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YearRankSchoolWLTRatingConference
191823Michigan State4300.2851Independent
1919Michigan State
1920Michigan State
1921Michigan State
1922Michigan State
1923Michigan State
1924Michigan State
192576Michigan State3500.0391Independent
192679Michigan State341-0.1100Independent
192775Michigan State450-0.0152Independent
192867Michigan State3410.0089Independent
192956Michigan State5300.1398Independent
193023Michigan State5120.4072Independent
193150Michigan State5310.2535Independent
193218Michigan State7100.5076Independent
193346Michigan State4220.3268Independent
193421Michigan State8100.4704Independent
193521Michigan State6200.4716Independent
193629Michigan State6120.4353Independent
193721Michigan State8200.4987Independent
193835Michigan State6300.3594Independent
193949Michigan State4410.2674Independent
194068Michigan State3410.1919Independent
194146Michigan State5310.3255Independent
194259Michigan State4320.2641Independent
1943Michigan State
194429Michigan State6100.3536Independent
194534Michigan State5310.2971Independent
194669Michigan State5500.1451Independent
194726Michigan State7200.4450Independent
194827Michigan State6220.4565Independent
194917Michigan State6300.4984Independent
195010Michigan State8100.6136Big Ten
19513Michigan State9000.7915Independent
19522Michigan State9000.8370Independent
19532Michigan State9100.8462Big Ten
195458Michigan State3600.2111Big Ten
19551Michigan State9100.7991Big Ten
195613Michigan State7200.5883Big Ten
19576Michigan State8100.6416Big Ten
195866Michigan State3510.1583Big Ten
195920Michigan State5400.4960Big Ten
196011Michigan State6210.5963Big Ten
19617Michigan State7200.6398Big Ten
196231Michigan State5400.4322Big Ten
19637Michigan State6210.6668Big Ten
196436Michigan State4500.3856Big Ten
19652Michigan State10100.8256Big Ten
19665Michigan State9010.6729Big Ten
196776Michigan State3700.1206Big Ten
196842Michigan State5500.3354Big Ten
196962Michigan State4600.1574Big Ten
197069Michigan State4600.1615Big Ten
197131Michigan State6500.3835Big Ten
197249Michigan State5510.3026Big Ten
197362Michigan State5600.2190Big Ten
197419Michigan State7310.4860Big Ten
197526Michigan State7400.4656Big Ten
197681Michigan State4610.1351Big Ten
197725Michigan State7310.4583Big Ten
197822Michigan State8300.4849Big Ten
197965Michigan State5600.2270Big Ten
1980108Michigan State380-0.0145Big Ten
198153Michigan State5600.2916Big Ten
198282Michigan State290-0.0231Big Ten
198355Michigan State4610.1753Big Ten
198449Michigan State6600.2819Big Ten
198529Michigan State7500.4016Big Ten
198638Michigan State6500.3139Big Ten
19876Michigan State9210.6691Big Ten
198838Michigan State6510.3216Big Ten
198926Michigan State8400.4166Big Ten
199015Michigan State8310.5210Big Ten
199177Michigan State3800.0284Big Ten
199250Michigan State5600.2358Big Ten
199331Michigan State6600.3508Big Ten
199440Michigan State5600.2914Big Ten
199537Michigan State6510.3450Big Ten
199648Michigan State660.2515Big Ten
199734Michigan State750.3639Big Ten
199839Michigan State660.3447Big Ten
19995Michigan State1020.7423Big Ten
200045Michigan State560.2852Big Ten
200138Michigan State750.3729Big Ten
200276Michigan State480.0634Big Ten
200332Michigan State850.3755Big Ten
200462Michigan State570.2014Big Ten
200549Michigan State560.2481Big Ten
200681Michigan State480.0477Big Ten
200744Michigan State760.3274Big Ten
200828Michigan State940.4264Big Ten
200958Michigan State670.2489Big Ten
201014Michigan State1120.5696Big Ten
201114Michigan State1130.5545Big Ten
201228Michigan State760.4107Big Ten
20135Michigan State1310.7167Big Ten
201413Michigan State1120.5845Big Ten
20155Michigan State1220.7189Big Ten
201691Michigan State390.0433Big Ten
201712Michigan State1030.5929Big Ten
201834Michigan State760.3799Big Ten
201951Michigan State760.2746Big Ten
2020102Michigan State25-0.0293Big Ten
20217Michigan State1120.6521Big Ten
202273Michigan State570.1791Big Ten
202384Michigan State480.0950Big Ten
202477Michigan State570.1740Big Ten
202595Michigan State480.0666Big Ten

1918   #23.  Michigan State  (4-3-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Albion(---)W216
H--Hillsdale(---)W666
H--Western Michigan(---)W167
H27Purdue(3-3-0)L614
H10Notre Dame(3-1-2)W137
A3Michigan(5-0-0)L621
A29Wisconsin(3-3-0)L67




1925   #76.  Michigan State  (3-5-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Adrian(---)W160
A2Michigan(7-1-0)L039
H--Lake Forest(---)L06
H91Centre(3-6-0)W1513
A51Penn State(4-4-1)L613
H17Colgate(7-0-2)L014
H--Toledo(---)W580
A8Wisconsin(6-1-1)L1021




1926   #79.  Michigan State  (3-4-1)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Adrian(---)W160
H--Kalamazoo(---)W90
A1Michigan(7-1-0)L355
A28Cornell(6-1-1)L1424
H--Lake Forest(---)T00
A33Colgate(5-2-2)L638
H--Centre(---)W4214
H--Haskell(---)L740




1927   #75.  Michigan State  (4-5-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Kalamazoo(---)W126
H--Ohio(---)W270
A8Michigan(6-2-0)L021
A--Cornell (Iowa)(---)L1319
H28Detroit Mercy(7-2-0)L724
A54Indiana(3-4-1)L733
H--Albion(---)W206
H--Butler(---)W250
A16North Carolina State(9-1-0)L019




1928   #67.  Michigan State  (3-4-1)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Kalamazoo(---)W1030
H--Albion(---)L02
H--Chicago YMCA(---)W370
H35Colgate(6-3-0)L016
H79Mississippi State(2-4-2)T66
A17Detroit Mercy(9-0-0)L039
A41Michigan(3-4-1)L03
H64North Carolina State(4-5-1)W70




1929   #56.  Michigan State  (5-3-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Alma(---)W596
A15Michigan(5-3-1)L017
A17Colgate(8-1-0)L031
H--Adrian(---)W740
H89North Carolina State(1-8-0)W406
H--Case(---)W380
N85Mississippi State(1-5-2)W3319
H31Detroit Mercy(7-1-1)L025




