2002 .: Spartan Football :.: Homecoming Games .: Homecoming Games :: MSU vs. Ranked Opponents 10/30/1915 L Oregon State (0-20) 10/21/1978 W Indiana (49-14) Following are results of MSU games vs. ranked opponents (AP Top 25 from 11/18/1916 L Notre Dame (0-14) 10/20/1979 L Purdue (7-14) 1988-present; Top 20 from 1936-60 and 1968-88; Top 10 from 1961-67). 11/24/1917 L Syracuse (7-21) 10/18/1980 L Wisconsin (7-17) Rankings are at the time of the game. Home games in CAPS. The number before 11/16/1918 W Notre Dame (13-7) 10/17/1981 L Wisconsin (33-14) the opponent indicates its national ranking. 11/8/1919 W South Dakota (13-0) 10/23/1982 L Purdue (21-24) Opp. MSU 10/30/1920 W Olivet (109-0) 10/29/1983 W Minnesota (34-10) Year Rank Date Opponent Site Result Score Rank 11/5/1921 W South Dakota (13-0) 10/31/1984 W Indiana (13-6) 11/25/1922 W UMass (45-0) 10/19/1985 L Illinois (17-30) 10/10/1923 W Creighton (27-7) 10/25/1986 W Purdue (37-3) 1936 #20 Oct. 24 MARQUETTE H L 7-13 -- 10/10/1924 L Michigan (0-7) 10/24/1987 T Illinois (14-14) 1938 #10 Oct. 22 SYRACUSE H W 19-12 -- 11/7/1925 W Toledo (58-0) 10/15/1988 W Northwestern (36-3) # 5 Oct. 29SANTA CLARA H L 6-7 -- 11/6/1926 W Centre (42-12) 10/21/1989 L Illinois (10-14) 10/29/1927 L Detroit (7-24) 10/27/1990 W Purdue (55-33) 1939 #16 Nov. 11 Santa Clara A L 0-6 -- 10/20/1928 L Colgate (0-16) 10/19/1991 W Minnesota (20-12) 10/26/1929 W NC State (40-6) 10/3/1992 W Indiana (42-31) 1941 # 9 Oct. 18 Santa Clara A L 0-7 -- 10/17/1930 W Colgate (14-7) 10/23/1993 W Iowa (24-10) #19Nov. 1 MISSOURI H L 0-19 -- 10/31/1931 L Syracuse (10-15) 10/1/1994 L Wisconsin (29-10#) 11/5/1932 W South Dakota (20-6) 10/7/1995 L Iowa (7-21) 1945 #12 Nov. 17 PENN STATE H W 33-0 -- 10/28/1933 W Syracuse (20-6) 10/12/1996 W Illinois (42-14) 11/3/1934 W Marquette (13-7) 10/4/1997 W Minnesota (31-10) 1946 #11 Nov. 9 Michigan A L 7-55 -- 11/9/1935 L Marquette (7-13) 10/10/1998 W Indiana (38-31 2OT) 10/17/1936 W Missouri (13-0) 10/2/1999 W Iowa (49-3) 1947 #14 Oct. 25 KENTUCKY H L 6-7 -- 11/13/1937 W Carnegie Tech (13-6) 10/14/2000 L Wisconsin (10-17) 1948 # 1 Oct. 9 Notre Dame A L 7-26 -- 10/22/1938 W Syracuse (19-12) 10/13/2001 W Iowa (31-28) # 8 Oct. 23 Penn State A T 14-14 -- 11/18/1939 T Indiana (7-7) #forfeited 10/26/1940 T Santa Clara (0-0) 1949 # 1 Nov. 5 NOTRE DAME H L 21-34 #10 11/1/1941 L Missouri (0-14) Season Opener Stats 10/10/1942 W Great Lakes (14-0) At Home: 59-13 1950 # 3 Sept. 30 Michigan A W 14-7 #19 (No game played in 1943 due to WWII) On The Road: 9-21-3 11/11/1944 W Maryland (33-0) 1951 #17 Sept. 30 Michigan A W 25-0 #1 In August: 1-1 11/3/1945 W Missouri (14-7) # 7 Oct. 7 Ohio State A W 24-20 #1 In September: 53-29-3 11/16/1946 W Marquette (20-0) #11 Nov. 4 NOTRE DAME H W 35-0 #5 In October: 14-4 10/18/1947 W Iowa State (20-0) 10/16/1948 W Arizona (61-7) 1952 #17 Oct. 25 PENN STATE H W 34-7 #1 Home Opener Stats 10/22/1949 W Penn State (24-0) # 8 Nov. 1 Purdue A W 14-7 #1 10/14/1950 W William & Mary (33-14) In August: 1-1 # 6 Nov. 15 NOTRE DAME H W 21-3 #1 10/27/1951 W Pittsburgh (53-26) In September: 50-17 1953 #16 Nov. 7 Ohio State A W 28-13 #5 10/25/1952 W Penn State (34-7) In October: 33-3 10/17/1953 W Indiana (47-18) 1954 #12 Sept. 25 Iowa A L 10-14 #7 Homecoming Stats 10/23/1954 L Purdue (13-27) # 5 Oct. 2 WISCONSIN H L 0-6 #13 10/22/1955 W Illinois (21-7) Record