2013 GAME RECAPS GAME 1 MICHIGAN STATE 26, WESTERN MICHIGAN 13

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1 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 Western Michigan (0-1) Michigan State (1-0) Michigan State s defense held Western Michigan to 193 yards of total offense and forced four turnovers, including two defensive touchdowns, in the season-opening win. Michigan State limited Western Michigan to 11 yards rushing on 27 attempts. On third-and-11 from the WMU 20-yard line midway through the fi rst quarter, Jairus Jones recorded his fi rst career interception and lateraled the ball to Kurtis Drummond, who ran it in 21 yards for a touchdown. 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. Michigan State extended its winning streak in home openers to 15. EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Jeremy Langford s 2-yard touchdown run late in the fi rst half broke a tie and he fi nished with 94 yards rushing, helping Michigan State beat Western Michigan The Spartans scored two touchdowns on defense. Jairus Jones had two interceptions, the fi rst of which turned into a score with his lateral to Kurtis Drummond, whose 21-yard return was the game s fi rst score midway through the fi rst 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 fi eld goals in the third quarter and Shilique Calhoun s fumble return with 9:02 left to play that made it MSU (7-0) Drummond 21-yard interception return (Muma kick), 6:27 left 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 MSU (16-7) Muma 20-yard fi eld goal, 4:45 left Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:40 MSU (19-7) Muma 30-yard fi eld goal, 0:06 left Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:58 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 WMU MSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 26:46 33:14 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). WMU: Terrell ; Van Tubbergen ; MSU: Maxwell , Cook 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. 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 Kurtis Drummond celebrates with his teammates in the end zone following his 21- yard return for a touchdown in the first quarter MICHIGAN STATE SPRING FOOTBALL

2 GAME 2 MICHIGAN STATE 21, SOUTH FLORIDA 6 Game 2 Michigan State 21, South Florida 6 Sept. 7, 2013 East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium Att: 70,401 South Florida (0-2) Michigan State (2-0) For the second consecutive game, Michigan State s defense dominated its opponent, scoring two touchdowns and limiting South Florida to just 155 yards of total offense, including only 66 passing yards. Michigan State forced USF to eight three-and-out possessions and limited the Bulls to just 2.5 yards per offensive play. With MSU leading 7-6 midway through the third quarter and South Florida driving in Spartan territory on second-and-15 from the MSU 39, Denicos Allen hit USF quarterback Bobby Eveld as he was throwing, forcing the ball up in the air; Shilique Calhoun picked off the pass for his fi rst career interception, and ran it back 56 yards for the touchdown, giving MSU a 14-6 advantage. Through camp we discussed being able to score on defense. Even if our offense is good, even if they are doing great, we just wanted to make that another aspect of our game to be able to score on defense. Being able to create touchdowns, we were very excited for the challenge and we were looking forward to it. To see it all play out after all that practice is mind blowing; it is a great feeling defi nitely. - MSU defensive end Shilique Calhoun, after scoring two TDs vs. USF Shilique Calhoun became the fi rst Spartan defensive player to score three touchdowns in one season since linebacker T.J. Turner in EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Shilique Calhoun scored on a fumble return and an interception return, enabling Michigan State to a 21-6 victory over South Florida. The Spartans rotated Connor Cook, Tyler O Connor and Andrew Maxwell at quarterback, but their offense contributed only one touchdown. USF quarterback Bobby Eveld was 6 of 25 for 66 yards with a fumble and an interception. Michigan State s offense fi nally scored in the fourth quarter when Jeremy Langford ran 2 yards for a touchdown. That drive was only 33 yards after a short South Florida punt. MSU (7-0) Calhoun 4-yard fumble recovery (Muma kick), 9:30 left USF (3-7) Kloss 49-yard fi eld goal, 2:06 left Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 7:24 USF (6-7) Kloss 21-yard fi eld goal, 0:03 left Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 0:26 MSU (14-7) Calhoun 56-yard interception return (Muma kick), 6:51 left MSU (21-6) Langford 2-yard run (Muma kick), 10:12 left Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:34 TEAM STATISTICS USF MSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 28:31 30:39 USF: Shaw 23-94, Pierre 5-15, Bench 1-4, Eppes 1-1, Eveld 5-(-27); MSU: Hill 9-63, Langford 9-38, Bullough 6-36, Burbridge 1-21, Cook 9-10, Shelton 2-7, O Connor 2-(-4). USF: Eveld , Bench ; MSU: Cook , Maxwell , O Connor USF: Davis 2-41, Hopkins 2-14, Eppes 2-11; MSU: Langford 5-21, Kings 3-24, Burbridge 1-20, Mumphery 1-18, Hill 1-10, Bullough 1-1. USF: Lattimore 15 (10-5), Cliett 7 (6-1), Mims 7 (3-4), Joyce 6 (2-4), Three with 4; MSU: Drummond 9 (4-5), Allen 8 (3-5), Lewis 7 (3-4), Drone 5 (1-4), Dennard 5 (0-5). Shilique Calhoun returned an interception 56 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to give MSU a 14-6 lead over South Florida. Calhoun scored two defensive TDs vs. USF ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 77

3 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 Michigan State equaled the most points it has scored under head coach Mark Dantonio with 55 as the Spartans totaled a season-high 547 yards of total offense in the victory over Youngstown State. The Spartans collected 547 yards of total offense - the fi fth most under head coach Mark Dantonio - in their best offensive effort since racking up 602 yards of total offense vs. Western Michigan in Youngstown State (2-1) Michigan State (3-0) 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 fi eld 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 With MSU leading 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 fi rst half to put MSU up It marked Connor Cook s fourth TD of the fi rst half. I thought today we obviously got great play from our offense. The most impressive thing to me was that we made those catches - those catches that are diffi cult 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. Connor Cook tied a Michigan State record with four fi rst-half touchdown passes. The four TDs overall tied for second most by a Spartan quarterback. EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Connor Cook threw four touchdown passes in the fi rst half, and the Michigan State offense fi nally looked smooth in a 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 fi rst two games. Cook started and led Michigan State to a halftime lead. 