The Michigan State Spartans were 9-3 in 2017. They emerged victorious over the Washington State Cougars, 42 to 17, in the Holiday Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3 | 7-2 | 11-2 | |
4 | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
5 | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
6 | 4-5 | 8-5 | |
7 | 5-4 | 8-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 319 | 4,980 | 971 | 5.1 | 2,182 | 547 | 4.0 | 2,798 | 424 | 6.6 | 21 | 141 | 283 | 117 | 141 | 25 | 84 | 768 |
Team Rank | 88th | 76th | 28th | 107th | 59th | 29th | 90th | 73rd | 54th | 100th | 37th | 85th | 42nd | 54th | 44th | 31st | 91st | 95th | |
Opponent | 13 | 260 | 3,871 | 822 | 4.9 | 1,241 | 368 | 3.4 | 2,630 | 426 | 6.2 | 28 | 151 | 207 | 63 | 122 | 22 | 62 | 592 |
Opponent Rank | 17th | 6th | 16th | 18th | 1st | 1st | 13th | 41st | 86th | 15th | 49th | 51st | 9th | 1st | 55th | 66th | 115th | 97th | |
Net | +59 | +1,109 | +149 | +0.3 | +941 | +179 | +0.6 | +168 | -2 | +0.4 | -7 | -10 | +76 | +54 | +19 | +3 | +22 | +176 | |
Net Rank | 55th | 27th | 6th | 58th | 25th | 8th | 44th | 62nd | 67th | 57th | 43rd | 68th | 14th | 15th | 45th | 42nd | 118th | 110th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |