FINAL SCORE
Toledo Rockets at Michigan State Spartans game details
Friday, September 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Spartan Stadium · Attendance 72,083
Put the final score in perspective.
Michigan State finished 10 points ahead. The teams combined for 50 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Toledo 7, Michigan State 19. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Michigan State outscored its opponent in 3 and Toledo in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Toledo | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
 Michigan State | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 30 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 10 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 1-8 | 6-18 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 273 | 397 |
| Passing | 196 | 247 |
| Comp/Att | 12/21 | 26/34 |
| Yards per pass | 9.3 | 7.3 |
| Rushing | 77 | 150 |
| Rushing Attempts | 20 | 49 |
| Yards per rush | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Penalties | 7-39 | 4-43 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 16:44 | 43:16 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Toledo Rockets
passing
| John Alan Richter | 12/21 | 196 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 37.2 |
rushing
| Connor Walendzak | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 1 | 71 |
| CJ Miller | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Autavius Ison | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Alan Richter | 4 | -19 | -4.8 | 0 | 4 |
receiving
| Adjatay Dabbs | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 2 | 60 |
| Bryson Hammer | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 31 |
| Daryl Barnett Jr. | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Connor Walendzak | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 |
defensive
| Isaac Zay | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Conteh | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Fox | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armorion Smith | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Petite | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Hutchinson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Jones | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Zock | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Donovan Watkins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Camese | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Long | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Prince | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Lambert-Pipkin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezra Odinjor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Crosby Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Huss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reice Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Hohler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Peart II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Trenton Jones | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
kicking
| Reice Griffith | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Markus Meincke | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Michigan State Spartans
passing
| Alessio Milivojevic | 26/34 | 247 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
rushing
| Cam Edwards | 27 | 98 | 3.6 | 1 | 17 |
| Marvis Parrish | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Jaziun Patterson | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Chrishon McCray | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cam Fancher | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alessio Milivojevic | 6 | -5 | -0.8 | 0 | 13 |
receiving
| Rodney Bullard Jr. | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 1 | 26 |
| Chrishon McCray | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 20 |
| Jayden Savoury | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Fredrick Moore | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Brennan Parachek | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| KK Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cam Edwards | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
fumbles
defensive
| Michael Richard | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Vaught | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Pretzlaff | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tre Bell | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Coenen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mikeshun Beeler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyran Chappell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Sharpe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikai Martinez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Wheatland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Roberts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Brantley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keahnist Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Soares Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Khalil Majeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Gash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Kenneth Williams | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Chrishon McCray | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
kicking
| Liam Boyd | 5/6 | 83.0 | 51 | 1/1 | 16 |
punting
| Rhys Dakin | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:59 | Cam Edwards 2 Yd Run (Liam Boyd Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 0:06 | Liam Boyd 32 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 10 |
| 2 | 11:37 | Liam Boyd 42 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 13 |
| 2 | 7:50 | Adjatay Dabbs 60 Yd pass from John Alan Richter (Reice Griffith Kick) | 7 – 13 |
| 2 | 4:10 | Liam Boyd 48 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 16 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Liam Boyd 35 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 19 |
| 3 | 6:49 | Adjatay Dabbs 6 Yd pass from John Alan Richter (Reice Griffith Kick) | 14 – 19 |
| 4 | 13:47 | Connor Walendzak 71 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 20 – 19 |
| 4 | 10:37 | Rodney Bullard Jr. 5 Yd pass from Alessio Milivojevic (Alessio Milivojevic Pass to Rodney Bullard Jr. for Two-Point Conversion) | 20 – 27 |
| 4 | 1:55 | Liam Boyd 51 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 30 |
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