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Michigan vs. Michigan State: every belt game

4 belt wins in the series
Michigan
Belt games 4 1918–2003
Michigan leads 4–0
0 belt wins in the series
Michigan State
Title changesThe belt changed hands 0 times in this series
First meetingNovember 23, 1918
Most recentNovember 1, 2003
Longest gap52 yrs, 363 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

4 games, newest first

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November 1, 2003 · Michigan 27–20 · at Michigan StateDefendedOctober 14, 1972 · Michigan 10–0 · at MichiganDefendedOctober 18, 1919 · Michigan 26–0 · at MichiganDefendedNovember 23, 1918 · Michigan 21–6 · at MichiganDefended

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.