Michigan State @ Northwestern
Final
November 03, 1979 12:00 PM
Michigan State
Spartans
3-5 / 1-4
42
7
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-7 / 0-6
1979 Season

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

Series Stats

Michigan State
Northwestern
Tie
17
7
0
24th
meeting
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Last Meeting

52-3 Michigan State
Ryan Field
Nov 18, 1978
Michigan State

Head Coach
 Darryl Rogers
Schedule
vs Illinois W 16-33 9/8/1979
vs Oregon W 17-41 9/15/1979
vs Miami (OH) W 21-24 9/22/1979
@ Notre Dame L 27-3 9/29/1979
vs Michigan L 21-7 10/6/1979
@ Wisconsin L 38-29 10/13/1979
vs Purdue L 14-7 10/20/1979
@ Ohio State L 42-0 10/27/1979
@ Northwestern W 7-42 11/3/1979
vs Minnesota W 17-31 11/10/1979
@ Iowa L 33-23 11/17/1979
Michigan State 1979 schedule
Michigan State
has been outscored by their opponents
196 to 144
this season
Darryl Rogers's record
at Michigan State
22 - 17 - 2
vs Northwestern
2 - 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
@ Michigan L 49-7 9/8/1979
vs Wyoming W 22-27 9/15/1979
vs Syracuse L 54-21 9/22/1979
@ Minnesota L 38-8 9/29/1979
@ Ohio State L 16-7 10/6/1979
vs Iowa L 58-6 10/13/1979
@ Indiana L 30-0 10/20/1979
@ Purdue L 20-16 10/27/1979
vs Michigan State L 42-7 11/3/1979
@ Wisconsin L 28-3 11/10/1979
vs Illinois L 29-13 11/17/1979
Northwestern 1979 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
287 to 92
this season
Rick Venturi's record
at Northwestern
1 - 17 - 1
vs Michigan State
0 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan State
3 game(s)
from 2019
to 2021
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 2016
to 2018
Notes

Pre Game

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