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Michigan State

How the weather shapes Michigan State football — Spartan Stadium climate, this week's forecast, and every game since 2001 scored 0–100 by the Weather Football Index.

Conference
Big Ten
Michigan State football
Home Venue
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI · 836′
Season Climate
47.6°F
avg game-season temperature
Late Season
36.8°F
Nov–Dec at Spartan Stadium

The Weather Record

2001–2025 · FBS venues · nearest-station observed
Games on Record
288
286 outdoor · 2001–2025
Avg WFI
15.9
outdoor games
At ≤40°F
17–21
record in 38 cold games
Snow Games
6
snow observed at the station

Roughest Games on Record

highest WFI
SeasonMatchupVenueAirWindWFIScore
2022vs IndianaSpartan Stadium25.024.265 highL 31–39
2015vs IndianaSpartan Stadium64.022.265 highW 52–26
2018at NebraskaMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)25.723.062 highL 6–9
2024vs RutgersSpartan Stadium23.313.056 notableL 14–41
2015vs PurdueSpartan Stadium46.314.654 notableW 24–21

Every Game, Scored

full log
SEASON SORT
SeasonWkOpponentVenueAirWindPrecipWFIScoreLineO/U
The full game log needs JavaScript — the roughest games above are the short version.

Games at FBS home venues, scored on observed weather from the ASOS station nearest each stadium — gust, humidity and present weather all measured. Line = closing total, the median across books (cfbfastR, 2006–2025). Methodology →