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Michigan State vs Notre Dame Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State28 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD28–45–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWONotre Dame45 recorded wins
74Recorded meetings
1899Earliest documented
2026Most 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.

74 games
  1. 1899
    Michigan State0 — 40Notre Dame
    Sep 30, 1899Notre Dame won
  2. 1902
    Michigan State0 — 33Notre Dame
    Sep 27, 1902Notre Dame won
  3. 1905
    Michigan State0 — 28Notre Dame
    Oct 7, 1905Notre Dame won
  4. 1916
    Michigan State0 — 14Notre Dame
    Nov 18, 1916Notre Dame won
  5. 1917
    Michigan State0 — 23Notre Dame
    Nov 17, 1917Notre Dame won
  6. 1918
    Michigan State13 — 7Notre Dame
    Nov 16, 1918Michigan State won
  7. 1919
    Michigan State0 — 13Notre Dame
    Nov 15, 1919Notre Dame won
  8. 1920
    Michigan State0 — 25Notre Dame
    Nov 25, 1920Notre Dame won
  9. 1921
    Michigan State0 — 48Notre Dame
    Nov 24, 1921Notre Dame won
  10. 1948
    Michigan State7 — 26Notre Dame
    Oct 9, 1948Notre Dame won
  11. 1949
    Michigan State21 — 34Notre Dame
    Nov 5, 1949Notre Dame won
  12. 1950
    Michigan State36 — 33Notre Dame
    Oct 28, 1950Michigan State won
  13. 1951
    Michigan State35 — 0Notre Dame
    Nov 10, 1951Michigan State won
  14. 1952
    Michigan State21 — 3Notre Dame
    Nov 15, 1952Michigan State won
  15. 1954
    Michigan State19 — 20Notre Dame
    Oct 16, 1954Notre Dame won
  16. 1955
    Michigan State21 — 7Notre Dame
    Oct 15, 1955Michigan State won
  17. 1956
    Michigan State47 — 14Notre Dame
    Oct 20, 1956Michigan State won
  18. 1957
    Michigan State34 — 6Notre Dame
    Nov 9, 1957Michigan State won
  19. 1959
    Michigan State19 — 0Notre Dame
    Oct 17, 1959Michigan State won
  20. 1960
    Michigan State21 — 0Notre Dame
    Oct 15, 1960Michigan State won
  21. 1961
    Michigan State17 — 7Notre Dame
    Oct 21, 1961Michigan State won
  22. 1962
    Michigan State31 — 7Notre Dame
    Oct 20, 1962Michigan State won
  23. 1963
    Michigan State12 — 7Notre Dame
    Nov 16, 1963Michigan State won
  24. 1964
    Michigan State7 — 34Notre Dame
    Nov 14, 1964Notre Dame won
  25. 1965
    Michigan State12 — 3Notre Dame
    Nov 20, 1965Michigan State won
  26. 1966
    Michigan State10 — 10Notre Dame
    Nov 19, 1966Tie
  27. 1967
    Michigan State12 — 24Notre Dame
    Oct 28, 1967Notre Dame won
  28. 1968
    Michigan State21 — 17Notre Dame
    Oct 26, 1968Michigan State won
  29. 1969
    Michigan State28 — 42Notre Dame
    Oct 4, 1969Notre Dame won
  30. 1970
    Michigan State0 — 29Notre Dame
    Oct 3, 1970Notre Dame won
  31. 1971
    Michigan State2 — 14Notre Dame
    Oct 2, 1971Notre Dame won
  32. 1972
    Michigan State0 — 16Notre Dame
    Oct 7, 1972Notre Dame won
  33. 1973
    Michigan State10 — 14Notre Dame
    Oct 6, 1973Notre Dame won
  34. 1974
    Michigan State14 — 19Notre Dame
    Oct 5, 1974Notre Dame won
  35. 1975
    Michigan State10 — 3Notre Dame
    Oct 4, 1975Michigan State won
  36. 1976
    Michigan State6 — 24Notre Dame
    Oct 2, 1976Notre Dame won
  37. 1977
    Michigan State6 — 16Notre Dame
    Oct 1, 1977Notre Dame won
  38. 1978
    Michigan State25 — 29Notre Dame
    Oct 7, 1978Notre Dame won
  39. 1979
    Michigan State3 — 27Notre Dame
    Sep 29, 1979Notre Dame won
  40. 1980
    Michigan State21 — 26Notre Dame
    Oct 4, 1980Notre Dame won
  41. 1981
    Michigan State7 — 20Notre Dame
