The Michigan State Spartans will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 30, versus Florida Atlantic. See below for more.

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2024 Michigan State Game and TV Schedule

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Michigan State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Spartans will have the 28th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (79).
• Michigan State is facing the 24th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Spartans will have the seventh-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (69).
• Michigan State’s schedule features seven games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (four against teams with nine or more victories and one against a squad that totaled less than four wins).
• The Spartans will play seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Michigan State Stat Insights (2023)

• While the Spartans ranked 80th in total defense with 390.2 yards allowed per game last season, they were slightly less successful on offense, ranking sixth-worst (289.3 yards per game).
• Michigan State ranked third-worst in scoring offense last season (15.9 points per game), but it played a little better on defense, ranking 86th with 28.3 points allowed per game.
• Offensively, the Spartans ranked 98th in FBS with 199.8 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 87th in passing yards allowed per contest (237.8).
• Michigan State was a bottom-25 run offense last year, ranking seventh-worst with 89.5 rushing yards per contest. On defense, it ranked 70th in FBS (152.3 rushing yards allowed per game).
• While the Spartans’ third-down defense ranked 33rd with a 34.6% third-down percentage allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking 12th-worst with a 30.9% third-down percentage.
• With 16 forced turnovers (86th in FBS) against 22 turnovers committed (112th in FBS), Michigan State’s -6 turnover margin was the 22nd-worst in college football last season.

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