Michigan State Spartans
FBS
Big Ten Conference · MSU
Team Vitals
+3.6
power · 2026 · #101 D1
+2.0 / +1.6
off / def (higher = better)
4–8
2025 record
120
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | Wk 1 | Toledo FBS | HOME | Toledo 56% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Eastern Michigan FBS | HOME | Michigan State 67% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Notre Dame FBS | AWAY | Notre Dame 82% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Nebraska FBS | HOME | Michigan State 52% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Wisconsin FBS | AWAY | Wisconsin 57% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | Illinois FBS | HOME | Illinois 59% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Northwestern FBS | HOME | Northwestern 50% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | UCLA FBS | AWAY | UCLA 53% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Michigan FBS | AWAY | Michigan 68% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Washington FBS | HOME | Washington 64% |
| 2026-11-20 | Wk 12 | Oregon FBS | HOME | Oregon 73% |
| 2026-11-28 | Wk 13 | Rutgers FBS | AWAY | Rutgers 58% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Maryland vs | W | 38–28 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Iowa @ | L | 17–20 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Penn State vs | L | 10–28 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Minnesota @ | L | 20–23 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Michigan vs | L | 20–31 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Indiana @ | L | 13–38 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | UCLA vs | L | 13–38 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Nebraska @ | L | 27–38 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | USC @ | L | 31–45 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Youngstown State vs | W | 41–24 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Boston College vs | W | 42–40 |
| 2025-08-29 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Western Michigan vs | W | 23–6 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 295 | 359 | -64 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 232 | 313 | -81 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 | 191 | 340 | -149 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 293 | 329 | -36 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 414 | 329 | +85 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 126 | 246 | -120 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | 291 | 293 | -2 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 243 | 223 | +20 |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | 319 | 260 | +59 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 289 | 333 | -44 |
| 2015 | 12 | 2 | 417 | 304 | +113 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Eckley | P | 94 | #1 | 12 | 49 punts · 48.5 yd avg |
| Nick Marsh | WR | 75 | #125 | 12 | 59 rec · 662 yds · 6 TD |
| Jack Velling | TE | 74 | #49 | 11 | 36 rec · 359 yds · 3 TD |
| Jalen Thompson | DL | 74 | #147 | 10 | 29 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 5.5 TFL |
| Jordan Hall | LB | 74 | #120 | 12 | 88 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 4.5 TFL |
| Aidan Chiles | QB | 73 | #63 | 8 | 1,392 pass yds · 10 TD · 3 INT |
| Malik Spencer | DB | 72 | #238 | 12 | 52 tkl · 5 PD · 1 INT |
| Quindarius Dunnigan | DL | 71 | #222 | 10 | 25 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 5.0 TFL |
| Malcolm Bell | DB | 71 | #279 | 12 | 49 tkl · 6 PD |
| Alex VanSumeren | DL | 70 | #252 | 12 | 52 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Omari Kelly | WR | 68 | #308 | 12 | 47 rec · 626 yds · 2 TD |
| Wayne Matthews III | LB | 67 | #271 | 12 | 73 tkl · 4.5 TFL |
| Alessio Milivojevic | QB | 66 | #138 | 9 | 1,267 pass yds · 10 TD · 3 INT |
| Michael Masunas | TE | 66 | #138 | 10 | 19 rec · 232 yds · 3 TD |
| Makhi Frazier | RB | 65 | #323 | 9 | 520 rush yds · 2 TD · 12 rec |
| Nikai Martinez | DB | 64 | #558 | 4 | 24 tkl |
| Ade Willie | DB | 64 | #567 | 4 | 16 tkl · 1 PD |
| Elijah Tau-Tolliver | RB | 63 | #393 | 11 | 428 rush yds · 2 TD · 18 rec |
| Kai Rios | TE | 62 | #200 | 1 | 1 rec · 1 yds · 1 TD |
| Chrishon McCray | WR | 61 | #587 | 10 | 24 rec · 330 yds · 3 TD |
| Grady Kelly | DL | 60 | #649 | 10 | 25 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.5 TFL |
| Rodney Bullard Jr. | WR | 60 | #658 | 3 | 5 rec · 119 yds · 1 TD |
| Martin Connington | K | 60 | #140 | 11 | 12 FG · 27 XP · 63 pts |
| Brandon Tullis | RB | 58 | #572 | 12 | 301 rush yds · 4 TD · 11 rec |
| Rakeem Johnson team-inferred | OL | 58 | #153 | 1 | — |
| Jack Wills team-inferred | OL | 58 | #154 | 2 | — |
| Anelu Lafaele | DL | 56 | #914 | 5 | 7 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Dorian Davis | DB | 56 | #1145 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Armorion Smith | DB | 55 | #1218 | 11 | 36 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT |
| Evan Boyd | WR | 53 | #1108 | 2 | 3 rec · 54 yds |
| Brady Pretzlaff | LB | 52 | #879 | 3 | 4 tkl · 1.0 TFL |
| Darius Snow | LB | 52 | #891 | 10 | 34 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Jayden Savoury | TE | 52 | #410 | 1 | 1 rec · 16 yds |
| Jalen Satchell | DL | 52 | #1202 | 7 | 15 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0.5 TFL |
| Dontavius Nash | DB | 51 | #1551 | 5 | 14 tkl |
| Chance Rucker | DB | 50 | #1597 | 4 | 7 tkl · 2 PD |
| David Santiago | DL | 50 | #1306 | 12 | 24 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL |
| Tyler Gillison | DL | 50 | #1310 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Charles Taplin | WR | 49 | #1352 | 1 | 1 rec · 8 yds |
| Caleb Gash | DB | 49 | #1763 | 1 | 2 tkl |