11/7/2020

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    49 - 7 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 1,441

Iowa dominated in all three phases of the game to blowout the Spartans, taking a 35-0 lead at halftime. Iowa intercepted MSU three times, and Riley Moss returned one of them 54 yards for a touchdown. ...more

 

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 9/30/2017

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

L    10 - 17 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 73,331

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 12/5/2015
Big Ten Championship Game

#4 Iowa  vs  #5 Michigan State  

L    13 - 16 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 66,985

Iowa turned the ball over twice in the first half - a fumble leading to the Spartans first points and an interception in the end zone - but led 6-3. Trailing entering the 4th quarter for the first tim...more

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 10/5/2013

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

L    14 - 26 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 69,025

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 10/13/2012

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

W    19 - 16 2OT 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 70,211

Mark Weisman rushed for 116 yards on 26 carries and scored a game-tying touchdown that sent the game to overtime. Kicker Mike Meyer connected on two field goals in overtime, and cornerback Greg Castil...more

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 11/12/2011

Iowa  vs  #13 Michigan State  

L    21 - 37 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 70,585

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 10/30/2010

#18 Iowa  vs  #5 Michigan State  

W    37 - 6 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 70,585

The Hawkeyes dismantled previously unbeaten, fifth-ranked Michigan State. After leading 30-0 at halftime, Iowa opened up a 37-0 advantage before the Spartans scored their only points of the game in th...more

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 10/24/2009

#7 Iowa  @  Michigan State  

W    15 - 13 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 74,411

Ricky Stanzi throws a TD pass to Marvin McNutt with no time left to win the game against Michigan State....more

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 10/4/2008

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

L    13 - 16 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 77,526

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 10/27/2007

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    34 - 27 2OT 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 70,585

In a victory that appeared improbable at halftime down 17-3 with very little offense, Iowa scored 17 unanswered points in the second half sparked by a running game that found its groove with a pair of...more

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 10/2/2004

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    38 - 16 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 70,397

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 9/27/2003

#13 Iowa  @  Michigan State  

L    10 - 20 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 72,276

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 10/12/2002

#17 Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    44 - 16 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 70,397

After two close wins in the previous two weeks against Penn State and Purdue, Iowa destroyed Michigan State inside Kinnick Stadium behind a strong defense. Spartans WR Charles Rogers was held to just...more

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 10/13/2001

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

L    28 - 31 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 73,680

The Hawkeyes struggled defensively at the outset of the game against the Spartans, allowing them to score on their first three possessions. However, the Hawkeyes found themselves down by just seven, 2...more

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 10/7/2000

Iowa  vs  #25 Michigan State  

W    21 - 16 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 63,920

Iowa drove 84 yards in 11 plays in the final quarter for the game-winning touchdown as the Hawkeyes celebrated Homecoming with a 21-16 win over 25th ranked Michigan State. Starting from its own 16 yar...more

 

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 10/2/1999

Iowa  @  #14 Michigan State  

L    3 - 49 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 73,629

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 10/5/1996

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    37 - 30 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 70,397

Iowa matched its biggest comeback ever in the Hayden Fry era and one of the biggest in school history. Fresh off the upset loss at Tulsa, they fell behind 17-0 in the first quarter without even a firs...more

 

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 10/7/1995

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

W    21 - 7 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 73,732

Behind the hard running of Sedrick Shaw, Iowa moved to 4-0 on the year and 1-0 in the Big Ten by defeating Michigan State 21-7. During a scoreless first quarter, Iowa outgained Michigan State 128 yard...more

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 10/22/1994

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    19 - 14 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 68,532

The Hawkeyes racked up 369 yards on the ground in Iowa's 19-14 win, ending a 5-game losing streak. Kent Kahl and Sedrick Shaw led the Hawkeye rushing attack. Shaw gained 137 yards on 19 carries, while...more

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 10/23/1993

Iowa  @  #24 Michigan State  

L    10 - 24 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 64,726

The Hawks improved over their blowout loss to Illinois last week, but still couldn't get enough offensive scoring in the second half. Paul Burmeister completed 25 of 49 passes for 249 yards and 1 TD....more

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 10/6/1990

Iowa  @  #18 Michigan State  

W    12 - 7 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 76,837

The first conference game was a wind-blown, defensive struggle at East Lansing, with Iowa holding onto a 12–7 victory. Hayden Fry admitted after the game that every pass he had Matt Rodgers throw wa...more

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 10/7/1989

Iowa  vs  #24 Michigan State  

L    14 - 17 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 67,700

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 10/1/1988

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

T    10 - 10 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 76,348

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 10/3/1987

#17 Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

L    14 - 19 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 67,700

Iowa QB Dan McGwire passed for two touchdowns (Quinn Early and Travis Watkins), but later injured his hip. Backup QB Chuck Hartlieb went 6-6 on passes but could not get into the end zone. RB Lorenzo W...more

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 10/4/1986

#11 Iowa  @  #17 Michigan State  

W    24 - 21 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 75,102

Kenny Sims intercepted a pass in the end zone with 1 minute left to secure the 24-21 win. The Hawks played without starting QB Mark Vlasic, the nation's top-rated passer, and fullback David Hudson, an...more

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 10/5/1985

#1 Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    35 - 31 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 66,044

#1 Iowa needed a 4th down "naked bootleg" with less than a minute to go to beat Michigan State and keep Iowa number one in the nation back in 1985. ...more

 

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 11/10/1984

#18 Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

L    16 - 17 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 65,887

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 11/12/1983

#12 Iowa  @  Michigan State  

W    12 - 6 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 72,528

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 11/20/1982

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

W    24 - 18 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 50,103

The Hawks had a bowl bid on the line, and jumped out to a 24-3 halftime lead, led by 3 TDs by Owen Gill. But the Spartans came back to score 15 points and cut the deficit to 6 points by shutting out t...more

