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American college football season

2023 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJay Johnson (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorScottie Hazelton (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Uniform
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^   9 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 10 Ohio State   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 13 Penn State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Maryland   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Rutgers   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 8     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Northwestern   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   5 – 4     7 – 6  
Minnesota   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Illinois   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Nebraska   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Purdue   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Michigan State Spartans football team drew an average home attendance of 70,211 in 2023.

The Spartans were led by Mel Tucker through the first two games of the season; Tucker was suspended without pay on September 10 and was fired for cause on September 27 following disclosures relating to alleged sexual harassment. Defensive backs coach Harlon Barnett was appointed interim head coach, and former head coach Mark Dantonio agreed to return as the team's associate head coach.

The Spartans finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the East division. They failed to qualify for a bowl game for the third time in four years. In a 49-0 defeat, the Spartans would also suffer their worst home loss in program history to rival Michigan.

On November 26, the school named Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith the team's new head coach.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Central Michigan*FS1W 31–773,216
September 93:30 p.m.Richmond*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
BTNW 45–1470,049
September 165:00 p.m.No. 8 Washington*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
PeacockL 7–4170,528
September 233:30 p.m.Maryland
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
NBCL 9–3170,131
September 307:30 p.m.at IowaNBCL 16–2669,250
October 1412:00 p.m.at RutgersBTNL 24–2752,879
October 217:30 p.m.No. 2 MichiganNBCL 0–4974,206
October 283:30 p.m.at MinnesotaBTNL 12–2747,392
November 412:00 p.m.Nebraska
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
FS1W 20–1763,134
November 117:30 p.m.at No. 1 Ohio StateNBCL 3–38105,137
November 1812:00 p.m.at IndianaBTNW 24–2140,666
November 247:30 p.m.vs. No. 11 Penn StateNBCL 0–4251,927

Game summaries

vs Central Michigan

See also: 2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Pregame line Over/under
MSU -14.5 45.5
Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chippewas 0 7 007
Spartans 0 10 71431

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September  1st
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Wind: 4 mph S, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 73,216
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • Sources
Game information
Second quarter
  • (06:55) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 47-yard field goal MSU 3–0; 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:22
  • (01:51) CMU TD: Chris Parker 12-yard pass from Bert Emanuel Jr. (Tristan Mattson kick) CMU 7–3; 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:20
  • (00:48) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 2-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick ) MSU 10–7; 7 plays, 84 yards, 0:57
Third quarter
  • (02:41) MSU TD: Jalen Berger 12-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 17–7 MSU; 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:50
Fourth quarter
  • (13:26) MSU TD: Tyrell Henry 10-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–7; 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:24
  • (09:05) MSU TD: Maliq Carr 8-yard pass from Noah Kim (Stephen Rusnak kick) MSU 31–7; 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:22
Statistics Central Michigan Michigan State
First downs 19 20
Plays–yards 67–219 64–406
Rushes–yards 41–123 25–127
Passing yards 96 279
Passing: comp–att–int 12–24–1 18–32–0
Time of possession 34:26 25:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing Bert Emanuel Jr. 11/17, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Bert Emanuel Jr. 17 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Mitchel Collier 3 receptions, 30 yards
Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 18/31, 279 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nathan Carter 18 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaron Glover 3 receptions, 75 yards

vs Richmond

See also: 2023 Richmond Spiders football team
Pregame line Over/under
MSU -29.5 44.5
Richmond Spiders (FCS) (0–1) at Michigan State Spartans (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spiders (FCS) 0 0 01414
Spartans 7 10 21745

