Michigan State team stats
2005 season totals across 11 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:10:28 | 17:19 | 2:53:42 | 15:47 |
| Offensive plays | 755 | 68.6 | 700 | 63.6 |
| Total yards | 4,977 | 452.5 | 4,136 | 376.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — |
| First downs | 255 | 23.2 | 214 | 19.5 |
| Third down | 59–13344.4% | — | 56–13441.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1241.7% | — | 8–1266.7% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 234–34867.2% | — | 204–33461.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,141 | 285.5 | 2,548 | 231.6 |
| Yards per attempt | 9.0 | — | 7.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 22 | — | 23 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 5 | — | 12 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 407 | 37.0 | 366 | 33.3 |
| Rushing yards | 1,983 | 180.3 | 1,674 | 152.2 |
| Yards per carry | 4.9 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 19 | — | 15 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 19 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.6 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 5 | — | 12 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 12 | — | 5 | — |
| Interception yards | 60 | — | 131 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 13 | — | 7 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt returns | 30 | — | 17 | — |
| Punt return yards | 187 | — | 162 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.2 | — | 9.5 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.