Wk 13 · 2026
Michigan State Spartans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights — Sat, Nov 28
Sat, Nov 28 ·
SHI Stadium, Piscataway
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What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Michigan St form
W 38-28vs MDL 17-20at IOWAL 10-28vs PSUL 20-23at MINNL 20-31vs MICH
2025 season
Rutgers form
L 36-40vs PSUL 9-42at OSUW 35-20vs MDL 13-35at ILLW 27-24at PUR
2025 season
Michigan St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Rutgers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Michigan St | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Big Ten | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Wisconsin Big Ten | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Northwestern Big Ten | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Michigan Big Ten | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
Michigan St leads the series 8–3 · Rutgers has won the last 2
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
13.2 points toward Michigan St
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-30 | Rutgers 41 — 14 Michigan St | at MSU | Rutgers |
| 2023 | 2023-10-14 | Michigan St 24 — 27 Rutgers | at RUTG | Rutgers |
| 2022 | 2022-11-12 | Rutgers 21 — 27 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
| 2021 | 2021-10-09 | Michigan St 31 — 13 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan St |
| 2020 | 2020-10-24 | Rutgers 38 — 27 Michigan St | at MSU | Rutgers |
| 2019 | 2019-11-23 | Michigan St 27 — 0 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan St |
| 2018 | 2018-11-24 | Rutgers 10 — 14 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
| 2017 | 2017-11-25 | Michigan St 40 — 7 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan St |
| 2016 | 2016-11-12 | Rutgers 0 — 49 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
| 2015 | 2015-10-10 | Michigan St 31 — 24 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan St |
| 2014 | 2014-11-22 | Rutgers 3 — 45 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
Michigan St leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Aidan Chiles QB #0 | 128/203, 1392 YDS, 10 TD, 3 INT |
| Alessio Milivojevic QB #11 | 111/173, 1267 YDS, 10 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Makhi Frazier RB #25 | 116 CAR, 520 YDS, 2 TD |
| Elijah Tau-Tolliver RB #4 | 72 CAR, 428 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Brandon Tullis RB #7 | 69 CAR, 301 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Nick Marsh WR #11 | 59 REC, 662 YDS, 6 TD |
| Omari Kelly WR #1 | 47 REC, 626 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jack Velling TE #12 | 36 REC, 359 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Chrishon McCray WR #13 | 24 REC, 330 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jordan Hall LB #5 | 88 |
| Wayne Matthews III LB #10 | 73 | |
| Alex VanSumeren DT #91 | 52 | |
| Sacks | Quindarius Dunnigan DL #99 | 2.5 |
| Jordan Hall LB #5 | 2.5 | |
| Jalen Thompson DL #9 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Armorion Smith S #7 | 1 |
| Wayne Matthews III LB #10 | 1 | |
| Aveon Grose S #30 | 1 |
Rutgers leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Athan Kaliakmanis QB #16 | 229/368, 3124 YDS, 20 TD, 7 INT |
| AJ Surace QB #10 | 4/9, 58 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 244 CAR, 1241 YDS, 13 TD |
| Ja'shon Benjamin RB #20 | 68 CAR, 328 YDS, 2 TD | |
| CJ Campbell Jr. RB #0 | 22 CAR, 119 YDS | |
| Receiving | KJ Duff WR #8 | 60 REC, 1084 YDS, 7 TD |
| Ian Strong WR #9 | 52 REC, 762 YDS, 5 TD | |
| DT Sheffield WR #0 | 44 REC, 577 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Kenny Fletcher Jr. TE #12 | 26 REC, 236 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jett Elad DB #9 | 77 |
| Dariel Djabome LB #8 | 67 | |
| Kaj Sanders DB #1 | 64 | |
| Sacks | Bradley Weaver DL #94 | 2.5 |
| Eric O'Neill EDGE #99 | 2.5 | |
| Dariel Djabome LB #8 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jett Elad DB #9 | 2 |
| Cam Miller CB #7 | 1 | |
| Bo Mascoe DB #5 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.