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This Saturday the 102 year old rivarly between Michigan & Michigan State will take center field at Spartan Stadium as the 2 teams battle for victory and bragging rights! Join Campus Den at our Meridian Mall Location for even more Game Day Fun! Starting Friday, Oct. 2 at 10am and continuing on all day on Saturday Oct. 3, Campus Den will be transformed into the best tailgate in town. Big trucks, free tailgate food, and contests galore will entice fans of all ages to come by and shop for their favorite team gear and watch with fellow fans on big HDTV's!

This Saturday the 1-3 Spartans will be looking to defeat the 4-0 Wolverines at home and turn their season around; while the maize and blue will be looking for a win on the road in hopes of 5-0, and of course avenge their loss to the Spartans last season.

Michigan currently holds the series record at 67-29-5. MSU's only real period of dominance in the series' history was from 1950 to 1969, where they went 14-4-2. The Wolverines hold long winning streaks of six (2002-2007), eight (1970-77), and 10 games (1938-49), and an 18-game unbeaten streak from 1916 to 1933, in series history.

But the coveted Paul-Bunyan Trophy is currently displayed at Spartan Stadium due to their 35-21 victory over the Wolverines in 2008, and this year they hope to keep it in their display case! The Paul Bunyan Trophy was first presented in 1953 to the winner of this annual game by then Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams. The trophy is a four-foot-high wooden statue on a five-foot-high base, named after the mythical giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan to reflect the state's history as a major lumber producing State!

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