Big Ten · 2026
Michigan State Spartans
Head coach Pat Fitzgerald · Spartan Stadium
2-10-0 in conference
TDC Rank
#48
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
+2.8
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-0.3
72nd in FBS
Defense
+3.1
28th in FBS
Schedule so far
+1.9
10th toughest
Projected
6.5-5.5
bowl-eligible 71%
Season Outlook
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Rating by week
+2.8 now, -1.6 preseason · up 37 spots since preseason
Final record odds
6.5-5.5 expected · most likely 6-6 (21%)
Team Leaders
Passing
Alessio Milivojevic
QB · SO · 93rd in FBS
540yds
3 TD · 2 INT
Rushing
Cam Edwards
RB · SR · 23rd in FBS
288yds
60 car · 3 TD
Receiving
Rodney Bullard Jr.
WR · SR · 110th in FBS
182yds
12 rec · 1 TD
Tackles
Devin Vaught
S · JR · 211th in FBS
18tkl
1 TFL
Sacks
Eli Coenen
DL · JR · 9th in FBS
3sacks
2 hurries
Interceptions
Kenny Soares Jr.
EDGE · SR · 35th in FBS
1INT
1 PD
Schedule
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | vs 59Toledo | W 30–20 | +8.6 | — | FS1 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | vs 132Eastern Michigan | W 35–7 | +10.2 | — | BTN |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @ 1Notre Dame | L 10–27 | +2.3 | — | NBC |
| 4 | Sep 26 | vs 34NebraskaCONF | Michigan State −0.7 · o/u 47.1 | — | BTN | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @ 66WisconsinCONF | Wisconsin −0.6 · o/u 42.7 | — | BTN | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | vs 43IllinoisCONF | Michigan State −2.1 · o/u 50.7 | — | ||
| 7 | Oct 17 | vs 55NorthwesternCONF | Michigan State −3.4 · o/u 44.1 | — | ||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @ 29UCLACONF | UCLA −6.0 · o/u 52.2 | — | ||
| 9 | — | Bye | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @ 25MichiganCONF | Michigan −6.9 · o/u 42.3 | — | ||
| 11 | Nov 14 | vs 50WashingtonCONF | Michigan State −3.0 · o/u 44.8 | — | ||
| 12 | Nov 20 | vs 20OregonCONF | Oregon −2.1 · o/u 52.1 | — | FOX | |
| 13 | Nov 28 | @ 113RutgersCONF | Michigan State −6.1 · o/u 53.4 | — |
Team Stats
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | +0.063 | 99th | +0.123 | 97th |
| Success rate | 43.4% | 75th | 41.9% | 89th |
| Explosiveness | 1.107 | 118th | 1.203 | 56th |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 43.9% | 77th | 41.7% | 88th |
| Rushing success rate | 42.7% | 93rd | 47.6% | 120th |
| Passing success rate | 45.2% | 61st | 35.1% | 36th |
| Explosive run rate | 10.7% | 109th | 12.2% | 74th |
| Explosive pass rate | 6.6% | 116th | 13.4% | 119th |
| Line yards / carry | 3.12 | 77th | 2.71 | 47th |
| Opportunity rate | 37.9% | 82nd | 37.8% | 86th |
| Stuff rate | 17.5% | 89th | 28.0% | 8th |
| Sack rate | 9.5% | 133rd | 9.5% | 13th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 46.3% | 45th | 35.5% | 55th |
| Red-zone TD rate | 63.6% | 74th | 71.4% | 95th |
| Havoc rate | 15.5% | 112th | 16.7% | 33rd |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 25.0 | 99th | 18.0 | 46th |
| Yards / game | 345.3 | 108th | 295.7 | 47th |
| Yards / play | 4.98 | 117th | 5.31 | 88th |
| Pass yards / game | 194.7 | 100th | 182.7 | 49th |
| Yards / pass att. | 7.50 | 82nd | 7.72 | 101st |
| Completion % | 67.9% | 43rd | 64.8% | 105th |
| Rush yards / game | 150.7 | 89th | 113.0 | 53rd |
| Yards / carry | 3.70 | 112th | 3.81 | 69th |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 45.5% | 50th | 33.3% | 50th |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 1.00 | 48th | 0.67 | 107th |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 3.00 | 121st | 2.33 | 37th |
| Penalty yards / game | 35.0 | 11th | 27.0 | 135th |
