Michigan and Michigan State have played each other 114 times. The winner of the game gets the Paul Bunyan Trophy, established in 1953. Michigan holds the all-time edge 72-38-5. One of the most ...

The Paul Bunyan Trophy, introduced in 1953 and awarded to the winner of the Michigan-Michigan State game, had traditionally been a locker room trophy for the players to celebrate after a win.

A. The tradition began in 1948 after the original trophy, the Slab of Bacon, was lost. Q. Who designed the Paul Bunyan Axe trophy? - + A. The National W Club designed the axe, which is used to ...

What happened to the Slab of Bacon? Before Paul Bunyan's Axe, there was the Slab of Bacon. A delightfully quirky trophy in its own right, the Slab of Bacon was what these teams played for from ...

For three consecutive years, the Paul Bunyan trophy has resided in Ann Arbor. Michigan leads the all-time series against Michigan State, 74-38-5, the most recent matchup having ended in a narrow ...

Saturday's matchup between No. 2 Michigan and Michigan State will be the 116th meeting between the two programs all-time, and the 71st meeting when competing for the coveted Paul Bunyan trophy.

Michigan led at 28-0 at halftime, and that was pretty much it. The Wolverines claim the Paul Bunyan Trophy for the second year in a row. Michigan has won four of the last six matchups against ...

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State travels to Michigan this weekend looking to reclaim the Paul Bunyan Trophy in a battle of 4-3 teams seemingly moving in different directions. The Spartans ...

The annual battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy returns Saturday night, when Michigan and Michigan State football duke it out at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. This will be the third straight night ...

Senior Davis Warren got the start for Michigan and played a clean game, while the defense did just enough to keep the Paul Bunyan Trophy back in Ann Arbor. Here is the blow-by-blow recap from the ...

at Michigan Stadium in the 2024 Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Michigan is 4-1 at home, and Michigan State is 1-2 on the road. The Wolverines are looking to bounce back from a 21-7 loss to ...