Michigan State team stats
2011 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:27:31 | 19:07 | 4:11:24 | 17:57 |
| Offensive plays | 940 | 67.1 | 901 | 64.4 |
| Total yards | 5,466 | 390.4 | 3,892 | 278.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 94–770 | — | 84–688 | — |
| First downs | 273 | 19.5 | 225 | 16.1 |
| Third down | 78–20238.6% | — | 67–19933.7% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–1855.6% | — | 9–2045.0% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 288–45163.9% | — | 216–40153.9% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,640 | 260.0 | 2,772 | 198.0 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.1 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 26 | — | 20 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 18 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 489 | 34.9 | 500 | 35.7 |
| Rushing yards | 1,931 | 137.9 | 1,415 | 101.1 |
| Yards per carry | 3.9 | — | 2.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 21 | — | 11 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.3 | 25 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 18 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 18 | — |
| Interception yards | 346 | — | 195 | — |
| Interception TDs | 4 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 7 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 47 | — | 65 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,113 | — | 1,492 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.7 | — | 23.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 58 | — | 28 | — |
| Punt return yards | 327 | — | 211 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.6 | — | 7.5 | — |
| 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.