Hawai’i vs. Michigan State
Hawai’i and Michigan State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1947; Michigan State leads the series 4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Michigan State 4–1. Share
- Hawai’i wins
- 1
- Michigan State wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1947
- Longest streak
- 3 Michigan State
- Current streak
- 1 Michigan State
- Last 10 meetings
- Michigan State 4–1
- Most recent
- 2005
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Hawai’i 0, Michigan State 1
- Average margin
- 27.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Hawai’i
- 1–1 Hawai’i’s record at home
- At Michigan State
- 2–0 Michigan State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Hawai’i first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Hawai’i’s biggest win2004: Hawai’i 41, Michigan State 38by 3 points
- Michigan State’s biggest win1948: Michigan State 68, Hawai’i 21by 47 points
- Ranked showdown1989: Michigan State 33, Hawai’i 13No. 22 Michigan State at No. 25 Hawai’i
Both programs through the years
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
Biggest days
| Timmy Chang Hawai’i | 29 of 49, 416 yards, 4 TD | 2004 Passing | |
| Chad Owens Hawai’i | 13 catches, 283 yards, 4 TD | 2004 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Blake Ezor Michigan State | 1989 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Sep 10, 2005 | Michigan State 42, Hawai’i 14 | at Michigan State | ||
| Dec 4, 2004 | Hawai’i 41, Michigan State 38 | at Hawai’i | ||
| Dec 25, 1989 | 22Michigan State 33, 25Hawai’i 13 | Neutral site | Aloha Bowl | |
| Oct 2, 1948 | Michigan State 68, Hawai’i 21 | at Michigan State | ||
| Nov 29, 1947 | Michigan State 58, Hawai’i 19 | at Hawai’i |
Every game is listed as played on the field.