Big Ten

Michigan State Spartans

East Lansing, Michigan

Season

Michigan State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 159 206

Points / Game 19.9 25.8

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,331 2,841

Plays 503 510

Yards / Play 4.63 5.57

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 281 295

Rushing Yards 881 1,230

Yards / Attempt 3.14 4.17

Rushing Touchdowns 10 14

Passing

Pass Completions 143 132

Pass Attempts 222 215

Completion % 64.4% 61.4%

Net Passing Yards 1,450 1,611

Yards / Attempt 6.53 7.49

Passing Touchdowns 8 11

Interceptions Thrown 6 2

First Downs

First Downs 147 155

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 39 43

3rd Down Attempts 103 104

3rd Down % 37.9% 41.3%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 11 6

4th Down Attempts 19 13

4th Down % 57.9% 46.2%

Turnovers

Turnovers 11 5

Fumbles Lost 5 3

Interceptions Thrown 6 2

Fumbles Recovered 3 5

Defense

Sacks 12 24

Tackles for Loss 34 43

Interceptions 2 6

Interception Return Yards 37 79

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 37 38

Penalty Yards 333 303

Possession

Possession Time 233:41 246:19

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 21 11

Kick Return Yards 431 213

Yards / Return 20.52 19.36

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 10 4

Punt Return Yards 131 33

Yards / Return 13.10 8.25

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.30

Success Rate 42.1%

PPA -0.023

Explosiveness 1.065

Opportunities 44

Drives 83

Plays 511

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 17.6%

Power Success 71.1%

Line Yards 2.90

Second-Level Yards 0.79

Open-Field Yards 0.48

Line Yards Total 757

Second-Level Yards Total 205

Open-Field Yards Total 124

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 41.0%

PPA -0.036

Explosiveness 0.798

Play Rate 51.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 43.9%

PPA 0.042

Explosiveness 1.354

Play Rate 46.4%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 45.9%

Standard Downs PPA -0.045

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.869

Standard Downs Rate 73.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate 31.3%

Passing Downs PPA 0.038

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.871

Passing Downs Rate 26.2%

Field Position

Average Start 68.4

Average Predicted Points 1.473

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 16.2%

Front Seven Havoc 10.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.9%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.355

Adjusted Success Rate 6.9%

Adjusted PPA -0.036

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.196

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.439

Adjusted Stuff Rate 3.6%

Adjusted Power Success 0.7%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 5.7%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.54

Success Rate Allowed 44.4%

PPA Allowed 0.165

Explosiveness Allowed 1.175

Opportunities Faced 46

Drives Faced 84

Plays Faced 523

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 20.4%

Power Success Allowed 70.7%

Line Yards Allowed 3.04

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.05

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.18

Line Yards Total Allowed 862

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 299

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 45.4%

PPA Allowed 0.062

Explosiveness Allowed 0.801

Play Rate Faced 54.3%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 42.0%

PPA Allowed 0.252

Explosiveness Allowed 1.605

Play Rate Faced 42.8%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 50.0%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.107

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.985

Standard Downs Rate Faced 66.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 32.9%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.281

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.761

Passing Downs Rate Faced 33.1%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 70.4

Average Predicted Points -1.330

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 13.6%

Front Seven Havoc 8.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.4%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.437

Adjusted Success Rate 3.0%

Adjusted PPA 0.112

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.044

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.803

Adjusted Stuff Rate 7.7%

Adjusted Power Success 4.1%

Adjusted Havoc -1.7%