American college football season
2023 Michigan State Spartans football Conference Big Ten Conference Division East Division Record 4–8 (2–7 Big Ten) Head coach Mel Tucker (4th season; first 2 games) Harlon Barnett (interim) Offensive coordinator Jay Johnson (4th season) Offensive scheme Multiple Defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton (4th season) Base defense 4–3 Home stadium Spartan Stadium Uniform
Seasons
The 2023 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan .
The Spartans were led by Mel Tucker through the first two games of the season; Tucker was suspended without pay on September 10 and was fired for cause on September 27 following disclosures relating to alleged sexual harassment.[ 1] Defensive backs coach Harlon Barnett was appointed interim head coach, and former head coach Mark Dantonio agreed to return as the team's associate head coach.[ 2]
The Spartans finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the East division. They failed to qualify for a bowl game for the third time in four years.
On November 26, the school named Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith the team's new head coach.[ 3]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan * FS1 W 31–773,216 September 9 3:30 p.m. Richmond * Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI BTN W 45–1470,049 September 16 5:00 p.m. No. 8 Washington * Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Peacock L 7–4170,528 September 23 3:30 p.m. Maryland Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI NBC L 9–3170,131 September 30 7:30 p.m. at Iowa NBC L 16–2669,250 October 14 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers BTN L 24–2752,879 October 21 7:30 p.m. No. 2 Michigan NBC L 0–4974,206 October 28 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota BTN L 12–2747,392 November 4 12:00 p.m. Nebraska Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI FS1 W 20–1763,134 November 11 7:30 p.m. at No. 1 Ohio State NBC L 3–38105,137 November 18 12:00 p.m. at Indiana BTN W 24–2140,666 November 24 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 11 Penn State NBC L 0–4251,927
Game summaries
vs Central Michigan Pregame line Over/under MSU -14.5 45.5
Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Chippewas 0 7 0 0 7 Spartans 0 10 7 14 31
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
Date : September 1st Game time : 7:00 p.m. EST /4:00 p.m. PST Game weather : 76 °F (24 °C), Wind: 4 mph S, SunnyGame attendance : 73,216Referee : Gregory BlumTV announcers (FS1 ) : Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)Sources [ 5]
Game information Second quarter (06:55) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 47-yard field goal MSU 3–0 ; 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:22 (01:51) CMU TD: Chris Parker 12-yard pass from Bert Emanuel Jr. (Tristan Mattson kick) CMU 7–3 ; 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:20 (00:48) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 2-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick ) MSU 10–7 ; 7 plays, 84 yards, 0:57 Third quarter (02:41) MSU TD: Jalen Berger 12-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 17–7 MSU ; 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:50 Fourth quarter (13:26) MSU TD: Tyrell Henry 10-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–7 ; 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:24 (09:05) MSU TD: Maliq Carr 8-yard pass from Noah Kim (Stephen Rusnak kick) MSU 31–7 ; 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:22
Statistics Central Michigan Michigan State First downs 19 20 Plays–yards 67–219 64–406 Rushes–yards 41–123 25–127 Passing yards 96 279 Passing: comp –att –int 12–24–1 18–32–0 Time of possession 34:26 25:34
Team Category Player Statistics Central Michigan Passing Bert Emanuel Jr. 11/17, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Bert Emanuel Jr. 17 carries, 41 yards Receiving Mitchel Collier 3 receptions, 30 yards Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 18/31, 279 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nathan Carter 18 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaron Glover 3 receptions, 75 yards
vs Richmond Pregame line Over/under MSU -29.5 44.5
Richmond Spiders (FCS) (0–1) at Michigan State Spartans (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Spiders (FCS) 0 0 0 14 14 Spartans 7 10 21 7 45
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
Date : September 9th Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST /12:30 p.m. PST Game weather : 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: 3 mph NE, CloudyGame attendance : 70,049Referee : Tim O'DeyTV announcers (BTN ) : Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Dannie Rogers (sideline)
