Penn State–Michigan State football rivalry

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The Penn State–Michigan State football rivalry is a longstanding college football matchup between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Michigan State Spartans that traditionally closes the regular season and often carries significant conference and trophy implications.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college football rivalry
associatedDivisionEra Big Ten East Division GENERATED
Big Ten Legends Division GENERATED
becameAnnualWith Penn State joining Big Ten Conference
conference Big Ten Conference
country United States of America
surface form: United States
firstMeetingYear 1914
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
hasPlayoffImplications Big Ten title race
hasTrophyImplications Land Grant Trophy ownership
homeStadiumMichiganState Spartan Stadium NERFINISHED
homeStadiumPennState Beaver Stadium NERFINISHED
namedAfter land-grant universities
notableFor Land Grant Trophy design
closing regular season for both teams in many years
impact on Big Ten standings
participant Michigan State Spartans football team NERFINISHED
Penn State Nittany Lions football team NERFINISHED
region Midwestern United States
Northeastern United States
renewedRegularlySince 1993
sport American football
subdivision NCAA Division I FBS NERFINISHED
teamFrom Michigan NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
teamNicknameMichiganState Spartans NERFINISHED
teamNicknamePennState Nittany Lions NERFINISHED
traditionalSeasonTiming end of regular season
trophy Land Grant Trophy NERFINISHED

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Land Grant Trophy rivalryName Penn State–Michigan State football rivalry