Dan Conroy's field goal keeps Spartans in charge
Michigan State coach arrives at Michigan Stadium earlier today for the annual rivalry game against Michigan.
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
Fourth quarter Michigan State 34, Michigan 17: Dan Conroy kicked his second field goal of the game, a 28-yarder to finish off a 62-yard, nine-play drive.
Michigan State 31, Michigan 17: Denard Robinson scored on 4-yard run to open the fourth quarter. Robinson has 18 carries for 86 yards.
Third quarter Michigan State 31, Michigan 10: Larry Caper bulled through most of the Michigan defense to score on an 8-yard run. Michigan State's 10-play, 95-yard drive started when Johnny Adams intercepted Denard Robinson's pass on the MSU 5-yard line.
Michigan State 24, Michigan 10: Kirk Cousins hit wide receiver Mark Dell with a 41-yard touchdown pass.
Second quarter Michigan State 17, Michigan 10: Dan Conroy kicked a 38-yard field goal with 23 seconds left in the first half. The Spartans drove 38 yards in nine plays. Michigan attempted a 42-yard field goal with three seconds left, but it was blocked.
Michigan State 14, Michigan 10: Le'Veon Bell scored on a 41-yard run to give the Spartans the lead again.
Michigan 10, Michigan State 7: Michigan quarterback sophomore Denard Robinson found a wide-open Martell Webb for an 11-yard touchdown pass. Michigan's drive covered 60 yards in nine plays and ended with Webb's first catch of the season.
Michigan State 7, Michigan 3: Edwin Baker raced 61 yards for a touchdown. A 45-second, two-play, 84-yard drive.
First quarter Michigan 3, Michigan State 0: Seth Broekhuizen kicked a 34-yard field goal to cap a 14-play, 73-yard drive. It's Michigan's first field goal since the opening game against UConn and was the first of Broekhuizen's career.
First possession: Denard Robinson's pass was intercepted in the end zone by Michigan State's Trent Robinson. Michigan drove 65 yards in eight plays to the MSU 10-yard line before the interception.
Pregame
Will the often-noted Michigan-Michigan State statistic hold true today? The team with the most rushing yards has won the state rivalry game 38 of the last 42 games.
Michigan State and Michigan both enter today's game with 5-0 records. Michigan is third in the nation in rushing, averaging 324.4 yards per game.
The pregame festivities are under way, and we'll update this file throughout today's game.
More pregame notes
Just dropping in: Members of the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" out of Fort Campbell, Ky., will parachute into Michigan Stadium during the national anthem as part of the pregame festivities.
Honored today: The honorary captain is Phil Brabbs, best known among Michigan football fans as the place-kicker whose last-play, 44-yard field goal gave Michigan a victory against Washington in 2002. Brabbs is fighting multiple myeloma and now is a champion for cancer awareness.
Student section fun: Fans in the student section at Michigan Stadium will form a block M of blue T-shirts that will stand out in the rest of the "Maize Out."
Michigan injuries: Out: Mike Jones (leg), Fitzgerald Toussaint (shoulder), Jared Van Slyke (clavicle), Mike Williams (head), Troy Woolfolk (ankle). Probable: John Ferrara (hand), Mike Shaw (knee).
Comments
Sean T.
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 10:11 p.m.
Skipit, Dantonio has only coached one more year than RR and has been bowl eligible 4 years straight. I should mention that he did this with the last regime's players who were from a totally different system. (spread) They weren't his recruits but he made them his players and didn't make a bunch of excuses. He brought in his own staff and lost a few coaches along the way but remained on course to building a program while we flail along on the back of one player. It's called Snake oil.
Smiley
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 7:42 p.m.
That was the worst game I've ever attended in my life...and I was at the Colorado game. Hands down, the worst performance (and effort) I've ever seen out of Michigan. Yet... GO BLUE!!
Skipit3
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 6:14 p.m.
stunhsif:"...it is obvious how much better a coach Mark D. is compared to RR." How long has Dantonio been coaching MSU? How long has RR been coaching UM? Well, RR will be UM's coach for a long time to come. We'll see whom the better coach is once RR finally gets his system fully implemented. I know the haters and the MSUck fans will be flooding this blog with trash. But remember! We have lost this battle today, but the war is not over.
Jaxon5
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 6:08 p.m.
Dantonio is a much better coach than RR. He is building a program. RR is destroying correction... has destroyed one.
Sean T.
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 5:49 p.m.
Well, I'm not going to bother since TOP and balance means nothing. On to next week!
Jaxon5
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 5:48 p.m.
Not ready for prime time... but don't worry, just need more time to build the system, to get our type of players. Then, we'll be there. (Right, in the year 2017)
stunhsif
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 5:47 p.m.
It's over folks. I was close on the score. I predicted MSU 38 and Mich 21. Mark D. and his well coached team tore Denard apart. Don't want to rub it in but it is obvious how much better a coach Mark D. is compared to RR. Go Green Go White!!
15crown00
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 5:36 p.m.
BEAT DOWN Yes sir arrogant ones exactly what happened to the mighty Blue and Yellow.
Jim
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 5:08 p.m.
Tough weekend. Beat down by Sparty and w/ Bama about to lose, OSU will be #1.
a2citizen
Sat, Oct 9, 2010 : 5:03 p.m.
So what exactly has Robinson done this year (beside chalk up personal stats) that Forcier didn't do last year. That's your defense out their Woolfolk. Are their practice habits the same as Forciers?