Michigan State team stats
2008 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:03:21 | 18:43 | 3:47:54 | 17:32 |
| Offensive plays | 910 | 70.0 | 872 | 67.1 |
| Total yards | 4,465 | 343.5 | 4,626 | 355.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 66–600 | — | 81–705 | — |
| First downs | 243 | 18.7 | 229 | 17.6 |
| Third down | 66–19134.6% | — | 78–19140.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 9–1560.0% | — | 3–1717.6% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 214–39953.6% | — | 224–42253.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,969 | 228.4 | 2,969 | 228.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.4 | — | 7.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 11 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 511 | 39.3 | 450 | 34.6 |
| Rushing yards | 1,692 | 130.2 | 1,852 | 142.5 |
| Yards per carry | 3.3 | — | 4.1 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 24 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 24 | 1.8 | 26 | 2.0 |
| Fumbles lost | 14 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 240 | — | 116 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 11 | — | 14 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt returns | 40 | — | 47 | — |
| Punt return yards | 279 | — | 290 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.0 | — | 6.2 | — |
| 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.