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Michigan State vs Washington State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMichigan State6 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD6–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWashington State2 recorded wins
8Recorded meetings
1942Earliest documented
2017Most 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.

8 games
  1. 1942
    Michigan State13 — 25Washington State
    Nov 7, 1942Washington State won
  2. 1946
    Michigan State26 — 20Washington State
    Nov 30, 1946Michigan State won
  3. 1947
    Michigan State21 — 7Washington State
    Oct 11, 1947Michigan State won
  4. 1948
    Michigan State40 — 0Washington State
    Nov 20, 1948Michigan State won
  5. 1954
    Michigan State54 — 6Washington State
    Nov 6, 1954Michigan State won
  6. 1970
    Michigan State28 — 14Washington State
    Sep 26, 1970Michigan State won
  7. 1977
    Michigan State21 — 23Washington State
    Sep 17, 1977Washington State won
  8. 2017
    Michigan State42 — 17Washington State
    Dec 29, 2017Michigan State wonQualcomm Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2017Michigan State vs Washington State42–17Michigan State won
1977Michigan State vs Washington State21–23Washington State won
1970Michigan State vs Washington State28–14Michigan State won
1954Michigan State vs Washington State54–6Michigan State won
1948Michigan State vs Washington State40–0Michigan State won
1947Michigan State vs Washington State21–7Michigan State won
1946Michigan State vs Washington State26–20Michigan State won
1942Michigan State vs Washington State13–25Washington 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.