Team Rivalry
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#16 Michigan State @ Northwestern
Final
October 28, 2017 3:30 PM
#16 Michigan State
Spartans
6-1 / 4-0
31
39
Northwestern
Wildcats
4-3 / 2-2
3 OT
2017 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 39,369

Series Stats

Michigan State
Northwestern
Tie
38
18
0
56th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

40-54 Northwestern
Spartan Stadium
Oct 15, 2016
Michigan State

East Division
Head Coach
 Mark Dantonio
Schedule
vs Bowling Green State W 10-35 9/2/2017
vs Western Michigan W 14-28 9/9/2017
vs Notre Dame L 38-18 9/23/2017
vs Iowa W 10-17 9/30/2017
@ Michigan W 10-14 10/7/2017
@ Minnesota W 27-30 10/14/2017
vs Indiana W 9-17 10/21/2017
@ Northwestern L 39-31 10/28/2017
vs Penn State W 24-27 11/4/2017
@ Ohio State L 48-3 11/11/2017
vs Maryland W 7-17 11/18/2017
@ Rutgers W 7-40 11/25/2017
vs Washington State W 17-42 12/28/2017
Michigan State 2017 schedule
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
159 to 118
this season
Mark Dantonio's record
at Michigan State
94 - 43 - 0
vs Northwestern
5 - 3 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan State
11 game(s)
from 1959
to 1969
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1905
to 1924
Stats
Northwestern

West Division
Head Coach
 Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
vs Nevada W 20-31 9/2/2017
@ Duke L 41-17 9/9/2017
vs Bowling Green State W 7-49 9/16/2017
@ Wisconsin L 33-24 9/30/2017
vs Penn State L 31-7 10/7/2017
@ Maryland W 21-37 10/14/2017
vs Iowa W 10-17 10/21/2017
vs Michigan State W 31-39 10/28/2017
@ Nebraska W 24-31 11/4/2017
vs Purdue W 13-23 11/11/2017
vs Minnesota W 0-39 11/18/2017
@ Illinois W 7-42 11/25/2017
vs Kentucky W 23-24 12/29/2017
Northwestern 2017 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
182 to 163
this season
Pat Fitzgerald's record
at Northwestern
81 - 65 - 0
vs Michigan State
3 - 6 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan State
3 game(s)
from 2019
to 2021
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 2016
to 2018
Notes