2016 Michigan State Spartans Scoring Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 42 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 333 | 27.8 |
| at Home | 7 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 25.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 31.2 |
| in Wins | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| in Losses | 9 | 37 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 292 | 32.4 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 33 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 29.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 26.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 41 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 320 | 29.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 26 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 34.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 22.2 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 29.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| in August/September | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| in October | 5 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 33.8 |
| in November | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |