All time losing streaks (home & away), + shows games
Rank Games
1 14 Michigan 1916/10/21..1929/10/05 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1916/10/21 Michigan 9 - Michigan State 0
A 1917/10/20 Michigan 27 - Michigan State 0
A 1918/11/23 Michigan 21 - Michigan State 6
A 1919/10/18 Michigan 26 - Michigan State 0
A 1920/10/16 Michigan 35 - Michigan State 0
A 1921/10/15 Michigan 30 - Michigan State 0
A 1922/11/04 Michigan 63 - Michigan State 0
A 1923/10/27 Michigan 37 - Michigan State 0
H 1924/10/10 Michigan 7 - Michigan State 0
A 1925/10/03 Michigan 39 - Michigan State 0
A 1926/10/09 Michigan 55 - Michigan State 3
A 1927/10/08 Michigan 21 - Michigan State 0
A 1928/11/17 Michigan 3 - Michigan State 0
A 1929/10/05 Michigan 17 - Michigan State 0
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1930/10/04 Michigan 0 - Michigan State 0
2 10 Michigan 1938/10/01..1949/09/24 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1938/10/01 Michigan 14 - Michigan State 0
A 1939/10/07 Michigan 26 - Michigan State 13
A 1940/10/05 Michigan 21 - Michigan State 14
A 1941/09/27 Michigan 19 - Michigan State 7
A 1942/10/03 Michigan 20 - Michigan State 0
A 1945/09/29 Michigan 40 - Michigan State 0
A 1946/11/09 Michigan 55 - Michigan State 7
A 1947/09/27 Michigan 55 - Michigan State 0
H 1948/09/25 Michigan 13 - Michigan State 7
A 1949/09/24 Michigan 7 - Michigan State 3
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1950/09/30 Michigan State 14 - Michigan 7
3 8 Michigan 1970/10/17..1977/10/08 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1970/10/17 Michigan 34 - Michigan State 20
H 1971/10/09 Michigan 24 - Michigan State 13
A 1972/10/14 Michigan 10 - Michigan State 0
H 1973/10/13 Michigan 31 - Michigan State 0
A 1974/10/12 Michigan 21 - Michigan State 7
H 1975/10/11 Michigan 16 - Michigan State 6
A 1976/10/09 Michigan 42 - Michigan State 10
H 1977/10/08 Michigan 24 - Michigan State 14
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1978/10/14 Michigan State 24 - Michigan 15
3 8 Notre Dame 1897/11/25..1909/10/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1897/11/25 Notre Dame 34 - Michigan State 6 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1898/10/15 Notre Dame 53 - Michigan State 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1899/09/29 Notre Dame 40 - Michigan State 0
A 1902/09/27 Notre Dame 33 - Michigan State 0
A 1903/10/03 Notre Dame 12 - Michigan State 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1905/10/03 Notre Dame 28 - Michigan State 0
A 1906/11/03 Notre Dame 5 - Michigan State 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
A 1909/10/23 Notre Dame 17 - Michigan State 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1910/10/29 Michigan State 17 - Notre Dame 0 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
3 8 Notre Dame 1987/09/19..1994/09/17 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1987/09/19 Notre Dame 31 - Michigan State 8
H 1988/09/17 Notre Dame 20 - Michigan State 3
A 1989/09/23 Notre Dame 21 - Michigan State 13
H 1990/09/22 Notre Dame 20 - Michigan State 19
A 1991/09/21 Notre Dame 49 - Michigan State 10
H 1992/09/19 Notre Dame 52 - Michigan State 31
A 1993/09/18 Notre Dame 36 - Michigan State 14
H 1994/09/17 Notre Dame 21 - Michigan State 20
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1997/09/20 Michigan State 23 - Notre Dame 7
3 8 Ohio State 1975/09/13..1984/10/20 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1975/09/13 Ohio State 21 - Michigan State 0
A 1976/09/11 Ohio State 49 - Michigan State 21
A 1979/10/27 Ohio State 42 - Michigan State 0
H 1980/11/01 Ohio State 48 - Michigan State 16
A 1981/09/19 Ohio State 27 - Michigan State 13
H 1982/09/18 Ohio State 31 - Michigan State 10
A 1983/10/22 Ohio State 21 - Michigan State 11
H 1984/10/20 Ohio State 23 - Michigan State 20
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1987/10/31 Michigan State 13 - Ohio State 7
3 8 Ohio State 2016/11/19..2023/11/11 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2016/11/19 Ohio State 17 - Michigan State 16
A 2017/11/11 Ohio State 48 - Michigan State 3
H 2018/11/10 Ohio State 26 - Michigan State 6
A 2019/10/05 Ohio State 34 - Michigan State 10
H 2020/12/05 Ohio State 52 - Michigan State 12
A 2021/11/20 Ohio State 56 - Michigan State 7
H 2022/10/08 Ohio State 49 - Michigan State 20
A 2023/11/11 Ohio State 38 - Michigan State 3
8 7 Minnesota 1958/11/15..1970/11/14 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1958/11/15 Minnesota 39 - Michigan State 12
A 1961/11/04 Minnesota 13 - Michigan State 0
H 1962/11/03 Minnesota 28 - Michigan State 7
A 1967/10/21 Minnesota 21 - Michigan State 0
H 1968/10/19 Minnesota 14 - Michigan State 13
H 1969/11/15 Minnesota 14 - Michigan State 10
A 1970/11/14 Minnesota 23 - Michigan State 13
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1971/11/13 Michigan State 40 - Minnesota 25
8 7 Nebraska 1914/10/24..2012/11/03 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1914/10/24 Nebraska 24 - Michigan State 0
A 1920/11/20 Nebraska 35 - Michigan State 7
H 1995/09/09 Nebraska 50 - Michigan State 10
A 1996/09/07 Nebraska 55 - Michigan State 14
N 2003/12/29 Nebraska 17 - Michigan State 3 !! Alamo Bowl !!
