | September 20, 2003 | South Bend | Michigan State | 22 | Notre Dame | 16 | ND 42-24-1 |
68 | September 18, 2004 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 31 | Michigan State | 24 | ND 43-24-1 |
69 | September 17, 2005 | South Bend | Michigan State | 44 | Notre Dame | 41 | ND 43-25-1 |
70 | September 23, 2006 | East Lansing | Notre Dame | 40 | Michigan State | 37 | ND 44-25-1 |
71 | September 22, 2007 | South Bend | Michigan State | 31 | Notre Dame | 14 | ND 44-26-1 |
72 | September 20, 2008 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 23 | Notre Dame | 7 | ND 44-27-1 |
73 | September 19, 2009 | South Bend | Notre Dame | 33 | Michigan State | 30 | ND 45-27-1 |
74[2] [2] | September 18, 2010 | East Lansing | Notre Dame at Michigan State | ||||
75[2] | September 17, 2011 | South Bend | Michigan State at Notre Dame |
References
- ^ "Michigan State vs. Notre Dame series history". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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