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Michigan State vs Notre Dame

Michigan State Spartans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Head-to-head on record

Michigan State vs Notre Dame series
TeamWinsSeries
Michigan State Spartans28Notre Dame leads
Notre Dame Fighting Irish45

Meetings since 1899: 74, including 1 tie. Source: CollegeFootballData game log.

The series in numbers

Notre Dame has won the last 2 meetings.

28-45-1 Regular season
4-6 Last 10
17-21 Avg score
8 Longest Michigan State win run

Biggest Michigan State win 35-0 in 1951, a 35-point margin.

Biggest Michigan State loss 0-48 in 1921, a 48-point margin.

Every Michigan State vs Notre Dame meeting

Michigan State Spartans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish, every meeting on record
SeasonResultSiteScore
2026 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-27
2017 Notre Dame win East Lansing 18-38
2016 Michigan State win Notre Dame 36-28
2013 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 13-17
2012 Notre Dame win East Lansing 3-20
2011 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 13-31
2010 Michigan State win East Lansing 34-31
2009 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 30-33
2008 Michigan State win East Lansing 23-7
2007 Michigan State win Notre Dame 31-14
2006 Notre Dame win East Lansing 37-40
2005 Michigan State win Notre Dame 44-41
2004 Notre Dame win East Lansing 24-31
2003 Michigan State win Notre Dame 22-16
2002 Notre Dame win East Lansing 17-21
2001 Michigan State win Notre Dame 17-10
2000 Michigan State win East Lansing 27-21
1999 Michigan State win Notre Dame 23-13
1998 Michigan State win East Lansing 45-23
1997 Michigan State win Notre Dame 23-7
1994 Notre Dame win East Lansing 20-21
1993 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 14-36
1992 Notre Dame win East Lansing 31-52
1991 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-49
1990 Notre Dame win East Lansing 19-20
1989 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 13-21
1988 Notre Dame win East Lansing 3-20
1987 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 8-31
1986 Michigan State win East Lansing 20-15
1985 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-27
1984 Notre Dame win East Lansing 20-24
1983 Michigan State win Notre Dame 28-23
1982 Notre Dame win East Lansing 3-11
1981 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-20
1980 Notre Dame win East Lansing 21-26
1979 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 3-27
1978 Notre Dame win East Lansing 25-29
1977 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-16
1976 Notre Dame win East Lansing 6-24
1975 Michigan State win Notre Dame 10-3
1974 Notre Dame win East Lansing 14-19
1973 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-14
1972 Notre Dame win East Lansing 0-16
1971 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 2-14
1970 Notre Dame win East Lansing 0-29
1969 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 28-42
1968 Michigan State win East Lansing 21-17
1967 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 12-24
1966 Tie Notre Dame 10-10
1965 Michigan State win Notre Dame 12-3
1964 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-34
1963 Michigan State win East Lansing 12-7
1962 Michigan State win Notre Dame 31-7
1961 Michigan State win East Lansing 17-7
1960 Michigan State win Notre Dame 21-0
1959 Michigan State win East Lansing 19-0
1957 Michigan State win East Lansing 34-6
1956 Michigan State win Notre Dame 47-14
1955 Michigan State win East Lansing 21-7
1954 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 19-20
1952 Michigan State win East Lansing 21-3
1951 Michigan State win East Lansing 35-0
1950 Michigan State win Notre Dame 36-33
1949 Notre Dame win East Lansing 21-34
1948 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-26
1921 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-48
1920 Notre Dame win East Lansing 0-25
1919 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-13
1918 Michigan State win East Lansing 13-7
1917 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-23
1916 Notre Dame win East Lansing 0-14
1905 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-28
1902 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-33
1899 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-40

Scores from the Michigan State perspective. Source: CollegeFootballData game log, since 1899.

Matchup stats

Last five games

Notre Dame

DateOppResult
10-03 atUNC W 37-26
09-26 atPUR W 49-10
09-19 vsMSU W 27-10
09-12 vsRICE W 52-0
09-06 vsWIS W 41-13

Michigan State

DateOppResult
10-03 atWIS L 3-31
09-26 vsNEB L 13-31
09-19 atND L 10-27
09-12 vsEMU W 35-7
09-04 vsTOL W 30-20

