2025 Michigan State Spartans football team

2025 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–8 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Lindgren (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJoe Rossi (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Uniform
2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Indiana y$^   9 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 2 Ohio State y^   9 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 5 Oregon ^   8 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 16 USC   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 18 Michigan   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 23 Iowa   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Washington   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Illinois   5 – 4     8 – 4  
Minnesota   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Nebraska   4 – 5     7 – 5  
Northwestern   4 – 5     6 – 6  
UCLA   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Penn State   3 – 6     6 – 6  
Wisconsin   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Michigan State   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Purdue   0 – 9     2 – 10  
Championship: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 19, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium located in East Lansing, Michigan, and were led by second-year head coach Jonathan Smith. After beating Youngstown State, the Spartans had their first back to back 3–0 starts since the 2006 and 2007 seasons. However, the team suffered an 8-game losing streak before winning their final game of the season. Smith was fired after the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Western Michigan*
FS1W 23–671,657
September 67:30 p.m.Boston College*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
NBCW 42–40 2OT70,510
September 133:30 p.m.Youngstown State*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
BTNW 41–2471,301
September 2011:00 p.m.at No. 25 USC
FOXL 31–4567,614
October 44:00 p.m.at Nebraska
FS1L 27–3886,496
October 1112:00 p.m.UCLA
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
BTNL 13–3872,109
October 183:30 p.m.at No. 3 Indiana
PeacockL 13–3855,165
October 257:30 p.m.No. 25 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
NBCL 20–3175,085
November 13:30 p.m.at Minnesota
BTNL 20–23 OT45,339
November 153:30 p.m.Penn State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
CBSL 10–2861,671
November 223:30 p.m.at Iowa
FS1L 17–2069,250
November 297:00 p.m.vs. Maryland
FS1W 38–2830,317

Game summaries

vs Western Michigan

See also: 2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 066
Spartans 7 14 2023

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Wind: 5 mph S, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 71,657
  • Referee: Jason Nickleby
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:30) MSU TD – Brandon Tullis 12-yard run (Blake Sislo kick), Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:45 (Spartans 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:43) MSU TD – Nick Marsh 7-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Blake Sislo kick), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:59 (Spartans 14–0)
  • (01:58) MSU TD – Makhi Frazier 9-yard run (Blake Sislo kick), Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:25 (Spartans 21–0)
Third quarter
  • (08:01) MSU Saf– Jalen Buckley tackle in the end zone by Jalen Thompson for a safety (Spartans 23–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (02:51 WMU TD – Tate Hallock 32-yard interception (pass failed two point conversion) (Spartans 23–6)
Statistics WMU MSU
First downs 10 20
Plays–yards 57–217 65–341
Rushes–yards 24–29 41–186
Passing yards 188 155
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–33–1 17–24–1
Time of possession 23:13 36:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Michigan Passing Brady Jones 11/23, 97 yards, INT
Rushing Jalen Buckley 9 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Baylin Brooks 3 receptions, 85 yards
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 17/23, 155 yards, TD
Rushing Makhi Frazier 14 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Omari Kelly 7 receptions, 75 yards

vs Boston College

See also: 2025 Boston College Eagles football team
Boston College Eagles (1–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Eagles 0 21 337640
Spartans 7 7 1037842

