Michigan State vs Iowa
Michigan State232 ties51 meetings
26Iowa
Iowa leads the series.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 17-20 |
| 2024 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 32-20 |
| 2023 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 16-26 |
| 2020 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 7-49 |
| 2017 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 17-10 |
| 2015 | Michigan State win | Neutral | W | 16-13 |
| 2013 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 26-14 |
| 2012 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 16-19 |
| 2011 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 37-21 |
| 2010 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 6-37 |
| 2009 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 13-15 |
| 2008 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 16-13 |
| 2007 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 27-34 |
| 2004 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 16-38 |
| 2003 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 20-10 |
| 2002 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 16-44 |
| 2001 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 31-28 |
| 2000 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 16-21 |
| 1999 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 49-3 |
| 1996 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 30-37 |
| 1995 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 7-21 |
| 1994 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 14-19 |
| 1993 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 24-10 |
| 1990 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 7-12 |
| 1989 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 17-14 |
| 1988 | Tie | Iowa City | T | 10-10 |
| 1987 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 19-14 |
| 1986 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 21-24 |
| 1985 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 31-35 |
| 1984 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 17-16 |
| 1983 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 6-12 |
| 1982 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 18-24 |
| 1981 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 7-36 |
| 1980 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 0-41 |
| 1979 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 23-33 |
| 1978 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 42-7 |
| 1977 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 22-16 |
| 1976 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 17-30 |
| 1975 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 27-23 |
| 1974 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 60-21 |
| 1973 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 15-6 |
| 1972 | Tie | East Lansing | T | 6-6 |
| 1971 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 34-3 |
| 1970 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 37-0 |
| 1969 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 18-19 |
| 1966 | Michigan State win | East Lansing | W | 56-7 |
| 1965 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 35-0 |
| 1960 | Iowa win | East Lansing | L | 15-27 |
| 1959 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 8-37 |
| 1954 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 10-14 |
| 1953 | Michigan State win | Iowa City | W | 21-7 |
The head-to-head series, every meeting on record since 1953.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Michigan State and Iowa?
Michigan State is 23-26-2 against Iowa across 51 meetings on record since 1953. Iowa leads the series.
When did Michigan State last play Iowa?
They last met in 2025, a 17-20 loss for Michigan State.