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September  9th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: 3 mph NE, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,049
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Dannie Rogers (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:26) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 11-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–0; 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:31
Second quarter
  • (13:44) MSU TD: Tyneil Hopper 13-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 14–0; 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:41
  • (05:17) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 52-yard field goal MSU 17–0; 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:03
Third quarter
  • (12:28) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 2-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–0; 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:26
  • (8:25) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 44-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 31–0; 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:31
  • (8:25) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 6-yard run (Stephen Rusnak kick) MSU 38–0; 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:57
Fourth quarter
  • (14:36) UR TD: Aaron Banks 47-yard fumble return (Jayden Alsheskie kick) MSU 38–7
  • (11:33) MSU TD: Antonio Gates Jr. 45-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 45–7; 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:55
  • (5:16) UR TD: Sean Clarke 5-yard pass from Jackson Hardy (Jayden Alsheskie kick) MSU 45–14; 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:06
Statistics Richmond (FCS) Michigan State
First downs 11 21
Plays–yards 54–193 61–465
Rushes–yards 29–75 38–162
Passing yards 118 303
Passing: comp–att–int 18–25–0 19–23–0
Time of possession 29:49 30:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Richmond (FCS) Passing Kyle Wickersham 16/22, 102 yards
Rushing Owen Laughlin 1 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Jerry Garcia JR. 4 receptions, 34 yards
Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 18/22, 292 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Nathan Carter 19 carries, 111 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tre Mosley 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD

vs No. 8 Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team
Pregame line Over/under
UW -16 57.5
No. 8 Washington Huskies (2–0) at Michigan State Spartans (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Huskies 14 21 6041
Spartans 0 0 077

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September  16th
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) Wind: 3 mph SW, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 70,528
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Brendan Burke (play-by-play), Chris Simms (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:51) UW TD: Germie Bernard 1-yard run (Grady Gross kick) UW 7–0; 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:12
  • (01:14) UW TD: Jack Westover 5-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick) UW 14–0; 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:07
Second quarter
  • (10:44) UW TD: Ja'Lynn Polk 30-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick) UW 21–0; 3 plays, 95 yards, 1:39
  • (06:49) UW TD: Jack Westover 13-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick) UW 28–0; 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:41
  • (00:06) UW TD: Jack Westover 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick) UW 35–0; 5 plays, 66 yards, 00:35
Third quarter
  • (10:43) UW FG: Grady Gross 22-yard field goal UW 38–0; 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:10
  • (03:45) UW FG: Grady Gross 29-yard field goal UW 41–0; 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:48
Fourth quarter
  • (05:48) MSU TD: Katin Houser 4-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) UW 41–7; 11 plays, 99 yards, 5:25
Statistics Washington Michigan State
First downs 26 15
Plays–yards 72–713 62–261
Rushes–yards 33–177 27–53
Passing yards 536 208
Passing: comp–att–int 29–39–1 14–35–1
Time of possession 35:32 24:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 27/35, 473 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Tybo Rogers 15 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Rome Odunze 8 receptions, 180 yards
Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 12/31, 136 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Nathan Carter 17 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 1 reception, 61 yards

vs Maryland

See also: 2023 Maryland Terrapins football team
Pregame line Over/under
UMD -7.5 52.5
Maryland Terrapins (3–0) at Michigan State Spartans (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Terrapins 7 14 01031
Spartans 0 3 609

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September  23rd
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) Wind: 10 mph W, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 70,131
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (07:52) UMD TD: Sean Greeley 1-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) UMD 7–0; 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:24
Second quarter
  • (11:28) UMD TD: Tyrese Chambers 12-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) UMD 14–0; 11 plays, 95 yards, 3:40
  • (09:51) UMD TD: Taulia Tagovailoa 1-yard run (Jack Howes kick) UMD 21–0; 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:48
  • (03:39) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 37-yard field goal UMD 21–3; 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:00
Third quarter
  • (03:44) MSU TD: Tyrell Henry 9-yard pass from Noah Kim, two-point conversion failed UMD 21–9; 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46
Fourth quarter
  • (03:18) UMD FG: Jack Howes 48-yard field goal UMD 24–9; 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:33
  • (3:18) UMD TD: Octavian Smith Jr. 31-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) UMD 31–9; 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:30
Statistics Maryland Michigan State
First downs 19 25
Plays–yards 67–362 76–376
Rushes–yards 31–139 31–102
Passing yards 223 274
Passing: comp–att–int 21–36–1 26–45–3
Time of possession 28:30 31:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Maryland Passing Taulia Tagovailoa 21/36, 223 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Colby McDonald 5 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Tai Felton 3 receptions, 67 yards
Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 18/32, 190 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Nathan Carter 19 carries, 97 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 6 receptions, 67 yards

at Iowa

See also: 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Pregame line Over/under
UI -11.5 36.5
Michigan State Spartans (2–2) at Iowa Hawkeyes (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 3 6 7016
Hawkeyes 3 7 31326

