Michigan State Michigan State vs  Nebraska Nebraska

11 Meetings since 1962
  • Wins 7
    Losses 4
    Ties 0
  • Ranked Matchups: 9 Last Meeting: Nov 04, 2023
Record by Location
  • Location Lincoln
    Wins 4
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
  • Location San Antonio Alamo Bowl
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
  • Location East Lansing
    Wins 2
    Losses 3
    Ties 0
Ranked Matchups
  • Highest Nebraska Rank: 1 (09/07/96 )
    Highest Opponent Rank: 6 (11/07/15 )
Largest Margin of Victory
  • Margin 41
    Result W 55-14
    Date 09/07/96
Current Streak
  • Streak Type Losing
    Streak Length 2
    Last Win/Tie 11/17/18 (W)
Longest Streaks

Winning Streak

  • Games 5
    From 09/09/95
    To 11/03/12

Losing Streak

  • Games 2
    From 11/16/13
    To 10/04/14
Record in 1 Score Games
  • Wins 3
    Losses 3
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 50.00%
Record in Blowouts
  • Blowout Wins 3
    Blowout Losses 0
Blowouts defined as a win/loss by 17 or more points
Record by Coach
  • Bo Pelini
    Wins 3
    Losses 2
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 60%
  • Tom Osborne
    Wins 2
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
  • Scott Frost
    Wins 1
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 50%
  • Mike Riley
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
  • Matt Rhule
    Wins 0
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 0%
Date Opponent Location Win/Loss Nebraska Opponent Score Diff Neb Rank Opp Rank Attendance Coach Name Bowl Name
09/09/95 Michigan State East Lansing W 50 10 40 2 - 73,891 Tom Osborne -
09/07/96 Michigan State Lincoln W 55 14 41 1 - 75,590 Tom Osborne -
12/29/03 Michigan State San Antonio W 17 3 14 22 - 56,229 Bo Pelini (i)** Alamo Bowl
10/29/11 Michigan State Lincoln W 24 3 21 13 9 85,641 Bo Pelini -
11/03/12 Michigan State East Lansing W 28 24 4 21 - 73,522 Bo Pelini -
11/16/13 Michigan State Lincoln L 28 41 13 - 14 90,872 Bo Pelini -
10/04/14 Michigan State East Lansing L 22 27 5 19 10 75,923 Bo Pelini -
11/07/15 Michigan State Lincoln W 39 38 1 - 6 90,094 Mike Riley -
11/17/18 Michigan State Lincoln W 9 6 3 - - 88,791 Scott Frost -
09/25/21 Michigan State East Lansing L (O)* 20 23 3 - 20 70,332 Scott Frost -
11/04/23 Michigan State East Lansing L 17 20 3 - - 68,134 Matt Rhule -
*(O) Overtime Game; **(i) Interim Coach