When Michigan football hosts Michigan State, plus more on 2024 Big Ten schedule

The Michigan football versus Michigan State football rivalry game is set to take place in mid-to-late October 2024.

The Big Ten conference recently announced the schedule for the upcoming season, confirming that the in-state rivalry will resume on Oct. 26 in Ann Arbor. This will mark the Spartans’ return to Michigan Stadium since the tunnel fight during the Oct. 29, 2022, game at the Big House.

In their previous encounter, Michigan defeated MSU with a score of 49-0 on Oct. 21 in East Lansing.

The updated Big Ten schedule, which now accommodates the 18-team league, includes games against prominent opponents such as Texas, USC, Washington, and Oregon. This schedule was announced last month.

Specific game times and TV networks have yet to be disclosed. However, the conference title game is scheduled for Dec. 7 in Indianapolis.

Michigan State Schedule

The Spartans’ conference schedule begins earlier than usual on Sept. 7 with a game against Maryland. This game falls between their season opener against Florida Atlantic on Aug. 31 and subsequent games against Louisiana (Sept. 14) and Boston College (Sept. 21).

MSU’s first encounter with a new Big Ten opponent will be on Oct. 5 when they face Oregon, which is joining the conference next season along with USC, UCLA, and Washington. The Oregon game will be preceded by a matchup against Ohio State on Sept. 28.

After an off week on Oct. 12, the Spartans will have a home game against Iowa followed by the highly-anticipated Michigan game. The regular season will conclude with a home game against Indiana (Nov. 2), an away game against Illinois (Nov. 16) after another off week, and finally, two home games against Purdue (Nov. 23) and Rutgers (Nov. 30).

Michigan Schedule

For the Wolverines, their conference schedule kicks off with a home game against newcomer USC on Sept. 21, followed by the iconic battle for the Little Brown Jug against Minnesota on Sept. 28.

U-M’s first away game is on Oct. 5 against another new conference opponent, Washington. Their off week is also on Oct. 12, after which they will face Illinois on the road and then host MSU.

In November, Michigan will have home games against Oregon (Nov. 2) and Indiana (Nov. 9) before their second off week on Nov. 16. They will end their home fixtures with a matchup against Northwestern on Nov. 23 before facing Ohio State in the traditional season finale, which will take place in Columbus on Nov. 30.

Michigan will begin the season with three consecutive non-conference home games against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Texas (Sept. 7), and Arkansas State (Sept. 14).

This article was originally published on Detroit Free Press: When Michigan football hosts Michigan State: 2024 Big Ten schedule