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 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 MSU (52-17) Muma 20-yard fi eld goal, 7:37 left Drive: 16 plays, 77 yards, 8:58 MSU (55-17) Muma 22-yard fi eld goal, 5:22 left Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:11 TEAM STATISTICS YSU MSU First Downs 8 30 Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 20:51 39:09 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). YSU: Hess ; MSU: Cook , O Connor 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 Connor Cook tied a Michigan State record with four first-half touchdown passes in the Spartans win over Youngstown State. 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) MICHIGAN STATE SPRING FOOTBALL

4 GAME 4 NO. 22/21 NOTRE DAME 17, RV/NO. 24 MICHIGAN STATE 13 Game 4 Notre Dame 17, Michigan State 13 Sept. 21, 2013 Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame Stadium Att: 80,795 Michigan State (3-1) Notre Dame (3-1) Although being outgained and outrushed, Notre Dame held off Michigan State, 17-13, to record its third consecutive win in the series. Michigan State, which entered the game No. 1 in the NCAA FBS in total defense, allowed just 224 total yards of offense to the Irish, the fewest in the Brian Kelly era at Notre Dame; it was the fewest total yards by Notre Dame since it had just 91 in a loss to USC on Nov. 29, With the score tied at 10, Notre Dame faced a third-and-10 from the MSU 22 yardline on the fi rst play of the fourth quarter. The Spartans were fl agged for their fourth pass interference of the game on the play, setting up fi rst-and-goal for the Irish. Two plays later, Cam McDaniel scored on a 7-yard TD run to put Notre Dame up for good, Great football game, fi rst of all. I thought very well played football game in terms of intensity and enthusiasm. As far as Michigan State is concerned, get down in the red zone, you ve got to score touchdowns. Fact of the matter is they did not turn the ball over and we had to come up with turnovers. We ran the ball effectively. Had our opportunities in the red zone. Kicked a couple fi eld goals, missed one. You ve got to score touchdowns in those situations. Ten of the last 10 meetings between Michigan State and Notre Dame have been decided by seven points or less. NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame took advantage of a trick play that backfi red, as well as four pass interference calls and a holding penalty that kept drives alive, to defeat Michigan State for the third straight time. The mistakes led to all of Notre Dame s points in the victory, including two on the game-winning drive after a pass by Michigan State receiver R.J. Shelton led to an interception by safety Matthias Farley, setting up the go-ahead touchdown. ND (3-0) Brindza 41-yard fi eld goal, 3:48 left Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:30 MSU (7-3) Kings 12-yard pass Cook (Geiger kick), 7:43 left Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 5:46 ND (10-7) Jones 2-yard pass from Rees (Brindza kick), 0:17 left Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 2:43 MSU (10-10) Geiger 25-yard fi eld goal, 6:21 left Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:39 ND (17-10) McDaniel 7-yard run (Brindza kick), 14:44 left Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:22 MSU (13-17) Geiger 42-yard fi eld goal, 6:21 left Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:04 TEAM STATISTICS MSU ND First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:38 29:22 MSU: Langford 14-68, Hill 13-34, Maxwell 1-8, Fowler 1-6, Cook 4-4, Bullough 1-1, Team 1-(-2); ND: McDaniel 16-44, Atkinson 6-23, Folston 4-12, Carlisle 3-9, Team 3-(-6). MSU: Cook , Maxwell , Shelton ; ND: Rees MSU: Kings 5-37, Burbridge 4-20, Fowler 3-39, Lyles 1-16, Langford 1-12, Mumphery 1-7, Price 1-4; ND: Robinson 3-54, Daniels 3-6, Atkinson 2-17, Jones 2-15, Fuller 1-37, Smith 1-9, Niklas 1-7, Prosise 1-(-3). MSU: Williamson 10 (1-9), Allen 9 (4-5), Drummond 7 (4-3), Bullough 7 (3-4), Two with fi ve; ND: Calabrese 8 (3-5), Grace 8 (0-8), Jackson 7 (3-4), Tuitt 6 (3-3), Nix 6 (1-5). Michigan State s defense limited Notre Dame to just 224 yards of total offense, the fewest in the Brian Kelly era ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 79

5 Game 5 Michigan State 26, Iowa 14 Oct. 5, 2013 Iowa City, Iowa Kinnick Stadium Att: 69,025 GAME 5 MICHIGAN STATE 26, IOWA 14 Michigan State (4-1, 1-0) Iowa (4-2, 0-1) Down at halftime, Michigan State rallied in the second half, outscoring Iowa 16-0 in the fi nal two quarters to win its Big Ten opener, On 14 Iowa possessions, MSU s defense forced 10 three-and-outs (three-and-out: either holding an opponent without a fi rst down within three plays on a new series or forcing a turnover in the fi rst three plays). The Hawkeyes were held to just 23 yards rushing. On Michigan State s fi rst drive of the third quarter, trailing 14-10, Connor Cook threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Bennie Fowler that put the Spartans ahead for good. We ve been thinking about our last game, how to strengthen ourselves, re-evaluating ourselves as a football team and we came out and played. We kept talking about how you re going to have adversity here and basically have to just fl ood the gates. We were tough to run the ball against, maybe that was an understatement, and we came up with two big turnovers at the right times. Just a solid team win. Michigan State s win over Iowa gave the Spartans back-to-back victories in Iowa City for the fi rst time since 1987 and MSU snapped a seven-game losing streak in Iowa City with a victory in IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Connor Cook threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and Michigan State opened Big Ten play with a win over Iowa. Darqueze Dennard had a pair of interceptions for the Spartans, who held the Hawkeyes scoreless in the second half. Freshman Michael Geiger added three fi eld goals in the second half for the Spartans. Mark Weisman ran for just 9 yards on seven carries for the Hawkeyes, who lost for the fi rst time since its season opener. Michigan State was again led by its standout defense. But the Spartans also came up huge on special