Northwestern @ #20 Michigan State
Final
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-3 / 1-1
29
19
#20 Michigan State
Spartans
3-1 / 1-0
2018 Season

Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Capacity: 75,005
Attendance: 72,850

Series Stats

Northwestern
Michigan State
Tie
19
38
0
57th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

39-31 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Oct 28, 2017
Northwestern

West Division
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
@ Purdue W 27-31 8/30/2018
vs Duke L 21-7 9/8/2018
vs Akron L 39-34 9/15/2018
vs Michigan L 20-17 9/29/2018
@ Michigan State W 19-29 10/6/2018
vs Nebraska W 31-34 10/13/2018
@ Rutgers W 15-18 10/20/2018
vs Wisconsin W 17-31 10/27/2018
vs Notre Dame L 31-21 11/3/2018
@ Iowa W 10-14 11/10/2018
@ Minnesota W 14-24 11/17/2018
vs Illinois W 16-24 11/24/2018
@ Ohio State L 45-24 12/1/2018
@ Utah W 20-31 12/31/2018
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
107 to 89
this season
Pat Fitzgerald's record
at Northwestern
88 - 68 - 0
vs Michigan State
4 - 6 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1905
to 1924
Michigan State
11 game(s)
from 1959
to 1969
Stats
Michigan State

East Division
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Schedule
vs Utah State W 31-38 8/31/2018
@ Arizona State L 16-13 9/8/2018
@ Indiana W 21-35 9/22/2018
vs Central Michigan W 20-31 9/29/2018
vs Northwestern L 29-19 10/6/2018
@ Penn State W 17-21 10/13/2018
vs Michigan L 21-7 10/20/2018
vs Purdue W 13-23 10/27/2018
@ Maryland W 3-24 11/3/2018
vs Ohio State L 26-6 11/10/2018
@ Nebraska L 9-6 11/17/2018
vs Rutgers W 10-14 11/24/2018
@ Oregon L 7-6 12/31/2018
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
117 to 88
this season
Mark Dantonio's record
at Michigan State
101 - 46 - 0
vs Northwestern
5 - 4 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 2016
to 2018
Michigan State
3 game(s)
from 2019
to 2021
Notes

Northwestern 2018 Season

Northwestern comes in to the season unranked and wins the Big Ten West by Nov 10, beating Iowa