A 2011/10/29 Nebraska 24 - Michigan State 3
H 2012/11/03 Nebraska 28 - Michigan State 24
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2013/11/16 Michigan State 41 - Nebraska 28
8 7 Notre Dame 1976/10/02..1982/10/02 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1976/10/02 Notre Dame 24 - Michigan State 6
A 1977/10/01 Notre Dame 16 - Michigan State 6
H 1978/10/07 Notre Dame 29 - Michigan State 25
A 1979/09/29 Notre Dame 27 - Michigan State 3
H 1980/10/04 Notre Dame 26 - Michigan State 21
A 1981/10/03 Notre Dame 20 - Michigan State 7
H 1982/10/02 Notre Dame 11 - Michigan State 3
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1983/09/17 Michigan State 28 - Notre Dame 23
8 7 Ohio State 2000/11/04..2008/10/18 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2000/11/04 Ohio State 27 - Michigan State 13
A 2003/11/08 Ohio State 33 - Michigan State 23
H 2004/11/06 Ohio State 32 - Michigan State 19
A 2005/10/15 Ohio State 35 - Michigan State 24
H 2006/10/14 Ohio State 38 - Michigan State 7
A 2007/10/20 Ohio State 24 - Michigan State 17
H 2008/10/18 Ohio State 45 - Michigan State 7
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2011/10/01 Michigan State 10 - Ohio State 7
12 6 Illinois 1980/09/13..1985/10/19 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1980/09/13 Illinois 20 - Michigan State 17
H 1981/09/12 Illinois 27 - Michigan State 17
A 1982/09/11 Illinois 23 - Michigan State 16
H 1983/09/24 Illinois 20 - Michigan State 10
A 1984/09/22 Illinois 40 - Michigan State 7
H 1985/10/19 Illinois 30 - Michigan State 17
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1986/10/18 Michigan State 29 - Illinois 21
12 6 Michigan 2002/11/02..2007/11/03 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2002/11/02 Michigan 49 - Michigan State 3
H 2003/11/01 Michigan 27 - Michigan State 20
A 2004/10/30 Michigan 45 - Michigan State 37 OT
H 2005/10/01 Michigan 34 - Michigan State 31 OT
A 2006/10/07 Michigan 31 - Michigan State 13
H 2007/11/03 Michigan 28 - Michigan State 24
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2008/10/25 Michigan State 35 - Michigan 21
12 6 Notre Dame 1969/10/04..1974/10/05 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1969/10/04 Notre Dame 42 - Michigan State 28
H 1970/10/03 Notre Dame 29 - Michigan State 0
A 1971/10/02 Notre Dame 14 - Michigan State 2
H 1972/10/07 Notre Dame 16 - Michigan State 0
A 1973/10/06 Notre Dame 14 - Michigan State 10
H 1974/10/05 Notre Dame 19 - Michigan State 14
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1975/10/04 Michigan State 10 - Notre Dame 3
15 5 Iowa 1979/11/17..1983/11/12 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1979/11/17 Iowa 33 - Michigan State 23
H 1980/11/22 Iowa 41 - Michigan State 0
A 1981/11/21 Iowa 36 - Michigan State 7
H 1982/11/20 Iowa 24 - Michigan State 18
H 1983/11/12 Iowa 12 - Michigan State 6
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1984/11/10 Michigan State 17 - Iowa 16
15 5 Michigan 1979/10/06..1983/10/08 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1979/10/06 Michigan 21 - Michigan State 7
A 1980/10/11 Michigan 27 - Michigan State 23
H 1981/10/10 Michigan 38 - Michigan State 20
A 1982/10/09 Michigan 31 - Michigan State 17
H 1983/10/08 Michigan 42 - Michigan State 0
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1984/10/06 Michigan State 19 - Michigan 7
15 5 Notre Dame 1919/11/15..1949/11/05 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1919/11/15 Notre Dame 13 - Michigan State 0
H 1920/11/25 Notre Dame 25 - Michigan State 0
A 1921/11/24 Notre Dame 48 - Michigan State 0
A 1948/10/09 Notre Dame 26 - Michigan State 7
H 1949/11/05 Notre Dame 34 - Michigan State 21
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1950/10/28 Michigan State 36 - Notre Dame 33
