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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

2,977

Atkinson

Braden Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Tayven Jackson
Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

Jahiem White

1,049

Riley

Dylan Riley

1,005

Roberts

Jamal Roberts
Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

Jesse Legree

1,067

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

1,027

Toney

Malachi Toney
Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

Marcus Stokes

25

Atkinson

Braden Atkinson

25

Mensah

Darian Mensah
Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

Cale Hellums

16

Hawkins

Michael Hawkins Jr.

14

Sheppard

Nate Sheppard
Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

Jesse Legree

13

Toney

Malachi Toney

13

Smith

Jeremiah Smith
QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

Darian Mensah

184.5

Sayin

Julian Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Marcus Stokes
Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

Colin Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

Tobi Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

Andrew Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Miami

47.6

North Texas

43.8

Oklahoma State

41.1

Georgia

41.0

Notre Dame

40.4

Louisville

40.4
Opp PPG Rankings
New Mexico

11.9

North Dakota State

11.9

Indiana

12.4

Iowa

12.5

Notre Dame

13.4

UCLA

13.4
Total Yards Rankings
North Texas

540.5

Miami

534.9

Oklahoma State

529.6

Oregon State

517.4

Memphis

514.0

LSU

510.0
Rush Yards Rankings
Army

342.5

Air Force

341.0

Navy

295.8

Rice

271.4

West Virginia

261.6

Texas State

250.8
Pass Yards Rankings
Oregon State

383.4

North Texas

348.9

Oklahoma State

338.8

Miami

332.4

Florida Atlantic

329.6

Arizona

324.1
Sack Leaders
Tennessee

35.0

LSU

34.0

Baylor

34.0

Indiana

32.0

San Jose State

31.0

Toledo

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

Pac-12WLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
7
1
.875
2
Oregon State Oregon State
5
3
.625
3
San Diego State San Diego State
4
5
.444
4
Texas State Texas State
4
4
.500
5
Fresno State Fresno State
5
3
.625
6
Utah State Utah State
3
5
.375
7
Colorado State Colorado State
3
5
.375
8
Washington State Washington State
1
8
.111
Big 10WLPCT
1
UCLA UCLA
8
0
1.000
2
Indiana Indiana
8
1
.889
3
Ohio State Ohio State
6
2
.750
4
USC USC
7
2
.778
5
Illinois Illinois
5
3
.625
6
Minnesota Minnesota
5
3
.625
7
Iowa Iowa
6
2
.750
8
Oregon Oregon
5
3
.625
9
Northwestern Northwestern
6
2
.750
10
Wisconsin Wisconsin
5
3
.625
11
Washington Washington
5
3
.625
12
Michigan Michigan
5
3
.625
13
Nebraska Nebraska
5
3
.625
14
Purdue Purdue
3
5
.375
15
Penn State Penn State
4
4
.500
16
Rutgers Rutgers
2
6
.250
17
Maryland Maryland
2
6
.250
18
Michigan State Michigan State
2
6
.250
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Georgia Georgia
7
1
.875
2
Kentucky Kentucky
7
1
.875
3
Alabama Alabama
6
2
.750
4
Ole Miss Ole Miss
6
2
.750
5
Texas Texas
6
2
.750
6
LSU LSU
6
2
.750
7
Missouri Missouri
6
2
.750
8
Tennessee Tennessee
6
2
.750
9
South Carolina South Carolina
5
3
.625
10
Florida Florida
5
3
.625
11
Oklahoma Oklahoma
4
4
.500
12
Auburn Auburn
4
4
.500
13
Mississippi State Mississippi State
4
4
.500
14
Texas A&M Texas A&M
4
4
.500
15
Arkansas Arkansas
3
5
.375
16
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
3
5
.375
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Liberty Liberty
7
1
.875
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
6
2
.750
3
Delaware Delaware
4
4
.500
4
New Mexico State New Mexico State
3
5
.375
5
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
4
4
.500
6
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
3
5
.375
7
Missouri State Missouri State
3
5
.375
8
