Michigan State team stats
2016 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:20:10 | 31:41 | 5:39:50 | 28:19 |
| Offensive plays | 841 | 70.1 | 792 | 66.0 |
| Total yards | 4,740 | 395.0 | 4,378 | 364.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 77–724 | — | 50–463 | — |
| First downs | 246 | 20.5 | 223 | 18.6 |
| Third down | 67–17438.5% | — | 71–16842.3% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–2147.6% | — | 11–1764.7% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 211–37057.0% | — | 198–33259.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,668 | 222.3 | 2,474 | 206.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.2 | — | 7.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 19 | — | 19 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 11 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 471 | 39.3 | 460 | 38.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,072 | 172.7 | 1,904 | 158.7 |
| Yards per carry | 4.4 | — | 4.1 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 14 | — | 21 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.1 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 5 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 11 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 11.0 | — | 27.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 56.0 | — | 73.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 11 | — | 8 | — |
| Interception yards | 129 | — | 80 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 5 | — | 7 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 30 | — | 31 | — |
| Kick return yards | 621 | — | 678 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.7 | — | 21.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 20 | — | 16 | — |
| Punt return yards | 132 | — | 87 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.6 | — | 5.4 | — |
| 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.