Michigan State team stats
2006 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:32:08 | 17:41 | 3:41:30 | 18:28 |
| Offensive plays | 804 | 67.0 | 771 | 64.3 |
| Total yards | 4,281 | 356.8 | 4,365 | 363.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 81–672 | — | 56–451 | — |
| First downs | 222 | 18.5 | 223 | 18.6 |
| Third down | 73–17342.2% | — | 58–16136.0% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1631.3% | — | 10–1566.7% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 248–41759.5% | — | 206–35558.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,935 | 244.6 | 2,906 | 242.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.0 | — | 8.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 18 | — | 30 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 13 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 387 | 32.3 | 416 | 34.7 |
| Rushing yards | 1,550 | 129.2 | 1,594 | 132.8 |
| Yards per carry | 4.0 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 15 | — | 8 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 22 | 1.8 | 21 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 13 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 13 | — | 8 | — |
| Interception yards | 152 | — | 110 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 13 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt returns | 31 | — | 31 | — |
| Punt return yards | 158 | — | 192 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.1 | — | 6.2 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 2 | — | 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.