Michigan State University Athletics
2026 Football Schedule
Overall2-60.250
Conference0-50.000
StreakL6
Home2-3
Away0-3
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 (Fri) | 8 PM | Home | Toledo | East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium) | W 30-20 | |
| Sep 12 (Sat) | 3:30 PM | Home | Eastern Michigan | East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium) | W 35-7 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Away | #3 Notre Dame | South Bend, Ind. | L 10-27 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | 5 PM | Home | Nebraska | East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium) | L 13-31 | |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | 12:30 PM ET/11:30 AM CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 3-31 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Illinois | East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium) | Homecoming | L 37-38 |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | 12 PM | Home | #25 Northwestern | East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium) | L 21-24 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | 3:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM PT | Away | #9 UCLA | Pasadena, Calif. | L 10-28 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | - | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Washington | East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium) | - | |
| Nov 20 (Fri) | 8 PM | Home | Oregon | East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium) | - | |
| Nov 28 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | - |