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68
at its 5-year level
Career74since 1936
Peak961965
Last 566seasons
#55 nationally · 2-4 (0-3 conf)
Résumé #76 · better than its record
Schedule so far #6
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Michigan State Spartans
Big Ten · East Lansing, MI · Spartan Stadium · Head coach Pat Fitzgerald
Rival
Michigan · also Ohio State
Heated rivalry
38-75-5 all time (118 meetings since 1898)
Michigan leads
Last: lost 31-20 (2025) · Michigan has won 4 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
2national titles
0Heisman
17AP top-10
29All-Americans
154NFL picks
58.9%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1908. Every season →
Chemistry
52
42Foundation
62Gel
gel counts 50% so far
▼ Below its norm -10
early · #95 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Model win % | Market win % | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Sep 4, 8:00 PM | vs | Toledo#81 | W 30-20 | FS1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Sep 12, 3:30 PM | vs | Eastern Michigan#104 | W 35-7 | BTN | ||
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19, 7:30 PM | @ | Notre Dame#1 | L 10-27 | NBC | ||
| 4 | Sat, Sep 26, 5:00 PM | vs | Nebraska#22 | L 13-31 | BTN | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 3, 12:30 PM | @ | Wisconsin#27 | L 3-31 | BTN | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 10, 3:30 PM | vs | Illinois#60 | L 37-38 | FS1 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 PM | vs | Northwestern#23 | preview → | 38% | 27% | Peacock |
| 8 | Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 AM | @ | UCLA#17 | preview → | 15% | — | |
| 10 | Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 AM | @ | Michigan#28 | preview → | 31% | 13% | |
| 11 | Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 AM | vs | Washington#41 | preview → | 58% | — | |
| 12 | Fri, Nov 20, 8:00 PM | vs | Oregon#10 | preview → | 23% | — | Fox |
| 13 | Sat, Nov 28, 12:00 AM | @ | Rutgers#78 | preview → | 69% | — |