FINAL · SATURDAY, OCT 17
Northwestern vs Michigan State
- KICKOFF
- TV
- TBD · Streaming: Peacock
- COUCH SCORE
- 27LOW PRIORITY
- MATCHUP · VENUE
- Big Ten conference game · Spartan Stadium
Ranked Northwestern in Big Ten play on Peacock.
RANKINGS: AP TOP 25 · OCT 11
Northwestern won at Michigan State 24–21, a 3-point margin. Northwestern moved to 5–1; Michigan State fell to 2–5.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · AT KICKOFF
| Metric | NORTHWESTERN | MICHIGAN STATE |
|---|---|---|
| RANKING | #25 AP | Unranked |
| OVERALL | 4–1 | 2–4 |
| CONFERENCE | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| RANKED WINS | 1 | 0 |
| POINTS SCORED | 35.4 | 21.3 |
| POINTS ALLOWED | 16.2 | 25.7 |
2026 SCHEDULES
Northwestern
Ranked wins: #3 South Dakota State
Home 5–1 · Away 1–2 · Streak L2
- Sep 5vs #3 South Dakota StateW 34–18
- Sep 19vs ColoradoW 41–7
- Sep 25at #5 IndianaCONFL 23–29
- Oct 2vs Penn StateCONFW 34–13
- Oct 10vs Ball StateW 45–14
- Oct 17at Michigan StateCONFW 24–21
- Oct 24vs RutgersCONFW 42–14
- Oct 31at OregonCONFL 26–34
- Nov 7vs #19 IowaCONFL 10–24
- Nov 14at #20 Ohio StateCONFFox
- Nov 21at MinnesotaCONFFS1
- Nov 28vs IllinoisCONFTV TBD
Michigan State
Home 2–3 · Away 1–3 · Streak W1
- Sep 4vs ToledoW 30–20
- Sep 12vs Eastern MichiganW 35–7
- Sep 19at #3 Notre DameL 10–27
- Sep 26vs NebraskaCONFL 13–31
- Oct 3at WisconsinCONFL 3–31
- Oct 10vs IllinoisCONFL 37–38
- Oct 17vs #25 NorthwesternCONFL 21–24
- Oct 24at #9 UCLACONFL 10–28
- Nov 7at MichiganCONFW 15–6
- Nov 14vs WashingtonCONFBTN
- Nov 20vs #16 OregonCONFFox
- Nov 28at RutgersCONFTV TBD