Michigan State football finale vs Maryland is a night game at Ford Field in Detroit

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Michigan State football finale vs Maryland is a night game at Ford Field in Detroit

A night kickoff at Ford Field is on tap for Michigan State football’s final game of the 2025 season.

The Spartans will face Maryland at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29 (FS1) in Detroit at the home of the Lions to wrap up Jonathan Smith’s second season.

MSU (3-7, 0-7 Big Ten) has all but eliminated from bowl contention heading into Saturday’s game at Iowa (6-4, 4-3) that starts at 3:35 p.m. (FS1). A loss to the Hawkeyes would prevent the Spartans from any five-win scenarios and assure their fifth season in the past six without a bowl berth. Their last postseason trip was a 2021 Peach Bowl win over Pitt.

Michigan State Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith walks down the sidelines during the first quarter against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 in College Park, Md.

Maryland (4-6, 1-6) hosts No. 17 Michigan at 4 p.m. Saturday in College Park, Maryland, on Big Ten Network.

The game against the Terrapins will be considered a home game for MSU, which also closed the 2023 season at Ford Field with a 42-0 loss to Penn State. In their only other game at Ford Field, the Spartans defeated Florida Atlantic, 30-17, on Sept. 11, 2010. That was part of a home-and-home deal moved to Detroit when the Owls’ home stadium had not yet been completed.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: MSU football game vs Maryland start time at Ford Field in Detroit

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