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Since arriving in East Lansing in 2007, Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio has had Michigan football struggling to take him down. Dantonio is 8-5 against the Wolverines with a four-game winning streak lasting from 2008-2011 and a three-game win streak from 2013-2015.
Since Michigan has hired Jim Harbaugh as their head coach though, Dantonio is 2-3 against Michigan and in their game yesterday, it was the worst performance Dantonio has ever had against the Wolverines. Michigan won the game 44-10, and the 34 point win was the biggest against MSU since Michigan won by 46 in 2002 when they won 49-3. The worst loss before yesterday’s under Dantonio? 2018 when Michigan won 21-7.
Michigan didn’t just score more points than they ever have against Dantonio, they set all types of records against Dantonio and his MSU teams. Since Dantonio was brought in as the head coach, Michigan hasn’t had an offensive explosion like they did this yesterday.
Michigan put up some numbers yesterday. pic.twitter.com/7JacRFT0Xu
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 17, 2019
It was a complete domination by the Wolverines yesterday and one that they will never forget. It might even be the last game they ever play against Dantonio depending on what happens after the season as MSU is 4-6 this season with two games left to play. Their bowl chances look slim as they have to win out against Rutgers and Maryland to finish the season 6-6. In his past four seasons, Dantonio is 24-24 with his best season being in 2017 when MSU went 10-3 and won the Holiday Bowl.
If this is his last season at MSU, Dantonio is walking out with a huge loss to Michigan, never getting his revenge from the beatdown. If Dantonio does return for the 2020 season, he will be looking for his revenge but it won’t be easy as the Wolverines seem to have finally figured out their offense and another year under it could be dangerous for their opponents next season.