2023-10-25: Play Index Update.

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Matchup Finder

Search historical schedules and rankings back to the 1949-50 season.
Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Note that the AP has ranked a variable number of teams since it began in 1948-49.

 1948-49 through 1960-61: top 20
 1961-62 through 1963-64: top 10
 1964-65: top 10, except for preseason which was top 20
 1965-66 through 1967-68: top 10
 1968-69 through 1988-89: top 20
 1989-90 through present: top 25

Current search:
From 1949-50 to 2021-22, for Michigan State, against Penn State, sorted by descending Date

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40 Wins, 10 Losses, .800 W%

Query Results

Query Results Table
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
2021-222022-02-15Michigan State19@Penn StateL5862-4
2021-222021-12-11Michigan State19Penn StateW806416
2020-212021-02-09Michigan StatePenn StateW60582
2019-202020-03-03Michigan State16@Penn State20W79718
2019-202020-02-04Michigan State16Penn State22L7075-5
2018-192019-01-13Michigan State6@Penn StateW715615
2017-182018-01-31Michigan State5Penn StateW76688
2016-172017-03-09Michigan StatePenn StateW785127
2016-172017-01-07Michigan StatePenn StateL6372-9
2015-162016-02-28Michigan State6Penn StateW885731
2015-162016-01-10Michigan State5@Penn StateW926527
2014-152015-01-21Michigan StatePenn StateW66606
2013-142014-02-06Michigan State9Penn StateW826715
2013-142013-12-31Michigan State5@Penn StateW796316
2012-132013-01-16Michigan State18@Penn StateW81729
2011-122012-02-08Michigan State11Penn StateW775720
2010-112011-03-12Michigan StatePenn StateL4861-13
2010-112011-02-10Michigan StatePenn StateW755718
2010-112011-01-08Michigan State18@Penn StateL6266-4
2009-102010-03-04Michigan State11Penn StateW67652
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
2009-102010-02-13Michigan State10@Penn StateW655411
2008-092009-02-01Michigan State9Penn StateL6872-4
2008-092009-01-14Michigan State7@Penn StateW78735
2007-082008-02-20Michigan State19Penn StateW864937
2007-082008-02-02Michigan State8@Penn StateL7685-9
2006-072007-01-20Michigan State@Penn StateW916427
2005-062006-01-28Michigan State11Penn StateW69609
2004-052005-03-05Michigan State14Penn StateW906426
2004-052005-01-05Michigan State20@Penn StateW845826
2003-042004-02-28Michigan State@Penn StateW674225
2003-042004-01-14Michigan StatePenn StateW765818
2002-032003-01-22Michigan StatePenn StateW703634
2001-022002-01-19Michigan State@Penn StateW776512
2000-012001-03-09Michigan State2Penn StateL6365-2
2000-012001-02-24Michigan State5@Penn StateW765719
2000-012001-01-03Michigan State1Penn StateW987325
1999-002000-02-23Michigan State5@Penn StateW796316
1999-002000-01-05Michigan State11Penn StateW766313
1998-991999-02-02Michigan State8@Penn StateW70682
1997-981998-01-24Michigan StatePenn StateW715912
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
1996-971997-02-22Michigan StatePenn StateW715714
1996-971997-01-15Michigan State@Penn StateW695811
1995-961996-02-10Michigan State@Penn State10L5054-4
1995-961996-01-31Michigan StatePenn State10W61583
1994-951995-02-11Michigan State7@Penn StateW685315
1994-951995-02-02Michigan State9Penn StateW826220
1993-941994-03-12Michigan State@Penn StateL7071-1
1992-931993-03-13Michigan StatePenn StateW705317
1954-551954-12-30Michigan StatePenn StateW857411
1950-511950-12-29Michigan StatePenn StateW51438
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