Michigan State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 5:42 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

A highlight of the Michigan State Spartans’ 2024 college football schedule is a matchup with Michigan on October 26 — see below for more info.

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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

  • In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Spartans will be playing the 28th-ranked schedule this year.
  • Michigan State is facing the 24th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • The Spartans are playing the seventh-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Michigan State has seven games scheduled against teams that had winning records in 2023, including four teams that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last season.
  • The Spartans’ schedule in 2024 features seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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Michigan State Stat Insights (2023)

  • While the Spartans ranked 80th in total defense with 390.2 yards allowed per game last season, they were a little worse on offense, ranking sixth-worst (289.3 yards per game).
  • Michigan State was a bottom-25 scoring offense last year, ranking third-worst with 15.9 points per contest. Defensively, it ranked 86th in FBS (28.3 points allowed per game).
  • The Spartans ranked 98th in pass offense (199.8 passing yards per game) and 87th in pass defense (237.8 passing yards allowed per game) last year.
  • While Michigan State’s run defense ranked 70th with 152.3 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking seventh-worst (89.5 rushing yards per game).
  • While the Spartans’ third-down defense ranked 33rd with a 34.6% third-down conversion rate allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking 12th-worst with a 30.9% third-down percentage.
  • Michigan State forced 16 total turnovers (86th in FBS) last season and turned it over 22 times (112th in FBS) to record a turnover margin of -6, the 22nd-worst in college football.

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