2024 Michigan State Spartans football team

2024 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–7 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Lindgren (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJoe Rossi (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
CaptainAidan Chiles, Nate Carter, Maverick Hansen, Tanner Miller, Jordan Turner
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Oregon y$^   9 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 4 Penn State y^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 8 Indiana ^   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 6 Ohio State ^   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 20 Illinois   6 – 3     9 – 3  
Iowa   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Michigan   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Minnesota   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Rutgers   4 – 5     7 – 5  
USC   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Washington   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Nebraska   3 – 6     6 – 6  
Michigan State   3 – 6     5 – 7  
UCLA   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Wisconsin   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Purdue   0 – 9     1 – 11  
Championship: Oregon 45, Penn State 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from CFP rankings

The 2024 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium located in East Lansing, Michigan, and were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Smith.

Following the removal and eventual firing of head coach Mel Tucker after the first two games of the 2023 season following disclosures relating to alleged sexual harassment,[1] defensive backs coach Harlon Barnett was named the interim coach and former head coach Mark Dantonio agreed to return as the team's associate head coach for the remainder of the season.[2] On November 26, the school named Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith the team's new head coach for the 2024 season.[3]

After beating the Prairie View A&M Panthers, Smith became the first Spartans head coach to start 3–0 in his debut season with the team since Mark Dantonio in 2007. Ultimately, however, the Spartans had a third consecutive bowl-ineligible season. This had not occurred since the 2004 through 2006 seasons.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic*
BTNW 16–1070,271
September 73:30 p.m.at Maryland
BTNW 27–2434,819
September 143:30 p.m.Prairie View A&M*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
BTNW 40–070,066
September 218:00 p.m.at Boston College*
ACCNL 19–2344,500
September 287:30 p.m.No. 3 Ohio State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
PeacockL 7–3871,114
October 49:00 p.m.at No. 6 Oregon
FOXL 10–3159,802
October 197:30 p.m.Iowadagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
NBCW 32–2069,682
October 267:30 p.m.at Michigan
BTNL 17–24110,849
November 23:30 p.m.No. 13 Indiana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
PeacockL 10–4768,423
November 162:30 p.m.at Illinois
FS1L 16–3852,660
November 228:00 p.m.Purdue
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
FOXW 24–1757,558
November 303:30 p.m.Rutgers
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
FS1L 14–4150,038

Game summaries

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vs Florida Atlantic

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See also: 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
MSU -13 44.5
Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) vs Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 3 7010
Spartans 2 14 0016

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Wind: 6 mph W, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,271
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Brock Vereen (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:49) MSU – Cam Fancher sacked in end zone for a safety (Michigan State 2–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:15) MSU – Aidan Chiles 11-yard run, Jonathan Kim kick (Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:48; Michigan State 9–0)
  • (9:07) MSU – Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 63-yard run, Jonathan Kim kick (Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:10; Michigan State 16–0)
  • (4:43) FAU – Morgan Suarez 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:20; Michigan State 16–3)
Third quarter
  • (0:07) FAU – Jayshon Platt 10-yard pass from Cam Fancher, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:52; Michigan State 16–10)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics FAU MSU
First downs 19 15
Plays–yards 72–248 61–293
Rushes–yards 47–132 35–179
Passing yards 116 114
Passing: comp–att–int 12–25–2 10–24–2
Time of possession 29:19 30:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Cam Fancher 12/25, 116 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Cam Fancher 25 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Omari Hayes 5 receptions, 74 yards
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 10/24, 114 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 9 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Michael Masunas 2 receptions, 29 yards

at Maryland

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See also: 2024 Maryland Terrapins football team
Pregame line Over/under
UMD -8.5 44.5
Michigan State Spartans (1–0) at Maryland Terrapins (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan State 7 10 01027
Maryland 14 0 3724

