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Full available head-to-head ledgers, reconciled records and dated source coverage.
2026 published capture inventory · 405 pairings available. Choose any sourced pair; other matchups require a separate source capture. This explorer reuses the existing series lane and leaves the recent-meetings panel unchanged.
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Provider aggregate: Michigan 75 · Michigan State 38 · ties 5
Score ledger: Michigan 75 · Michigan State 38 · ties 5 · unresolved 0
118 returned rows · reconciliation reconciled
Trailing source sequence: Michigan: 4 trailing source-listed meetings
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Cumulative returned outcomes by season. Steps change only at source-listed seasons; lines do not invent intervening games. Seasons without rows are gaps in this response, not proof of no meeting.
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| Season / type | Source date | Away | Home | Away–home score | Site | Source venue | Outcome / coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 / regular | 2025-10-25 | Michigan | Michigan State | 31–20 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2024 / regular | 2024-10-26 | Michigan State | Michigan | 17–24 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2023 / regular | 2023-10-21 | Michigan | Michigan State | 49–0 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2022 / regular | 2022-10-29 | Michigan State | Michigan | 7–29 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2021 / regular | 2021-10-30 | Michigan | Michigan State | 33–37 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2020 / regular | 2020-10-31 | Michigan State | Michigan | 27–24 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2019 / regular | 2019-11-16 | Michigan State | Michigan | 10–44 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2018 / regular | 2018-10-20 | Michigan | Michigan State | 21–7 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2017 / regular | 2017-10-07 | Michigan State | Michigan | 14–10 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2016 / regular | 2016-10-29 | Michigan | Michigan State | 32–23 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2015 / regular | 2015-10-17 | Michigan State | Michigan | 27–23 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2014 / regular | 2014-10-25 | Michigan | Michigan State | 11–35 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2013 / regular | 2013-11-02 | Michigan | Michigan State | 6–29 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2012 / regular | 2012-10-20 | Michigan State | Michigan | 10–12 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2011 / regular | 2011-10-15 | Michigan | Michigan State | 14–28 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2010 / regular | 2010-10-09 | Michigan State | Michigan | 34–17 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2009 / regular | 2009-10-03 | Michigan | Michigan State | 20–26 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2008 / regular | 2008-10-25 | Michigan State | Michigan | 35–21 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2007 / regular | 2007-11-03 | Michigan | Michigan State | 28–24 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2006 / regular | 2006-10-07 | Michigan State | Michigan | 13–31 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2005 / regular | 2005-10-01 | Michigan | Michigan State | 34–31 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2004 / regular | 2004-10-30 | Michigan State | Michigan | 37–45 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2003 / regular | 2003-11-01 | Michigan | Michigan State | 27–20 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2002 / regular | 2002-11-02 | Michigan State | Michigan | 3–49 | Home/away | Michigan Stadium | Michigan |
| 2001 / regular | 2001-11-03 | Michigan | Michigan State | 24–26 | Home/away | Spartan Stadium | Michigan State |
| 2000 / regular | 2000-10-21 | Michigan State | Michigan | 0–14 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1999 / regular | 1999-10-09 | Michigan | Michigan State | 31–34 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan State |
| 1998 / regular | 1998-09-26 | Michigan State | Michigan | 17–29 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1997 / regular | 1997-10-25 | Michigan | Michigan State | 23–7 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1996 / regular | 1996-11-02 | Michigan State | Michigan | 29–45 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1995 / regular | 1995-11-04 | Michigan | Michigan State | 25–28 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan State |
| 1994 / regular | 1994-10-08 | Michigan State | Michigan | 20–40 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1993 / regular | 1993-10-09 | Michigan | Michigan State | 7–17 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan State |
| 1992 / regular | 1992-10-10 | Michigan State | Michigan | 10–35 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1991 / regular | 1991-10-12 | Michigan | Michigan State | 45–28 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1990 / regular | 1990-10-13 | Michigan State | Michigan | 28–27 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan State |
| 1989 / regular | 1989-10-14 | Michigan | Michigan State | 10–7 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1988 / regular | 1988-10-08 | Michigan State | Michigan | 3–17 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1987 / regular | 1987-10-10 | Michigan | Michigan State | 11–17 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan State |
| 1986 / regular | 1986-10-11 | Michigan State | Michigan | 6–27 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1985 / regular | 1985-10-12 | Michigan | Michigan State | 31–0 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1984 / regular | 1984-10-06 | Michigan State | Michigan | 19–7 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan State |
| 1983 / regular | 1983-10-08 | Michigan | Michigan State | 42–0 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1982 / regular | 1982-10-09 | Michigan State | Michigan | 17–31 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1981 / regular | 1981-10-10 | Michigan | Michigan State | 38–20 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1980 / regular | 1980-10-11 | Michigan State | Michigan | 23–27 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1979 / regular | 1979-10-06 | Michigan | Michigan State | 21–7 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1978 / regular | 1978-10-14 | Michigan State | Michigan | 24–15 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan State |
| 1977 / regular | 1977-10-08 | Michigan | Michigan State | 24–14 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |
| 1976 / regular | 1976-10-09 | Michigan State | Michigan | 10–42 | Home/away | Unavailable | Michigan |