teams. Up 6 early in the fourth quarter, Michigan State pulled off a crucial fake punt. Mike Sadler ran for 25 yards, setting up a 49-yard fi eld goal by Geiger that put the Spartans up with 13:28 left. Jake Rudock threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns for the Hawkeyes. But Dennard picked him off twice, including an interception with 5:09 left that largely ended the suspense. MSU (3-0) Geiger 27-yard fi eld goal, 11:44 left Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:23 MSU (10-0) Kings 46-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 6:18 left Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13 IOWA (7-10) Bullock 47-yard pass from Rudock (Meyer kick), 4:19 left Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:59 IOWA (14-10) Fiedorowicz 10-yard pass from Rudock (Meyer kick), 1:10 left Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:04 MSU (17-14) Fowler 37-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 11:55 left Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:05 MSU (20-14) Geiger 35-yard fi eld goal, 2:38 left Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37 MSU (23-14) Geiger 49-yard fi eld goal, 13:28 left Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:56 MSU (26-14) Geiger 40-yard fi eld goal, 5:25 left Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:49 TEAM STATISTICS MSU IOWA First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 37:13 22:47 MSU: Langford 14-43, D. Williams 9-32, Sadler 1-25, Cook 6-21, Burbridge 1-11, Hill 4-6, Team 2-(-3); IOWA: Rudock 3-11, Weisman 7-9, Bullock 4-6, Team 1-(-1), Cotton 1-(-2). MSU: Cook ; IOWA: Rudock MSU: Fowler 9-92, Kings 5-94, Burbridge 3-22, Lippett 2-29, Langford 2-1, Sims 1-20, Pendleton 1-14, R. Bullough 1-3, Hill 1-2; IOWA: T. Smith 6-59, Bullock 5-71, VandeBerg 4-36, Fiedorowicz 3-21, Powell 2-19, McCarron 2-11, Weisman 1-8, Hamilton 1-6, Duzey 1-5, Shumpert 1-5. MSU: Dennard 8 (3-5), T. Jones 6 (5-1), Waynes 6 (4-2), Drummond 6 (3-3), M. Bullough 6 (0-6); IOWA: Morris 12 (6-6), Hitchens 12 (4-8), King 11 (7-4), Lowdermilk 9 (3-6), Lowery 8 (7-1). 80 Darqueze Dennard was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after tying his career high with two interceptions and collecting a career-best eight tackles in the win at Iowa MICHIGAN STATE SPRING FOOTBALL

6 Game 6 Michigan State 42, Indiana 28 Oct. 12, 2013 East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium Att: 73,185 GAME 6 MICHIGAN STATE 42, INDIANA 28 Indiana (3-3, 1-1) Michigan State (5-1, 2-0) Junior running back Jeremy Langford recorded his fi rst career 100-yard rushing game with 23 carries for 109 yards in MSU s win over Indiana on Homecoming at Spartan Stadium. Langford accounted for a career-best four touchdowns, including three scoring runs against the Hoosiers. Michigan State limited Indiana to season lows in passing offense (259 yards) and total offense (351). The Hoosiers entered the game ranked ninth in the nation in total offense (535.0 ypg.) and 10th in passing offense (346.0 ypg). With Michigan State leading 28-21, Jeremy Langford broke free from several tacklers at the line of scrimmage and busted loose for a 32-yard touchdown run, putting the Spartans on top with 3:23 left to play in the third quarter. We sort of characterized this game as an iron man lift. If you know anything about Spartan football, we have iron man lifts for our younger players at 5:30 a.m. Everybody in our football program has to go through that. We felt like that s what it was going to be - you are going to be challenged (playing against Indiana s up-tempo offense), you were going to have adversity, you re going to be pushed to the brink. I think overall it s a good team win for us. We re 5-1 and we can set the tone for the next phase. We re halfway through the season. Now we start playing for things. Spartan Stadium played host to its 500th game, as Michigan State improved its all-time home record to (.693) in 90 seasons. The Spartans also retained the Old Brass Spittoon, as MSU defeated Indiana for the fi fth-straight time. EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Jeremy Langford scored four touchdowns, and Michigan State recovered from an early defensive breakdown to beat Indiana The Spartans prevailed in a matchup between their top-ranked defense and Indiana s fast-paced offense. Tevin Coleman scored on a 64-yard run for the Hoosiers just 61 seconds into the game, but Michigan State took control shortly after halftime. Langford tied it early in the second quarter, catching an 11-yard touchdown pass from Connor Cook on third down. He later added three more TDs on the ground, becoming the fi rst Michigan State player to score four in a game since Edwin Baker in 2010 against Minnesota. IU (7-0) Coleman 64-yard run (Ewald kick), 13:59 left Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:01 MSU (7-7) Langford 11-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 13:34 left Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 6:53 MSU (14-7) Fowler 34-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 7:13 left Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 4:30 IU (14-14) Latimer 3-yard pass from Roberson (Ewald kick), 4:36 left Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:28 MSU (21-14) Langford 5-yard run (Geiger kick), 0:37 left Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:57 MSU (28-14) Langford 2-yard run (Geiger kick), 10:03 left Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:57 IU (21-28) Wynn 2-yard run (Ewald kick), 7:47 left Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:11 MSU (35-21) Langford 32-yard run (Geiger kick), 3:23 left Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:24 MSU (42-21) Shelton 34-yard run (Geiger kick), 12:34 left Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:28 IU (42-28) Bolser 4-yard pass from Roberson (Ewald kick) Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:22 TEAM STATISTICS IU MSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 22:32 37:28 IU: Coleman 15-79, Roberson 5-20, Wynn 1-2, Team 1-(-4), Sudfeld 5-(-5); MSU: Langford , D. Williams 12-92, Shelton 2-40, Cook 5-8, Fowler 1-(-2), Team 4-(-9). IU: Sudfeld , Roberson ; MSU: Cook IU: Latimer 7-58, Wynn 4-67, Bolser 4-32, Hughes 4-21, Roundtree 2-30, Wilson 1-20, Coleman 1-20, Stoner 1-12, Houston 1-(-1); MSU: Lippett 6-64, Kings 5-28, Burbridge 2-24, Sims 2-11, Price 1-39, Fowler 1-34, Langford 1-11, D. Williams 1-9, Shelton 1-7, Pendleton 1-5, Mumphery 1-3. Jeremy Langford was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after scoring four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) and rushing for 109 yards on 23 carries against Indiana ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS IU: Murphy 11 (3-8), Hunter 9 (7-2), Bennett 9 (7-2), Hardin 7 (5-2), Simmons 6 (4-2); MSU: D. Allen 8 (5-3), Hoover 7 (5-2), Dennard 5 (4-1), Waynes 5 (4-1), T. Jones 5 (3-2). 81

