Big Bear Trophy | |
Teams | Michigan State Spartans Michigan Wolverines |
Originated | 2000 |
Trophy Series | Michigan State leads, 9-2-1[1] |
All-Time Series | Michigan State leads, 27-5-5 |
Current Holder | Michigan State |
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Michigan (2) 2003 2010 |
Michigan State (9) 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2011 |
Ties (1) 2006 |
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The Big Bear Trophy is presented to the winner of the annual Michigan-Michigan State men's soccer game. The trophy originated in 2000 when Michigan head coach Steve Burns purchased the wooden bear sculpture to commemorate the rivalry.[2] Burns said that he and Michigan State head coach Joe Baum collaborated on a trophy game because they "wanted to have some kind of trophy for this rivalry that the teams can pass back and forth. We hope that it takes a life on its own."[3]
Michigan State victories are shaded in ██ green, Michigan victories are shaded ██ blue, and tie games are shaded ██ gray.
Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | Series | Attendance | ||
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October 15, 2000 | Ann Arbor | Michigan State | 2 | Michigan | 1 | MSU 1-0 | 2,173 |
October 14, 2001 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 4 | Michigan | 2 | MSU 2-0 | 675 |
October 13, 2002 | Ann Arbor | Michigan State | 2 | Michigan | 1 | MSU 3-0 | 1,506 |
October 12, 2003 | East Lansing | Michigan | 4 | Michigan State | 2 | MSU 3-1 | 1,806 |
October 17, 2004 | Ann Arbor | Michigan State | 3 | #22 Michigan | 2 | MSU 4-1 | 2,306 |
October 16, 2005 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 2 | Michigan | 0 | MSU 5-1 | 2,131 |
October 8, 2006 | Ann Arbor | Michigan State | 1 | Michigan | 1 | MSU 5-1-1 | 3,009 |
October 14, 2007 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 5 | #21 Michigan | 0 | MSU 6-1-1 | 2,200 |
October 18, 2008 | Ann Arbor | Michigan State | 1 | #18 Michigan | 0 | MSU 7-1-1 | 1,078 |
October 25, 2009 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 2 | Michigan | 1 | MSU 8-1-1 | 2,310 |
October 30, 2010 | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 3 | #23 Michigan State | 2 | MSU 8-2-1 | 2,615 |
October 30, 2011 | East Lansing | Michigan State | 1 | Michigan | 0 | MSU 9-2-1 | 2,411 |