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Michigan State vs Wisconsin Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State32 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD32–24WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWisconsin24 recorded wins
56Recorded meetings
1913Earliest 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.

56 games
  1. 1913
    Michigan State12 — 7Wisconsin
    Oct 25, 1913Michigan State won
  2. 1918
    Michigan State6 — 7Wisconsin
    Nov 28, 1918Wisconsin won
  3. 1920
    Michigan State0 — 27Wisconsin
    Oct 9, 1920Wisconsin won
  4. 1923
    Michigan State0 — 21Wisconsin
    Oct 13, 1923Wisconsin won
  5. 1925
    Michigan State10 — 21Wisconsin
    Nov 14, 1925Wisconsin won
  6. 1954
    Michigan State0 — 6Wisconsin
    Oct 2, 1954Wisconsin won
  7. 1955
    Michigan State27 — 0Wisconsin
    Oct 29, 1955Michigan State won
  8. 1956
    Michigan State33 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 3, 1956Michigan State won
  9. 1957
    Michigan State21 — 7Wisconsin
    Nov 2, 1957Michigan State won
  10. 1958
    Michigan State7 — 9Wisconsin
    Nov 1, 1958Wisconsin won
  11. 1961
    Michigan State20 — 0Wisconsin
    Sep 30, 1961Michigan State won
  12. 1963
    Michigan State30 — 13Wisconsin
    Nov 2, 1963Michigan State won
  13. 1964
    Michigan State22 — 6Wisconsin
    Oct 31, 1964Michigan State won
  14. 1967
    Michigan State35 — 7Wisconsin
    Oct 7, 1967Michigan State won
  15. 1968
    Michigan State39 — 0Wisconsin
    Oct 5, 1968Michigan State won
  16. 1971
    Michigan State28 — 31Wisconsin
    Oct 16, 1971Wisconsin won
  17. 1972
    Michigan State31 — 0Wisconsin
    Oct 21, 1972Michigan State won
  18. 1973
    Michigan State21 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 3, 1973Michigan State won
  19. 1974
    Michigan State28 — 21Wisconsin
    Nov 2, 1974Michigan State won
  20. 1977
    Michigan State9 — 7Wisconsin
    Oct 22, 1977Michigan State won
  21. 1978
    Michigan State55 — 2Wisconsin
    Oct 28, 1978Michigan State won
  22. 1979
    Michigan State29 — 38Wisconsin
    Oct 13, 1979Wisconsin won
  23. 1980
    Michigan State7 — 17Wisconsin
    Oct 18, 1980Wisconsin won
  24. 1981
    Michigan State33 — 14Wisconsin
    Oct 17, 1981Michigan State won
  25. 1982
    Michigan State23 — 24Wisconsin
    Oct 16, 1982Wisconsin won
  26. 1983
    Michigan State0 — 32Wisconsin
    Nov 19, 1983Wisconsin won
  27. 1984
    Michigan State10 — 20Wisconsin
    Nov 17, 1984Wisconsin won
  28. 1985
    Michigan State41 — 7Wisconsin
    Nov 23, 1985Michigan State won
  29. 1986
    Michigan State23 — 13Wisconsin
    Nov 22, 1986Michigan State won
  30. 1987
    Michigan State30 — 9Wisconsin
    Nov 21, 1987Michigan State won
  31. 1988
    Michigan State36 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 19, 1988Michigan State won
  32. 1989
    Michigan State31 — 3Wisconsin
    Nov 25, 1989Michigan State won
  33. 1990
    Michigan State14 — 9Wisconsin
    Nov 24, 1990Michigan State won
  34. 1991
    Michigan State20 — 7Wisconsin
    Nov 9, 1991Michigan State won
  35. 1992
    Michigan State26 — 10Wisconsin
    Nov 7, 1992Michigan State won
  36. 1993
    Michigan State20 — 41Wisconsin
    Dec 5, 1993Wisconsin won
  37. 1994
    Michigan State29 — 10Wisconsin
    Oct 1, 1994Michigan State won
  38. 1995
    Michigan State14 — 45Wisconsin
    Oct 28, 1995Wisconsin won
  39. 1996
    Michigan State30 — 13Wisconsin
    Oct 26, 1996Michigan State won
  40. 1999
    Michigan State10 — 40Wisconsin
    Oct 23, 1999Wisconsin won
  41. 2000
    Michigan State10 — 17Wisconsin
    Oct 14, 2000Wisconsin won
  42. 2001
    Michigan State42 — 28Wisconsin
    Oct 27, 2001Michigan State wonCamp Randall Stadium
  43. 2002
    Michigan State24 — 42Wisconsin
    Oct 26, 2002Wisconsin wonSpartan Stadium
  44. 2003
    Michigan State21 — 56Wisconsin
    Nov 15, 2003Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  45. 2004
    Michigan State49 — 14Wisconsin
    Nov 13, 2004Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  46. 2007
    Michigan State34 — 37Wisconsin
