<page_title> 1971 Michigan Wolverines football team </page_title> <section_title> Schedule </section_title> <table> <cell> W 21–6 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> W 56–0 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> W 38–0 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> W 46–0 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> October 9 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> at Michigan State <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) <col_header> Site </col_header> </cell> <cell> W 24–13 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> 80,093 <col_header> Attendance </col_header> </cell> </table>
On October 9, 1971, Michigan won its fifth consecutive game, defeating Michigan State by 24–13, in front of 80,093 spectators, in Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.