Game information First quarter (7:26) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 11-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–0 ; 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:31 Second quarter (13:44) MSU TD: Tyneil Hopper 13-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 14–0 ; 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:41 (05:17) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 52-yard field goal MSU 17–0 ; 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:03 Third quarter (12:28) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 2-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–0 ; 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:26 (8:25) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 44-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 31–0 ; 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:31 (8:25) MSU TD: Nathan Carter 6-yard run (Stephen Rusnak kick) MSU 38–0 ; 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:57 Fourth quarter (14:36) UR TD: Aaron Banks 47-yard fumble return (Jayden Alsheskie kick) MSU 38–7 (11:33) MSU TD: Antonio Gates Jr. 45-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 45–7 ; 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:55 (5:16) UR TD: Sean Clarke 5-yard pass from Jackson Hardy (Jayden Alsheskie kick) MSU 45–14 ; 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:06
Statistics Richmond (FCS) Michigan State First downs 11 21 Plays–yards 54–193 61–465 Rushes–yards 29–75 38–162 Passing yards 118 303 Passing: comp –att –int 18–25–0 19–23–0 Time of possession 29:49 30:11
Team Category Player Statistics Richmond (FCS) Passing Kyle Wickersham 16/22, 102 yards Rushing Owen Laughlin 1 carries, 20 yards Receiving Jerry Garcia JR. 4 receptions, 34 yards Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 18/22, 292 yards, 3 TD Rushing Nathan Carter 19 carries, 111 yards, 3 TD Receiving Tre Mosley 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
vs No. 8 Washington Pregame line Over/under UW -16 57.5
No. 8 Washington Huskies (2–0) at Michigan State Spartans (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Huskies 14 21 6 0 41 Spartans 0 0 0 7 7
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
Date : September 16th Game time : 5:00 p.m. EST /2:00 p.m. PST Game weather : 71 °F (22 °C) Wind: 3 mph SW, SunnyGame attendance : 70,528Referee : Matthew RichardsTV announcers (Peacock) : Brendan Burke (play-by-play), Chris Simms (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline)
Game information First quarter (09:51) UW TD: Germie Bernard 1-yard run (Grady Gross kick) UW 7–0 ; 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:12 (01:14) UW TD: Jack Westover 5-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick) UW 14–0 ; 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:07 Second quarter (10:44) UW TD: Ja'Lynn Polk 30-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick) UW 21–0 ; 3 plays, 95 yards, 1:39 (06:49) UW TD: Jack Westover 13-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick) UW 28–0 ; 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:41 (00:06) UW TD: Jack Westover 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Grady Gross kick) UW 35–0 ; 5 plays, 66 yards, 00:35 Third quarter (10:43) UW FG: Grady Gross 22-yard field goal UW 38–0 ; 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:10 (03:45) UW FG: Grady Gross 29-yard field goal UW 41–0 ; 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:48 Fourth quarter (05:48) MSU TD: Katin Houser 4-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) UW 41–7 ; 11 plays, 99 yards, 5:25
Statistics Washington Michigan State First downs 26 15 Plays–yards 72–713 62–261 Rushes–yards 33–177 27–53 Passing yards 536 208 Passing: comp –att –int 29–39–1 14–35–1 Time of possession 35:32 24:28
Team Category Player Statistics Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 27/35, 473 yards, 4 TD Rushing Tybo Rogers 15 carries, 74 yards Receiving Rome Odunze 8 receptions, 180 yards Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 12/31, 136 yards, 1 INT Rushing Nathan Carter 17 carries, 48 yards Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 1 reception, 61 yards
vs Maryland Pregame line Over/under UMD -7.5 52.5
Maryland Terrapins (3–0) at Michigan State Spartans (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Terrapins 7 14 0 10 31 Spartans 0 3 6 0 9
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
Date : September 23rd Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST /12:30 p.m. PST Game weather : 74 °F (23 °C) Wind: 10 mph W, SunnyGame attendance : 70,131Referee : Ron SnodgrassTV announcers (NBC ) : Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (analyst)
Game information First quarter (07:52) UMD TD: Sean Greeley 1-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) UMD 7–0 ; 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:24 Second quarter (11:28) UMD TD: Tyrese Chambers 12-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) UMD 14–0 ; 11 plays, 95 yards, 3:40 (09:51) UMD TD: Taulia Tagovailoa 1-yard run (Jack Howes kick) UMD 21–0 ; 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:48 (03:39) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 37-yard field goal UMD 21–3 ; 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:00 Third quarter (03:44) MSU TD: Tyrell Henry 9-yard pass from Noah Kim, two-point conversion failed UMD 21–9 ; 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46 Fourth quarter (03:18) UMD FG: Jack Howes 48-yard field goal UMD 24–9 ; 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:33 (3:18) UMD TD: Octavian Smith Jr. 31-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Jack Howes kick) UMD 31–9 ; 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:30
