Program history

Team vs. Team

Put two FBS programs side by side using the same verified definitions and coverage windows.

VS.
Head-to-Head
Northwestern logo

Michigan State leads 19–41

Michigan State logo

60 meetings · —–present

MetricNorthwestern logoNorthwesternMichigan State logoMichigan State
All-time winsRecords coverage: 1892–2025 / 1898–2025568620
Winning percentageWins ÷ (wins + losses + ties)43.1%56.1%
NFL Draft picksCFBD draft-history coverage68154
First-round picksCFBD draft-history coverage724
10+ Regular-Season Win SeasonsSeasons with at least 10 wins before postseason play · methodology v237
Losing seasonsLosses greater than wins7050
Weeks in AP PollCFBD coach-season poll résumé, deduplicated by team-season184418
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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