Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry

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The Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry is a historic and intense in-state college football matchup between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans, marked by annual games and deep cultural significance in the state of Michigan.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college football rivalry → sports rivalry →
associatedWithMascot	Michigan Wolverines mascot → Sparty →
category	College football rivalries in the United States → Michigan State Spartans football rivalries → Michigan Wolverines football rivalries →
cityOfMichiganHomeGames	Ann Arbor, Michigan →
cityOfMichiganStateHomeGames	East Lansing, Michigan →
conference	Big Ten Conference →
country	United States →
divisionAlignment	Big Ten East Division matchup (since 2014) →
fanBaseRegions	entire state of Michigan →
featuresMarchingBands	true →
firstMeetingLocation	Ann Arbor, Michigan →
firstMeetingScore	39–0 →
firstMeetingWinner	Michigan Wolverines football →
firstMeetingYear	1898 →
governingBody	NCAA →
hasAlumniInvolvement	true →
hasCulturalSignificanceIn	state of Michigan →
hasEconomicImpactOn	Ann Arbor, Michigan → East Lansing, Michigan →
hasHomeAndHomeFormat	true →
hasRegionalName	Backyard Brawl of Michigan →
hasStudentTraditions	true →
hasTrophySeriesName	Paul Bunyan–Governor of Michigan Trophy series →
involvesTeam	Michigan State Spartans football → Michigan Wolverines football →
involvesUniversity	Michigan State University → University of Michigan →
isConferenceGame	true →
isInStateRivalry	true →
level	NCAA Division I FBS →
locatedIn	Michigan →
notableFor	impact on Big Ten standings → intense fan passion → statewide media attention →
playedAnnuallySince	1945 →
primaryVenues	Michigan Stadium → Spartan Stadium →
sport	American football →
trophy	Paul Bunyan Trophy →
trophyIntroducedInSeason	1953 →
typicalBroadcast	national television in the United States →
usualGameMonth	October →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Michigan Wolverines football →	rivalry
Michigan State Spartans football →	stateRivalryName