Record: 9-4, .692 W-L% (21st of 120) ▪ Rank: 24th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Mark Dantonio (9-4)
PS/G: 25.1 (63rd of 120) ▪ PA/G: 22.1 (41st of 120)
SRS: 7.92 (26th of 120) ▪ SOS: 3.15 (29th of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Capital One Bowl 24-12 versus Georgia
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2008-08-30 | @ | California | L (31-38) | 20 | 48 | 41.7 | 321 | 1 | 31 | 81 | 2.6 | 2 | 79 | 402 | 5.1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | Eastern Michigan | W (42-10) | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 180 | 0 | 52 | 238 | 4.6 | 6 | 68 | 418 | 6.1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | Florida Atlantic | W (17-0) | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 88 | 0 | 58 | 259 | 4.5 | 2 | 73 | 347 | 4.8 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | Notre Dame | W (23-7) | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 143 | 0 | 43 | 203 | 4.7 | 2 | 69 | 346 | 5.0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2008-09-27 | @ | Indiana | W (42-29) | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 261 | 2 | 52 | 236 | 4.5 | 2 | 78 | 497 | 6.4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2008-10-04 | Iowa | W (16-13) | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 184 | 1 | 34 | 91 | 2.7 | 0 | 58 | 275 | 4.7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-11 | @ | Northwestern | W (37-20) | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 169 | 2 | 43 | 128 | 3.0 | 2 | 63 | 297 | 4.7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2008-10-18 | Ohio State | L (7-45) | 23 | 39 | 59.0 | 188 | 1 | 21 | 52 | 2.5 | 0 | 60 | 240 | 4.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 9 | 2008-10-25 | @ | Michigan | W (35-21) | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 306 | 3 | 48 | 167 | 3.5 | 2 | 78 | 473 | 6.1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 2008-11-01 | Wisconsin | W (25-24) | 20 | 45 | 44.4 | 287 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 2 | 74 | 312 | 4.2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-08 | Purdue | W (21-7) | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 154 | 0 | 42 | 146 | 3.5 | 2 | 64 | 300 | 4.7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 12 | 2008-11-22 | @ | Penn State | L (18-49) | 32 | 49 | 65.3 | 287 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 1.5 | 1 | 73 | 322 | 4.4 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 2009-01-01 | N | Georgia | L (12-24) | 22 | 39 | 56.4 | 205 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 0.9 | 1 | 73 | 236 | 3.2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 Games | 214 | 399 | 53.6 | 2773 | 11 | 511 | 1692 | 3.3 | 24 | 910 | 4465 | 4.9 | 126 | 92 | 26 | 244 | 66 | 600 | 12 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2008-08-30 | @ | California | L (31-38) | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 264 | 2 | 36 | 203 | 5.6 | 2 | 66 | 467 | 7.1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | Eastern Michigan | W (42-10) | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 215 | 0 | 28 | 127 | 4.5 | 1 | 59 | 342 | 5.8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | Florida Atlantic | W (17-0) | 8 | 34 | 23.5 | 143 | 0 | 27 | 82 | 3.0 | 0 | 61 | 225 | 3.7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | Notre Dame | W (23-7) | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 242 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 0.7 | 0 | 63 | 258 | 4.1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2008-09-27 | @ | Indiana | W (42-29) | 23 | 44 | 52.3 | 284 | 2 | 28 | 189 | 6.8 | 2 | 72 | 473 | 6.6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 89 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2008-10-04 | Iowa | W (16-13) | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 158 | 1 | 39 | 151 | 3.9 | 0 | 61 | 309 | 5.1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-11 | @ | Northwestern | W (37-20) | 34 | 61 | 55.7 | 283 | 1 | 32 | 176 | 5.5 | 1 | 93 | 459 | 4.9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 2008-10-18 | Ohio State | L (7-45) | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 116 | 1 | 52 | 216 | 4.2 | 3 | 63 | 332 | 5.3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2008-10-25 | @ | Michigan | W (35-21) | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 168 | 1 | 31 | 84 | 2.7 | 2 | 58 | 252 | 4.3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 2008-11-01 | Wisconsin | W (25-24) | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 149 | 1 | 47 | 281 | 6.0 | 2 | 76 | 430 | 5.7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-08 | Purdue | W (21-7) | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 83 | 0 | 40 | 108 | 2.7 | 1 | 70 | 191 | 2.7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | 2008-11-22 | @ | Penn State | L (18-49) | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 419 | 5 | 35 | 138 | 3.9 | 2 | 66 | 557 | 8.4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2009-01-01 | N | Georgia | L (12-24) | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 250 | 3 | 33 | 81 | 2.5 | 0 | 64 | 331 | 5.2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 Games | 224 | 422 | 53.1 | 2774 | 18 | 450 | 1852 | 4.1 | 16 | 872 | 4626 | 7.1 | 118 | 88 | 22 | 228 | 82 | 705 | 10 | 14 | 24 | ||||