1930   #23.  Michigan State  (5-1-2)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Alma(---)W280
A4Michigan(8-0-1)T00
H--Cincinnati(---)W320
H12Colgate(9-1-0)W147
H--Case(---)W450
A74Georgetown(5-5-0)L1314
H--North Dakota State(---)W1911
H36Detroit Mercy(5-3-2)T00




1931   #50.  Michigan State  (5-3-1)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Alma(---)W740
H--Cornell (Iowa)(---)W470
A14Army(8-2-1)L720
H--Illinois Wesleyan(---)W346
H78Georgetown(4-5-1)W60
H39Syracuse(7-1-1)L1015
H--Ripon(---)W1000
A18Michigan(8-1-1)T00
A46Detroit Mercy(7-2-1)L1320




1932   #18.  Michigan State  (7-1-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Alma(---)W930
A2Michigan(8-0-0)L026
H92Grinnell(3-4-1)W276
H--Illinois Wesleyan(---)W270
N27Fordham(6-2-0)W1913
A86Syracuse(4-4-1)W2713
H--South Dakota(---)W206
H29Detroit Mercy(8-2-0)W70




1933   #46.  Michigan State  (4-2-2)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H125Grinnell(0-8-1)W140
A1Michigan(7-0-1)L620
H--Illinois Wesleyan(---)W2012
A88Marquette(3-4-1)W60
H80Syracuse(4-4-0)W273
H25Kansas State(6-2-1)T00
H59Carnegie Tech(4-3-2)T00
A38Detroit Mercy(7-1-0)L014




1934   #21.  Michigan State  (8-1-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H120Grinnell(2-7-0)W3320
A104Michigan(1-7-0)W160
H72Carnegie Tech(4-5-0)W130
A--Manhattan(---)W390
H77Marquette(4-5-0)W137
A29Syracuse(6-2-0)L010
H70Detroit Mercy(5-3-1)W76
A66Kansas(3-4-3)W60
N83Texas A&M(2-7-2)W2613




1935   #21.  Michigan State  (6-2-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H118Grinnell(3-5-1)W410
A55Michigan(4-4-0)W256
H53Kansas(4-4-1)W420
A--Boston College(---)L618
H71Washington (Missouri)(6-4-0)W4713
A24Temple(7-3-0)W127
H14Marquette(7-1-0)L713
A69Loyola Marymount(6-5-0)W270




1936   #29.  Michigan State  (6-1-2)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Wayne State(---)W270
A100Michigan(1-7-0)W217
A72Carnegie Tech(2-6-0)W70
H41Missouri(6-2-1)W130
H13Marquette(7-2-0)L713
A--Boston College(---)T1313
A47Temple(6-3-2)T77
A112Kansas(1-6-1)W410
H55Arizona(5-2-3)W70




1937   #21.  Michigan State  (8-2-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Wayne State(---)W190
A64Michigan(4-4-0)W1914
N37Manhattan(6-3-1)L03
A84Missouri(3-6-1)W20
H99Marquette(3-6-0)W217
H76Kansas(3-4-2)W160
A49Temple(3-2-4)W136
H58Carnegie Tech(2-5-1)W136
A82San Francisco(4-5-1)W140
N10Auburn(6-2-3)L06




1938   #35.  Michigan State  (6-3-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Wayne State(---)W346
A14Michigan(6-1-1)L014
H--Illinois Wesleyan(---)W180
A86West Virginia(4-5-1)W260
H52Syracuse(5-3-0)W1912
H12Santa Clara(6-2-0)L67
A31Missouri(6-3-0)L06
A98Marquette(1-7-0)W2014
H73Temple(3-6-1)W100




1939   #49.  Michigan State  (4-4-1)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Wayne State(---)W160
A17Michigan(6-2-0)L1326
H51Marquette(4-4-0)L1417
A28Purdue(3-3-2)L720
H--Illinois Wesleyan(---)W136
A46Syracuse(3-3-2)W143
A23Santa Clara(5-1-3)L06
H40Indiana(2-4-2)T77
H91Temple(2-7-0)W187




1940   #68.  Michigan State  (3-4-1)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A4Michigan(7-1-0)L1421
H81Purdue(2-6-0)W207
A64Temple(4-4-1)L1921
H11Santa Clara(6-1-1)T00
H103Kansas State(2-7-0)W320
A62Indiana(3-5-0)L020
A86Marquette(2-6-1)L67
H84West Virginia(4-4-1)W170




1941   #46.  Michigan State  (5-3-1)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A9Michigan(6-1-1)L719
H66Marquette(4-5-0)W137
A21Santa Clara(6-3-0)L07
H--Wayne State(---)W396
H23Missouri(8-2-0)L019
A78Purdue(2-5-1)T00
H32Temple(7-2-0)W460
H--Ohio Wesleyan(---)W317
A77West Virginia(4-6-0)W1412




1942   #59.  Michigan State  (4-3-2)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A7Michigan(7-3-0)L020
H--Wayne State(---)W466
H31Marquette(7-2-0)L728
H16Great Lakes Navy(8-3-1)W140
A94Temple(2-5-3)T77
A46Washington State(6-2-2)L1325
H101Purdue(1-8-0)W196
H53West Virginia(5-4-0)W70
H73Oregon State(4-5-1)T77




1944   #29.  Michigan State  (6-1-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Scranton(---)W4012
A57Kentucky(3-6-0)W20
H87Kansas State(2-5-2)W456
A83Maryland(1-7-1)W80
A--Wayne State(---)W320
A46Missouri(3-5-2)L713
H83Maryland(1-7-1)W330




1945   #34.  Michigan State  (5-3-1)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A7Michigan(7-3-0)L040
H89Kentucky(2-8-0)W76
A71Pittsburgh(3-7-0)W127
H--Wayne State(---)W277
H44Marquette(5-4-1)T1313
H37Missouri(6-4-0)W147
H49Great Lakes Navy(6-4-1)L727
H39Penn State(5-3-0)W330
A9Miami (Florida)(9-1-1)L721




1946   #69.  Michigan State  (5-5-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Wayne State(---)W420
H19Boston College(6-3-0)L2034
H28Mississippi State(8-2-0)L06
A38Penn State(6-2-0)W1916
H--Cincinnati(---)L718
A36Kentucky(7-3-0)L1439
A10Michigan(6-2-1)L755
H88Marquette(4-5-0)W200
H94Maryland(3-6-0)W2614
H100Washington State(1-6-1)W2620




