MICHIGAN STATE 21,
PENN STATE 17
WHEN: 3:30
PM ET, Saturday, October 13, 2018
WHERE: Beaver Stadium,
University Park, Pennsylvania
TEMPERATURE: °
HEAD OFFICIAL:
ATTENDANCE: N/A
Michigan State went for broke on Saturday and in the
process likely ended any playoff hopes for No. 8 Penn State.
Brian Lewerke connected with Felton Davis III for a
25-yard touchdown with 19 seconds to play to give the Spartans a 21-17 victory
in front of 106,685 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa., the second
straight loss for the Nittany Lions.
Michigan State (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) used all its tricks,
calling a fake punt, a halfback pass and a fake field goal, the fake field goal
failing in the fourth quarter and looking like the difference in the game. But
the Spartans got a late stop and marched for the winning drive with just more
than a minute to play.
Davis finished with eight catches for 100 yards and two
scores.
Penn State (4-2, 1-2) was coming off a bye week following
a heartbreaking loss at home to Ohio State. The big plays were the difference
early as Miles Sanders had a 78-yard run and then scored on a 48-yard run. He
finished with 162 yards. Quarterback Trace McSorley was limited to 192 yards
passing.
Penn State hit the first big play when Sanders burst
through the Michigan State defense for a career-long 78 yards to the Spartans'
5. On the next play, McSorley hit KJ Hamler with an easy 5-yard pass for the
touchdown to give the Nittany Lions a 7-0 lead with 5:03 left in the first
quarter. McSorley became Penn State's career passing leader on the drive when
he connected with tight end Pat Freiermuth on a 6-yard completion.
Michigan State evened things up later in the half thanks
to some trick plays. First, it was a fake punt that resulted in a 26-yard run
from Connor Heyward. Two plays later, Heyward took a handoff in the backfield
and lofted a pass to Cam Chambers for 36 yards to the Penn State 1.
Penn State stuffed Michigan State on three straight runs,
but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty gave the Spartans new life and they
cashed in with La'Darius Jefferson's 1-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7
with 13:25 left in the second quarter.
The teams traded punts on each of their next two drives
before Sanders broke free again, this time for 48 yards as he slipped through
several tackles to give the Nittany Lions a 14-7 lead with 4:33 left in the
first half. Michigan State had two chances to draw closer but added to its
total of seven first-half punts and headed to the locker room down a touchdown.
Michigan State evened the score at 14 with 6:10 left in
the third quarter when Lewerke connected with Davis on a 20-yard pass to the
corner of the end zone. The score came after Michigan State held Penn State on
fourth down at its own 36. Five plays later, the game was tied after a drive
that was kept alive by a defensive holding call on the Nittany Lions.
After Penn State missed a 37-yard field goal late in the
third quarter, the Nittany Lions retook the lead on a 20-yard field goal from
Jake Pinegar, putting Penn State ahead, 17-14, with 9:21 left in the game.
Michigan State looked like it was lining up for a
potential tying field goal on its next drive before the ill-fated fake. But a
late decision to punt worked out as Michigan State got the ball back with 1:19
to play and went in for the winning score in eight plays.
Top Game
Performances
Rushing
|
Michigan State
|
|
Penn State
|
|
La'darius Jefferson
|
Player
|
Miles Sanders
|
|
15
|
Attempts
|
17
|
|
60
|
Yards
|
162
|
|
4.0
|
Avg Yards
|
9.5
|
|
1
|
Touchdowns
|
1
|
|
0
|
Long
|
0
|
Receiving
|
Michigan State
|
|
Penn State
|
|
Felton Davis III
|
Player
|
KJ Hamler
|
|
8
|
Receptions
|
5
|
|
100
|
Yards
|
66
|
|
12.5
|
Avg Yards
|
13.2
|
|
2
|
Touchdowns
|
1
|
|
0
|
Long
|
0
|
TEAM STATS SUMMARY
|
|
YARDS
|
SCORING
|
DEFENSE
|
|||||
|
Team
|
Tot
|
Rus
|
Pas
|
TD
|
FG
|
INT
|
Sck
|
FF
|
|
Michigan State
|
418
|
123
|
295
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Penn State
|
397
|
205
|
192
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
SCORING SUMMARY
|
FIRST QUARTER
|
MSU
|
PSU
|
||
|
Penn State
|
TD
5:03
KJ Hamler 5 Yd pass from Trace McSorley (Jake Pinegar
Kick)
