Big TenSpartans

Michigan State

74th of 1345–7

Rank

74th

of 134 FBS teams

Rating

−1.4

90% range −11.7 to 8.9

Offense

23.7

86th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

25.2

58th: 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 1Aug 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Florida Atlantic W 16–10

Rating change−2.5

Wk 2Sep 7 · 3:30 PM ET at

Maryland W 27–24

Rating change+1.9

Wk 3Sep 14 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Prairie View A&M W 40–0

Rating change−1.6

Wk 4Sep 21 · 8:00 PM ET at

Boston College L 19–23

Rating change+1.0

Wk 5Sep 28 · 7:30 PM ET vs#1

Ohio State L 7–38

Rating change+0.5

Wk 6Oct 4 · 9:00 PM ET at#6

Oregon L 10–31

Rating change+0.2

Wk 8Oct 19 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Iowa W 32–20

Rating change+2.7

Wk 9Oct 26 · 7:30 PM ET at

Michigan L 17–24

Rating change+0.7

Wk 10Nov 2 · 3:30 PM ET vs#11

Indiana L 10–47

Rating change−2.4

Wk 12Nov 16 · 2:30 PM ET at

Illinois L 16–38

Rating change−1.5

Wk 13Nov 22 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Purdue W 24–17

Rating change−0.9

Wk 14Nov 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Rutgers L 14–41

Rating change−2.9

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2024

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
2023	Big Ten	86 of 133	−6.0	21.1	27.1	4–8	—
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