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Rivalry History

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Michigan and Michigan State have met 118 times since 1898. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
75-38-5
Current streak
Michigan 4 games
Longest streak
Michigan 14 games (1916-1929)
Avg. margin / points
9.4 / 35.9

Series overview

Michigan 75-38-5 Michigan State. Current streak: Michigan 4 games.

Last five meetings

Michigan 4 | Michigan State 1

Largest margin

119 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1898 through 2025.
  • 118 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Oct 25, 2025.

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Recent rivalry results

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10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Oct 25, 2025Michigan at Michigan StateMichigan 31, Michigan State 20Spartan StadiumMichigan
Oct 26, 2024Michigan State at MichiganMichigan 24, Michigan State 17Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 21, 2023Michigan at Michigan StateMichigan 49, Michigan State 0Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 29, 2022Michigan State at MichiganMichigan 29, Michigan State 7Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 30, 2021Michigan at Michigan StateMichigan 33, Michigan State 37Venue unavailableMichigan State
Oct 31, 2020Michigan State at MichiganMichigan 24, Michigan State 27Venue unavailableMichigan State
Nov 16, 2019Michigan State at MichiganMichigan 44, Michigan State 10Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 20, 2018Michigan at Michigan StateMichigan 21, Michigan State 7Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 7, 2017Michigan State at MichiganMichigan 10, Michigan State 14Venue unavailableMichigan State
Oct 29, 2016Michigan at Michigan StateMichigan 32, Michigan State 23Venue unavailableMichigan