15 5 Ohio State 1991/10/26..1997/11/01 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1991/10/26 Ohio State 27 - Michigan State 17
H 1992/10/24 Ohio State 27 - Michigan State 17
A 1993/10/16 Ohio State 28 - Michigan State 21
H 1994/10/15 Ohio State 23 - Michigan State 7
H 1997/11/01 Ohio State 37 - Michigan State 13
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1998/11/07 Michigan State 28 - Ohio State 24
15 5 Purdue 1978/09/16..1982/10/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1978/09/16 Purdue 21 - Michigan State 14
H 1979/10/20 Purdue 14 - Michigan State 7
A 1980/10/25 Purdue 36 - Michigan State 25
A 1981/10/24 Purdue 27 - Michigan State 26
H 1982/10/23 Purdue 24 - Michigan State 21
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1983/10/01 Purdue 29 - Michigan State 29
15 5 Wisconsin 1918/11/28..1954/10/02 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1918/11/28 Wisconsin 7 - Michigan State 6
A 1920/10/09 Wisconsin 27 - Michigan State 0
A 1923/10/13 Wisconsin 21 - Michigan State 0
A 1925/11/14 Wisconsin 21 - Michigan State 10
H 1954/10/02 Wisconsin 6 - Michigan State 0
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1955/10/29 Michigan State 27 - Wisconsin 0
21 4 Miami (FL) 1945/11/23..1989/09/30 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1945/11/23 Miami (FL) 21 - Michigan State 7
A 1959/11/20 Miami (FL) 18 - Michigan State 13
A 1982/09/25 Miami (FL) 25 - Michigan State 22
H 1989/09/30 Miami (FL) 26 - Michigan State 20
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2021/09/18 Michigan State 38 - Miami (FL) 17
21 4 Ohio State 1967/11/04..1970/10/10 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1967/11/04 Ohio State 21 - Michigan State 7
A 1968/11/02 Ohio State 25 - Michigan State 20
A 1969/10/11 Ohio State 54 - Michigan State 21
H 1970/10/10 Ohio State 29 - Michigan State 0
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 1971/11/06 Michigan State 17 - Ohio State 10
21 4 Penn State 1993/11/27..1996/11/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1993/11/27 Penn State 38 - Michigan State 37
A 1994/11/26 Penn State 59 - Michigan State 31
H 1995/11/25 Penn State 24 - Michigan State 20
A 1996/11/23 Penn State 32 - Michigan State 29
STREAK ENDED WITH:
H 1997/11/29 Michigan State 49 - Penn State 14
21 4 Purdue 2001/11/17..2006/11/04 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2001/11/17 Purdue 24 - Michigan State 14
H 2002/11/16 Purdue 45 - Michigan State 42
A 2005/11/05 Purdue 28 - Michigan State 21
H 2006/11/04 Purdue 17 - Michigan State 15
STREAK ENDED WITH:
A 2007/11/10 Michigan State 48 - Purdue 31
21 4 Washington 1970/09/19..2023/09/16 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1970/09/19 Washington 42 - Michigan State 16
N 1997/12/25 Washington 51 - Michigan State 23 !! Aloha Bowl !!
A 2022/09/17 Washington 39 - Michigan State 28
H 2023/09/16 Washington 41 - Michigan State 7
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| Current losing streaks (home & away), + shows games
Rank Games
1 8 Ohio State 2016/11/19..2023/11/11 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2016/11/19 Ohio State 17 - Michigan State 16
A 2017/11/11 Ohio State 48 - Michigan State 3
H 2018/11/10 Ohio State 26 - Michigan State 6
A 2019/10/05 Ohio State 34 - Michigan State 10
H 2020/12/05 Ohio State 52 - Michigan State 12
A 2021/11/20 Ohio State 56 - Michigan State 7
H 2022/10/08 Ohio State 49 - Michigan State 20
A 2023/11/11 Ohio State 38 - Michigan State 3
2 4 Washington 1970/09/19..2023/09/16 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1970/09/19 Washington 42 - Michigan State 16
N 1997/12/25 Washington 51 - Michigan State 23 !! Aloha Bowl !!
