2021 Michigan State Spartans Schedule
Records and Statistics include games against Division I opponents only.
Streaks include games against all opponents.
All times are Eastern
Rankings / Strength of Schedule (SOS)
Non-Conf SOS
ELO
34
(1516.3)
SOS
Opp Win Percent
35
(0.5724)
Non-Conf SOS
Opp Win Percent
26
(0.6522)
Schedule
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+
SEP
3
FRI
AT
Evanston, IL
Ryan Field
W 38 - 21
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Michigan State |
14 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
38 |
| Northwestern |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
Location: Evanston, IL
Stadium: Ryan Field
Opponent ELO: 105
-
+
SEP
11
SAT
East Lansing, MI
Spartan Stadium
W 42 - 14
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Youngstown State |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
| Michigan State |
14 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
42 |
Location: East Lansing, MI
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Opponent ELO: FCS
-
+
SEP
18
SAT
AT
Miami, FL
Hard Rock Stadium
W 38 - 17
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Michigan State |
0 |
10 |
7 |
21 |
38 |
| Miami (FL) |
0 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
17 |
Location: Miami, FL
Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Opponent ELO: 40
-
+
SEP
25
SAT
East Lansing, MI
Spartan Stadium
W 23 - 20
(1 Overtimes)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT1 |
Total |
| Nebraska |
0 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
| Michigan State |
0 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
23 |
Location: East Lansing, MI
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Opponent ELO: 108
-
+
OCT
2
SAT
East Lansing, MI
Spartan Stadium
W 48 - 31
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Western Kentucky |
10 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
31 |
| Michigan State |
21 |
21 |
3 |
3 |
48 |
Location: East Lansing, MI
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Opponent ELO: 37
-
+
OCT
9
SAT
AT
Piscataway, NJ
SHI Stadium
W 31 - 13
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Michigan State |
7 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
| Rutgers |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Stadium: SHI Stadium
Opponent ELO: 96
-
+
OCT
16
SAT
AT
Bloomington, IN
Memorial Stadium
W 20 - 15
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Michigan State |
7 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
20 |
| Indiana |
3 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
Location: Bloomington, IN
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Opponent ELO: 107
-
+
OCT
30
SAT
East Lansing, MI
Spartan Stadium
W 37 - 33
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Michigan |
10 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
33 |
| Michigan State |
0 |
14 |
8 |
15 |
37 |
Location: East Lansing, MI
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Opponent ELO: 9
-
+
NOV
6
SAT
AT
West Lafayette, IN
Ross-Ade Stadium
L 29 - 40
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Michigan State |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
29 |
| Purdue |
7 |
14 |
10 |
9 |
40 |
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Opponent ELO: 32
-
+
NOV
13
SAT
East Lansing, MI
Spartan Stadium
W 40 - 21
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Maryland |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
| Michigan State |
13 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
40 |
Location: East Lansing, MI
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Opponent ELO: 59
-
+
NOV
20
SAT
AT
Columbus, OH
Ohio Stadium
L 7 - 56
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Michigan State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| Ohio State |
21 |
28 |
0 |
7 |
56 |
Location: Columbus, OH
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Opponent ELO: 4
-
+
NOV
27
SAT
East Lansing, MI
Spartan Stadium
W 30 - 27
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Penn State |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
27 |
| Michigan State |
14 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
30 |
Location: East Lansing, MI
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Opponent ELO: 46
- Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
-
+
DEC
30
THU
VS
W 31 - 21
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Pittsburgh |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
| Michigan State |
10 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
31 |
Location: Atlanta, GA
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Opponent ELO: 17
