Big TenSpartans

Michigan State

33rd of 1307–6

Rank

33rd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+7.9

90% range −1.7 to 17.5

Offense

27.1

70th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.1

17th: 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 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Tulsa W 28–7

Rating change−0.1

Wk 2Sep 7 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Western Michigan W 51–17

Rating change+2.5

Wk 3Sep 14 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Arizona State L 7–10

Rating change−0.8

Wk 4Sep 21 · 12:00 PM ET at

Northwestern W 31–10

Rating change+1.8

Wk 5Sep 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Indiana W 40–31

Rating change−0.5

Wk 6Oct 5 · 7:30 PM ET at#2

Ohio State L 10–34

Rating change+0.8

Wk 7Oct 12 · 3:30 PM ET at#8

Wisconsin L 0–38

Rating change−2.4

Wk 9Oct 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs#8

Penn State L 7–28

Rating change−0.5

Wk 11Nov 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Illinois L 34–37

Rating change−1.5

Wk 12Nov 16 · 12:00 PM ET at#11

Michigan L 10–44

Rating change−2.8

Wk 13Nov 23 · 12:00 PM ET at

Rutgers W 27–0

Rating change+1.9

Wk 14Nov 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Maryland W 19–16

Rating change−1.0

PostDec 27 · 3:20 PM ET vs

Wake ForestNEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL W 27–21

Rating change+0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	Big Ten	33 of 130	8.5	22.8	14.3	7–6	—
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