Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry

The Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Michigan State Spartans football team of Michigan State University and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame. The Megaphone Trophy is awarded to the winner of the game. Michigan State and Notre Dame started competing against each other in football in 1897. The overall win-loss record between the two teams is 46–28–1, while the Megaphone Trophy series record is 32–26–1, both favoring the Fighting Irish.

The Notre Dame side of the trophy is blue, while the Michigan State side is green. The rivalry includes several notable games, such as The Game of the Century, arguably one of the greatest college football games ever played. Notre Dame currently leads the series. Games played prior to 1949 also appear on the trophy to commemorate the entire series. Notre Dame is the current holder of the trophy, with a win of 20-3 on September 14, 2012.

Recent games
After an 8–0 series run by Notre Dame from 1987 to 1994, tying the series win streak set by Michigan State from 1955 to 1963 (they didn't meet in 1958), Michigan State won five games in a row. Michigan State won 44–41 in double overtime at Notre Dame in 2005. Notre Dame pulled 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 at Notre Dame. On September 20, 2008, MSU defeated Notre Dame 23–7 in East Lansing, ending the series "jinx" of home teams always losing since 2001. Notre Dame returned the favor the following year by defeating MSU at Notre Dame. The 2010 meeting had one of the most exciting finishes to the start of the college football season. A back and forth battle the entire game, Notre Dame took the lead in overtime off of a field goal. After Spartans quarterback Kirk Cousins was sacked on third down, Michigan State lined up for a field goal to tie the game at 31. They faked it, and Aaron Bates, the holder, tossed a game-winning touchdown pass to Charlie Gantt to win it 34–31 for the Spartans. In 2011, the Irish reclaimed the trophy with a 31–13 victory in which they led all the way.

Game results

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