
Montana St 3
(0-1, 0-1 away)

Michigan St 44
(1-0, 1-0 home)
12:00 PM ET, September 5, 2009
Spartan Stadium, EAST LANSING, MI
Top Performers
Passing: K. Cousins (MSU) - 183 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: C. Ray (WIU) - 12 CAR, 71 YDS
Receiving: B. White (MSU) - 9 REC, 162 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MTST | MSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 08:24 | B.J. Cunningham 29 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MTST | MSU | |||
![]() | TD | 14:54 | Blair White 15 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson Kick) | 0 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 10:50 | Dion Sims 26 Yd Pass From Keith Nichol (Brett Swenson Kick) | 0 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 00:24 | Brian Linthicum 3 Yd Pass From Keith Nichol (Brett Swenson Kick) | 0 | 28 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MTST | MSU | |||
![]() | FG | 10:38 | Brett Swenson 45 Yd | 0 | 31 |
![]() | FG | 06:53 | Brett Swenson 37 Yd | 0 | 34 |
![]() | FG | 01:34 | Jason Cunningham 33 Yd | 3 | 34 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MTST | MSU | |||
![]() | TD | 14:53 | Blair White 24 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson Kick) | 3 | 41 |
![]() | FG | 05:51 | Dan Conroy 43 Yd | 3 | 44 |
Team Stat Comparison
| MTST | MSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 12 | 29 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-14 | 7-13 |
4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 160 | 493 |
| Passing | 98 | 318 |
Comp-Att | 13-26 | 19-35 |
Yards per pass | 3.8 | 9.1 |
| Rushing | 62 | 175 |
Rushing Attempts | 28 | 40 |
Yards per rush | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| Penalties | 7-55 | 5-46 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 29:19 | 30:41 |
| Michigan State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| K. Cousins | 10/17 | 183 | 10.8 | 3 | 0 |
| K. Nichol | 9/18 | 135 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 19/35 | 318 | 9.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Michigan State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Ray | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | 20 |
| L. Caper | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 |
| E. Baker | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| G. Winston | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 |
| K. Nichol | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| A. Anderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Leggett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Jimmerson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 40 | 175 | 4.4 | 0 | 20 |
| Montana State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Akpla | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 27 |
| D. Green | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| E. Gilbert | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| K. Begger | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Schreibeis | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Desin | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Michigan State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. White | 9 | 162 | 18.0 | 2 | 30 |
| B. Cunningham | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 29 |
| D. Sims | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 26 |
| B. Linthicum | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 15 |
| C. Rucker | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| C. Gantt | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 19 | 318 | 16.7 | 5 | 30 |
| Montana State Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Akpla | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 35 |
| E. Gilbert | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 16 |
| R. Evans | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| A. Mason | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| Team | 8 | 164 | 20.5 | 35 |
| Michigan State Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Martin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| G. Winston | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| Team | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 |
| Montana State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Thomas | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 |
| Michigan State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Martin | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 26 |
| R. Jenrette | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Team | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 26 |
| Montana State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Cunningham | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Michigan State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Swenson | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 5/5 | 11 |
| D. Conroy | 1/1 | 100.0 | 43 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 45 | 5/5 | 14 |
| Montana State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| E. Fisher | 8 | 333 | 41.6 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| -. Team | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 9 | 335 | 37.2 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| Michigan State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Bates | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Team | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
ATTENDANCE: 74,518




