Big Ten

Michigan State Spartans

East Lansing, Michigan

Season

Michigan State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 65 27

Points / Game 32.5 13.5

Total Offense

Total Yards 869 492

Plays 154 93

Yards / Play 5.64 5.29

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 94 46

Rushing Yards 408 178

Yards / Attempt 4.34 3.87

Rushing Touchdowns 4 2

Passing

Pass Completions 44 28

Pass Attempts 60 47

Completion % 73.3% 59.6%

Net Passing Yards 461 314

Yards / Attempt 7.68 6.68

Passing Touchdowns 3 2

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

First Downs

First Downs 50 23

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 16 7

3rd Down Attempts 33 21

3rd Down % 48.5% 33.3%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 5 0

4th Down Attempts 6 1

4th Down % 83.3% 0.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 1 2

Fumbles Lost 1 1

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

Fumbles Recovered 1 1

Defense

Sacks 6 5

Tackles for Loss 13 12

Interceptions 1 —

Interception Return Yards 0 —

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 —

Penalties

Penalties 8 10

Penalty Yards 75 51

Possession

Possession Time 74:37 45:23

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 1 3

Kick Return Yards 47 65

Yards / Return 47.00 21.67

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 4 —

Punt Return Yards 61 —

Yards / Return 15.25 —

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 —

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.56

Success Rate 45.6%

PPA 0.161

Explosiveness 1.134

Opportunities 18

Drives 20

Plays 158

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 16.7%

Power Success 64.3%

Line Yards 3.24

Second-Level Yards 1.04

Open-Field Yards 0.91

Line Yards Total 292

Second-Level Yards Total 94

Open-Field Yards Total 82

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 43.3%

PPA 0.088

Explosiveness 0.951

Play Rate 57.0%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 50.0%

PPA 0.319

Explosiveness 1.390

Play Rate 40.5%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 50.4%

Standard Downs PPA 0.125

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.975

Standard Downs Rate 75.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate 30.8%

Passing Downs PPA 0.272

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.929

Passing Downs Rate 24.7%

Field Position

Average Start 62.8

Average Predicted Points 1.926

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 12.7%

Front Seven Havoc 8.9%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.8%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.732

Adjusted Success Rate 10.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.088

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.211

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.401

Adjusted Stuff Rate 10.3%

Adjusted Power Success -8.1%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 7.6%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.00

Success Rate Allowed 36.8%

PPA Allowed 0.174

Explosiveness Allowed 1.426

Opportunities Faced 7

Drives Faced 19

Plays Faced 95

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 26.8%

Power Success Allowed 55.6%

Line Yards Allowed 2.63

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.37

Open-Field Yards Allowed 2.27

Line Yards Total Allowed 108

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 56

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 43.9%

PPA Allowed 0.218

Explosiveness Allowed 1.143

Play Rate Faced 43.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 30.8%

PPA Allowed 0.124

Explosiveness Allowed 1.732

Play Rate Faced 54.7%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 41.0%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.042

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.969

Standard Downs Rate Faced 64.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 29.4%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.562

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.570

Passing Downs Rate Faced 35.8%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 78.3

Average Predicted Points -0.780

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 23.2%

Front Seven Havoc 14.7%

Defensive Back Havoc 8.4%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.268

Adjusted Success Rate 2.7%

Adjusted PPA -0.080

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.397

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.476

Adjusted Stuff Rate 9.6%

Adjusted Power Success 43.9%

Adjusted Havoc 7.4%