Big TenSpartans

Michigan State

23rd of 13010–3

Rank

23rd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+11.3

90% range 1.7 to 21.0

Offense

30.5

54th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.2

14th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

10–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 10–3

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Bowling Green W 35–10

Rating change+3.5

Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Western Michigan W 28–14

Rating change+2.3

Wk 4Sep 23 · 8:00 PM ET vs#18

Notre Dame L 18–38

Rating change−0.9

Wk 5Sep 30 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Iowa W 17–10

Rating change+1.2

Wk 6Oct 7 · 7:30 PM ET at#8

Michigan W 14–10

Rating change+2.2

Wk 7Oct 14 · 8:00 PM ET at

Minnesota W 30–27

Rating change+0.3

Wk 8Oct 21 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Indiana W 17–9

Rating change−0.3

Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:30 PM ET at

Northwestern L 31–39

Rating change−0.4

Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET vs#5

Penn State W 27–24

Rating change+1.9

Wk 11Nov 11 · 12:00 PM ET at#2

Ohio State L 3–48

Rating change−3.4

Wk 12Nov 18 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Maryland W 17–7

Rating change−0.1

Wk 13Nov 25 · 4:00 PM ET at

Rutgers W 40–7

Rating change+2.2

PostDec 28 · 9:00 PM ET vs#25

Washington StateSAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL W 42–17

Rating change+3.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	Big Ten	42 of 128	6.5	31.4	24.9	3–9	—
2015	Big Ten	28 of 128	10.7	30.9	20.2	12–2	Seed3

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

MSU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles