Paul Bunyan Trophy
Michigan vs Michigan State
Michigan755 ties118 meetings
38Michigan State
Michigan leads the series · Michigan on a 4-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 31-20 |
| 2024 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 24-17 |
| 2023 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 49-0 |
| 2022 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 29-7 |
| 2021 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 33-37 |
| 2020 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 24-27 |
| 2019 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 44-10 |
| 2018 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 21-7 |
| 2017 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 10-14 |
| 2016 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 32-23 |
| 2015 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 23-27 |
| 2014 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 11-35 |
| 2013 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 6-29 |
| 2012 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 12-10 |
| 2011 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 14-28 |
| 2010 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 17-34 |
| 2009 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 20-26 |
| 2008 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 21-35 |
| 2007 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 28-24 |
| 2006 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 31-13 |
| 2005 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 34-31 |
| 2004 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 45-37 |
| 2003 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 27-20 |
| 2002 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 49-3 |
| 2001 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 24-26 |
| 2000 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 14-0 |
| 1999 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 31-34 |
| 1998 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 29-17 |
| 1997 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 23-7 |
| 1996 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 45-29 |
| 1995 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 25-28 |
| 1994 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 40-20 |
| 1993 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 7-17 |
| 1992 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 35-10 |
| 1991 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 45-28 |
| 1990 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 27-28 |
| 1989 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 10-7 |
| 1988 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 17-3 |
| 1987 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 11-17 |
| 1986 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 27-6 |
| 1985 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 31-0 |
| 1984 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 7-19 |
| 1983 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 42-0 |
| 1982 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 31-17 |
| 1981 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 38-20 |
| 1980 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 27-23 |
| 1979 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 21-7 |
| 1978 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 15-24 |
| 1977 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 24-14 |
| 1976 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 42-10 |
| 1975 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 16-6 |
| 1974 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 21-7 |
| 1973 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 31-0 |
| 1972 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 10-0 |
| 1971 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 24-13 |
| 1970 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 34-20 |
| 1969 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 12-23 |
| 1968 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 28-14 |
| 1967 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-34 |
| 1966 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 7-20 |
| 1965 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 7-24 |
| 1964 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 17-10 |
| 1963 | Tie | East Lansing | T | 7-7 |
| 1962 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 0-28 |
| 1961 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-28 |
| 1960 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 17-24 |
| 1959 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 8-34 |
| 1958 | Tie | Ann Arbor | T | 12-12 |
| 1957 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 6-35 |
| 1956 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-9 |
| 1955 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 14-7 |
| 1954 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 33-7 |
| 1953 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | L | 6-14 |
| 1952 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 13-27 |
| 1951 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-25 |
| 1950 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 7-14 |
| 1949 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 7-3 |
| 1948 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 13-7 |
| 1947 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 55-0 |
| 1946 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 55-7 |
| 1945 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 40-0 |
| 1942 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 20-0 |
| 1941 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 19-7 |
| 1940 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 21-14 |
| 1939 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 26-13 |
| 1938 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 14-0 |
| 1937 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 14-19 |
| 1936 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 7-21 |
| 1935 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 6-25 |
| 1934 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-16 |
| 1933 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 20-6 |
| 1932 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 26-0 |
| 1931 | Tie | East Lansing | T | 0-0 |
| 1930 | Tie | East Lansing | T | 0-0 |
| 1929 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 17-0 |
| 1928 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 3-0 |
| 1927 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 21-0 |
| 1926 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 55-3 |
| 1925 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 39-0 |
| 1924 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 7-0 |
| 1923 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 37-0 |
| 1922 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 63-0 |
| 1921 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 30-0 |
| 1920 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 35-0 |
| 1919 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 26-0 |
| 1918 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 21-6 |
| 1917 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 27-0 |
| 1916 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 9-0 |
| 1915 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-24 |
| 1914 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 3-0 |
| 1913 | Michigan State win | Ann Arbor | L | 7-12 |
| 1912 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 55-7 |
| 1911 | Michigan win | East Lansing | W | 15-3 |
| 1910 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 6-3 |
| 1908 | Tie | Ann Arbor | T | 0-0 |
| 1907 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 46-0 |
| 1902 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 119-0 |
| 1898 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | W | 39-0 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Paul Bunyan Trophy?
The Paul Bunyan Trophy is the name of the Michigan vs Michigan State series. Michigan is 75-38-5 against Michigan State in 118 meetings on record since 1898.
What is the all-time record between Michigan and Michigan State?
Michigan is 75-38-5 against Michigan State across 118 meetings on record since 1898. Michigan leads the series.
When did Michigan last play Michigan State?
They last met in 2025, a 31-20 win for Michigan.