Michigan State team stats
2015 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:40:03 | 32:52 | 6:19:57 | 27:08 |
| Offensive plays | 992 | 70.9 | 895 | 63.9 |
| Total yards | 5,397 | 385.5 | 4,898 | 349.9 |
| Penalties–yards | 75–600 | — | 79–695 | — |
| First downs | 300 | 21.4 | 249 | 17.8 |
| Third down | 99–20548.3% | — | 65–18734.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 8–1942.1% | — | 16–3151.6% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 244–44055.5% | — | 270–44660.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,279 | 234.2 | 3,274 | 233.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.5 | — | 7.3 | — |
| Passing TDs | 26 | — | 20 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 552 | 39.4 | 449 | 32.1 |
| Rushing yards | 2,118 | 151.3 | 1,624 | 116.0 |
| Yards per carry | 3.8 | — | 3.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 24 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 14 | 1.0 | 28 | 2.0 |
| Fumbles lost | 6 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 164 | — | 57 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 13 | — | 6 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 24 | — | 49 | — |
| Kick return yards | 488 | — | 1,038 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.3 | — | 21.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 13 | — | 21 | — |
| Punt return yards | 44 | — | 269 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 3.4 | — | 12.8 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
⚠ 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.