    Oct 3, 1981Notre Dame won
  42. 1982
    Michigan State3 — 11Notre Dame
    Oct 2, 1982Notre Dame won
  43. 1983
    Michigan State28 — 23Notre Dame
    Sep 17, 1983Michigan State won
  44. 1984
    Michigan State20 — 24Notre Dame
    Sep 15, 1984Notre Dame won
  45. 1985
    Michigan State10 — 27Notre Dame
    Sep 21, 1985Notre Dame won
  46. 1986
    Michigan State20 — 15Notre Dame
    Sep 20, 1986Michigan State won
  47. 1987
    Michigan State8 — 31Notre Dame
    Sep 19, 1987Notre Dame won
  48. 1988
    Michigan State3 — 20Notre Dame
    Sep 17, 1988Notre Dame won
  49. 1989
    Michigan State13 — 21Notre Dame
    Sep 23, 1989Notre Dame won
  50. 1990
    Michigan State19 — 20Notre Dame
    Sep 22, 1990Notre Dame won
  51. 1991
    Michigan State10 — 49Notre Dame
    Sep 21, 1991Notre Dame won
  52. 1992
    Michigan State31 — 52Notre Dame
    Sep 19, 1992Notre Dame won
  53. 1993
    Michigan State14 — 36Notre Dame
    Sep 18, 1993Notre Dame won
  54. 1994
    Michigan State20 — 21Notre Dame
    Sep 17, 1994Notre Dame won
  55. 1997
    Michigan State23 — 7Notre Dame
    Sep 20, 1997Michigan State won
  56. 1998
    Michigan State45 — 23Notre Dame
    Sep 12, 1998Michigan State won
  57. 1999
    Michigan State23 — 13Notre Dame
    Sep 18, 1999Michigan State won
  58. 2000
    Michigan State27 — 21Notre Dame
    Sep 23, 2000Michigan State won
  59. 2001
    Michigan State17 — 10Notre Dame
    Sep 22, 2001Michigan State wonNotre Dame Stadium
  60. 2002
    Michigan State17 — 21Notre Dame
    Sep 21, 2002Notre Dame wonSpartan Stadium
  61. 2003
    Michigan State22 — 16Notre Dame
    Sep 20, 2003Michigan State wonNotre Dame Stadium
  62. 2004
    Michigan State24 — 31Notre Dame
    Sep 18, 2004Notre Dame wonSpartan Stadium
  63. 2005
    Michigan State44 — 41Notre Dame
    Sep 17, 2005Michigan State wonNotre Dame Stadium
  64. 2006
    Michigan State37 — 40Notre Dame
    Sep 24, 2006Notre Dame wonSpartan Stadium
  65. 2007
    Michigan State31 — 14Notre Dame
    Sep 22, 2007Michigan State wonNotre Dame Stadium
  66. 2008
    Michigan State23 — 7Notre Dame
    Sep 20, 2008Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  67. 2009
    Michigan State30 — 33Notre Dame
    Sep 19, 2009Notre Dame wonNotre Dame Stadium
  68. 2010
    Michigan State34 — 31Notre Dame
    Sep 19, 2010Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  69. 2011
    Michigan State13 — 31Notre Dame
    Sep 17, 2011Notre Dame wonNotre Dame Stadium
  70. 2012
    Michigan State3 — 20Notre Dame
    Sep 16, 2012Notre Dame wonSpartan Stadium
  71. 2013
    Michigan State13 — 17Notre Dame
    Sep 21, 2013Notre Dame wonNotre Dame Stadium
  72. 2016
    Michigan State36 — 28Notre Dame
    Sep 17, 2016Michigan State wonNotre Dame Stadium
  73. 2017
    Michigan State18 — 38Notre Dame
    Sep 24, 2017Notre Dame wonSpartan Stadium
  74. 2026
    Michigan State10 — 27Notre Dame
    Sep 19, 2026Notre Dame wonNotre Dame Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Michigan State vs Notre Dame10–27Notre Dame won
2017Michigan State vs Notre Dame18–38Notre Dame won
2016Michigan State vs Notre Dame36–28Michigan State won
2013Michigan State vs Notre Dame13–17Notre Dame won
2012Michigan State vs Notre Dame3–20Notre Dame won
2011Michigan State vs Notre Dame13–31Notre Dame won
2010Michigan State vs Notre Dame34–31Michigan State won
2009Michigan State vs Notre Dame30–33Notre Dame won
2008Michigan State vs Notre Dame23–7Michigan State won
2007Michigan State vs Notre Dame31–14Michigan State won
2006Michigan State vs Notre Dame37–40Notre Dame won
