Team Rivalry
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Michigan State @ Illinois
Final
November 04, 1978 12:00 PM
Michigan State
Spartans
4-3 / 3-1
59
19
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-5 / 0-3
1978 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Michigan State
Illinois
Tie
10
7
1
18th
meeting
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Last Meeting

49-20 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
Oct 29, 1977
Michigan State

Head Coach
 Darryl Rogers
Schedule
@ Purdue L 21-14 9/16/1978
vs Syracuse W 21-49 9/23/1978
@ Southern California L 30-9 9/29/1978
vs Notre Dame L 29-25 10/7/1978
@ Michigan W 15-24 10/14/1978
vs Indiana W 14-49 10/21/1978
vs Wisconsin W 2-55 10/28/1978
@ Illinois W 19-59 11/4/1978
vs Minnesota W 9-33 11/11/1978
@ Northwestern W 3-52 11/18/1978
vs Iowa W 7-42 11/25/1978
Michigan State 1978 schedule
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
225 to 132
this season
Darryl Rogers's record
at Michigan State
15 - 12 - 2
vs Illinois
2 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan State
9 game(s)
from 1995
to 2005
Illinois
6 game(s)
from 1980
to 1985
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
 Gary Moeller
Schedule
vs Northwestern W 0-0 9/9/1978
@ Michigan L 31-0 9/16/1978
vs Stanford L 35-10 9/23/1978
@ Syracuse W 14-28 9/30/1978
@ Missouri L 45-3 10/7/1978
vs Wisconsin W 20-20 10/14/1978
vs Purdue L 13-0 10/21/1978
@ Indiana L 31-10 10/28/1978
vs Michigan State L 59-19 11/4/1978
@ Ohio State L 45-7 11/11/1978
@ Minnesota L 24-6 11/18/1978
Illinois 1978 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
189 to 71
this season
Gary Moeller's record
at Illinois
4 - 13 - 2
vs Michigan State
0 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan State
1 game(s)
from 2022
to 2022
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2024
to 2024
Notes

Pre Game

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