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

  • Date: September  30th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Wind: 10 mph SE, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:25) UI FG: Drew Stevens 40-yard field goal UI 3–0; 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:35
  • (03:48) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 31-yard field goal Tied 3–3; 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:22
Second quarter
  • (11:04) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 32-yard field goal MSU 6–3; 14 plays, 61 yards, 6:09
  • (03:48) UI TD: Erick All 13-yard pass from Deacon Hill (Drew Stevens kick) UI 10–6; 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:16
  • (00:00) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 58-yard field goal UI 10–9; 6 plays, 35 yards, 0:35
Third quarter
  • (13:08) MSU TD: Cal Haladay 42-yard fumble recovery MSU 16–10
  • (07:38) UI FG: Drew Stevens 53-yard field goal MSU 16–13; 4 plays, -5 yards, 2:02
Fourth quarter
  • (05:19) UI FG: Drew Stevens 36-yard field goal Tied 16–16; 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:28
  • (03:45) UI TD: Cooper DeJean 70-yard punt return (Drew Stevens kick) UI 23–16
  • (00:59) UI FG: Drew Stevens 34-yard field goal UI 26–16; 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:30
Statistics Michigan State Iowa
First downs 20 14
Plays–yards 76–349 59–222
Rushes–yards 32–156 27–61
Passing yards 193 161
Passing: comp–att–int 25–44–3 14–32–1
Time of possession 33:40 26:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 25/44, 193 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Nathan Carter 20 carries, 108 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 8 receptions, 79 yards
Iowa Passing Deacon Hill 11/27, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Leshon Williams 12 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Erick All 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

at Rutgers

See also: 2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Pregame line Over/under
RU -4.5 39.5
Michigan State Spartans (2–3) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 10 7024
Scarlet Knights 3 3 02127

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: October  14th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST/9:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Wind: 4 mph NE, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 52,879
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (07:32) MSU TD: Montorie Foster Jr. 13-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–0; 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:28
  • (02:52) RU FG: Jai Patel 22-yard field goal MSU 7–3; 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:40
Second quarter
  • (13:21) RU FG: Jai Patel 47-yard field goal MSU 7–6; 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:15
  • (01:46) MSU TD: Katin Houser 12-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 14–6; 1 plays, 12 yards, 0:04
  • (00:02) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 37-yard field goal MSU 17–6; 10 plays, 44 yards, 1:31
Third quarter
  • (03:41) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 4-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–6; 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:28
Fourth quarter
  • (13:09) RU TD: Aaron Young 0-yard bumble recovery (Jai Patel kick) MSU 24–13
  • (08:30) RU TD: Isaiah Washington 4-yard pass from Gavin Wimsatt two-point conversion pass Christian Dremel from Gavin Wimsatt MSU 24–21; 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:45
  • 08:41) RU TD: Kyle Monangai 21-yard run two-point conversion failed RU 27–24; 1 plays, 21 yards, 0:07
Statistics Michigan State Rutgers
First downs 22 20
Plays–yards 68–247 65–306
Rushes–yards 40–113 37–125
Passing yards 134 181
Passing: comp–att–int 18–29–0 13–28–2
Time of possession 29:16 45:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 18/29, 133 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nathan Carter 20 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 5 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD
Rutgers Passing Gavin Wimsatt 13/28, 181 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Kyle Monangai 24 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Christian Dremel 6 receptions, 80 yards

vs No. 2 Michigan

See also: 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team
Pregame line Over/under
UM -24.5 48
No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (7–0) at Michigan State Spartans (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Wolverines 14 14 14749
Spartans 0 0 000

