All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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

Michigan State vs

Northwestern

Series

41–16

Michigan State leads

Average Score

30.5–17.8

57 games

Current Streak

Michigan State

Longest Streak

Michigan State, 1959–1969

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2021	2021-09-07	Michigan State	38–21
2020	2020-12-01	Michigan State	29–20
2019	2019-09-24	Michigan State	31–10
2018	2018-10-09	Northwestern	19–29
2017	2017-10-31	Northwestern	31–39
2016	2016-10-18	Northwestern	40–54
2013	2013-11-26	Michigan State	30–6
2012	2012-11-20	Northwestern	20–23
2011	2011-11-29	Michigan State	31–17
2010	2010-10-26	Michigan State	35–27
2009	2009-10-20	Michigan State	24–14
2008	2008-10-14	Michigan State	37–20
2007	2007-10-09	Northwestern	41–48
2006	2006-10-24	Michigan State	41–38
2005	2005-10-25	Northwestern	14–49
2002	2002-10-01	Michigan State	39–24
2001	2001-10-02	Northwestern	26–27
2000	2000-10-03	Northwestern	17–37
1999	1999-11-16	Michigan State	34–0
1998	1998-11-03	Michigan State	29–5
1997	1997-10-21	Northwestern	17–19
1994	1994-11-08	Michigan State	35–17
1993	1993-11-09	Michigan State	31–29
1992	1992-11-03	Michigan State	27–26
1991	1991-11-05	Northwestern	13–16
1990	1990-11-20	Michigan State	29–22
1989	1989-11-21	Michigan State	76–14
1988	1988-10-18	Michigan State	36–3
1987	1987-10-20	Michigan State	38–0
1986	1986-11-18	Northwestern	21–24
1985	1985-11-19	Michigan State	32–0
1984	1984-11-06	Michigan State	27–10
1983	1983-11-08	Michigan State	9–3
1982	1982-11-09	Northwestern	24–28
1981	1981-11-10	Michigan State	61–14
1980	1980-11-11	Michigan State	42–10
1979	1979-11-06	Michigan State	42–7
1978	1978-11-21	Michigan State	52–3
1977	1977-11-15	Michigan State	44–3
1976	1976-11-16	Northwestern	21–42
1975	1975-11-18	Michigan State	47–14
1974	1974-09-17	Michigan State	41–7
1973	1973-09-18	Northwestern	10–14
1972	1972-11-28	Michigan State	24–14
1971	1971-11-23	Northwestern	7–28
1970	1970-11-24	Northwestern	20–23
1969	1969-11-25	Michigan State	39–7
1968	1968-11-26	Michigan State	31–14
1967	1967-11-28	Michigan State	41–27
1966	1966-11-01	Michigan State	22–0
1965	1965-11-02	Michigan State	49–7
1964	1964-10-27	Michigan State	24–6
1963	1963-10-29	Michigan State	15–7
1962	1962-11-20	Michigan State	31–7
1961	1961-11-21	Michigan State	21–13
1960	1960-11-15	Michigan State	21–18
1959	1959-11-17	Michigan State	15–10

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