All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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

Northwestern vs

Michigan State

Series

19–41

Michigan State leads

Average Score

18.4–29.4

60 games

Current Streak

Michigan State

Longest Streak

Michigan State, 1959–1969

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2021	2021-09-07	Michigan State	21–38
2020	2020-12-01	Michigan State	20–29
2019	2019-09-24	Michigan State	10–31
2018	2018-10-09	Northwestern	29–19
2017	2017-10-31	Northwestern	39–31
2016	2016-10-18	Northwestern	54–40
2013	2013-11-26	Michigan State	6–30
2012	2012-11-20	Northwestern	23–20
2011	2011-11-29	Michigan State	17–31
2010	2010-10-26	Michigan State	27–35
2009	2009-10-20	Michigan State	14–24
2008	2008-10-14	Michigan State	20–37
2007	2007-10-09	Northwestern	48–41
2006	2006-10-24	Michigan State	38–41
2005	2005-10-25	Northwestern	49–14
2002	2002-10-01	Michigan State	24–39
2001	2001-10-02	Northwestern	27–26
2000	2000-10-03	Northwestern	37–17
1999	1999-11-16	Michigan State	0–34
1998	1998-11-03	Michigan State	5–29
1997	1997-10-21	Northwestern	19–17
1994	1994-11-08	Michigan State	17–35
1993	1993-11-09	Michigan State	29–31
1992	1992-11-03	Michigan State	26–27
1991	1991-11-05	Northwestern	16–13
1990	1990-11-20	Michigan State	22–29
1989	1989-11-21	Michigan State	14–76
1988	1988-10-18	Michigan State	3–36
1987	1987-10-20	Michigan State	0–38
1986	1986-11-18	Northwestern	24–21
1985	1985-11-19	Michigan State	0–32
1984	1984-11-06	Michigan State	10–27
1983	1983-11-08	Michigan State	3–9
1982	1982-11-09	Northwestern	28–24
1981	1981-11-10	Michigan State	14–61
1980	1980-11-11	Michigan State	10–42
1979	1979-11-06	Michigan State	7–42
1978	1978-11-21	Michigan State	3–52
1977	1977-11-15	Michigan State	3–44
1976	1976-11-16	Northwestern	42–21
1975	1975-11-18	Michigan State	14–47
1974	1974-09-17	Michigan State	7–41
1973	1973-09-18	Northwestern	14–10
1972	1972-11-28	Michigan State	14–24
1971	1971-11-23	Northwestern	28–7
1970	1970-11-24	Northwestern	23–20
1969	1969-11-25	Michigan State	7–39
1968	1968-11-26	Michigan State	14–31
1967	1967-11-28	Michigan State	27–41
1966	1966-11-01	Michigan State	0–22
1965	1965-11-02	Michigan State	7–49
1964	1964-10-27	Michigan State	6–24
1963	1963-10-29	Michigan State	7–15
1962	1962-11-20	Michigan State	7–31
1961	1961-11-21	Michigan State	13–21
1960	1960-11-15	Michigan State	18–21
1959	1959-11-17	Michigan State	10–15
1924	1924-10-28	Northwestern	13–9
1917	1917-11-13	Northwestern	39–6
1905	1905-11-21	Northwestern	37–11

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