Saturday, November 30
East Lansing, Mich.
3:30 PM ET
Michigan State University
6-6 , 4-5
19
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16
Maryland
3-9 , 1-8
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2nd
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Maryland
7
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9
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16
Michigan State
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell/MSU Athletic Communications
Spartans Take Down Terrapins, Become Bowl Eligible
11/30/2019 8:45:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Matt Coghlin tied a career high with four field goals and Brian Lewerke threw for 342 yards as Michigan State defeated Maryland, 19-16, on Senior Day at Spartan Stadium.
The Spartans (6-6, 4-5 Big Ten) won their sixth game of the season, becoming bowl eligible for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons under head coach Mark Dantonio.
Coghlin kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter, a 32-yarder to tie it at 16 and the game-winner from 33 yards out with 2:14 remaining. He also connected on a 40-yarder in the first quarter and a 36-yarder in the second quarter.
Lewerke finished the game 30-of-41 passing for 342 yards, his eighth 300-yard passing game of his career. His favorite target on the day was true freshman Tre Mosley, who caught eight passes for 73 yards.
Defensively, the Spartans had four sacks and 10 tackles for loss, including 2.5 by Kenny Willekes, who became the school's all-time leader in tackles for loss with 49.5, surpassing Julian Peterson. Jacub Panasiuk also had 2.5 tackles for loss with a 7-yard sack and blocked an extra-point attempt in the third quarter that proved to be a huge play in the game.
The Spartans marched down the field on their opening possession of the contest and took a quick 3-0 lead as Coghlin connected on a 40-yard field goal.
MSU forced back-to-back turnovers on Maryland's first two possessions, as Josiah Scott recorded an interception and Antjuan Simmons recovered a fumble, but the Spartans couldn't convert the opportunities into points.
Maryland (3-9, 1-8 Big Ten) took a 7-3 lead with 34 seconds left in the first quarter on a 44-yard TD pass from Josh Jackson to Dontay Demus.
MSU bounced back in the second quarter to take a 13-7 advantage into halftime. Coghlin hit a 36-yard field goal at the 11:45 mark to trim the deficit to 7-6, and Lewerke capped a 12-play, 78-yard drive in 4:59 with a 1-yard TD run with 3:08 left in the half.
Maryland kicked a field goal on its opening possession of the third quarter, and regained the lead on Anthony McFarland's 63-yard score that made it 16-13 in favor of the Terrapins at the 11:10 mark. Jacub Panasiuk blocked UMD's extra-point attempt to keep it a three-point game.
With Maryland driving into Spartan territory late in the third quarter, Noah Harvey sacked Terrapin quarterback Josh Jackson and forced a fumble, which was recovered by Mike Panasiuk at the MSU 27-yard line. On the ensuing drive, the Spartans went 59 yards on 13 plays and tied the game at 16 on Coghlin's 32-yard field goal with 9:30 remaining in the game.
On what proved to be the game-winning drive, Michigan State took over at its own 11-yard line with 7:13 left and went 74 yards on 12 plays, while taking 4:59 off the clock as Coghlin hit the game-winner from 33 yards out with 2:14 left.
Maryland had one last chance, but the Spartans didn't allow a first down as the Terrapins turned the ball over on downs with 1:21 remaining.
The Spartans will find out their bowl destination next Sunday, Dec. 8.
The Spartans (6-6, 4-5 Big Ten) won their sixth game of the season, becoming bowl eligible for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons under head coach Mark Dantonio.
Coghlin kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter, a 32-yarder to tie it at 16 and the game-winner from 33 yards out with 2:14 remaining. He also connected on a 40-yarder in the first quarter and a 36-yarder in the second quarter.
Lewerke finished the game 30-of-41 passing for 342 yards, his eighth 300-yard passing game of his career. His favorite target on the day was true freshman Tre Mosley, who caught eight passes for 73 yards.
Defensively, the Spartans had four sacks and 10 tackles for loss, including 2.5 by Kenny Willekes, who became the school's all-time leader in tackles for loss with 49.5, surpassing Julian Peterson. Jacub Panasiuk also had 2.5 tackles for loss with a 7-yard sack and blocked an extra-point attempt in the third quarter that proved to be a huge play in the game.
The Spartans marched down the field on their opening possession of the contest and took a quick 3-0 lead as Coghlin connected on a 40-yard field goal.
MSU forced back-to-back turnovers on Maryland's first two possessions, as Josiah Scott recorded an interception and Antjuan Simmons recovered a fumble, but the Spartans couldn't convert the opportunities into points.
Maryland (3-9, 1-8 Big Ten) took a 7-3 lead with 34 seconds left in the first quarter on a 44-yard TD pass from Josh Jackson to Dontay Demus.
MSU bounced back in the second quarter to take a 13-7 advantage into halftime. Coghlin hit a 36-yard field goal at the 11:45 mark to trim the deficit to 7-6, and Lewerke capped a 12-play, 78-yard drive in 4:59 with a 1-yard TD run with 3:08 left in the half.
Maryland kicked a field goal on its opening possession of the third quarter, and regained the lead on Anthony McFarland's 63-yard score that made it 16-13 in favor of the Terrapins at the 11:10 mark. Jacub Panasiuk blocked UMD's extra-point attempt to keep it a three-point game.
With Maryland driving into Spartan territory late in the third quarter, Noah Harvey sacked Terrapin quarterback Josh Jackson and forced a fumble, which was recovered by Mike Panasiuk at the MSU 27-yard line. On the ensuing drive, the Spartans went 59 yards on 13 plays and tied the game at 16 on Coghlin's 32-yard field goal with 9:30 remaining in the game.
On what proved to be the game-winning drive, Michigan State took over at its own 11-yard line with 7:13 left and went 74 yards on 12 plays, while taking 4:59 off the clock as Coghlin hit the game-winner from 33 yards out with 2:14 left.
Maryland had one last chance, but the Spartans didn't allow a first down as the Terrapins turned the ball over on downs with 1:21 remaining.
The Spartans will find out their bowl destination next Sunday, Dec. 8.
Team Stats
UMD
MSU
Total Yards
316
430
Pass Yards
152
342
Rushing Yards
164
88
Penalty Yards
5
40
1st Downs
15
23
3rd Downs
1
8
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
22:07
37:53
1st Quarter
UMD 0, MSU 3
MSU - Coghlin, Matt 40 yd field goal 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:37
UMD 7, MSU 3
UMD - Demus, Dontay 44 yd pass from Jackson, Josh (Petrino, Joseph kick) 2 plays, 59 yards, TOP 0:34
2nd Quarter
UMD 7, MSU 6
MSU - Coghlin, Matt 36 yd field goal 10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 4:02
UMD 7, MSU 13
MSU - Lewerke, Brian 1 yd run (Coghlin, Matt kick), 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 4:59
3rd Quarter
UMD 10, MSU 13
UMD - Petrino, Joseph 33 yd field goal 7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:13
UMD 16, MSU 13
UMD - McFarland, A. 63 yd run (Petrino, Joseph kickblocked), 1 plays, 63 yards, TOP 0:12
4th Quarter
UMD 16, MSU 16
MSU - Coghlin, Matt 32 yd field goal 13 plays, 59 yards, TOP 6:15
UMD 16, MSU 19
MSU - Coghlin, Matt 33 yd field goal 12 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:59
Game Leaders
CMP
30
TD
0
YDS
342
INT
2
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
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