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Michigan State 2-6
2026 season · Spartans
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Michigan State is 2-6 under head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Its eight opponents were a combined 21-6 before playing the Spartans and are 19-11 since. The best win was over Eastern Michigan, which was 1-1 going in.
Next game: at Michigan,
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Wk 2·
Home · Mid-American
W 35-7
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 3-3
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 2
W 35-7
1-1
3-3
4-5
Wk 2·
Home · Mid-American
W 35-7
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 3-3
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 2
W 35-7
1-1
3-3
4-5
Wk 3·
L 10-27
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 4-1
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 3
L 10-27
2-0
4-1
7-1
Wk 3·
L 10-27
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 4-1
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 3
L 10-27
2-0
4-1
7-1
Wk 7·
L 21-24
- Before
- 4-1
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 7
L 21-24
4-1
1-1
6-2
Wk 7·
L 21-24
- Before
- 4-1
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 7
L 21-24
4-1
1-1
6-2
Wk 11·
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Upcoming
- Before
- 5-3
- After
- —
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 11·
Home · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 5-3
- After
- —
- Total
- 5-3
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- 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 21-6 (.778) before playing Michigan State.
- Best win by opponent record: Toledo, now 6-2 (won 30-20, Wk 1).
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
0-3 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Michigan State
21-6
77.8%
vs. Michigan State
6-2
75.0%
After playing Michigan State
19-11
63.3%
Total (including vs. Michigan State)
46-19
70.8%
Teams we beat10-7total (58.8%)
Before playing Michigan State 1-1 · after 9-4
Teams that beat us36-12total (75.0%)
Before playing Michigan State 20-5 · after 10-7
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.
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