2013 GAME RECAPS GAME 3 • MICHIGAN STATE 55, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 17 Game 3 | Michigan State 55, Youngstown State 17 Sept. 14, 2013 • East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium • Att: 71,626
SCORE BY QUARTERS Youngstown State (2-1) Michigan State (3-0)
WHAT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER MSU (7-0) Langford 3-yard run (Muma kick), 11:49 left Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:09 YSU (3-7) Cejudo 34-yard field goal, 8:38 left Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:11 MSU (14-3) Sims 13-yard pass from Cook (Muma kick), 6:23 left Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:09 MSU (21-3) Pendleton 12-yard pass from Cook (Muma kick), 1:11 left Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:45
• Michigan State equaled the most points its scored under head coach Mark Dantonio with 55 as the Spartans totaled a season-high 547 yards of total offense in the 55-17 victory over Youngstown State.
KEY STAT
• The Spartans collected 547 yards of total offense - the fifth most under head coach Mark Dantonio - in their best offensive effort since racking up 602 yards of total offense vs. Western Michigan in 2009.
KEY PLAY
• With MSU leading 28-10 late in the second quarter, senior wide receiver Bennie Fowler all but iced the game with a 17-yard touchdown reception from Connor Cook with 1:50 left in the first half to put MSU up 35-10. It marked Connor Cook’s fourth TD of the first half.
QUOTABLE
“I thought today we obviously got great play from our offense. The most impressive thing to me was that we made those 50-50 catches - those catches that are difficult to make. We made them in crowds with people hanging on you. I thought (Connor) Cook played well. He ran the ball effectively and controlled things. I thought he threw the ball really well.” - MSU head coach Mark Dantonio
KEY NOTE
• Connor Cook tied a Michigan State record with four first-half touchdown passes. The four TDs overall tied for second most by a Spartan quarterback.
RECAP
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Connor Cook threw four touchdown passes in the first half, and the Michigan State offense finally looked smooth in a 55-17 victory over Youngstown State. Cook went 15 of 22 for 202 yards before being replaced by Tyler O’Connor early in the third quarter. Michigan State needed one of its quarterbacks to show progress after the defense accounted for four of the team’s six touchdowns in the first two games. Cook started and led Michigan State to a 35-10 halftime lead.
1 3 21
2 7 14
3 7 14
4 0 6
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F 17 55
SCORING SUMMARY
SECOND QUARTER YSU (10-21) Ruiz 5-yard run (Cejudo kick), 4:57 left Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:46 MSU (28-10) Kings 24-yard pass from Cook (Muma kick), 3:24 left Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:06 MSU (35-10) Fowler 17-yard pass from Cook (Muma kick), 1:50 left Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 0:44 THIRD QUARTER MSU (42-10) Hill 35-yard run (Muma kick), 12:12 left Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48 MSU (49-10) Langford 2-yard run (Muma kick), 3:58 left Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:31 YSU (17-49) Ruiz 34-yard pass from Hess (Cejudo kick), 1:36 left Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:12 FOURTH QUARTER MSU (52-17) Muma 20-yard field goal, 7:37 left Drive: 16 plays, 77 yards, 8:58 MSU (55-17) Muma 22-yard field goal, 5:22 left Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:11
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time
YSU
8 20-51 121 11-27-0 172 7-50.9 3-2 5-35 20:51
MSU
30 49-277 270 22-32-0 547 2-40.5 2-1 2-19 39:09
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (CARRIES-YARDS) YSU: Ruiz 11-36, Stubbs 2-8, Pace 3-5, Hess 3-3, Webb 1-(-1); MSU: Hill 9-83, Langford 15-68, Bullough 10-34, Cook 2-25, Shelton 1-18, O’Connor 4-18, Fowler 1-17, Tompkins 6-16, Team 1-(-2). PASSING (C-A-I-YARDS-TD) YSU: Hess 11-27-0-121-1; MSU: Cook 15-22-0-202-4, O’Connor 7-10-0-68-0. RECEIVING (RECEPTIONS-YARDS) YSU: Ruiz 4-57, Stubbs 3-47, Wheary 1-7, Williams 1-6, Adams 1-3, Watts 1-1; MSU: Kings 4-61, Lippett 4-41, Burbridge 3-44, Price 3-28, Fowler 2-39, Lyles 2-19, Sims 1-13, Pendleton 1-12, Macksood 1-8, Mumphery 1-5.
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Connor Cook tied a Michigan State record with four first-half touchdown passes in the Spartans’ 55-17 win over Youngstown State.
TACKLES-TOP FIVE (TOTAL-SOLO-ASSISTS) YSU: Childs 11 (8-3), D’Alesio 7 (3-4), Williams 7 (2-5), Moore 6 (5-1), two with 5; MSU: J. Jones 7 (2-5), Williamson 6 (2-4), Reynolds 6 (0-6), Drummond 4 (2-2), Hoover 3 (0-3).
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