Michigan State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 3:57 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Michigan State Spartans play Michigan on October 26, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, see below.

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2024 Michigan State Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Florida Atlantic August 30 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Maryland September 7 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Prairie View A&M (FCS) September 14 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Boston College September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Ohio State September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Oregon October 4 | 9:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Iowa October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Michigan October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Indiana November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Illinois November 16 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Purdue November 22 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Rutgers November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Michigan State 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Spartans will face the 28th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (79).
  • According to its opponents’ projected win total this year (76), Michigan State has the 24th-toughest schedule in college football.
  • Taking into account their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (69), the Spartans have the seventh-hardest conference schedule in college football.
  • Michigan State’s schedule features seven games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (four against teams with nine or more victories and one against a squad that notched less than four wins).
  • The Spartans will face seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Michigan State Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Spartans ranked sixth-worst in total offense (289.3 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 80th with 390.2 yards allowed per game.
  • Michigan State was a bottom-25 scoring offense last year, ranking third-worst with 15.9 points per game. Defensively, it ranked 86th in FBS (28.3 points allowed per game).
  • The Spartans averaged 199.8 passing yards per game on offense last year (98th in FBS), and they allowed 237.8 passing yards per game (87th) on the defensive side of the ball.
  • While Michigan State’s run defense ranked 70th with 152.3 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking seventh-worst (89.5 rushing yards per game).
  • The Spartans were a bottom-25 offense on third down last season, ranking 12th-worst with a 30.9% third-down conversion rate. Defensively, they ranked 33rd in FBS (34.6% third-down percentage allowed).
  • Michigan State had the 22nd-worst turnover margin in college football last season at -6, forcing 16 turnovers (86th in FBS) while turning it over 22 times (112th in FBS).

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