College Football TimelineTHE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ARCHIVE
HomeRivalriesMichigan State vs Minnesota
College football / Rivalry archive

Michigan State vs Minnesota Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State30 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD30–20WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOMinnesota20 recorded wins
50Recorded meetings
1950Earliest documented
2025Most 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.

50 games
  1. 1950
    Michigan State27 — 0Minnesota
    Nov 11, 1950Michigan State won
  2. 1953
    Michigan State21 — 0Minnesota
    Oct 3, 1953Michigan State won
  3. 1954
    Michigan State13 — 19Minnesota
    Oct 30, 1954Minnesota won
  4. 1955
    Michigan State42 — 14Minnesota
    Nov 12, 1955Michigan State won
  5. 1956
    Michigan State13 — 14Minnesota
    Nov 17, 1956Minnesota won
  6. 1957
    Michigan State42 — 13Minnesota
    Nov 16, 1957Michigan State won
  7. 1958
    Michigan State12 — 39Minnesota
    Nov 15, 1958Minnesota won
  8. 1961
    Michigan State0 — 13Minnesota
    Nov 4, 1961Minnesota won
  9. 1962
    Michigan State7 — 28Minnesota
    Nov 3, 1962Minnesota won
  10. 1967
    Michigan State0 — 21Minnesota
    Oct 21, 1967Minnesota won
  11. 1968
    Michigan State13 — 14Minnesota
    Oct 19, 1968Minnesota won
  12. 1969
    Michigan State10 — 14Minnesota
    Nov 15, 1969Minnesota won
  13. 1970
    Michigan State13 — 23Minnesota
    Nov 14, 1970Minnesota won
  14. 1971
    Michigan State40 — 25Minnesota
    Nov 13, 1971Michigan State won
  15. 1972
    Michigan State10 — 14Minnesota
    Nov 18, 1972Minnesota won
  16. 1975
    Michigan State38 — 15Minnesota
    Oct 18, 1975Michigan State won
  17. 1976
    Michigan State10 — 14Minnesota
    Oct 16, 1976Minnesota won
  18. 1977
    Michigan State29 — 10Minnesota
    Nov 5, 1977Michigan State won
  19. 1978
    Michigan State33 — 9Minnesota
    Nov 11, 1978Michigan State won
  20. 1979
    Michigan State31 — 17Minnesota
    Nov 10, 1979Michigan State won
  21. 1980
    Michigan State30 — 12Minnesota
    Nov 15, 1980Michigan State won
  22. 1981
    Michigan State43 — 36Minnesota
    Nov 14, 1981Michigan State won
  23. 1982
    Michigan State26 — 7Minnesota
    Nov 13, 1982Michigan State won
  24. 1983
    Michigan State34 — 10Minnesota
    Oct 29, 1983Michigan State won
  25. 1984
    Michigan State20 — 13Minnesota
    Oct 27, 1984Michigan State won
  26. 1985
    Michigan State31 — 26Minnesota
    Nov 2, 1985Michigan State won
  27. 1986
    Michigan State52 — 23Minnesota
    Nov 1, 1986Michigan State won
  28. 1989
    Michigan State21 — 7Minnesota
    Nov 11, 1989Michigan State won
  29. 1990
    Michigan State28 — 16Minnesota
    Nov 10, 1990Michigan State won
  30. 1991
    Michigan State20 — 12Minnesota
    Oct 19, 1991Michigan State won
  31. 1992
    Michigan State20 — 15Minnesota
    Oct 17, 1992Michigan State won
  32. 1995
    Michigan State34 — 31Minnesota
    Oct 21, 1995Michigan State won
  33. 1996
    Michigan State27 — 9Minnesota
    Oct 19, 1996Michigan State won
  34. 1997
    Michigan State31 — 10Minnesota
    Oct 4, 1997Michigan State won
  35. 1998
    Michigan State18 — 19Minnesota
    Oct 24, 1998Minnesota won
  36. 2001
    Michigan State19 — 28Minnesota
    Oct 20, 2001Minnesota won
  37. 2002
    Michigan State7 — 28Minnesota
    Oct 19, 2002Minnesota wonSpartan Stadium
  38. 2003
    Michigan State44 — 38Minnesota
    Oct 18, 2003Michigan State won
  39. 2004
    Michigan State51 — 17Minnesota
    Oct 16, 2004Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  40. 2005
    Michigan State18 — 41Minnesota
    Nov 12, 2005Minnesota won
  41. 2006
    Michigan State18 — 31Minnesota
    Nov 11, 2006Minnesota wonSpartan Stadium
