Big TenSpartans

Michigan State

28th of 12812–2

Rank

28th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

+10.7

90% range −0.5 to 21.9

Offense

30.9

56th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.2

14th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

12–2

Playoff

Seed 3

national champion

14 games, 12–2

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 4 · 7:00 PM ET at

Western Michigan W 37–24

Rating change0.0

Wk 2Sep 12 · 8:00 PM ET vs#11

Oregon W 31–28

Rating change−1.7

Wk 3Sep 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Air Force W 35–21

Rating change−3.0

Wk 4Sep 26 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Central Michigan W 30–10

Rating change−0.5

Wk 5Oct 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Purdue W 24–21

Rating change−0.9

Wk 6Oct 10 · 8:00 PM ET at

Rutgers W 31–24

Rating change−0.8

Wk 7Oct 17 · 3:30 PM ET at#4

Michigan W 27–23

Rating change+3.1

Wk 8Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Indiana W 52–26

Rating change−1.2

Wk 10Nov 7 · 7:00 PM ET at

Nebraska L 38–39

Rating change−0.7

Wk 11Nov 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Maryland W 24–7

Rating change−0.2

Wk 12Nov 21 · 3:30 PM ET at#4

Ohio State W 17–14

Rating change+3.8

Wk 13Nov 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Penn State W 55–16

Rating change+2.0

Wk 14Dec 5 · 8:00 PM ET vs

IowaNeutral W 16–13

Rating change−0.2

PostDec 31 · 8:20 PM ET vs#1

AlabamaSemifinals · Cotton Bowl L 0–38

Rating change−3.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2015

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

MSU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles