Michigan State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 10:08 am Friday, August 9, 2024

The Michigan State Spartans will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 30, versus Florida Atlantic. Keep scrolling for more.

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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, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Spartans will be playing the 28th-ranked schedule this year.
  • Michigan State will have the 24th-toughest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (76).
  • The Spartans are playing the seventh-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Michigan State will play seven games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes four teams that had nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last year.
  • The Spartans will have seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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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 a little better on defense, ranking 80th with 390.2 yards allowed per contest.
  • Michigan State was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, 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 season.
  • Michigan State ranked seventh-worst in rushing offense (89.5 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 70th with 152.3 rushing yards allowed per contest.
  • The Spartans were a bottom-25 offense on third down last season, ranking 12th-worst with a 30.9% third-down percentage. On defense, they ranked 33rd in FBS (34.6% third-down percentage allowed).
  • Michigan State owned 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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