Michigan State
B10 · 2018 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
2018 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H |  MWC | 11–2 | W 38–31 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H |  PAC | 7–6 | L 13–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 5–7 | W 35–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 1–11 | W 31–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 9–5 | L 19–29 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | W 21–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 7–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | W 23–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 24–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 13–1 | L 6–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | L 6–9 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | B10 | 1–11 | W 14–10 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H | PAC | 9–4 | L 6–7 |
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).
- Utah State +11
- Penn State +9
- Purdue +6
- Indiana +5
- Maryland +5
- Central Michigan +1
- Rutgers +1
- Ohio State -1
- Michigan -3
- Oregon -4
- Northwestern -5
- Arizona State -6
- Nebraska -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.538 Win % · Change -2
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.