Big Ten
The 2017 season's largest margin: Michigan State 40, Rutgers 7. A 33-point win — the year's high-water mark.
Michigan State·Big Ten
2017 — The Ten-Win Year
Michigan State's 2017 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
Won the Holiday Bowl
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Brian LewerkeQB2,793 passing yards
- LJ ScottRB898 rushing yards
- Madre LondonRB304 rushing yards
- Gerald HolmesRB287 rushing yards
- Felton Davis IIIWR776 receiving yards
- Darrell Stewart Jr.WR501 receiving yards
- Cody WhiteWR490 receiving yards
- Joe BachieLB94 tackles
- Andrew DowellLB75 tackles
- Kenny WillekesDE72 tackles
- Chris FreyLB4 sacks
- Khari WillisS4 sacks
- Demetrius CooperDE2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Michigan State 3, Ohio State 48. A 45-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Michigan State beat Washington State 42-17 in the postseason.
"Go Green"
2017 is a middle chapter for Michigan State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.