All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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

Michigan State vs

Nebraska

Series

4–8

Nebraska leads

Average Score

19.7–28.9

12 games

Current Streak

Nebraska

Longest Streak

Nebraska, 1995–2012

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2025	2025-10-05	Nebraska	27–38
2023	2023-11-05	Michigan State	20–17
2021	2021-09-28	Michigan State	23–20
2018	2018-11-20	Nebraska	6–9
2015	2015-11-10	Nebraska	38–39
2014	2014-10-07	Michigan State	27–22
2013	2013-11-19	Michigan State	41–28
2012	2012-11-06	Nebraska	24–28
2011	2011-11-01	Nebraska	3–24
2003	2003-12-30	Nebraska	3–17
1996	1996-09-10	Nebraska	14–55
1995	1995-09-12	Nebraska	10–50

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

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