Matchup Index

Michigan State Spartans vs Santa Clara

Michigan State Spartans 1
Santa Clara leads 3-1-2
2 ties
1938 to 1948
Santa Clara 3

Series timeline

▼ Santa Clara ahead (peak +3)
1938: Santa Clara 7-61939: Santa Clara 6-01940: Tied 0-01941: Santa Clara 7-01947: Michigan State Spartans 28-01948: Tied 21-21

Michigan State Spartans Santa Clara Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Michigan State Spartans 1 (1947), Santa Clara 2 (1938–1939).

Splits

SplitMichigan State Spartans record
Regular season1-3-2
Hosted by Michigan State Spartans1-1-1
Hosted by Santa Clara0-2-1
Last 6 seasons (1938 to 1948)1-3-2
Largest Michigan State Spartans win28-0 (1947)
Largest Santa Clara win7-0 (1941)

Every meeting

1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1948 Nov 27, 1948 Tie 21-21 at Santa Clara Week 12
1947 Nov 8, 1947 Michigan State Spartans 28-0 at Michigan State Spartans Week 9
1941 Oct 18, 1941 Santa Clara 7-0 at Santa Clara Week 5
1940 Oct 25, 1940 Tie 0-0 at Michigan State Spartans Week 7
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Nov 11, 1939 Santa Clara 6-0 at Santa Clara Week 9
1938 Oct 29, 1938 Santa Clara 7-6 at Michigan State Spartans Week 7

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.