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Rivalry History

Michigan State-Penn State

Michigan State and Penn State have met 38 times since 1914. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
18-19-1
Current streak
Penn State 2 games
Longest streak
Michigan State 5 games (1949-1966)
Avg. margin / points
-1.5 / 50.9

Series overview

Michigan State 18-19-1 Penn State. Current streak: Penn State 2 games.

Last five meetings

Michigan State 1 | Penn State 4

Largest margin

54 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1914 through 2023.
  • 38 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 25, 2023.

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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

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 25, 2023Penn State at Michigan StateMichigan State 0, Penn State 42Neutral sitePenn State
Nov 26, 2022Michigan State at Penn StateMichigan State 16, Penn State 35Venue unavailablePenn State
Nov 27, 2021Penn State at Michigan StateMichigan State 30, Penn State 27Venue unavailableMichigan State
Dec 12, 2020Michigan State at Penn StateMichigan State 24, Penn State 39Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 26, 2019Penn State at Michigan StateMichigan State 7, Penn State 28Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 13, 2018Michigan State at Penn StateMichigan State 21, Penn State 17Venue unavailableMichigan State
Nov 4, 2017Penn State at Michigan StateMichigan State 27, Penn State 24Venue unavailableMichigan State
Nov 26, 2016Michigan State at Penn StateMichigan State 12, Penn State 45Venue unavailablePenn State
Nov 28, 2015Penn State at Michigan StateMichigan State 55, Penn State 16Venue unavailableMichigan State
Nov 29, 2014Michigan State at Penn StateMichigan State 34, Penn State 10Venue unavailableMichigan State