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#12  Michigan State Spartans

Team

GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN YDS
Team
11
411
5,294
838
6.3
2,663
498
5.3
2,631
340
7.7
Team Rank
3rd
3rd
33rd
2nd
26th
108th
2nd
8th
13th
19th
Opponent
11
170
3,204
4.2
1,824
503
3.6
1,380
260
5.3
Opponent Rank
33rd
34th
38th
44th
27th
59th
46th
102nd
14th
Net
+241
+2,090
+838
+2.1
+839
-5
+1.7
+1,251
+80
+2.4
Net Rank
3rd
3rd
33rd
2nd
26th
75th
12th
4th
24th
7th

Player Stats

PassingGPCMPATTPCTATT/GYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%LNGSCKSCKY
Ed Smith
E. Smith
11
169
292
57.9
26.5
2,226
7.6
202.4
20
8
139.0
6.8
2.7
Bert Vaughn
B. Vaughn
11
21
40
52.5
3.6
346
8.7
31.5
2
1
136.7
5.0
2.5
Bryan Clark
B. Clark
11
4
8
50.0
0.7
59
7.4
5.4
0
1
87.0
0.0
12.5

RushingGPATTATT/GYDSYPCYDS/GTDLNGPLY SCMYDS SCM
Steve Smith
S. Smith
11
115
10.5
772
6.7
70.2
8
128
888
Leroy McGee
L. McGee
11
78
7.1
465
6.0
42.3
4
92
585
Bruce Reeves
B. Reeves
11
73
6.6
339
4.6
30.8
5
79
368
Lonnie Middleton
L. Middleton
11
61
5.5
275
4.5
25.0
5
74
347
Andy Schramm
A. Schramm
11
49
4.5
195
4.0
17.7
2
58
255
Derek Hughes
D. Hughes
11
42
3.8
408
9.7
37.1
4
44
431
Ed Smith
E. Smith
11
29
2.6
21
0.7
1.9
1
Michael Hans
M. Hans
11
26
2.4
150
5.8
13.6
1
29
209
Bert Vaughn
B. Vaughn
11
10
0.9
-44
-4.4
-4.0
0
Kirk Gibson
K. Gibson
11
7
0.6
53
7.6
4.8
2
49
859
Bryan Clark
B. Clark
11
2
0.2
10
5.0
0.9
0
Darrin McClelland
D. McClelland
11
2
0.2
4
2.0
0.4
0
Eugene Byrd
E. Byrd
11
1
0.1
9
9.0
0.8
0
44
727
Samson Howard
S. Howard
11
1
0.1
5
5.0
0.5
0
11
194
Lance Petross
L. Petross
11
1
0.1
2
2.0
0.2
0
Ray Stachowicz
R. Stachowicz
11
1
0.1
-1
-1.0
-0.1
0

ReceivingGPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYDS/GTDLNGPLY SCMYDS SCM
Eugene Byrd
E. Byrd
11
43
3.9
718
16.7
65.3
7
44
727
Kirk Gibson
K. Gibson
11
42
3.8
806
19.2
73.3
7
49
859
Mark Brammer
M. Brammer
11
33
3.0
360
10.9
32.7
2
Leroy McGee
L. McGee
11
14
1.3
120
8.6
10.9
0
92
585
Steve Smith
S. Smith
11
13
1.2
116
8.9
10.5
0
128
888
Lonnie Middleton
L. Middleton
11
13
1.2
72
5.5
6.5
1
74
347
Samson Howard
S. Howard
11
10
0.9
189
18.9
17.2
3
11
194
Andy Schramm
A. Schramm
11
9
0.8
60
6.7
5.5
0
58
255
Bruce Reeves
B. Reeves
11
6
0.5
29
4.8
2.6
0
79
368
Michael Hans
M. Hans
11
3
0.3
59
19.7
5.4
2
29
209
Jim Williams
J. Williams
11
3
0.3
41
13.7
3.7
0
Charlie Shafer
C. Shafer
11
2
0.2
30
15.0
2.7
0
Derek Hughes
D. Hughes
11
2
0.2
23
11.5
2.1
0
44
431
Barry Harris
B. Harris
11
1
0.1
-1
-1.0
-0.1
0

DefenseGPTKLASTCOMBTFLSCKPDEFINTYDSAVGTDLNG
Mark Anderson
M. Anderson
11
3
47
15.7
0
Larry Savage
L. Savage
11
3
23
7.7
0
Tom Graves
T. Graves
11
3
6
2
0
Dan Bass
D. Bass
11
2
101
50.5
1
Mike Marshall
M. Marshall
11
2
0
0
0
Terry Williams
T. Williams
11
1
25
25
0
Jerome Stanton
J. Stanton
11
1
0
0
0

ScoringGPRUSHRECRETTOTFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
Ed Smith
E. Smith
11
1
21
126
Morten Andersen
M. Andersen
11
7
52
73
Kirk Gibson
K. Gibson
11
2
7
9
54
Steve Smith
S. Smith
11
8
0
8
48
Eugene Byrd
E. Byrd
11
0
7
7
42
Lonnie Middleton
L. Middleton
11
5
1
6
36
Bruce Reeves
B. Reeves
11
5
0
5
30
Derek Hughes
D. Hughes
11
4
0
4
24
Leroy McGee
L. McGee
11
4
0
4
24
Michael Hans
M. Hans
11
1
2
3
18
Samson Howard
S. Howard
11
0
3
3
18
Mark Brammer
M. Brammer
11
2
2
12
Andy Schramm
A. Schramm
11
2
0
2
12
Bert Vaughn
B. Vaughn
11
0
2
12
Dan Bass
D. Bass
11
1
6

ReturnsGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDKR LNGPRPR YDSPR AVGPR TDPR LNG
Steve Smith
S. Smith
11
12
272
22.7
0
22
224
10.2
0
Bruce Reeves
B. Reeves
11
16
302
18.9
0
6
64
10.7
0
Andy Schramm
A. Schramm
11
2
25
12.5
0
Mark Anderson
M. Anderson
11
2
14
7.0
0
Melvin Land
M. Land
11
1
0
0.0
0
1
8
8.0
0
Leroy McGee
L. McGee
11
1
8
8.0
0
Derek Hughes
D. Hughes
11
1
2
2.0
0

KickingGPFGMFGAFG%FG 1-19FG 20-29FG 30-39FG 40-49FG 50+XPMXPAXP%PTS
Morten Andersen
M. Andersen
11
7
16
43.8
52
54
96.3
73

PuntingGPPUNTYDSAVGLNGBLK
Ray Stachowicz
R. Stachowicz
11
39
1,681
43.1

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,239

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

3,169

Atkinson

Braden Atkinson

3,086

Veltkamp

Caden Veltkamp
Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

Aiden Flora

1,320

Sheppard

Nate Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Dylan Riley
Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

Jesse Legree

1,317

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Umari Hatcher
Pass TD Leaders

30

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

29

Mensah

Darian Mensah

29

Veltkamp

Caden Veltkamp
Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

Michael Hawkins Jr.

19

Sheppard

Nate Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Jackson Gutierrez
Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

Jesse Legree

15

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

13

Toney

Malachi Toney
QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

Darian Mensah

184.5

Sayin

Julian Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Gunner Stockton
Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

