Michigan State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 8:43 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

  • In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Spartans will be playing the 28th-ranked schedule this year.
  • Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this season (76), Michigan State has the 24th-toughest schedule in college football.
  • The Spartans are facing the seventh-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • In 2024, Michigan State will face seven teams that had winning records last season, including four that won nine or more games, while facing one squad that picked up three or fewer wins a season ago.
  • The Spartans will play seven games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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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.
  • 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 totaled 199.8 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 98th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 87th, giving up 237.8 passing yards per game.
  • 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 conversion rate.
  • Michigan State forced 16 total turnovers (86th in FBS) last season and turned it over 22 times (112th in FBS) resulting in a turnover margin of -6, the 22nd-worst in college football.

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