1947   #26.  Michigan State  (7-2-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A3Michigan(10-0-0)L055
H32Mississippi State(7-3-0)W70
A83Washington State(3-7-0)W217
H95Iowa State(3-6-0)W200
H14Kentucky(8-3-0)L67
H80Marquette(4-5-0)W137
H69Santa Clara(4-4-0)W280
A99Temple(3-6-0)W146
A--Hawaii(---)W5819




1948   #27.  Michigan State  (6-2-2)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H1Michigan(9-0-0)L713
H--Hawaii(---)W6821
A6Notre Dame(9-0-1)L726
H66Arizona(6-5-0)W617
A16Penn State(7-1-1)T1414
A60Oregon State(5-4-3)W4621
H105Marquette(2-8-0)W470
A76Iowa State(4-6-0)W487
H72Washington State(4-5-1)W400
A22Santa Clara(7-2-1)T2121




1949   #17.  Michigan State  (6-3-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A8Michigan(6-2-1)L37
H79Marquette(4-5-0)W487
H10Maryland(9-1-0)W147
H51William & Mary(6-4-0)W4213
H42Penn State(5-4-0)W240
H68Temple(5-4-0)W6214
H1Notre Dame(10-0-0)L2134
N29Oregon State(7-3-0)L2025
A111Arizona(2-7-1)W750




1950   #10.  Michigan State  (8-1-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H82Oregon State(3-6-0)W3813
A6Michigan(6-3-1)W147
H24Maryland(7-2-1)L734
H89William & Mary(4-7-0)W3314
H43Marquette(5-3-1)W346
A51Notre Dame(4-4-1)W3633
H50Indiana(3-5-1)W350
H81Minnesota(1-7-1)W270
A94Pittsburgh(1-8-0)W190




1951   #3.  Michigan State  (9-0-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H47Oregon State(4-6-0)W60
A45Michigan(4-5-0)W250
A30Ohio State(4-3-2)W2420
H77Marquette(4-6-1)W2014
A50Penn State(5-4-0)W3221
H74Pittsburgh(3-7-0)W5326
H19Notre Dame(7-2-1)W350
A72Indiana(2-7-0)W3026
H27Colorado(7-3-0)W457




1952   #2.  Michigan State  (9-0-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A39Michigan(5-4-0)W2713
N86Oregon State(2-7-0)W1714
H49Texas A&M(3-6-1)W486
H31Syracuse(7-3-0)W487
H9Penn State(7-2-1)W347
A24Purdue(4-3-2)W147
A84Indiana(2-7-0)W4114
H3Notre Dame(7-2-1)W213
H75Marquette(3-5-1)W6213




1953   #2.  Michigan State  (9-1-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A14Iowa(5-3-1)W217
A29Minnesota(4-4-1)W210
H52Texas Christian(3-7-0)W2619
H70Indiana(2-7-0)W4718
A51Purdue(2-7-0)L06
H75Oregon State(3-6-0)W346
A12Ohio State(6-3-0)W2813
H15Michigan(6-3-0)W146
H34Marquette(6-3-1)W2115
B8UCLA(8-2-0)W2820




1954   #58.  Michigan State  (3-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A23Iowa(5-4-0)L1014
H9Wisconsin(7-2-0)L06
A64Indiana(3-6-0)W2114
A2Notre Dame(9-1-0)L1920
H19Purdue(5-3-1)L1327
A18Minnesota(7-2-0)L1319
H80Washington State(4-6-0)W546
A25Michigan(6-3-0)L733
H83Marquette(3-5-1)W4010




1955   #1.  Michigan State  (9-1-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A70Indiana(3-6-0)W2013
A16Michigan(7-2-0)L714
H12Stanford(6-3-1)W3814
H9Notre Dame(8-2-0)W217
H36Illinois(5-3-1)W217
A57Wisconsin(4-5-0)W270
A38Purdue(5-3-1)W270
H68Minnesota(3-6-0)W4214
H91Marquette(2-6-1)W330
B4UCLA(9-2-0)W1714




1956   #13.  Michigan State  (7-2-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A46Stanford(4-6-0)W217
A4Michigan(7-2-0)W90
H69Indiana(3-6-0)W536
A78Notre Dame(2-8-0)W4714
A47Illinois(2-5-2)L1320
H59Wisconsin(1-5-3)W330
H44Purdue(3-4-2)W129
A5Minnesota(6-1-2)L1314
H83Kansas State(3-7-0)W3817




1957   #6.  Michigan State  (8-1-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H99Indiana(1-8-0)W540
A84California(1-9-0)W190
A41Michigan(5-3-1)W356
H37Purdue(5-4-0)L1320
H53Illinois(4-5-0)W1914
A25Wisconsin(6-3-0)W217
H10Notre Dame(7-3-0)W346
H65Minnesota(4-5-0)W4213
H75Kansas State(3-6-1)W279




1958   #66.  Michigan State  (3-5-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H45California(7-4-0)W3212
H75Michigan(2-6-1)T1212
H33Pittsburgh(5-4-1)W228
A7Purdue(6-1-2)L614
A46Illinois(4-5-0)L016
H9Wisconsin(7-1-1)L79
A34Indiana(5-3-1)L06
A86Minnesota(1-8-0)L1239
H87Kansas State(3-7-0)W267




1959   #20.  Michigan State  (5-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H66Texas A&M(3-7-0)L79
A47Michigan(4-5-0)W348
A24Iowa(5-4-0)L837
H25Notre Dame(5-5-0)W190
H36Indiana(4-4-1)W146
A37Ohio State(3-5-1)L2430
H12Purdue(5-2-2)W150
H10Northwestern(6-3-0)W1510
A28Miami (Florida)(6-4-0)L1318




1960   #11.  Michigan State  (6-2-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A30Pittsburgh(4-3-3)T77
H25Michigan(5-4-0)W2417
H1Iowa(8-1-0)L1527
A76Notre Dame(2-8-0)W210
A86Indiana(1-8-0)W350
H9Ohio State(7-2-0)L1021
A27Purdue(4-4-1)W1713
A31Northwestern(5-4-0)W2118
H48Detroit Mercy(7-2-0)W4315




1961   #7.  Michigan State  (7-2-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A18Wisconsin(6-3-0)W200
H87Stanford(4-6-0)W313
A9Michigan(6-3-0)W280
H28Notre Dame(5-5-0)W177
H80Indiana(2-7-0)W350
A5Minnesota(8-2-0)L013
A19Purdue(6-3-0)L67
H40Northwestern(4-5-0)W2113
H99Illinois(0-9-0)W347