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Wind: 3 mph NW, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,510
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (05:23) MSU TD – Nick Marsh 11-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Blake Sislo kick), Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:53 (Spartans 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:50) BC TD – Turbo Richard 8-yard pass from Dylan Lonergan, (Luca Lombardo kick), Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:03 (Tied 7–7)
  • (07:45) BC TD – Jaedn Skeete 12-yard pass from Dylan Lonergan, (Luca Lombardo kick), Drive : 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:12 (Eagles 14–7)
  • (05:40) MSU TD – Michael Masunas 3-yard pass from Aidan Chiles, (Blake Sislo kick), Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:50 (Tied 14–14)
  • (00:31) BC TD – Reed Harris 14 yard pass from Dylan Lonergan (Luca Lombardo kick), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:04 (Eagles 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (12:50) MSU TD – Nick Marsh 41-yard pass from Aidan Chiles, (Blake Sislo kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:10 (Tied 21–21)
  • (07:00) BC FG – Dylan Lonergan 37-yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:46 (Eagles 24–21)
  • (02:17) MSU FG – Martin Connington 50-yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 41-yard, 4:38 (Tied 24–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (04:08) MSU FG – Martin Connington 39-yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 6:26 (Spartans 27–24)
  • (01:16) BC FG – Luca Lombardo 38 -yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 2:46 (Tied 27–27)
First Overtime
  • (00:00) MSU TD – Jay Coyne 5-yard pass from Aidan Chiles, (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 00:00 (Spartans 34–27)
  • (00:00) BC TD – Jeremiah Franklin 6-yard pass from Dylan Lonergan, (Luca Lombardo kick), Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 00:00 (Tied 34–34)
Second Overtime
  • (00:00) BC TD – Turbo Richard 8-yaed run (Two point conversion failed pass), Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 00:00 (Eagles 40–34)
  • (00:00) MSU TD – Aidan Chiles 3-yard run (Two point conversion good Omari Kelly pass), Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 00:00 (Spartans 42–40)
Statistics BC MSU
First downs 25 21
Plays–yards 70–457 64–380
Rushes–yards 25–67 35–149
Passing yards 390 231
Passing: comp–att–int 34–45–0 19–29–0
Time of possession 30:12 29:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Dylan Lonergan 34/45, 390 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Turbo Richard 13 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Lewis Bond 11 receptions, 90 yards
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 19/29, 231 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Makhi Frazier 17 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 5 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

vs Youngstown State (FCS)

See also: 2025 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Youngstown State Penguins (FCS) (2–0) at Michigan State Spartans (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Penguins (FCS) 3 7 7724
Spartans 7 10 141041

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Wind: 5 mph N, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 71,301
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (07:21) YSU FG – Andrew Lastovka 28-yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:39 (Penguins 3–0)
  • (01:13) MSU TD – Rodney Bullard Jr. 8-yard run (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 6:01 (Spartans 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (08:07) MSU TD – Makhi Frazier 1-yard run (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 6:37 (Spartans 14–3)
  • (05:59) YSU TD – Jaden Gilbert 1-yard run (Andrew Lastovka kick), Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 2:08 (Spartans 14–10)
  • (00:00) MSU FG – Martin Connington 24-yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:14 (Spartans 17–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:57) MSU TD – Brandon Tullis 4 -yard run (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 1 plays, 4 yards, 00:04 (Spartans 24–10)
  • (06:22) MSU TD – Michael Masunas 28-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:32 (Spartans 31–10)
  • (01:17) YSU TD – RK Dandridge 3-yard pass from Beau Brungard (Andrew Lastovka kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:59 (Spartans 31–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (08:44) MSU FG – Martin Connington 27-yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:11 (Spartans 34–17)
  • (03:05) YSU TD – Kylon Wilson 19-yard pass from Beau Brungard (Andrew Lastovka kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:39 (Spartans 34–24)
  • (01:48) MSU TD – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 22-yard run (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:16 (Spartans 41–24)
Statistics YSU MSU
First downs 14 23
Plays–yards 61–339 62–444
Rushes–yards 26–97 33–174
Passing yards 242 270
Passing: comp–att–int 24–35–1 22–29–1
Time of possession 29:54 30:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Youngstown State Passing Beau Brungard 24/34, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jaden Gilbert 7 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Max Tomczak 7 receptions, 78 yards
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 22/29, 270 yards, 1 TD, INT
Rushing Aidan Chiles 8 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 6 receptions, 94 yards

at No. 25 USC

See also: 2025 USC Trojans football team
Michigan State Spartans (3–0) at No. 25 USC Trojans (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 3 14731
No. 25 Trojans 10 14 71445