A 2022/09/17 Washington 39 - Michigan State 28
H 2023/09/16 Washington 41 - Michigan State 7
3 3 Arizona State 1986/09/13..2019/09/14 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1986/09/13 Arizona State 20 - Michigan State 17
A 2018/09/08 Arizona State 16 - Michigan State 13
H 2019/09/14 Arizona State 10 - Michigan State 7
3 3 Georgia Tech 1971/09/18..1985/12/31 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1971/09/18 Georgia Tech 10 - Michigan State 0
H 1972/09/23 Georgia Tech 21 - Michigan State 16
N 1985/12/31 Georgia Tech 17 - Michigan State 14 !! Hall of Fame Classic !!
3 3 UCLA 1966/01/01..1974/09/28 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 1966/01/01 UCLA 14 - Michigan State 12 !! Rose Bowl !!
H 1973/09/29 UCLA 34 - Michigan State 21
A 1974/09/28 UCLA 56 - Michigan State 14
6 2 Alabama 2011/01/01..2015/12/31 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 2011/01/01 Alabama 49 - Michigan State 7 !! Capital One Bowl !!
N 2015/12/31 Alabama 38 - Michigan State 0 !! Cotton Bowl !!
6 2 Army 1931/10/10..1984/12/22 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1931/10/10 Army 20 - Michigan State 7
N 1984/12/22 Army 10 - Michigan State 6 !! Cherry Bowl !!
6 2 California 2002/09/14..2008/08/30 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2002/09/14 California 46 - Michigan State 22
A 2008/08/30 California 38 - Michigan State 31
6 2 Florida State 1987/09/26..1988/09/24 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1987/09/26 Florida State 31 - Michigan State 3
A 1988/09/24 Florida State 30 - Michigan State 7
6 2 Iowa 2020/11/07..2023/09/30 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2020/11/07 Iowa 49 - Michigan State 7
A 2023/09/30 Iowa 26 - Michigan State 16
6 2 Kentucky 1946/11/02..1947/10/25 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1946/11/02 Kentucky 39 - Michigan State 14
H 1947/10/25 Kentucky 7 - Michigan State 6
6 2 Michigan 2022/10/29..2023/10/21 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2022/10/29 Michigan 29 - Michigan State 7
H 2023/10/21 Michigan 49 - Michigan State 0
6 2 Minnesota 2022/09/24..2023/10/28 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2022/09/24 Minnesota 34 - Michigan State 7
A 2023/10/28 Minnesota 27 - Michigan State 12
6 2 Penn State 2022/11/26..2023/11/24 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2022/11/26 Penn State 35 - Michigan State 16
H 2023/11/24 Penn State 42 - Michigan State 0
15 1 Auburn 1938/01/01 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 1938/01/01 Auburn 6 - Michigan State 0 !! Orange Bowl !!
15 1 Boston College 2007/12/28 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 2007/12/28 Boston College 24 - Michigan State 21 !! Champs Sports Bowl !!
15 1 Brigham Young 2016/10/08 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2016/10/08 Brigham Young 31 - Michigan State 14
15 1 Cincinnati 1946/10/26 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1946/10/26 Cincinnati 18 - Michigan State 7 * NOT FBS-LEVEL OPPONENT *
15 1 Colorado State 1998/08/29 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1998/08/29 Colorado State 23 - Michigan State 16
15 1 Houston 1967/09/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1967/09/23 Houston 37 - Michigan State 7
15 1 Kansas 1994/09/10 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1994/09/10 Kansas 17 - Michigan State 10
15 1 Louisiana State 1995/12/29 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 1995/12/29 Louisiana State 45 - Michigan State 26 !! Independence Bowl !!
15 1 Louisiana Tech 2003/09/13 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2003/09/13 Louisiana Tech 20 - Michigan State 19
15 1 Louisville 1996/09/21 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1996/09/21 Louisville 30 - Michigan State 20
15 1 North Carolina 1964/09/26 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 1964/09/26 North Carolina 21 - Michigan State 15
15 1 Notre Dame 2017/09/23 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 2017/09/23 Notre Dame 38 - Michigan State 18
15 1 Oregon 2018/12/31 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 2018/12/31 Oregon 7 - Michigan State 6 !! Redbox Bowl !!
15 1 Purdue 2021/11/06 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2021/11/06 Purdue 40 - Michigan State 29
15 1 Rutgers 2023/10/14 + -
WINNER LOSER
A 2023/10/14 Rutgers 27 - Michigan State 24
15 1 Texas A&M 1959/09/26 + -
WINNER LOSER
H 1959/09/26 Texas A&M 9 - Michigan State 7
15 1 Texas Tech 2010/01/02 + -
WINNER LOSER
N 2010/01/02 Texas Tech 41 - Michigan State 31 !! Alamo Bowl !!
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