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 ⓘ surface form: Ann Arbor, Michigan
cityOfMichiganStateHomeGames	East Lansing ⓘ surface form: East Lansing, Michigan
conference	Big Ten Conference ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
divisionAlignment	Big Ten East Division matchup (since 2014) ⓘ
fanBaseRegions	entire state of Michigan ⓘ
featuresMarchingBands	true ⓘ
firstMeetingLocation	Ann Arbor ⓘ surface form: Ann Arbor, Michigan
firstMeetingScore	39–0 ⓘ
firstMeetingWinner	Michigan Wolverines football ⓘ
firstMeetingYear	1898 ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ surface form: NCAA
hasAlumniInvolvement	true ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceIn	Michigan ⓘ surface form: state of Michigan
hasEconomicImpactOn	Ann Arbor ⓘ surface form: Ann Arbor, Michigan East Lansing ⓘ surface form: 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 College ⓘ surface form: Michigan State University University of Michigan ⓘ
isConferenceGame	true ⓘ
isInStateRivalry	true ⓘ
level	Football Bowl Subdivision ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Michigan Wolverines football → rivalry → Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry ⓘ

Michigan State Spartans football → stateRivalryName → Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry ⓘ