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 11:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: 4 mph W, Clear
  • Game attendance: 67,614
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Alexa Landestoy (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:03) USC FG – Ryon Sayeri 25-yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:57 (Trojans 3–0)
  • (05:27) MSU TD – Chrishon McCray 42-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Martin Connington kick) Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:36 (Spartans 7–3)
  • (02:38) USC TD – Jayden Maiava 15-yard run (Ryon Sayeri kick), Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:42 (Trojans 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:36) USC TD – Makai Lemon 40-yard pass from Jayden Maiava (Ryon Sayeri kick), Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:00 (Trojans 17–7)
  • (04:26) MSU FG – Martin Connington 29-yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:39 (Trojans 17–10)
  • (00:37) USC FG – Tanook Hines 7-yard pass from Jayden Maiava (Ryon Sayeri kick), Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 3:42 (Trojans 24–10)
Third quarter
  • (11:22) USC TD – Walker Lyons 10-yard pass from Jayden Maiava (Ryon Sayeri kick), Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:49 (Trojans 31–10)
  • (05:58) MSU TD – Aidan Chiles 4-yard run (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:24 (Trojans 31–17)
  • (00:40) MSU TD – Jack Velling 1-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 5:10 (Trojans 31–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:20) USC TD – Makai Lemon 4-yard run (Ryon Sayeri kick), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:20 (Trojans 38–24)
  • (02:57) USC TD – Jayden Maiava 1-yard run (Ryon Sayeri kick), Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:33 (Trojans 45–24)
  • (02:39) MSU TD – Omari Kelly 75-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 00:18 (Trojans 45–31)
Statistics MSU USC
First downs 20 27
Plays–yards 55–337 66–523
Rushes–yards 32–112 40–289
Passing yards 225 234
Passing: comp–att–int 13–23–0 20–26–0
Time of possession 28:54 31:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 12/21, 212 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Makhi Frazier 14 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Omari Kelly 6 receptions, 133 yards, TD
USC Passing Jayden Maiava 20/26, 234 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Waymond Jordan 18 carries, 157 yards
Receiving Makai Lemon 8 receptions, 127 yards, TD

at Nebraska

See also: 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Michigan State Spartans (3–1) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 7 14627
Cornhuskers 14 0 71738

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Wind: 20 mph S, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 86,496
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:09) NEB TD – Emmett Johnson 2-yard run (Kyle Cunanan kick), Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:14 (Cornhuskers 7–0)
  • (7:37) NEB TD – Carter Nelson 3-yard blocked punt return (Kyle Cunanan kick), (Cornhuskers 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:52) MSU TD – Jack Velling 2-yard pass from Alessio Millvojevic (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:45 (Cornhuskers 14–7)
Third Quarter
  • (6:08) MSU TD – Aidan Chiles 16-yard rush (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 7:00 (Tied 14–14)
  • (2:37) MSU TD – Aidan Chiles 4-yard rush (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:24 (Spartans 21–14)
  • (1:11) NEB TD - Emmett Johnson 23-yard rush (Kyle Cunanan kick), Drive 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:26 (Tied 21–21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:32) NEB FG – Kyle Cunanan 27-yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:36 (Cornhuskers 24–21)
  • (6:45) NEB TD – Nyziah Hunter 59-yard pass from Dylan Raiola (Kyle Cunanan kick), Drive: 1 play, 59 yards, 0:09 (Cornhuskers 31–21)
  • (4:27) NEB TD – Emmett Johnson 11-yard rush (Kyle Cunanan kick), Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:50 (Cornhuskers 38–21)
  • (2:01) MSU TD - Allessio Millvojevic 1-yard rush (Omari Kelly pass from Allesssio Millvojevic two point conversion failed), Drive 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:26 (Cornhuskers 38-27)
Statistics MSU NEB
First downs 17 15
Plays–yards 68–240 55–261
Rushes–yards 38–84 31–67
Passing yards 156 194
Passing: comp–att–int 15–30–2 16–24–1
Time of possession 33:24 26:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 9/23, 85 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Makhi Frazier 18 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 4 receptions, 41 yards
Nebraska Passing Dylan Raiola 16/24, 194 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Emmett Johnson 13 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Emmett Johnson 6 receptions, 37 yards

vs UCLA

See also: 2025 UCLA Bruins football team
UCLA Bruins (1–4) vs Michigan State Spartans (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 10 14 14038
Spartans 7 0 0613