at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT/12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Wind: 8 mph NW, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 34,819
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Kylen Mills (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (08:30) UMD TD: Tai Felton 15-yard pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Jack Howes kick) UMD 7–0; 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:30
  • (05:17) MSU TD: Montorie Foster Jr. 9-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) Tied 7–7; 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:07
  • (00:47) UMD TD: Billy Edwards Jr. 7-yard run (Jack Howes kick) UMD 14–7; 2 plays, 17 yards, 00:47
Second quarter
  • (10:07) MSU TD: Jaron Glover 34-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) Tied 14–14; 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:40
  • (00:00) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 50-yard field goal MSU 17–14; 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:40
Third quarter
  • (08:18) UMD FG: Jack Howes 28-yard field goal Tied 17–17; 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:44
Fourth quarter
  • (14:54) UMD TD: Dylan Wade 28-yard pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Jack Howes kick) UMD 24–17; 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:18
  • (04:11) MSU TD: Nick Marsh 77-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) Tied 24–24; 1 plays, 77 yards, 00:11
  • (00:01) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 37-yard field goal MSU 27–24; 13 plays, 65 yards, 2:11
Statistics Michigan State Maryland
First downs 26 21
Plays–yards 67–493 65–339
Rushes–yards 30–129 31–86
Passing yards 357 264
Passing: comp–att–int 24–39–3 26–34–1
Time of possession 27:31 32:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 24/39, 363 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Nathan Carter 11 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 8 receptions, 194 yards, 1 TD
Maryland Passing Billy Edwards Jr. 26/34, 253 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Roman Hemby 12 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Tai Felton 11 receptions, 152 yards, 1 TD

vs Prairie View A&M

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See also: 2024 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Pregame line Over/under
MSU -42.5 52
Prairie View A&M Panthers (FCS) (1–1) at Michigan State Spartans (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Prairie View A&M (FCS) 0 0 000
Michigan State 14 13 31040

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT/12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Wind: 8 mph W, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 70,066
  • Referee: Jason Nickleby
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Dannie Rogers (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (06:13) MSU TD: Aidan Chiles 6-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–0; 11 plays, 60 yards, 6:11
  • (00:07) MSU TD: Aziah Johnson 17-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 14–0; 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:16
Second quarter
  • (04:45) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 60-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 21–0; 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:58
  • (00:42) MSU TD: Charles Brantley 100-yard interception return (Jonathan Kim miss) MSU 27–0
Third quarter
  • (08:24) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 33-yard field goal MSU 30–0; 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:36
Fourth quarter
  • (11:46) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 23-yard field goal MSU 33–0; 12 plays, 84 yards, 7:04
  • (03:49) MSU TD: Tommy Schuster 1-yard run (Tarik Ahmetbasic kick) MSU 40–0; 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:35
Statistics Prairie View A&M (FCS) Michigan State
First downs 10 22
Plays–yards 44–140 63–458
Rushes–yards 27–17 34–188
Passing yards 123 270
Passing: comp–att–int 9–17–1 20–29–0
Time of possession 26:03 33:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Prairie View A&M (FCS) Passing Scooter Adams 9/17, 123 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Scooter Adams 5 carries, 24 yards
Receiving Tre'Jon Spiller 7 receptions, 91 yards
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 12/19, 173 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Nathan Carter 8 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Aziah Johnson 2 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD

at Boston College

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See also: 2024 Boston College Eagles football team
Pregame line Over/under
BC -5 45.5
Michigan State Spartans (3–0) at Boston College Eagles (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan State 3 10 3319
Boston College 0 6 10723

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Rainy
  • Game attendance: 44,500
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:11) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 41-yard field goal MSU 3–0; 9 plays, 26 yards, 3:48
Second quarter
  • (12:22) BC TD: Turbo Richard 11-yard run (Luca Lombardo miss) BC 6–3; 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:08
  • (08:10) MSU TD: Aidan Chiles 1-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 10–6; 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12
  • (00:20) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 26-yard field goal MSU 13–6; 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:23
Third quarter
  • (12:35) BC FG: Luca Lombardo 39-yard field goal MSU 13–9; 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:04
  • (12:22) BC TD: Treshaun Ward 36-yard run (Luca Lombardo kick) BC 16–13; 1 plays, 36 yards, 00:08
  • (09:06) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 51-yard field goal Tied 16–16; 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:14
Fourth quarter
  • (04:12) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 27-yard field goal MSU 19–16; 18 plays, 89 yards, 9:24
  • (01:28) BC TD: Lewis Bond 42-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Luca Lombardo kick) BC 23–19; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44
Statistics Michigan State Boston College
First downs 21 16
Plays–yards 68–368 60–292
Rushes–yards 33–127 44–152
Passing yards 241 140
Passing: comp–att–int 17–35–3 10–16–0
Time of possession 32:30 27:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 17/35, 241 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 15 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster 4 receptions, 87 yards
Boston College Passing Thomas Castellanos 10/16, 140 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Treshaun Ward 14 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Lewis Bond 6 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD

