Penn State @ Michigan State
2005
Land Grant
Final
Penn State
Nittany Lions
9-1 / 6-1
31
22
Michigan State
Spartans
5-5 / 2-5
2005 Season

Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Capacity: 75,005
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Penn State
Michigan State
Tie
11
11
1
23rd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

37-13 Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Nov 20, 2004
Penn State

Head Coach
Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs South Florida W 13-23 9/3/2005
vs Cincinnati W 24-42 9/10/2005
vs Central Michigan W 3-40 9/17/2005
@ Northwestern W 29-34 9/24/2005
vs Minnesota W 14-44 10/1/2005
vs Ohio State W 10-17 10/8/2005
@ Michigan L 27-25 10/15/2005
@ Illinois W 10-63 10/22/2005
vs Purdue W 15-33 10/29/2005
vs Wisconsin W 14-35 11/5/2005
@ Michigan State W 22-31 11/19/2005
vs Florida State W 23-26 1/3/2006
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
356 to 159
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
352 - 117 - 3
vs Michigan State
9 - 4 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
4 game(s)
from 1993
to 1996
Michigan State
5 game(s)
from 1949
to 1966
Stats
Michigan State

Head Coach
John L. Smith
Schedule
vs Kent State W 14-49 9/3/2005
vs Hawaii W 14-42 9/10/2005
@ Notre Dame W 41-44 9/17/2005
@ Illinois W 14-61 9/24/2005
vs Michigan L 34-31 10/1/2005
@ Ohio State L 35-24 10/15/2005
vs Northwestern L 49-14 10/22/2005
vs Indiana W 15-46 10/29/2005
@ Purdue L 28-21 11/5/2005
@ Minnesota L 41-18 11/12/2005
vs Penn State L 31-22 11/19/2005
Michigan State
has outscored their opponents
350 to 285
this season
John Smith's record
at Michigan State
18 - 17 - 0
vs Penn State
1 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
2 game(s)
from 2022
to 2023
Michigan State
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Notes

Pre Game

0