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Michigan State vs Temple Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State7 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD7–1–2WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOTemple1 recorded wins
10Recorded meetings
1935Earliest documented
1949Most recent season
2Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

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

10 games
  1. 1935
    Michigan State12 — 7Temple
    Nov 2, 1935Michigan State won
  2. 1936
    Michigan State7 — 7Temple
    Nov 7, 1936Tie
  3. 1937
    Michigan State13 — 6Temple
    Nov 6, 1937Michigan State won
  4. 1938
    Michigan State10 — 0Temple
    Nov 19, 1938Michigan State won
  5. 1939
    Michigan State18 — 7Temple
    Nov 25, 1939Michigan State won
  6. 1940
    Michigan State19 — 21Temple
    Oct 18, 1940Temple won
  7. 1941
    Michigan State46 — 0Temple
    Nov 15, 1941Michigan State won
  8. 1942
    Michigan State7 — 7Temple
    Oct 31, 1942Tie
  9. 1947
    Michigan State14 — 6Temple
    Nov 15, 1947Michigan State won
  10. 1949
    Michigan State62 — 14Temple
    Oct 29, 1949Michigan State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1949Michigan State vs Temple62–14Michigan State won
1947Michigan State vs Temple14–6Michigan State won
1942Michigan State vs Temple7–7Tie
1941Michigan State vs Temple46–0Michigan State won
1940Michigan State vs Temple19–21Temple won
1939Michigan State vs Temple18–7Michigan State won
1938Michigan State vs Temple10–0Michigan State won
1937Michigan State vs Temple13–6Michigan State won
1936Michigan State vs Temple7–7Tie
1935Michigan State vs Temple12–7Michigan State 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.