Megaphone Trophy

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Megaphone Trophy

Megaphone Trophy
Teams	Michigan State Spartans Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Originated	1897
Trophy Series	Notre Dame leads, 44-27-1
Current Holder	Michigan State


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	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. 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 26, with one tie game. 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
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	Michigan State at Notre Dame
74	September 18, 2010	East Lansing	Notre Dame at Michigan State
75	September 17, 2011	South Bend	Michigan State at Notre Dame