College football · all-time series
Michigan State vs. Northwestern
Michigan State
Big Ten
Northwestern
Big Ten41–19
60 meetings
Series leaderMichigan State by 22
Series span1905–2021
Current streakMichigan State 3
Largest marginMichigan State by 62
Score archive
Recent meetings
2021Sep 4, 2021
Michigan State38
Northwestern21
Ryan Field
2020Nov 28, 2020
Northwestern20
Michigan State29
Spartan Stadium
2019Sep 21, 2019
Michigan State31
Northwestern10
Ryan Field
2018Oct 6, 2018
Northwestern29
Michigan State19
Spartan Stadium
2017Oct 28, 2017
Michigan State31
Northwestern39
Ryan Field
2016Oct 15, 2016
Northwestern54
Michigan State40
Spartan Stadium
2013Nov 23, 2013
Michigan State30
Northwestern6
Ryan Field
2012Nov 17, 2012
Northwestern23
Michigan State20
Spartan Stadium
2011Nov 26, 2011
Michigan State31
Northwestern17
Ryan Field
2010Oct 23, 2010
Michigan State35
Northwestern27
Ryan Field
2009Oct 17, 2009
Northwestern14
Michigan State24
Spartan Stadium
2008Oct 11, 2008
Michigan State37
Northwestern20
Ryan Field
2007Oct 6, 2007
Northwestern48
Michigan State41
Spartan Stadium
2006Oct 21, 2006
Michigan State41
Northwestern38
Ryan Field
2005Oct 22, 2005
Northwestern49
Michigan State14
Spartan Stadium
2002Sep 28, 2002
Northwestern24
Michigan State39
Spartan Stadium
2001Sep 29, 2001
Michigan State26
Northwestern27
Ryan Field
2000Sep 30, 2000
Northwestern37
Michigan State17
Michigan State home
1999Nov 13, 1999
Michigan State34
Northwestern0
Northwestern home
1998Oct 31, 1998
Northwestern5
Michigan State29
Michigan State home