Game notes: Michigan State at Rutgers
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The matchup
- Michigan State (2–5, 0–4 in conference) at Rutgers (2–4, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, SHI 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 17th meeting; Michigan State leads the series 10–6 as played. Officially, Michigan State leads 9–6; as played, 10–6. The NCAA vacated Michigan State’s win (2022); it doesn’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 30, 2024: Rutgers 41, Michigan State 14.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1988: Rutgers 17, Michigan State 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Rutgers is 2–5 at home against Michigan State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Rutgers 41–14 (at Michigan State); 2023: Rutgers 27–24 (at Rutgers); 2022: Michigan State 27–21 (at Michigan State); 2021: Michigan State 31–13 (at Rutgers); 2020: Rutgers 38–27 (at Michigan State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 is 2–0 against Rutgers.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 beat No. 11 Northwestern 29–20.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.
Rutgers
- Rutgers is 2–4 (1–2 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: L 21–37 vs. Massachusetts; L 21–28 at Boston College; L 35–42 vs. No. 12 USC; W 58–7 vs. Howard; L 15–47 vs. No. 6 Indiana; W 37–30 at Maryland.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Rutgers is No. 102 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Greg Schiano is 101–112 in his 26th season at Rutgers.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Greg Schiano is 4–3 against Michigan State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- K.J. Duff (WR): 42 catches, 741 yards, 9 TD, No. 4 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Antwan Raymond (RB): 498 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Bradlee Jones (DB): 29 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- K.J. Duff needs 1 touchdown catch to tie Marco Battaglia (10 in 1995) for Rutgers’s single-season record in touchdown catches, 2 to break it. He has 9 this season.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.
- K.J. Duff needs 6 yards to pass Mohamed Sanu (2,263, 2009–11) for fifth on Rutgers’s career receiving yards list. He has 2,258 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.
- K.J. Duff is tied with Kenny Britt (17, 2006–08) for sixth on Rutgers’s career touchdown catches list, at 17 so far; one more touchdown catch breaks the tie.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.
- Antwan Raymond is tied with Mike Fisher (26, 1974–77) for eighth on Rutgers’s career rushing touchdowns list, at 26 so far; one more rushing touchdown breaks the tie.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.
- Antwan Raymond needs 91 yards to pass Bryant Mitchell (2,286, 1966–68) for 10th on Rutgers’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,196 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 2020, Rutgers beat Purdue 37–30.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
- Greg Schiano is 0–1 against Pat Fitzgerald’s teams as a head coach.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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