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Lake Forest 400 1.00025647
Notre Dame 500 1.00020659
Merchant Marine 300 1.00014847
Wabash 400 1.00012834
Franklin & Marshall 300 1.00010732
Trinity (CT) 200 1.0007714
Wesleyan (CT) 200 1.0007720
Dayton 300 1.0009041
Hardin Simmons 200 1.0007244
Amherst 200 1.0006235
Williams 200 1.0003614
Montana 410 .800187119
Colgate 410 .80011765
Richmond 410 .800100138
Newberry 310 .75010560
MIT 210 .66711826
Millsaps 210 .66712056
Washington & Jefferson 210 .6678833
Dickinson 210 .6678163
Hampden Sydney 210 .6679489
Coast Guard 220 .500150142
Tufts 110 .5004970
UConn 230 .400180131
Villanova 230 .400103154
West Virginia Wesleyan 230 .40094157
William & Mary 230 .400111205
Centre 120 .3335933
Simpson (IA) 120 .3339494
Erskine 120 .3337578
Coe 120 .3336273
Carnegie Mellon 120 .3335568
Sewanee 120 .3337596
Maryville (TN) 130 .25092128
Beloit 130 .2502178
Lafayette 130 .25084143
Duquesne 130 .25073152
Cornell (IA) 130 .25037117
Tennessee State 130 .25059145
Knox 130 .25035146
Fordham 140 .20089165
Bucknell 140 .20051134
Holy Cross 140 .20093183
Maine 140 .20071161
Florida A&M 140 .20087184
Alameda Coast Guard 000 .00000
Amarillo Field 000 .00000
Birmingham-Southern 000 .00000
Boston University 000 .00000
Camp Grant 000 .00000
Carlisle 000 .00000
Colorado College 000 .00000
Cumberland (TN) 000 .00000
Del Monte Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Detroit Mercy 000 .00000
Drury 000 .00000
Fort Benning 000 .00000
Fort Riley 000 .00000
Fort Warren 000 .00000
Georgia Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Gonzaga 000 .00000
Great Lakes Navy 000 .00000
Haskell 000 .00000
Iowa Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Jacksonville Naval Air Station 000 .00000
Lombard 000 .00000
Loyola (LA) 000 .00000
Loyola Marymount 000 .00000
Lubbock Field 000 .00000
Manhattan 000 .00000
March Field 000 .00000
Mare Island Marines 000 .00000
Marquette 000 .00000
Mississippi College 000 .00000
Nashville 000 .00000
New York University 000 .00000
Norman Naval Air Station 000 .00000
North Carolina Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Oglethorpe 000 .00000
Phillips 000 .00000
Portland 000 .00000
Quantico Marines 000 .00000
Randolph Field 000 .00000
Regis (CO) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 000 .00000
San Francisco 000 .00000
Santa Clara 000 .00000
Second Air Force 000 .00000
Spring Hill 000 .00000
Swarthmore 000 .00000
Tampa 000 .00000
Tennessee Medical College 000 .00000
Union (NY) 000 .00000
Vermont 000 .00000
Whitman 000 .00000
Wichita State 000 .00000
Xavier 000 .00000
Southwestern U 030 .0006486
Bowdoin 020 .000733
Hamilton 020 .0004980
Colby 020 .0002153
Georgetown 030 .0005289
Bates 020 .0001467
Lawrence 030 .00028110
Centenary (LA) 030 .00021117
Rhodes 030 .00020134

Big Ten

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Indiana 500 1.00022154
Nebraska 500 1.00021871
UCLA 400 1.00017975
USC 510 .833224153
Ohio State 410 .80021163
Iowa 410 .80014563
Wisconsin 410 .80015883
Minnesota 410 .80016090
Oregon 310 .75019093
Northwestern 310 .75013267
Penn State 320 .60016080
Washington 320 .60013392
Michigan 320 .60011579
Illinois 230 .400153130
Maryland 230 .400152151
Purdue 230 .400152175
Michigan State 230 .40091116
Rutgers 140 .200150161

Records computed from completed games this season

Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the series since 1899, 45-28-1. Here is the series on record and how to watch when Michigan State and Notre Dame meet.

How to watch Michigan State vs Notre Dame

When Michigan State and Notre Dame are scheduled, here is how to find the game.

  1. National TV National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1).
  2. Streaming ESPN+ and the FOX Sports app stream the national windows.
  3. Radio Listen on the Michigan State radio network.
  4. Confirm kickoff Kickoff and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week. Check the match center for the Michigan State vs Notre Dame time and line.

The live time, line and how-to-watch details land on the match center and how to watch pages once the game is scheduled.

The Michigan State this season

Follow Michigan State in the title race on the Big Ten standings, and model the finish with the title race calculator. For the conference series that define the year, see the Big Ten rivalry pages, or browse every Big Ten matchup.

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Michigan State vs Notre Dame: the essentials

Michigan State Spartans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish is a non-conference matchup that sets the Big Ten against FBS Independents. Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the series since 1899, 45-28-1. Across 74 meetings on record the series is one-sided so far, and whenever the two programs are scheduled this page carries the Michigan State vs Notre Dame head-to-head record, the matchup numbers for both sides, and how to watch on TV and streaming. It sits alongside the Michigan State Spartans team hub, the Big Ten this week round-up and the live conference standings. For Notre Dame against the whole conference, see Notre Dame vs the Big Ten.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the all-time record between Michigan State and Notre Dame?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the series since 1899, 45-28-1. The two programs have met 74 times on record.

How can I watch Michigan State vs Notre Dame?

National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1). Kickoff time and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week.

Are Michigan State and Notre Dame in the same conference?

No. Michigan State plays in the Big Ten. Notre Dame plays in FBS Independents. This is a non-conference game.