Michigan State team stats
2018 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:06:52 | 32:50 | 5:52:13 | 27:06 |
| Offensive plays | 957 | 73.6 | 866 | 66.6 |
| Total yards | 4,447 | 342.1 | 3,948 | 303.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 78–709 | — | 68–635 | — |
| First downs | 263 | 20.2 | 213 | 16.4 |
| Third down | 69–20633.5% | — | 58–19330.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 7–1936.8% | — | 6–1735.3% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 254–49151.7% | — | 280–47758.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,826 | 217.4 | 2,928 | 225.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.8 | — | 6.1 | — |
| Passing TDs | 12 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 14 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 466 | 35.8 | 389 | 29.9 |
| Rushing yards | 1,621 | 124.7 | 1,020 | 78.5 |
| Yards per carry | 3.5 | — | 2.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 13 | — | 8 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 22 | 1.7 | 23 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 14 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 26.0 | — | 26.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 85.0 | — | 70.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 14 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 154 | — | 169 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 19 | — | 29 | — |
| Kick return yards | 448 | — | 520 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.6 | — | 17.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 22 | — | 28 | — |
| Punt return yards | 143 | — | 151 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.5 | — | 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.