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Indiana-Michigan State
Indiana and Michigan State have met 72 times since 1922. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 19-51-2
- Current streak
- Indiana 2 games
- Longest streak
- Michigan State 8 games (1950-1957)
- Avg. margin / points
- 18.1 / 44.5
Series overview
Indiana 19-51-2 Michigan State. Current streak: Indiana 2 games.
Last five meetings
Indiana 3 | Michigan State 2
Largest margin
54 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1922 through 2025.
- 72 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Oct 18, 2025.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Indiana and Michigan State have a tracked series that starts in 1922 and spans 72 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Old Brass Spittoon gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1922-2025
- Busiest era
- 1950s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 11 years (1927-1939)
- 1950s10 games
- 1960s10 games
- 1980s9 games
- 1990s9 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2025 - Oct 18, 2025
Indiana 38, Michigan State 13. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1977 - Oct 15, 1977
Indiana 13, Michigan State 13. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2007 - Oct 13, 2007
Indiana 27, Michigan State 52. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1957 - Sep 28, 1957
Indiana 0, Michigan State 54. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Indiana 3, Michigan State 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Indiana 5, Michigan State 5 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 44.5, average margin 18.1.
- Current streak
- Indiana 2 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Fernando Mendoza
Indiana, 2025
Passing Yards: 3535
Omar Cooper Jr.
Indiana, 2025
Receiving Yards: 961
Roman Hemby
Indiana, 2025
Rushing Yards: 1120
Aidan Chiles
Michigan State, 2025
Passing Yards: 1392
Makhi Frazier
Michigan State, 2025
Rushing Yards: 520
Nick Marsh
Michigan State, 2025
Receiving Yards: 662
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Tom Allen
Indiana - 2021-2023 - 9-27
Mel Tucker
Michigan State - 2021-2023 - 18-9
Curt Cignetti
Indiana - 2024-2025 - 11-2
Jonathan Smith
Michigan State - 2024-2025 - 5-7
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 53F, 1 windy.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Indiana team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Michigan State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Indiana season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Michigan State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Indiana weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Michigan State weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | Michigan State at Indiana | Indiana 38, Michigan State 13 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) | Indiana |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Indiana at Michigan State | Indiana 47, Michigan State 10 | Venue unavailable | Indiana |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Michigan State at Indiana | Indiana 21, Michigan State 24 | Venue unavailable | Michigan State |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Indiana at Michigan State | Indiana 39, Michigan State 31 | Venue unavailable | Indiana |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Michigan State at Indiana | Indiana 15, Michigan State 20 | Venue unavailable | Michigan State |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Indiana at Michigan State | Indiana 24, Michigan State 0 | Venue unavailable | Indiana |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Indiana at Michigan State | Indiana 31, Michigan State 40 | Venue unavailable | Michigan State |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Michigan State at Indiana | Indiana 21, Michigan State 35 | Venue unavailable | Michigan State |
| Oct 21, 2017 | Indiana at Michigan State | Indiana 9, Michigan State 17 | Venue unavailable | Michigan State |
| Oct 2, 2016 | Michigan State at Indiana | Indiana 24, Michigan State 21 | Venue unavailable | Indiana |
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