Statistics Maryland Michigan State First downs 19 25 Plays–yards 67–362 76–376 Rushes–yards 31–139 31–102 Passing yards 223 274 Passing: comp –att –int 21–36–1 26–45–3 Time of possession 28:30 31:29
Team Category Player Statistics Maryland Passing Taulia Tagovailoa 21/36, 223 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Colby McDonald 5 carries, 38 yards Receiving Tai Felton 3 receptions, 67 yards Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 18/32, 190 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Nathan Carter 19 carries, 97 yards Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 6 receptions, 67 yards
at Iowa Pregame line Over/under UI -11.5 36.5
Michigan State Spartans (2–2) at Iowa Hawkeyes (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 3 6 7 0 16 Hawkeyes 3 7 3 13 26
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
Date : September 30th Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST /4:30 p.m. PST Game weather : 88 °F (31 °C), Wind: 10 mph SE, SunnyGame attendance : 69,250Referee : Mark KluczynskiTV announcers (NBC) : Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information First quarter (11:25) UI FG: Drew Stevens 40-yard field goal UI 3–0 ; 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:35 (03:48) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 31-yard field goal Tied 3–3 ; 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:22 Second quarter (11:04) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 32-yard field goal MSU 6–3 ; 14 plays, 61 yards, 6:09 (03:48) UI TD: Erick All 13-yard pass from Deacon Hill (Drew Stevens kick) UI 10–6 ; 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:16 (00:00) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 58-yard field goal UI 10–9 ; 6 plays, 35 yards, 0:35 Third quarter (13:08) MSU TD: Cal Haladay 42-yard fumble recovery MSU 16–10 (07:38) UI FG: Drew Stevens 53-yard field goal MSU 16–13 ; 4 plays, -5 yards, 2:02 Fourth quarter (05:19) UI FG: Drew Stevens 36-yard field goal Tied 16–16 ; 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:28 (03:45) UI TD: Cooper DeJean 70-yard punt return (Drew Stevens kick) UI 23–16 (00:59) UI FG: Drew Stevens 34-yard field goal UI 26–16 ; 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:30
Statistics Michigan State Iowa First downs 20 14 Plays–yards 76–349 59–222 Rushes–yards 32–156 27–61 Passing yards 193 161 Passing: comp –att –int 25–44–3 14–32–1 Time of possession 33:40 26:02
Team Category Player Statistics Michigan State Passing Noah Kim 25/44, 193 yards, 3 INT Rushing Nathan Carter 20 carries, 108 yards Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 8 receptions, 79 yards Iowa Passing Deacon Hill 11/27, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Leshon Williams 12 carries, 38 yards Receiving Erick All 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
at Rutgers Pregame line Over/under RU -4.5 39.5
Michigan State Spartans (2–3) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 7 10 7 0 24 Scarlet Knights 3 3 0 21 27
at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
Date : October 14th Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST /9:00 a.m. PST Game weather : 52 °F (11 °C), Wind: 4 mph NE, SunnyGame attendance : 52,879Referee : Larry SmithTV announcers (BTN) : Cory Provus (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)
Game information First quarter (07:32) MSU TD: Montorie Foster Jr. 13-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–0 ; 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:28 (02:52) RU FG: Jai Patel 22-yard field goal MSU 7–3 ; 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:40 Second quarter (13:21) RU FG: Jai Patel 47-yard field goal MSU 7–6 ; 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:15 (01:46) MSU TD: Katin Houser 12-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 14–6 ; 1 plays, 12 yards, 0:04 (00:02) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 37-yard field goal MSU 17–6 ; 10 plays, 44 yards, 1:31 Third quarter (03:41) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 4-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–6 ; 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:28 Fourth quarter (13:09) RU TD: Aaron Young 0-yard bumble recovery (Jai Patel kick) MSU 24–13 (08:30) RU TD: Isaiah Washington 4-yard pass from Gavin Wimsatt two-point conversion pass Christian Dremel from Gavin Wimsatt MSU 24–21 ; 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:45 08:41) RU TD: Kyle Monangai 21-yard run two-point conversion failed RU 27–24 ; 1 plays, 21 yards, 0:07
Statistics Michigan State Rutgers First downs 22 20 Plays–yards 68–247 65–306 Rushes–yards 40–113 37–125 Passing yards 134 181 Passing: comp –att –int 18–29–0 13–28–2 Time of possession 29:16 45:44