7 Game 7 Michigan State 14, Purdue 0 Oct. 19, 2013 East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium Att: 71,514 GAME 7 MICHIGAN STATE 14, PURDUE 0 Purdue (1-6, 0-3) Michigan State (6-1, 3-0) Michigan State recorded its fi rst shutout over a Big Ten opponent since 1999, defeating the Boilermakers, 14-0, for its fi fth-straight win in the series. Michigan State limited Purdue to three fi rst downs, 7 rushing yards (10 carries) and 113 total yards in the second half. With the game scoreless in the second quarter, Max Bullough recorded a 7-yard sack on Purdue quarterback Danny Etling that produced a fumble, which senior Denicos Allen then recovered and returned 45 yards for a touchdown with 10:17 left in the fi rst half. We knew it was on us. We told each other it was on us. If they don t score, we win. It was as simple as that. We had no choice but to step it up. Last year in the close games, we would sometimes give up touchdowns at the end of the game. We didn t want to do that this year. It s a new year. It s a new team and we needed to make changes. That was the main change we wanted to make this year. - MSU fi fth-year senior linebacker Denicos Allen Michigan State shut out Purdue for just the fourth time in series history and for the fi rst time since EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Denicos Allen returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown, and Michigan State s offense fi nally added an insurance score in the fourth quarter of a 14-0 win over Purdue. The Spartans didn t make it past the Purdue 32-yard line until the fourth quarter, when receiver Tony Lippett threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Gleichert on a trick play. Purdue kept it close after being routed by Wisconsin and Nebraska in its fi rst two conference games, but Paul Griggs missed two fi eld goals. The Spartans entered with the nation s top-ranked defense, and Allen opened the scoring in the second quarter with Michigan State s fi fth defensive touchdown of the season. Max Bullough hit quarterback Danny Etling, the ball popped free, and Allen was able to scoop it up and score easily. Jeremy Langford rushed for 131 yards on 24 carries for Michigan State. While the Spartans were sputtering offensively, punter Mike Sadler gave them a lift, landing three punts inside the 10-yard line. MSU (7-0) Allen 45-yard fumble recovery (Geiger kick), 10:17 left MSU (14-0) Gleichert 5-yard pass from Lippett (Geiger kick), 8:55 left Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:07 TEAM STATISTICS PUR MSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 28:59 31:01 PUR: Hunt 9-43, Cottom 12-39, Dawkins 3-5, Etling 10-(-21); MSU: Langford , Cook 6-27, Shelton 5-24, D. Williams 3-8, Team 3-(-8). PUR: Etling ; MSU: Cook ; Lippett PUR: Posey 5-50, Sinz 4-30, Hunt 3-36, Yancey 1-32, Carter 1-12; MSU: Lippett 5-49, Kings 2-29, Sims 2-5, Shelton 2-(-7), Price 1-26, Mumphery 1-5, Gleichert 1-5. PUR: A. Brown 6 (4-2), Richards 6 (3-3), Allen 5 (4-1), Gaston 5 (3-2), Russell 5 (2-3); MSU: Bullough 10 (3-7), Drummond 9 (4-5), D. Allen 8 (5-3), Dennard 7 (5-2), Two with Max Bullough sacked Purdue quarterback Danny Etling and forced a fumble in the second quarter, which was then recovered and returned by Denicos Allen 45 yards for a Spartan touchdown. Bullough also recorded a season-high 10 tackles MICHIGAN STATE SPRING FOOTBALL

8 Game 8 Michigan State 42, Illinois 3 Oct. 26, 2013 Champaign, Ill. Memorial Stadium Att: 45,895 GAME 8 MICHIGAN STATE 42, ILLINOIS 3 Michigan State (7-1, 4-0) Illinois (3-4, 0-3) Michigan State scored 42 unanswered points and compiled 477 yards of total offense in dominating Illinois, 42-3, to win its seventh-straight game in Memorial Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Connor Cook set a school record for single-game completion percentage (.938), as he connected on 15 of his 16 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns; he fi nished the game with 11 straight completions. With Michigan State leading 7-3 midway through the second quarter, the Spartans stuffed Illinois on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line; MSU proceeded to drive the ball 99 yards on 15 plays for a touchdown, using 8:08 on the clock, to go up 14-3 before the half. We ve played very well away from home really since Our guys sort of come together, and we are confi dent when we go away. It talks to team chemistry I think and good things happen when you have team chemistry. It wasn t as easy as the score would indicate. The fi rst half was defi nitely in question and you have to credit Illinois with that, too. You know things can fl ow and momentum has a way of shifting and creating a lot things for a team. Michigan State held Illinois to just 128 yards of total offense, a season low for a Spartan opponent and the fewest given up by MSU since Minnesota had 96 yards of total offense on Nov. 24, MSU allowed 53 yards to Illinois on the Illini s fi rst drive, which resulted in a fi eld goal; the rest of the game, the Spartans gave up just 75 yards. Illinois had just 18 yards of total offense and one fi rst down in the second half. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Connor Cook threw for three touchdowns and Michigan State s defense locked down Illinois on the way to a 42-3 win. Cook fi nished 15-of-16 for 208 yards, setting a Michigan State record for completion percentage. Tailback Jeremy Langford had 104 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns for the Spartans. The Michigan State defense came into the game ranked fi rst in the nation in total defense at 228 yards a game, and looked even better Saturday, holding Illinois to just 128. ILL (3-0) Zalewski 31-yard fi eld goal, 9:41 left Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:19 MSU (7-3) Langford 1-yard run (Geiger kick), 12:40 left Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:45 MSU (14-3) Fowler 29-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 0:09 left Drive: 15 plays, 99 yards, 8:08 left MSU (21-3) Price 13-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 10:07 left Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:53 MSU (28-3) Langford 7-yard run (Geiger kick), 2:37 left Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:19 MSU (35-3) Mumphery 47-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 