Michigan State team stats
2012 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:11:34 | 33:12 | 5:52:07 | 27:05 |
| Offensive plays | 957 | 73.6 | 816 | 62.8 |
| Total yards | 4,671 | 359.3 | 3,567 | 274.4 |
| Penalties–yards | 75–735 | — | 55–483 | — |
| First downs | 252 | 19.4 | 187 | 14.4 |
| Third down | 85–21539.5% | — | 58–19130.4% | — |
| Fourth down | 6–1154.5% | — | 4–1330.8% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 244–46552.5% | — | 223–42552.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,729 | 209.9 | 2,285 | 175.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.9 | — | 5.4 | — |
| Passing TDs | 14 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 492 | 37.8 | 391 | 30.1 |
| Rushing yards | 1,942 | 149.4 | 1,282 | 98.6 |
| Yards per carry | 3.9 | — | 3.3 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 13 | — | 6 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 6 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 157 | — | 257 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 6 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 41 | — | 29 | — |
| Kick return yards | 707 | — | 702 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 17.2 | — | 24.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 26 | — | 25 | — |
| Punt return yards | 208 | — | 221 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 8.0 | — | 8.8 | — |
| 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.