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Michigan State vs Penn State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Michigan State and Penn State.
PROGRAM ONEMichigan State18 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD18–20–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOPenn State20 recorded wins
39Recorded meetings
1914Earliest documented
2025Most 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.
- 1914Michigan State6 — 3Penn State
- 1925Michigan State6 — 13Penn State
- 1945Michigan State33 — 0Penn State
- 1946Michigan State19 — 16Penn State
- 1948Michigan State14 — 14Penn State
- 1949Michigan State24 — 0Penn State
- 1951Michigan State32 — 21Penn State
- 1952Michigan State34 — 7Penn State
- 1965Michigan State23 — 0Penn State
- 1966Michigan State42 — 8Penn State
- 1993Michigan State37 — 38Penn State
- 1994Michigan State31 — 59Penn State
- 1995Michigan State20 — 24Penn State
- 1996Michigan State29 — 32Penn State
- 1997Michigan State49 — 14Penn State
- 1998Michigan State28 — 51Penn State
- 1999Michigan State35 — 28Penn State
- 2000Michigan State23 — 42Penn State
- 2001Michigan State37 — 42Penn State
- 2002Michigan State7 — 61Penn State
- 2003Michigan State41 — 10Penn State
- 2004Michigan State13 — 37Penn State
- 2005Michigan State22 — 31Penn State
- 2006Michigan State13 — 17Penn State
- 2007Michigan State35 — 31Penn State
- 2008Michigan State18 — 49Penn State
- 2009Michigan State14 — 42Penn State
- 2010Michigan State28 — 22Penn State
- 2014Michigan State34 — 10Penn State
- 2015Michigan State55 — 16Penn State
- 2016Michigan State12 — 45Penn State
- 2017Michigan State27 — 24Penn State
- 2018Michigan State21 — 17Penn State
- 2019Michigan State7 — 28Penn State
- 2020Michigan State24 — 39Penn State
- 2021Michigan State30 — 27Penn State
- 2022Michigan State16 — 35Penn State
- 2023Michigan State0 — 42Penn State
- 2025Michigan State10 — 28Penn State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 10–28 | Penn State won |
| 2023 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 0–42 | Penn State won |
| 2022 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 16–35 | Penn State won |
| 2021 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 30–27 | Michigan State won |
| 2020 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 24–39 | Penn State won |
| 2019 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 7–28 | Penn State won |
| 2018 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 21–17 | Michigan State won |
| 2017 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 27–24 | Michigan State won |
| 2016 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 12–45 | Penn State won |
| 2015 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 55–16 | Michigan State won |
| 2014 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 34–10 | Michigan State won |
| 2010 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 28–22 | Michigan State won |
| 2009 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 14–42 | Penn State won |
| 2008 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 18–49 | Penn State won |
| 2007 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 35–31 | Michigan State won |
| 2006 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 13–17 | Penn State won |
| 2005 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 22–31 | Penn State won |
| 2004 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 13–37 | Penn State won |
| 2003 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 41–10 | Michigan State won |
| 2002 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 7–61 | Penn State won |
| 2001 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 37–42 | Penn State won |
| 2000 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 23–42 | Penn State won |
| 1999 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 35–28 | Michigan State won |
| 1998 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 28–51 | Penn State won |
| 1997 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 49–14 | Michigan State won |
| 1996 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 29–32 | Penn State won |
| 1995 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 20–24 | Penn State won |
| 1994 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 31–59 | Penn State won |
| 1993 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 37–38 | Penn State won |
| 1966 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 42–8 | Michigan State won |
| 1965 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 23–0 | Michigan State won |
| 1952 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 34–7 | Michigan State won |
| 1951 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 32–21 | Michigan State won |
| 1949 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 24–0 | Michigan State won |
| 1948 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 14–14 | Tie |
| 1946 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 19–16 | Michigan State won |
| 1945 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 33–0 | Michigan State won |
| 1925 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 6–13 | Penn State won |
| 1914 | Michigan State vs Penn State | 6–3 | Michigan 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.