Michigan State Spartans schedule & live scores API

Get Michigan State Spartans fixtures, live scores, odds and results as JSON from Realtime Sports API. The team id is 127 in football/college-football; filter the College Football events, live and schedule endpoints by it. Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.

Team id
127
Abbreviation
MSU
Home venue
Spartan Stadium, East Lansing
2026 season
12 games · record 2-3

Next game: Michigan State Spartans host Illinois Fighting Illini on Sat, Oct 10, 3:30 PM ET at Spartan Stadium.

Upcoming Michigan State Spartans games

Upcoming Michigan State Spartans games
DateAwayHomeTime / ResultVenue
Sat, Oct 10Illinois Fighting IlliniMichigan State Spartans3:30 PM ETSpartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
Sat, Oct 17Northwestern WildcatsMichigan State Spartans12:00 PM ETSpartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
Sat, Oct 24Michigan State SpartansUCLA BruinsTBDRose Bowl · Pasadena, CA
Sat, Nov 7Michigan State SpartansMichigan WolverinesTBDMichigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI
Sat, Nov 14Washington HuskiesMichigan State SpartansTBDSpartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
Fri, Nov 20Oregon DucksMichigan State Spartans8:00 PM ETSpartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI

Times are US Eastern; refreshed hourly. Full Michigan State Spartans schedule with JSON/CSV download

Recent Michigan State Spartans results

Recent Michigan State Spartans results
DateAwayHomeTime / ResultVenue
Sat, Oct 3Michigan State SpartansWisconsin Badgers3 - 31 FinalCamp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI
Sat, Sep 26Nebraska CornhuskersMichigan State Spartans31 - 13 FinalSpartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
Sat, Sep 19Michigan State SpartansNotre Dame Fighting Irish10 - 27 FinalNotre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN
Sat, Sep 12Eastern Michigan EaglesMichigan State Spartans7 - 35 FinalSpartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
Fri, Sep 4Toledo RocketsMichigan State Spartans20 - 30 FinalSpartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI

Live example: team detail

Request

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/127"

Response captured from live data at 2026-10-07 15:58 UTC (refreshed every few minutes). Long arrays are trimmed; meta.rateLimit values are illustrative for a Free key. Captured hourly; logos trimmed to one.

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "127",
    "uid": "s:20~l:23~t:127",
    "slug": "michigan-state-spartans",
    "location": "Michigan State",
    "name": "Spartans",
    "nickname": "Michigan St",
    "abbreviation": "MSU",
    "displayName": "Michigan State Spartans",
    "shortDisplayName": "Michigan St",
    "color": "173f35",
    "alternateColor": "ffffff",
    "league": {},
    "venue": {
      "id": "3936",
      "name": "Spartan Stadium",
      "city": "East Lansing",
      "state": "MI",
      "indoor": false,
      "grass": true
    },
    "isActive": true,
    "isAllStar": false,
    "logos": [
      {
        "href": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXR0CWxFaV1xZTBxbUxQGX10",
        "width": 500,
        "height": 500,
        "alt": "",
        "rel": [
          "full",
          "default"
        ],
        "lastUpdated": "2025-12-23T01:44Z"
      },
      "... 13 more"
    ]
  }
}

Get Michigan State Spartans scores in code

The events endpoint returns the whole College Football scoreboard, so keep the games where either team id is 127.

curl + jq

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/127"

# This team's games in the current scoreboard (filter by team id 127)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events" \
  | jq '.data[] | select(.homeTeam.id == "127" or .awayTeam.id == "127") | {name, date, status: .status.detail, home: .homeTeam.score, away: .awayTeam.score}'

JavaScript (fetch)

const TEAM_ID = "127"; // Michigan State Spartans
const res = await fetch("https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RSA_API_KEY}` }
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const games = data.filter((e) => e.homeTeam.id === TEAM_ID || e.awayTeam.id === TEAM_ID);
for (const g of games) {
  console.log(g.shortName, g.status.detail, `${g.awayTeam.score}-${g.homeTeam.score}`);
}

Python (requests)

import os, requests

TEAM_ID = "127"  # Michigan State Spartans
res = requests.get(
    "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['RSA_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=10,
)
for g in res.json()["data"]:
    if TEAM_ID in (g["homeTeam"]["id"], g["awayTeam"]["id"]):
        print(g["shortName"], g["status"]["detail"], g["awayTeam"]["score"], g["homeTeam"]["score"])

MCP prompt (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT)

Using the Realtime Sports MCP server (https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/mcp), call get_schedule with sport "football" and league "college-football" for the next 14 days and list the Michigan State Spartans games (team id 127) with dates and opponents; then call get_live_events and tell me if they are playing now.

Connect the hosted MCP server first: setup guide.

More endpoints for this team: /sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/127/roster, /sports/football/leagues/college-football/news?team=127. Step-by-step builds: guides.

FAQ

How do I get live Michigan State Spartans scores in JSON?
Call GET https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events/live with a free API key and keep the games where homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id is "127". The live endpoint returns the score, period, clock and status for games in progress. Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.
Is there a free Michigan State Spartans API?
Yes. The Free plan of Realtime Sports API is $0 with 1,000 calls in the first 30 days, then 125 calls per month, no card. The same key covers every College Football team and the other leagues.
What is the Michigan State Spartans team id?
"127" in league "college-football" (sport "football"). Use it with /sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/127 for team details and /sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/127/roster for the roster, and to filter events by homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id.
When is the next Michigan State Spartans game?
Michigan State Spartans host Illinois Fighting Illini on Sat, Oct 10, 3:30 PM ET at Spartan Stadium. Times are US Eastern; this page refreshes hourly.
Does the API include Michigan State Spartans betting odds?
Yes, for upcoming College Football games that have a line: GET /sports/football/leagues/college-football/events/{eventId}/odds returns the spread, moneyline and total from a single source book, and /odds/history returns line moves. It is not a multi-book comparison feed.
Can I get Michigan State Spartans score alerts pushed to me?
Yes, on paid plans: register a webhook for event.score_change and event.final filtered to league "college-football", then keep deliveries where data.homeTeam.id or data.awayTeam.id is "127" (webhooks filter by league, not team). WebSocket works the same way.

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