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Michigan State vs Pittsburgh Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State7 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD7–0–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOPittsburgh0 recorded wins
8Recorded meetings
1945Earliest documented
2021Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

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

8 games
  1. 1945
    Michigan State12 — 7Pittsburgh
    Oct 13, 1945Michigan State won
  2. 1950
    Michigan State19 — 0Pittsburgh
    Nov 18, 1950Michigan State won
  3. 1951
    Michigan State53 — 26Pittsburgh
    Oct 27, 1951Michigan State won
  4. 1958
    Michigan State22 — 8Pittsburgh
    Oct 11, 1958Michigan State won
  5. 1960
    Michigan State7 — 7Pittsburgh
    Sep 24, 1960Tie
  6. 2006
    Michigan State38 — 23Pittsburgh
    Sep 16, 2006Michigan State wonAcrisure Stadium
  7. 2007
    Michigan State17 — 13Pittsburgh
    Sep 15, 2007Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  8. 2021
    Michigan State31 — 21Pittsburgh
    Dec 31, 2021Michigan State wonMercedes-Benz Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2021Michigan State vs Pittsburgh31–21Michigan State won
2007Michigan State vs Pittsburgh17–13Michigan State won
2006Michigan State vs Pittsburgh38–23Michigan State won
1960Michigan State vs Pittsburgh7–7Tie
1958Michigan State vs Pittsburgh22–8Michigan State won
1951Michigan State vs Pittsburgh53–26Michigan State won
1950Michigan State vs Pittsburgh19–0Michigan State won
1945Michigan State vs Pittsburgh12–7Michigan 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.