Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2011/11/26 12:00 | Northwestern v Michigan State | W | 17-31 |
| NCAAF | 2010/10/23 12:00 | Northwestern v Michigan State | W | 27-35 |
| NCAAF | 2009/10/17 12:00 | Michigan State v Northwestern | W | 24-14 |
| NCAAF | 2008/10/11 12:00 | Northwestern v Michigan State | W | 20-37 |
| NCAAF | 2007/10/06 12:00 | Michigan State v Northwestern | L | 41-48 |
| NCAAF | 2006/10/21 12:00 | Northwestern v Michigan State | W | 38-41 |
| NCAAF | 2005/10/22 12:00 | Michigan State v Northwestern | L | 14-49 |
| NCAAF | 2002/09/28 12:00 | Michigan State v Northwestern | W | 39-24 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2012/09/22 12:00 | Michigan State v Eastern Michigan | W | 23-7 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/15 12:00 | Michigan State v Notre Dame | L | 3-20 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/08 12:00 | Central Michigan v Michigan State | W | 7-41 |
| NCAAF | 2012/08/31 12:00 | Michigan State v Boise State | W | 17-13 |
| NCAAF | 2011/12/03 12:00 | Michigan State v Wisconsin | L | 39-42 |
| NCAAF | 2011/11/26 12:00 | Northwestern v Michigan State | W | 17-31 |
| NCAAF | 2011/11/19 12:00 | Michigan State v Indiana | W | 55-3 |
| NCAAF | 2011/11/12 12:00 | Iowa v Michigan State | W | 21-37 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2012/09/22 12:00 | Northwestern v South Dakota | W | 38-7 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/15 12:00 | Northwestern v Boston College | W | 22-13 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/08 12:00 | Northwestern v Vanderbilt | W | 23-13 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/01 12:00 | Syracuse v Northwestern | W | 41-42 |
| NCAAF | 2011/11/26 12:00 | Northwestern v Michigan State | L | 17-31 |
| NCAAF | 2011/11/19 12:00 | Northwestern v Minnesota | W | 28-13 |
| NCAAF | 2011/11/12 12:00 | Northwestern v Rice | W | 28-6 |
| NCAAF | 2011/11/05 12:00 | Nebraska v Northwestern | W | 25-28 |