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 72,109
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:07) MSU TD – Aidan Chiles 2-yard run (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:49 (Spartans 7–0))
  • (4:41) UCLA FG – Mateen Bhaghani 47-yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:26 (Spartans 7–3)
  • (1:39) UCLA TD – Jalen Berger 16-yard run (Mateen Bhaghani kick), Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:25 (Bruins 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:17) UCLA TD – Jalen Berger 3-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Mateen Bhaghani kick), Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:21 (Bruins 17–7)
  • (4:09) UCLA TD – Titus Mokiao-Atimalala 12-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Mateen Bhaghani kick), Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:05 (Bruins 24–7)
Third quarter
  • (3:55) UCLA TD – Jaivian Thomas 1-yard run (Mateen Bhaghani kick), Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:46 (Bruins 31-7)
  • (1:44) UCLA TD – Jalen Berger 13-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Mateen Bhaghani kick), Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:12 (Bruins 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:09) MSU TD – Nick Marsh 5-yard pass from Alessio Milivojevic (Martin Connington PAT failed), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:35 (Bruins 38–13)
Statistics UCLA MSU
First downs 20 14
Plays–yards 67-418 60-253
Rushes–yards 43-238 25-87
Passing yards 180 166
Passing: comp–att–int 16-24-0 16-35-0
Time of possession 36:24 23:36
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 16/24, 180 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jalen Berger 12 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving Mikey Matthews 2 receptions, 46 yards
Michigan State Passing Alessio Milivojevic 8/18, 100 yards, TD
Rushing Makhi Frazier 12 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 7 receptions, 77 yards, TD

at No. 3 Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon)

See also: 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon
Michigan State Spartans (3–3) at No. 3 Indiana Hoosiers (6–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 3 7 0313
No. 3 Hoosiers 7 14 14338

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 55,165
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:07) MSU FG – Martin Connington 38-yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:53 (Spartans 3–0)
  • (2:40) IU TD – E.J. Williams Jr. 13-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:27 (Hoosiers 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (9:22) MSU TD – Nick Marsh 15-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Martin Connington kick), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 8:18 (Spartans 10–7)
  • (6:47) IU TD – Elijah Sarratt 24-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:35 (Hoosiers 14–10)
  • (0:59) IU TD - Kaelon Black 29-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:47 (Hoosiers 21-10)
Third quarter
  • (13:09) IU TD – Omar Cooper Jr. 48-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:51 (Hoosiers 28–10)
  • (3:55) IU TD – Elijah Sarratt 27-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:01 (Hoosiers 35–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:56) IU FG – Nico Radicic 31-yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 7:03 (Hoosiers 38–10)
  • (0:33) MSU FG – Martin Connington 34-yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:23 (Hoosiers 38–13)
Statistics MSU IU
First downs 19 24
Plays–yards 65-367 57-464
Rushes–yards 24-74 28-132
Passing yards 293 332
Passing: comp–att–int 30-38-0 24-28-0
Time of possession 31:14 28:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 27/33, 243 yards, TD
Rushing Aidan Chiles 8 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 7 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Indiana Passing Fernando Mendoza 24/28, 332 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Kaelon Black 10 carries, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Omar Cooper Jr. 8 receptions, 115 yards, TD

vs No. 25 Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy)

See also: 2025 Michigan Wolverines football team and Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy
No. 25 Michigan Wolverines (5–2) vs Michigan State Spartans (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Wolverines 10 0 14731
Spartans 0 7 01320

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), sunny, NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,085
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:07) MICH FG - Dominic Zvada 21-yard field goal. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 4:07. (Wolverines 3-0)
  • (3:58) MICH TD - Bryce Underwood 13-yard run (Dominic Zvada kick). Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:18. (Wolverines 10-0)
Second quarter
  • (8:24) MSU TD - Aidan Chiles 1-yard run (Martin Connington kick). Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 6:36. (Wolverines 10-7)
Third quarter
  • (11:50) MICH TD - Justice Haynes 5-yard run (Dominic Zvada kick). Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:02. (Wolverines 17-7)
  • (3:08) MICH TD - Justice Haynes 14-yard run (Dominic Zvada kick). Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:38. (Wolverines 24-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:34) MSU TD - Brandon Tullis 1-yard run (two-point pass conversion failed). Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:34. (Wolverines 24-13)
  • (2:48) MICH TD - Jordan Marshall 56-yard run (Dominic Zvada kick). Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:49. (Wolverines 31-13)
  • (0:07) MSU TD - Michael Masunas 21-yard pass from Alessio Milivojevic (Martin Connington kick). Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:41. (Wolverines 31-20)
Statistics MICH MSU
First downs 20 18
Plays–yards 67–362 72–305
Rushes–yards 49–276 38–115
Passing yards 86 190
Passing: comp–att–int 8-17-0 19-34-0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 29:27 30:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan Passing Bryce Underwood 8/17, 86 yards
Rushing Justice Haynes 26 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Andrew Marsh 3 receptions, 54 yards
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 14/28, 130 yards
Rushing Makhi Frazier 14 carries, 109 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 6 receptions, 75 yards

