Bowling Green vs. Michigan State

Bowling Green and Michigan State have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1981; Michigan State leads the series 3–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Michigan State 3–⁠0, and Michigan State has won the last 3.

Bowling Green wins
0
Michigan State wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1981
Longest streak
3 Michigan State
Current streak
3 Michigan State
Last 10 meetings
Michigan State 3–⁠0
Most recent
2017

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
13 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Michigan State
3–⁠0 Michigan State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bowling Green and Michigan State, 1981 on1300150017001990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 2, 2017Michigan State 35, Bowling Green 10at Michigan State
Sep 8, 2007Michigan State 28, Bowling Green 17at Michigan State
Sep 26, 1981Michigan State 10, Bowling Green 7at Michigan State

Every game is listed as played on the field.