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Michigan State Spartans

4-8 (2-7 Big Ten)Last: L 0-42 vs Penn State

Harlon Barnett · 1st season · .333 at Michigan State · .333 career

Rating
-4.382
Adj Off
22.396
Adj Def
26.666
WAP
-4.2076

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate46.8%9750.8%69
Plays per game61.811165.962
Time of possession28:0511631:5518
Yards per pass attempt6.21177.8100
Yards per rush2.91294.266
Points per game15.913128.387
Points per opportunity2.971243.8976
Starting field positionOwn 28113Own 2960

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.003132+0.18883
Adj. EPA per play+0.090111+0.16461
Success rate36.8%12043.5%94
Explosiveness1.161181.1927
Rushing EPA per play-0.094133+0.14083
Passing EPA per play+0.178100+0.31095
Std downs success43.5%11649.2%99
Passing downs success24.6%12230.3%72

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate67.7%8869.1%61
Turnovers per game1.831191.3374
Penalties per game6.81064.8120
Penalty yards per game59.010748.377
3rd down conversion30.4%12434.6%32
4th down tries per game1.67781.17123
4th down conversion50.0%7271.4%128

Rank out of 133 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 1Wk 1118Central MichiganW31-7+0.02+0.17-0.19
Sep 9Wk 2Richmond(FCS)W45-14+0.00+0.29-0.03
Sep 16Wk 311Washington#2L7-41-0.57-0.05+0.45
Sep 23Wk 423MarylandL9-31-0.73+0.01+0.13
Sep 30Wk 5@48Iowa#24L16-26-0.73-0.12-0.23
Oct 14Wk 7@51RutgersL24-27-0.75-0.09+0.16
Oct 21Wk 81Michigan#1L0-49-0.28-0.26+0.45
Oct 28Wk 9@64MinnesotaL12-27-0.81+0.04+0.10
Nov 4Wk 1061NebraskaW20-17+0.12+0.07-0.01
Nov 11Wk 11@3Ohio State#10L3-38-0.24-0.05+0.50
Nov 18Wk 12@77IndianaW24-21+0.14+0.16+0.30
Nov 24Wk 13N6Penn State#13L0-42-0.36-0.17+0.48

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
4Katin HouserSR51%113/19358.6%10985.765
1Noah KimSR42%91/16056.9%10906.866
10Sam LeavittJR6%15/2365.2%1396.022

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
5Nathan CarterJR50%1867924.3422
8Jaren ManghamSR8%30712.407
0Jalen BergerSR7%25933.715

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
3Montorie FosterWR SR11%4357513.43
6Maliq CarrTE SR8%3233510.53
17Tre MosleyWR SR7%2828810.32
0Tyrell HenryWR SR6%241938.03
16Christian FitzpatrickWR SR4%1724014.11
7Jaron GloverWR SR4%1426118.60

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
55Derrick HarmonDL JR403.51.521
10Simeon Barrow Jr.DL SR365.53.570
9Zion YoungDE SR264.51.570
97Maverick HansenDL SR211.51.521
9Jalen ThompsonDL SR194.52.012
26Brandon WrightDL SR192.02.051

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
27Cal HaladayLB SR915.51.001
5Jordan HallLB SR677.54.510
7Aaron BruleLB SR648.55.020
4Jacoby WindmonLB SR152.01.000
7Aaron AlexanderLB SR90.50.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
15Angelo GroseDB SR72523.0
43Malik SpencerDB SR72602.0
2Jaden ManghamDB SR53341.0
1Dillon TatumDB SR45702.5
12Chester KimbroughDB SR24201.5
25Chance RuckerDB SO23410.0
34Khalil MajeedS SR19011.5

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
97Jonathan KimSR13/1872%5817/1756
99Stephen RusnakSR0/0—03/33

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
96Ryan EckleyJR5646.767242
96Michael O'ShaughnessySR1440.15051