1962   #31.  Michigan State  (5-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A54Stanford(5-5-0)L1316
H84North Carolina(3-7-0)W386
H82Michigan(2-7-0)W280
A35Notre Dame(5-5-0)W317
A63Indiana(3-6-0)W268
H9Minnesota(6-2-1)L728
H33Purdue(4-4-1)L917
A5Northwestern(7-2-0)W317
A65Illinois(2-7-0)L67




1963   #7.  Michigan State  (6-2-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H18North Carolina(9-2-0)W310
A21Southern California(7-3-0)L1013
A29Michigan(3-4-2)T77
H58Indiana(3-6-0)W203
A23Northwestern(5-4-0)W157
H32Wisconsin(5-4-0)W3013
A33Purdue(5-4-0)W230
H66Notre Dame(2-7-0)W127
H2Illinois(8-1-1)L013




1964   #36.  Michigan State  (4-5-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A62North Carolina(5-5-0)L1521
H12Southern California(7-3-0)W177
H1Michigan(9-1-0)L1017
A68Indiana(2-7-0)L2027
H52Northwestern(3-6-0)W246
A64Wisconsin(3-6-0)W226
H14Purdue(6-3-0)W217
A4Notre Dame(9-1-0)L734
A17Illinois(6-3-0)L016




1965   #2.  Michigan State  (10-1-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H3UCLA(8-2-1)W133
A41Penn State(5-5-0)W230
H27Illinois(6-4-0)W2212
A49Michigan(4-6-0)W247
H17Ohio State(7-2-0)W327
A13Purdue(7-2-1)W1410
H72Northwestern(4-6-0)W497
A97Iowa(1-9-0)W350
H95Indiana(2-8-0)W2713
A10Notre Dame(7-2-1)W123
B3UCLA(8-2-1)L1214




1966   #5.  Michigan State  (9-0-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H55North Carolina State(5-5-0)W2810
H54Penn State(5-5-0)W428
A65Illinois(4-6-0)W2610
H51Michigan(6-4-0)W207
A72Ohio State(4-5-0)W118
H11Purdue(9-2-0)W4120
A81Northwestern(3-6-1)W220
H101Iowa(2-8-0)W567
A91Indiana(1-8-1)W3719
H2Notre Dame(9-0-1)T1010




1967   #76.  Michigan State  (3-7-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H17Houston(7-3-0)L737
H1Southern California(10-1-0)L1721
H109Wisconsin(0-9-1)W357
A78Michigan(4-6-0)W340
A23Minnesota(8-2-0)L021
A13Notre Dame(8-2-0)L1224
H48Ohio State(6-3-0)L721
H16Indiana(9-2-0)L1314
A6Purdue(8-2-0)L721
H89Northwestern(3-7-0)W4127




1968   #42.  Michigan State  (5-5-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H53Syracuse(6-4-0)W1410
H73Baylor(3-7-0)W2810
A105Wisconsin(0-10-0)W390
A21Michigan(8-2-0)L1428
H26Minnesota(6-4-0)L1314
H22Notre Dame(7-2-1)W2117
A1Ohio State(10-0-0)L2025
H29Indiana(6-4-0)L2224
H12Purdue(8-2-0)L09
A100Northwestern(1-9-0)W3114




1969   #62.  Michigan State  (4-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H100Washington(1-9-0)W2711
H77Southern Methodist(3-7-0)W2315
A19Notre Dame(8-2-1)L2842
A17Ohio State(8-1-0)L2154
H25Michigan(8-3-0)W2312
A65Iowa(5-5-0)L1819
H69Indiana(4-6-0)L016
A16Purdue(8-2-0)L1341
H54Minnesota(4-5-1)L1014
A87Northwestern(3-7-0)W397




1970   #69.  Michigan State  (4-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A19Washington(6-4-0)L1642
H100Washington State(1-10-0)W2814
H3Notre Dame(10-1-0)L029
H8Ohio State(9-1-0)L029
A11Michigan(9-1-0)L2034
H84Iowa(3-6-1)W370
A114Indiana(1-9-0)W327
H61Purdue(4-6-0)W2414
A78Minnesota(3-6-1)L1323
H35Northwestern(6-4-0)L2023




1971   #31.  Michigan State  (6-5-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H51Illinois(5-6-0)W100
A33Georgia Tech(6-6-0)L010
H34Oregon State(5-6-0)W3114
A15Notre Dame(8-2-0)L214
H10Michigan(11-1-0)L1324
A62Wisconsin(4-6-1)L2831
H114Iowa(1-10-0)W343
A71Purdue(3-7-0)W4310
A25Ohio State(6-4-0)W1710
H80Minnesota(4-7-0)W4025
A29Northwestern(7-4-0)L728




1972   #49.  Michigan State  (5-5-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A83Illinois(3-8-0)W240
H29Georgia Tech(7-4-1)L1621
A2Southern California(12-0-0)L651
H19Notre Dame(8-3-0)L016
A10Michigan(10-1-0)L010
H97Wisconsin(4-7-0)W310
A90Iowa(3-7-1)T66
H50Purdue(6-5-0)W2212
H12Ohio State(9-2-0)W1912
A76Minnesota(4-7-0)L1014
H107Northwestern(2-9-0)W2414




1973   #62.  Michigan State  (5-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A75Northwestern(4-7-0)L1014
A103Syracuse(2-9-0)W148
H20UCLA(9-2-0)L2134
A3Notre Dame(11-0-0)L1014
H11Michigan(10-0-1)L031
H66Illinois(5-6-0)L36
A63Purdue(5-6-0)W107
H73Wisconsin(4-7-0)W210
A9Ohio State(10-0-1)L035
H93Indiana(2-9-0)W109
A111Iowa(0-11-0)W156




1974   #19.  Michigan State  (7-3-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H91Northwestern(3-8-0)W417
H96Syracuse(2-9-0)W190
A38UCLA(6-3-2)L1456
H6Notre Dame(10-2-0)L1419
A5Michigan(10-1-0)L721
A41Illinois(6-4-1)T2121
H54Purdue(4-6-1)W317
A22Wisconsin(7-4-0)W2821
H8Ohio State(10-2-0)W1613
A106Indiana(1-10-0)W1910
H73Iowa(3-8-0)W6021




1975   #26.  Michigan State  (7-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H3Ohio State(11-1-0)L021
H10Miami (Ohio)(11-1-0)W1413
H34North Carolina State(7-4-1)W3715
A25Notre Dame(8-3-0)W103
H17Michigan(8-2-2)L616
A65Minnesota(6-5-0)W3815
H58Illinois(5-6-0)L1921
A71Purdue(4-7-0)L1020
A104Indiana(2-8-1)W146
H103Northwestern(3-8-0)W4714
A89Iowa(3-8-0)W2723




