College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan State 38, Utah State 31
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Friday, August 31, 2018
Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Attendance: 73114
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Utah State 7 7 10 7 31
Michigan State 6 14 7 11 38
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 12:58
Utah State   TD  Michigan State 0 - Utah State 7
Jordan Love 1 yd. run (Dominik Eberle kick)
1st Quarter - 9:30
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 3 - Utah State 7
Matt Coghlin 49 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 2:54
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 6 - Utah State 7
Matt Coghlin 32 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 10:49
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 13 - Utah State 7
Cody White 8 yd. pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:55
Utah State   TD  Michigan State 13 - Utah State 14
Darwin Thompson 2 yd. run (Dominik Eberle kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:28
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 20 - Utah State 14
Felton Davis III 10 yd. pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin kick)
3rd Quarter - 9:06
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 27 - Utah State 14
Connor Heyward 17 yd. run (Matt Coghlin kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:55
Utah State   FG  Michigan State 27 - Utah State 17
Dominik Eberle 40 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 1:41
Utah State   TD  Michigan State 27 - Utah State 24
Gaje Ferguson 40 yd. interception return (Dominik Eberle kick)
4th Quarter - 10:23
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 30 - Utah State 24
Matt Coghlin 24 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 5:05
Utah State   TD  Michigan State 30 - Utah State 31
Darwin Thompson 1 yd. run (Dominik Eberle kick)
4th Quarter - 2:00
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 38 - Utah State 31
Connor Heyward 13 yd. run (Felton Davis III pass from Brian Lewerke)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Utah State Michigan State
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Utah State Michigan State
Score 31 38
1st Downs 22 23
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-13
54%
11-for-17
65%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-1
0%
0-for-0
0%
Total Yards 344 452
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 25-25 42-165
Average/Rush 1.0 3.9
Passing
Comp-Att 29-44 23-33
Passing Yards 319 287
Average/Pass Play 6.9 8.0
Penalties-Yards 7-49 9-62
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Time of Possession 22:16 37:44
PLAYER STATS
Utah State (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Love 29/44 319 0 2
Michigan State (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Lewerke 23/33 287 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Thompson 10 28 2.8 2
E. Allen 3 8 2.7 0
G. Bright 2 -2 -1.0 0
J. Love 8 -2 -0.2 1
A. Vaughns 1 -5 -5.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Scott 23 84 3.7 0
C. Heyward 5 42 8.4 2
B. Lewerke 10 31 3.1 0
D. Stewart Jr. 1 15 15.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Raymond 7 76 10.9 0
J. Nathan 4 64 16.0 0
J. Greene 3 40 13.3 0
A. Vaughns 3 37 12.3 0
R. Tarver 3 29 9.7 0
D. Thompson 3 28 9.3 0
D. Nelson 3 17 5.7 0
E. Allen 1 11 11.0 0
C. Terrell 1 9 9.0 0
G. Bright 1 8 8.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. White 5 70 14.0 1
F. Davis III 3 69 23.0 1
L. Scott 3 57 19.0 0
D. Stewart Jr. 7 55 7.9 0
J. Nailor 1 14 14.0 0
B. Sowards 2 12 6.0 0
L. Nelson 1 5 5.0 0
L. Campbell 1 5 5.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
G. Ferguson 1 40 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
K. Willis 1 20 0
J. Bachie 1 1 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Galeai 2.0 15.0
J. Rocquemore 1.0 8.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
K. Willekes 2.0 19.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Galeai 2.0 15.0
J. Rocquemore 1.0 8.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
K. Willekes 2.0 19.0
J. Bachie 1.5 5.0
X. Henderson 0.5 3.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles