Matchup Index

Michigan State Spartans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Michigan State Spartans 28
Notre Dame Fighting Irish leads 45-28-1
1 tie
1899 to 2026
Notre Dame Fighting Irish have won 2 straight
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 45

Series timeline

▲ Michigan State Spartans ahead (peak +1) ▼ Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead (peak +19)
1899: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40-01902: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 33-01905: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28-01916: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-01917: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23-01918: Michigan State Spartans 13-71919: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-01920: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 25-01921: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-01948: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-71949: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-211950: Michigan State Spartans 36-331951: Michigan State Spartans 35-01952: Michigan State Spartans 21-31954: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-191955: Michigan State Spartans 21-71956: Michigan State Spartans 47-141957: Michigan State Spartans 34-61959: Michigan State Spartans 19-01960: Michigan State Spartans 21-01961: Michigan State Spartans 17-71962: Michigan State Spartans 31-71963: Michigan State Spartans 12-71964: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-71965: Michigan State Spartans 12-31966: Tied 10-101967: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-121968: Michigan State Spartans 21-171969: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42-281970: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 29-01971: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-21972: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 16-01973: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-101974: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19-141975: Michigan State Spartans 10-31976: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-61977: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 16-61978: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 29-251979: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-31980: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-211981: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-71982: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11-31983: Michigan State Spartans 28-231984: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-201985: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-101986: Michigan State Spartans 20-151987: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-81988: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-31989: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-131990: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-191991: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 49-101992: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 52-311993: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 36-141994: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-201997: Michigan State Spartans 23-71998: Michigan State Spartans 45-231999: Michigan State Spartans 23-132000: Michigan State Spartans 27-212001: Michigan State Spartans 17-102002: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-172003: Michigan State Spartans 22-162004: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-242005: Michigan State Spartans 44-412006: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40-372007: Michigan State Spartans 31-142008: Michigan State Spartans 23-72009: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 33-302010: Michigan State Spartans 34-312011: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-132012: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-32013: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 17-132016: Michigan State Spartans 36-282017: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 38-182026: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-10

Michigan State Spartans Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Michigan State Spartans 8 (1955–1963), Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8 (1987–1994). Current: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2.