Team Category Player Statistics Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 18/29, 133 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nathan Carter 20 carries, 52 yards Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 5 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD Rutgers Passing Gavin Wimsatt 13/28, 181 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Kyle Monangai 24 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD Receiving Christian Dremel 6 receptions, 80 yards
vs No. 2 Michigan Pregame line Over/under UM -24.5 48
No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (7–0) at Michigan State Spartans (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Wolverines 14 14 14 7 49 Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
Date : October 21st Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST /4:30 p.m. PST Game weather : 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: 3 mph NW, CloudyGame attendance : 74,206Referee : Ron SnodgrassTV announcers (NBC) : Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information First quarter (08:50) UM TD: Blake Corum 1-yard run (James Turner kick) UM 7–0 ; 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:05 (01:55) UM TD: Roman Wilson 25-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) UM 14–0 ; 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:52 Second quarter (10:44) UM TD: Colston Loveland 22-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) UM 21–0 ; 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:10 (02:54) UM TD: Colston Loveland 22-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) UM 28–0 ; 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:59 Third quarter (09:49) UM TD: Mike Sainristil 72-yard interception (James Turner kick) UM 35–0 (06:44) UM TD: Aj Barner 11-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (James Turner kick) UM 42–0 ; 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:06 Fourth quarter (00:08) UM TD: Alex Orji 6-yard run (James Turner kick) UM 49–0 ; 5 plays, 33 yards, 3:02
Statistics Michigan Michigan State First downs 28 10 Plays–yards 69–477 58–190 Rushes–yards 34-120 29-49 Passing yards 357 133 Passing: comp –att –int 28-35-0 16-29-2 Time of possession 32:52 20:18
Team Category Player Statistics Michigan Passing J. J. McCarthy 21/27, 287 yards, 4 TD Rushing Blake Corum 15 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD Receiving A. J. Barner 8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 12/22, 101 yards, 1 INT Rushing Nathan Carter 17 carries, 36 yards Receiving Maliq Carr 2 receptions, 32 yards
at Minnesota Pregame line Over/under UMN -7 40.5
Michigan State Spartans (2–5) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 6 0 0 6 12 Golden Gophers 0 10 0 17 27
at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : October 28th Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST /12:30 p.m. PST Game weather : 33 °F (1 °C), Wind: 8 mph W, CloudyGame attendance : 47,392Referee : Chris CoyteTV announcers (BTN) : Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information First quarter (13:19) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 38-yard field goal MSU 3–0 ; 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:22 (09:49) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 42-yard field goal MSU 6–0 ; 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:50 Second quarter (04:54) UMN FG: Dragan Kesich 22-yard field goal MSU 6–3 ; 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:55 (00:19) UMN TD: Daniel Jackson 22-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick) UMN 10–6 ; 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:55 Third quarter Fourth quarter (12:07) UMN TD: Jordan Nubin 18-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) UMN 17–6 ; 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:25 (8:37) MSU TD: Tyell Henry 9-yard pass from Sam Leavitt two-point conversion failed UMN 17–12 ; 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:30 (04:11) UMN TD: Jordan Nubin 2-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick) UMN 24–12 ; 7 plays, 46 yards, 4:25 (03:25) UMN FG: Dragan Kesich 31-yard field goal UMN 27–12 ; 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:30
Statistics Michigan State Minnesota First downs 15 23 Plays–yards 55–299 72–400 Rushes–yards 21–109 50–200 Passing yards 190 200 Passing: comp –att –int 20–34–1 14–22–1 Time of possession 23:45 36:15
Team Category Player Statistics Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 12/22, 117 yards Rushing Sam Leavitt 6 carries, 52 yards Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 4 receptions, 55 yards Minnesota Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 14/22, 200 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jordan Nubin 40 carries, 204 yards, 2 TD Receiving Daniel Jackson 7 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
vs Nebraska Pregame line Over/under NEB -3 34.5
Nebraska Cornhuskers (5–3) at Michigan State Spartans (2–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cornhuskers 0 10 0 7 17 Spartans 3 7 3 7 20