vs No. 3 Ohio State

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See also: 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Pregame line Over/under
OSU -23.5 48
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) vs Michigan State Spartans (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Ohio State 3 21 14038
Michigan State 0 7 007

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: 9 mph NE, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 71,114
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:15) OSU FG: Jayden Fielding 30-yard field goal OSU 3–0; 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:45
Second quarter
  • (14:04) OSU TD: Gee Scott Jr. 3-yard pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 10–0; 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:08
  • (09:41) MSU TD: Jaron Glover 12-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) OSU 10–7; 1 plays, 12 yards, 00:07
  • (07:22) OSU TD: Jeremiah Smith 19-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 17–7; 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:19
  • (00:29) OSU TD: Jeremiah Smith 17-yard pass from Devin Brown (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 24–7; 6 plays, 60 yards, 00:44
Third quarter
  • (04:57) OSU TD: Emeka Egbuka 33-yard pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 31–7; 13 plays, 76 yards, 7:11
  • (02:05) OSU TD: Will Howard 6-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 38–7; 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:19
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring
Statistics Ohio State Michigan State
First downs 23 13
Plays–yards 75–483 51–246
Rushes–yards 35–185 26–47
Passing yards 289 199
Passing: comp–att–int 26–40–1 16–25–1
Time of possession 35:43 24:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 21/31, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 7 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Emeka Egbuka 7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 13/19, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 9 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Jaron Glover 4 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

at No. 6 Oregon

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See also: 2024 Oregon Ducks football team
Pregame line Over/under
UO -22.5 52.5
Michigan State Spartans (3–2) at No. 6 Oregon Ducks (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan State 0 0 01010
No. 6 Oregon 7 14 3731

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Wind: 6 mph NE, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 59,802
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (0:22) ORE TD: Dillon Gabriel 9-yard run (Atticus Sappington kick) ORE 7–0; 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:30
Second quarter
  • (5:26) ORE TD: Jordan James 3-yard run (Andrew Boyle kick) ORE 14–0; 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:45
  • (0:05) ORE TD: Evan Stewart 9-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Atticus Sappington kick) ORE 21–0; 12 plays, 73 yards, 1:48
Third quarter
  • (6:47) ORE FG: Andrew Boyle 50-yard field goal ORE 24–0; 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:48
Fourth quarter
  • (11:18) ORE TD: Tez Johnson 2-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Atticus Sappington kick) ORE 31–0; 15 plays, 64 yards, 8:07
  • (8:27) MSU TD: Kay'Ron Adams-Lynch 1-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) ORE 31–7; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:51
  • (0:25) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 42-yard field goal ORE 31–10; 11 plays, 45 yards, 6:12
Statistics Michigan State Oregon
First downs 16 25
Plays–yards 52–250 71–477
Rushes–yards 30–59 37–213
Passing yards 191 264
Passing: comp–att–int 15–22–0 21–34–2
Time of possession 29:02 30:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 10/17, 154 yards
Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 9 carries, 32 yards, TD
Receiving Nick Marsh 3 receptions, 58 yards
Oregon Passing Dillon Gabriel 20/32, 257 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jordan James 24 carries, 166 yards, TD
Receiving Tez Johnson 10 receptions, 84 yards, TD

vs Iowa

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See also: 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Pregame line Over/under
IOW -6.5 39.5
Iowa Hawkeyes (4–2) vs Michigan State Spartans (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 0 0 14620
Michigan State 6 6 71332

