Game notes: Washington at Michigan State
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The matchup
- Washington (4–3, 1–3 in conference) at Michigan State (2–5, 0–4 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Spartan Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their sixth meeting; Washington leads the series 4–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 16, 2023: Washington 41, Michigan State 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1969: Michigan State 27, Washington 11.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2023: Washington 41–7 (at Michigan State); 2022: Washington 39–28 (at Washington); 1997: Washington 51–23 (neutral site); 1970: Washington 42–16 (at Washington); 1969: Michigan State 27–11 (at Michigan State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Washington
- Washington is 4–3 (1–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 24–10 vs. Washington State; W 16–14 vs. Utah State; W 48–16 vs. Eastern Washington; L 24–27 vs. Minnesota; L 21–25 at No. 18 USC; L 24–41 vs. No. 20 Iowa; W 38–26 at Purdue.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Washington is No. 33 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jedd Fisch is 19–14 in his third season at Washington and 36–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jedd Fisch faces Michigan State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Demond Williams Jr. (QB): 1,396 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dezmen Roebuck (WR): 48 catches, 484 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Alex McLaughlin (S): 48 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Demond Williams Jr. needs 92 yards to pass Sonny Sixkiller (5,496, 1970–72) for ninth on Washington’s career passing yards list. He has 5,405 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1998, Washington lost to No. 3 UCLA 36–24.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Michigan State
- Michigan State is 2–5 (0–4 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 30–20 vs. Toledo; W 35–7 vs. Eastern Michigan; L 10–27 at No. 3 Notre Dame; L 13–31 vs. Nebraska; L 3–31 at Wisconsin; L 37–38 vs. Illinois; L 21–24 vs. No. 25 Northwestern.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Michigan State has lost five straight, since beating Eastern Michigan 35–7 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Michigan State is No. 111 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Pat Fitzgerald is 2–5 in his first season at Michigan State and 112–106 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Pat Fitzgerald faces Washington as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Alessio Milivojevic (QB): 1,263 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaziun Patterson (RB): 327 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Devin Vaught (S): 46 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Michigan State lost to No. 10 Indiana 24–0.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Jedd Fisch and Pat Fitzgerald as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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