All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

The Game Army–Navy Holy War Iron Bowl Red River The Game (Ivy)

Michigan State vs

Illinois

Series

27–20–2

Michigan State leads

Average Score

23.3–17.0

49 games

Current Streak

Illinois

Longest Streak

Michigan State, 1995–2005

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2024	2024-11-17	Illinois	16–38
2022	2022-11-08	Michigan State	23–15
2019	2019-11-12	Illinois	34–37
2016	2016-11-08	Illinois	27–31
2013	2013-10-29	Michigan State	42–3
2010	2010-10-19	Michigan State	26–6
2009	2009-10-13	Michigan State	24–14
2006	2006-10-03	Illinois	20–23
2005	2005-09-27	Michigan State	61–14
2004	2004-10-12	Michigan State	38–25
2003	2003-10-14	Michigan State	49–14
2000	2000-10-31	Michigan State	14–10
1999	1999-09-28	Michigan State	27–10
1998	1998-11-24	Michigan State	41–9
1997	1997-11-25	Michigan State	27–17
1996	1996-10-15	Michigan State	42–14
1995	1995-10-17	Michigan State	27–21
1992	1992-11-24	Illinois	10–14
1991	1991-11-26	Michigan State	27–24
1990	1990-10-23	Illinois	13–15
1989	1989-10-24	Illinois	10–14
1988	1988-10-25	Michigan State	28–21
1987	1987-10-27	Tie	14–14
1986	1986-10-21	Michigan State	29–21
1985	1985-10-22	Illinois	17–30
1984	1984-09-25	Illinois	7–40
1983	1983-09-27	Illinois	10–20
1982	1982-09-14	Illinois	16–23
1981	1981-09-15	Illinois	17–27
1980	1980-09-16	Illinois	17–20
1979	1979-09-11	Michigan State	33–16
1978	1978-11-07	Michigan State	59–19
1977	1977-11-01	Michigan State	49–20
1976	1976-10-26	Michigan State	31–23
1975	1975-10-28	Illinois	19–21
1974	1974-10-22	Tie	21–21
1973	1973-10-23	Illinois	3–6
1972	1972-09-19	Michigan State	24–0
1971	1971-09-14	Michigan State	10–0
1966	1966-10-04	Michigan State	26–10
1965	1965-10-05	Michigan State	22–12
1964	1964-11-24	Illinois	0–16
1963	1963-12-03	Illinois	0–13
1962	1962-11-27	Illinois	6–7
1961	1961-11-28	Michigan State	34–7
1958	1958-10-28	Illinois	0–16
1957	1957-10-29	Michigan State	19–14
1956	1956-10-30	Illinois	13–20
1955	1955-10-25	Michigan State	21–7

Scores read Michigan State first. Dates are the ranking release that included the game. Games come from the published weekly rankings.