1976   #81.  Michigan State  (4-6-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A10Ohio State(9-2-1)L2149
H61Wyoming(8-4-0)W2110
A71North Carolina State(3-7-1)T3131
H19Notre Dame(9-3-0)L624
A13Michigan(10-2-0)L1042
H57Minnesota(6-5-0)L1014
A49Illinois(5-6-0)W3123
H65Purdue(5-6-0)W4513
H76Indiana(5-6-0)W230
A119Northwestern(1-10-0)L2142
H78Iowa(5-6-0)L1730




1977   #25.  Michigan State  (7-3-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H77Purdue(5-6-0)W1914
H30Washington State(6-5-0)L2123
H88Wyoming(4-6-1)W3416
A1Notre Dame(11-1-0)L616
H11Michigan(10-2-0)L1424
A60Indiana(5-5-1)T1313
A89Wisconsin(5-6-0)W97
H104Illinois(3-8-0)W4920
A40Minnesota(7-5-0)W2910
H124Northwestern(1-10-0)W443
A85Iowa(4-7-0)W2216




1978   #22.  Michigan State  (8-3-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A20Purdue(9-2-1)L1421
H94Syracuse(3-8-0)W4921
A1Southern California(12-1-0)L930
H5Notre Dame(9-3-0)L2529
A10Michigan(10-2-0)W2415
H77Indiana(4-7-0)W4914
H68Wisconsin(5-4-2)W552
A111Illinois(1-8-2)W5919
H85Minnesota(5-6-0)W339
A134Northwestern(0-10-1)W523
H110Iowa(2-9-0)W427




1979   #65.  Michigan State  (5-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H106Illinois(2-8-1)W3316
H52Oregon(6-5-0)W4117
H72Miami (Ohio)(6-5-0)W2421
A26Notre Dame(7-4-0)L327
H26Michigan(8-4-0)L721
A77Wisconsin(4-7-0)L2938
H14Purdue(10-2-0)L714
A7Ohio State(11-1-0)L042
A129Northwestern(1-10-0)W427
H64Minnesota(4-6-1)W3117
A63Iowa(5-6-0)L2333




1980   #108.  Michigan State  (3-8-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A95Illinois(3-7-1)L1720
A28Oregon(6-3-2)L735
H67Western Michigan(7-4-0)W337
H11Notre Dame(9-2-1)L2126
A15Michigan(10-2-0)L2327
H97Wisconsin(4-7-0)L717
A29Purdue(9-3-0)L2536
H26Ohio State(9-3-0)L1648
H135Northwestern(0-11-0)W4210
A93Minnesota(5-6-0)W3012
H99Iowa(4-7-0)L041




1981   #53.  Michigan State  (5-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H25Illinois(7-4-0)L1727
A12Ohio State(9-3-0)L1327
H82Bowling Green State(5-5-1)W107
A51Notre Dame(5-6-0)L720
H7Michigan(9-3-0)L2038
H32Wisconsin(7-5-0)W3314
A47Purdue(5-6-0)L2627
H89Indiana(3-8-0)W263
A124Northwestern(0-11-0)W6114
H37Minnesota(6-5-0)W4336
A15Iowa(8-4-0)L736




1982   #82.  Michigan State  (2-9-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A42Illinois(7-5-0)L1623
H25Ohio State(9-3-0)L1031
A26Miami (Florida)(7-4-0)L2225
H24Notre Dame(6-4-1)L311
A28Michigan(8-4-0)L1731
A43Wisconsin(7-5-0)L2324
H92Purdue(3-8-0)L2124
A69Indiana(5-6-0)W2214
H100Northwestern(3-8-0)L2428
A101Minnesota(3-8-0)W267
H36Iowa(8-4-0)L1824




1983   #55.  Michigan State  (4-6-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H84Colorado(4-7-0)W2317
A35Notre Dame(7-5-0)W2823
H8Illinois(10-2-0)L1020
A66Purdue(3-7-1)T2929
H9Michigan(9-3-0)L042
A80Indiana(3-8-0)L1224
A11Ohio State(9-3-0)L1121
H98Minnesota(1-10-0)W3410
A93Northwestern(2-9-0)W93
H12Iowa(9-3-0)L612
A30Wisconsin(7-4-0)L032




1984   #49.  Michigan State  (6-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A94Colorado(1-10-0)W2421
H23Notre Dame(7-5-0)L2024
A36Illinois(7-4-0)L740
H37Purdue(7-5-0)L1013
A46Michigan(6-6-0)W197
H96Indiana(0-11-0)W136
H14Ohio State(9-3-0)L2023
A72Minnesota(4-7-0)W2013
H86Northwestern(2-9-0)W2710
A27Iowa(8-4-1)W1716
H35Wisconsin(7-4-1)L1020
B34Army(8-3-1)L610




1985   #29.  Michigan State  (7-5-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H25Arizona State(8-4-0)W123
A36Notre Dame(5-6-0)L1027
H75Western Michigan(4-6-1)W73
A10Iowa(10-2-0)L3135
H2Michigan(10-1-1)L031
H31Illinois(6-5-1)L1730
A42Purdue(5-6-0)W2824
H35Minnesota(7-5-0)W3126
A72Indiana(4-7-0)W3516
H89Northwestern(3-8-0)W320
A48Wisconsin(5-6-0)W417
B21Georgia Tech(9-2-1)L1417




1986   #38.  Michigan State  (6-5-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A2Arizona State(10-1-1)L1720
H32Notre Dame(5-6-0)W2015
H92Western Michigan(3-8-0)W4510
H25Iowa(9-3-0)L2124
A7Michigan(11-2-0)L627
A64Illinois(4-7-0)W2921
H83Purdue(3-8-0)W373
A50Minnesota(6-6-0)W5223
H55Indiana(6-6-0)L1417
A79Northwestern(4-7-0)L2124
H78Wisconsin(3-9-0)W2313




1987   #6.  Michigan State  (9-2-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H16Southern California(8-4-0)W2713
A11Notre Dame(8-4-0)L831
H2Florida State(11-1-0)L331
A14Iowa(10-3-0)W1914
H20Michigan(8-4-0)W1711
A85Northwestern(2-8-1)W380
H70Illinois(3-7-1)T1414
A21Ohio State(6-4-1)W137
H68Purdue(3-7-1)W453
H24Indiana(8-4-0)W273
A77Wisconsin(3-8-0)W309
B16Southern California(8-4-0)W2017