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Wind: 4 mph SW, Clear
  • Game attendance: 69,682
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:02) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 42-yard field goal MSU 3–0; 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:58
  • (05:58) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 43-yard field goal MSU 6–0; 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:37
Second quarter
  • (11:48) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 36-yard field goal MSU 9–0; 7 plays, 42 yards, 5:58
  • (02:28) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 29-yard field goal MSU 12–0; 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:58
  • (09:52) IOW TD: Reece Vander Zee 18-yard pass from Cade McNamara (Drew Stevens kick) MSU 12–7; 8 plays, 58 yards, 5:00
Third quarter
  • (04:34) MSU TD: Montorie Foster Jr. 18-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 19–7; 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:18
  • (00:49) IOW TD: Brendan Sullivan 2-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) MSU 19–14; 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:39
Four quarter
  • (11:52) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 55-yard field goal MSU 22–14; 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:57
  • (07:34) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 46-yard field goal MSU 25–14; 6 plays, 2 yards, 3:18
  • (07:22) IOW TD: Kaleb Johnson 75-yard run (two-point conversion pass failed) MSU 25–20; 1 plays, 75 yards, 00:12
  • (02:03) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 1-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 32–20; 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:19
Statistics Iowa Michigan State
First downs 12 27
Plays–yards 46–283 70–468
Rushes–yards 23–133 40–212
Passing yards 150 256
Passing: comp–att–int 11–23–1 22–30–1
Time of possession 20:16 39:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Cade McNamara 11/23, 150 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 14 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kaleb Johnson 4 receptions, 49 yards
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 22/30, 256 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 15 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 8 receptions, 113 yards

at Michigan

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See also: 2024 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
UM -3.5 39
Michigan State Spartans (4–3) at Michigan Wolverines (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan State 7 0 3717
Michigan 0 9 7824

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: 5 mph N, Clear
  • Game attendance: 110,849
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (00:10) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 2-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–0; 9 plays, 62 yards, 5:13
Second quarter
  • (00:29) UM TD: Colston Loveland 10-yard pass from Davis Warren (two-point conversion pass failed) MSU 7–6; 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:29
  • (00:02) UM FG: Dominic Zvada 37-yard field goal UM 9–7; 2 plays, 15 yards, 00:12
Third quarter
  • (09:49) UM TD: Alex Orji 2-yard run (Dominic Zvada kick) UM 16–7; 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:11
  • (03:45) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 46-yard field goal UM 16–10; 10 plays, 67 yards, 6:04
Fourth quarter
  • (13:20) UM TD: Colston Loveland 23-yard pass from Donovan Edwards (two-point conversion pass Colston Loveland from Donovan Edwards) UM 24–10; 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:29
  • (06:12) MSU TD: Nick Marsh 20-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) UM 24–17; 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:08
Statistics Michigan State Michigan
First downs 18 17
Plays–yards 65–352 51–265
Rushes–yards 42–163 31–119
Passing yards 189 265
Passing: comp–att–int 17–23–0 14–20–0
Time of possession 37:05 22:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 17/23, 189 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Nate Carter 19 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Nate Carter 2 receptions, 56 yards
Michigan Passing Davis Warren 13/19, 123 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Alex Orji 6 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Colston Loveland 6 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 13 Indiana

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See also: 2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
IND -7.5 53.5
No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers (8–0) vs Michigan State Spartans (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Indiana 0 21 121447
Michigan State 10 0 0010

