Michigan State team stats
2017 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:39:06 | 35:19 | 5:20:54 | 24:41 |
| Offensive plays | 970 | 74.6 | 794 | 61.1 |
| Total yards | 4,980 | 383.1 | 3,869 | 297.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 84–768 | — | 63–592 | — |
| First downs | 281 | 21.6 | 206 | 15.8 |
| Third down | 93–20844.7% | — | 57–17532.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 11–1957.9% | — | 9–1560.0% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 247–42458.3% | — | 241–42656.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,798 | 215.2 | 2,630 | 202.3 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.6 | — | 6.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 20 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 546 | 42.0 | 368 | 28.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,182 | 167.8 | 1,239 | 95.3 |
| Yards per carry | 4.0 | — | 3.4 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 18 | — | 12 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.5 | 23 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 12 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 28.0 | — | 21.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 65.0 | — | 71.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 151 | — | 119 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 12 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 33 | — | 47 | — |
| Kick return yards | 706 | — | 982 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.4 | — | 20.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 21 | — | 12 | — |
| Punt return yards | 82 | — | 31 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 3.9 | — | 2.6 | — |
| 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.