Will Michigan State football snap its four-year bowl drought in 2026? One national writer currently doesn’t believe that to be the case.
Brett McMurphy of On3 released his post-spring bowl projections this week and he unfortunately didn’t have the Spartans included. At this moment, McMurphy believes Michigan State will once again miss out on the bowl season.
Michigan State has the longest current active bowl drought in the Big Ten, with the Spartans last playing in a bowl game in 2021. That, of course, was the year Michigan State finished 11-2 with a victory over Pitt in the Peach Bowl.
The Spartans are coming off a 4-8 season last year, but under a brand new coaching staff led by Pat Fitzgerald. Despite a complete overhaul of the roster and coaching staff, expectations are still extremely low of the Spartans on the national level. This is only furthered by the latest bowl projections published by McMurphy this week.
I personally am predicting Michigan State to extend expectations and reach six wins to become bowl eligible this upcoming season. I also understand, though, how that is not a common perception of the program after a rough four-year stretch.
Click on the post below to see the complete bowl projections from McMurphy:
NEW: My @On3 post-spring bowl projections are here. Some major changes from 2 months ago đ
We’ve added new bowls: Poinsettia (Boise State-UNLV) & Puerto Rico (Ohio-Liberty), Miami to win it all; Penn State & North Dakota State now in the playoff fieldhttps://t.co/mYxfGe1Jsx
â Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 6, 2026
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