Michigan State team stats
2023 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:37:04 | 28:05 | 6:22:56 | 31:55 |
| Offensive plays | 752 | 62.7 | 806 | 67.2 |
| Total yards | 3,430 | 285.8 | 4,676 | 389.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 81–708 | — | 57–580 | — |
| First downs | 198 | 16.5 | 253 | 21.1 |
| Third down | 49–16130.4% | — | 54–15634.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–2050.0% | — | 10–1471.4% | — |
Passing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 222–38158.3% | — | 226–36661.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,366 | 197.2 | 2,849 | 237.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.2 | — | 7.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 14 | — | 24 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 13 | — |
Rushing
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 371 | 30.9 | 440 | 36.7 |
| Rushing yards | 1,064 | 88.7 | 1,827 | 152.3 |
| Yards per carry | 2.9 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 7 | — | 14 | — |
Turnovers
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 22 | 1.8 | 16 | 1.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 13 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 30.0 | — | 24.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 67.0 | — | 79.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 13 | — | 9 | — |
| Interception yards | 22 | — | 146 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 7 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Michigan State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 17 | — | 8 | — |
| Kick return yards | 320 | — | 180 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 18.8 | — | 22.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 13 | — | 18 | — |
| Punt return yards | 89 | — | 195 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.8 | — | 10.8 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ 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.