| Michigan State Spartans | ||
2009 Michigan State Spartans Football ScheduleFinal Record: 6-7, 4-4 (Big Ten) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Saturday Sept. 5 | Montana State Bobcats Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 44-3 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 12 | Central Michigan Chippewas Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 29-27 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 19 | at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN | Lost 33-30 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 26 | at Wisconsin Badgers Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | Lost 38-30 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 3 | Michigan Wolverines Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 26-20 (OT) | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 10 | at Illinois Fighting Illini Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL | Won 24-14 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 17 | Northwestern Wildcats Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 24-14 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 24 | Iowa Hawkeyes Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 15-13 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 31 | at Minnesota Golden Gophers TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Lost 42-34 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 7 | Western Michigan Broncos Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Won 49-14 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 14 | at Purdue Boilermakers Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | Won 40-37 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 21 | Penn State Nittany Lions Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 42-14 | --- | |
| 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl | ||||
| Saturday Jan. 2 | Texas Tech Red Raiders Alamodome, San Antonio, TX | Lost 41-31 | --- | |