14:52 left Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:46 MSU (42-3) D. Williams 42-yard run (Geiger kick), 8:05 left Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:31 TEAM STATISTICS MSU ILL First Downs 29 8 Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 39:06 20:54 MSU: Langford , D. Williams 5-78, Hill 13-70, O Connor 2-10, Shelton 2-7, Cook 8-7, Mumphery 1-(-1), Team 2-(-6); ILL: Ferguson 10-26, Scheelhaase 6-11, Davis 2-2, Bailey 1-(-1), Lankford 2-(-13). MSU: Cook ; ILL: Scheelhaase MSU: Mumphery 3-77, Fowler 2-40, Price 2-21, Lippett 2-7, Lyles 1-18, Kings 1-16, Pendleton 1-13, Shelton 1-6, Sims 1-6, D. Williams 1-4; ILL: Harris 6-46, Ferguson 2-15, Barr 2-8, Lankford 1-22, Osei 1-13, Davis 1-(-1). MSU: T. Jones 6 (2-4), Waynes 5 (2-3), D. Allen 5 (2-3), Bullough 5 (0-5), Three with 4; ILL: Monheim 14 (4-10), Brown 10 (8-2), Petty 8 (1-7), Spence 7 (4-3), Thomas 7 (2-5). Connor Cook completed 15-of-16 passes for 208 yards and three TDs at Illinois, setting a Michigan State single-game record for completion percentage (.938) ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 83

9 GAME 9 NO. 24/24 MICHIGAN STATE 29, NO. 23/21 MICHIGAN 6 Game 9 Michigan State 29, Michigan 6 Nov. 2, 2013 East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium Att: 76,306 Michigan (6-2, 2-2) Michigan State (8-1, 5-0) Michigan State scored 23 unanswered points to defeat Michigan, 29-6, in the largest margin of victory for the Spartans over the Wolverines since It marked MSU s fi fth win in the last six meetings against Michigan. The Spartans recorded seven sacks and 11 tackles for loss in limiting the Wolverines to minus-48 yards rushing - the lowest single-game rushing total in U-M history. It also marked the fewest rushing yards allowed by MSU under head coach Mark Dantonio and tied for the third fewest allowed in school history (school record -63 rushing yards by Pittsburgh in 1960; -60 rushing yards by Pittsburgh in 1981; -48 rushing yards by Northwestern in 1983). With the scored tied at 6 late in the second quarter, Connor Cook capped a 10-play, 75- yard drive with a 14-yard pass to Bennie Fowler in the back, right corner of the end zone with 23 seconds left in the fi rst half that gave MSU the lead for good over the Wolverines. A lot of passion goes into this football game...we talked all week about keeping the lion in the cage, just peaking at game time. Don t worry about all the things that are being said, just keep your mouth shut, get ready to play, start the game and fi nish stronger than when you started. We were going to let the lion out of the cage at 3:30 and that s what happened. We got stronger as the game continued. Michigan State held Michigan without a touchdown for the second consecutive season. EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Mark Dantonio has always embraced Michigan State s rivalry with Michigan, but this week the confi dent coach took a fairly calm approach. Dantonio s Spartans battered their biggest rivals for the full 60 minutes Saturday, and 24th-ranked Michigan State remained unbeaten in the Big Ten with a 29-6 victory over the 23rd-ranked Wolverines. Michigan was sacked seven times and fi nished with minus-48 yards rushing, the worst output in the Ann Arbor program s lengthy history. Connor Cook threw for a touchdown and ran for one, but this game belonged to Michigan State s defense, which solidifi ed its spot among the nation s best with an overwhelming performance on a rainy afternoon at Spartan Stadium. Shilique Calhoun and Ed Davis had 2 1/2 sacks each, and Denicos Allen added two more. MICH (3-0) Wile 49-yard fi eld goal, 10:38 left Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:22 MSU (3-3) Geiger 40-yard fi eld goal, 9:10 left Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:28 MSU (6-3) Geiger 44-yard fi eld goal, 11:19 left Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:13 MICH (6-6) Gibbons 39-yard fi eld goal, 3:22 left Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:40 MSU (13-6) Fowler 14-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 0:23 left Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:54 MSU (16-6) Geiger 35-yard fi eld goal, 9:54 left Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:58 MSU (22-6) Cook 1-yard run (Geiger kick blocked), 10:31 left Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:20 MSU (29-6) Langford 40-yard run (Geiger kick), 2:43 left Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 3:40 TEAM STATISTICS MICH MSU First Downs Rushes-Yards 29-(-48) Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 27:39 32:21 MICH: Toussaint 8-20, Morris 1-0, Team 2-(-22), Gardner 18-(-46); MSU: Langford , Shelton 2-38, Williams 2-5, Hill 1-2, Team 3-(-8), Cook 5-(-15). MICH: Gardner , Morris ; MSU: Cook MICH: Funchess 6-65, Gallon 5-67, Chesson 3-82, Toussaint 1-2; MSU: Fowler 6-75, Lippett 5-62, Pendleton 2-62, Kings 2-14, Gleichert 1-18, Price 1-12, Mumphery 1-9. MICH: Taylor 12 (6-6), Clark 9 (3-6), Bolden 8 (2-6), Morgan 8 (1-7), Two with fi ve; MSU: D. Allen 9 (5-4), Drummond 8 (5-3), Calhoun 6 (3-3), Bullough 5 (1-4), Four with four. 84 Denicos Allen was named the National Defensive Player of the Week after recording nine tackles, including three for losses with two sacks, against Michigan MICHIGAN STATE SPRING FOOTBALL

10 GAME 10 NO. 14/16 MICHIGAN STATE 41, NEBRASKA 28 Game 10 Michigan State 41, Nebraska 28 Nov. 16, 2013 Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium Att: 90,872 For the fi rst time in eight meetings, Michigan State defeated Nebraska, The win clinched a share of the Big Ten Legends Division title for the Spartans. Michigan State forced fi ve Nebraska turnovers, the most caused by the Spartans in the Coach Mark Dantonio era (fumble recovery by Shilique Calhoun in fi rst quarter; interception by Kurtis Drummond in fi rst quarter; fumble recovery by Taybor Pepper in fi rst quarter; fumble recovery by Isaiah Lewis in second quarter; fumble recovery by Trae Waynes in third quarter). MSU converted those fi ve turnovers into 24 points. With MSU leading midway through the fourth quarter, Spartan placekicker Michael Geiger lined up for a 45-yard fi eld goal to put MSU up two scores; however, holder Mike Sadler pulled off the fake fi eld goal by gaining 3 yards on the ground up the middle for a fi rst down. Later on the drive, Connor Cook found Keith Mumphery for a 27-yard touchdown pass to give MSU a advantage. We have played for a championship in 2008 at the end of the season, 2010, 2011 and now 2013, we will have a chance to play for a championship. On the last game of the season, any