All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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

Michigan State vs

Notre Dame

Series

28–37–1

Notre Dame leads

Average Score

18.7–20.6

66 games

Current Streak

Notre Dame

Longest Streak

Michigan State, 1955–1963 · Notre Dame, 1987–1994

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2026	2026-09-22	Notre Dame	10–27
2017	2017-09-26	Notre Dame	18–38
2016	2016-09-20	Michigan State	36–28
2013	2013-09-24	Notre Dame	13–17
2012	2012-09-18	Notre Dame	3–20
2011	2011-09-20	Notre Dame	13–31
2010	2010-09-21	Michigan State	34–31
2009	2009-09-22	Notre Dame	30–33
2008	2008-09-23	Michigan State	23–7
2007	2007-09-25	Michigan State	31–14
2006	2006-09-26	Notre Dame	37–40
2005	2005-09-20	Michigan State	44–41
2004	2004-09-21	Notre Dame	24–31
2003	2003-09-23	Michigan State	22–16
2002	2002-09-24	Notre Dame	17–21
2001	2001-09-25	Michigan State	17–10
2000	2000-09-26	Michigan State	27–21
1999	1999-09-21	Michigan State	23–13
1998	1998-09-15	Michigan State	45–23
1997	1997-09-23	Michigan State	23–7
1994	1994-09-20	Notre Dame	20–21
1993	1993-09-21	Notre Dame	14–36
1992	1992-09-22	Notre Dame	31–52
1991	1991-09-24	Notre Dame	10–49
1990	1990-09-25	Notre Dame	19–20
1989	1989-09-26	Notre Dame	13–21
1988	1988-09-20	Notre Dame	3–20
1987	1987-09-22	Notre Dame	8–31
1986	1986-09-23	Michigan State	20–15
1985	1985-09-24	Notre Dame	10–27
1984	1984-09-18	Notre Dame	20–24
1983	1983-09-20	Michigan State	28–23
1982	1982-10-05	Notre Dame	3–11
1981	1981-10-06	Notre Dame	7–20
1980	1980-10-07	Notre Dame	21–26
1979	1979-10-02	Notre Dame	3–27
1978	1978-10-10	Notre Dame	25–29
1977	1977-10-04	Notre Dame	6–16
1976	1976-10-05	Notre Dame	6–24
1975	1975-10-07	Michigan State	10–3
1974	1974-10-08	Notre Dame	14–19
1973	1973-10-09	Notre Dame	10–14
1972	1972-10-10	Notre Dame	0–16
1971	1971-10-05	Notre Dame	2–14
1970	1970-10-06	Notre Dame	0–29
1969	1969-10-07	Notre Dame	28–42
1968	1968-10-29	Michigan State	21–17
1967	1967-10-31	Notre Dame	12–24
1966	1966-11-22	Tie	10–10
1965	1965-11-23	Michigan State	12–3
1964	1964-11-17	Notre Dame	7–34
1963	1963-11-19	Michigan State	12–7
1962	1962-10-23	Michigan State	31–7
1961	1961-10-24	Michigan State	17–7
1960	1960-10-18	Michigan State	21–0
1959	1959-10-20	Michigan State	19–0
1957	1957-11-12	Michigan State	34–6
1956	1956-10-23	Michigan State	47–14
1955	1955-10-18	Michigan State	21–7
1954	1954-10-19	Notre Dame	19–20
1952	1952-11-18	Michigan State	21–3
1951	1951-11-13	Michigan State	35–0
1950	1950-10-31	Michigan State	36–33
1949	1949-11-08	Notre Dame	21–34
1948	1948-10-12	Notre Dame	7–26
1918	1918-11-19	Michigan State	13–7

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