Miami (OH) vs. Michigan State

Miami (OH) and Michigan State have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1975; officially, Michigan State leads 3–⁠1; as played, 4–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Michigan State 4–⁠0, and Michigan State has won the last 4. Michigan State forfeited the 1994 game. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Michigan State leads 3–⁠1
Miami (OH) wins on file
0
Michigan State wins on file
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1975
Longest streak
4 Michigan State
Current streak
4 Michigan State
Last 10 meetings
Michigan State 4–⁠0
Most recent
1994

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠2
1980s0–⁠1
1990s0–⁠1
Average margin
22 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Michigan State
4–⁠0 Michigan State’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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 Miami (OH) and Michigan State, 1975 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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 24, 1994Michigan State 45, Miami (OH) 10forfeitedat Michigan State
Sep 16, 1989Michigan State 49, Miami (OH) 0at Michigan State
Sep 22, 19798Michigan State 24, Miami (OH) 21at Michigan State
Sep 20, 1975Michigan State 14, 19Miami (OH) 13at Michigan State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a game one side later forfeited is marked “forfeited”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.