way you cut it, it is a Legends Championship, any way you cut it. Those are positives, those are big positive steps for a program from when we came here. It shows we have a solid foundation but we need to continue to coach, and play and play up and continue to climb the latter. You want to be where we are at, at the end of the season. I think it was a statement for a lot of people, for recruits and for everybody else. The 2013 senior class won its 38th game since 2010 (38-12) to become the winningest senior class in the 117-year history of Michigan State football. LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Michigan State all but locked up a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game, and the Spartans didn t even need their nation-leading defense at its best to do it. With Nebraska turning over the ball fi ve times and Connor Cook directing a gamebreaking drive in the fourth quarter, the Spartans won to take a two-game lead in the Legends Division with two games to play. Jeremy Langford ran 32 times for 151 yards and scored two touchdowns, and Keith Mumphery caught a 27-yard touchdown from Cook after the Cornhuskers pulled within six points. Michigan State (9-1, 6-0) Nebraska (7-3, 4-2) MSU (3-0) Geiger 45-yard fi eld goal, 12:23 left Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 1:47 MSU (10-0) Shelton 5-yard run (Geiger kick), 4:57 left Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:46 NEB (7-10) Burtch 32-yard pass from Armstrong (Smith kick), 2:44 left Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:13 MSU (13-7) Geiger 25-yard fi eld goal, 10:29 left Drive: 17 plays, 74 yards, 7:10 MSU (20-7) Langford 6-yard run (Geiger kick), 0:21 left Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:39 NEB (14-20) Cross 51-yard run (Smith kick), 11:25 left Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:01 MSU (27-14) Langford 3-yard run (Geiger kick), 5:26 left Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04 NEB (21-27) Bell 38-yard pass from Armstrong, 1:12 left Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:09 MSU (34-21) Mumphery 27-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 7:56 left Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:46 MSU (41-21) Langford 37-yard run (Geiger kick) Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 5:06 NEB (28-41) Abdullah 12-yard pass from Kellogg (Smith kick), 0:10 left Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 1:48 TEAM STATISTICS MSU NEB First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 38:37 21:23 MSU: Langford ; D. Williams 3-8; Shelton 3-6, Fowler 1-4, Sadler 1-3, Cook 6-(-1), Kings 1-(-1), Team 1-(-2); NEB: Abdullah , Cross 3-50, Armstrong 5-9, Newby 1-3, Team 1-(-3). MSU: Cook , Lippett ; NEB: Armstrong , Kellogg MSU: Lippett 4-67, Langford 4-23, Kings 3-37, Fowler 2-29, Mumphery 1-27, Hill 1-10; NEB: Bell 7-81, Burtch 5-86, Allen 3-22, Abdullah 1-12, Carter 1-9. Jeremy Langford recorded career highs in carries (32) and rushing yards (151) and tied a career high with three rushing TDs in MSU s win at Nebraska ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS MSU: Drummond 10 (4-6), Bullough 9 (5-4), Waynes 5 (4-1), T. Jones 5 (3-2), D. Allen 5 (1-4); NEB: Evans 8 (6-2), Cooper 8 (5-3), Santos 8 (5-3), Anderson 8 (3-5), Gregory 8 (3-5). 85

11 GAME 11 NO. 13/13 MICHIGAN STATE 30, NORTHWESTERN 6 Game 11 Michigan State 30, Northwestern 6 Nov. 23, 2013 Evanston, Ill. Ryan Field Att: 40,013 Michigan State (10-1, 7-0) Northwestern (4-7, 0-7) Michigan State clinched the Big Ten Legends Division title outright for the second time in three years with a 30-6 victory over Northwestern. With the wind chill in single fi gures, temperatures in the low-20s, and gusts swirling up to 25 mph, Connor Cook completed 16-of-23 passes for 293 yards. With Michigan State leading 7-3 late in the second quarter, the Spartans had the ball on their own 13-yard line. On third-and-5, Connor Cook found Bennie Fowler down the sideline, who tipped the ball to himself as he slid past two Northwestern defenders, and raced to the end zone for an 87-yard touchdown. It tied for the fourth-longest reception in school history. I want to congratulate our football team. Ten wins. Legends [Division] champions and as we go forward it s exciting times. We ve talked about there being moments that we d remember for the rest of our lives and I think that s what is happening for us, so we just need to continue and press on...very happy for our program and everybody associated with it. Like I said, we got a hat on. Hopefully we want to wear this hat for a couple of weeks and we ll trade it in, but we will see. That s what makes things so special. Jeremy Langford recorded his sixth-straight 100-yard rushing game, a fi rst for a Spartan since Lorenzo White accomplished the feat in seven-straight games in Langford accounted for 150 rushing yards, a career-high 185 all-purpose yards, and two TDs against the Wildcats. EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Mark Dantonio and his players wore hats commemorating their division championship. They hope bigger prizes are coming. Connor Cook threw for 293 yards, Jeremy Langford ran for 150, and No. 13 Michigan State clinched a spot in the Big Ten title game with a 30-6 victory over Northwestern. Langford ran 20 yards untouched for the game s fi rst touchdown in the second quarter. He sealed it with a 37-yard scoring run in the fourth after Kurtis Drummond picked off a short pass by Trevor Siemian, sending Michigan State to its seventh straight win and Northwestern to its seventh loss in a row. Drummond had two interceptions, and the Spartans closed in on 11 wins for the third time in four seasons. NU (3-0) Budzien 22-yard fi eld goal, 7:55 left Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:17 MSU (7-3) Langford 20-yard run (Geiger kick), 8:22 left Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:42 MSU (14-3) Fowler 87-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 4:31 left Drive: 3 plays, 92 yards, 1:40 NU (6-14) Budzien 20-yard fi eld goal, 1:52 left Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:39 MSU (17-6) Geiger 37-yard fi eld goal, 11:33 left Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:27 MSU (23-6) Price 15-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick blocked), 5:00 left Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:33 MSU (30-6) Langford 37-yard run (Geiger kick), 12:37 left Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:08 TEAM STATISTICS MSU NU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 31:39 28:21 MSU: Langford , Hill 6-34, D. Williams 2-6, Shelton 1-1, Burbridge 1-(-5), Team 3-(-6), Cook 2-(-9); NU: Siemian 4-28, Green 11-25, Trumpy 8-17, Vitale 1-8, Colter MSU: Cook ; NU: Siemian , Colter , Oliver MSU: Lippett 3-64, Price 3-35, Fowler 2-99, Langford 2-35, Burbridge 2-22, Kings 2-16, Mumphery 1-20, Gleichert 1-2; NU: T. Jones 7-59, Vitale 5-58, Lawrence 4-18, C. Jones 4-43, Trumpy 3-15, Green 2-13, Dickerson 1-18, Jensen 1-15, Prater 1-0. MSU: Dennard 9 (5-4), D. Allen 8 (5-3), Williamson 7 (3-4), Drummond 6 (5-1), Waynes 5 4-1); NU: Hall 11 (6-5), Ariguzo 10 (5-5), Campbell 10 (4-6), Proby 7 (4-3), Harris 6 (3-3). 86 Michigan State clinched the Big Ten Legends Division title with a 30-6 win at Northwestern MICHIGAN STATE SPRING FOOTBALL