    Sep 29, 2007Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  47. 2008
    Michigan State25 — 24Wisconsin
    Nov 1, 2008Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  48. 2009
    Michigan State30 — 38Wisconsin
    Sep 26, 2009Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  49. 2010
    Michigan State34 — 24Wisconsin
    Oct 2, 2010Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  50. 2011
    Michigan State37 — 31Wisconsin
    Oct 23, 2011Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  51. 2011
    Michigan State39 — 42Wisconsin
    Dec 4, 2011Wisconsin won
  52. 2012
    Michigan State16 — 13Wisconsin
    Oct 27, 2012Michigan State wonCamp Randall Stadium
  53. 2016
    Michigan State6 — 30Wisconsin
    Sep 24, 2016Wisconsin wonSpartan Stadium
  54. 2019
    Michigan State0 — 38Wisconsin
    Oct 12, 2019Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  55. 2022
    Michigan State34 — 28Wisconsin
    Oct 15, 2022Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  56. 2026
    Michigan State3 — 31Wisconsin
    Oct 3, 2026Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Michigan State vs Wisconsin3–31Wisconsin won
2022Michigan State vs Wisconsin34–28Michigan State won
2019Michigan State vs Wisconsin0–38Wisconsin won
2016Michigan State vs Wisconsin6–30Wisconsin won
2012Michigan State vs Wisconsin16–13Michigan State won
2011Michigan State vs Wisconsin39–42Wisconsin won
2011Michigan State vs Wisconsin37–31Michigan State won
2010Michigan State vs Wisconsin34–24Michigan State won
2009Michigan State vs Wisconsin30–38Wisconsin won
2008Michigan State vs Wisconsin25–24Michigan State won
2007Michigan State vs Wisconsin34–37Wisconsin won
2004Michigan State vs Wisconsin49–14Michigan State won
2003Michigan State vs Wisconsin21–56Wisconsin won
2002Michigan State vs Wisconsin24–42Wisconsin won
2001Michigan State vs Wisconsin42–28Michigan State won
2000Michigan State vs Wisconsin10–17Wisconsin won
1999Michigan State vs Wisconsin10–40Wisconsin won
1996Michigan State vs Wisconsin30–13Michigan State won
1995Michigan State vs Wisconsin14–45Wisconsin won
1994Michigan State vs Wisconsin29–10Michigan State won
1993Michigan State vs Wisconsin20–41Wisconsin won
1992Michigan State vs Wisconsin26–10Michigan State won
1991Michigan State vs Wisconsin20–7Michigan State won
1990Michigan State vs Wisconsin14–9Michigan State won
1989Michigan State vs Wisconsin31–3Michigan State won
1988Michigan State vs Wisconsin36–0Michigan State won
1987Michigan State vs Wisconsin30–9Michigan State won
1986Michigan State vs Wisconsin23–13Michigan State won
1985Michigan State vs Wisconsin41–7Michigan State won
1984Michigan State vs Wisconsin10–20Wisconsin won
1983Michigan State vs Wisconsin0–32Wisconsin won
1982Michigan State vs Wisconsin23–24Wisconsin won
1981Michigan State vs Wisconsin33–14Michigan State won
1980Michigan State vs Wisconsin7–17Wisconsin won
1979Michigan State vs Wisconsin29–38Wisconsin won
1978Michigan State vs Wisconsin55–2Michigan State won
1977Michigan State vs Wisconsin9–7Michigan State won
1974Michigan State vs Wisconsin28–21Michigan State won
1973Michigan State vs Wisconsin21–0Michigan State won
1972Michigan State vs Wisconsin31–0Michigan State won
1971Michigan State vs Wisconsin28–31Wisconsin won
1968Michigan State vs Wisconsin39–0Michigan State won
1967Michigan State vs Wisconsin35–7Michigan State won
1964Michigan State vs Wisconsin22–6Michigan State won
1963Michigan State vs Wisconsin30–13Michigan State won
1961Michigan State vs Wisconsin20–0Michigan State won
1958Michigan State vs Wisconsin7–9Wisconsin won
1957Michigan State vs Wisconsin21–7Michigan State won
1956Michigan State vs Wisconsin33–0Michigan State won
1955Michigan State vs Wisconsin27–0Michigan State won
1954Michigan State vs Wisconsin0–6Wisconsin won
1925Michigan State vs Wisconsin10–21Wisconsin won
1923Michigan State vs Wisconsin0–21Wisconsin won
1920Michigan State vs Wisconsin0–27Wisconsin won
1918Michigan State vs Wisconsin6–7Wisconsin won
1913Michigan State vs Wisconsin12–7Michigan 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.