Most Indiana fans are intimately familiar with one of the trophy games that the Hoosiers play for. That is the Old Oaken Bucket which is a staple in Hoosier culture and has been contested by Indiana and Purdue dating back to 1925. However, there is a second trophy game that practically nobody, outside of a select few, truly know about.

That trophy is the Old Brass Spittoon and has been awarded to the winner of the Indiana-Michigan State football game. While the series dates back to 1922, the first time the trophy was up for grabs was in 1950. The trophy has a rather unusual story to say the very least. It is so unique and obscure that it actually was named in a Sports Illustrated for Kids article that listed college football’s most unusual trophies.