Big Ten · 2015 · Final

Michigan State Spartans 2015

12-27-1 in conference
Final TDC rank
#13
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+11.2
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+2.9
41st in FBS
Defense
+8.3
10th in FBS
Schedule
+4.3
5th toughest
Preseason
+7.7
rating going in

2015 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+11.2 now, +7.7 preseason · down 6 spots since preseason
0+5+10+15FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#13

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 4@51Western MichiganW 37–24+19.1—ESPNU
2Sep 12vs25OregonW 31–28+9.2—ABC
3Sep 19vs60Air ForceW 35–21+13.7—ABC
4Sep 26vs74Central MichiganW 30–10+17.1—BTN
5Oct 3vs99PurdueCONFW 24–21-7.3—ESPN2
6Oct 10@94RutgersCONFW 31–24+3.9—BTN
7Oct 17@8MichiganCONFW 27–23+18.2—ESPN
8Oct 24vs76IndianaCONFW 52–26+21.1—ABC
9—Bye
10Nov 7@41NebraskaCONFL 38–39+6.9—ESPN
11Nov 14vs87MarylandCONFW 24–7+10.3—ESPN2
12Nov 21@2Ohio StateCONFW 17–14+23.2—ABC
13Nov 28vs58Penn StateCONFW 55–16+29.7—ESPN
14Dec 5vs34IowaNEUTRALW 16–13+9.7—FOX
BowlsDec 31vs1AlabamaNEUTRALL 0–38-8.6—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate42.6%66th40.9%54th
Rushing success rate42.8%73rd43.8%72nd
Passing success rate42.3%53rd38.5%39th
Explosive run rate11.8%107th14.2%62nd
Explosive pass rate12.1%33rd12.3%98th
Line yards / carry2.8591st2.8850th
Opportunity rate35.3%98th37.5%60th
Stuff rate18.1%48th21.4%38th
Sack rate4.8%40th7.3%21st
3rd-down conversion49.7%13th36.7%35th
Red-zone TD rate67.3%34th61.5%69th
Havoc rate10.7%30th11.4%88th
Box score · season totals
Points / game32.256th20.512th
Yards / game385.573rd——
Yards / play5.3377th——
Pass yards / game234.255th——
Yards / pass att.7.4552nd——
Completion %55.5%90th——
Rush yards / game151.394th——
Yards / carry3.84102nd——
3rd-down conv. %48.3%10th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.5038th——
Penalty yards / game42.924th——

Players

42 players who recorded a stat in 2015 (from box scores)

42 players

Final ratings for 2015, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2015 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2015 power rankings →