Florida International Florida International
3
5
.375
9
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
2
6
.250
10
Sam Houston Sam Houston
1
7
.125
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
6
2
.750
2
Appalachian State Appalachian State
5
3
.625
3
South Alabama South Alabama
4
4
.500
4
James Madison James Madison
7
2
.778
5
Louisiana Louisiana
5
3
.625
6
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
4
4
.500
7
Arkansas State Arkansas State
4
4
.500
8
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
3
5
.375
9
Troy Troy
4
4
.500
10
Georgia State Georgia State
4
4
.500
11
Southern Miss Southern Miss
3
5
.375
12
Marshall Marshall
5
3
.625
13
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
1
7
.125
14
Old Dominion Old Dominion
2
7
.222
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Miami Miami
8
0
1.000
2
Wake Forest Wake Forest
7
1
.875
3
Louisville Louisville
5
3
.625
4
SMU SMU
6
2
.750
5
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
6
2
.750
6
Duke Duke
6
2
.750
7
Clemson Clemson
5
3
.625
8
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
6
3
.667
9
Boston College Boston College
4
4
.500
10
NC State NC State
4
4
.500
11
North Carolina North Carolina
4
4
.500
12
Virginia Virginia
4
5
.444
13
California California
3
6
.333
14
Syracuse Syracuse
4
4
.500
15
Stanford Stanford
4
5
.444
16
Florida State Florida State
3
5
.375
17
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
2
6
.250
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
New Mexico New Mexico
7
1
.875
2
Wyoming Wyoming
5
3
.625
3
UNLV UNLV
5
3
.625
4
North Dakota State North Dakota State
7
2
.778
5
Air Force Air Force
6
2
.750
6
Nevada Nevada
3
5
.375
7
San Jose State San Jose State
4
5
.444
8
Hawai'i Hawai'i
2
6
.250
9
UTEP UTEP
1
7
.125
10
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
0
8
.000
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
7
1
.875
2
UConn UConn
4
4
.500
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Ohio Ohio
7
2
.778
2
Toledo Toledo
7
2
.778
3
Western Michigan Western Michigan
6
3
.667
4
Buffalo Buffalo
6
3
.667
5
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
5
4
.556
6
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
4
6
.400
7
UMass UMass
5
4
.556
8
Kent State Kent State
3
6
.333
9
Ball State Ball State
3
6
.333
10
Central Michigan Central Michigan
4
5
.444
11
Bowling Green Bowling Green
2
7
.222
12
Sacramento State Sacramento State
2
8
.200
13
Akron Akron
1
8
.111
American AthleticWLPCT
1
UTSA UTSA
7
1
.875
2
North Texas North Texas
6
2
.750
3
Memphis Memphis
7
2
.778
4
Army Army
5
3
.625
5
South Florida South Florida
6
2
.750
6
UAB UAB
4
4
.500
7
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
5
3
.625
8
East Carolina East Carolina
4
4
.500
9
Tulane Tulane
4
4
.500
10
Charlotte Charlotte
1
7
.125
11
Tulsa Tulsa
4
4
.500
12
Temple Temple
2
6
.250
13
Navy Navy
2
6
.250
14
Rice Rice
1
7
.125
Big 12WLPCT
1
Utah Utah
8
0
1.000
2
BYU BYU
7
1
.875
3
Texas Tech Texas Tech
7
1
.875
4
Houston Houston
6
2
.750
5
Arizona Arizona
6
2
.750
6
Baylor Baylor
5
3
.625
7
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
5
3
.625
8
West Virginia West Virginia
5
3
.625
9
Iowa State Iowa State
4
4
.500
10
UCF UCF
4
4
.500
11
Cincinnati Cincinnati
5
3
.625
12
Arizona State Arizona State
4
4
.500
13
TCU TCU
4
4
.500
14
Colorado Colorado
3
5
.375
15
Kansas State Kansas State
4
4
.500
16
Kansas Kansas
3
5
.375

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/10
UNC UNC
@
PITT PITT
21-17
Sat
10/10
WAKE WAKE
@
NCST NCST
38-14
Sat
10/10
TULN TULN
@
ARMY ARMY
17-20
Sat
10/10
ODU ODU
@
APP APP
10-3
Sat
10/10
M-OH M-OH
@
MASS MASS
20-19

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/5
UTSA UTSA
@
FAU FAU
7:30 PM
Thu
11/5
JMU JMU
@
USM USM
8:00 PM
Fri
11/6
VT VT
@
SMU SMU
7:00 PM
Fri
11/6
USF USF
@
ECU ECU
7:30 PM
Fri
11/6
NEB NEB
@
ILL ILL
8:00 PM