College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan State 30, Penn State 27
When: 3:30 PM   ET ,  Saturday, November 27, 2021
Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Attendance: 0
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Penn State 7 7 6 7 27
Michigan State 14 3 6 7 30
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:22
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 7 - Penn State 0
Kenneth Walker III 2 yd. run (Matt Coghlin kick)
1st Quarter - 6:09
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 14 - Penn State 0
Tre Mosley 9 yd. pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
1st Quarter - 3:37
Penn State   TD  Michigan State 14 - Penn State 7
Jahan Dotson 27 yd. pass from Sean Clifford (Jordan Stout kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:11
Penn State   TD  Michigan State 14 - Penn State 14
Jahan Dotson 30 yd. pass from Sean Clifford (Jordan Stout kick)
2nd Quarter - 5:59
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 17 - Penn State 14
Matt Coghlin 22 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 11:07
Penn State   TD  Michigan State 17 - Penn State 20
Daequan Hardy 17 yd. interception return (kick failed)
3rd Quarter - 2:14
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 23 - Penn State 20
Payton Thorne 1 yd. run (kick failed)
4th Quarter - 5:10
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 30 - Penn State 20
Jayden Reed 20 yd. pass from Payton Thorne (Evan Johnson kick)
4th Quarter - 0:43
Penn State   TD  Michigan State 30 - Penn State 27
Parker Washington 15 yd. pass from Sean Clifford (Jake Pinegar kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Penn State Michigan State
W‑L 7 - 5 - 0 10 - 2 - 0
Conference 4 - 5 - 0 7 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Penn State Michigan State
Score 27 30
1st Downs 19 21
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-13
38%
9-for-18
50%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-3
67%
3-for-4
75%
Total Yards 374 451
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 26-61 47-183
Average/Rush 2.3 3.9
Passing
Comp-Att 23-34 19-30
Passing Yards 313 268
Average/Pass Play 8.2 8.9
Penalties-Yards 2-17 7-50
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 23:36 36:24
PLAYER STATS
Penn State (7 - 5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
S. Clifford 23/34 313 3 0
Michigan State (10 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
P. Thorne 19/30 268 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
K. Lee 15 79 5.3 0
D. Ford 2 7 3.5 0
N. Cain 1 0 0.0 0
S. Clifford 8 -25 -3.1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
K. Walker III 30 138 4.6 1
P. Thorne 8 39 4.9 1
E. Collins 5 19 3.8 0
H. Joiner 1 -2 -2.0 0
J. Reed 1 -8 -8.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Dotson 8 137 17.1 2
B. Strange 4 63 15.8 0
P. Washington 4 60 15.0 1
K. Lee 5 32 6.4 0
K. Lambert-Smith 2 21 10.5 0
M. Meiga 0 0 0.0 0
N. Cain 0 0 0.0 0
D. Ford 0 0 0.0 0
T. Johnson 0 0 0.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Reed 6 89 14.8 1
C. Heyward 4 60 15.0 0
M. Carr 2 51 25.5 0
M. Foster 4 41 10.2 0
E. Collins 1 11 11.0 0
T. Mosley 1 9 9.0 1
H. Joiner 1 7 7.0 0
K. Walker III 0 0 0.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Hardy 1 17 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Beesley 1.5 3.0
B. Wright 1.0 14.0
J. Panasiuk 0.5 4.0
C. Haladay 0.5 4.0
M. Hansen 0.5 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
J. Luketa 1.5 8.0
N. Tarburton 1.0 4.0
A. Ebiketie 1.0 2.0
C. Jacobs 1.0 2.0
K. King 1.0 2.0
E. Brooks 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
C. Haladay 2.5 8.0
B. Wright 2.0 28.0
D. Beesley 1.5 3.0
J. Slade 1.0 2.0
J. Panasiuk 0.5 4.0
D. Snow 0.5 1.0
M. Hansen 0.5 1.0
D. Jordan 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Lovett 1
S. Clifford 1
K. Lee 1
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Haladay 1
B. Wright 1
M. Gaoteote 1