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
Date : November 4th Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST /9:00 p.m. PST Game weather : 50 °F (10 °C), Wind: 2 mph W, SunnyReferee : Jerry McGinnTV announcers (FS1) : Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information First quarter (11:51) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 35-yard field goal MSU 3–0 ; 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:04 Second quarter (12:40) NEB TD: Heinrich Haarberg 5-yard run (Tristan Alvano kick) NEB 7–3 ; 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:31 (09:14) MSU TD: Christian Fitzpatrick 11-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 10–7 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:26 (00:06) NEB FG: Tristan Alvano 24-yard field goal Tied 10–10 ; 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:56 Third quarter (05:11) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 50-yard field goal MSU 13–10 ; 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:24 Fourth quarter (12:13) MSU TD: Montorie Foster Jr. 25-yard pass from Sam Leavitt (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 20–10 ; 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:15 (03:35) NEB TD: Emmett Johnson 4-yard run (Tristan Alvano kick) MSU 20–17 ; 4 plays, 65 yards, 0:56
Statistics Nebraska Michigan State First downs 18 11 Plays–yards 69–283 55–295 Rushes–yards 41–154 31–63 Passing yards 129 232 Passing: comp –att –int 12–28–2 15–23–0 Time of possession 31:31 28:29
Team Category Player Statistics Nebraska Passing Heinrich Haarberg 12/28, 129 yards, 2 INT Rushing Emmett Johnson 13 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD Receiving Thomas Fidone II 3 receptions, 43 yards Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 13/20, 165 yards, 1 TD Rushing Nathan Carter 15 carries, 50 yards Receiving Montorie Foster Jr. 4 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
at No. 1 Ohio State Pregame line Over/under OSU -32.5 48
Michigan State Spartans (3–6) at No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 3 0 0 3 No. 1 Buckeyes 14 21 3 0 38
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 11th Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST /4:30 p.m. PST Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C), Wind: 7 mph N, CloudyGame attendance : 105,137Referee : Mark KluczynskiTV announcers (NBC ) : Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information First quarter (11:20) OSU TD: Marvin Harrison Jr. 19-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 7–0 ; 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:40 (6:56) OSU TD: Marvin Harrison Jr. 26-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 14–0 ; 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:30 Second quarter (14:58) OSU TD: Marvin Harrison Jr. 9-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 21–0 ; 13 plays, 84 yards, 5:37 (5:38) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 53-yard field goal OSU 21–3 ; 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:32 (3:30) OSU TD: TreVeyon Henderson 9-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 28–3 ; 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:08 (0:15) OSU TD: Cade Stover 18-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick) OSU 35-3 ; 8 plays, 74 yards, 1:26 Third quarter (11:56) OSU FG: Jayden Fielding 36-yard field goal OSU 38–3 ; 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:34
Statistics Michigan State Ohio State First downs 11 25 Plays–yards 54–182 66–530 Rushes–yards 29–94 32–177 Passing yards 88 353 Passing: comp –att –int 13–25–0 26–34–0 Time of possession 28:48 31:12
Team Category Player Statistics Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 12/24, 92 yards Rushing Nathan Carter 11 carries, 52 yards Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 2 receptions, 23 yards Ohio State Passing Kyle McCord 24/31, 335 yards, 3 TD Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 13 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD Receiving Marvin Harrison Jr. 7 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD
at Indiana Pregame line Over/under IND -3.5 47
Michigan State Spartans (3–7) at Indiana Hoosiers (3–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 7 7 0 10 24 Hoosiers 0 7 7 7 21
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
Date : November 18th Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST /9:00 a.m. PST Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C), Wind: 2 mph NE, SunnyGame attendance : 40,666Referee : Jeffrey ServinskiTV announcers (BTN) : Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Meghan McKeown (sideline)
