Team Rivalry
|
Michigan State @ Northwestern
Final
November 18, 1978 12:00 PM
Michigan State
Spartans
6-3 / 5-1
52
3
Northwestern
Wildcats
0-9 / 0-7
1978 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Michigan State
Northwestern
Tie
16
7
0
23rd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

44-3 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
Nov 11, 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
317 to 160
this season
Darryl Rogers's record
at Michigan State
17 - 12 - 2
vs Northwestern
1 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan State
11 game(s)
from 1959
to 1969
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1905
to 1924
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Rick Venturi
Schedule
@ Illinois W 0-0 9/9/1978
@ Iowa L 20-3 9/16/1978
vs Wisconsin L 28-7 9/23/1978
@ Colorado L 55-7 9/30/1978
vs Arizona State L 56-14 10/7/1978
@ Indiana L 38-10 10/14/1978
vs Minnesota L 38-14 10/21/1978
@ Ohio State L 63-20 10/28/1978
@ Purdue L 31-0 11/4/1978
vs Michigan L 59-14 11/11/1978
vs Michigan State L 52-3 11/18/1978
Northwestern 1978 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
388 to 89
this season
Rick Venturi's record
at Northwestern
0 - 9 - 1
vs Michigan State
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan State
3 game(s)
from 2019
to 2021
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 2016
to 2018
Notes

Pre Game

0