#3 Michigan State @ Purdue
Final
#3 Michigan State
Spartans
8-0 / 5-0
29
40
Purdue
Boilermakers
5-3 / 3-2
2021 Season

Ross-Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Capacity: 57,236
Attendance: 57,748

Series Stats

Michigan State
Purdue
Tie
37
28
3
68th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

23-13 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
Oct 27, 2018
Michigan State

East Division
Head Coach
Mel Tucker
Schedule
@ Northwestern W 21-38 9/3/2021
vs Youngstown State W 14-42 9/11/2021
@ Miami (FL) W 17-38 9/18/2021
vs Nebraska W 20-23 9/25/2021
vs Western Kentucky W 31-48 10/2/2021
@ Rutgers W 13-31 10/9/2021
@ Indiana W 15-20 10/16/2021
vs Michigan W 33-37 10/30/2021
@ Purdue L 40-29 11/6/2021
vs Maryland W 21-40 11/13/2021
@ Ohio State L 56-7 11/20/2021
vs Penn State W 27-30 11/27/2021
@ Pittsburgh W 21-31 12/30/2021
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
277 to 164
this season
Melvin Tucker's record
at Michigan State
10 - 5 - 0
vs Purdue
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan State
8 game(s)
from 2007
to 2018
Purdue
5 game(s)
from 1978
to 1982
Stats
Purdue

West Division
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Schedule
vs Oregon State W 21-30 9/4/2021
@ Connecticut W 0-49 9/11/2021
@ Notre Dame L 27-13 9/18/2021
vs Illinois W 9-13 9/25/2021
vs Minnesota L 20-13 10/2/2021
@ Iowa W 7-24 10/16/2021
vs Wisconsin L 30-13 10/23/2021
@ Nebraska W 23-28 10/30/2021
vs Michigan State W 29-40 11/6/2021
@ Ohio State L 59-31 11/13/2021
@ Northwestern W 14-32 11/20/2021
vs Indiana W 7-44 11/27/2021
vs Tennessee W 45-48 12/30/2021
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
183 to 137
this season
Jeff Brohm's record
at Purdue
24 - 28 - 0
vs Michigan State
0 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan State
1 game(s)
from 2024
to 2024
Purdue
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Notes

Pre Game

A heartbreaking loss for Michigan State, but a record for Purdue. Purdue now holds the NCAA record for beating top 5 rank teams while themselves being unranked. 

Michigan States loss puts the East Division title back in play for MSU, UM, and OSU.