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: October  21st
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: 3 mph NW, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 74,206
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (08:50) UM TD: Blake Corum 1-yard run (James Turner kick) UM 7–0; 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:05
  • (01:55) UM TD: Roman Wilson 25-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) UM 14–0; 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:52
Second quarter
  • (10:44) UM TD: Colston Loveland 22-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) UM 21–0; 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:10
  • (02:54) UM TD: Colston Loveland 22-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) UM 28–0; 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:59
Third quarter
  • (09:49) UM TD: Mike Sainristil 72-yard interception (James Turner kick) UM 35–0
  • (06:44) UM TD: Aj Barner 11-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) UM 42–0; 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:06
Fourth quarter
  • (00:08) UM TD: Alex Orji 6-yard run (James Turner kick) UM 49–0; 5 plays, 33 yards, 3:02
Statistics Michigan Michigan State
First downs 28 10
Plays–yards 69–477 58–190
Rushes–yards 34-120 29-49
Passing yards 357 133
Passing: comp–att–int 28-35-0 16-29-2
Time of possession 32:52 20:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan Passing J. J. McCarthy 21/27, 287 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Blake Corum 15 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
Receiving A. J. Barner 8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD
Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 12/22, 101 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Nathan Carter 17 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Maliq Carr 2 receptions, 32 yards

at Minnesota

See also: 2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Pregame line Over/under
UMN -7 40.5
Michigan State Spartans (2–5) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 6 0 0612
Golden Gophers 0 10 01727

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: October  28th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Wind: 8 mph W, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 47,392
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:19) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 38-yard field goal MSU 3–0; 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:22
  • (09:49) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 42-yard field goal MSU 6–0; 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:50
Second quarter
  • (04:54) UMN FG: Dragan Kesich 22-yard field goal MSU 6–3; 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:55
  • (00:19) UMN TD: Daniel Jackson 22-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) UMN 10–6; 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:55
Third quarter
  • No scoring
Fourth quarter
  • (12:07) UMN TD: Jordan Nubin 18-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) UMN 17–6; 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:25
  • (8:37) MSU TD: Tyell Henry 9-yard pass from Sam Leavitt two-point conversion failed UMN 17–12; 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:30
  • (04:11) UMN TD: Jordan Nubin 2-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) UMN 24–12; 7 plays, 46 yards, 4:25
  • (03:25) UMN FG: Dragan Kesich 31-yard field goal UMN 27–12; 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:30
Statistics Michigan State Minnesota
First downs 15 23
Plays–yards 55–299 72–400
Rushes–yards 21–109 50–200
Passing yards 190 200
Passing: comp–att–int 20–34–1 14–22–1
Time of possession 23:45 36:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 12/22, 117 yards
Rushing Sam Leavitt 6 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 4 receptions, 55 yards
Minnesota Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 14/22, 200 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jordan Nubin 40 carries, 204 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Daniel Jackson 7 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD

vs Nebraska

See also: 2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Pregame line Over/under
NEB -3 34.5
Nebraska Cornhuskers (5–3) at Michigan State Spartans (2–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 0 10 0717
Spartans 3 7 3720

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: November  4th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST/9:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Wind: 2 mph W, Sunny
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:51) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 35-yard field goal MSU 3–0; 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:04
Second quarter
  • (12:40) NEB TD: Heinrich Haarberg 5-yard run (Tristan Alvano kick) NEB 7–3; 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:31
  • (09:14) MSU TD: Christian Fitzpatrick 11-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 10–7; 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:26
  • (00:06) NEB FG: Tristan Alvano 24-yard field goal Tied 10–10; 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:56
Third quarter
  • (05:11) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 50-yard field goal MSU 13–10; 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:24
Fourth quarter
  • (12:13) MSU TD: Montorie Foster Jr. 25-yard pass from Sam Leavitt (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 20–10; 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:15
  • (03:35) NEB TD: Emmett Johnson 4-yard run (Tristan Alvano kick) MSU 20–17; 4 plays, 65 yards, 0:56
Statistics Nebraska Michigan State
First downs 18 11
Plays–yards 69–283 55–295
Rushes–yards 41–154 31–63
Passing yards 129 232
Passing: comp–att–int 12–28–2 15–23–0
Time of possession 31:31 28:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Heinrich Haarberg 12/28, 129 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Emmett Johnson 13 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Thomas Fidone II 3 receptions, 43 yards
Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 13/20, 165 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Nathan Carter 15 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 4 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD

at No. 1 Ohio State

See also: 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Pregame line Over/under
OSU -32.5 48
Michigan State Spartans (3–6) at No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 3 003
No. 1 Buckeyes 14 21 3038

