Michigan State Spartans at UCLA Bruins preview: October 24, 2026
The Michigan State Spartans (2-5) visit the UCLA Bruins (6-0) at Rose Bowl on October 24, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with College football ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026) | Last 5 | Away (2026) | Home (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State Spartans | 2-5 | 0-5 (16.8-30.2) | 0-2 (6.5-29) | 2-3 (27.2-24) |
| UCLA Bruins | 6-0 | 5-0 (33.6-14.6) | 3-0 (38.7-14) | 3-0 (32.3-18.3) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026 regular-season games. In parentheses: points for and against per game.
Team comparison
2026 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 136 College football teams (1st = the most).
| MSU | UCLA | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 21.3 (113th) | 35.5 (33rd) |
| Points allowed per game | 25.4 (56th) | 16.2 (116th) |
| Passing yards per game | 190.1 (104th) | 214.8 (87th) |
| Passing yards allowed per game | 198.3 (86th) | 189.7 (96th) |
| Rushing yards per game | 117 (119th) | 231 (10th) |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 144.6 (62nd) | 98.2 (117th) |
| Rushing attempts per game | 35.7 (72nd) | 41.2 (18th) |
| Rushing attempts allowed per game | 35.6 (62nd) | 33 (100th) |
| Completions per game | 18.3 (84th) | 16.2 (102nd) |
| Completions allowed per game | 16.1 (109th) | 15.7 (115th) |
Recent form
Michigan State Spartans
- Oct 17, 2026: L 21-24 vs NU
- Oct 10, 2026: L 37-38 vs ILL
- Oct 3, 2026: L 3-31 at WIS
- Sep 26, 2026: L 13-31 vs NEB
- Sep 19, 2026: L 10-27 at ND
UCLA Bruins
Head-to-head
1 earlier meeting stored: UCLA Bruins 1, Michigan State Spartans 0. Full UCLA Bruins vs Michigan State Spartans head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2025 | 2025 | UCLA 38, MSU 13 (at MSU) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessio Milivojevic | QB | 7 | 179 Pass yds/g, 1 Pass TD/g, -1.9 Rush yds/g | 167.2 Pass yds/g | |
| Cam Edwards | RB | 4 | 76 Rush yds/g, 16 Car/g, 8.8 Rec yds/g | 82.4 Rush yds/g | Rushing yards |
| Jaziun Patterson | RB | 6 | 53.5 Rush yds/g, 12.5 Car/g, 7.8 Rec yds/g | 59.6 Rush yds/g | |
| Jayden Savoury | TE | 7 | 37.3 Rec yds/g, 3.9 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 32.4 Rec yds/g | |
| Rodney Bullard Jr. | WR | 7 | 36.1 Rec yds/g, 2.9 Rec/g, 0.1 Rec TD/g | 27.4 Rec yds/g | |
| Chrishon McCray | WR | 7 | 33.9 Rec yds/g, 3.6 Rec/g, 0.1 Rec TD/g | 31.6 Rec yds/g |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Iamaleava | QB | 5 | 196.4 Pass yds/g, 0.8 Pass TD/g, 28.8 Rush yds/g | 196.4 Pass yds/g | |
| Wayne Knight | RB | 6 | 95.2 Rush yds/g, 14 Car/g, 17.7 Rec yds/g | 100 Rush yds/g | Rushing yards |
| Anthony Woods | RB | 6 | 57.8 Rush yds/g, 8.8 Car/g, 4.5 Rec yds/g | 45.8 Rush yds/g | |
| Aidan Mizell | WR | 3 | 52.7 Rec yds/g, 2 Rec/g, 0.3 Rec TD/g | 43.6 Rec yds/g | |
| Semaj Morgan | WR | 6 | 52.2 Rec yds/g, 4 Rec/g, 0.3 Rec TD/g | 60 Rec yds/g | |
| Brian Rowe Jr. | WR | 6 | 34.8 Rec yds/g, 2.3 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 36.2 Rec yds/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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