Big Ten

Michigan State Spartans

East Lansing, Michigan

Season

Michigan State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 91 116

Points / Game 18.2 23.2

Total Offense

Total Yards 1,528 1,629

Plays 338 290

Yards / Play 4.52 5.62

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 198 172

Rushing Yards 618 724

Yards / Attempt 3.12 4.21

Rushing Touchdowns 6 8

Passing

Pass Completions 88 70

Pass Attempts 140 118

Completion % 62.9% 59.3%

Net Passing Yards 910 905

Yards / Attempt 6.50 7.67

Passing Touchdowns 3 7

Interceptions Thrown 4 1

First Downs

First Downs 102 82

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 28 25

3rd Down Attempts 70 62

3rd Down % 40.0% 40.3%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 7 4

4th Down Attempts 13 8

4th Down % 53.8% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 6 2

Fumbles Lost 2 1

Interceptions Thrown 4 1

Fumbles Recovered 1 2

Defense

Sacks 7 17

Tackles for Loss 21 31

Interceptions 1 4

Interception Return Yards 0 12

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 16 26

Penalty Yards 170 207

Possession

Possession Time 158:26 141:34

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 12 4

Kick Return Yards 258 83

Yards / Return 21.50 20.75

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 7 2

Punt Return Yards 79 24

Yards / Return 11.29 12.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.00

Success Rate 42.6%

PPA -0.050

Explosiveness 1.012

Opportunities 30

Drives 50

Plays 345

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 18.5%

Power Success 70.4%

Line Yards 2.90

Second-Level Yards 0.81

Open-Field Yards 0.48

Line Yards Total 534

Second-Level Yards Total 149

Open-Field Yards Total 88

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 42.4%

PPA -0.035

Explosiveness 0.798

Play Rate 53.3%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 43.7%

PPA -0.014

Explosiveness 1.277

Play Rate 43.8%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 48.6%

Standard Downs PPA -0.047

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.860

Standard Downs Rate 73.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate 26.1%

Passing Downs PPA -0.060

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.793

Passing Downs Rate 26.7%

Field Position

Average Start 69.5

Average Predicted Points 1.422

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 18.0%

Front Seven Havoc 10.7%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.2%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.338

Adjusted Success Rate 10.3%

Adjusted PPA -0.034

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.289

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.206

Adjusted Stuff Rate 2.6%

Adjusted Power Success 3.5%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 5.3%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.71

Success Rate Allowed 40.2%

PPA Allowed 0.176

Explosiveness Allowed 1.340

Opportunities Faced 24

Drives Faced 50

Plays Faced 296

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 21.8%

Power Success Allowed 68.2%

Line Yards Allowed 2.90

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.00

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.12

Line Yards Total Allowed 479

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 165

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.2%

PPA Allowed 0.102

Explosiveness Allowed 0.993

Play Rate Faced 55.7%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 38.2%

PPA Allowed 0.247

Explosiveness Allowed 1.805

Play Rate Faced 41.6%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 45.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.056

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.063

Standard Downs Rate Faced 65.5%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 30.4%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.403

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.127

Passing Downs Rate Faced 34.5%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.9

Average Predicted Points -1.262

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 13.9%

Front Seven Havoc 8.1%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.7%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.607

Adjusted Success Rate 6.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.097

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.129

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.820

Adjusted Stuff Rate 10.4%

Adjusted Power Success 7.2%

Adjusted Havoc -1.6%