This game marked the first time attendance at Michigan Stadium exceeded 100,000 people.

The official attendance for the game was 101,001.

The game saw no scoring until midway through the third quarter when backup place kicker Johnny Matsko kicked a 20-yard field goal to put the Spartans up, 3-0.

Matsko had to kick in place of the starter Dave Kaiser after he got injured in the second quarter.

The score stayed that way until midway through the fourth quarter when the Spartans recovered a fumble at the U-M 21-yard line.

The Spartans then turned to their running back Denny Mendyk as they gave the ball to him four times on the ensuing drive.

He capped off the short scoring drive with a 6-yard touchdown run to end the scoring and make the final score 9-0.

The Wolverines were only able to muster two field goal attempts all game. They missed one attempt and ran a fake on the other.

MSU finished that season, 7-2 overall, and tied for fourth in the Big Ten, 4-2.

4.Oct. 4, 1987 MSU 17, U-M 11

After 18 straight years of losing in Spartan Stadium to Michigan, MSU accomplished what seemed like the impossible on Oct. 10, 1987, beating U-M with a score of 17-11.

Thousands of Spartans fans rushed the field and carried head coach George Perles off as the last few seconds of the game slipped away.

The win was prompted by the team's actions to stay in control of every aspect of the game, which kept U-M from dominating the field.

The offense was led by senior tailback Lorenzo White, who constantly pounded the line of scrimmage, gaining 185 yards on 34 carries.

In addition to White's stellar performance, the team's defense helped to contribute to the win.

Picking off seven passes, the defense managed to keep the ball out of the Wolverines' hands.

MSU junior strong safety John Miller helped the team along by collecting four of the seven passes.

Early in the game, the Spartans followed in White's footsteps and drove 76 yards.

With this field advantage, White made a 6-yard touchdown run.

At halftime, the team entered the locker room with a 14-3 lead, creating a frenzy among the players.

To ensure the victory, John Langeloh kicked a 42-yard field goal. Following this move up, free safety Todd Krumm intercepted a pass by the Wolverines with only 26 seconds remaining on the clock.

3. Nov. 4, 1995 MSU 28, U-M 25

With less than four minutes left on the clock, Wolverine quarterback Brian Griese had just connected with receiver Mercury Hayes to give a 25-21 U-M lead.

With an MSU drive that started 88 yards away from the end zone, the Spartans pulled off the 28-25 win on a controversial play.

The comeback started with a 7-yard and 14-yard pass for a first down by MSU senior quarterback Tony Banks.

But Banks then threw two incompletions for a fourth-and-11 at the MSU 32-yard line.

In the next play, junior kick returner Derrick Mason was short of the first down when he caught the ball, but he dove toward the first down marker as he was knocked out of bounds.

MSU received a penalty flag as the Spartans argued that Mason had the first down.

A measurement showed that Mason, indeed, had the first down, but the Spartans moved back 15 yards because of the penalty.

Banks then connected three straight times to senior fullback/tailback Scott Greene moving up to the Wolverines' 47-yard line, and found Mason on second-and-8.

The winning touchdown was scored when Banks connected with junior receiver Nigea Carter.

Banks finished the game 318 yards.

This season was also Spartans head coach Nick Saban's first, and the Spartans finished 6-5-1 and 4-3-1 in the Big Ten. U-M went 9-4 overall, 5-3 in the Big Ten.

2. Nov. 4, 2001 MSU 26, U-M 25

The victory came down to the last minute for the Spartans in 2001. On Nov. 3, what some would speculate as a football miracle occurred in Spartan Stadium in the MSU versus No. 6 Michigan game.

Coming into the game, the Spartans were the underdogs with a record of 4-2 overall and 2-2 Big Ten against Michigan's 6-1, 4-0 record.

But in a one-play series, MSU was able to take the win, 26-24. Consequently, this has been one of the greatest MSU versus U-M wins in history.

U-M's lead into the end of the game didn't put a stop to the Spartans, who were able to come out from behind as MSU sophomore quarterback Jeff Smoker threw the touchdown pass to MSU junior tailback T.J. Duckett with zero seconds left on the clock.

It was second down and Smoker tried to run the ball, but was tackled.

Strategically, when it came to third down, he spiked the ball, putting a quick stop on the clock.

With only one second left, Smoker threw the pass to Duckett, who was clear into the end zone, scoring the winning touchdown and marking the win for MSU. The celebration signaled a completed pass to Smoker, since he had been hit quickly after the throw.

Smoker had endured a lot of contact from U-M - he was sacked 12 times throughout the game. He completed 15-of-35 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns in the game.

For MSU, this win was the first time they had defeated an opponent in the top five since a 1999 win over a then-No. 3 Wolverines.