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 11/21/1981

#19 Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    36 - 7 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 60,103

For the first time since 1959, the Hawks are bound for Pasadena! Iowa's win was marked by several key defensive plays and by the outstanding running of tailback Phil Blatcher. The 5-foot-9-inch, 188-p...more

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 11/22/1980

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

W    41 - 0 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 55,123

In his final game as a Hawkeye, Keith Chappelle caught 10 passes from quarterback Pete Gales for 148 yards. He ended the season with 64 receptions for 1,028 yards. Gales passed for three touchdowns, g...more

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 11/17/1979

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    33 - 23 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 58,320

It was a hard fought back and forth game in the first half, as Michigan State took the lead at half 16-13 aided by 3 Morten Anderson field goals, including a 54-yarder. The ball game turned in Iowa's ...more

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 11/25/1978

Iowa  @  #14 Michigan State  

L    7 - 42 

Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 57,007

Iowa was soundly defeated by a talented Spartan team, in what would be Bob Commings last game as Iowa head coach. The Spartans clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship, however were ineligible for...more

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 11/19/1977

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

L    16 - 22 

Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 43,700

After battling back from a 17-0 deficit to get within 22-16 with just over two minutes to go, Iowa's last effort was halted on downs. The MSU defense stopped Iowa's QB Tom McLaughlin to no gain on a f...more

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 11/20/1976

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

W    30 - 17 

Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 48,412

QB Butch Caldwell returned from injury to complete 7 of 12 passes for 111 yards. The balanced rushing attack was led by Jon Lazar with 90 yards (including 2 TDs, one on a fake punt "boomeroosky" 40-ya...more

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 11/22/1975

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

L    23 - 27 

Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 42,300

Iowa moved the ball on the ground, and put up 14 points in the 1st quarter, highlighted by Dave Schick's 55-yard TD run and Dave Fetter's 42-yard TD run, but they still trailed 21-14 at halftime. The ...more

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 11/23/1974

Iowa  @  #14 Michigan State  

L    21 - 60 

Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 51,002

After falling behind 10-0 in the 1st quarter, the Hawks scored on a 47-yard TD pass from Rob Fick to Bill Schultz to make it 10-7. They took a 14-10 lead on Dave Bryant's blocked punt that Jim Caldwel...more

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 11/24/1973

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

L    6 - 15 

Head Coach: Frank Lauterbur
Attendance: 31,119

For only the 2nd time in school history, the Hawks failed to score a victory in a season, ending with an 0-11 record. Coach Frank Lauterbur was fired on Tuesday last week after refusing to realign his...more

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 10/28/1972

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

T    6 - 6 

Head Coach: Frank Lauterbur
Attendance: 46,852

After MSU scored a TD and messed up the extra point snap, the Hawkeye defense shut out the Spartans the rest of the game. Harry Kokolus came off a recent hip injury to kick 2 FGs, including a 4th quar...more

 

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 10/23/1971

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

L    3 - 34 

Head Coach: Frank Lauterbur
Attendance: 60,383

Harry Kokolus scored Iowa's only points on a 27-yard FG in the 1st quarter. An early decision to go for it on 4th and 5 in the 1st quarter was unsuccessful, and might have been a turning point to keep...more

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 10/24/1970

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

L    0 - 37 

Head Coach: Ray Nagel
Attendance: 62,482

Michigan State had just come off three straight losses to Notre Dame, Ohio State and Michigan, and were ready to take out their frustrations on the Hawkeyes. Iowa was only able to gain 109 yards o...more

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 10/25/1969

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    19 - 18 

Head Coach: Ray Nagel
Attendance: 56,471

In a nationally televised game on ABC, Iowa scored a late touchdown with 1:25 left when Mike Cilek entered the game for injured QB Larry Lawrence, and connected with Kerry Reardon for a 6-yard TD pass...more

 

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 11/5/1966

Iowa  @  #2 Michigan State  

L    7 - 56 

Head Coach: Ray Nagel
Attendance: 67,211

The Hawks were already underdogs going up against #2 MSU, but injuries forced players to play at positions they hadn't even practiced. Despite the limitations, the Hawks were able to move the ball on ...more

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 11/6/1965

Iowa  vs  #1 Michigan State  

L    0 - 35 

Head Coach: Jerry Burns
Attendance: 54,700

The two teams would not play each other from 1961 through 1964, but resumed competition this season. The Spartans came to Iowa Stadium as the #1 team in the country, and they played like it. Despite s...more

 

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 10/8/1960

#3 Iowa  @  #13 Michigan State  

W    27 - 15 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski
Attendance: 74,493

It was Iowa's first game against Michigan State at their stadium. The first touchdown came on a 59-yard drive after a fumble recovery, and six minutes later Iowa had another TD, this time after a 48-y...more

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 10/10/1959

#10 Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    37 - 8 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski
Attendance: 59,300

The two teams did not play from 1955-1958, and all games so far have been at Iowa Stadium. Bob Jeter rushed for 104 yards on 11 carries. QB Olen Treadway was 14 out of 24 passes for 154 yards, includi...more

 

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 9/25/1954

#12 Iowa  vs  #7 Michigan State College  

W    14 - 10 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski
Attendance: 50,000

The Hawks defeated the defending Rose Bowl champions with outstanding play from Eldean Matheson, who set up Iowa's winning touchdown with a 52-yard punt return down to the 3-yard line. Jerry Reichow s...more

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 9/26/1953

Iowa  vs  #2 Michigan State College  

L    7 - 21 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski
Attendance: 47,125

Michigan State joined the Big Ten for the 1953-54 season, and it was the first matchup between these two schools. They were called "Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science" and went ...more

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