Michigan State
B10 · 2006 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
2006 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Idaho (IDAHO)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 27–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 1–11 | W 52–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | W 38–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–3 | L 37–40 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 2–10 | L 20–23 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 13–31 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 12–1 | L 7–38 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | W 41–38 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | L 21–46 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 8–6 | L 15–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | L 18–31 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 13–17 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Pittsburgh +6
- Idaho +4
- Northwestern +4
- Eastern Michigan +1
- Ohio State -1
- Michigan -2
- Notre Dame -3
- Penn State -4
- Purdue -6
- Indiana -7
- Minnesota -7
- Illinois -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.333 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.