Big TenSpartans

Michigan State

86th of 1334–8

Rank

86th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

−6.0

90% range −15.7 to 3.8

Offense

21.1

101st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.1

68th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Central Michigan W 31–7

Rating change+0.9

Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Richmond W 45–14

Rating change+0.6

Wk 3Sep 16 · 5:00 PM ET vs#15

Washington L 7–41

Rating change−5.3

Wk 4Sep 23 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Maryland L 9–31

Rating change+0.3

Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:30 PM ET at

Iowa L 16–26

Rating change+0.2

Wk 7Oct 14 · 12:00 PM ET at

Rutgers L 24–27

Rating change+0.3

Wk 8Oct 21 · 7:30 PM ET vs#1

Michigan L 0–49

Rating change−3.7

Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:30 PM ET at

Minnesota L 12–27

Rating change+0.1

Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 20–17

Rating change+0.7

Wk 11Nov 11 · 7:30 PM ET at#3

Ohio State L 3–38

Rating change−1.0

Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET at

Indiana W 24–21

Rating change+0.4

Wk 13Nov 24 · 7:30 PM ET vs#6

Penn StateNeutral L 0–42

Rating change−1.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2023

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
2022	Big Ten	54 of 131	2.5	28.1	25.6	5–7	—
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