Splits

SplitMichigan State Spartans record
Regular season28-45-1
Hosted by Michigan State Spartans14-20-1
Hosted by Notre Dame Fighting Irish14-25
Last 10 seasons (2007 to 2026)4-6
Largest Michigan State Spartans win35-0 (1951)
Largest Notre Dame Fighting Irish win48-0 (1921)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Sep 19, 2026 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-10 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 3
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2017 Sep 23, 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 38-18 at Michigan State Spartans Week 5
2016 Sep 17, 2016 Michigan State Spartans 36-28 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
2013 Sep 21, 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 17-13 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
2012 Sep 15, 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-3 at Michigan State Spartans Week 3
2011 Sep 17, 2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-13 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 3
2010 Sep 18, 2010 Michigan State Spartans 34-31 at Michigan State Spartans Week 3
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Sep 19, 2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 33-30 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 3
2008 Sep 20, 2008 Michigan State Spartans 23-7 at Michigan State Spartans Week 4
2007 Sep 22, 2007 Michigan State Spartans 31-14 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
2006 Sep 23, 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40-37 at Michigan State Spartans Week 4
2005 Sep 17, 2005 Michigan State Spartans 44-41 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 3
2004 Sep 18, 2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-24 at Michigan State Spartans Week 4
2003 Sep 20, 2003 Michigan State Spartans 22-16 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 5
2002 Sep 21, 2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-17 at Michigan State Spartans Week 5
2001 Sep 22, 2001 Michigan State Spartans 17-10 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
2000 Sep 23, 2000 Michigan State Spartans 27-21 at Michigan State Spartans Week 5
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Sep 18, 1999 Michigan State Spartans 23-13 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1998 Sep 12, 1998 Michigan State Spartans 45-23 at Michigan State Spartans Week 3
1997 Sep 20, 1997 Michigan State Spartans 23-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 5
1994 Sep 17, 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-20 at Michigan State Spartans Week 4
1993 Sep 18, 1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 36-14 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1992 Sep 19, 1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 52-31 at Michigan State Spartans Week 4
1991 Sep 21, 1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 49-10 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1990 Sep 22, 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-19 at Michigan State Spartans Week 5
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Sep 23, 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-13 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1988 Sep 17, 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-3 at Michigan State Spartans Week 4
1987 Sep 19, 1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-8 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1986 Sep 20, 1986 Michigan State Spartans 20-15 at Michigan State Spartans Week 4
1985 Sep 21, 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-10 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1984 Sep 15, 1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-20 at Michigan State Spartans Week 4
1983 Sep 17, 1983 Michigan State Spartans 28-23 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1982 Oct 2, 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11-3 at Michigan State Spartans Week 5
1981 Oct 3, 1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 5
1980 Oct 4, 1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-21 at Michigan State Spartans Week 6
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Sep 29, 1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-3 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 5
1978 Oct 7, 1978 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 29-25 at Michigan State Spartans Week 6
1977 Oct 1, 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 16-6 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 5
1976 Oct 2, 1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-6 at Michigan State Spartans Week 5
1975 Oct 4, 1975 Michigan State Spartans 10-3 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 5
1974 Oct 5, 1974 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19-14 at Michigan State Spartans Week 5
1973 Oct 6, 1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-10 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 6
1972 Oct 7, 1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 16-0 at Michigan State Spartans Week 5
1971 Oct 2, 1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-2 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1970 Oct 3, 1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 29-0 at Michigan State Spartans Week 6
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Oct 4, 1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42-28 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1968 Oct 26, 1968 Michigan State Spartans 21-17 at Michigan State Spartans Week 7
1967 Oct 28, 1967 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-12 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 8
1966 Nov 19, 1966 Tie 10-10 at Michigan State Spartans Week 11
1965 Nov 20, 1965 Michigan State Spartans 12-3 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 11
1964 Nov 14, 1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 10
1963 Nov 16, 1963 Michigan State Spartans 12-7 at Michigan State Spartans Week 10
1962 Oct 20, 1962 Michigan State Spartans 31-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 6
1961 Oct 21, 1961 Michigan State Spartans 17-7 at Michigan State Spartans Week 6
1960 Oct 15, 1960 Michigan State Spartans 21-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 6
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 17, 1959 Michigan State Spartans 19-0 at Michigan State Spartans Week 6
1957 Nov 9, 1957 Michigan State Spartans 34-6 at Michigan State Spartans Week 9
1956 Oct 20, 1956 Michigan State Spartans 47-14 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 6
1955 Oct 15, 1955 Michigan State Spartans 21-7 at Michigan State Spartans Week 5
1954 Oct 16, 1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-19 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 5
1952 Nov 15, 1952 Michigan State Spartans 21-3 at Michigan State Spartans Week 10
1951 Nov 10, 1951 Michigan State Spartans 35-0 at Michigan State Spartans Week 9
1950 Oct 28, 1950 Michigan State Spartans 36-33 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 7
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Nov 5, 1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-21 at Michigan State Spartans Week 9
1948 Oct 9, 1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 5
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1921 Nov 24, 1921 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 11
1920 Nov 25, 1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 25-0 at Michigan State Spartans Week 10
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Nov 15, 1919 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 9
1918 Nov 16, 1918 Michigan State Spartans 13-7 at Michigan State Spartans Week 8
1917 Nov 17, 1917 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 10
1916 Nov 18, 1916 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-0 at Michigan State Spartans Week 10
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1905 Oct 7, 1905 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1902 Sep 27, 1902 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 33-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 3
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1899 Sep 30, 1899 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.