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 | 2012/11/03 12:00 | Michigan State v Nebraska | L | 24-28 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/27 12:00 | Wisconsin v Michigan State | W | 13-16 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/20 12:00 | Michigan v Michigan State | L | 12-10 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/13 12:00 | Michigan State v Iowa | L | 16-19 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/06 12:00 | Indiana v Michigan State | W | 27-31 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/29 12:00 | Michigan State v Ohio State | L | 16-17 |
| 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 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2012/11/10 12:00 | Michigan v Northwestern | L | 38-31 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/27 12:00 | Northwestern v Iowa | W | 28-17 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/20 12:00 | Northwestern v Nebraska | L | 28-29 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/13 12:00 | Minnesota v Northwestern | W | 13-21 |
| NCAAF | 2012/10/06 12:00 | Penn State v Northwestern | L | 39-28 |
| NCAAF | 2012/09/29 12:00 | Northwestern v Indiana | W | 44-29 |
| 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 |