Michigan State 28, Penn State 22
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 27, 2010
Where: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
35°
Head Official:
Dan Capron
Attendance:
102649
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Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes and Michigan State clinched a share of the Big Ten title for the first time since 1990 with a 28-22 win over Penn State on Saturday.
Michigan State, ranked 10th in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll and in the BCS standings, and Ohio State, which defeated Michigan on Saturday, are 11-1 and 7-1 in the Big Ten. Wisconsin, which was also tied for first going into the day, faces Northwestern Saturday afternoon.
Michigan State also ended its 46-year drought at Beaver Stadium, winning there for the first time since 1965.
Penn State (7-5, 4-4 Big Ten) was led by two Matthew McGloin touchdown passes and a scoring run by Evan Royster.
Michigan State scored on its first drive, which ended on Edwin Baker's 7-yard touchdown run. Collin Wagner kicked a 34-yard field goal for Penn State.
Cousins threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to B.J. Cunningham in the second quarter. He also hit Cunningham with a 24-yard scoring pass in the third quarter.
Cousins completed 17 of 22 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Baker gained 118 yards on 28 carries and one score.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Michigan State |
|
Penn State |
Edwin Baker
|
Player |
Evan Royster
|
28 |
Attempts |
14 |
118 |
Yards |
85 |
4.2 |
Avg Yards |
6.1 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Michigan State
|
331 |
163 |
168 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
Penn State
|
396 |
84 |
312 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |