Michigan State Spartans
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Fri) | vs Western Michigan (5-4, 4-1) | W 23-6 | 4.94 | 3.81 | +1.13 | 76.83%
| -1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Boston College (1-8, 0-5) | W 42-40 | 5.94 | 6.53 | -0.59 | 35.24%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs #25 Youngstown State (5-4, 2-3) | W 41-24 | 7.16 | 5.56 | +1.60 | 85.34%
| 0 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at #25 USC (6-2, 4-1) | L 31-45 | 6.17 | 8.21 | -2.04 | 8.83%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Nebraska (6-3, 3-3) | L 27-38 | 3.61 | 5.53 | -1.92 | 10.25%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs UCLA (3-5, 3-2) | L 13-38 | 4.22 | 6.24 | -2.02 | 9.02%
| -1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at #3 Indiana (9-0, 6-0) | L 13-38 | 5.92 | 8.29 | -2.37 | 5.85%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs #25 Michigan (7-2, 5-1) | L 20-31 | 4.24 | 5.49 | -1.25 | 20.87%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at Minnesota (6-3, 4-2) | L 20-23 | 6.77 | 4.86 | +1.91 | 89.69%
| 0 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs Penn State (3-5, 0-5) | | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #24 Iowa (6-2, 4-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs Maryland (4-4, 1-4) * | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-6, 0-6 | 5.41 | 6.07 | -0.661 | 3.42-5.58 (-0.42) | -3 |