Game information First quarter (11:09) MSU TD: Maliq Carr 17-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 7–0 ; 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:44 Second quarter (09:29) IND TD: Trent Howland 4-yard run (Chris Freeman kick) Tied 7–7 ; 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:16 (01:10) MSU TD: Montorie Foster Jr. 29-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 14–7 ; 8 plays, 78 yards, 1:13 Third quarter (10:54) IND TD: James Bomba 3-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby (Chris Freeman kick) Tied 14–14 ; 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:06 Fourth quarter (09:26) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 36-yard field goal MSU 17–14 ; 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:09 (04:06) IND TD: Trey Walker 8-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby (Chris Freeman kick) IND 21–17 ; 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:20 (01:19) MSU TD: Maliq Carr 36-yard pass from Katin Houser (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 24–21 ; 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:47
Statistics Michigan State Indiana First downs 21 23 Plays–yards 72–351 79–412 Rushes–yards 31–60 45–220 Passing yards 291 192 Passing: comp –att –int 26–41–2 19–34–0 Time of possession 30:20 29:18
Team Category Player Statistics Michigan State Passing Katin Houser 26/41, 245 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Nathan Carter 11 carries, 42 yards Receiving Maliq Carr 9 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD Indiana Passing Brendan Sorsby 19/34, 192 yards, 2 TD Rushing Trent Howland 19 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD Receiving Donaven Mcculley 3 receptions, 72 yards
vs No. 11 Penn State Pregame line Over/under PSU -20 42.5
No. 11 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–2) at Michigan State Spartans (4–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Nittany Lions 3 10 15 14 42 Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
at Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan
Date : November 24th Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST /4:30 p.m. PST Game weather : n/a (game played indoors)Game attendance : 51,927Referee : Chris CoyteTV announcers (NBC) : Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information First quarter (09:50) PSU FG: Alex Felkins 49-yard field goal PSU 3–0 ; 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:10 Second quarter (12:11) PSU FG: Alex Felkins 30-yard field goal PSU 6–0 ; 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:24 (04:51) PSU TD: Kaytron Allen 2-yard pass from Drew Allar (Alex Felkins kick) PSU 13–0 ; 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:25 Third quarter (10:13) PSU TD: Tyler Warren 8-yard pass from Beau Pribula two-point conversion pass KeAndre Lambert-Smith from Drew Allar PSU 21–0 ; 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:06 (04:13) PSU TD: Beau Pribula 2-yard run (Alex Felkins kick) PSU 28–0 ; 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:01 Fourth quarter (12:29) PSU TD: Theo Johnson 8-yard pass from Drew Allar (Alex Felkins kick) PSU 35–0 ; 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:43 (07:58) PSU TD: Nicholas Singleton 14-yard run (Sander Sahaydak kick) PSU 42–0 ; 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:11
Statistics Penn State Michigan State First downs 23 5 Plays–yards 67–586 48–53 Rushes–yards 39–283 27– -35 Passing yards 303 88 Passing: comp –att –int 19–28–0 12–21–1 Time of possession 36:01 23:59
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Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff Name Position Season Mel Tucker Head coach – removed after 2 games 4th Chris Kapilovic Assistant head coach/offensive line/run game coordinator 4th Jay Johnson Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 4th Scottie Hazelton Defensive coordinator 4th Ted Gilmore Tight ends 4th Courtney Hawkins Wide receivers 4th Harlon Barnett Secondary/interim head coach week 2 through end of season 15th Ross Els Special Teams/linebackers 4th Effrem Reed Running backs 2nd Diron Reynolds Defensive line 1st Jim Salgado Cornerbacks 1st
Coaching changes On January 4, defensive line coach Marco Coleman left MSU to join his alma mater, Georgia Tech , as their defensive line coach.[ 6] On January 25, the school named Stanford defensive line coach Diron Reynolds the team's new defensive line coach.[ 7] On March 4, pass rush specialist coach Brandon Jordan left to take a job with the Seattle Seahawks .[ 8] On March 16, the school named former Buffalo Bills safeties coach Jim Salgado as the new cornerbacks coach.[ 9]
Transfers
Outgoing On April 30, the final day to declare for the transfer portal , two-year starting quarterback Payton Thorne announced he was entering the portal.[ 10] Wide receiver Keon Coleman also announced he would transfer.[ 11]
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Incoming Source[ 12]
2023 NFL draft Following the conclusion of the season, several players declared for the NFL draft . Three players were selected in the draft.[ 13]
Several other undrafted players signed free agent contracts with NFL teams:[ 13]
Jarrett Horst, offensive lineman, Miami Dolphins Jacob Slade, defensive lineman, Arizona Cardinals Kendell Brooks , safety, Arizona Cardinals Xavier Henderson, safety, Washington Commanders Ben VanSumeren , linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
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