EAST LANSING, Mich. -
In addition to being the first meeting between the two teams, it will also mark the first time Michigan State has played host to a service academy in Spartan Stadium.
The Falcons went 10-3 last season and defeated Western Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Michigan State defensive line coach Ron Burton spent 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Air Force (2003-12) before arriving in East Lansing. It will mark the first time MSU has played a service academy since losing to Army in the 1984 Cherry Bowl.