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT/12:30 p.m. PDT.
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C),Sunny
  • Game attendance: 68,423
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:58) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 47-yard field goal MSU 3–0; 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:36
  • (02:39) MSU TD: Nick Marsh 18-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 10–0; 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:18
Second quarter
  • (14:13) IND TD: Zach Horton 17-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nicolas Radicic kick) MSU 10–7; 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26
  • (06:22) IND TD: Ty Lawton 1-yard run (Nicolas Radicic kick) IND 14–10; 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:13
  • (02:10) IND TD: Elijah Sarratt 4-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nicolas Radicic kick) IND 21–10; 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26
Third quarter
  • (13:28) IND SF: D'Angelo Ponds blocked punt Ryan Eckley bat ball back of the end zone for safety IND 23–10
  • (11:39) IND TD: Myles Price 18-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nicolas Radicic kick) IND 30–10; 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:43
  • (02:43) IND FG: Nicolas Radicic 29-yard field goal IND 33–10; 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:43
Fourth quarter
  • (14:05) IND TD: Omar Cooper Jr. 16-yard run (Nicolas Radicic kick) IND 40–10; 2 plays, 21 yards, 00:49
  • (10:52) IND TD: Elijah Sarratt 11-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nicolas Radicic kick) MSU 47–10; 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:37
Statistics Indiana Michigan State
First downs 20 15
Plays–yards 61–385 63–193
Rushes–yards 32–122 31– -36
Passing yards 263 229
Passing: comp–att–int 19–29–0 20–32–2
Time of possession 29:34 30:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana Passing Kurtis Rourke 19/29, 263 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Justice Ellison 9 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Ke'Shawn Williams 6 receptions, 86 yards
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 16/24, 193 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Alante Brown 2 carries, 16 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 5 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD

at Illinois

[edit]
See also: 2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Pregame line Over/under
ILL -1.5 47.5
Michigan State Spartans (4–5) at Illinois Fighting Illini (6–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan State 6 3 7016
Illinois 14 7 31438

at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), Wind: 13 mph SE, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 52,660
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:52) ILL TD: Pat Bryant 57-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano kick) ILL 7–0; 2 plays, 74 yards, 1:04
  • (07:53) MSU TD: Aziah Johnson 52-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim miss) ILL 7–6; 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:59
  • (01:06) ILL TD: Josh McCray 11-yard run (David Olano kick) ILL 14–6; 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:47
Second quarter
  • (02:01) ILL TD: Zakhari Franklin 4-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano kick) ILL 21–6; 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:09
  • (01:02) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 38-yard field goal ILL 21–9; 9 plays, 55 yards, 00:59
Third quarter
  • (09:35) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 5-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) ILL 21–16; 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:25
  • (05:45) ILL FG: David Olano 37-yard field goal ILL 24–16; 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:50
Four quarter
  • (07:30) ILL TD: Josh McCray 1-yard run (David Olano kick) ILL 31–16; 8 plays, 49 yards, 5:16
  • (01:56) ILL TD: Josh McCray 1-yard run (David Olano kick) ILL 38–16; 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:10
Statistics Michigan State Illinois
First downs 18 18
Plays–yards 68–343 63–369
Rushes–yards 28–87 31–138
Passing yards 256 231
Passing: comp–att–int 23–40–0 19–32–0
Time of possession 28:32 31:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 23/40, 256 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Aidan Chiles 12 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster JR. 6 receptions, 76 yards
Illinois Passing Luke Altmyer 19/32, 231 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Josh McCray 9 carries, 61 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Pat Bryant 4 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD

vs Purdue

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See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Pregame line Over/under
MSU -14 48.5
Purdue Boilermakers (1–9) vs Michigan State Spartans (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 3 0 7717
Michigan State 7 17 0024

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), Wind: 15 mph NW, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 57,558
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (FOX): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:17) PUR FG: Ben Freehill 40-yard field goal PUR 3–0; 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:43
  • (04:24) MSU TD: Montorie Foster Jr. 7-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–3; 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:53
Second quarter
  • (12:07) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 43-yard field goal MSU 10–3; 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:45
  • (07:45) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 2-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 17–3; 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:45
Third quarter
  • (00:41) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 20-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–3; 10 plays, 84 yards, 1:55
Four quarter
  • (05:49) PUR TD: Devin Mockobee 2-yard run (Ben Freehill kick) MSU 24–10; 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:24
  • (13:54) PUR TD: Max Klare 7-yard pass from Hudson Card (Ben Freehill kick) MSU 24–17; 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:40
Statistics Purdue Michigan State
First downs 19 22
Plays–yards 66–338 69–293
Rushes–yards 19– -4 38–134
Passing yards 342 159
Passing: comp–att–int 26–47–1 15–31–0
Time of possession 27:41 32:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Purdue Passing Hudson Card 26/47, 342 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Devin Mockobee 9 carries, 14 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jahmal Edrine 5 receptions, 87 yards
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 15/31, 159 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 18 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 4 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD

vs Rutgers

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See also: 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Pregame line Over/under
MSU -1.5 47
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6–5) vs Michigan State Spartans (5–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rutgers 10 13 81041
Michigan State 7 0 0714