at Minnesota

See also: 2025 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Michigan State Spartans (3–5) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Spartans 0 0 710320
Golden Gophers 7 3 07623

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), sunny, S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 45,339
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:24) MINN – Fame Ijeboi 1-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:10; Minnesota 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (9:10) MINN – Brady Denaburg 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:34; Minnesota 10-0)
Third quarter
  • (14:05) MSU – Rodney Bullard Jr. 71-yard pass from Alessio Milivojevic, Martin Connington kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Minnesota 10-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:16) MSU – Martin Connington 34-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:07; 10-10)
  • (1:52) MSU – Brandon Tullis 1-yard run, Martin Connington kick (Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:07; Michigan State 17-10)
  • (0:29) MINN – Drake Lindsey 2-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:23; 17-17)
Overtime
  • MSU – Martin Connington 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards Michigan State 20-17)
  • MINN – Drake Lindsey 3-yard run (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards Minnesota 23-20)
Statistics MSU MINN
First downs 19 18
Total yards 467 301
Rushing yards 156 104
Passing yards 311 197
Passing: comp–att–int 20-28-0 26-39-0
Time of possession 34:34 25:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Alessio Milivojevic 20/28, 311 yards, TD
Rushing Elijah Tau-Tolliver 11 carries, 127 yards
Receiving Rodney Bullard Jr. 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Minnesota Passing Drake Lindsey 26/39, 197 yards
Rushing Fame Ijeboi 17 carries, 108 yards, TD
Receiving Javon Tracy 7 receptions, 61 yards

vs Penn State (Land Grant Trophy)

See also: 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Battle for the Land Grant
Penn State Nittany Lions (3–6) vs Michigan State Spartans (3–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 7 7 01428
Spartans 7 3 0010

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 61,671
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • MSU – Elijah Tau-Tolliver, 57-yard TD run, Martin Connington kick, 12:46 (MSU 7–0)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 8-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 5:50 (TIE 7–7)
Second quarter
  • MSU – Connington, 24-yard field goal, 8:40 (MSU 10–7)
  • PSU – Devonte Ross, 75-yard TD pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer, Barker kick, 8:30 (PSU 14–10)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Ross, 4-yard TD pass from Grunkemeyer, Barker kick, 4:32 (PSU 21–10)
  • PSU – Allen, 26-yard TD run, Barker kick, 2:07 (PSU 28–10)
Statistics PSU MSU
First downs 19 13
Plays–yards 63–367 49–229
Rushes–yards 50–240 22–101
Passing yards 127 128
Passing: comp–att–int 8–13–0 17–27–0
Time of possession 37:19 22:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Ethan Grunkemeyer 8/13, 127 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 25 carries, 181 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Devonte Ross 2 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD
Michigan State Passing Alessio Milivojevic 17/27, 128 yards
Rushing Elijah Tau-Tolliver 6 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Tau-Tolliver 8 receptions, 73 yards

at Iowa

See also: 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Michigan State Spartans (3–7) at Iowa Hawkeyes (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Spartans 0
Hawkeyes 0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MSU IOWA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Maryland

