2010 Michigan State Spartans Opponent First Down Game Log through 01/10/2011
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/10 | Western Mich. | Grass | W 38-14 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 09/11/10 | + Fla. Atlantic | Turf | W 30-17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| 09/18/10 | Notre Dame | Grass | W 34-31 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 28 |
| 09/25/10 | Northern Colo. | Grass | W 45-7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 10/02/10 | 7 Wisconsin | Grass | W 34-24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 10/09/10 | @ Michigan | Turf | W 34-17 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 10/16/10 | Illinois | Grass | W 26-6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 10/23/10 | @ Northwestern | Grass | W 35-27 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 10/30/10 | @ Iowa | Turf | L 6-37 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 11/06/10 | Minnesota | Grass | W 31-8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 11/20/10 | Purdue | Grass | W 35-31 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 11/27/10 | @ Penn St. | Grass | W 28-22 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 01/01/11 | + 10 Alabama | Grass | L 7-49 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| Totals | 95 | 131 | 23 | 249 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||