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November  11th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Wind: 7 mph N, Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 105,137
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:20) OSU TD: Marvin Harrison Jr. 19-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 7–0; 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:40
  • (6:56) OSU TD: Marvin Harrison Jr. 26-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 14–0; 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:30
Second quarter
  • (14:58) OSU TD: Marvin Harrison Jr. 9-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 21–0; 13 plays, 84 yards, 5:37
  • (5:38) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 53-yard field goal OSU 21–3; 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:32
  • (3:30) OSU TD: TreVeyon Henderson 9-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 28–3; 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:08
  • (0:15) OSU TD: Cade Stover 18-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 35-3; 8 plays, 74 yards, 1:26
Third quarter
  • (11:56) OSU FG: Jayden Fielding 36-yard field goal OSU 38–3; 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:34
Statistics Michigan State Ohio State
First downs 11 25
Plays–yards 54–182 66–530
Rushes–yards 29–94 32–177
Passing yards 88 353
Passing: comp–att–int 13–25–0 26–34–0
Time of possession 28:48 31:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 12/24, 92 yards
Rushing Nathan Carter 11 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 2 receptions, 23 yards
Ohio State Passing Kyle McCord 24/31, 335 yards, 3 TD
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 13 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Marvin Harrison Jr. 7 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD

at Indiana

See also: 2023 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Pregame line Over/under
IND -3.5 47
Michigan State Spartans (3–7) at Indiana Hoosiers (3–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 7 01024
Hoosiers 0 7 7721

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November  18th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST/9:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Wind: 2 mph NE, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 40,666
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Meghan McKeown (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:09) MSU TD: Maliq Carr 17-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–0; 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:44
Second quarter
  • (09:29) IND TD: Trent Howland 4-yard run (Chris Freeman kick) Tied 7–7; 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:16
  • (01:10) MSU TD: Montorie Foster Jr. 29-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 14–7; 8 plays, 78 yards, 1:13
Third quarter
  • (10:54) IND TD: James Bomba 3-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby (Chris Freeman kick) Tied 14–14; 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:06
Fourth quarter
  • (09:26) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 36-yard field goal MSU 17–14; 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:09
  • (04:06) IND TD: Trey Walker 8-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby (Chris Freeman kick) IND 21–17; 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:20
  • (01:19) MSU TD: Maliq Carr 36-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–21; 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:47
Statistics Michigan State Indiana
First downs 21 23
Plays–yards 72–351 79–412
Rushes–yards 31–60 45–220
Passing yards 291 192
Passing: comp–att–int 26–41–2 19–34–0
Time of possession 30:20 29:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 26/41, 245 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Nathan Carter 11 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Maliq Carr 9 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
Indiana Passing Brendan Sorsby 19/34, 192 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Trent Howland 19 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Donaven Mcculley 3 receptions, 72 yards

vs No. 11 Penn State

See also: 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Pregame line Over/under
PSU -20 42.5
No. 11 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–2) at Michigan State Spartans (4–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Nittany Lions 3 10 151442
Spartans 0 0 000

at Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November  24th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 51,927
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:50) PSU FG: Alex Felkins 49-yard field goal PSU 3–0; 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:10
Second quarter
  • (12:11) PSU FG: Alex Felkins 30-yard field goal PSU 6–0; 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:24
  • (04:51) PSU TD: Kaytron Allen 2-yard pass from Drew Allar (Alex Felkins kick) PSU 13–0; 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:25
Third quarter
  • (10:13) PSU TD: Tyler Warren 8-yard pass from Beau Pribula two-point conversion pass KeAndre Lambert-Smith from Drew Allar PSU 21–0; 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:06
  • (04:13) PSU TD: Beau Pribula 2-yard run (Alex Felkins kick) PSU 28–0; 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:01
Fourth quarter
  • (12:29) PSU TD: Theo Johnson 8-yard pass from Drew Allar (Alex Felkins kick) PSU 35–0; 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:43
  • (07:58) PSU TD: Nicholas Singleton 14-yard run (Sander Sahaydak kick) PSU 42–0; 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:11
Statistics Penn State Michigan State
First downs 23 5
Plays–yards 67–586 48–53
Rushes–yards 39–283 27– -35
Passing yards 303 88
Passing: comp–att–int 19–28–0 12–21–1
Time of possession 36:01 23:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 17/26, 292 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 15 carries, 137 yards
Receiving Nicholas Singleton 2 receptions, 68 yards
Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 11/19, 87 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Nathan Carter 8 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 2 receptions, 35 yards

