Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans - Box Score - November 11, 2006 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Minnesota 31

(5-6, 2-5 Big Ten)

Michigan St 18

(4-7, 1-6 Big Ten)

Alerts

12:00 PM ET, November 11, 2006

Spartan Stadium, EAST LANSING, MI

	1	2	3	4	T
MINN	0	17	7	7	31
MSU	9	0	3	6	18

Top Performers

Passing: B. Cupito (MINN) - 243 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: A. Pinnix (MINN) - 23 CAR, 113 YDS

Receiving: K. Reed (MSU) - 11 REC, 147 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MINN	MSU
	TD	13:08	KIEL BELTINCK 0 YD BLOCKED PUNT RETURN (BRETT SWENSON KICK)	0	7
	S	7:34	CLIFTON RYAN SAFETY	0	9
SECOND QUARTER				MINN	MSU
	TD	10:30	JAY THOMAS 3 YD RUN (JASON GIANNINI KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 80 yards.	7	9
	TD	8:53	STEVE DAVIS 48 YD DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RETURN (JASON GIANNINI KICK)	14	9
	FG	0:22	JASON GIANNINI 41 YD FG Drive info: 6 plays, 18 yards.	17	9
THIRD QUARTER				MINN	MSU
	FG	9:37	BRETT SWENSON 33 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 64 yards.	17	12
	TD	7:41	ERNIE WHEELWRIGHT 37 YD PASS FROM BRYAN CUPITO (JASON GIANNINI KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 50 yards.	24	12
FOURTH QUARTER				MINN	MSU
	TD	13:18	LOGAN PAYNE 41 YD PASS FROM BRYAN CUPITO (JASON GIANNINI KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 59 yards.	31	12
	TD	2:54	MATT TRANNON 26 YD PASS FROM BRIAN HOYER (FAILED 2PT PASS) Drive info: 8 plays, 64 yards.	31	18

Team Stat Comparison

	MINN	MSU
1st Downs	15	20
3rd down efficiency	5-13	10-21
4th down efficiency	0-2	0-4
Total Yards	365	344
Passing	243	341
Comp-Att	16-29	28-53
Yards per pass	8.4	6.4
Rushing	122	3
Rushing Attempts	33	28
Yards per rush	3.7	0.1
Penalties	9-65	4-28
Turnovers	0	3
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Possession	30:13	29:47

Minnesota Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Bryan Cupito	16/28	243	8.7	2	0
Justin Kucek	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	16/29	243	8.4	--	--

Michigan State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Brian Hoyer	26/50	330	6.6	1	2
Drew Stanton	2/2	11	5.5	0	0
Brandon Fields	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	28/53	341	6.4	--	--

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Amir Pinnix	23	113	4.9	0	18
Jay Thomas	6	10	1.7	1	6
Logan Payne	1	10	10.0	0	10
Bryan Cupito	2	-9	-4.5	0	6
Team	33	122	3.7	--	--

Michigan State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Javon Ringer	12	25	2.1	0	10
Jehuu Caulcrick	5	8	1.6	0	3
A.J. Jimmerson	1	4	4.0	0	4
Drew Stanton	4	-5	-1.3	0	4
Brian Hoyer	6	-29	-4.8	0	5
Team	28	3	0.1	--	--

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Logan Payne	5	96	19.2	1	41
Matt Spaeth	4	51	12.8	0	38
Mike Chambers	2	27	13.5	0	23
Amir Pinnix	2	18	9.0	0	10
Jack Simmons	2	14	7.0	0	8
Ernie Wheelwright	1	37	37.0	1	37
Team	16	243	8.4	--	--

Michigan State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Kerry Reed	11	147	13.4	0	40
Matt Trannon	7	131	18.7	1	49
Javon Ringer	3	22	7.3	0	18
Jehuu Caulcrick	3	15	5.0	0	9
T.J. Williams	2	6	3.0	0	5
Kellen Davis	1	16	16.0	0	16
Terry Love	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	28	341	6.4	--	--

Minnesota Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Dominique Barber	2	0	0
Team	2	0	--

Michigan State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
No Interceptions
Team	0	0	--

Minnesota Kickoff Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Dominic Jones	3	81	27.0	42	0
Team	3	81	27.0	--	--

Michigan State Kickoff Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Demond Williams	6	124	20.7	31	0
Team	6	124	20.7	--	--

Minnesota Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Dominic Jones	2	3	1.5	2	0
Team	2	3	1.5	--	--

Michigan State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Terry Love	2	1	0.5	3	0
Brandon Denson	1	20	20.0	0	0
Team	3	21	7.0	--	--

Minnesota Punting
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Justin Kucek	4	174	43.5	52
Team	5	174	34.8	--

Michigan State Punting
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Brandon Fields	4	157	39.3	42
Team	4	157	39.3	--