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), Wind: 11 mph W, Snow
  • Game attendance: 50,038
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie and Petros Papadakis
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:26) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 26-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–0; 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:34
  • (09:45) RUT TD: Kyle Monangai 7-yard run (Jai Patel kick) Tied 7–7; 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:41
  • (07:29) RUT FG: Jai Patel 25-yard field goal RUT 10–7; 4 plays, -4 yards, 00:52
Second quarter
  • (06:02) RUT TD: Antwan Raymond 13-yard run (Jai Patel kick) RUT 17–7; 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:59
  • (01:17) RUT FG: Jai Patel 42-yard field goal RUT 20–7; 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:42
  • (00:00) RUT FG: Jai Patel 30-yard field goal RUT 23–7; 9 plays, 41 yards, 00:49
Third quarter
  • (07:26) RUT TD: Lan Strong 9-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (two-point conversion pass KJ Duff from Athan Kaliakmanis) RUT 31–7; 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:34
Fourth quarter
  • (10:55) RUT FG: Jai Patel 29-yard field goal RUT 34–7; 12 plays, 46 yards, 7:04
  • (07:21) MSU TD: Jack Velling 5-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim kick) RUT 34–14; 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34
  • (01:57) RUT TD: Antwan Raymond 5-yard run (Jai Patel kick) RUT 41–14; 7 plays, 56 yards, 5:21
Statistics Rutgers Michigan State
First downs 24 13
Plays–yards 70–365 48–253
Rushes–yards 48–208 24–103
Passing yards 157 150
Passing: comp–att–int 13–22–0 13–24–1
Time of possession 35:08 24:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Rutgers Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Michigan State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

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Roster

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2024 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Alante Brown RSr
WR 1 Antonio Gates Jr. RSo
QB 2 Aidan Chiles So
WR 3 Montorie Foster Jr. RSr
WR 4 Jaron Glover RSo
RB 5 Nate Carter RJr
WR 6 Nick Marsh Fr
WR 9 Jaelen Smith RFr
QB 10 Tommy Schuster GS
WR 11 Aziah Johnson RFr
TE 12 Jack Veiling Jr
TE 13 Ademola Faleye RJr
QB 14 Akessio Milivojevic Fr
RB 15 Kary'ron Lynch-Adams GS
QB 16 Ryland Jessee Fr
QB 18 Atticus Carridine Fr
RB 20 Shawn Foster So
WR 22 Jack Yanachik RFr
RB 25 Joseph Martinez RSr
RB 26 Brandon Tullis Fr
RB 26 Chris Williams RSo
RB 27 Makhi Frazier Fr
RB 33 Jaxon McCaig Fr
RB 44 Jay Coyne RSo
TE 48 Charlie Baker Fr
TE 49 Reeves Taylor Fr
OL 53 Brandon Baldwin RSr
OL 54 Cooper Terpstra RFr
OL 55 Rakeem Johnson Fr
OL 56 Cole Dellinger RFr
OL 59 Kyler Brunan Fr
OL 61 Tanner Miller GS
OL 63 Payton Stewart Fr
OL 65 Stanton Ramil RFr
OL 66 Ashton Lepo RSo
OL 67 Hayden Lorius Fr
OL 68 Gavin Broscious RSo
OL 69 Jacob Merritt RSo
OL 70 Luke Newman RSo
OL 71 Kristian Phillips RSr
OL 72 Dallas Fincher RSr
OL 73 Rustin Young Fr
OL 75 Charlton Luniewski Fr
OL 77 Andrew Dennis Fr
OL 79 Mercer Luniewski Fr
WR 80 Zach Gillespie RSr
TE 81 Michael Masunas RSo
TE 82 Brennan Paracheck So
TE 84 Wyatt Hook Fr
WR 85 Grant Calcagno Fr
WR 86 Jaylan Brown Fr
WR 87 Dyson Sims Fr
WR 89 Austin Clay Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Charles Brantley RJr
DB 1 Nakai Martinez Jr
DL 2 Khris Bogle RSr
DB 3 Jeremiah Hughes So
DB 4 Ed Woods RSr
LB 5 Jordan Hall So
DB 6 Ade Willie Jr
LB 7 Jordan Turner RSr
DL 8 Anthony Jones RSo
DL 9 Jalen Thompson So
LB 10 Wayne Matthews III Jr
DL 11 Ken Talley RSo
DB 12 Justin Denson Jr Fr
DB 13 Caleb Coley RSo
DB 14 Lejond Cavazos RJr
DB 15 Angelo Grose RSr
DB 16 Jaylen Thompson Fr
LB 17 Semaj Bridgeman RFr
DB 18 Andrew Brinson IV Fr
DB 19 Armorion Smith RJr
DB 20 Keshawn Williams Fr
DB 21 Dillon Tatum Jr
DB 22 Tyler Gillison RSo
LB 23 Darius Snow RJr
DB 24 Shawn Smith RSo
DB 25 Chase Rucker So
DL 26 Stone Chaney Fr
LB 27 Cal Haladay RSr
DB 28 Philipp Davis RFr
DB 30 Aveon Gross RSo
DB 31 DJ Kennard Fr
DL 32 James Schott RSo
LB 33 Aaron Alexander RSo
DB 34 Khalil Majeed RJr
LB 35 Sam Edwards RSr
DB 36 Brandon Lewis RFr
DB 38 Dorian Davis RSo
DB 39 Caleb Gash RFr
DB 42 Malik Spencer Jr
LB 44 Marcellius Pulliam So
LB 45 Brady Pretzlaf Fr
DL 47 Jaxson Wilson RFr
LB 49 Carter Enyard Fr
DL 52 Mikeshun Beeler Fr
DL 55 Ben Roberts RSo
LB 56 Chris Piwowarczyk Fr
DL 55 Ben Roberts RSo
DL 57 Mason Nickel Fr
DL 75 Ben Nelson RSo
DL 88 Ru'Quan Buckley RJr
DL 91 Alex VanSumeren RSo
DL 92 Kekai Burnett Fr
DL 93 Jalen Satchell RJr
DL 94 D'Quan Douse RSr
DL 97 Maverick Hansen RSr
DL 98 Avery Dunn RSo
DL 99 Quindarius Dunnigan RSr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 29 Martin Connington Fr
K 40 Tarik Ahmetbasic Fr
LS 47 Kaden Schickel Jr
P 48 Carson Voss RJr
LS 83 Jack Carson Wentz So
P 96 Ryan Eckley RSo
K 97 Jonathan Kim RSr
Head coach

Jonathan Smith

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 13, 2024

Coaching staff

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Name Position Season
Jonathan Smith Head Coach 1st
Keith Bhonapa Assistant Head Coach/Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs 1st
Brian Lindgren Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach 1st
Joe Rossi Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach 1st
Jim Chialczik Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator 1st
Blue Adams Secondary Coach 1st
Courtney Hawkins Wide Receivers Coach 5th
Demetrice Martin Cornerbacks Coach 1st
Legi Suiaunoa Defensive Line Coach 1st
Chad Wilt Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Rush Ends Coach 1st
Brian Wozniak Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 1st

References

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  1. ^ "Michigan State coach Mel Tucker suspended without pay after sexual harassment allegations". Yahoo Sports. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "After Mel Tucker ban, Mark Dantonio 'excited to be back' with Michigan State football". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Michigan State hires Jonathan Smith: Oregon State coach leaves alma mater to take over Spartans job". CBSSports.com. November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  5. ^ Kenney, Maddeline (November 2, 2023). "Michigan State's 2024 football schedule revealed". Detroit News. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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