Myles Bradley

11.5

Dean

Marlin Dean

11.0

Zock

Andrew Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Miami

44.1

Wake Forest

43.9

Oklahoma State

42.2

North Texas

41.8

Georgia

41.8

Boise State

39.7
Opp PPG Rankings
Iowa

11.7

North Dakota State

11.9

New Mexico

11.9

Indiana

12.5

Notre Dame

13.8

UCLA

14.1
Total Yards Rankings
Oklahoma State

526.7

Memphis

520.7

Texas State

520.1

Miami

518.1

North Texas

512.3

Oregon State

499.2
Rush Yards Rankings
Air Force

344.0

Army

324.7

Navy

298.1

Rice

265.6

Texas State

258.7

West Virginia

240.7
Pass Yards Rankings
Oregon State

373.0

Oklahoma State

334.9

Miami

331.0

North Texas

328.9

Arizona

322.9

Florida Atlantic

320.8
Sack Leaders
LSU

40.0

Tennessee

39.0

Baylor

38.0

San Jose State

37.0

Indiana

32.0

James Madison

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

Pac-12WLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
9
1
.900
2
Texas State Texas State
6
4
.600
3
Oregon State Oregon State
5
5
.500
4
San Diego State San Diego State
5
5
.500
5
Utah State Utah State
4
6
.400
6
Fresno State Fresno State
5
5
.500
7
Colorado State Colorado State
3
6
.333
8
Washington State Washington State
1
8
.111
Big 10WLPCT
1
UCLA UCLA
10
0
1.000
2
Indiana Indiana
9
1
.900
3
Oregon Oregon
7
3
.700
4
Iowa Iowa
8
2
.800
5
USC USC
7
3
.700
6
Ohio State Ohio State
7
3
.700
7
Wisconsin Wisconsin
6
4
.600
8
Illinois Illinois
6
4
.600
9
Northwestern Northwestern
6
4
.600
10
Minnesota Minnesota
5
5
.500
11
Penn State Penn State
6
4
.600
12
Washington Washington
6
4
.600
13
Michigan Michigan
5
5
.500
14
Nebraska Nebraska
6
4
.600
15
Purdue Purdue
3
7
.300
16
Rutgers Rutgers
2
8
.200
17
Maryland Maryland
4
6
.400
18
Michigan State Michigan State
3
7
.300
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Georgia Georgia
9
1
.900
2
Alabama Alabama
8
2
.800
3
Kentucky Kentucky
7
3
.700
4
Texas Texas
8
2
.800
5
Tennessee Tennessee
8
2
.800
6
Ole Miss Ole Miss
6
3
.667
7
South Carolina South Carolina
6
4
.600
8
LSU LSU
6
4
.600
9
Missouri Missouri
6
4
.600
10
Oklahoma Oklahoma
5
4
.556
11
Florida Florida
6
4
.600
12
Auburn Auburn
6
4
.600
13
Mississippi State Mississippi State
4
6
.400
14
Texas A&M Texas A&M
4
6
.400
15
Arkansas Arkansas
4
6
.400
16
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
4
6
.400
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Liberty Liberty
9
1
.900
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
7
3
.700
3
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
5
5
.500
4
Delaware Delaware
5
5
.500
5
Florida International Florida International
4
6
.400
6
New Mexico State New Mexico State
3
7
.300
7
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
4
6
.400
8
Missouri State Missouri State
4
6
.400
9
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
4
6
.400
10
Sam Houston Sam Houston
1
9
.100
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
8
2
.800
2
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
6
4
.600
3
Louisiana Louisiana
7
3
.700
4
James Madison James Madison
8
3
.727
5
South Alabama South Alabama
5
5
.500
6
Appalachian State Appalachian State
6
4
.600
7
Arkansas State Arkansas State
4
6
.400
8
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
4
6
.400
9
Troy Troy
4
6
.400
10
Marshall Marshall
5
5
.500
11
Southern Miss Southern Miss
3
7
.300
12
Georgia State Georgia State
5
5
.500
13
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
2
8
.200
14
Old Dominion Old Dominion
3
7
.300
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Miami Miami
9
1
.900
2
Wake Forest Wake Forest
9
1
.900
3
Louisville Louisville
7
3
.700
4
SMU SMU
7
3
.700
5
Duke Duke
7
3
.700
6
Clemson Clemson
6
4
.600
7
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
6
4
.600
8
Florida State Florida State
5
5
.500
9
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
6
4
.600
10
North Carolina North Carolina
5
5
.500
11
Stanford Stanford
5
5
.500
12
Virginia Virginia
5
5
.500
13
NC State NC State
4
6
.400
14
Boston College Boston College
4
6
.400
15
California California
3
7
.300
16
Syracuse Syracuse
5
5
.500
17
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
3
7
.300
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
New Mexico New Mexico
8
2
.800
2
Wyoming Wyoming
6
3
.667
3
North Dakota State North Dakota State
7
2
.778
4
Air Force Air Force
8
2
.800
5
UNLV UNLV
6
4
.600
6
San Jose State San Jose State
5
6
.455
7
Nevada Nevada
4
6
.400
8
Hawai'i Hawai'i
3
6
.333
9
UTEP UTEP
1
8
.111
10
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
0
10
.000
American AthleticWLPCT
1
North Texas North Texas
7
3
.700
2
Memphis Memphis
8
2
.800
3
UTSA UTSA
8
2
.800
4
Army Army
5
4
.556
5
UAB UAB
6
4
.600
6
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
6
4
.600
7
East Carolina East Carolina
6
4
.600
8
Tulsa Tulsa
6
4
.600
9
Tulane Tulane
5
5
.500
10
South Florida South Florida
6
4
.600
11
Navy Navy
3
6
.333
12
Charlotte Charlotte
1
9
.100
13
Temple Temple
2
8
.200
14
Rice Rice
1
9
.100
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
9
1
.900
2
UConn UConn
5
5
.500
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Toledo Toledo
8
2
.800
2
Western Michigan Western Michigan
7
3
.700
3
Buffalo Buffalo
7
3
.700
4
Ohio Ohio
7
3
.700
5
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
6
4
.600
6
Central Michigan Central Michigan
5
5
.500
7
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
4
6
.400
8
Bowling Green Bowling Green
3
7
.300
9
UMass UMass
5
5
.500
10
Kent State Kent State
3
7
.300
11
Ball State Ball State
3
7
.300
12
Sacramento State Sacramento State
2
9
.182
13
Akron Akron
1
9
.100
Big 12WLPCT
1
Utah Utah
9
0
1.000
2
Texas Tech Texas Tech
9
1
.900
3
BYU BYU
8
2
.800
4
Arizona Arizona
7
2
.778
5
Baylor Baylor
6
4
.600
6
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
6
4
.600
7
Houston Houston
7
3
.700
8
Arizona State Arizona State
6
4
.600
9
UCF UCF
5
5
.500
10
West Virginia West Virginia
5
5
.500
11
Iowa State Iowa State
5
5
.500
12
Cincinnati Cincinnati
5
5
.500
13
TCU TCU
5
5
.500
14
Colorado Colorado
4
6
.400
15
Kansas State Kansas State
4
6
.400
16
Kansas Kansas
4
6
.400

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/24
PITT PITT
@
MIA MIA
23-52
Sat
10/24
RUTG RUTG
@
NW NW
14-42
Sat
10/24
IND IND
@
MICH MICH
13-6
Sat
10/24
WMU WMU
@
TOL TOL
38-45
Sat
10/24
M-OH M-OH
@
CMU CMU
28-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/15
MISS MISS
@
OKLA OKLA
1:00 PM
Tue
11/17
EMU EMU
@
WMU WMU
6:00 PM
Tue
11/17
M-OH M-OH
@
KENT KENT
7:00 PM
Tue
11/17
BALL BALL
@
OHIO OHIO
7:00 PM
Wed
11/18
AKR AKR
@
MASS MASS
7:00 PM