Matchup Overview

The Michigan State and Penn State have met 21 times in NCAAF since 2001. Penn State hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 13–8. Penn State have been dominant in recent meetings, winning 4 of their last 5. Their most recent matchup ended 28–10 in favor of Penn State on November 15, 2025.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 21 games from available historical data.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Nov 15, 25	2025 W12	Penn State	28–10	Michigan State
Nov 23, 23	2023 W13	Penn State	42–0	Michigan State
Nov 26, 22	2022 W13	Michigan State	16–35	Penn State
Nov 26, 21	2021	Penn State	27–30	Michigan State
Dec 11, 20	2020	Michigan State	24–39	Penn State
Oct 25, 19	2019	Penn State	28–7	Michigan State
Oct 12, 18	2018	Michigan State	21–17	Penn State
Nov 3, 17	2017	Penn State	24–27	Michigan State
Nov 25, 16	2016	Michigan State	12–45	Penn State
Nov 27, 15	2015	Penn State	16–55	Michigan State
Nov 28, 14	2014	Michigan State	34–10	Penn State
Nov 26, 10	2010	Michigan State	28–22	Penn State
Nov 20, 09	2009	Penn State	42–14	Michigan State
Nov 21, 08	2008	Michigan State	18–49	Penn State
Nov 16, 07	2007	Penn State	31–35	Michigan State
Nov 17, 06	2006	Michigan State	13–17	Penn State
Nov 18, 05	2005	Penn State	31–22	Michigan State
Nov 19, 04	2004	Michigan State	13–37	Penn State
Nov 21, 03	2003	Penn State	10–41	Michigan State
Nov 22, 02	2002	Michigan State	7–61	Penn State
Nov 23, 01	2001	Penn State	42–37	Michigan State

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