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California vs Michigan State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONECalifornia2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOMichigan State2 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1957Earliest documented
2008Most 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.

4 games
  1. 1957
    California0 — 19Michigan State
    Oct 5, 1957Michigan State won
  2. 1958
    California12 — 32Michigan State
    Sep 27, 1958Michigan State won
  3. 2002
    California46 — 22Michigan State
    Sep 14, 2002California wonSpartan Stadium
  4. 2008
    California38 — 31Michigan State
    Aug 31, 2008California wonCalifornia Memorial Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2008California vs Michigan State38–31California won
2002California vs Michigan State46–22California won
1958California vs Michigan State12–32Michigan State won
1957California vs Michigan State0–19Michigan 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.