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Michigan State vs Northwestern Record

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Michigan State vs Northwestern Series

Series history for Michigan State vs Northwestern, including every meeting, results by year, streaks and the latest matchup. Michigan State leads the series with Northwestern 41–19 across 60 meetings.

MEETINGS60
SERIESMichigan State leads 41–19
MICHIGAN STATE WINS41
NORTHWESTERN WINS19
STREAKMichigan State won the last 3
LAST MEETINGMichigan State 38, Northwestern 21 · 2021
NEXT MEETINGNorthwestern @ Michigan State · 2026
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EVERY MEETING

60 MEETINGS · 1905–2021

SEASONDATERESULTLOCATION
2021Sep 3, 2021Michigan State 38, Northwestern 21Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2020Nov 28, 2020Michigan State 29, Northwestern 20Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
2019Sep 21, 2019Michigan State 31, Northwestern 10Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2018Oct 6, 2018Northwestern 29, Michigan State 19Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
2017Oct 28, 2017Northwestern 39, Michigan State 31 (3OT) (3OT)Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2016Oct 15, 2016Northwestern 54, Michigan State 40Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
2013Nov 23, 2013Michigan State 30, Northwestern 6Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2012Nov 17, 2012Northwestern 23, Michigan State 20Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
2011Nov 26, 2011Michigan State 31, Northwestern 17Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2010Oct 23, 2010Michigan State 35, Northwestern 27Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2009Oct 17, 2009Michigan State 24, Northwestern 14Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
2008Oct 11, 2008Michigan State 37, Northwestern 20Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2007Oct 6, 2007Northwestern 48, Michigan State 41 (OT) (OT)Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
2006Oct 21, 2006Michigan State 41, Northwestern 38Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2005Oct 22, 2005Northwestern 49, Michigan State 14Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
2002Sep 28, 2002Michigan State 39, Northwestern 24Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
2001Sep 29, 2001Northwestern 27, Michigan State 26Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2000Sep 30, 2000Northwestern 37, Michigan State 17–
1999Nov 13, 1999Michigan State 34, Northwestern 0–
1998Oct 31, 1998Michigan State 29, Northwestern 5–
1997Oct 18, 1997Northwestern 19, Michigan State 17–
1994Nov 5, 1994Michigan State 35, Northwestern 17–
1993Nov 6, 1993Michigan State 31, Northwestern 29–
1992Oct 31, 1992Michigan State 27, Northwestern 26–
1991Nov 2, 1991Northwestern 16, Michigan State 13–
1990Nov 17, 1990Michigan State 29, Northwestern 22–
1989Nov 18, 1989Michigan State 76, Northwestern 14–
1988Oct 15, 1988Michigan State 36, Northwestern 3–
1987Oct 17, 1987Michigan State 38, Northwestern 0–
1986Nov 15, 1986Northwestern 24, Michigan State 21–
1985Nov 16, 1985Michigan State 32, Northwestern 0–
1984Nov 3, 1984Michigan State 27, Northwestern 10–
1983Nov 5, 1983Michigan State 9, Northwestern 3–
1982Nov 6, 1982Northwestern 28, Michigan State 24–
1981Nov 7, 1981Michigan State 61, Northwestern 14–
1980Nov 8, 1980Michigan State 42, Northwestern 10–
1979Nov 3, 1979Michigan State 42, Northwestern 7–
1978Nov 18, 1978Michigan State 52, Northwestern 3–
1977Nov 11, 1977Michigan State 44, Northwestern 3–
1976Nov 13, 1976Northwestern 42, Michigan State 21–
1975Nov 15, 1975Michigan State 47, Northwestern 14–
1974Sep 14, 1974Michigan State 41, Northwestern 7–
1973Sep 15, 1973Northwestern 14, Michigan State 10–
1972Nov 25, 1972Michigan State 24, Northwestern 14–
1971Nov 20, 1971Northwestern 28, Michigan State 7–
1970Nov 21, 1970Northwestern 23, Michigan State 20–
1969Nov 22, 1969Michigan State 39, Northwestern 7–
1968Nov 23, 1968Michigan State 31, Northwestern 14–
1967Nov 25, 1967Michigan State 41, Northwestern 27–
1966Oct 29, 1966Michigan State 22, Northwestern 0–
1965Oct 30, 1965Michigan State 49, Northwestern 7–
1964Oct 24, 1964Michigan State 24, Northwestern 6–
1963Oct 26, 1963Michigan State 15, Northwestern 7–
1962Nov 17, 1962Michigan State 31, Northwestern 7–
1961Nov 18, 1961Michigan State 21, Northwestern 13–
1960Nov 12, 1960Michigan State 21, Northwestern 18–
1959Nov 14, 1959Michigan State 15, Northwestern 10–
1924Oct 25, 1924Northwestern 13, Michigan State 9–
1917Nov 10, 1917Northwestern 39, Michigan State 6–
1905Nov 18, 1905Northwestern 37, Michigan State 11–