2013 GAME RECAPS GAME 1 • MICHIGAN STATE 26, WESTERN MICHIGAN 13 Game 1 | Michigan State 26, Western Michigan 13 Aug. 30, 2013 • East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium • Att: 71,214
SCORE BY QUARTERS Western Michigan (0-1) Michigan State (1-0)
WHAT HAPPENED
SCORING SUMMARY
• Michigan State’s defense held Western Michigan to 193 yards of total offense and forced four turnovers, including two defensive touchdowns, in the 26-13 season-opening win.
KEY STAT
• Michigan State limited Western Michigan to 11 yards rushing on 27 attempts.
KEY PLAY
• On third-and-11 from the WMU 20-yard line midway through the first quarter, Jairus Jones recorded his first career interception and lateraled the ball to Kurtis Drummond, who ran it in 21 yards for a touchdown.
QUOTABLE
“The thing to talk about here is the defense - I thought they played extremely well. We need to dwell on those positives and build on them. We need to always play to our strengths, period. I’ll go back to what I said, the name of the game is to win. We’ve got to do this collectively, together. Am I totally happy, no, but I’ll go home with a win.” - MSU head coach Mark Dantonio
KEY NOTE
• Michigan State extended its winning streak in home openers to 15.
RECAP
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Jeremy Langford’s 2-yard touchdown run late in the first half broke a tie and he finished with a career-high 94 yards rushing, helping Michigan State beat Western Michigan 26-13. The Spartans scored two touchdowns on defense. Jairus Jones had two interceptions, the first of which turned into a score with his lateral to Kurtis Drummond, whose 21-yard return was the game’s first score midway through the first quarter. The Broncos tied the game with 6:14 left in the second quarter, but couldn’t do enough on offense to keep the game close in coach P.J. Fleck’s debut with the Mid-American Conference team. Langford’s go-ahead TD was followed up by two field goals in the third quarter and Shilique Calhoun’s fumble return with 9:02 left to play that made it 26-7.
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FIRST QUARTER MSU (7-0) Drummond 21-yard interception return (Muma kick), 6:27 left SECOND QUARTER WMU (7-7) Mussman 14-yard pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick), 6:14 left Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:29 MSU (13-7) Langford 2-yard run (Muma kick failed), 0:22 left Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 1:46 THIRD QUARTER MSU (16-7) Muma 20-yard field goal, 4:45 left Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:40 MSU (19-7) Muma 30-yard field goal, 0:06 left Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:58 FOURTH QUARTER MSU (26-7) Calhoun 16-yard fumble recovery (Muma kick), 9:02 left WMU (13-26) Davis 14-yard pass from Terrell (Terrell pass failed), 1:51 left Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:16
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time
WMU
14 27-11 193 18-48-3 204 11-45.1 1-1 7-65 26:46
MSU
17 42-181 116 17-37-0 297 11-38.5 1-1 6-75 33:14
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (CARRIES-YARDS) WMU: Fields 12-24, Chance 5-9, Van Tubbergen 2-(-1), Team 1-(-2), Terrell 7-(-19); MSU: Langford 20-94, Cook 4-35, Hill 7-33, R. Bullough 5-12, Maxwell 2-5, Mumphery 1-3, Lippett 1-3, Team 2-(-4). PASSING (C-A-I-YARDS-TD) WMU: Terrell 12-28-1-120-2; Van Tubbergen 6-20-2-73-0; MSU: Maxwell 11-21-0-74-0, Cook 6-16-0-42-0. RECEIVING (RECEPTIONS-YARDS) WMU: Davis 8-96, Keith 3-55, Chance 3-7, Mussman 2-26, Bynes 1-6, Boyden 1-3; MSU: Mumphery 4-24, Burbridge 4-16, Fowler 3-34, Langford 2-7, Kings 1-14, Gleichert 1-7, Arnett 1-7, R. Bullough 1-7. TACKLES-TOP FIVE (TOTAL-SOLO-ASSISTS) WMU: Celiscar 11 (6-5), Lark 9 (4-5), Currie 8 (5-3), Jones 8 (3-5), Atkins 7 (3-4); MSU: M. Bullough 9 (3-6), T. Jones 6 (1-5), D. Allen 5 (3-2), Four with 4.
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Kurtis Drummond celebrates with his teammates in the end zone following his 21yard return for a touchdown in the first quarter.
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