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Thursday, January 7, 2016

TEN YEARS OF FOOTBALL: MSU vs UM

The ninth season of the Mark Dantonio Era has ended, with the Spartans winning the B1G Championship and finishing 12-2. Now that football season is over, let's take a look at the last ten years of the rivalry series between Michigan State and Michigan.

UM fans are always talking about the distant past, telling us that MSU has "only been good recently", as if it's just a passing fad or a blip on the sports screen. They constantly brag about their "all-time wins record", but to do so, they are actually counting rugby scrimmages from the late 1800s as "football". There's no way to stop those people, but we don't have to believe in their mythology. We're not cherry-picking a "convenient" time-frame, as a decade is definitely a significant measuring stick, so here we go.


Last 10 Football Games Between MSU and UM

  • 2015:  MSU won by 4 (27-23)
  • 2014:  MSU won by 24 (35-11)
  • 2013:  MSU won by 23 (29-6)
  • 2012:  UM won by 2 (12-10)
  • 2011:  MSU won by 14 (28-14)
  • 2010:  MSU won by 17 (34-17)
  • 2009:  MSU won by 6 (26-20, OT)
  • 2008:  MSU won by 14 (35-21)
  • 2007:  UM won by 4 (28-24)
  • 2006:  UM won by 18 (31-13)
  • Ten Game Record = MSU 7, UM 3
  • Total Points = MSU 261, UM 183 (MSU +78 points)



Over the last ten years of the series, MSU has taken charge, winning both big and small, both home and away. We continue by summarizing the season results for each team over the past decade.


SEASON RESULTS OVER THE LAST DECADE

MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
2006:  4-8, Tenth Place, no bowl
2007:  7-6, Seventh Place, bowl loss
2008:  9-4, Third Place, bowl loss
2009:  6-7, Sixth Place, bowl loss
2010:  11-2, First Place (B1G), bowl loss
2011:  11-3, First Place (division), Bowl Win
2012:  7-6, Fourth Place (division), Bowl Win
2013:  13-1, First Place (B1G)Rose Bowl Champion
2014:  11-2, Second Place (division), Cotton Bowl Champion
2015:  12-2, First Place (B1G), College Football Playoff bowl loss

  • MSU TEN YEAR TOTAL = 91-41 (.689)
  • Current Bowl Games in a row = 9
  • Total Bowl Victories = 4
  • Current Bowl Win Streak = 0
  • Biggest Bowl Win Streak = 4
  • League Championships = 3
  • Division Titles = 3

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
2006:  11-2, Second Place, bowl loss
2007:  9-4, Second Place, Bowl Win
2008:  3-9, Tenth Place, no bowl
2009:  5-7, Tenth Place, no bowl
2010:  7-6, Seventh Place, bowl loss
2011:  11-2, Second Place (division), Bowl Win
2012:  8-5, Second Place (division), bowl loss
2013:  7-6, Fifth Place (division), bowl loss
2014:  5-7, Fourth Place (division), no bowl
2015:  10-3, Third Place (division), Bowl Win

  • UM TEN YEAR TOTAL = 76-51 (.598)
  • Current Bowl Games in a row = 1
  • Total Bowl Victories = 3
  • Current Bowl Win Streak = 1
  • Biggest Bowl Win Streak = 1
  • League Championships = 0
  • Division Titles = 0

The Spartans lead the Wolverines in every comparative category except for one. The only measurable edge in favor of UM is the "Currrent Bowl Win Streak" (1-0).


BOTTOM LINE:  Mark Dantonio promised that MSU would "measure up" when he took over the job in 2007, and the Spartans have done so, by winning league championships, division titles, and bowl games. By comparison to Michigan, Michigan State has won more rivalry games, they have a better bowl streak in progress, as well as more conference championships. The series is starting to become imbalanced - - - in favor of MSU - - - when measuring total points scored.




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Care to compare these numbers from two years ago?
Click Here for a similar summary compiled just after the 2014 Rose Bowl.


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2 comments:

  1. To all those chUMps and Skunk Bears that keep trying to convince everyone that the Spartans will be back to mediocre next year, hence assuming what they claim is our rightful place, and they will once again be top dog (as they believe is their rightful place), we the Spartan Nation stand as one and proclaim:

    WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY INTO THE NIGHT! WE WILL NOT BE VANQUISHED WITHOUT A FIGHT.

    Where once we recited the mantra of, "There's always next year," we now have reason to anticipate because there is always a next year.

    It isn't over. It's just starting... again!

    GO STATE!

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