Michigan State·Big Ten

2018 — The 2018 Season

Michigan State's 2018 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final result Bowl season Lost the Redbox Bowl
AP final #24 post-bowls
SP+ +4.5 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Utah Sta 38-31 L @ Ariz Sta 13-16 W @ Indiana 35-21 W vs Cent Mic 31-20 L vs Northw 19-29 W @ Penn St 21-17 L vs Michigan 7-21 W vs Purdue 23-13 W @ Maryland 24-3 L vs Ohio St 6-26 L @ Nebraska 6-9 W vs Rutgers 14-10 L @ Oregon 6-7 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2018.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: Michigan State 24, Maryland 3. A 21-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Michigan State 6, Ohio State 26. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Michigan State fell to Oregon 6-7 in the postseason.

"Go Green"
— Michigan State fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What it meant

2018 is a middle chapter for Michigan State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.