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Michigan State-Notre Dame
Michigan State and Notre Dame have met 79 times since 1897. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 28-44-1
- Current streak
- Notre Dame 1 game
- Longest streak
- Michigan State 8 games (1955-1963)
- Avg. margin / points
- 14.3 / 38.1
Series overview
Michigan State 28-44-1 Notre Dame. Current streak: Notre Dame 1 game.
Last five meetings
Michigan State 1 | Notre Dame 4
Largest margin
48 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1897 through 2017.
- 73 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 24, 2017.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Michigan State and Notre Dame have a tracked series that starts in 1897 and spans 79 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Megaphone Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1897-2017
- Busiest era
- 1960s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 26 years (1921-1948)
- 1960s10 games
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
- 2000s10 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
2017 - Sep 24, 2017
Michigan State 18, Notre Dame 38. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1966 - Nov 19, 1966
Michigan State 10, Notre Dame 10. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2005 - Sep 17, 2005
Michigan State 44, Notre Dame 41. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1921 - Nov 24, 1921
Michigan State 0, Notre Dame 48. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Michigan State 1, Notre Dame 4 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Michigan State 4, Notre Dame 6 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 38.1, average margin 14.3.
- Current streak
- Notre Dame 1 game
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.
Brian Lewerke
Michigan State, 2017
Passing Yards: 2793
Felton Davis III
Michigan State, 2017
Receiving Yards: 776
LJ Scott
Michigan State, 2017
Rushing Yards: 898
Brandon Wimbush
Notre Dame, 2017
Passing Yards: 1871
Equanimeous St. Brown
Notre Dame, 2017
Receiving Yards: 515
Josh Adams
Notre Dame, 2017
Rushing Yards: 1430
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Mark Dantonio
Michigan State - 2011-2017 - 44-22
Brian Kelly
Notre Dame - 2011-2017 - 43-21
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 71F.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 5 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Michigan State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Notre Dame team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Michigan State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Notre Dame season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Michigan State weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Notre Dame 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2017 | Notre Dame at Michigan State | Michigan State 18, Notre Dame 38 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Michigan State at Notre Dame | Michigan State 36, Notre Dame 28 | Venue unavailable | Michigan State |
| Sep 21, 2013 | Michigan State at Notre Dame | Michigan State 13, Notre Dame 17 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 16, 2012 | Notre Dame at Michigan State | Michigan State 3, Notre Dame 20 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 17, 2011 | Michigan State at Notre Dame | Michigan State 13, Notre Dame 31 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 19, 2010 | Notre Dame at Michigan State | Michigan State 34, Notre Dame 31 | Venue unavailable | Michigan State |
| Sep 19, 2009 | Michigan State at Notre Dame | Michigan State 30, Notre Dame 33 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 20, 2008 | Notre Dame at Michigan State | Michigan State 23, Notre Dame 7 | Venue unavailable | Michigan State |
| Sep 22, 2007 | Michigan State at Notre Dame | Michigan State 31, Notre Dame 14 | Venue unavailable | Michigan State |
| Sep 24, 2006 | Notre Dame at Michigan State | Michigan State 37, Notre Dame 40 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
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