Big Ten · 2017 · Final

Michigan State Spartans 2017

10-37-2 in conference
Final TDC rank
#25
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
+7.7
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-0.4
69th in FBS
Defense
+8.1
13th in FBS
Schedule
+5.1
5th toughest
Preseason
-1.5
rating going in

2017 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+7.7 now, -1.5 preseason · up 56 spots since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#25

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 2vs115Bowling GreenW 35–10+9.9—ESPNU
2Sep 9vs66Western MichiganW 28–14+11.4—BTN
3—Bye
4Sep 23vs10Notre DameL 18–38-8.1—FOX
5Sep 30vs16IowaCONFW 17–10+14.8—FOX
6Oct 7@15MichiganCONFW 14–10+16.8—ABC
7Oct 14@58MinnesotaCONFW 30–27+6.5—BTN
8Oct 21vs54IndianaCONFW 17–9+7.5—ABC
9Oct 28@27NorthwesternCONFL 31–39+2.1—ESPN
10Nov 4vs2Penn StateCONFW 27–24+19.6—FOX
11Nov 11@3Ohio StateCONFL 3–48-9.9—FOX
12Nov 18vs85MarylandCONFW 17–7+4.2—FOX
13Nov 25@98RutgersCONFW 40–7+23.5—FOX
BowlsDec 28vs39Washington StateNEUTRALW 42–17+28.8—FS1

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 rate43.9%52nd37.5%18th
Rushing success rate42.3%85th36.5%14th
Passing success rate45.8%23rd38.2%34th
Explosive run rate12.4%107th9.1%3rd
Explosive pass rate8.1%110th8.8%25th
Line yards / carry2.9470th2.7437th
Opportunity rate34.1%108th33.4%23rd
Stuff rate20.0%83rd19.6%58th
Sack rate3.5%17th5.7%69th
3rd-down conversion48.1%11th32.9%14th
Red-zone TD rate63.6%60th61.5%65th
Havoc rate10.3%20th12.2%83rd
Box score · season totals
Points / game24.5101st20.014th
Yards / game383.191st——
Yards / play5.03102nd——
Pass yards / game215.276th——
Yards / pass att.6.60100th——
Completion %58.3%71st——
Rush yards / game167.862nd——
Yards / carry4.0089th——
3rd-down conv. %44.7%21st——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.6239th——
Penalty yards / game59.193rd——

Players

54 players who recorded a stat in 2017 (from box scores)

54 players

Final ratings for 2017, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2017 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 2017 power rankings →