Michigan State Football Schedule 2026

2026 results · Updated 2026-10-10

MSU this season

Record

2-3 · 5 played

Points

91 scored · 116 allowed

Latest result

Oct 3 at Wisconsin Badgers · 3–31

Current / next fixture

Oct 17 vs Northwestern Wildcats

AP Top 25 · 2026-09-27

Unranked

Schedule guide · Reviewed 2026-10-11

Reading the Michigan State schedule

Next matchup

Michigan State plays next against Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at home in East Lansing, Michigan. Kickoff is 12:00 PM EDT. TV coverage is TBD.

Home and away stretches

Michigan State visits UCLA and Michigan in consecutive fixtures, then hosts Washington and Oregon. Rutgers is the final away game. The home pair brings two western opponents to East Lansing before the closing eastern trip.

This closing stretch runs from Sat, Oct 24 through Sat, Nov 28. Dates are shown in Eastern time; successive fixtures may have an open week between them.

Rivalry and event dates

• Megaphone Trophy: Sat, Sep 19 — at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Paul Bunyan Trophy: Sat, Nov 7 — at Michigan Wolverines · kickoff TBD

What remains unannounced in our listings

• Sat, Oct 17 — vs. Northwestern Wildcats: TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 24 — at UCLA Bruins: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 7 — at Michigan Wolverines: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 14 — vs. Washington Huskies: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 28 — at Rutgers Scarlet Knights: kickoff time, TV network TBD.

This guide interprets the published fixture list. Schedule data snapshot: 2026-10-10; results are recorded through October 9. New broadcaster selections and results may not yet be reflected here.

Confirmed finals through 2026-10-10

Team scoring

Record

2-3

Games played

5

Points scored

91

Points allowed

116

Points per game

18.2

Points allowed per game

23.2

Point differential

-25

These figures include only the confirmed final scores in the schedule above. Player yards and individual leaders are not included because those figures have not been sourced here.