Week 13
Final
PSU
MSU1Q 11:25
0 - 7
K. Walker III 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
1Q 06:16
0 - 14
T. Mosley 9-yard TD catch from P. Thorne.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
1Q 03:43
7 - 14
J. Dotson 27-yard TD catch from S. Clifford.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 12:14
14 - 14
J. Dotson 30-yard TD catch from S. Clifford.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 06:01
14 - 17
M. Coghlin 22-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
3Q 11:15
20 - 17
D. Hardy 17-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
3rd & 7
3Q 02:19
20 - 23
P. Thorne 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
3rd & Goal
4Q 05:15
20 - 30
J. Reed 20-yard TD catch from P. Thorne.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 15
4Q 00:48
27 - 30
P. Washington 15-yard TD catch from S. Clifford.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 10
Top Performers
Pass Yds
313
Clifford
PSU
Rush Yds
138
Walker III
MSU
Rec Yds
137
Dotson
PSU
Scrim TD
2
Dotson
PSU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2021 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 12 | 2 | .857 |
 Ohio State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Michigan State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Iowa | 10 | 4 | .714 |
 Minnesota | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Purdue | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Penn State | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Maryland | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Illinois | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Rutgers | 5 | 8 | .385 |
 Nebraska | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Northwestern | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Indiana | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Michigan State Spartans emerged victorious over the Penn State Nittany Lions, 30 to 27, on November 27, 2021.
Game Info
November 27, 2021
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
28°
9 mph ESE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Clifford #14 | 23/34 | 313 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 4-26 | 174.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thorne #1 | 19/30 | 268 | 8.9 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 153.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Lee #24 | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 0 | 33 |
D. Ford #22 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
N. Cain #21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Clifford #14 | 8 | -25 | -3.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walker III #25 | 30 | 138 | 4.6 | 1 | 35 |
P. Thorne #1 | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 1 | 8 |
E. Collins #24 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 |
H. Joiner #02 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
J. Reed #5 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Dotson #5 | 8/11 | 137 | 17.1 | 2 | 30 |
B. Strange #86 | 4/5 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 25 |
P. Washington #3 | 4/5 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | 18 |
K. Lee #24 | 5/6 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 12 |
K. Lambert-Smith #5 | 2/3 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
D. Ford #22 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Meiga #9 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cain #21 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #5 | 6/10 | 89 | 14.8 | 1 | 23 |
C. Heyward #11 | 4/6 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Carr #6 | 2/2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 40 |
M. Foster Jr. #3 | 4/7 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
E. Collins #24 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
T. Mosley #17 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
H. Joiner #02 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Walker III #25 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Lovett #7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
K. Lee #24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
S. Clifford #14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Beesley #86 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brown #16 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Brooks #13 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brisker #7 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jacobs #23 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #12 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. King #04 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ebiketie #17 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. J-Thomas #91 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Luketa #40 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Porter Jr. #9 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Tarburton #46 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Castro-Fields #5 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dixon #03 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Tangelo #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Izzard #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ellis #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Katshir #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hardy #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Haladay #27 | 11-6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Beesley #86 | 7-3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Snow #23 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Henderson #3 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Panasiuk #96 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Harvey #45 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Slade #64 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pietrowski Jr. #47 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Wright #26 | 2-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Williams #01 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Grose #15 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hansen #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Dowell #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Joiner #02 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jordan #86 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. VanSumeren #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. White #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Gaoteote #10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Rusnak #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harmon #55 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stout #98 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 |
J. Pinegar #92 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Coghlin #4 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 22 |
E. Johnson #98 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stout #98 | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 52 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baringer #0 | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 45 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ford #22 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lovett #7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Foster Jr. #3 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Clifford #14 | 23/34 | 313 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 4-26 | 174.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Lee #24 | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 0 | 33 |
D. Ford #22 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
N. Cain #21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Clifford #14 | 8 | -25 | -3.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Dotson #5 | 8/11 | 137 | 17.1 | 2 | 30 |
B. Strange #86 | 4/5 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 25 |
P. Washington #3 | 4/5 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | 18 |
K. Lee #24 | 5/6 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 12 |
K. Lambert-Smith #5 | 2/3 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
D. Ford #22 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Meiga #9 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cain #21 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Lovett #7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
K. Lee #24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
S. Clifford #14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brown #16 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Brooks #13 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brisker #7 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jacobs #23 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #12 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. King #04 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ebiketie #17 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. J-Thomas #91 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Luketa #40 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Porter Jr. #9 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Tarburton #46 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Castro-Fields #5 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dixon #03 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Tangelo #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Izzard #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ellis #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Katshir #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hardy #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stout #98 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 |
J. Pinegar #92 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stout #98 | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 52 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Ford #22 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lovett #7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thorne #1 | 19/30 | 268 | 8.9 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 153.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walker III #25 | 30 | 138 | 4.6 | 1 | 35 |
P. Thorne #1 | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 1 | 8 |
E. Collins #24 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 |
H. Joiner #02 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
J. Reed #5 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #5 | 6/10 | 89 | 14.8 | 1 | 23 |
C. Heyward #11 | 4/6 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Carr #6 | 2/2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 40 |
M. Foster Jr. #3 | 4/7 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
E. Collins #24 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
T. Mosley #17 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
H. Joiner #02 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
K. Walker III #25 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Beesley #86 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Haladay #27 | 11-6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Beesley #86 | 7-3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Snow #23 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Henderson #3 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Panasiuk #96 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Harvey #45 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Slade #64 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pietrowski Jr. #47 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Wright #26 | 2-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Williams #01 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Grose #15 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hansen #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Dowell #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Joiner #02 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jordan #86 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. VanSumeren #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. White #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Gaoteote #10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Rusnak #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harmon #55 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Coghlin #4 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 22 |
E. Johnson #98 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baringer #0 | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 45 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Foster Jr. #3 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
Touchdown
8 plays,
75 yd,
03:380-7
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:200-7
Touchdown
9 plays,
99 yd,
03:530-14
Touchdown
6 plays,
68 yd,
02:327-14
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:057-14
Punt
5 plays,
27 yd,
02:297-14
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:297-14
Touchdown
3 plays,
46 yd,
00:2314-14
Field Goal
15 plays,
80 yd,
06:1214-17
Missed FG
10 plays,
61 yd,
05:0314-17
End of Half
2 plays,
7 yd,
00:5614-17
Punt
6 plays,
24 yd,
03:0414-17
Interception
3 plays,
3 yd,
00:4920-17
Touchdown
15 plays,
94 yd,
08:5320-23
Downs
12 plays,
54 yd,
04:3120-23
Punt
7 plays,
25 yd,
03:1920-23
Fumble
3 plays,
8 yd,
00:5520-23
Touchdown
7 plays,
48 yd,
03:1920-30
Downs
4 plays,
6 yd,
01:0820-30
Touchdown
13 plays,
77 yd,
03:1927-30
End of Game
2 plays,
-3 yd,
00:4327-30
348
Total Yds
451
287
Pass Yds
268
61
Rush Yds
183
9
Total Drives
12
64
Total Plays
77
5.4
Yards Per Play
5.9
7.6
Yards Per Pass
8.9
2.3
Yards Per Rush
3.9
23:36
Possession
36:24
3
Biggest Lead
14
19
1st Downs
21
15
Passing 1st Downs
13
4
Rushing 1st Downs
6
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
5/13
3rd Down
9/18
2/3
4th Down
3/4
3
Punts
3
2
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Fumbles Lost
0
2
Penalties
7
0.0
Sacks
4.0
5
Tackles For Loss
3
0
D/ST TD
0