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Team stats
Montana State
Michigan State
160
Total yards
493
120
Passing yards
318
62
Rushing yards
175
3.8
Yards per pass
9.1
2.2
Yards per rush
4.4
12
First downs
29
2–14
Third downs
7–13
2–2
Fourth downs
0–0
0
Turnovers
0
7–55
Penalties
5–46
17:59
Possession
18:28
Efficiency
Montana State
Michigan State
25%
Success rate
25%
−0.20
EPA per play
−0.01
0.72
Explosiveness
2.06
−0.06
Rushing EPA
−0.90
−0.35
Passing EPA
0.52
0%
Passing-down success
100%
−0.36
First-down EPA
−0.81
−0.42
Second-down EPA
1.14
0.35
Third-down EPA
−0.32
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Michigan State 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Michigan State drives left to right, Montana State right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
Q1 Montana StateResult not recorded, 6 plays, −41 yards
Play by play
1st quarter5 drives, then Michigan State 7, Montana State 0
Montana State Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 43
Mark Iddins pass complete to Mark Desin for 2 yards to the MntSt 45, tackled by Colin Neely.
15:00
2nd & 8 at own 45
Aaron Mason rush for 3 yards to the MntSt 48, tackled by Greg Jones and Trevor Anderson.
15:00
3rd & 5 at own 48
Mark Iddins rush for 4 yards to the MchSt 48, tackled by Rocco Cironi and Brandon Denson.
15:00
4th & 1 at opp 48
Eric Fisher punt for 29 yards, downed at the MchSt 19.
Michigan State Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 19
Caulton Ray rush for 1 yard to the MchSt 20, tackled by Jeff Price.
15:00
2nd & 9 at own 20
MONTANA ST penalty 5 yard offside defense accepted.
15:00
2nd & 4 at own 25
Kirk Cousins pass incomplete to B.J. Cunningham.
15:00
3rd & 4 at own 25
Kirk Cousins pass incomplete to N/A.
15:00
4th & 4 at own 25
Aaron Bates punt for 57 yards, returned by DeSean Thomas for 11 yards to the MntSt 29, tackled by Brandon Denson.
Montana State Punt, 3 plays
12:48
1st & 10 at own 29
Mark Iddins pass incomplete.
12:48
2nd & 10 at own 29
Mark Iddins sacked by Greg Jones and Trevor Anderson for a loss of zero to the MntSt 29.
12:48
3rd & 10 at own 29
Mark Iddins pass incomplete to Julius Lloyd.
12:48
4th & 10 at own 29
Eric Fisher punt for 32 yards, returned by Keshawn Martin for 2 yards to the MchSt 41, tackled by John Laidet and Brad Smith.
Michigan State Touchdown pass, 6 plays
11:38
1st & 10 at own 41
Edwin Baker rush for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 39, tackled by Dane Fletcher and Chase Gazzerro.
11:38
2nd & 12 at own 39
Kirk Cousins pass complete to Blair White for 18 yards to the MntSt 43, tackled by Michael Rider for a 1ST down.
11:38
1st & 10 at opp 43
Larry Caper rush for 1 yard to the MntSt 42, tackled by Chase Gazzerro and James Andrews.
11:38
2nd & 9 at opp 42
Kirk Cousins pass complete to B.J. Cunningham for 13 yards to the MntSt 29, tackled by Jordan Craney and Jeff Price for a 1ST down.
11:38
1st & 10 at opp 29
Kirk Cousins pass incomplete to Charlie Gantt.
8:24
2nd & 10 at opp 29
Kirk Cousins pass complete to B.J. Cunningham for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Michigan State 6, Montana State 0
8:24
Brett Swenson extra point GOOD.Michigan State 7, Montana State 0
8:24
Brett Swenson kickoff for 69 yards returned by Aaron Mason, tackled by Kendell Davis-Clark for 18 yards to the MntSt 19, tackled by Kendell Davis-Clark.
Montana State Result not recorded, 6 plays
8:24
1st & 10 at own 19
Mark Iddins pass complete to Elvis Akpla for 8 yards to the MntSt 27, tackled by Brandon Denson and Marcus Hyde.
8:24
2nd & 2 at own 27
C.J. Palmer rush for 3 yards to the MntSt 30, tackled by Jerel Worthy and Colin Neely for a 1ST down.
8:24
1st & 10 at own 30
Everette Gilbert rush for 3 yards to the MntSt 33, tackled by Colin Neely.
8:24
2nd & 7 at own 33
MICHIGAN ST penalty 5 yard offside accepted.
8:24
3rd & 2 at own 38
C.J. Palmer rush for 4 yards to the MntSt 42, tackled by Marcus Hyde and Greg Jones for a 1ST down.
8:24
1st & 10 at own 42
MICHIGAN ST penalty 16 yard pass interference accepted, no play.
8:24
1st & 10 at opp 42
Mark Iddins pass complete to Kyle Begger for 1 yard to the MchSt 41, tackled by Jon Misch.
8:24
2nd & 9 at opp 41
C.J. Palmer rush for 1 yard to the MchSt 40, tackled by Team.
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.
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