12 GAME 12 NO. 11/11 MICHIGAN STATE 14, MINNESOTA 3 Game 12 Michigan State 14, Minnesota 3 Nov. 30, 2013 East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium Att: 71,418 Minnesota (8-4, 4-4) Michigan State (11-1, 8-0) Michigan State completed its third perfect Big Ten regular season in program history and the fi rst since the conference expanded to eight games with a 14-3 victory over Minnesota on Senior Day. The 18-member senior class, the winningest in school history, closed their careers with a 23-5 (.821) mark at Spartan Stadium. With an 11-point victory, Michigan State became the fi rst Big Ten team to win all eight of its conference games by double-digit points since the league went to an eight-game schedule in With Michigan State leading 14-3 in the fourth quarter, Minnesota drove the ball 77 yards on 17 plays in 9:21 to the Spartan 11-yard line; on third-and-10, Gopher quarterback Mitch Leidner was sacked by Shilique Calhoun and Tyler Hoover popped the ball loose, and Denzel Drone recovered the fumble for MSU at the 14-yard line, ending Minnesota s scoring threat. We ve been here before, we ve won 11 games before. It feels good. I don t think there s any question it feels very good. You feel like you ve attained a goal. But at the same time, you re right, nobody s giving anyone Gatorade showers. We ve got one more to go. That s what we want to do. Those are our goals. Jeremy Langford rattled off a career-long 44-yard rush late in the fourth quarter to push him past the 100-yard mark for the seventh game in a row, which tied a school record along with Lorenzo White, who accomplished the feat in EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Jeremy Langford ran for 134 yards and a touchdown, and No. 11 Michigan State wrapped up an unbeaten regular season in Big Ten play with a 14-3 victory over Minnesota. The Spartans top-ranked defense forced three turnovers and kept the Golden Gophers out of the end zone, repeating a formula that has brought Michigan State within a win of the Rose Bowl. The Spartans went undefeated at home for the third time in four years. They took the lead right away Saturday on Langford s 15-yard touchdown run in the fi rst quarter, which capped a seven-play, 80-yard drive. Minnesota s Philip Nelson attempted only seven passes in the fi rst half, and two of them were picked off by Michigan State s Trae Waynes. MSU (7-0) Langford 15-yard run (Geiger kick) Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:20 MINN (3-7) Hawthorne 21-yard fi eld goal Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:32 MSU (14-3) Price 12-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick) Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:40 TEAM STATISTICS MINN MSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 38:41 21:19 MINN: Cobb , Nelson 4-7, Kirkwood 7-7, Williams 1-7, Jones, 2-2, Leidner 8-2, Team 1-(-2); MSU: Langford , Burbridge 1-35, Hill 4-23, Williams 1-6, Shelton 1-4, Cook 3-(-21). MINN: Nelson , Leidner ; MSU: Cook MINN: Wolitarsky 3-56, Jones 3-47, Williams 1-11, Fruechte 1-9 Henry 1-2; MSU:Lippett 4-71, Burbridge 2-12, Kings 1-24, Fowler 1-15, Price 1-12, Langford 1-9. MINN: Manuel 8 (5-3), Hill 6 (3-3), Wilson 5 (4-1), Thompson 5 (2-3), Murray 4 (3-1); MSU: D. Allen 13 (3-10), Drummond 10 (4-6), Dennard 9 (7-2), Bullough 9 (2-7), Calhoun 7 (3-4). Michigan State completed a perfect 7-0 home season for the third time in the past four years with a 14-3 win over Minnesota on Senior Day ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 87

13 GAME 13 NO. 10/9 MICHIGAN STATE 34, NO. 2/2 OHIO STATE 24 Game 13 vs. Ohio State (Big Ten Championship Game) Dec. 7, 2013 Indianapolis, Ind. Lucas Oil Stadium Att: 66,002 Ohio State (12-1) Michigan State (12-1) Michigan State snapped Ohio State s school-record 24-game winning streak and defeated the Buckeyes, 34-24, to win the program s eighth Big Ten Championship and seal its fi rst trip to the Rose Bowl since Ohio State entered the game ranked in the FBS Top 10 in scoring offense and total offense, but the Spartans held the Buckeyes to season lows in points (24) and total yards (374). The Buckeyes were 1-of-10 on third-down conversions and 0-of-2 on fourth down. With Michigan State leading midway through the fourth quarter, Ohio State defl ected a punt, and took over at the MSU 47-yard line. After three rushes for 8 yards, the Buckeyes faced a fourth-and-2 at the MSU 39-yard line and called timeout. On the fourth-down play, Denicos Allen stopped OSU quarterback Braxton Miller 1-yard short of the fi rst down, and MSU took over on downs. The Spartans iced the game with a 6-play, 61-yard drive in three minutes and 33 seconds, capped off by Jeremy Langford s 26-yard TD run up the middle. We re going to live this one for a while, live it for a month. But it s important that we fi nish what we started and that will end with a bowl game. Michigan State won its school-record 12th game of the season (11 wins in 2010 and 2011). INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Connor Cook was determined to shake things up in the Big Ten title game. By the end of the night, the sophomore quarterback s teammates were bouncing up and down right along with him. No. 10 Michigan State rallied from a seven-point third-quarter defi cit by scoring the fi nal 17 points to upset No. 2 Ohio State and deny the Buckeyes a chance to play for the BCS National Championship. It was a game that almost defi ed logic. Ohio State came into the game with the nation s longest winning streak (24), had not lost under Meyer in two seasons and had one of the nation s most productive offenses and underrated defenses. Michigan State turned the conventional wisdom upside down by scoring the fi rst 17 points. Then the nation s stingiest defense gave up the next 24 points as Braxton Miller, Carlos Hyde & Co. took command. Cook responded to the challenge by driving the Spartans for a fi eld