See also: 2025 Maryland Terrapins football team
Maryland Terrapins (4-7) vs Michigan State Spartans (3-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Terrapins 0 7 21028
Spartans 7 17 7738

at Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 30,317
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:45) MSU – Kai Rios 1-yard pass from Alessio Milivojevic, Martin Connington kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:09; Michigan State 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (12:26) MSU – Martin Connington 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:57; Michigan State 10-0)
  • (8:40) MSU – Nick Marsh 15-yard pass from Alessio Milivojevic, Martin Connington kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:30; Michigan State 17-0)
  • (5:43) MD – Jalil Farooq 7-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:57; Michigan State 17-7)
  • (0:04) MSU – Jack Velling 9-yard pass from Alessio Milivojevic, Martin Connington kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Michigan State 24-7)
Third quarter
  • (11:36) MD – DeJuan Williams 5-yard run, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:24; Michigan State 24-14)
  • (6:26) MD – Shaleak Knotts 25-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:15; Michigan State 24-21)
  • (6:12) MSU – Alante Brown 92-yard kickoff return, Martin Connington kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Michigan State 31-21)
  • (5:06) MD – Jalil Farooq 24-yard pass from Malik Washington, Sean O'Haire kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:06; Michigan State 31-28)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:56) MSU – Omari Kelly 10-yard pass from Alessio Milivojevic, Martin Connington kick (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:05; Michigan State 38-28)
Statistics MD MSU
First downs 26 24
Plays–yards 77–534 70–453
Rushes–yards 16–75 31–161
Passing yards 459 292
Passing: comp–att–int 38–61–1 27–39–1
Time of possession 28:06 31:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Maryland Passing Malik Washington 38/61, 459 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing DeJuan Williams 5 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Shaleak Knotts 8 receptions, 139 yards, TD
Michigan State Passing Alessio Milivojevic 27/39, 292 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Elijah Tau-Tolliver 13 carries, 95 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD

Personnel

Roster

2025 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Alante Brown  Sr
WR 1 Omari Kelly Sr
QB 2 Aidan Chiles Jr
WR 3 Rodney Bullard Jr.  Sr
RB 4 Elijah Tau-Tolliver  Sr
RB 5 Makhi Frazier So
WR 6 Nick Marsh So
RB 7 Brandon Tullis So
WR 8 Evan Boyd  So
QB 11 Alessio Milivojevic  Fr
TE 12 Jack Veiling Sr
WR 13 Chrishon McCray  Jr
WR 14 Bryson Williams Fr
QB 15 Leo Hannan Fr
QB 16 Ryland Jessee  Fr
WR 17 Braylon Collier Fr
WR 18 Atticus Carridine  So
WR 19 Charles Taplin Fr
RB 20 Shawn Foster  So
WR 22 Jack Yanachik  So
RB 25 Jace Clarizio Fr
RB 26 Chris Williams  Jr
RB 27 Darrin Jones Jr. Fr
RB 28 Zion Gist Fr
TE 31 Jayden Savoury Fr
RB 33 Jaxon McCaig  Fr
TE 41 Jaxson Wilson  So
FB 44 Jay Coyne  Jr
TE 48 Charlie Baker  Fr
OL 50 Antonio Johnson Fr
OL 51 Matt Gulbin  Sr
OL 54 Cooper Terpstra  So
OL 55 Rakeem Johnson  Fr
OL 56 Cole Dellinger  So
OL 58 Conner Moore  Jr
OL 62 Justin Bell Fr
OL 63 Payton Stewart  Fr
OL 65 Stanton Ramil  So
OL 66 Ashton Lepo  Jr
OL 67 Hayden Lorius  Fr
OL 68 Rashawn Rogers Fr
OL 70 Luka Vincic  Jr
OL 71 Kristian Phillips  Jr
OL 72 Caleb Carter  Sr
OL 73 Rustin Young  Fr
OL 74 Gavin Broscious  Jr
OL 75 Charlton Luniewski  Fr
OL 76 Drew Nichols Fr
OL 77 Andrew Dennis  Fr
OL 79 Mercer Luniewski  Fr
TE 81 Michael Masunas  Jr
TE 82 Brennan Paracheck Jr
TE 84 Wyatt Hook  Fr
WR 85 Grant Calcagno  So
TE 88 Kai Rios  Jr
WR 89 Nick Hardy Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 NiJhay Burt Sr
DB 1 Nikai Martinez Sr
DB 2 Aydan West Fr
DB 3 Jeremiah Hughes Jr
LB 4 Marcellius Pulliam Jr
LB 5 Jordan Hall Jr
DB 6 Ade Willie Sr
DB 7 Joshua Eaton  Sr
LB 8 Aisea Moa  Jr
DL 9 Jalen Thompson Jr
LB 10 Wayne Matthews III  Sr
DE 11 Anelu Lafaele  Fr
DB 12 Justin Denson Jr. So
DE 13 Isaac Smith  Sr
DB 14 Malcolm Bell  Sr
DB 15 Caleb Gash  So
DL 16 Grady Kelly  Sr
LB 17 Semaj Bridgeman  So
DB 18 Andrew Brinson IV So
DB 19 Armorion Smith  Sr
DB 20 Keshawn Williams  Fr
DB 21 Tracy Revels  So
DE 22 Tyler Gillison  Jr
LB 23 Darius Snow  Sr
DB 24 Anthony Pinnace III  Jr
DB 25 Chase Rucker  So
DE 26 Stone Chaney  Fr
DB 27 Devynn Cromwell  Sr
DB 28 Dontavius Nash  Sr
DB 29 George Mullins Fr
DB 30 Aveon Grose  Jr
DB 31 Deuce Edwards Fr
DB 32 Evan Young Fr
LB 33 DiMari Malone Fr
DB 34 Khalil Majeed  Sr
LB 35 Sam Edwards  Sr
LB 36 Leonard Ah You Fr
DB 38 Dorian Davis  Jr
DB 39 Elisha West  Fr
LB 40 DeJae White Fr
DE 41 David Santiago  So
LB 42 David Millikin  Jr
DB 43 Malik Spencer Sr
DE 44 Cam Williams  Sr
LB 45 Brady Pretzlaf  Fr
DL 51 Kekai Burnett  Fr
DL 52 Mikeshun Beeler  Fr
DL 55 Ben Roberts  Jr
LB 56 Chris Piwowarczyk  Fr
DL 75 Ben Nelson  Jr
DE 87 Luke DeJager  Fr
DL 88 Ru'Quan Buckley  Sr
DL 91 Alex VanSumeren  Jr
DL 93 Jalen Satchell  Sr
DL 94 Cal Thrush Fr
DL 98 Derrick Simmons Fr
DL 99 Quindarius Dunnigan GS
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 29 Martin Connington  Fr
K 40 Tarik Ahmetbasic  So
LS 47 Kaden Schickel  Sr
P 48 Carson Voss  Sr
LS 61 Aiden DeCorte  So
K 86 Blake Sislo  Sr
LS 87 Jack Wills Fr
P 96 Ryan Eckley  Jr
Head coach

