Post-Game Notes
11/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 13, 2004
EAST LANSING, Mich. -
MICHIGAN STATE POST-GAME NOTES
Michigan State vs. Wisconsin
Spartan Stadium - East Lansing, Mich.
Nov. 13, 2004
MSU Game Notes
· Today's attendance: 76,697, which is a season high. It is the 39th consecutive sellout of Spartan Stadium.
· Michigan State now leads the all-time series 26-19, including a 13-7 edge in games played in East Lansing. The Badgers had won two in a row and seven of the last nine, and had won in each of their last two trips to Spartan Stadium.
· Michigan State is now 17-16 in its last 33 games played against ranked teams, including an 11-3 record in games played in Spartan Stadium. MSU is 2-1 against ranked teams this season, owning a 51-17 victory over then-No. 19 Minnesota Oct. 16 and falling in triple overtime at then-No. 12 Michigan Oct. 30, 45-37.
· Michigan State's victory over No. 4 Wisconsin marked the first time MSU had beaten a team ranked that high since a 34-31 victory over No. 3 Michigan Oct. 9, 1999, in Spartan Stadium.
· Michigan State's 49 points were the most scored against Wisconsin since a 63-32 Indiana victory Nov. 24, 2001.
· MSU's 35-point margin of victory was the largest in the series since a 55-2 victory in Spartan Stadium in 1998.
· Wisconsin, which led the nation in scoring defense, had allowed only nine touchdowns in its first nine games. MSU scored seven touchdowns today. Michigan State's 49 points were 10 more than Wisconsin's first six opponents combined.
· Michigan State had four players rush for at least 70 yards, led by Jehuu Caulcrick who posted 146 yards and Jason Teague who gained 112. It marked the first 100-yard rushing games for both Caulcrick and Teague. Caulcrick's previous high was 94 yards vs. Minnesota earlier this season. Teague's previous high was 95 yards last season at Minnesota.
· Michigan State rushed for 430 yards, which was the most allowed by Wisconsin this season, easily surpassing the previous high of 147 by Northwestern. It was MSU's seventh 200-yard rushing game, third 300-yard game and first 400-yard game of the season.
· Michigan State's total of 551 yards of offense was the most allowed by Wisconsin this season. The previous high was 367 by Purdue.
· Michigan State has amassed at least 400 yards of offense in every Big Ten game this season.
· Although rushing for 430 yards, Michigan State gained only 121 yards in the air, its lowest output of the year.
· Damon Dowdell had a 61-yard run on MSU's second possession, which was the longest run allowed by the Wisconsin defense this season.
· Jason Teague had a 42-yard run on MSU's third possession with over 9:00 left in the first quarter, giving MSU 112 yards rushing, which was already well over Wisconsin's average of 87.3 rushing yards allowed and making MSU just the third team this season to rush for over 100 yards against the Badgers.
· Wisconsin had only allowed seven runs of 20 or more yards all season, and MSU accomplished the feat six times by four different players.
· Damon Dowdell connected on a four-yard touchdown pass to Eric Knott with 7:45 left in the first quarter. It was Knott's team-leading fourth touchdown reception of the season and the 10th of his career.
· Marshall Campbell had his third blocked punt of the season in the first quarter, and it was recovered by Travis Key for a touchdown. Campbell blocked a punt vs. Notre Dame that was recovered for a touchdown, and also blocked a punt at Michigan.
· Aaron Alexander threw a 30-yard scoring pass to Jason Teague with 6:22 left in the second quarter to cap a 99-yard scoring drive. It was the second time this season that an MSU receiver threw a touchdown pass, as Jerramy Scott hit Drew Stanton with an 18-yard score vs. Illinois.
· Alexander's touchdown pass was the second of his career. The first was a 44-yard bomb to Charles Rogers in 2002 vs. Wisconsin.
· The one-yard touchdown run by Jehuu Caulcrick with 11:02 left in the third quarter was his fourth rushing touchdown of the season.
· With seven extra points, Dave Rayner became MSU's all-time leader in career extra points with 142. John Langeloh (1987-90) held the previous record with 137.
· Drew Stanton threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Matt Trannon with 1:19 left in the third quarter. It was Trannon's second touchdown catch of the season and first since the season opener at Rutgers.
· DeAndra Cobb's 55-yard touchdown run with 12:03 left in the game was his fourth rushing touchdown of the season.
· Jason Teague's one-yard touchdown run with 5:08 left in the game was his fifth of the season and MSU's 18th rushing touchdown this season, and capped MSU's second 99-yard drive of the game.
· Michigan State had two goal-line stands during the game, stuffing Wisconsin at the 1-yard line both times. On the first stand, the Badgers had first-and-goal at the one.
