EAST LANSING, MI — For football fans, this will sure beat sitting outside in freezing cold at Spartan Stadium in late November. Michigan State football has announced it will play the final regular-season game of 2025 at the home of the Detroit Lions. The game vs. Maryland is scheduled to be played on Saturday, Nov. 29.
“Playing at Ford Field is an exciting opportunity for Spartan football,” said MSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Alan Haller. “The 2023 game proved that this can be a successful and enjoyable venture. I heard from fans, donors, students, and media, all of whom universally raved about their experience at Ford Field. We witnessed what the Detroit Lions experience every game, that Ford Field can be a tremendous home field advantage. Our student-athletes dream of playing in the NFL and to have the opportunity to play in that stadium is a thrill for them as well.
“Michigan State University has a strong connection with the city of Detroit, and our teams have repeatedly experienced an outpouring of support in the 313. Spartan fans fill the venue and wear their Green and White with pride throughout the streets of Detroit.”
MSU says Spartan Fund donors and football season ticket holders will have the opportunity to purchase tickets in Spartan Fund donor priority order. The game at Ford Field will be sold as a standalone contest, with details, including on-sale dates, to be announced in the near future. There will be designated sections in the lower bowl for Michigan State students, with priority going to 2025 student season pass holders.
This will be the third appearance for Michigan State football at Ford Field. In addition to the 2023 contest vs. Penn State, MSU played Florida Atlantic in 2010, when FAU moved its home game back to Michigan while still controlling ticket sales and marketing of the contest. The Spartan men’s basketball team has played at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena in four of the last five non-COVID seasons, while hockey has played in Detroit at least once per year since 1979-80 (not including the COVID 20-21 season).
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