Michigan State Vs. Northwestern: Anatomy Of A Rivalry

SB Nation’s Sippin’ On Purple examines the sordid history between Northwestern and Michigan State:

Us and them: Northwestern is 15-35 all-time against Michigan State, which, when you think about it, is disturbingly awful. Just estimating, it’s basically not plausible for NU to become .500 against the Spartans any time in the next 50-75 years.Damn. That’s harsh. Highlights include a 48-41 victory three years ago in overtime, and the year before that, when Northwestern went up 38-3 and then lost 41-38. I am eternally grateful that this happened two years before I started going to Northwestern, because I cannot imagine how overwhelmingly furious and violent I would become if I actually witnessed anything resembling that.