in October : 42-19-2 # 8 Oct. 16 Notre Dame A L 19-20 -- 10/13/1956 W Indiana (53-6) Record in November: 14-8-1 #13 Oct. 23 PURDUE H L 13-27 -- 10/26/1957 W Illinois (19-14) SPARTAN HISTORY SPARTAN 11/1/1958 L Wisconsin (7-9) 1955 # 2 Oct. 1 Michigan A L 7-14 -- 10/24/1959 W Indiana (14-6) #20 Oct. 8 STANFORD H W 38-14 -- 10/29/1960 L Ohio State (10-21) # 4 Oct. 15 NOTRE DAME H W 21-7 #13 10/28/1961 W Indiana (35-0) 11/3/1962 L Minnesota (7-28) 1956 #12 Sept. 29 Stanford A W 21-7 #3 11/2/1963 W Wisconsin (30-13) # 5 Oct. 6 Michigan A W 9-0 #2 10/24/1964 W Northwestern (24-6) #17 Nov. 17 Minnesota A L 13-14 #3 10/30/1965 W Northwestern (49-7) 1957 # 6 Oct. 12 Michigan A W 35-6 #2 10/22/1966 W Purdue (41-20) #16 Oct. 26 ILLINOIS H W 19-14 #8 11/4/1967 L Ohio State (7-21) #15 Nov. 9NOTRE DAME H W 34-7 #4 10/19/1968 L Minnesota (13-14) 11/1/1969 L Indiana (0-16) 1958 #16 Oct. 4 MICHIGAN H T 12-12 #4 10/24/1970 W Iowa (37-0) #10 Oct. 11 PITTSBURGH H W 22-8 #9 10/23/1971 W Iowa (34-3) # 8 Nov. 1 WISCONSIN H L 7-9-- 10/21/1972 W Wisconsin (31-0) 11/3/1973 W Wisconsin (21-0) 1959 #10 Oct. 10 Iowa A L 8-37 -- 10/26/1974 W Purdue (31-7) #14 Nov. 7 PURDUE H W 15-0 -- 10/25/1975 L Illinois (19-21) Sedrick Irvin raced 25 yards off right tackle # 6 Nov. 14 N’WESTERN H W 15-10 #19 for a touchdown on the first play of the sec- #18 Nov. 20 Miami (Fla.) A L 13-18 #11 10/16/1976 L Minnesota (10-14) ond overtime to give Michigan State a 38-31 10/29/1977 W Illinois (49-20) Homecoming victory over Indiana in 1998. 202 2002 .: media guide :: msuspartans.com Spartan Football :. 2002 MSU vs. Ranked Opponents ::: Opp. MSU Opp. MSU Year Rank Date Opponent Site Result Score Rank Year Rank Date Opponent Site Result Score Rank 1960 #17 Sept. 24 Pittsburgh A T 7-7 #6 1970 # 4 Oct. 3 NOTRE DAME H L 0-29-- # 3 Oct. 8 IOWA H L 15-27 #13 # 1 Oct. 10 Ohio State A L 0-29-- # 8 Oct. 29OHIO STATE H L 10-21 #10 # 6 Oct. 17 Michigan A L 20-34 -- #18 Nov. 21 N’WESTERN H L 20-23 -- 1961 # 6 Oct. 14 Michigan A W 28-0 #5 # 6 Oct. 21 NOTRE DAME H W 17-7 #1 1971 #11 Oct. 2 Notre Dame A L 2-14 -- # 2 Oct. 9MICHIGAN H L 13-24 -- 1962 # 9Nov. 17 Northwestern A W 31-7 -- # 9Nov. 6 Ohio State A W 17-10 -- 1963 # 8 Oct. 4 Southern Cal A L 10-13 -- 1972 # 1 Sept. 30 Southern Cal A L 6-51 -- # 9Oct. 26 Northwestern A W 15-7 -- # 7 Oct. 7 NOTRE DAME H L 0-16 -- # 8 Nov. 2 WISCONSIN H W 30-13 -- # 5 Oct. 14 Michigan A L 0-10 -- # 8 Nov. 28 ILLINOIS H L 0-13 #4 # 5 Nov. 11 OHIO STATE H W 19-12 -- 1964 # 2 Oct. 3 SOUTHERN CAL H W 17-7 -- 1973 #17 Sept. 29 UCLA H L 21-34 -- # 7 Oct. 10 MICHIGAN H L 10-17 #9 # 8 Oct. 6 Notre Dame A L 10-14 -- #10 Nov. 7 PURDUE H W 21-7 -- # 5 Oct. 13 MICHIGAN H L 0-31 -- # 1 Nov. 14 Notre Dame A L 7-34 -- # 1 Nov. 10 Ohio State A L 0-35 -- 1965 # 6 Oct. 23 Purdue A W 14-10 #2 1974 # 7 Oct. 5 NOTRE DAME H L 14-19-- # 4 Nov. 20 Notre Dame A W 12-3 #1 # 4 Oct. 12 Michigan A L 7-21 -- #20 Nov. 2 Wisconsin A W 28-21 -- 1966 # 9Oct. 22 PURDUE H W 41-20 #2 # 1 Nov. 9OHIO STATE H W 16-13 -- # 1 Nov. 19NOTRE DAME H T 10-10 #2 1975 # 3 Sept. 13 OHIO STATE H L 0-21 #11 1967 # 2 Sept. 30 SOUTHERN CAL H L 17-21 -- #19Sept. 20 MIAMI (OHIO) H W 14-13 -- # 6 Nov. 11 INDIANA H L 13-14 -- # 8 Oct. 4 Notre Dame A W 10-3 -- # 3 Nov. 18 Purdue A L 7-21 -- # 8 Oct. 11 MICHIGAN H L 6-16 #15 1968 # 5 Oct. 26 NOTRE DAME H W 21-17 -- 1976 # 4 Sept.