1988   #38.  Michigan State  (6-5-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H59Rutgers(5-6-0)L1317
H1Notre Dame(12-0-0)L320
A5Florida State(11-1-0)L730
H40Iowa(6-4-3)T1010
A7Michigan(9-2-1)L317
H89Northwestern(2-8-1)W363
A49Illinois(6-5-1)W2821
H62Ohio State(4-6-1)W2010
A85Purdue(4-7-0)W483
A33Indiana(8-3-1)W3812
H97Wisconsin(1-10-0)W360
B24Georgia(9-3-0)L2734




1989   #26.  Michigan State  (8-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H100Miami (Ohio)(2-8-1)W490
A1Notre Dame(12-1-0)L1321
H4Miami (Florida)(11-1-0)L2026
A68Iowa(5-6-0)W1714
H10Michigan(10-2-0)L710
H12Illinois(10-2-0)L1014
A78Purdue(3-8-0)W2821
A58Indiana(5-6-0)W5120
H54Minnesota(6-5-0)W217
H104Northwestern(0-11-0)W7614
A86Wisconsin(2-9-0)W313
B39Hawaii(9-3-1)W3313




1990   #15.  Michigan State  (8-3-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A36Syracuse(7-4-2)T2323
H5Notre Dame(9-3-0)L1920
N92Rutgers(3-8-0)W3410
H20Iowa(8-4-0)L712
A11Michigan(9-3-0)W2827
A27Illinois(8-4-0)L1315
H88Purdue(2-9-0)W5533
H54Indiana(6-5-1)W4520
A52Minnesota(6-5-0)W2816
A96Northwestern(2-9-0)W2922
H94Wisconsin(1-10-0)W149
B14Southern California(8-4-1)W1716




1991   #77.  Michigan State  (3-8-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H33Central Michigan(6-1-4)L320
A8Notre Dame(10-3-0)L1049
H60Rutgers(6-5-0)L714
A31Indiana(7-4-1)L031
H7Michigan(10-2-0)L2845
H84Minnesota(2-9-0)W2012
A29Ohio State(8-4-0)L1727
H87Northwestern(3-8-0)L1316
A71Wisconsin(5-6-0)W207
A65Purdue(4-7-0)L1727
H38Illinois(6-6-0)W2724




1992   #50.  Michigan State  (5-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H55Central Michigan(5-6-0)L2024
H3Notre Dame(10-1-1)L3152
A25Boston College(8-3-1)L014
H67Indiana(5-6-0)W4231
A6Michigan(9-0-3)L1035
A91Minnesota(2-9-0)W2015
H13Ohio State(8-3-1)L1727
A81Northwestern(3-8-0)W2726
H48Wisconsin(5-6-0)W2610
H68Purdue(4-7-0)W3513
A43Illinois(6-5-1)L1014




1993   #31.  Michigan State  (6-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H60Kansas(5-7-0)W3114
A2Notre Dame(11-1-0)L1436
H75Central Michigan(5-6-0)W4834
H15Michigan(8-4-0)W177
A6Ohio State(10-1-1)L2128
H55Iowa(6-6-0)W2410
A27Indiana(8-4-0)L010
H70Northwestern(2-9-0)W3129
A79Purdue(1-10-0)W2724
H10Penn State(10-2-0)L3738
N4Wisconsin(10-1-1)L2041
B19Louisville(9-3-0)L718




1994   #40.  Michigan State  (5-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A52Kansas(6-5-0)L1017
H31Notre Dame(6-5-1)L2021
H70Miami (Ohio)(5-5-1)W4510
H28Wisconsin(7-4-1)W2910
A9Michigan(8-4-0)L2040
H15Ohio State(9-4-0)L723
A48Iowa(5-5-1)L1419
H51Indiana(6-5-0)W2721
A76Northwestern(3-7-1)W3517
H50Purdue(4-5-2)W4230
A1Penn State(12-0-0)L3159




1995   #37.  Michigan State  (6-5-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H1Nebraska(12-0-0)L1050
A52Louisville(7-4-0)W307
A44Purdue(4-6-1)T3535
H65Boston College(4-8-0)W2521
H27Iowa(8-4-0)L721
A31Illinois(5-5-1)W2721
H64Minnesota(3-8-0)W3431
A38Wisconsin(4-5-2)L1445
H13Michigan(9-4-0)W2825
A76Indiana(2-9-0)W3113
H10Penn State(9-3-0)L2024
B34Louisiana State(7-4-1)L2645




1996   #48.  Michigan State  (6-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H74Purdue(3-8)W5214
A5Nebraska(11-2)L1455
H55Louisville(5-6)L2030
H100Eastern Michigan(3-8)W470
A19Iowa(9-3)L3037
H91Illinois(2-9)W4214
A65Minnesota(4-7)W279
H35Wisconsin(8-5)W3013
A14Michigan(8-4)L2945
H73Indiana(3-8)W3815
A7Penn State(11-2)L2932
B35Stanford(7-5)L038




1997   #34.  Michigan State  (7-5)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H48Western Michigan(8-3)W4210
H81Memphis(4-7)W5121
A33Notre Dame(7-6)W237
H86Minnesota(3-9)W3110
A94Indiana(2-9)W386
A59Northwestern(5-7)L1719
H2Michigan(12-0)L723
H16Ohio State(10-3)L1337
A24Purdue(9-3)L2122
A105Illinois(0-11)W2717
H19Penn State(9-3)W4914
B12Washington(8-4)L2351




1998   #39.  Michigan State  (6-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H32Colorado State(8-4)L1623
A28Oregon(8-4)L1448
H21Notre Dame(9-3)W4523
A13Michigan(10-3)L1729
H76Central Michigan(6-5)W387
H64Indiana(4-7)W3831
A53Minnesota(5-6)L1819
H92Northwestern(3-9)W295
A2Ohio State(11-1)W2824
H17Purdue(9-4)L2425
H97Illinois(3-8)W419
A19Penn State(9-3)L2851




1999   #5.  Michigan State  (10-2)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H14Oregon(9-3)W2720
H92Eastern Michigan(4-7)W517
A44Notre Dame(5-7)W2313
A15Illinois(8-4)W2710
H95Iowa(1-10)W493
H2Michigan(10-2)W3431
A20Purdue(7-5)L2852
A8Wisconsin(10-2)L1040
H34Ohio State(6-6)W237
A87Northwestern(3-8)W340
H6Penn State(10-3)W3528
B13Florida(9-4)W3734




2000   #45.  Michigan State  (5-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H47Marshall(8-5)W3424
A89Missouri(3-8)W1310
H11Notre Dame(9-3)W2721
H25Northwestern(8-4)L1737
A79Iowa(3-9)L1621
H13Wisconsin(9-4)L1017
A10Michigan(9-3)L014
H68Illinois(5-6)W1410
A22Ohio State(8-4)L1327
H15Purdue(8-4)W3010
A69Penn State(5-7)L2342