Roster
100 players · Head coach Pat Fitzgerald
100 players
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cam Fancher | QB | SR | 6' 0" | 207 | Dayton, OH |
| 10 | Kayd Coffman | QB | FR | 6' 2" | 206 | Kentwood, MI |
| 11 | Alessio Milivojevic | QB | SO | 6' 3" | 223 | Naperville, IL |
| 15 | Leo Hannan | QB | FR | 6' 3" | 221 | Long Beach, CA |
| 23 | Peyton Babbitt | QB | FR | 6' 0" | 200 | Muskegon, MI |
| 0 | Cam Edwards | RB | SR | 5' 11" | 206 | Norwalk, CT |
| 4 | Jaziun Patterson | RB | SR | 5' 10" | 214 | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 7 | Brandon Tullis | RB | JR | 6' 1" | 224 | Dallas, TX |
| 20 | Zion Gist | RB | FR | 5' 11" | 209 | Frankfort, IL |
| 21 | Marvis Parrish | RB | SO | 5' 11" | 209 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 25 | Jace Clarizio | RB | FR | 5' 10" | 213 | East Lansing, MI |
| 27 | Darrin Jones Jr. | RB | FR | 5' 11" | 206 | Lake Orion, MI |
| 33 | Jaxon McCaig | RB | SO | 6' 1" | 236 | Plymouth, MI |
| 44 | Jay Coyne | FB | SR | 6' 2" | 231 | New York, NY |
| 3 | Rodney Bullard Jr. | WR | SR | 5' 11" | 188 | Albany, GA |
| 5 | Samson Gash | WR | FR | 6' 0" | 185 | South Lyon, MI |
| 6 | Fredrick Moore | WR | JR | 6' 1" | 187 | St. Louis, MO |
| 8 | KK Smith | WR | JR | 6' 0" | 180 | Frisco, TX |
| 13 | Chrishon McCray | WR | SR | 5' 10" | 180 | Avon, IN |
| 16 | Zach Washington | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 188 | Naperville, IL |
| 17 | Braylon Collier | WR | FR | 6' 0" | 187 | Sandusky, OH |
| 18 | Jameel Gardner Jr. | WR | SR | 6' 0" | 193 | Detroit, MI |
| 19 | Charles Taplin | WR | FR | 6' 1" | 184 | Red Oak, TX |
| 81 | Colin Charles | WR | FR | 6' 0" | 202 | Northville, MI |
| 89 | Nick Hardy | WR | FR | 6' 1" | 194 | Birmingham, MI |
| 12 | Carson Gulker | TE | SR | 6' 3" | 245 | Zeeland, MI |
| 31 | Jayden Savoury | TE | FR | 6' 5" | 253 | Canton, MI |
| 48 | Charlie Baker | TE | SO | 6' 4" | 252 | East Lansing, MI |
| 82 | Brennan Parachek | TE | JR | 6' 5" | 249 | Dexter, MI |
| 84 | Eddie Whiting | TE | FR | 6' 6" | 254 | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 86 | Ethan Melville | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 213 | Holt, MI |
| 87 | Joe Caudill | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 232 | Lexington, OH |
| 88 | Kai Rios | TE | SR | 6' 6" | 262 | Rock Island, IL |
| 52 | Nick Sharpe | OL | SR | 6' 2" | 351 | Gastonia, NC |
| 54 | Antonio Johnson | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 287 | Detroit, MI |
| 55 | Rakeem Johnson | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 296 | Boise, ID |
| 58 | Conner Moore | OL | SR | 6' 6" | 311 | Millbury, OH |
| 61 | Collin Campbell | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 295 | Gilbert, AZ |
| 63 | Trent Fraley | OL | SR | 6' 1" | 306 | Moon Township, PA |
| 65 | Cole Bertke | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 285 | East Grand Rapids, MI |
| 68 | Eli Bickel | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 312 | North Branch, MI |
| 70 | Luka Vincic | OL | SR | 6' 5" | 306 | Bothell, WA |
| 75 | Ben Murawski | OL | SR | 6' 7" | 340 | Harleysville, PA |
| 76 | Drew Nichols | OL | FR | 6' 4" | 298 | Murrieta, CA |
| 77 | Andrew Dennis | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 302 | Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 79 | Tristan Comer | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 305 | Freeland, MI |
| 25 | Carlos Hazelwood | DL | SO | 6' 4" | 290 | Chicago, IL |
| 52 | Mikeshun Beeler | DL | SO | 6' 2" | 290 | Chicago, IL |
