EAST LANSING, Mich. (Interstat) — Michigan State defeated Eastern Michigan 35-7 on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game. The Spartans improved to 2-0, while the Eagles dropped to 1-2. Eastern Michigan scored its only points in the first quarter. Michigan State answered with a touchdown in the first quarter, added 14 points in the second, seven in the third and another seven in the fourth. Cam Edwards rushed for two short touchdowns for Michigan State, and Jaziun Patterson added a fourth-quarter scoring run. Noah Kim recorded a rushing touchdown for Eastern Michigan. Alessio Milivojevic and Cam Fancher were among Michigan State’s key players, while Charles Taplin, Kai Rios, Chrishon McCray, Fredrick Moore, Braylon Collier, Rodney Bullard Jr., Jayden Savoury, Kenneth Williams, Marvis Parrish, Brandon Tullis and Rhys Dakin also appeared on the Spartans’ participation list. Michigan State next plays at Notre Dame on Saturday, Sept. 19, while Eastern Michigan visits Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 19.