FINAL SCORE
Oregon Ducks at Michigan State Spartans game details
Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET
Spartan Stadium · Attendance 76,526
Put the final score in perspective.
Michigan State finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 59 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Oregon 7, Michigan State 14. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Michigan State outscored its opponent in 2 and Oregon in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Oregon | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
 Michigan State | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 26 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 3-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 432 | 389 |
| Passing | 309 | 192 |
| Comp/Att | 22/39 | 20/32 |
| Yards per pass | 7.9 | 6.0 |
| Rushing | 123 | 197 |
| Rushing Attempts | 43 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| Penalties | 9-56 | 2-15 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 26:34 | 33:26 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Oregon Ducks
passing
| Vernon Adams Jr. | 22/39 | 309 | 7.9 | 1 | 2 | 56.0 |
rushing
| Royce Freeman | 24 | 92 | 3.8 | 1 | 17 |
| Tony Brooks-James | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Vernon Adams Jr. | 14 | 6 | 0.4 | 1 | 8 |
| Charles Nelson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kani Benoit | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
receiving
| Bralon Addison | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 0 | 30 |
| Charles Nelson | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Byron Marshall | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 25 |
| Royce Freeman | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Evan Baylis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 |
interceptions
| Ugo Amadi | 1 | 25 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Byron Marshall | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Evan Baylis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Heard | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Bralon Addison | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 81 | 1 |
kicking
| Aidan Schneider | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Ian Wheeler | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Michigan State Spartans
passing
| Connor Cook | 20/32 | 192 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 76.2 |
rushing
| Madre London | 18 | 103 | 5.7 | 0 | 62 |
| LJ Scott | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 2 | 38 |
| R.J. Shelton | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Connor Cook | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Damion Terry | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Aaron Burbridge | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 1 | 28 |
| Macgarrett Kings Jr. | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Josiah Price | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Jamal Lyles | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Paul Lang | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| R.J. Shelton | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| LJ Scott | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| R.J. Shelton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
kicking
| Michael Geiger | 1/2 | 50.0 | 36 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Jake Hartbarger | 5 | 257 | 51.4 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:10 | Royce Freeman 2 Yd Run (Aidan Schneider Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 10:02 | Josiah Price 12 Yd pass from Connor Cook (Michael Geiger Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 13:45 | Aaron Burbridge 17 Yd pass from Connor Cook (Michael Geiger Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 3 | 13:11 | Bralon Addison 81 Yd Punt Return (Aidan Schneider Kick) | 14 – 14 |
| 3 | 8:11 | LJ Scott 6 Yd Run (Michael Geiger Kick) | 14 – 21 |
| 3 | 1:08 | Michael Geiger 36 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 24 |
| 4 | 12:20 | Vernon Adams Jr. 2 Yd Run (Aidan Schneider Kick) | 21 – 24 |
| 4 | 10:51 | LJ Scott 38 Yd Run (Michael Geiger Kick) | 21 – 31 |
| 4 | 3:25 | Byron Marshall 15 Yd pass from Vernon Adams Jr. (Aidan Schneider Kick) | 28 – 31 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:12 AM UTCData methodology