| 55 | Ben Roberts | DL | SR | 6' 3" | 325 | Lakewood, WA |
| 57 | Hudson Aultman | DL | FR | 6' 4" | 312 | Delaware, OH |
| 91 | Jackson Pahl | DL | FR | 6' 2" | 282 | Howell, MI |
| 96 | Eli Coenen | DL | JR | 6' 6" | 287 | Baldwin, WI |
| 97 | Cal Thrush | DL | FR | 6' 5" | 263 | Upper Arlington, OH |
| 98 | Derrick Simmons | DL | FR | 6' 3" | 305 | Frankenmuth, MI |
| 5 | Jordan Hall | LB | SR | 6' 3" | 249 | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 10 | DiMari Malone | LB | FR | 6' 1" | 238 | Macomb Township, MI |
| 12 | Cam Stodghill | LB | SR | 6' 3" | 222 | Charlotte, NC |
| 16 | Adam Shaw | LB | FR | 6' 3" | 223 | River Vale, NJ |
| 18 | Dion Crawford | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 243 | Atlanta, GA |
| 23 | DeJae White | LB | FR | 6' 3" | 225 | Pontiac, MI |
| 39 | Jack Lansing III | LB | FR | 6' 0" | 213 | Brighton, MI |
| 44 | Caleb Wheatland | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 244 | Centreville, VA |
| 45 | Brady Pretzlaff | LB | SO | 6' 3" | 238 | Gaylord, MI |
| 21 | Nikai Martinez | DB | SR | 5' 11" | 196 | Apopka, FL |
| 0 | NiJhay Burt | CB | SR | 5' 11" | 188 | Homestead, PA |
| 3 | Tre Bell | CB | SR | 6' 1" | 200 | St. Louis, MO |
| 4 | Charles Brantley | CB | SR | 6' 0" | 170 | Sarasota, FL |
| 14 | Andrew Brinson IV | CB | SO | 6' 1" | 186 | Tampa, FL |
| 22 | Tyran Chappell | CB | SO | 6' 3" | 189 | Dallas, TX |
| 24 | Jeremiah Favorite | CB | FR | 5' 11" | 172 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 27 | Truth Umenyiora | CB | FR | 6' 1" | 194 | Atlanta, GA |
| 29 | KJ Deriso | CB | FR | 6' 0" | 160 | Atlanta, GA |
| 37 | Darelle Cochran | CB | FR | 6' 2" | 175 | Redford, MI |
| 42 | Luca Genrich | CB | FR | 5' 10" | 187 | Farmington, MI |
| 2 | Devin Vaught | S | JR | 6' 0" | 212 | Charlotte, NC |
| 7 | Michael Richard | S | SR | 5' 10" | 179 | New Orleans, LA |
| 15 | Caleb Gash | S | JR | 6' 0" | 193 | South Lyon, MI |
| 17 | Jonathan Granby | S | FR | 5' 10" | 200 | Alpharetta, GA |
| 26 | Trevaughn Martinez | S | JR | 5' 9" | 175 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 28 | Brayden Thomas | S | FR | 6' 0" | 177 | Cleveland, OH |
| 30 | Aveon Grose | S | SR | 5' 11" | 187 | Mansfield, OH |
| 31 | Deuce Edwards | S | FR | 6' 0" | 202 | Richmond, VA |
| 34 | Khalil Majeed | S | SR | 5' 11" | 201 | Moorestown, NJ |
| 35 | Eliyjah Caldwell | S | FR | 6' 0" | 188 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 37 | Liam Boyd | PK | SR | 6' 1" | 200 | Asheville, NC |
| 85 | Stephen Gonzales | PK | FR | 5' 10" | 182 | Monroe, NC |
| 9 | Rhys Dakin | P | JR | 6' 4" | 235 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 49 | Alex Weeks | P | FR | 6' 4" | 191 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 50 | Nick Duzansky | LS | JR | 6' 5" | 197 | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 53 | Trey Serauskis | LS | FR | 5' 10" | 205 | Frankfort, IL |
| 1 | Kenny Soares Jr. | EDGE | SR | 6' 2" | 234 | Trumbull, CT |
| 6 | Leonard Ah You | EDGE | FR | 6' 3" | 250 | Laie, HI |
| 8 | Trey Lisle | EDGE | SO | 6' 6" | 254 | Fayetteville, AR |
| 9 | Keahnist Thompson | EDGE | SR | 6' 3" | 266 | Lakeland, FL |
| 11 | Anelu Lafaele | EDGE | SO | 6' 2" | 240 | Kalihi, HI |
| 13 | Isaac Smith | EDGE | SR | 6' 6" | 260 | Wagoner, OK |
| 33 | Cory House Jr. | EDGE | FR | 6' 3" | 230 | Memphis, TN |
| 51 | Kekai Burnett | EDGE | SO | 6' 3" | 262 | Honolulu, HI |
| 56 | Chris Piwowarczyk | EDGE | SO | 6' 0" | 250 | Fenton, MI |
| 94 | Aidan Boehle | EDGE | JR | 6' 4" | 253 | Minnetonka, MN |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →