Big TenSpartans

Michigan State

54th of 1315–7

Rank

54th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

+2.5

90% range −7.4 to 12.4

Offense

28.1

53rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

25.6

45th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 5–7

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Western Michigan W 35–13

Rating change−0.5

Wk 2Sep 10 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Akron W 52–0

Rating change−1.0

Wk 3Sep 17 · 7:30 PM ET at

Washington L 28–39

Rating change−1.7

Wk 4Sep 24 · 3:30 PM ET vs#12

Minnesota L 7–34

Rating change−3.2

Wk 5Oct 1 · 3:30 PM ET at#24

Maryland L 13–27

Rating change−0.3

Wk 6Oct 8 · 4:00 PM ET vs#1

Ohio State L 20–49

Rating change−2.1

Wk 7Oct 15 · 4:00 PM ET vs#22

Wisconsin W 34–28

Rating change+0.7

Wk 9Oct 29 · 7:30 PM ET at#4

Michigan L 7–29

Rating change−0.2

Wk 10Nov 5 · 3:30 PM ET at#15

Illinois W 23–15

Rating change+1.5

Wk 11Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 27–21

Rating change−1.3

Wk 12Nov 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Indiana L 31–39

Rating change−1.0

Wk 13Nov 26 · 4:00 PM ET at#5

Penn State L 16–35

Rating change+0.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	Big Ten	50 of 130	5.3	30.7	25.4	11–2	—
2020	Big Ten	71 of 127	−1.4	26.9	28.3	2–5	—
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