2001   #38.  Michigan State  (7-5)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H100Central Michigan(3-8)W3521
A50Notre Dame(5-6)W1710
A76Northwestern(4-7)L2627
H40Iowa(7-5)W3128
A75Minnesota(4-7)L1928
A63Wisconsin(5-7)W4228
H17Michigan(8-4)W2624
H59Indiana(5-6)L2837
A49Purdue(6-6)L1424
H52Penn State(5-6)L3742
H79Missouri(4-7)W557
B19Fresno State(11-3)W4435




2002   #76.  Michigan State  (4-8)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H113Eastern Michigan(3-9)W567
H90Rice(4-7)W2710
H36California(7-5)L2246
H9Notre Dame(10-3)L1721
H89Northwestern(3-9)W3924
A7Iowa(11-2)L1644
H43Minnesota(8-5)L728
H32Wisconsin(8-6)L2442
A6Michigan(10-3)L349
A97Indiana(3-9)W5621
H39Purdue(7-6)L4245
A17Penn State(9-4)L761




2003   #32.  Michigan State  (8-5)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H86Western Michigan(5-7)W2621
H77Rutgers(5-7)W4428
H78Louisiana Tech(5-7)L1920
A55Notre Dame(5-7)W2216
H9Iowa(10-3)W2010
H105Indiana(2-10)W313
A103Illinois(1-11)W4914
A25Minnesota(10-3)W4438
H10Michigan(10-3)L2027
A3Ohio State(11-2)L2333
A40Wisconsin(7-6)L2156
H83Penn State(3-9)W4110
B24Nebraska(10-3)L317




2004   #62.  Michigan State  (5-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A83Rutgers(4-7)L1419
H104Central Michigan(4-7)W2417
H35Notre Dame(6-6)L2431
A89Indiana(3-8)W3020
A6Iowa(10-2)L1638
H86Illinois(3-8)W3825
H46Minnesota(7-5)W5117
A16Michigan(9-3)L3745
H19Ohio State(8-4)L1932
H22Wisconsin(9-3)W4914
A67Penn State(4-7)L1337
A56Hawaii(8-5)L3841




2005   #49.  Michigan State  (5-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H117Kent State(1-10)W4914
H86Hawaii(5-7)W4214
A18Notre Dame(9-3)W4441
A103Illinois(2-9)W6114
H22Michigan(7-5)L3134
A5Ohio State(10-2)L2435
H30Northwestern(7-5)L1449
H84Indiana(4-7)W4615
A52Purdue(5-6)L2128
A27Minnesota(7-5)L1841
H2Penn State(11-1)L2231




2006   #81.  Michigan State  (4-8)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H103Idaho(4-8)W2717
H117Eastern Michigan(1-11)W5220
A55Pittsburgh(6-6)W3823
H20Notre Dame(10-3)L3740
H102Illinois(2-10)L2023
A7Michigan(11-2)L1331
H6Ohio State(12-1)L738
A93Northwestern(4-8)W4138
A75Indiana(5-7)L2146
H57Purdue(8-6)L1517
H58Minnesota(6-7)L1831
A29Penn State(9-4)L1317




2007   #44.  Michigan State  (7-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H114Alabama-Birmingham(2-10)W5518
H77Bowling Green State(8-5)W2817
H59Pittsburgh(5-7)W1713
A86Notre Dame(3-9)W3114
A34Wisconsin(9-4)L3437
H73Northwestern(6-6)L4148
H68Indiana(7-6)W5227
A10Ohio State(11-2)L1724
A74Iowa(6-6)L2734
H21Michigan(9-4)L2428
A55Purdue(8-5)W4831
H31Penn State(9-4)W3531
B12Boston College(11-3)L2124




2008   #28.  Michigan State  (9-4)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A25California(9-4)L3138
H109Eastern Michigan(3-9)W4210
H78Florida Atlantic(7-6)W170
H54Notre Dame(7-6)W237
A105Indiana(3-9)W4229
H30Iowa(9-4)W1613
A41Northwestern(9-4)W3720
H16Ohio State(10-3)L745
A96Michigan(3-9)W3521
H58Wisconsin(7-6)W2524
H83Purdue(4-8)W217
A9Penn State(11-2)L1849
B8Georgia(10-3)L1224




2009   #58.  Michigan State  (6-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Montana State(---)W443
H26Central Michigan(12-2)L2729
A41Notre Dame(6-6)L3033
A17Wisconsin(10-3)L3038
H78Michigan(5-7)W2620
A94Illinois(3-9)W2414
H43Northwestern(8-5)W2414
H5Iowa(11-2)L1315
A54Minnesota(6-7)L3442
H105Western Michigan(5-7)W4914
A64Purdue(5-7)W4037
H13Penn State(11-2)L1442
B38Texas Tech(9-4)L3141




2010   #14.  Michigan State  (11-2)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H85Western Michigan(6-6)W3814
N107Florida Atlantic(4-8)W3017
H21Notre Dame(8-5)W3431
H--Northern Colorado(---)W457
H13Wisconsin(11-2)W3424
A45Michigan(7-6)W3417
H42Illinois(7-6)W266
A61Northwestern(7-6)W3527
A23Iowa(8-5)L637
H84Minnesota(3-9)W318
H81Purdue(4-8)W3531
A50Penn State(7-6)W2822
B9Alabama(10-3)L749




2011   #14.  Michigan State  (11-3)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Youngstown State(---)W286
H120Florida Atlantic(1-11)W440
A32Notre Dame(8-5)L1331
H100Central Michigan(3-9)W457
A46Ohio State(6-7)W107
H5Michigan(11-2)W2814
H12Wisconsin(11-3)W3731
A22Nebraska(9-4)L324
H97Minnesota(3-9)W3124
A39Iowa(7-6)W3721
H109Indiana(1-11)W553
A63Northwestern(6-7)W3117
N12Wisconsin(11-3)L3942
B19Georgia(10-4)W3330




2012   #28.  Michigan State  (7-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H23Boise State(11-2)W1713
A81Central Michigan(7-6)W417
H2Notre Dame(12-1)L320
H113Eastern Michigan(2-10)W237
H3Ohio State(12-0)L1617
A84Indiana(4-8)W3127
H68Iowa(4-8)L1619
A24Michigan(8-5)L1012
A26Wisconsin(8-6)W1613
H14Nebraska(10-4)L2428
H18Northwestern(10-3)L2023
A70Minnesota(6-7)W2610
B44Texas Christian(7-6)W1716




