Michigan State team stats
2021 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:10:13 | 28:29 | 6:49:47 | 31:31 |
| Offensive plays | 879 | 67.6 | 1,025 | 78.8 |
| Total yards | 5,581 | 429.3 | 5,741 | 441.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 90–831 | — | 76–602 | — |
| First downs | 271 | 20.8 | 316 | 24.3 |
| Third down | 72–18040.0% | — | 85–21339.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 14–2070.0% | — | 24–3764.9% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 243–40060.8% | — | 380–57965.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,298 | 253.7 | 4,222 | 324.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.2 | — | 7.3 | — |
| Passing TDs | 27 | — | 27 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 479 | 36.8 | 446 | 34.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,283 | 175.6 | 1,519 | 116.8 |
| Yards per carry | 4.8 | — | 3.4 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 23 | — | 10 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 43.0 | — | 21.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 85.0 | — | 73.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 232 | — | 67 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 29 | — | 28 | — |
| Kick return yards | 534 | — | 496 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 18.4 | — | 17.7 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 13 | — | 18 | — |
| Punt return yards | 237 | — | 124 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 18.2 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 2 | — | 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.