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Miami vs Michigan State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMiami4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOMichigan State1 recorded wins
5Recorded meetings
1945Earliest documented
2021Most 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.

5 games
  1. 1945
    Miami21 — 7Michigan State
    Nov 23, 1945Miami won
  2. 1959
    Miami18 — 13Michigan State
    Nov 20, 1959Miami won
  3. 1982
    Miami25 — 22Michigan State
    Sep 25, 1982Miami won
  4. 1989
    Miami26 — 20Michigan State
    Sep 30, 1989Miami won
  5. 2021
    Miami17 — 38Michigan State
    Sep 18, 2021Michigan State wonHard Rock Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2021Miami vs Michigan State17–38Michigan State won
1989Miami vs Michigan State26–20Miami won
1982Miami vs Michigan State25–22Miami won
1959Miami vs Michigan State18–13Miami won
1945Miami vs Michigan State21–7Miami 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.