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Michigan State vs Nebraska Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Michigan State and Nebraska.

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–11WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWONebraska11 recorded wins
15Recorded meetings
1914Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

15 games
  1. 1914
    Michigan State0 — 24Nebraska
    Oct 24, 1914Nebraska won
  2. 1920
    Michigan State7 — 35Nebraska
    Nov 20, 1920Nebraska won
  3. 1995
    Michigan State10 — 50Nebraska
    Sep 9, 1995Nebraska won
  4. 1996
    Michigan State14 — 55Nebraska
    Sep 7, 1996Nebraska won
  5. 2003
    Michigan State3 — 17Nebraska
    Dec 30, 2003Nebraska wonBobby Dodd Stadium
  6. 2011
    Michigan State3 — 24Nebraska
    Oct 29, 2011Nebraska wonMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
  7. 2012
    Michigan State24 — 28Nebraska
    Nov 3, 2012Nebraska wonSpartan Stadium
  8. 2013
    Michigan State41 — 28Nebraska
    Nov 16, 2013Michigan State wonMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
  9. 2014
    Michigan State27 — 22Nebraska
    Oct 5, 2014Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  10. 2015
    Michigan State38 — 39Nebraska
    Nov 8, 2015Nebraska wonMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
  11. 2018
    Michigan State6 — 9Nebraska
    Nov 17, 2018Nebraska wonMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
  12. 2021
    Michigan State23 — 20Nebraska
    Sep 25, 2021Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  13. 2023
    Michigan State20 — 17Nebraska
    Nov 4, 2023Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  14. 2025
    Michigan State27 — 38Nebraska
    Oct 4, 2025Nebraska wonMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
  15. 2026
    Michigan State13 — 31Nebraska
    Sep 26, 2026Nebraska wonSpartan Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Michigan State vs Nebraska13–31Nebraska won
2025Michigan State vs Nebraska27–38Nebraska won
2023Michigan State vs Nebraska20–17Michigan State won
2021Michigan State vs Nebraska23–20Michigan State won
2018Michigan State vs Nebraska6–9Nebraska won
2015Michigan State vs Nebraska38–39Nebraska won
2014Michigan State vs Nebraska27–22Michigan State won
2013Michigan State vs Nebraska41–28Michigan State won
2012Michigan State vs Nebraska24–28Nebraska won
2011Michigan State vs Nebraska3–24Nebraska won
2003Michigan State vs Nebraska3–17Nebraska won
1996Michigan State vs Nebraska14–55Nebraska won
1995Michigan State vs Nebraska10–50Nebraska won
1920Michigan State vs Nebraska7–35Nebraska won
1914Michigan State vs Nebraska0–24Nebraska won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.