The Michigan State football team opens the 2025 season against Western Michigan at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

The game is scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m. ET.

The Spartans are coming off a 5-7 season in their first year under coach Jonathan Smith in 2024. WMU finished 6-7 in 2024, its second season under coach Lance Taylor.

This will be Michigan State's 18th all-time meeting with Western Michigan, with the Spartans holding a 15-2 advantage in the series. MSU won the last game between the teams, 35-13, in 2022 in Spartan Stadium.

How to watch Michigan State vs. Western Michigan football

Game time : 7:05 p.m. ET, Friday, Aug. 29

TV : FS1

FS1 announcers will be Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst).

On DirecTV, FS1 is channel 219. O

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