Michigan State Spartans
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Fri) | vs #9 Jacksonville State (10-2, 8-0) | W 45-7 | 7.64 | 3.94 | +3.70 | 97.43%
| +3 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at #3 Oregon (13-2, 9-1) | L 27-46 | 5.61 | 7.22 | -1.61 | 14.61%
| -2 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) | W 73-14 | 6.28 | 2.81 | +3.47 | 97.30%
| +5 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Wyoming (4-8, 2-6) | W 56-14 | 7.40 | 5.61 | +1.79 | 88.15%
| +3 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs #19 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | W 27-22 | 5.78 | 4.01 | +1.77 | 87.78%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Purdue (3-9, 1-7) | W 45-31 | 6.65 | 5.48 | +1.17 | 77.47%
| +1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Indiana (4-8, 1-7) | W 56-17 | 7.98 | 4.57 | +3.40 | 97.28%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | W 35-11 | 6.56 | 3.26 | +3.30 | 97.24%
| +1 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #14 Ohio State (14-1, 9-0) | L 37-49 | 6.79 | 8.48 | -1.69 | 13.29%
| +2 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Maryland (7-6, 4-4) | W 37-15 | 6.18 | 4.20 | +1.98 | 90.48%
| +4 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs Rutgers (8-5, 3-5) | W 45-3 | 7.43 | 3.90 | +3.53 | 97.33%
| +1 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at Penn State (7-6, 2-6) | W 34-10 | 4.45 | 3.48 | +0.97 | 73.39%
| +1 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Thu) | at Baylor (11-2, 8-1) * | W 42-41 | 6.27 | 7.88 | -1.61 | 14.62%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-2, 7-1 | 6.55 | 5.09 | +1.462 | 9.46-3.54 (+1.54) | +19 |