The 2018 season's largest margin: Michigan State 24, Maryland 3. A 21-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The 2018 Season
Michigan State's 2018 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Brian LewerkeQB2,042 passing yards
- Rocky LombardiQB738 passing yards
- Connor HeywardRB529 rushing yards
- LJ ScottRB260 rushing yards
- La'Darius JeffersonRB255 rushing yards
- Cody WhiteWR555 receiving yards
- Felton Davis IIIWR474 receiving yards
- Darrell Stewart Jr.WR413 receiving yards
- Joe BachieLB102 tackles
- Andrew DowellLB97 tackles
- Khari WillisS84 tackles
- Kenny WillekesDE8 sacks
- Brandon RandleLB4 sacks
- Jacub PanasiukDE2 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Michigan State 6, Ohio State 26. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Michigan State fell to Oregon 6-7 in the postseason.
"Go Green"
2018 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.