| Michigan State Spartans | ||
2008 Michigan State Spartans Football ScheduleFinal Record: 9-4, 6-2 (Big Ten) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Saturday Aug. 30 | at California Golden Bears California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA | Lost 38-31 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 6 | Eastern Michigan Eagles Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 42-10 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 13 | Florida Atlantic Owls Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 17-0 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 20 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 23-7 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 27 | at Indiana Hoosiers Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN | Won 42-29 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 4 | Iowa Hawkeyes Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 16-13 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 11 | at Northwestern Wildcats Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Won 37-20 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 18 | Ohio State Buckeyes Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 45-7 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 25 | at Michigan Wolverines Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI | Won 35-21 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 1 | Wisconsin Badgers Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 25-24 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 8 | Purdue Boilermakers Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 21-7 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 15 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 22 | at Penn State Nittany Lions Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA | Lost 49-18 | --- | |
| 2009 Capital One Bowl | ||||
| Thursday Jan. 1 | Georgia Bulldogs Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL | Lost 24-12 | --- | |