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Michigan State 5-7
2024 season · Spartans
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Michigan State is 5-7 under head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Its twelve opponents were a combined 40-24 before playing the Spartans and are 44-36 since. The best win was over Maryland, which was 1-0 going in.
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Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Michigan State, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Michigan State.
Wk 1·
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W 16-10
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-8
- Total
- 3-9
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W 16-10
0-0
3-8
3-9
Wk 1·
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W 16-10
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-8
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 1
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W 16-10
0-0
3-8
3-9
Wk 3·
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W 40-0
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 4-5
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 3
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W 40-0
1-1
4-5
5-7
Wk 3·
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W 40-0
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 4-5
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 3
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W 40-0
1-1
4-5
5-7
Wk 4·
Away · ACC
L 19-23
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 4-5
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 4
L 19-23
2-1
4-5
7-6
Wk 4·
Away · ACC
L 19-23
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 4-5
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 4
L 19-23
2-1
4-5
7-6
Wk 5·
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L 7-38
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 10-2
- Total
- 14-2
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Wk 5
L 7-38
3-0
10-2
14-2
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L 7-38
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 10-2
- Total
- 14-2
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Wk 5
L 7-38
3-0
10-2
14-2
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Pat Fitzgerald
- Stadium
- Spartan Stadium, seats 75,005, East Lansing, Michigan
- NFL draft
- 2 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 6
Receipt insights
- Michigan State's opponents were a combined 40-24 (.625) before playing Michigan State.
- Best win by opponent record: Iowa, finished 8-5 (won 32-20, Wk 8).
Combined opponents
Across 12 completed games
Before playing Michigan State
40-24
62.5%
vs. Michigan State
7-5
58.3%
After playing Michigan State
44-36
55.0%
Total (including vs. Michigan State)
91-65
58.3%
Teams we beat21-40total (34.4%)
Before playing Michigan State 7-12 · after 14-23
Teams that beat us70-25total (73.7%)
Before playing Michigan State 33-12 · after 30-13
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Michigan State uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Michigan State is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Michigan State uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.