Michigan State Football: Ranking Mark Dantonio’s 8 wins over Michigan
![EAST LANSING, MI - OCTOBER 29: Head coach Jim Harbaugh Michigan Wolverines shakes hands with head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans after a 32-23 Michigan win at Spartan Stadium on October 29, 2016 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) EAST LANSING, MI - OCTOBER 29: Head coach Jim Harbaugh Michigan Wolverines shakes hands with head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans after a 32-23 Michigan win at Spartan Stadium on October 29, 2016 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/82e31f02f9e78aefae828c8da4d4393db09f489ee1f0c97eb8969b28926496a0.jpg)
3. Overtime win (2009)
Just one year after Mark Dantonio’s first win in the rivalry, the Spartans seemed to have some momentum, but were off to a sluggish start to their 2009 season. They were just 1-3 after losses to Central Michigan, Notre Dame and Wisconsin by a combined 13 points.
Still, the Spartans found a way to get up for this game in East Lansing against No. 22 Michigan. The Wolverines were feeling extra confident this time. The Spartans were reeling and Michigan was 4-0 with a chance to go 2-0 in the Big Ten, jockeying for position in the standings.
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Michigan State took a 20-6 lead on a Glenn Winston touchdown run in the fourth quarter and everything seemed to be looking up, but Michigan struck back.
Would this be a repeat of that nightmarish 2007 game when Michigan stormed back to win in the second half?
Answer: almost.
Michigan forced overtime, but a Chris L. Rucker interception on the Wolverines’ first possession gave the Spartans the ball with a chance to win with a field goal.
Larry Caper had other plans, taking a third-down handoff to the end zone. Michigan State won in dramatic fashion and East Lansing was rocking all day/night.