goal, hooking up with the wide open Josiah Price in the fl at of the end zone and then burned 3 1/2 critical minutes on the clinching drive, capped by Jeremy Langford s sealing 26-yard TD run. MSU (3-0) Geiger 40-yard fi eld goal, 8:31 left Drive: 14 plays, 47 yards, 6:29 MSU (10-0) Mumphery 72-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 14:50 left Drive: 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:14 MSU (17-0) Lippett 33-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 9:01 left Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:12 OSU (7-17) Brown 20-yard pass from Miller (Basil kick), 6:26 left Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:28 OSU (10-17) Basil 28-yard fi eld goal, 0:00 left Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:23 OSU (17-17) Miller 8-yard run (Basil kick), 12:21 left Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:39 OSU (24-17) Miller 6-yard run (Basil kick), 5:36 left Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:12 MSU (20-24) Geiger 44-yard fi eld goal, 2:29 left Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:07 MSU (27-24) Price 9-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 11:41 left Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:12 MSU (34-24) Langford 26-yard run (Geiger kick), 2:16 left Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:25 TEAM STATISTICS OSU MSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 27:09 32:51 OSU: Miller , Hyde , Hall 1-13; MSU: Langford , Shelton 1-8, D. Williams 1-3, Cook 3-0, Team 1-(-1), Hill 1-(-4). OSU: Miller ; Team MSU: Cook OSU: Brown 5-53, Heuerman 1-36, Smith 1-16, Hyde 1-1; MSU: Kings 5-67, Langford 5-21, Lippett 4-65, Fowler 3-29, Price 3-24, Mumphery 2-84, Burbridge 1-14, Gleichert The Spartans celebrate following their win over No. 2 Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game that sealed MSU s first trip to the Rose Bowl since OSU: Shazier 12 (10-2), Barnett 7 (4-3), Spence 6 (4-2), Washington 6 (4-2), Roby 6 (4-2); MSU: Lewis 13 (9-4), D. Allen 8 (3-5), Drummond 5 (3-2), T. Jones 5 (3-2), Two with MICHIGAN STATE SPRING FOOTBALL

14 GAME 14 NO. 4/4 MICHIGAN STATE 24, NO. 5/7 STANFORD 20 Game 14 vs. Stanford (100th Rose Bowl Game) Jan. 1, 2014 Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl Att: 95,173 Stanford (11-3) Michigan State (13-1) Michigan State won its fi rst Rose Bowl since 1988 and its fourth in program history with a comeback victory over fi fth-ranked and defending Rose Bowl Champion Stanford. Michigan State s defense held Stanford to just one offensive touchdown and 11 fi rst downs (season lows), 162 rushing yards (second-lowest total of the season) and 304 yards of total offense (third-lowest total of the season). With Michigan State leading and 1:46 remaining in the game, Stanford faced a fourth-and-1 from its own 34-yard line. All 22 players on the fi eld lined up in the box as the Cardinal attempted to hand the ball off to fullback Ryan Hewitt for the fi rst down, but he was stopped in midair by a leaping Kyler Elsworth, who made the initial hit and kept Hewitt shy of the fi rst-down marker. Shilique Calhoun and Darien Harris also assisted on the play, which cliniched MSU s fi rst Rose Bowl victory in 26 years. The Rose Bowl to me is the pinnacle of what we do in the Big Ten Conference...I think the Rose Bowl, I can just tell you the experiences that we had this week are really unparalleled, and I ve been to a lot of bowls over the course of my time. But it s unparalleled. They have the resources and they have the interest, and they put those resources to work and make it an unbelievable experience for you...i m so impressed and proud of our football team and happy for all those involved. Offensive MVP Connor Cook threw for a career-high 332 yards and completed 22-of-36 passes, including two touchdowns. PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Connor Cook passed for a career-high 332 yards and hit Tony Lippett with a tiebreaking 25-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, and No. 4 Michigan State held off the fi fth-ranked Cardinal in the 100th Rose Bowl Game, Cook also threw a TD pass to Trevon Pendleton, and Jeremy Langford rushed for 84 yards and a score as the Spartans overcame their fi rst double-digit defi cit of the entire season before surging ahead late and preserving the lead with stalwart defense. Michigan State s FBS-best defense capped its dominant season with one more old-school performance befi tting the centennial celebration of the Granddaddy of Them All. The Spartans (13-1) yielded just 159 yards in the fi nal three quarters, and they closed it out by stopping Stanford fullback Ryan Hewitt on fourth-and-1 on the Cardinal 34-yard line with 1:46 to play. STAN (7-0) Gaffney 16-yard run (Williamson kick), 11:16 left Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:44 STAN (10-0) Williamson 34-yard fi eld goal, 1:40 left Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:41 MSU (7-10) Langford 2-yard run (Geiger kick), 10:45 left Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:55 STAN (17-7) Anderson 40-yard interception return (Williamson kick), 2:07 left MSU (14-17) Pendleton 2-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 0:28 left Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:39 MSU (17-17) Geiger 31-yard fi eld goal, 12:56 left Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:04 MSU (24-17) Lippett 25-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 13:22 left Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:28 STAN (20-24) Williamson 39-yard fi eld goal, 4:15 left Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:46 TEAM STATISTICS STAN MSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Total Offense Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 28:49 31:11 STAN: Gaffney 24-91, Hogan 8-41, Rector 1-27, Seale 1-4, Hewitt 1-0, Team 1-(-1); MSU: Langford 23-84, Kings 2-7, Fowler 1-(-5), Team 3-(-6), Cook 6-(-15). STAN: Hogan ; MSU: Cook STAN: Montgomery 3-21, Rector 2-44, Cajuste 1-51, Sanders 1-11, Hewitt 1-11, Wilkerson 1-7, Gaffney 1-(-2); MSU: Lippett 5-94, Langford 5-17, Kings 4-52, Fowler 2-97, Pendleton 2-21, Mumphery 1-20, Gleichert 1-17, Price 1-9, Lyles 1-5. STAN: Reynolds 10 (7-3), Skov 9 (6-3), Tarpley 6 (3-3), Richards 5 (2-3), Lyons 5 (2-3); MSU: T. Jones 8 (6-2), D. Allen 7 (6-1), Drummond 5 (3-2), Harris 5 (2-3), Four with 4. Kyler Elsworth (No. 41) leaps in the air to make the game-winning stop against Stanford fullback Ryan Hewitt on fourth-and-1 with under two minutes remaining in the game ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 89