Michigan State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Michigan State Spartans will face Florida Atlantic on August 30, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the complete slate.

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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

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total last year (79), the Spartans have the 28th-ranked schedule in college football.
  • Michigan State will have the 24th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (76).
  • The Spartans are facing the seventh-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Michigan State has a schedule that includes seven games in 2024 against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (four of those teams won nine or more games and one of them accumulated three or fewer wins).
  • The Spartans have seven games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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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).
  • While Michigan State’s defense ranked 86th with 28.3 points allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking third-worst (15.9 points 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.
  • 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).
  • While the Spartans’ third-down defense ranked 33rd with a 34.6% third-down percentage allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 12th-worst with a 30.9% third-down conversion rate.
  • 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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