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.
Statements (29)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.