Season Record: 4-1
Head Coach: Mark Dantonio (94-43, 11th year at Michigan State)
2017 S&P+ Overall Ranking: 26th
2016 S&P+ Overall Ranking: 57th
Last year’s 3-9 record was head coach Mark Dantonio’s worst in a decade at Michigan State, and just the second losing season of his tenure. But the Spartans seem to have bounced back and are coming off a 14-10 upset of No. 7-ranked Michigan at the Big House. Coupled with a hard fought 17-10 win over Iowa, Michigan State appears primed to make life difficult for Big Ten East contenders Penn State and Ohio State.