Michigan State Spartans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers - Box Score - October 31, 2009 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Michigan St 34

(4-5, 3-3 Big Ten)

Minnesota 42

(5-4, 3-3 Big Ten)

Alerts

8:00 PM ET, October 31, 2009

TCF Bank Stadium, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

	1	2	3	4	T
MSU	3	7	21	3	34
MINN	14	7	7	14	42

Top Performers

Passing: A. Weber (MINN) - 416 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: K. Martin (MSU) - 1 CAR, 84 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: D. Bennett (MINN) - 2 REC, 121 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MSU	MINN
	TD	14:40	Duane Bennett 62 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad Kick)	0	7
	TD	13:13	Brandon Green 37 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad Kick)	0	14
	FG	00:15	Brett Swenson 20 Yd	3	14
SECOND QUARTER				MSU	MINN
	TD	10:35	Brian Linthicum 26 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson Kick)	10	14
	TD	02:32	Nick Tow-Arnett 7 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad Kick)	10	21
THIRD QUARTER				MSU	MINN
	TD	14:47	Keshawn Martin 93 Yd Kickoff Return (Brett Swenson Kick)	17	21
	TD	12:27	Duane Bennett 1 Yd Run (Eric Ellestad Kick)	17	28
	TD	05:03	Keshawn Martin 84 Yd Run (Brett Swenson Kick)	24	28
	TD	00:00	Dion Sims 11 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson Kick)	31	28
FOURTH QUARTER				MSU	MINN
	TD	12:40	Nick Tow-Arnett 2 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad Kick)	31	35
	FG	08:10	Brett Swenson 20 Yd	34	35
	TD	06:04	Duane Bennett 59 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad Kick)	34	42

Team Stat Comparison

	MSU	MINN
1st Downs	17	17
3rd down efficiency	5-12	10-18
4th down efficiency	0-1	0-0
Total Yards	360	505
Passing	236	416
Comp-Att	21-36	19-33
Yards per pass	6.6	12.6
Rushing	124	89
Rushing Attempts	20	39
Yards per rush	6.2	2.3
Penalties	9-73	17-157
Turnovers	3	2
Fumbles lost	2	1
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	23:52	36:08

Michigan State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
K. Cousins	21/35	236	6.7	2	1
K. Nichol	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	21/36	236	6.6	2	1

Minnesota Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
A. Weber	19/31	416	13.4	5	1
M. Gray	0/2	0	0.0	0	0
Team	19/33	416	12.6	5	1

Michigan State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Martin	1	84	84.0	1	84
E. Baker	11	24	2.2	0	13
L. Caper	5	9	1.8	0	5
K. Nichol	1	9	9.0	0	9
A. Hawken	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
K. Cousins	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	20	124	6.2	1	84

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Bennett	14	36	2.6	1	5
K. Whaley	13	35	2.7	0	7
M. Gray	8	23	2.9	0	4
A. Weber	4	-5	-1.3	0	7
Team	39	89	2.3	1	7

Michigan State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Cunningham	5	83	16.6	0	49
B. Linthicum	3	38	12.7	1	26
B. White	4	36	9.0	0	13
K. Martin	2	22	11.0	0	13
C. Gantt	2	19	9.5	0	13
E. Baker	2	13	6.5	0	7
D. Sims	1	11	11.0	1	11
M. Dell	1	11	11.0	0	11
A. Hawken	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	21	236	11.2	2	49

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Bennett	2	121	60.5	2	62
D. McKnight	4	98	24.5	0	53
N. Tow-Arnett	8	81	10.1	2	33
B. Green	2	60	30.0	1	37
T. Stoudermire Jr.	1	48	48.0	0	48
J. Hoese	2	8	4.0	0	6
Team	19	416	21.9	5	62

Michigan State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
B. Denson	1	20	0
Team	1	20	0

Minnesota Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
M. Sherels	1	22	0
Team	1	22	0

Michigan State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Martin	4	176	44.0	93
E. Baker	1	19	19.0	19
Team	5	195	39.0	93

Minnesota Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
T. Stoudermire Jr.	6	192	32.0	71
Team	6	192	32.0	71

Michigan State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Martin	1	2	2.0	2
Team	1	2	2.0	2

Minnesota Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

Michigan State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
B. Swenson	2/2	100.0	20	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	20	4/4	10

Minnesota Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
E. Ellestad	0/1	0.0	--	6/6	6
Team	0/1	0.0	--	6/6	6

Michigan State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Bates	4	174	43.5	1	0	51
Team	4	174	43.5	1	0	51

Minnesota Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Haudan	4	144	36.0	0	3	50
Team	4	144	36.0	0	3	50

ATTENDANCE: 50,805