Old Brass Spittoon

Old Brass Spittoon
Teams	Indiana Hoosiers Michigan State Spartans
Originated	1950
Trophy Series	Michigan State leads, 41–11–2*
All-Time Series	Michigan State leads, 41–14–7

The Old Brass Spittoon is the name of the trophy that is annually awarded to the winner of the Big Ten Conference college football game between Indiana University and Michigan State University. First presented in 1950, it was Michigan State's idea to start up the trophy and Indiana quickly accepted. It's believed that the spittoon has been around since both universities were established.^{[citation needed]}

Series facts

Statistic	Michigan State	Indiana
Games played	54
Wins	41	14
Home wins	22	9
Road wins	19	5
Neutral site wins	0	0
Total points scored in the series	1588	844
Most points scored in a game by one team	56 ('02)	46 ('06)
Most points scored in a game by both teams	79 ('07 – MSU 52, IU 27)
Fewest points scored in a game by both teams	6 ('58 – MSU 0, IU 6)
Fewest points scored in a game by one team in a win	10 ('73)	6 ('58)
Most points scored in a game by one team in a loss	28 ('01)	31 ('88)
Largest margin of victory	52 ('11)	31 ('91)
Smallest margin of victory	1 ('73)	3 ('86)
Longest winning streak	8 ('50 to '57)	3 ('67 to '69)

Game results

Michigan State victories

Indiana victories

Tie games

Year	Michigan State		Indiana		Location
1922	Michigan State	6	Indiana	14	Bloomington, IN
1927	Michigan State	7	Indiana	33	Bloomington, IN
1939	Michigan State	7	Indiana	7	East Lansing, MI
1940	Michigan State	0	Indiana	20	Bloomington, IN
1950	Michigan State	35	Indiana	0	East Lansing, MI
1951	Michigan State	30	Indiana	26	Bloomington, IN
1952	Michigan State	41	Indiana	14	Bloomington, IN
1953	Michigan State	47	Indiana	18	East Lansing, MI
1954	Michigan State	21	Indiana	14	Bloomington, IN
1955	Michigan State	20	Indiana	13	Bloomington, IN
1956	Michigan State	53	Indiana	6	East Lansing, MI
1957	Michigan State	54	Indiana	0	East Lansing, MI
1958	Michigan State	0	Indiana	6	Bloomington, IN
1959	Michigan State	14	Indiana	6	East Lansing, MI
1960	Michigan State	35	Indiana	0	Bloomington, IN
1961	Michigan State	35	Indiana	0	East Lansing, MI
1962	Michigan State	26	Indiana	8	Bloomington, IN
1963	Michigan State	20	Indiana	3	East Lansing, MI
1964	Michigan State	20	Indiana	27	Bloomington, IN
1965	Michigan State	27	Indiana	13	East Lansing, MI
1966	Michigan State	37	Indiana	19	Bloomington, IN
1967	Michigan State	13	Indiana	14	East Lansing, MI
1968	Michigan State	22	Indiana	24	East Lansing, MI
1969	Michigan State	0	Indiana	16	East Lansing, MI
1970	Michigan State	32	Indiana	7	Bloomington, IN
1973	Michigan State	10	Indiana	9	East Lansing, MI
1974	Michigan State	19	Indiana	10	Bloomington, IN
1975	Michigan State	14	Indiana	6	Bloomington, IN
1976	Michigan State	23	Indiana	0	East Lansing, MI
1977	Michigan State	13	Indiana	13	Bloomington, IN
1978	Michigan State	49	Indiana	14	East Lansing, MI
1981	Michigan State	26	Indiana	3	East Lansing, MI

Year	Michigan State		Indiana		Location
1982	Michigan State	22	Indiana	14	Bloomington, IN
1983	Michigan State	12	Indiana	24	Bloomington, IN
1984	Michigan State	13	Indiana	6	East Lansing, MI
1985	Michigan State	35	Indiana	16	Bloomington, IN
1986	Michigan State	14	Indiana	17	East Lansing, MI
1987	Michigan State	27	Indiana	3	East Lansing, MI
1988	Michigan State	38	Indiana	12	Bloomington, IN
1989	Michigan State	51	Indiana	20	Bloomington, IN
1990	Michigan State	45	Indiana	20	East Lansing, MI
1991	Michigan State	0	Indiana	31	Bloomington, IN
1992	Michigan State	42	Indiana	31	East Lansing, MI
1993	Michigan State	0	Indiana	10	Bloomington, IN
1994*	Michigan State	27	Indiana	21	East Lansing, MI
1995	Michigan State	31	Indiana	3	Bloomington, IN
1996	Michigan State	38	Indiana	15	East Lansing, MI
1997	Michigan State	38	Indiana	6	Bloomington, IN
1998	Michigan State	38	Indiana	31	East Lansing, MI
2001	Michigan State	28	Indiana	37	East Lansing, MI
2002	Michigan State	56	Indiana	21	Bloomington, IN
2003	Michigan State	31	Indiana	3	East Lansing, MI
2004	Michigan State	30	Indiana	20	Bloomington, IN
2005	Michigan State	46	Indiana	15	East Lansing, MI
2006	Michigan State	21	Indiana	46	Bloomington, IN
2007	Michigan State	52	Indiana	27	East Lansing, MI
2008	Michigan State	42	Indiana	29	Bloomington, IN
2011	Michigan State	55	Indiana	3	East Lansing, MI

* Michigan State won the game played on October 29, 1994 but the victory was later vacated for rules NCAA violations.

The series is now a permanent part of the schedule for the teams as Michigan State and Indiana are cross-division rivals. Prior to the expansion of the Big Ten in 2011, there were stoppages in the series because the schools were not protected rivals in the rotating conference schedule (note no game in 1999 and 2000, and again in 2009 and 2010).

See also

• Other Michigan State traveling trophies:
  • Megaphone Trophy (with Notre Dame)
  • Paul Bunyan Trophy (with Michigan)
  • Land Grant Trophy (with Penn State)
• Other Indiana traveling trophies:
  • Old Oaken Bucket (with Purdue)

External links

• Michigan State University Athletics Official Site - Traditions
• Indiana-Michigan State Series History