Northwestern @ Michigan State
Final
Northwestern
Wildcats
7-3 / 3-3
23
20
Michigan State
Spartans
5-5 / 2-4
2012 Season

Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Capacity: 75,005
Attendance: 75,101

Series Stats

Northwestern
Michigan State
Tie
16
37
0
53rd
meeting
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Last Meeting

17-31 Michigan State
Ryan Field
Nov 26, 2011
Northwestern

Legends Division
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
@ Syracuse W 41-42 9/1/2012
vs Vanderbilt W 13-23 9/8/2012
vs Boston College W 13-22 9/15/2012
vs South Dakota W 7-38 9/22/2012
vs Indiana W 29-44 9/29/2012
@ Penn State L 39-28 10/6/2012
@ Minnesota W 13-21 10/13/2012
vs Nebraska L 29-28 10/20/2012
vs Iowa W 17-28 10/27/2012
@ Michigan L 38-31 11/10/2012
@ Michigan State W 20-23 11/17/2012
vs Illinois W 14-50 11/24/2012
vs Mississippi State W 20-34 1/1/2013
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
305 to 239
this season
Pat Fitzgerald's record
at Northwestern
47 - 39 - 0
vs Michigan State
1 - 5 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1905
to 1924
Michigan State
11 game(s)
from 1959
to 1969
Stats
Michigan State

Legends Division
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Schedule
vs Boise State W 13-17 8/31/2012
@ Central Michigan W 7-41 9/8/2012
vs Notre Dame L 20-3 9/15/2012
vs Eastern Michigan W 7-23 9/22/2012
vs Ohio State L 17-16 9/29/2012
@ Indiana W 27-31 10/6/2012
vs Iowa L 19-16 10/13/2012
@ Michigan L 12-10 10/20/2012
@ Wisconsin W 13-16 10/27/2012
vs Nebraska L 28-24 11/3/2012
vs Northwestern L 23-20 11/17/2012
@ Minnesota W 10-26 11/24/2012
vs Texas Christian W 16-17 12/29/2012
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
197 to 163
this season
Mark Dantonio's record
at Michigan State
49 - 27 - 0
vs Northwestern
4 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 2016
to 2018
Michigan State
3 game(s)
from 2019
to 2021
Notes

Pre Game

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