College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan State 31, Pittsburgh 21
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Thursday, December 30, 2021
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 41230
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Pittsburgh 7 7 7 0 21
Michigan State 10 0 0 21 31
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 13:11
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 7 - Pittsburgh 0
Jayden Reed 28 yd. pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
1st Quarter - 7:57
Pittsburgh   TD  Michigan State 7 - Pittsburgh 7
Nick Patti 16 yd. run (Sam Scarton kick)
1st Quarter - 2:39
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 10 - Pittsburgh 7
Matt Coghlin 36 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 1:02
Pittsburgh   TD  Michigan State 10 - Pittsburgh 14
Jared Wayne 4 yd. pass from Davis Beville (Sam Scarton kick)
3rd Quarter - 14:40
Pittsburgh   TD  Michigan State 10 - Pittsburgh 21
Cam Bright 26 yd. fumble recovery (Sam Scarton kick)
4th Quarter - 8:06
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 16 - Pittsburgh 21
Connor Heyward 15 yd. pass from Payton Thorne (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 2:51
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 24 - Pittsburgh 21
Jayden Reed 22 yd. pass from Payton Thorne (Jalen Nailor pass from Payton Thorne)
4th Quarter - 0:22
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 31 - Pittsburgh 21
Cal Haladay 78 yd. interception return (Matt Coghlin kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Pittsburgh Michigan State
W‑L 11 - 3 - 0 11 - 2 - 0
Conference 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Pittsburgh Michigan State
Score 21 31
1st Downs 14 25
3rd Down Efficiency 2-for-12
17%		 10-for-21
48%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-2
100%		 3-for-4
75%
Total Yards 274 410
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 32-104 36-56
Average/Rush 3.2 1.6
Passing
Comp-Att 16-23 29-50
Passing Yards 170 354
Average/Pass Play 6.1 6.7
Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-35
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Time of Possession 24:51 35:09
PLAYER STATS
Pittsburgh (11 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Beville 14/18 149 1 1
N. Patti 2/5 21 0 0
Michigan State (11 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
P. Thorne 29/50 354 3 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
V. Davis 12 43 3.6 0
J. Addison 1 28 28.0 0
N. Patti 3 27 9.0 1
R. Hammond Jr. 4 20 5.0 0
I. Abanikanda 5 16 3.2 0
D. Beville 7 -30 -4.3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Simmons 16 23 1.4 0
E. Collins 6 15 2.5 0
H. Joiner 2 8 4.0 0
C. Heyward 1 7 7.0 0
P. Thorne 10 4 0.4 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Addison 7 114 16.3 0
V. Davis 3 16 5.3 0
M. Stovall 2 14 7.0 0
G. Bartholomew 1 9 9.0 0
L. Krull 1 8 8.0 0
S. Jacques-Louis 1 5 5.0 0
J. Wayne 1 4 4.0 1
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Nailor 6 108 18.0 0
J. Reed 6 80 13.3 2
T. Mosley 5 58 11.6 0
C. Heyward 5 37 7.4 1
M. Carr 2 35 17.5 0
K. Coleman 2 20 10.0 0
H. Joiner 2 11 5.5 0
J. Simmons 1 5 5.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
B. Hill 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
C. Haladay 1 78 1
Sacks
  NO. YDS
B. Brima 1.0 10.0
T. Bentley 1.0 8.0
D. Danielson 1.0 6.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Slade 1.5 11.0
B. Wright 1.5 10.0
J. Panasiuk 1.0 10.0
S. Barrow 0.5 6.0
D. Beesley 0.5 2.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
P. Campbell III 7 5
S. Dennis 4 2
E. Hallett II 4 6
D. Hayes 3 0
A. Woods 3 1
B. Hill 3 1
M. Devonshire 3 3
B. George 2 2
C. Bright 2 2
J. Petrishen 2 7
J. Morgan III 1 0
B. Brima 1 0
S. DeShields 1 0
M. Williams 1 0
H. Baldonado 1 0
J. Vardzel 1 0
T. Bentley 1 1
D. Danielson 1 2
B. Kamara 1 2
J. Tallandier II 1 3
C. Kancey 0 1
D. Green 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Grose 5 2
C. Haladay 4 7
M. Lowery 3 1
B. Wright 3 1
X. Henderson 2 0
J. Slade 2 4
N. Harvey 2 5
R. Williams Jr. 1 0
D. Jordan 1 0
M. Hansen 1 0
J. White 1 1
J. Pietrowski 1 1
M. Gaoteote 1 1
J. Panasiuk 1 4
A. Russo 0 1
D. Snow 0 1
J. Hunt 0 1
D. Beesley 0 2
S. Barrow 0 6
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Hayes 3.0 13.0
B. Brima 1.0 10.0
T. Bentley 1.0 8.0
D. Danielson 1.0 6.0
D. Green 0.5 1.0
S. Dennis 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
J. Panasiuk 2.0 13.0
J. Slade 2.0 11.0
B. Wright 1.5 10.0
S. Barrow 1.0 7.0
A. Grose 1.0 2.0
N. Harvey 1.0 1.0
M. Lowery 1.0 1.0
D. Beesley 0.5 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
P. Thorne 1
J. Simmons 1