4 plays, 94 yards, 1:32
|
0
|
7
|
|
|
SECOND QUARTER
|
MSU
|
PSU
|
||
|
Michigan State
|
TD
13:25
La'Darius Jefferson 1 Yd Run (Matt Coghlin Kick)
11 plays, 81 yards, 4:03
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
Penn State
|
TD
4:33
Miles Sanders 48 Yd Run (Jake Pinegar Kick)
5 plays, 64 yards, 2:18
|
7
|
14
|
|
|
THIRD QUARTER
|
MSU
|
PSU
|
||
|
Michigan State
|
TD
6:10
Felton Davis III 20 Yd pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt
Coghlin Kick)
5 plays, 64 yards, 2:16
|
14
|
14
|
|
|
FOURTH QUARTER
|
MSU
|
PSU
|
||
|
Penn State
|
FG
9:21
Jake Pinegar 20 Yd Field Goal
11 plays, 55 yards, 5:15
|
14
|
17
|
|
|
Michigan State
|
TD
0:19
Felton Davis III 25 Yd pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt
Coghlin Kick)
8 plays, 76 yards, 1:00
|
21
|
17
|
|
Michigan State 21, Penn State 17
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday,
October 13, 2018
Where: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
Attendance: N/A
FINAL SCORING SUMMARY
|
Final
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
T
|
|
Michigan
State
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
21
|
|
Penn State
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
17
|
TEAMS
Team Records
|
|
Michigan State
|
Penn State
|
|
W‑L
|
4 - 2 - 0
|
4 - 2 - 0
|
|
Conference
|
2 - 1 - 0
|
1 - 2 - 0
|
Team Stats
|
|
Michigan State
|
Penn State
|
|
Score
|
21
|
17
|
|
1st Downs
|
25
|
14
|
|
3rd Down Efficiency
|
5-for-19
26% |
3-for-14
21% |
|
4th Down Efficiency
|
1-for-2
50% |
0-for-1
0% |
|
Total Yards
|
418
|
397
|
|
Rushing
|
||
|
Rushes-Net Yards
|
36-123
|
32-205
|
|
Average/Rush
|
3.4
|
6.4
|
|
Passing
|
||
|
Comp-Att
|
25-53
|
19-32
|
|
Passing Yards
|
295
|
192
|
|
Average/Pass Play
|
5.3
|
5.8
|
|
Penalties-Yards
|
3-20
|
6-41
|
|
Fumbles-Lost
|
4-0
|
1-1
|
|
Interceptions Thrown
|
1
|
0
|
|
Time of Possession
|
34:12
|
25:48
|
PLAYER STATS
Michigan
State (4 - 2)
|
Passing
|
||||
|
|
COMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
|
B. Lewerke
|
24/52
|
259
|
2
|
1
|
|
C. Heyward
|
1/1
|
36
|
0
|
0
|
Penn State (4
- 2)
|
Passing
|
|||||||
|
|
COMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
|||
|
T. McSorley
|
19/32
|
192
|
1
|
0
|
|||
|
Rushing
|
|||||||
|
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
|||
|
L.
Jefferson
|
15
|
60
|
4.0
|
1
|
|||
|
C. Heyward
|
8
|
44
|
5.5
|
0
|
|||
|
B. Lewerke
|
12
|
20
|
1.7
|
0
|
|||
|
K. Willis
|
1
|
-1
|
-1.0
|
0
|
|||
|
Rushing
|
||||
|
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
|
M. Sanders
|
17
|
162
|
9.5
|
1
|
|
T. McSorley
|
13
|
37
|
2.8
|
0
|
|
R. Slade
|
1
|
8
|
8.0
|
0
|
|
Receiving
|
||||
|
|
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
|
F. Davis
III
|
8
|
100
|
12.5
|
2
|
|
L. Nelson
|
5
|
60
|
12.0
|
0
|
|
C. Chambers
|
3
|
55
|
18.3
|
0
|
|
M. Sokol
|
1
|
25
|
25.0
|
0
|
|
M. Dotson
|
2
|
23
|
11.5
|
0
|
|
C. Heyward
|
4
|
20
|
5.0
|
0
|
|
L.
Jefferson
|
1
|
7
|
7.0
|
0
|
|
B. Sowards
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
0
|
|
Receiving
|
|||||||
|
|
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
|||
|
K. Hamler
|
5
|
66
|
13.2
|
1
|
|||
|
P.
Freiermuth
|
3
|
32
|
10.7
|
0
|
|||
|
M.
Hippenhammer
|
3
|
27
|
9.0
|
0
|
|||
|
B. Polk
|
2
|
23
|
11.5
|
0
|
|||
|
J. Johnson
|
2
|
19
|
9.5
|
0
|
|||
|
N. Bowers
|
3
|
18
|
6.0
|
0
|
|||
|
C.
Sullivan-Brown
|
1
|
7
|
7.0
|
0
|
|||
|
Interceptions
|
|||||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
TD
|
||||
|
No interceptions
|
|||||||
|
Interceptions
|
|||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
TD
|
||
|
G. Taylor
|
1
|
37
|
0
|
||
|
Sacks
|
|||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
|||
|
No sacks
|
|||||
|
Sacks
|
|||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
|
|
No sacks
|
|||
|
Tackles
|
|||
|
|
Tk
|
Ast
|
|
|
No tackles
|
|||
|
Tackles
|
|||
|
|
Tk
|
Ast
|
|
|
No tackles
|
|||
|
Tackles For Loss
|
|||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
|
|
No Tackles For Loss
|
|||
|
Tackles For Loss
|
||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
|
No Tackles For Loss
|
||
|
Fumbles
|
||
|
|
NO.
|
|
|
No fumbles
|
||
|
Fumbles
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
No fumbles
|
|
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