Michigan State team stats
2009 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:47:18 | 17:29 | 4:04:43 | 18:49 |
| Offensive plays | 842 | 64.8 | 914 | 70.3 |
| Total yards | 5,281 | 406.2 | 4,951 | 380.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 83–720 | — | 90–745 | — |
| First downs | 258 | 19.8 | 264 | 20.3 |
| Third down | 62–17036.5% | — | 87–20243.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 7–1353.8% | — | 9–1656.3% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 251–42359.3% | — | 293–48160.9% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,581 | 275.5 | 3,700 | 284.6 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.5 | — | 7.7 | — |
| Passing TDs | 28 | — | 32 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 12 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 419 | 32.2 | 433 | 33.3 |
| Rushing yards | 1,779 | 136.8 | 1,472 | 113.2 |
| Yards per carry | 4.2 | — | 3.4 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 16 | — | 10 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.5 | 14 | 1.1 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 12 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 12 | — | 6 | — |
| Interception yards | 65 | — | 124 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 8 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 55 | — | 63 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,422 | — | 1,397 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 25.9 | — | 22.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 43 | — | 44 | — |
| Punt return yards | 192 | — | 201 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.5 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ 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.