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———————————
Coaches—RVRV————————
CFPNot released——Not released

Personnel

Roster

2023 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Alante Brown Sr
RB 1 Jaren Mangham  Sr
WR 2 Tyrell Henry So
RB 3 Jaelon Barbarin Fr
QB 4 Sam Leavitt Fr
RB 5 Nathan Carter  So
TE 6 Maliq Carr  Jr
WR 7 Antonio Gates  Fr
RB 8 Jalen Berger  Jr
WR 9 Jaelen Smith Fr
QB 10 Noah Kim  Jr
WR 11 Aziah Johnson Fr
QB 12 Katin Houser  Fr
WR 13 Sebastian Brown  Jr
WR 15 Jaron Glover  Fr
WR 16 Christian Fitzpatrick  Jr
WR 17 Tre Mosley  Sr
QB 18 Andrew Schorfhaar  Jr
TE 19 Jaylan Franklin
WR 20 Aubrey Dawkins  Jr
RB 22 Jordon Simmons Sr
TE 23 Tyneil Hopper
RB 24 Davion Primm  So
RB 25 Joseph Martinez  Jr
WR 31 Jack Yanachik Fr
TE 47 Jackson Morse  Sr
OL 53 Brandon Baldwin  Jr
OL 54 Keyshawn Blackstock Jr
OL 55 Cooper Terpstra Fr
OL 56 Cole Dellinger Fr
OL 57 Evan Brunning  Sr
OL 58 Spencer Brown  Sr
C 59 Nick Samac  Sr
OL 64 Braden Miller  Fr
OL 65 Stanton Ramil Fr
OL 66 Ashton Lepo  Fr
OL 67 J.D. Duplain  Sr
OL 68 Gavin Broscious  Fr
OL 69 Jacob Merritt  Fr
OL 70 Kevin Wigenton II  So
OL 71 Kristian Phillips  Fr
OL 72 Dallas Fincher  Jr
OL 74 Geno VanDeMark  So
OL 75 Ben Nelson  Fr
OT 76 Andy Hartman  Fr
OL 77 Ethan Boyd  So
WR 80 Zach Gillespie  Jr
TE 81 Michael Masunas  Fr
TE 82 Brennan Parachek Fr
WR 83 Montorie Foster Jr. Sr
WR 85 Grant Calcagno Fr
WR 86 Nick Hunter  Sr
TE 87 Jack Nickel  Fr
TE 88 Ademola Faleye Jr
TE 92 Evan Morris  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Charles Brantley Jr
DB 1 Jaden Mangham So
DL 2 Khris Bogle  Sr
DB 3 Caleb Coley  Fr
LB 4 Jacoby Windmon  Sr
LB 5 Jordan Hall Fr
DB 6 Semar Melvin  Sr
LB 7 Aaron Brule
DL 8 Simeon Barrow  Jr
DL 9 Zion Young (S) So
LB 10 Ma'a Gaotetote Jr
LB 11 Quavian Carter  Fr
DB 12 Chester Kimbrough  Sr
DL 13 Jarrett Jackson
DB 14 Sean Brown Fr
DB 15 Angelo Grose (S) Sr
DB 16 Harold Joiner III
DB 17 Eddie Pleasant III Fr
DB 18 Shawn Smith  Fr
DB 19 Armorion Smith  So
DB 20 Ade Willie So
DB 21 Dillon Tatum So
DL 22 Bai Jobe Fr
LB 23 Darius Snow Injured  Jr
DB 24 Malcolm Jones (S)  Fr
DB 25 Chance Rucker Fr
DL 26 Brandon Wright  Sr
LB 27 Cal Haladay  Jr
DB 28 Philipp Davis Fr
DB 29 Marquis Lowery  Jr
DB 30 Justin White (S)  Sr
DL 32 James Schott  Fr
LB 33 Aaron Alexander  Fr
DB 34 Khalil Majeed  So
LB 35 Sam Edwards  Jr
DB 36 Brandon Lewis Fr
DB 37 Khary Crump (S)  Jr
DB 38 Terry Roberts
DB 39 Caleb Gash Fr
DL 41 Derrick Harmon  So
LB 42 David Millikin  Fr
DB 43 Malik Spencer So
DL 44 Ken Talley  Fr
DL 45 Dre Butler  Sr
DL 47 Jaxson Wilson Fr
DL 50 Andrew Depaepe Fr
DL 52 Tunmise Adeleye  So
DL 55 Jalen Thompson Fr
LB 56 Jay Coyne  Fr
DL 91 Alex VanSumeren  Fr
LB 92 James Burbar Jr
DL 97 Maverick Hansen  Sr
DL 98 Avery Dunn  Jr
DL 99 Jalen Sami
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 31 Hank Pepper Jr
K 39 Yousef Obeid Fr
K 40 Tarik Ahmetbasic Fr
LS 41 Drew Wilson Jr
P 42 Michael O'Shaughnessy  Sr
P 96 Ryan Eckley  Fr
K 97 Jonathan Kim  Sr
K 98 Stephen Rusnak  So
Head coach