2005Michigan State vs Notre Dame44–41Michigan State won
2004Michigan State vs Notre Dame24–31Notre Dame won
2003Michigan State vs Notre Dame22–16Michigan State won
2002Michigan State vs Notre Dame17–21Notre Dame won
2001Michigan State vs Notre Dame17–10Michigan State won
2000Michigan State vs Notre Dame27–21Michigan State won
1999Michigan State vs Notre Dame23–13Michigan State won
1998Michigan State vs Notre Dame45–23Michigan State won
1997Michigan State vs Notre Dame23–7Michigan State won
1994Michigan State vs Notre Dame20–21Notre Dame won
1993Michigan State vs Notre Dame14–36Notre Dame won
1992Michigan State vs Notre Dame31–52Notre Dame won
1991Michigan State vs Notre Dame10–49Notre Dame won
1990Michigan State vs Notre Dame19–20Notre Dame won
1989Michigan State vs Notre Dame13–21Notre Dame won
1988Michigan State vs Notre Dame3–20Notre Dame won
1987Michigan State vs Notre Dame8–31Notre Dame won
1986Michigan State vs Notre Dame20–15Michigan State won
1985Michigan State vs Notre Dame10–27Notre Dame won
1984Michigan State vs Notre Dame20–24Notre Dame won
1983Michigan State vs Notre Dame28–23Michigan State won
1982Michigan State vs Notre Dame3–11Notre Dame won
1981Michigan State vs Notre Dame7–20Notre Dame won
1980Michigan State vs Notre Dame21–26Notre Dame won
1979Michigan State vs Notre Dame3–27Notre Dame won
1978Michigan State vs Notre Dame25–29Notre Dame won
1977Michigan State vs Notre Dame6–16Notre Dame won
1976Michigan State vs Notre Dame6–24Notre Dame won
1975Michigan State vs Notre Dame10–3Michigan State won
1974Michigan State vs Notre Dame14–19Notre Dame won
1973Michigan State vs Notre Dame10–14Notre Dame won
1972Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–16Notre Dame won
1971Michigan State vs Notre Dame2–14Notre Dame won
1970Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–29Notre Dame won
1969Michigan State vs Notre Dame28–42Notre Dame won
1968Michigan State vs Notre Dame21–17Michigan State won
1967Michigan State vs Notre Dame12–24Notre Dame won
1966Michigan State vs Notre Dame10–10Tie
1965Michigan State vs Notre Dame12–3Michigan State won
1964Michigan State vs Notre Dame7–34Notre Dame won
1963Michigan State vs Notre Dame12–7Michigan State won
1962Michigan State vs Notre Dame31–7Michigan State won
1961Michigan State vs Notre Dame17–7Michigan State won
1960Michigan State vs Notre Dame21–0Michigan State won
1959Michigan State vs Notre Dame19–0Michigan State won
1957Michigan State vs Notre Dame34–6Michigan State won
1956Michigan State vs Notre Dame47–14Michigan State won
1955Michigan State vs Notre Dame21–7Michigan State won
1954Michigan State vs Notre Dame19–20Notre Dame won
1952Michigan State vs Notre Dame21–3Michigan State won
1951Michigan State vs Notre Dame35–0Michigan State won
1950Michigan State vs Notre Dame36–33Michigan State won
1949Michigan State vs Notre Dame21–34Notre Dame won
1948Michigan State vs Notre Dame7–26Notre Dame won
1921Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–48Notre Dame won
1920Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–25Notre Dame won
1919Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–13Notre Dame won
1918Michigan State vs Notre Dame13–7Michigan State won
1917Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–23Notre Dame won
1916Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–14Notre Dame won
1905Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–28Notre Dame won
1902Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–33Notre Dame won
1899Michigan State vs Notre Dame0–40Notre Dame 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.