Michigan State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 11:14 am Friday, August 9, 2024

The Michigan State Spartans will meet Florida Atlantic on August 30, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below 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

  • The Spartans are playing the 28th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
  • Michigan State is facing the 24th-hardest 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 year (69).
  • Michigan State’s schedule includes seven games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (four against teams with nine or more wins and one against a squad that collected less than four wins).
  • The Spartans have seven teams that made a bowl game last year 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 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).
  • Offensively, the Spartans ranked 98th in FBS with 199.8 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 87th in passing yards allowed per contest (237.8).
  • 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 were better on defense, ranking 33rd with a 34.6% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • 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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