FINAL SCORE
Youngstown State Penguins at Michigan State Spartans game details
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 7:30 PM ET
Spartan Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
Michigan State finished 22 points ahead. The teams combined for 34 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Youngstown State 6, Michigan State 14. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Michigan State outscored its opponent in 3 and Youngstown State in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Youngstown State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
 Michigan State | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 20 | 22 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 8-15 | 3-7 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 262 | 396 |
| Passing | 126 | 243 |
| Comp/Att | 17/35 | 19/23 |
| Yards per pass | 3.6 | 10.3 |
| Rushing | 136 | 159 |
| Rushing Attempts | 32 | 35 |
| Yards per rush | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Penalties | 4-32 | 7-50 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 19:09 | 20:01 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Youngstown State Penguins
passing
| Kurt Hess | 17/35 | 126 | 3.6 | 1 | 1 | -- |
rushing
| Jamaine Cook | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Jordan Thompson | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Kurt Hess | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Andre Stubbs | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Adaris Bellamy | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Christian Bryan | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Kevin Watts | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Kintrell Disher | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Jamaine Cook | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jelani Berassa | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 10 |
| David Rogers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Andre Stubbs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Adaris Bellamy | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Andre Stubbs | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 30 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Josh Lee | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| David Brown | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
punting
| Nick Liste | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Michigan State Spartans
passing
| Kirk Cousins | 18/22 | 222 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Andrew Maxwell | 1/1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 98.8 |
rushing
| Edwin Baker | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 0 | 23 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 2 | 13 |
| Larry Caper | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Keshawn Martin | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Nick Hill | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| B.J. Cunningham | 9 | 130 | 14.4 | 1 | 55 |
| Larry Caper | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Keshawn Martin | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Tony Lippett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Keith Nichol | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Brian Linthicum | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Todd Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
interceptions
| Isaiah Lewis | 1 | 13 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Nick Hill | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Keshawn Martin | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
kicking
| Dan Conroy | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Mike Sadler | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 12:04 | MICHIGAN ST rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 12:04 | MICHIGAN ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 12:04 | MICHIGAN ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 7:38 | YOUNGSTOWN ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:47 | MICHIGAN ST rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 13 |
| 2 | 5:47 | MICHIGAN ST rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 14 |
| 2 | 5:47 | MICHIGAN ST Extra point GOOD. | 6 – 14 |
| 3 | 4:52 | MICHIGAN ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 20 |
| 3 | 4:52 | MICHIGAN ST Extra point GOOD. | 6 – 21 |
| 4 | 7:09 | MICHIGAN ST rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 27 |
| 4 | 7:09 | MICHIGAN ST Extra point GOOD. | 6 – 28 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 3:43 AM UTCData methodology