2019 The 2019 Season

Michigan State's 2019 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
AP Final #25 post-bowls
SP+ +2.3 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Tulsa 28-7 W vs West Mic 51-17 L vs Ariz Sta 7-10 W @ Northw 31-10 W vs Indiana 40-31 L @ Ohio St 10-34 L @ Wiscon 0-38 L vs Penn St 7-28 L vs Illinois 34-37 L @ Michigan 10-44 W @ Rutgers 27-0 W vs Maryland 19-16 W @ Wake For 27-21 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2019.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2019 season's largest margin: Michigan State 51, Western Michigan 17. A 34-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Michigan State 0, Wisconsin 38. A 38-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Michigan State beat Wake Forest 27-21 in the postseason.

"Go Green"
— Michigan State fanbase voice · 2019· synthesized
What It Meant

2019 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.