2015 Michigan State Spartans football team

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2015 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 4 Ohio State x		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 12 Michigan		6	–	2					10	–	3
Penn State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Indiana		2	–	6					6	–	7
Rutgers		1	–	7					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 23 Northwestern		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Wisconsin		6	–	2					10	–	3
Nebraska		3	–	5					6	–	7
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The Michigan State Spartans will play football in the 2015 season, representing Michigan State University. They will compete in the Big Ten East division.

Before the Season

Previous season

Main article: 2014 Michigan State Spartans football team

Season

Schedule

September 4at Western Michigan*

• Waldo Stadium
• Kalamazoo, MI

  September 12Oregon*

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

  September 19Air Force*

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

  September 26Central Michigan*

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

  October 3Purdue

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

  October 10at Rutgers

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

  October 17at Michigan

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy)

  October 24Indiana

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)

  November 7at Nebraska

• Memorial Stadium
• Lincoln, NE

  November 14Maryland

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

  November 21at Ohio State

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH

  November 28Penn State

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)

 

Game summaries

Western Michigan

See also: 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team

1 2 Total Michigan State 0 Western Michigan 0 Date: September 4th Location: Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11-2	2013	MSU, 26–13

Oregon

See also: 2015 Oregon Ducks football team

1 2 Total Oregon 0 Michigan State 0 Date: September 12th Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-3	2014	ORE, 46–27

Air Force

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team

1 2 Total Air Force 0 Michigan State 0 Date: September 19th Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting	-	-

Central Michigan

See also: 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

1 2 Total Central Michigan 0 Michigan State 0 Date: September 26th Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6-3	2012	MSU, 41–7

Purdue

See also: 2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1 2 Total Purdue 0 Michigan State 0 Date: October 3rd Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34-28-3	2014	MSU, 45–31

Rutgers

See also: 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

1 2 Total Michigan State 0 Rutgers 0 Date: October 10th Location: High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-3	2014	MSU, 45–3

Michigan

See also: 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team and Paul Bunyan Trophy

Paul Bunyan Trophy

1 2 Total Michigan State 0 Michigan 0 Date: October 17th Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34-68-5	2014	MSU, 35–11

Indiana

See also: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Brass Spittoon

Old Brass Spittoon

1 2 Total Indiana 0 Michigan State 0 Date: October 24th Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
44-15-2	2014	MSU, 56-17

Nebraska

See also: 2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1 2 Total Michigan State 0 Nebraska 0 Date: November 7th Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-7	2014	MSU, 27–22

Maryland

See also: 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team

1 2 Total Maryland 0 Michigan State 0 Date: November 14th Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5-1	2014	MSU, 37-15

Ohio State

See also: 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1 2 Total Michigan State 0 Ohio State 0 Date: November 21st Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14-29	2014	OSU, 49–37

Penn State

See also: 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Land Grant Trophy

Land Grant Trophy

1 2 Total Penn State 0 Michigan State 0 Date: November 28th Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14-14-1	2014	MSU, 34-10