Big TenSpartans

Michigan State

33rd of 1307–6

Rank

33rd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+8.5

90% range −0.6 to 17.6

Offense

22.8

105th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

14.3

4th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 31 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Utah State W 38–31

Rating change−2.7

Wk 2Sep 8 · 10:45 PM ET at

Arizona State L 13–16

Rating change−0.1

Wk 4Sep 22 · 7:30 PM ET at

Indiana W 35–21

Rating change+0.4

Wk 5Sep 29 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Central Michigan W 31–20

Rating change−1.5

Wk 6Oct 6 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Northwestern L 19–29

Rating change−1.5

Wk 7Oct 13 · 3:30 PM ET at#7

Penn State W 21–17

Rating change+1.5

Wk 8Oct 20 · 12:00 PM ET vs#4

Michigan L 7–21

Rating change−1.5

Wk 9Oct 27 · 12:00 PM ET vs#22

Purdue W 23–13

Rating change+0.8

Wk 10Nov 3 · 12:00 PM ET at

Maryland W 24–3

Rating change+2.5

Wk 11Nov 10 · 12:00 PM ET vs#6

Ohio State L 6–26

Rating change−1.8

Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET at

Nebraska L 6–9

Rating change−1.1

Wk 13Nov 24 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 14–10

Rating change−2.3

PostDec 31 · 3:00 PM ET vs

OregonNeutral L 6–7

Rating change−0.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	Big Ten	23 of 130	11.3	30.5	19.2	10–3	—
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