Georgia vs. Michigan State

Georgia and Michigan State have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1988; Georgia leads the series 2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Georgia 2–⁠1.

Georgia wins
2
Michigan State wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1988
Longest streak
2 Georgia
Current streak
1 Michigan State
Last 10 meetings
Georgia 2–⁠1
Most recent
2011

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s1–⁠0
2000s1–⁠0
2010s0–⁠1
Both ranked
2 meetings: Georgia 1, Michigan State 1
Average margin
7.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
Neutral sites
2–⁠1 Georgia first

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 Georgia and Michigan State, 1988 on130015001700190019901995200020052010201520202025

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.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Brandon Boykin Georgia2011
Matthew Stafford Georgia2008
Wayne Johnson Georgia1988
Andre Rison Michigan State1988

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Jan 2, 201212Michigan State 33, 18Georgia 30Raymond James StadiumOutback Bowl
Jan 1, 200917Georgia 24, 21Michigan State 12Neutral siteCapital One Bowl
Jan 1, 198919Georgia 34, Michigan State 27Neutral siteGator Bowl

Every game is listed as played on the field.