1941 Michigan State Spartans football team

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|September 27|at|Michigan|Michigan Stadium|Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)|L 7-19|67,079|{{cite news|title=U-M Beats State, 19-7; Titans Win|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=John N. Sabo|date=September 28, 1941|pages=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35904712/um_beats_state_197_titans_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11||Marquette|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|W 13-7|15,000|{{cite news|title=Lansing Backs Lead Spartans in 13-7 Victory|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|author=George S. Alderton|date=October 12, 1941|pages=1, 17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30320458/lansing_backs_lead_spartans_in_137/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18|at|Santa Clara|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-7|18,000|{{cite news|title='Lucky' Broncs Defeat Spartans, 7 to 0|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Bill Tobitt|date=October 19, 1941|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17682130/lucky_broncs_defeat_spartans_7_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25||Wayne|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|W 39-6|15,200|{{cite news|title=Wayne Tallies at the Gun as State Wins, 39 to 6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Charles P. Ward|date=October 26, 1941|pages=Sports 1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18889310/wayne_tallies_at_the_gun_as_state_wins/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1||Missouri|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|L 0-19|15,750|{{cite news|title=Missouri Eleven Spoils State Homecoming, 19-0|newspaper=The Lansing State Journal|date=November 2, 1941|pages=17, 19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35813598/missouri_eleven_spoils_state/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8|at|Purdue|Ross–Ade Stadium|West Lafayette, IN|T 0-0|17,000|{{cite news|title=Purdue In 0-0 Tie: Boilermaker Threats Fail|newspaper=The Muncie Sunday Star|author=Harold Harrison|date=November 9, 1941|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35807375/purdue_in_00_tie_boilermaker_threats/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||Temple|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|W 46-0|10,123|{{cite news|title=State Drubs Temple, 46-0: Defeat Worst in History for Owls|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Dale Stafford|date=November 16, 1941|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35904984/state_drubs_temple_460_defeat_worst/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|W 31-7|10,000|{{cite news|title=Wesleyan Crushed by State, 31-7|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=November 23, 1941|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35905102/wesleyan_crushed_by_state_317/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 29|at|West Virginia|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 14-12|10,126|{{cite news|title=Michigan State Noses Out West Virginia, 14 To 12|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=November 30, 1941|page=III-12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35904173/michigan_state_noses_out_west_virginia/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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| Title = Michigan State at Michigan

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| Date = September 27, 1941

| Location = Michigan Stadium
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On September 27, 1941, Michigan State lost Michigan by a 19 to 7 score. The game was Michigan's first without Tom Harmon, who had led the Wolverines from 1938 to 1940. Sophomore tailback Tom Kuzma, from Harmon's home town of Gary, Indiana, took over Harmon's spot and scored two touchdowns in his first game for the Wolverines. Michigan State took the lead on the third play from scrimmage with a 74-yard sweep around left end by halfback Jack Fenton. Michigan came back with a touchdown in the second quarter and two more in the third quarter. In addition to Kuzma's two touchdowns, fullback Bob Westfall also scored on a one-yard run in the third quarter. Bob Ingalls kicked for one point after touchdown for Michigan. Michigan out-gained Michigan State on the ground with 235 rushing yards to 104 for the Spartans. Wilfrid Smith of the Chicago Tribune wrote that the key to Michigan's victory was its veteran line that "completely outplayed" the Spartans' line.{{cite news|title=Wolverines Top State, 19-7, By 3d Period Drive: Spartans Score on 74 Yard Run|author=Wilfrid Smith|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=September 28, 1941|page=2-1|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1941/09/28/page/33/article/michigan-wins-notre-dame-routs-arizona}}{{cite news|title=Michigan Rallies for 19-7 Triumph: 67,079 See Fenton's 74-Yard Run in First Two Minutes Put Michigan State Ahead|newspaper=The New York Times (AP story)|date=September 28, 1941|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1941/09/28/archives/michigan-rallies-for-197-triumph-67079-see-fentons-74yard-run-in.html}}

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