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Post-Game Notes: Michigan
10/20/2018 9:44:00 PM | Football
• Michigan defeated Michigan State, 21-7, before a sold-out crowd of 76,131 in Spartan Stadium . . . Mark Dantonio is 8-4 against Michigan during his 12-year tenure at MSU.
• The game was delayed with 5:15 remaining in the first quarter due to lightning . . . the delay officially lasted 1:15 (12:32 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.).
OFFENSE
• Junior wide receiver Darrell Stewart threw his first career touchdown pass, a 4-yarder to junior quarterback Brian Lewerke that tied the game at 7 with 11:12 left in the third quarter . . . it marked the first time a Spartan QB caught a TD pass since Drew Stanton against Illinois in 2004.
• Senior running back LJ Scott returned to the starting lineup for the first time since Sept. 8 at Arizona State . . . Scott missed the last four games with an injury . . . he finished with 25 yards on 10 carries.
DEFENSE
• Senior linebacker Andrew Dowell tied a career high with 10 tackles and two tackles for loss (7 yards), including a 5-yard sack.
• Junior linebacker Joe Bachie tallied 10 tackles, marking the eighth time in his career he has recorded double-digit stops.
• Junior defensive end Kenny Willekes recorded a season-high nine tackles, including two for losses (9 yards).
• Junior safety David Dowell had a season-high eight tackles.
• Sophomore defensive end Jacub Panasiuk recorded a career-high eight tackles.
SPECIAL TEAMS
• Tyler Hunt tied a school record with 11 punts for 457 yards (41.5 avg.) . . . he placed four punts inside the 20 . . . his 41.5-yard average was a season high . . . he had a 60-yard punt in the third quarter (career-long 63-yarder vs. Northwestern on Oct. 6) . . . the 11 punts as a team tied for second most in a single game in school history (record: 12 vs. Florida State in 1987; Greg Montgomery had 11 punts and one was blocked).
• The game was delayed with 5:15 remaining in the first quarter due to lightning . . . the delay officially lasted 1:15 (12:32 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.).
OFFENSE
• Junior wide receiver Darrell Stewart threw his first career touchdown pass, a 4-yarder to junior quarterback Brian Lewerke that tied the game at 7 with 11:12 left in the third quarter . . . it marked the first time a Spartan QB caught a TD pass since Drew Stanton against Illinois in 2004.
• Senior running back LJ Scott returned to the starting lineup for the first time since Sept. 8 at Arizona State . . . Scott missed the last four games with an injury . . . he finished with 25 yards on 10 carries.
DEFENSE
• Senior linebacker Andrew Dowell tied a career high with 10 tackles and two tackles for loss (7 yards), including a 5-yard sack.
• Junior linebacker Joe Bachie tallied 10 tackles, marking the eighth time in his career he has recorded double-digit stops.
• Junior defensive end Kenny Willekes recorded a season-high nine tackles, including two for losses (9 yards).
• Junior safety David Dowell had a season-high eight tackles.
• Sophomore defensive end Jacub Panasiuk recorded a career-high eight tackles.
SPECIAL TEAMS
• Tyler Hunt tied a school record with 11 punts for 457 yards (41.5 avg.) . . . he placed four punts inside the 20 . . . his 41.5-yard average was a season high . . . he had a 60-yard punt in the third quarter (career-long 63-yarder vs. Northwestern on Oct. 6) . . . the 11 punts as a team tied for second most in a single game in school history (record: 12 vs. Florida State in 1987; Greg Montgomery had 11 punts and one was blocked).
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