Program history

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Illinois logo

Michigan State leads 20–27–2

Michigan State logo

49 meetings · —–present

MetricIllinois logoIllinoisMichigan State logoMichigan State
All-time winsRecords coverage: 1892–2026 / 1898–2025642620
Winning percentageWins ÷ (wins + losses + ties)48.6%56.1%
NFL Draft picksCFBD draft-history coverage101154
First-round picksCFBD draft-history coverage1024
10+ Regular-Season Win SeasonsSeasons with at least 10 wins before postseason play · methodology v237
Losing seasonsLosses greater than wins6250
Weeks in AP PollCFBD coach-season poll résumé, deduplicated by team-season204418
Weeks ranked #1Historical AP aggregate not yet available from a single verified common-window dataset——

Historical records, head-to-head results, and NFL Draft selections: CollegeFootballData. A dash means unavailable, never zero.

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