Series History
The overall series record for the rivalry is 68–32–5 for Michigan. The series record for the Paul Bunyan Trophy is 35–23–2 for Michigan as the trophy was not added to the rivalry game until Michigan State became a full member of the Big Ten in 1953, at which point Michigan already held a 33–9–3 edge. A home-and-home series did not begin until the 1958 season. Through the 1957 season, the game was played in Ann Arbor 44 times and played in East Lansing only 6 times. At the start of the trophy game series, Michigan State began a nearly two decade long period of dominance. From 1950 to 1969, MSU went 14–4–2 against the Wolverines. After the hiring of Bo Schembechler in 1969, Michigan dominated the series for the next four decades going 30–8 from 1970 to 2007. Michigan holds the longest winning streak at eight (1970–77) and Michigan State held a winning streak of four (2008–11) in the Paul Bunyan Trophy series history.
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