Michigan State and Wisconsin have 56 meetings on file, the first in 1913; officially, Michigan State leads 30–25; as played, 32–24 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5. The NCAA vacated Michigan State’s win (2022); it doesn’t count officially. Michigan State forfeited the 1994 game. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
Scheduled2027 at Michigan State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Michigan State’s side (Daugherty 5–1 against Bruhn). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Michigan State WisconsinTicks under the axis: each meeting, in the winner’s color
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.
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers
1955 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 30, 1955
1957 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 3, 1957
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2011.
From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited), and libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America (each under its holder’s rights statement).
Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”, and a game one side later forfeited is marked “forfeited”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.
