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Michigan State

B10 · 2024 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
15th
3–6 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1918–2026
All-Time Record
618–421–30
0.592 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1955
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 33
  • 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

2024 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2HIND AAC3–9W 16–10
3Week 3 · Sep 8Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HB104–8W 27–24
4Week 4 · Sep 15PRAIRIE VIEW A&MUnranked—W 40–0
5Week 5 · Sep 22Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC7–6L 19–23
6Week 6 · Sep 29Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1014–2L 7–38
7Week 7 · Oct 6Oregon (OREGON)H2HB1013–1L 10–31
9Week 9 · Oct 20Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–5W 32–20
10Week 10 · Oct 27Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–5L 17–24
11Week 11 · Nov 2Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB1011–2L 10–47
13Week 13 · Nov 17Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB1010–3L 16–38
14Week 14 · Nov 24Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB101–11W 24–17
15Week 15 · Dec 1Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB107–6L 14–41

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.810
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-25+16
  • Iowa +8
  • Maryland +4
  • Florida Atlantic +3
  • Purdue +1
  • Oregon -1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Indiana -2
  • Illinois -3
  • Michigan -5
  • Boston College -6
  • Rutgers -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #86Better than 38%
Win % Place 84thBetter than 39%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#84Post-Season W2#85Post-Season W3#86Post-Season W4#86Post-Season W5#86Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+3
+40
-4
-31
-21
+12
-7
-37
-22
+7
-27

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#562019#872020#122021#722022#922023

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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