Michigan State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 8:53 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

In their 2024 season opener, on August 30, the Michigan State Spartans will meet Florida Atlantic. For the full Michigan State schedule, 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 are facing the 28th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Michigan State is playing the 24th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • The Spartans will face the seventh-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (69).
  • Michigan State’s schedule has seven games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (four against teams with nine or more victories and one against a squad that collected less than four wins).
  • The Spartans have seven teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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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 slightly 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 game. On defense, it ranked 86th in FBS (28.3 points allowed per game).
  • The Spartans compiled 199.8 passing yards per game on offense last season (98th in FBS), and they ranked 87th on the other side of the ball with 237.8 passing yards allowed per game.
  • 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 ranked 12th-worst in third-down percentage (30.9%) last season, but they played better on defense, ranking 33rd with a 34.6% third-down percentage allowed.
  • Michigan State forced 16 total turnovers (86th in FBS) last season and turned it over 22 times (112th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -6, the 22nd-worst in college football.

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