Backyard Brawl of Michigan

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college football rivalry sports rivalry nickname

Backyard Brawl of Michigan is a regional nickname for the intense college football rivalry between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans.

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Backyard Brawl of Michigan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college football rivalry ⓘ
sports rivalry nickname ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry ⓘ
category American football rivalries ⓘ
College sports rivalries in the United States ⓘ
In-state college rivalries ⓘ
characterizedBy intense in-state rivalry ⓘ
regional nickname usage ⓘ
conferenceContext Big Ten Conference ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hasFanBase Michigan State Spartans fans ⓘ
Michigan Wolverines fans ⓘ
hasTrophy Paul Bunyan Trophy ⓘ
homeTeamInAnnArbor Michigan Wolverines football ⓘ
homeTeamInEastLansing Michigan State Spartans football ⓘ
involves public research universities ⓘ
levelOfPlay Football Bowl Subdivision ⓘ
surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
locatedIn Michigan ⓘ
surface form: state of Michigan
participants Michigan State Spartans football ⓘ
surface form: Michigan State University Spartans football team

Michigan Wolverines football ⓘ
surface form: University of Michigan Wolverines football team
primaryVenue Michigan Stadium ⓘ
Spartan Stadium ⓘ
region Midwestern United States ⓘ
rivalryBetween Michigan State College ⓘ
surface form: Michigan State University

University of Michigan ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
trophyNamedAfter Paul Bunyan (American folk legend) ⓘ
surface form: Paul Bunyan
typicalSeason college football regular season ⓘ
universityInAnnArbor University of Michigan ⓘ
universityInEastLansing Michigan State College ⓘ
surface form: Michigan State University

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Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry → hasRegionalName → Backyard Brawl of Michigan ⓘ