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Michigan State vs Wayne State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State9 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD9–0WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWayne State0 recorded wins
9Recorded meetings
1936Earliest documented
1946Most 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.

9 games
  1. 1936
    Michigan State27 — 0Wayne State
    Sep 26, 1936Michigan State won
  2. 1937
    Michigan State19 — 0Wayne State
    Sep 25, 1937Michigan State won
  3. 1938
    Michigan State34 — 6Wayne State
    Sep 24, 1938Michigan State won
  4. 1939
    Michigan State16 — 0Wayne State
    Sep 30, 1939Michigan State won
  5. 1941
    Michigan State39 — 6Wayne State
    Oct 25, 1941Michigan State won
  6. 1942
    Michigan State46 — 6Wayne State
    Oct 10, 1942Michigan State won
  7. 1944
    Michigan State32 — 0Wayne State
    Oct 27, 1944Michigan State won
  8. 1945
    Michigan State27 — 7Wayne State
    Oct 20, 1945Michigan State won
  9. 1946
    Michigan State42 — 0Wayne State
    Sep 28, 1946Michigan State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1946Michigan State vs Wayne State42–0Michigan State won
1945Michigan State vs Wayne State27–7Michigan State won
1944Michigan State vs Wayne State32–0Michigan State won
1942Michigan State vs Wayne State46–6Michigan State won
1941Michigan State vs Wayne State39–6Michigan State won
1939Michigan State vs Wayne State16–0Michigan State won
1938Michigan State vs Wayne State34–6Michigan State won
1937Michigan State vs Wayne State19–0Michigan State won
1936Michigan State vs Wayne State27–0Michigan 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.