Matchup Overview

The Michigan State and Northwestern have met 17 times in NCAAF since 2001. Michigan State hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 10–7. Michigan State have had the upper hand recently, going 3–2 in their last 5 meetings. Their most recent matchup ended 38–21 in favor of Michigan State on September 2, 2021. They are scheduled to meet again on October 17, 2026.

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@Sat, Oct 1712:00 AM EDTWeek 7

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All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 17 games from available historical data.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Sep 2, 21	2021	Michigan State	38–21	Northwestern
Nov 27, 20	2020	Northwestern	20–29	Michigan State
Sep 20, 19	2019	Michigan State	31–10	Northwestern
Oct 5, 18	2018	Northwestern	29–19	Michigan State
Oct 27, 17	2017	Michigan State	31–39	Northwestern
Oct 14, 16	2016	Northwestern	54–40	Michigan State
Nov 22, 13	2013	Michigan State	30–6	Northwestern
Nov 16, 12	2012	Northwestern	23–20	Michigan State
Nov 25, 11	2011	Michigan State	31–17	Northwestern
Oct 22, 10	2010	Michigan State	35–27	Northwestern
Oct 16, 09	2009	Northwestern	14–24	Michigan State
Oct 10, 08	2008	Michigan State	37–20	Northwestern
Oct 5, 07	2007	Northwestern	48–41	Michigan State
Oct 20, 06	2006	Michigan State	41–38	Northwestern
Oct 21, 05	2005	Northwestern	49–14	Michigan State
Sep 27, 02	2002	Northwestern	24–39	Michigan State
Sep 28, 01	2001	Michigan State	26–27	Northwestern

Games before the 2022 season: Data from SportsDataverse, used under CC BY 4.0.