Harlon Barnett (interim)

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

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2023

Coaching staff

Name Position Season
Mel Tucker Head coach – removed after 2 games 4th
Chris Kapilovic Assistant head coach/offensive line/run game coordinator 4th
Jay Johnson Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 4th
Scottie Hazelton Defensive coordinator 4th
Ted Gilmore Tight ends 4th
Courtney Hawkins Wide receivers 4th
Harlon Barnett Secondary/interim head coach week 2 through end of season 15th
Ross Els Special Teams/linebackers 4th
Effrem Reed Running backs 2nd
Diron Reynolds Defensive line 1st
Jim Salgado Cornerbacks 1st

Coaching changes

On January 4, defensive line coach Marco Coleman left MSU to join his alma mater, Georgia Tech, as their defensive line coach. On January 25, the school named Stanford defensive line coach Diron Reynolds the team's new defensive line coach. On March 4, pass rush specialist coach Brandon Jordan left to take a job with the Seattle Seahawks. On March 16, the school named former Buffalo Bills safeties coach Jim Salgado as the new cornerbacks coach.

Transfers

Outgoing

On April 30, the final day to declare for the transfer portal, two-year starting quarterback Payton Thorne announced he was entering the portal. Wide receiver Keon Coleman also announced he would transfer.

Name Pos. New School
Payton Thorne QB Auburn
Keon Coleman WR Florida State
Jack Stone K Baylor
Michael Fletcher DE Appalachian State
Jalen Hunt DT Houston
Dashaun Mallory DT Arizona State
Chase Carter DE Incarnate Word
Kobe Myers LB
Elijah Collins RB Oklahoma State
Carson Casteel LB Vanderbilt
Jeff Pietrowski DE Wisconsin
Tate Hallock DB Western Michigan
Germie Bernard WR Washington
Terry Lockett WR Eastern Michigan
Cade McDonald WR Miami (OH)
Hamp Fay TE/QB Oklahoma
AJ Kirk DB Jones College (MS)
Itayvion 'Tank' Brown DE

Source

Incoming

Name Pos. Former School
Ademola Faleye TE Norfolk State
Jaylan Franklin TE Wisconsin
Semar Melvin CB Wisconsin
Jonathan Kim K North Carolina
Nathan Carter RB UConn
Jarrett Jackson DL Florida State
Aaron Alexander LB UMass
Jaren Mangham RB South Florida
Dre Butler DE Liberty
Tunmise Adeleye DL Texas A&M
Tyneil Hopper TE Boise State
Mason Arnold LS Ohio State
Michael O'Shaughnessy P Ohio State
Armorion Smith S Cincinnati
Jalen Sami DT Colorado
Alante Brown WR Nebraska
Terry Roberts CB Iowa

Source

2023 NFL draft

Following the conclusion of the season, several players declared for the NFL draft. Three players were selected in the draft.

Round Pick Team Player Position
2 50 Green Bay Packers Jayden Reed WR
6 192 New England Patriots Bryce Baringer P
6 214 New England Patriots Ameer Speed CB

Several other undrafted players signed free agent contracts with NFL teams:

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