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Michigan State 4-8
2025 season · Spartans
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Michigan State is 4-8 under head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Its twelve opponents were a combined 39-27 before playing the Spartans and are 45-34 since. The best win was over Youngstown State, which was 2-0 going in.
Data last updated
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 23-6
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 10-3
- Total
- 10-4
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Wk 1
W 23-6
0-0
10-3
10-4
Wk 1·
Home · Mid-American
W 23-6
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 10-3
- Total
- 10-4
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Wk 1
W 23-6
0-0
10-3
10-4
Wk 2·
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W 42-40
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 1-9
- Total
- 2-10
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Wk 2
W 42-40
1-0
1-9
2-10
Wk 2·
Home · ACC
W 42-40
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 1-9
- Total
- 2-10
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Wk 2
W 42-40
1-0
1-9
2-10
Wk 3·
Youngstown State
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W 41-24
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 6-4
- Total
- 8-5
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Wk 3
Youngstown State
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W 41-24
2-0
6-4
8-5
Wk 3·
Youngstown State
Home · MVFC · FCS
W 41-24
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 6-4
- Total
- 8-5
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Wk 3
Youngstown State
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W 41-24
2-0
6-4
8-5
L 10-28
- Before
- 3-6
- After
- 3-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 12
14 days rest
L 10-28
3-6
3-0
7-6
L 10-28
- Before
- 3-6
- After
- 3-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 12
14 days rest
L 10-28
3-6
3-0
7-6
- 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
- Worst loss by opponent record: UCLA, finished 3-9 (lost 13-38, Wk 7).
- Best win by opponent record: Western Michigan, finished 10-4 (won 23-6, Wk 1).
Combined opponents
Across 12 completed games
Before playing Michigan State
39-27
59.1%
vs. Michigan State
8-4
66.7%
After playing Michigan State
45-34
57.0%
Total (including vs. Michigan State)
92-65
58.6%
Teams we beat24-27total (47.1%)
Before playing Michigan State 7-7 · after 17-16
Teams that beat us68-38total (64.2%)
Before playing Michigan State 32-20 · after 28-18
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.