Wk 5 · 2026
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Camp Randall Stadium, Madison
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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
Wisconsin form
L 7-17at MINNW 27-10vs ILLL 7-31at IUW 13-10vs WASHL 7-21at ORE
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.
Wisconsin 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 | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| E Michigan MAC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Notre Dame FBS Indep. | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | N Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| UCLA Big Ten | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Rutgers Big Ten | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
The series is level at 5–5 · Michigan St won the last one
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
5.0 points toward Wisconsin
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-10-15 | Wisconsin 28 — 34 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
| 2019 | 2019-10-12 | Michigan St 0 — 38 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
| 2016 | 2016-09-24 | Wisconsin 30 — 6 Michigan St | at MSU | Wisconsin |
| 2012 | 2012-10-27 | Michigan St 16 — 13 Wisconsin | at WIS | Michigan St |
| 2011 | 2011-12-03 | Wisconsin 42 — 39 Michigan St | neutral | Wisconsin |
| 2011 | 2011-10-22 | Wisconsin 31 — 37 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
| 2010 | 2010-10-02 | Wisconsin 24 — 34 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
| 2009 | 2009-09-26 | Michigan St 30 — 38 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
| 2008 | 2008-11-01 | Wisconsin 24 — 25 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
| 2007 | 2007-09-29 | Michigan St 34 — 37 Wisconsin | at WIS | Wisconsin |
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 |
Wisconsin leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Hunter Simmons QB #15 | 62/118, 664 YDS, 2 TD, 7 INT |
| Danny O'Neil QB #18 | 61/90, 635 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Darrion Dupree RB #6 | 83 CAR, 363 YDS, 2 TD |
| Dilin Jones RB #13 | 76 CAR, 300 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Gideon Ituka RB #10 | 60 CAR, 255 YDS | |
| Receiving | Lance Mason TE #86 | 30 REC, 398 YDS, 4 TD |
| Vinny Anthony II WR #8 | 31 REC, 391 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Trech Kekahuna WR #2 | 26 REC, 211 YDS | |
| Jayden Ballard WR #4 | 7 REC, 150 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Mason Posa LB #8 | 58 |
| Cooper Catalano LB #44 | 56 | |
| Christian Alliegro LB #14 | 49 | |
| Sacks | Darryl Peterson III LB #17 | 6.5 |
| Mason Reiger DE #22 | 5 | |
| Christian Alliegro LB #14 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Preston Zachman DB #6 | 2 |
| Ricardo Hallman S #2 | 2 | |
| Omillio Agard CB #20 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.