Game notes: Oregon at Michigan State
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The matchup
- Oregon (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Michigan State (2–5, 0–4 in conference), Friday, November 20, 8 p.m. ET, 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 ninth meeting; Oregon leads the series 5–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, October 4, 2024: Oregon 31, Michigan State 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1979: Michigan State 41, Oregon 17.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Michigan State is 3–0 at home against Oregon.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Oregon 31–10 (at Oregon); 2018: Oregon 7–6 (neutral site); 2015: Michigan State 31–28 (at Michigan State); 2014: Oregon 46–27 (at Oregon); 1999: Michigan State 27–20 (at Michigan State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Oregon
- Oregon is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–27 vs. Boise State; L 31–39 at Oklahoma State; W 84–0 vs. Portland State; W 41–27 at No. 12 USC; L 15–17 vs. No. 21 UCLA; W 17–14 vs. Nebraska.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Oregon is No. 11 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dan Lanning is 52–10 in his fifth season at Oregon.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dan Lanning is 1–0 against Michigan State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dierre Hill Jr. (RB): 295 rushing yards, 3 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dante Moore (QB): 926 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Koi Perich (DB): 40 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Teitum Tuioti needs 1 sack to pass teammate Matayo Uiagalelei (20.5, 2026) for seventh on Oregon’s career sacks list. He has 20 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.
- Dante Moore needs 4 touchdown passes to pass Chris Miller (42, 1983–86) for 10th on Oregon’s career touchdown passes list. He has 39 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 2021, Oregon lost to No. 24 Utah 38–7.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 Oregon 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 2021, Michigan State lost to No. 5 Ohio State 56–7.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 Dan Lanning 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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