# 2025 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 2025 Michigan State Spartans football team will represent Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans will play their home games at Spartan Stadium located in East Lansing, Michigan, and are led by second-year head coach Jonathan Smith.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | Western Michigan* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI |
| September 6 | Boston College* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI |
| September 13 | Youngstown State* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI |
| September 20 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA |
| October 4 | at Nebraska | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE |
| October 11 | UCLA | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI |
| October 18 | at Indiana | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) |
| October 25 | Michigan | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) |
| November 1 | at Minnesota | Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN |
| November 15 | Penn State | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) |
| November 22 | at Iowa | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA |
| November 29 | Maryland | Ford FieldDetroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### vs Western Michigan

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Broncos | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Western Michigan | Passing |
| Western Michigan | Rushing |
| Western Michigan | Receiving |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |

### vs Boston College

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Eagles | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Boston College | Passing |
| Boston College | Rushing |
| Boston College | Receiving |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |

### vs Youngstown State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Penguins | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: September 13
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Youngstown State | Passing |
| Youngstown State | Rushing |
| Youngstown State | Receiving |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |

### at USC

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
| Trojans | | | 0 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
* Date: September 20
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |
| USC | Passing |
| USC | Rushing |
| USC | Receiving |

### at Nebraska

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
| Cornhuskers | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
* Date: October 4
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |
| Nebraska | Passing |
| Nebraska | Rushing |
| Nebraska | Receiving |

### vs UCLA

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bruins | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: October 11
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UCLA | Passing |
| UCLA | Rushing |
| UCLA | Receiving |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |

### at Indiana

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
| Hoosiers | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: October 18
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |

### vs Michigan

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wolverines | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: October 25
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Michigan | Passing |
| Michigan | Rushing |
| Michigan | Receiving |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |

### at Minnesota

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
| Golden Gophers | | | 0 |
at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Date: November 1
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |
| Minnesota | Passing |
| Minnesota | Rushing |
| Minnesota | Receiving |

### vs Penn State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Nittany Lions | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: November 15
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Penn State | Passing |
| Penn State | Rushing |
| Penn State | Receiving |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |

### at Iowa

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
| Hawkeyes | | | 0 |
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
* Date: November 22
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |
| Iowa | Passing |
| Iowa | Rushing |
| Iowa | Receiving |

### vs Maryland

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Terrapins | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | 0 |
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: November 29
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Maryland | Passing |
| Maryland | Rushing |
| Maryland | Receiving |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |