AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/2 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 |
13 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30, 2008 | Sat | Michigan State | @ | California | Pac-10 | L | 31 | 38 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 6, 2008 | Sat | Michigan State | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 13, 2008 | Sat | Michigan State | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | W | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Sep 20, 2008 | Sat | Michigan State | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 5 | Sep 27, 2008 | Sat | Michigan State | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 42 | 29 | 4 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 6 | Oct 4, 2008 | Sat | Michigan State | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 7 | Oct 11, 2008 | Sat | (23) Michigan State | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 37 | 20 | 6 | 1 | W 6 | |
| 8 | Oct 18, 2008 | Sat | (20) Michigan State | (12) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 7 | 45 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Oct 25, 2008 | Sat | Michigan State | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 35 | 21 | 7 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 1, 2008 | Sat | (22) Michigan State | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 25 | 24 | 8 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 8, 2008 | Sat | (18) Michigan State | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 21 | 7 | 9 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Nov 22, 2008 | Sat | (17) Michigan State | @ | (7) Penn State | Big Ten | L | 18 | 49 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Jan 1, 2009 | Thu | (19) Michigan State | N | (16) Georgia | SEC | L | 12 | 24 | 9 | 4 | L 2 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
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