Michigan State Spartans
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Fri) | vs Western Michigan (0-2) | W 23-6 | 4.94 | 3.81 | +1.13 | 76.83%
| -1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Boston College (1-1) | W 42-40 | 5.94 | 6.53 | -0.59 | 35.24%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Youngstown State (2-0) | 3:30 PM | | | | | |
| Sep 20September 20 | at USC (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Nebraska (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs UCLA (0-2) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | at #23 Indiana (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs #15 Michigan (1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 1November 1 | at Minnesota (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #2 Penn State (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Iowa (1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs Maryland (2-0) * | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-0 | 5.42 | 5.31 | +0.117 | 1.12-0.88 (+0.88) | -1 |