Big TenSpartans

Michigan State

71st of 1272–5

Rank

71st

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

−1.4

90% range −11.5 to 8.8

Offense

26.9

80th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.3

61st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

2–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

7 games, 2–5

Schedule

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

Wk 8Oct 24 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Rutgers L 27–38

Rating change−1.6

Wk 9Oct 31 · 12:00 PM ET at#10

Michigan W 27–24

Rating change+3.9

Wk 10Nov 7 · 12:00 PM ET at#21

Iowa L 7–49

Rating change−3.0

Wk 11Nov 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Indiana L 0–24

Rating change−3.0

Wk 13Nov 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs#16

Northwestern W 29–20

Rating change+2.8

Wk 14Dec 5 · 12:00 PM ET vs#2

Ohio State L 12–52

Rating change−1.0

Wk 15Dec 12 · 12:00 PM ET at#19

Penn State L 24–39

Rating change+1.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2020

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
2019	Big Ten	33 of 130	7.9	27.1	19.1	7–6	—
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