2013   #5.  Michigan State  (13-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H118Western Michigan(1-11)W2613
H115South Florida(2-10)W216
H--Youngstown State(---)W5517
A18Notre Dame(9-4)L1317
A32Iowa(8-5)W2614
H66Indiana(5-7)W4228
H107Purdue(1-11)W140
A87Illinois(4-8)W423
H41Michigan(7-6)W296
A30Nebraska(9-4)W4128
A69Northwestern(5-7)W306
H44Minnesota(8-5)W143
N13Ohio State(12-2)W2724
B6Stanford(11-3)W2420




2014   #13.  Michigan State  (11-2)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Jacksonville State(---)W457
A2Oregon(13-2)L2746
H126Eastern Michigan(2-10)W7314
H88Wyoming(4-8)W5614
H30Nebraska(9-4)W2722
A107Purdue(3-9)W4531
A91Indiana(4-8)W5617
H70Michigan(5-7)W3511
H1Ohio State(14-1)L3749
A55Maryland(7-6)W3715
H43Rutgers(8-5)W453
A57Penn State(7-6)W3410
B20Baylor(11-2)W4241




2015   #5.  Michigan State  (12-2)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A51Western Michigan(8-5)W3724
H16Oregon(9-4)W3128
H73Air Force(8-6)W3521
H61Central Michigan(7-6)W3010
H103Purdue(2-10)W2421
A89Rutgers(4-8)W3124
A10Michigan(10-3)W2723
H64Indiana(6-7)W5226
A46Nebraska(6-7)L3839
H92Maryland(3-9)W247
A4Ohio State(12-1)W1714
H48Penn State(7-6)W5516
N9Iowa(12-2)W1613
B1Alabama(14-1)L038




2016   #91.  Michigan State  (3-9)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Furman(---)W2813
A72Notre Dame(4-8)W3628
H6Wisconsin(11-3)L630
A60Indiana(6-7)L2124
H37Brigham Young(9-4)L1431
H42Northwestern(7-6)L4054
A75Maryland(6-7)L1728
H10Michigan(10-3)L2332
A99Illinois(3-9)L2731
H107Rutgers(2-10)W490
H3Ohio State(11-2)L1617
A9Penn State(11-3)L1245




2017   #12.  Michigan State  (10-3)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H118Bowling Green State(2-10)W3510
H75Western Michigan(6-6)W2814
H8Notre Dame(10-3)L1838
H19Iowa(8-5)W1710
A31Michigan(8-5)W1410
A73Minnesota(5-7)W3027
H68Indiana(5-7)W179
A17Northwestern(10-3)L3139
H9Penn State(11-2)W2724
A5Ohio State(12-2)L348
H74Maryland(4-8)W177
A92Rutgers(4-8)W407
B34Washington State(9-4)W4217




2018   #34.  Michigan State  (7-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H26Utah State(11-2)W3831
A38Arizona State(7-6)L1316
A68Indiana(5-7)W3521
H127Central Michigan(1-11)W3120
H23Northwestern(9-5)L1929
A19Penn State(9-4)W2117
H13Michigan(10-3)L721
H48Purdue(6-7)W2313
A72Maryland(5-7)W243
H3Ohio State(13-1)L626
A79Nebraska(4-8)L69
H122Rutgers(1-11)W1410
B33Oregon(9-4)L67




2019   #51.  Michigan State  (7-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H76Tulsa(4-8)W287
H80Western Michigan(7-6)W5117
H31Arizona State(8-5)L710
A106Northwestern(3-9)W3110
H53Indiana(8-5)W4031
A2Ohio State(13-1)L1034
A20Wisconsin(10-4)L038
H6Penn State(11-2)L728
H84Illinois(6-7)L3437
A25Michigan(9-4)L1044
A123Rutgers(2-10)W270
H111Maryland(3-9)W1916
B45Wake Forest(8-5)W2721




2020   #102.  Michigan State  (2-5)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H104Rutgers(3-6)L2738
A105Michigan(2-4)W2724
A37Iowa(6-2)L749
H33Indiana(6-2)L024
H25Northwestern(7-2)W2920
H7Ohio State(7-1)L1252
A85Penn State(4-5)L2439




2021   #7.  Michigan State  (11-2)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A103Northwestern(3-9)W3821
H--Youngstown State(---)W4214
A40Miami (Florida)(7-5)W3817
H77Nebraska(3-9)W2320
H44Western Kentucky(9-5)W4831
A86Rutgers(5-8)W3113
A99Indiana(2-10)W2015
H5Michigan(12-2)W3733
A17Purdue(9-4)L2940
H58Maryland(7-6)W4021
A6Ohio State(11-2)L756
H35Penn State(7-6)W3027
B14Pittsburgh(11-3)W3121




2022   #73.  Michigan State  (5-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H115Western Michigan(5-7)W3513
H126Akron(2-10)W520
A11Washington(11-2)L2839
H38Minnesota(9-4)L734
A37Maryland(8-5)L1327
H8Ohio State(11-2)L2049
H62Wisconsin(7-6)W3428
A5Michigan(13-1)L729
A41Illinois(8-5)W2315
H98Rutgers(4-8)W2721
H86Indiana(4-8)L3139
A9Penn State(11-2)L1635




2023   #84.  Michigan State  (4-8)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H109Central Michigan(5-7)W317
H--Richmond(---)W4514
H2Washington(14-1)L741
H43Maryland(8-5)L931
A24Iowa(10-4)L1626
A54Rutgers(7-6)L2427
H1Michigan(15-0)L049
A70Minnesota(6-7)L1227
H75Nebraska(5-7)W2017
A9Ohio State(11-2)L338
A97Indiana(3-9)W2421
N12Penn State(10-3)L042




2024   #77.  Michigan State  (5-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H128Florida Atlantic(3-9)W1610
A94Maryland(4-8)W2724
H--Prairie View A&M(---)W400
A49Boston College(7-6)L1923
H1Ohio State(14-2)L738
A3Oregon(13-1)L1031
H34Iowa(8-5)W3220
A18Michigan(8-5)L1724
H17Indiana(11-2)L1047
A11Illinois(10-3)L1638
H122Purdue(1-11)W2417
H52Rutgers(7-6)L1441




2025   #95.  Michigan State  (4-8)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H49Western Michigan(10-4)W236
H118Boston College(2-10)W4240
H--Youngstown State(---)W4124
A18Southern California(9-4)L3145
A56Nebraska(7-6)L2738
H94UCLA(3-9)L1338
A1Indiana(16-0)L1338
H27Michigan(9-4)L2031
A44Minnesota(8-5)L2023
H46Penn State(7-6)L1028
A17Iowa(9-4)L1720
H102Maryland(4-8)W3828




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