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Michigan State vs NC State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–1–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWONC State1 recorded wins
6Recorded meetings
1927Earliest documented
1976Most 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.

6 games
  1. 1927
    Michigan State0 — 19NC State
    Dec 3, 1927NC State won
  2. 1928
    Michigan State7 — 0NC State
    Nov 24, 1928Michigan State won
  3. 1929
    Michigan State40 — 6NC State
    Oct 26, 1929Michigan State won
  4. 1966
    Michigan State28 — 10NC State
    Sep 17, 1966Michigan State won
  5. 1975
    Michigan State37 — 15NC State
    Sep 27, 1975Michigan State won
  6. 1976
    Michigan State31 — 31NC State
    Sep 25, 1976Tie
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1976Michigan State vs NC State31–31Tie
1975Michigan State vs NC State37–15Michigan State won
1966Michigan State vs NC State28–10Michigan State won
1929Michigan State vs NC State40–6Michigan State won
1928Michigan State vs NC State7–0Michigan State won
1927Michigan State vs NC State0–19NC 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.