Jonathan Smith

Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Keith Bhonapha – Assistant head coach/co-special teams coordinator/running backs
  • Brian Lindgren – Offensive coordinator
  • Joe Rossi – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Chad Wilt – Co-Special teams coordinator/rush ends
  • Jim Michalczik – Offensive linemen/run game coordinator
  • Aaron Pflugrad – Pass game coordinator
  • Jon Boyer – Quarterbacks
  • Blue Adams – Secondary
  • James Adams – Safeties
  • Courtney Hawkins – Wide receivers
  • Legi Suiaunoa – Defensive linemen
  • Brian Wozniak – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
  • Joe Begnal – Assistant special teams
  • Andrew Bindelglass – Assistant linebackers
  • Chris Gordon – Assistant defensive backs
  • Cordale Grundy – Assistant tight ends
  • Antjuan Simmons – Assistant defensive linemen
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 14, 2025

Coaching staff

Name Position Season
Jonathan Smith Head Coach 2nd
Blue Adams Secondary Coach 2nd
James Adams Safeties Coach 1st
Keith Bhonapha Assistant Head Coach/Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs 2nd
Jon Boyer Quarterbacks Coach 1st
Courtney Hawkins Wide Receivers Coach 6th
Brian Lindgren Offensive Coordinator 2nd
Jim Michalczik Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator 2nd
Joe Rossi Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach 2nd
Legi Suiaunoa Defensive Line Coach 2nd
Chad Wilt Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Rush Ends Coach 2nd
Brian Wozniak Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 2nd

References

  1. ^ Kiel, Barry. "MSU 2025 football schedule includes Michigan at home, no Ohio State or Oregon". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "2025 Michigan State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
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