  42. 2009
    Michigan State34 — 42Minnesota
    Nov 1, 2009Minnesota wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  43. 2010
    Michigan State31 — 8Minnesota
    Nov 6, 2010Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  44. 2011
    Michigan State31 — 24Minnesota
    Nov 5, 2011Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  45. 2012
    Michigan State26 — 10Minnesota
    Nov 24, 2012Michigan State wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  46. 2013
    Michigan State14 — 3Minnesota
    Nov 30, 2013Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  47. 2017
    Michigan State30 — 27Minnesota
    Oct 15, 2017Michigan State wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  48. 2022
    Michigan State7 — 34Minnesota
    Sep 24, 2022Minnesota wonSpartan Stadium
  49. 2023
    Michigan State12 — 27Minnesota
    Oct 28, 2023Minnesota wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  50. 2025
    Michigan State20 — 23Minnesota
    Nov 1, 2025Minnesota wonHuntington Bank Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Michigan State vs Minnesota20–23Minnesota won
2023Michigan State vs Minnesota12–27Minnesota won
2022Michigan State vs Minnesota7–34Minnesota won
2017Michigan State vs Minnesota30–27Michigan State won
2013Michigan State vs Minnesota14–3Michigan State won
2012Michigan State vs Minnesota26–10Michigan State won
2011Michigan State vs Minnesota31–24Michigan State won
2010Michigan State vs Minnesota31–8Michigan State won
2009Michigan State vs Minnesota34–42Minnesota won
2006Michigan State vs Minnesota18–31Minnesota won
2005Michigan State vs Minnesota18–41Minnesota won
2004Michigan State vs Minnesota51–17Michigan State won
2003Michigan State vs Minnesota44–38Michigan State won
2002Michigan State vs Minnesota7–28Minnesota won
2001Michigan State vs Minnesota19–28Minnesota won
1998Michigan State vs Minnesota18–19Minnesota won
1997Michigan State vs Minnesota31–10Michigan State won
1996Michigan State vs Minnesota27–9Michigan State won
1995Michigan State vs Minnesota34–31Michigan State won
1992Michigan State vs Minnesota20–15Michigan State won
1991Michigan State vs Minnesota20–12Michigan State won
1990Michigan State vs Minnesota28–16Michigan State won
1989Michigan State vs Minnesota21–7Michigan State won
1986Michigan State vs Minnesota52–23Michigan State won
1985Michigan State vs Minnesota31–26Michigan State won
1984Michigan State vs Minnesota20–13Michigan State won
1983Michigan State vs Minnesota34–10Michigan State won
1982Michigan State vs Minnesota26–7Michigan State won
1981Michigan State vs Minnesota43–36Michigan State won
1980Michigan State vs Minnesota30–12Michigan State won
1979Michigan State vs Minnesota31–17Michigan State won
1978Michigan State vs Minnesota33–9Michigan State won
1977Michigan State vs Minnesota29–10Michigan State won
1976Michigan State vs Minnesota10–14Minnesota won
1975Michigan State vs Minnesota38–15Michigan State won
1972Michigan State vs Minnesota10–14Minnesota won
1971Michigan State vs Minnesota40–25Michigan State won
1970Michigan State vs Minnesota13–23Minnesota won
1969Michigan State vs Minnesota10–14Minnesota won
1968Michigan State vs Minnesota13–14Minnesota won
1967Michigan State vs Minnesota0–21Minnesota won
1962Michigan State vs Minnesota7–28Minnesota won
1961Michigan State vs Minnesota0–13Minnesota won
1958Michigan State vs Minnesota12–39Minnesota won
1957Michigan State vs Minnesota42–13Michigan State won
1956Michigan State vs Minnesota13–14Minnesota won
1955Michigan State vs Minnesota42–14Michigan State won
1954Michigan State vs Minnesota13–19Minnesota won
1953Michigan State vs Minnesota21–0Michigan State won
1950Michigan State vs Minnesota27–0Michigan 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.