Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans - Box Score - November 05, 2011 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Minnesota 24

(2-7, 1-4 Big Ten)

(17) Michigan St 31

(7-2, 4-1 Big Ten)

Alerts

Coverage: Big Ten Network

12:00 PM ET, November 5, 2011

Spartan Stadium, EAST LANSING, MI

		1	2	3	4	T
	MINN	14	3	7	0	24
#17	MSU	7	14	0	10	31

Top Performers

Passing: M. Gray (MINN) - 295 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

Rushing: L. Bell (MSU) - 15 CAR, 96 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: D. McKnight (MINN) - 9 REC, 173 YDS, 3 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MINN	MSU
	TD	11:02	Da'Jon McKnight 64 Yd Pass From Marqueis Gray (Jordan Wettstein Kick)	7	0
	TD	09:12	Keith Nichol 4 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy Kick)	7	7
	TD	05:51	Da'Jon McKnight 13 Yd Pass From Marqueis Gray (Jordan Wettstein Kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER				MINN	MSU
	TD	14:57	Le'Veon Bell 1 Yd Run (Dan Conroy Kick)	14	14
	FG	01:03	Jordan Wettstein 27 Yd	17	14
	TD	00:05	Todd Anderson 2 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy Kick)	17	21
THIRD QUARTER				MINN	MSU
	TD	09:40	Da'Jon McKnight 15 Yd Pass From Marqueis Gray (Jordan Wettstein Kick)	24	21
FOURTH QUARTER				MINN	MSU
	FG	14:49	Dan Conroy 40 Yd	24	24
	TD	10:58	Le'Veon Bell 35 Yd Run (Dan Conroy Kick)	24	31

Team Stat Comparison

	MINN	MSU
1st Downs	22	19
3rd down efficiency	7-15	4-13
4th down efficiency	0-1	1-2
Total Yards	415	402
Passing	295	296
Comp-Att	19-34	23-34
Yards per pass	8.7	8.7
Rushing	120	106
Rushing Attempts	40	28
Yards per rush	3.0	3.8
Penalties	8-73	5-40
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Possession	34:28	25:32

Minnesota Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
M. Gray	19/32	295	9.2	3	2
-. Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
B. Green	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	19/34	295	8.7	3	2

Michigan State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
K. Cousins	23/34	296	8.7	2	0
Team	23/34	296	8.7	2	0

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Gray	21	71	3.4	0	19
D. Bennett	13	42	3.2	0	8
D. Crawford-Tufts	1	5	5.0	0	5
D. Kirkwood	4	3	0.8	0	2
-. Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	40	120	3.0	0	19

Michigan State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
L. Bell	15	96	6.4	2	35
E. Baker	8	20	2.5	0	11
B. Cunningham	1	3	3.0	0	3
K. Martin	1	1	1.0	0	1
-. Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
K. Cousins	2	-13	-6.5	0	0
Team	28	106	3.8	2	35

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. McKnight	9	173	19.2	3	64
G. Harris	1	28	28.0	0	28
J. Rabe	2	27	13.5	0	24
C. McGarry	3	23	7.7	0	11
D. Crawford-Tufts	1	21	21.0	0	21
B. Green	2	18	9.0	0	9
E. Lair	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	19	295	15.5	3	64

Michigan State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Cunningham	3	104	34.7	0	69
K. Martin	7	77	11.0	0	25
K. Nichol	3	41	13.7	1	31
L. Bell	5	38	7.6	0	12
B. Fowler	2	20	10.0	0	18
B. Linthicum	2	14	7.0	0	8
T. Anderson	1	2	2.0	1	2
Team	23	296	12.9	2	69

Minnesota Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Michigan State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
T. Robinson	2	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Minnesota Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Crawford-Tufts	3	59	19.7	21
M. Moulton	1	10	10.0	10
Team	4	69	17.3	21

Michigan State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
N. Hill	4	86	21.5	36
L. Bell	1	31	31.0	31
Team	5	117	23.4	36

Minnesota Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

Michigan State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Martin	1	11	11.0	11
Team	1	11	11.0	11

Minnesota Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Wettstein	1/1	100.0	27	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	27	3/3	6

Michigan State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Conroy	1/1	100.0	40	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	40	4/4	7

Minnesota Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
D. Orseske	5	183	36.6	0	0	42
Team	5	183	36.6	0	0	42

Michigan State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
M. Sadler	5	175	35.0	1	4	44
Team	5	175	35.0	1	4	44

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