Both teams will take the field at Spartan Stadium on Saturday looking to stay undefeated and keep their Big Ten title and College Football Playoff hopes alive.
The winner of the game has taken Paul home with them each season with Michigan earning possession more often, holding a 38-28-2 edge in the series as Big Ten conference mates.īut Michigan State has Paul Bunyan now, and it doesn't plan to give him back.
Michigan State joined the Big Ten - much to Michigan's chagrin - in 1953, and with their introduction came the Paul Bunyan Trophy, a 4-foot tall wooden carving of the mythical lumberjack. The Wolverines hold a 71-37-5 advantage all-time, but it hasn't been as lopsided in recent decades. It's also a series Michigan has dominated, for the most part. The Wolverines and Spartans first met on a football field in 1898 and have played 112 more times since. 8 Michigan State are separated by roughly an hour's drive on Interstate 96 and Highway 23 and are quite familiar with each other.
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