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Michigan State Spartans 2025

4-81-8 in conference
Final TDC rank
#83
of 136 FBS teams
Rating
-2.6
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+0.7
58th in FBS
Defense
-3.3
94th in FBS
Schedule
+2.8
32nd toughest
Preseason
-2.4
rating going in

2025 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-2.6 now, -2.4 preseason · up 9 spots since preseason
-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#82

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 29vs67Western MichiganW 23–6+14.5—FS1
2Sep 6vs94Boston CollegeW 42–40-5.8—NBC
3Sep 13vsYoungstown State FCSW 41–24-7.8—BTN
4Sep 20@13USCCONFL 31–45+0.6—FOX
5—Bye
6Oct 4@61NebraskaCONFL 27–38-6.6—FS1
7Oct 11vs89UCLACONFL 13–38-30.9—BTN
8Oct 18@1IndianaCONFL 13–38+1.9—Peacock
9Oct 25vs26MichiganCONFL 20–31-5.9—NBC
10Nov 1@63MinnesotaCONFL 20–23+0.7—BTN
11—Bye
12Nov 15vs18Penn StateCONFL 10–28-10.6—CBS
13Nov 22@14IowaCONFL 17–20+11.3—FS1
14Nov 29vs84MarylandCONFNEUTRALW 38–28+7.3—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 rate42.3%76th45.7%114th
Rushing success rate43.8%75th47.9%117th
Passing success rate41.0%67th43.7%105th
Explosive run rate15.2%39th13.7%68th
Explosive pass rate7.4%121st9.7%63rd
Line yards / carry2.77124th2.9963rd
Opportunity rate37.8%79th37.6%62nd
Stuff rate23.5%133rd15.7%94th
Sack rate7.4%114th5.4%76th
3rd-down conversion36.7%104th42.8%96th
Red-zone TD rate66.7%24th62.2%97th
Havoc rate15.5%129th10.2%107th
Box score · season totals
Points / game27.380th29.993rd
Yards / game345.599th378.772nd
Yards / play5.1597th5.80107th
Pass yards / game222.770th220.696th
Yards / pass att.7.0774th7.56102nd
Completion %63.5%53rd65.9%116th
Rush yards / game122.8110th147.365th
Yards / carry3.78104th4.4989th
3rd-down conv. %34.6%110th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.0025th——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)3.08124th1.8388th
Penalty yards / game45.330th——

Players

69 players who recorded a stat in 2025 (from box scores)

69 players

Final ratings for 2025, built with the same model as the current season. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2025 power rankings →