MSU Team Single-Season records Total Yards
First Downs
2005 2011 2001 2004 2007 1978 1990 2009 1993 2003 1996
Rushing Yards
Rushing Yards Per Game
1948 1951 1952 1950 1974 1975 1962 1957 1956 1978
Passing Yards
Passing Yards Per Game
2005 2001 2003 2009 2011 1981 1998 1986 1978 2010
1978 1948 1952 1949 2005 2007 1999 2001 2011 1951
Fewest First Downs Allowed
1. 96 2. 104 104 4. 107 5. 109 6. 112 7. 113 8. 117 9. 120 10. 121
1963 1952 1947 1957 1958 1962 1949 1950 1961 1965
1965 1966 1987 1999 1963 1952 1962 1989 1950 2011
1. 173.2 2. 174.1 3. 191.6 4. 194.5 5. 194.8 6. 209.3 7. 216.8 8. 223.0 9. 223.3 10. 226.2
1973 1957 1961 1958 1960 1955 1963 1956 1953 1962
1. 50 2. 62 3. 63 4. 69 5. 75 6. 84 7. 87 8. 96 9. 99 10. 101
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed
1. 613 2. 669 3. 706 4. 748 5. 775 6. 816 7. 829 8. 883 9. 889 10. 902
Fewest Total Points Allowed
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Per Game
1. 55.7 2. 74.3 3. 78.4 4. 81.6 5. 83.1 6. 86.1 7. 88.9 8. 92.1 9. 98.1 10. 101.4
1965 1963 1957 1961 1962 1966 1950 1953 1952 1955 1961 1965 1963 1955 1957 1952 1956 1962 1966 1947
Fewest Points Allowed Per Game
1973 1957 1961 1955 1958 1960 1953 1963 1956 1947
1. 5.6 5.6 3. 6.9 4. 7.0 5. 8.3 6. 9.3 7. 9.7 8. 9.9 9. 10.6 10. 11.0
1965 1961 1955 1963 1957 1952 1956 1966 1962 1953
Bowl History
1. 295.5 2. 292.5 3. 270.0 4. 269.4 5. 252.5 6. 251.9 7. 246.2 8. 240.5 9. 239.1 10. 236.4
Scoring Average
1. 37.4 2. 35.9 3. 34.7 4. 34.3 5. 33.8 6. 33.1 7. 31.5 8. 31.2 9. 31.0 10. 30.0
Fewest Total Yards Allowed Per Game
Honors & awards
2011 2003 2001 2009 2005 2010 1998 2007 2008 1981
2011 2007 1978 2009 2010 1999 2001 2005 2003 1948
1. 47.3 2. 51.4 3. 69.8 4. 76.2 5. 82.0 6. 83.9 7. 94.5 8. 95.4 9. 97.1 10. 100.5
1963 1957 1961 1962 1965 1950 1952 1966 1947 1958
Spartan history
1. 3,535 2. 3,510 3,510 4. 3,502 5. 3,250 6. 3,073 7. 2,954 8. 2,842 9. 2,773 10. 2,771
Total Points
1. 434 2. 430 3. 411 4. 386 5. 383 6. 378 7. 374 8. 372 9. 363 10. 359
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Per GamE
1. 1,567 2. 1,724 3. 1,751 4. 1,753 5. 1,911 6. 1,951 7. 2,010 8. 2,093 9. 2,142 10. 2,155
Spartan Records
1. 304.5 2. 293.9 3. 272.4 4. 269.3 5. 269.2 6. 265.1 7. 264.8 8. 263.0 9. 256.9 10. 242.1
2005 1978 2004 2001 1952 2007 2009 1948 1951 1996
Fewest Total Yards Allowed
1966 1965 1963 1952 1987 1962 1950 1999 1951 1961
2011 Recap
1948 1974 1975 1990 1988 2004 1987 1978 1951 1989
Total Yards Per Game
1. 497.3 2. 481.2 3. 460.0 4. 447.0 5. 428.6 6. 416.8 7. 406.2 8. 403.2 9. 403.0 10. 399.6
1. 514 2. 521 3. 738 4. 755 5. 837 6. 851 7. 874 8. 914 9. 986 10. 1,045
Coaching staff
1. 3,045 2. 2,961 3. 2,914 4. 2,877 5. 2,876 6. 2,862 7. 2,767 8. 2,663 9. 2,645 10. 2,611
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed
2004 2005 2011 2007 2001 1978 2009 2010 1996 2003
2012 Spartans
1. 284 2. 272 272 4. 269 5. 266 6. 265 7. 264 8. 258 9. 255 10. 253 253
1. 5,520 2. 5,470 3. 5,466 4. 5,418 5. 5,364 6. 5,294 7. 5,281 8. 5,051 9. 4,795 10. 4,776
2012 outlook
Single-Season Team Leaders
Michigan State’s 1966 defense – including headliners Bubba Smith (95), George Webster (90) and Phil Hoag (36) – ranked third in the NCAA in rushing defense, allowing only 51.4 yards per game.
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Note: Figures include postseason bowl games.
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