Michigan State Spartans
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 (Fri) | at Western Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | W 37-24 | 6.37 | 5.25 | +1.12 | 76.53%
| +1 |
| Sep 12September 12 | vs #7 Oregon (9-4, 7-2) | W 31-28 | 5.64 | 5.27 | +0.37 | 59.30%
| +1 |
| Sep 19September 19 | vs Air Force (8-6, 6-3) | W 35-21 | 4.99 | 7.13 | -2.15 | 7.70%
| +3 |
| Sep 26September 26 | vs Central Michigan (7-6, 6-2) | W 30-10 | 5.89 | 5.23 | +0.66 | 66.36%
| +1 |
| Oct 3October 3 | vs Purdue (2-10, 1-7) | W 24-21 | 6.15 | 4.78 | +1.37 | 81.44%
| +3 |
| Oct 10October 10 | at Rutgers (4-8, 1-7) | W 31-24 | 6.43 | 6.02 | +0.42 | 60.48%
| -1 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at #12 Michigan (10-3, 6-2) | W 27-23 | 5.36 | 3.97 | +1.40 | 81.83%
| +1 |
| Oct 24October 24 | vs Indiana (6-7, 2-6) | W 52-26 | 5.63 | 6.48 | -0.86 | 29.04%
| +1 |
| Nov 7November 7 | at Nebraska (6-7, 3-5) | L 38-39 | 6.73 | 7.23 | -0.51 | 37.30%
| +1 |
| Nov 14November 14 | vs Maryland (3-9, 1-7) | W 24-7 | 3.59 | 3.96 | -0.37 | 40.65%
| +2 |
| Nov 21November 21 | at #3 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | W 17-14 | 4.39 | 2.93 | +1.45 | 82.87%
| -2 |
| Nov 28November 28 | vs Penn State (7-6, 4-4) | W 55-16 | 6.71 | 5.81 | +0.90 | 71.90%
| +3 |
| Dec 5December 5 | at #4 Iowa (12-2, 8-1) * | W 16-13 | 4.62 | 5.26 | -0.63 | 34.20%
| +2 |
| Dec 31December 31 (Thu) | at Alabama (14-1, 8-1) * | L 0-38 | 3.68 | 6.67 | -2.99 | 3.11%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 12-2, 8-1 | 5.44 | 5.47 | -0.032 | 7.33-6.67 (+4.67) | +14 |