Michigan State University Athletics
Post-Game Notes: Indiana
9/28/2019 11:33:00 PM | Football
With the 40-31 win over Indiana, Michigan State improved to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in Big Ten play . . . Mark Dantonio is 10-1 against the Hoosiers . . . MSU kept the Old Brass Spittoon for the third year in a row year and is now 48-16-2 all-time against Indiana . . . MSU is 48-13-1 against Indiana since 1950, the first year the two schools played for the Old Brass Spittoon . . . the Spartans are 26-6-1 against the Hoosiers in East Lansing, winning the last eight match-ups in Spartan Stadium.
Mark Dantonio, already the winningest coach in Michigan State history, tied Ohio State's John Cooper for 12th place on the all-time Big Ten wins list with 111 victories.
OFFENSE
Brian Lewerke finished with 378 total yards of offense (300 passing, 78 rushing), the fourth-highest total of his career (475 vs. Northwestern in 2017; 425 vs. Penn State in 2017; 396 vs. Notre Dame in 2017) and the ninth-highest total in school history . . . he completed 18-of-36 passes for 300 yards for his seventh career 300-yard passing game . . . Lewerke's team-high 78 rushing yards were the third-highest total of his career (career-high 81 vs. Western Michigan in 2017; 79 vs. Maryland in 2016) . . . Lewerke is now just one of two Spartan quarterbacks in school history to pass for more than 6,000 yards (6,539) and rush for more than 1,000 yards (1,039), joining Drew Stanton (6,524 passing yards, 1,512 rushing yards) . . . Lewerke has thrown for 1,325 yards and 10 touchdowns against just one interception this season . . . Lewerke is now fourth in MSU history with 6,539 career passing yards.
Darrell Stewart posted his third 100-yard receiving game of the season with five catches for 117 yards . . . his career-long 44-yard reception late in the fourth quarter set up MSU's game-winning field goal later in the drive . . . he recorded two touchdown receptions for the first time in career (5 yards and 26 yards, both in second quarter) . . . his 556 receiving yards this season are already a career high (previous: 501 in 2017) . . . he also has 35 catches, including three for TDs . . . he has now caught a pass in 29 straight games, including 11 consecutive with at least three receptions . . . Stewart finished with 159 all-purpose yards (42 kick return).
Michigan State finished with 442 yards of total offense (300 passing, 142 rushing).
Elijah Collins rushed for his third TD of the season on a 4-yard run in the first quarter . . . he had a team-high 17 carries for 56 yards.
Matt Seybert recorded his third touchdown in the past two games with a 10-yard reception with 12:12 left in the fourth quarter that gave MSU a 28-24 lead . . . Seybert finished with three catches for 43 yards.
Since 2010, Michigan State is 54-5 when scoring 30-plus points in a game . . . overall, MSU is 66-12 when scoring 30-plus points under Dantonio.
DEFENSE
Michigan State's streak of not allowing 30 points was snapped at 16 games, as Indiana scored 31 against the Spartans . . . the last team to score 30 points on the Spartans was Utah State in the 2018 season opener (31 points).
Michael Dowell recovered a fumble in the end zone on the last play of the game on a failed Indiana lateral attempt . . . it marked MSU's second defensive TD of the season and 32nd of the Dantonio era.
Kenny Willekes tallied a season-high 12 tackles, the second-highest total of his career (career-high 13 vs. Ohio State in 2018).
Tyriq Thompson posted a career-high seven tackles.
Antjuan Simmons tied a career high with 2.5 tackles for loss (10 yards) and nine stops overall.
Raequan Williams had a season-high five tackles . . . for the third consecutive game, he recorded a sack . . . he had 1.5 TFLs overall.
Josh Butler had a career-high three pass break-ups.
Although MSU allowed a season-high 356 yards of offense, the Hoosiers were held to 70 yards on the ground . . . the Spartans have held four of their five opponents under 100-yards rushing in 2019.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jake Hartbarger averaged 54.2 yards per punt (four punts for 217 yards) . . . he boomed a 60-yarder in the second quarter and placed two inside the 20 . . . he now has a Big Ten-best 10 punts of 50-plus yards this season.
Matt Coghlin kicked the game-winning field goal, a 21-yarder, with five seconds remaining . . . although Coghlin missed his first field goal (43 yards) of the day, he connected on a 44-yarder with 3:33 left that extended MSU's lead to 31-24.
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Mark Dantonio, already the winningest coach in Michigan State history, tied Ohio State's John Cooper for 12th place on the all-time Big Ten wins list with 111 victories.
OFFENSE
Brian Lewerke finished with 378 total yards of offense (300 passing, 78 rushing), the fourth-highest total of his career (475 vs. Northwestern in 2017; 425 vs. Penn State in 2017; 396 vs. Notre Dame in 2017) and the ninth-highest total in school history . . . he completed 18-of-36 passes for 300 yards for his seventh career 300-yard passing game . . . Lewerke's team-high 78 rushing yards were the third-highest total of his career (career-high 81 vs. Western Michigan in 2017; 79 vs. Maryland in 2016) . . . Lewerke is now just one of two Spartan quarterbacks in school history to pass for more than 6,000 yards (6,539) and rush for more than 1,000 yards (1,039), joining Drew Stanton (6,524 passing yards, 1,512 rushing yards) . . . Lewerke has thrown for 1,325 yards and 10 touchdowns against just one interception this season . . . Lewerke is now fourth in MSU history with 6,539 career passing yards.
Darrell Stewart posted his third 100-yard receiving game of the season with five catches for 117 yards . . . his career-long 44-yard reception late in the fourth quarter set up MSU's game-winning field goal later in the drive . . . he recorded two touchdown receptions for the first time in career (5 yards and 26 yards, both in second quarter) . . . his 556 receiving yards this season are already a career high (previous: 501 in 2017) . . . he also has 35 catches, including three for TDs . . . he has now caught a pass in 29 straight games, including 11 consecutive with at least three receptions . . . Stewart finished with 159 all-purpose yards (42 kick return).
Michigan State finished with 442 yards of total offense (300 passing, 142 rushing).
Elijah Collins rushed for his third TD of the season on a 4-yard run in the first quarter . . . he had a team-high 17 carries for 56 yards.
Matt Seybert recorded his third touchdown in the past two games with a 10-yard reception with 12:12 left in the fourth quarter that gave MSU a 28-24 lead . . . Seybert finished with three catches for 43 yards.
Since 2010, Michigan State is 54-5 when scoring 30-plus points in a game . . . overall, MSU is 66-12 when scoring 30-plus points under Dantonio.
DEFENSE
Michigan State's streak of not allowing 30 points was snapped at 16 games, as Indiana scored 31 against the Spartans . . . the last team to score 30 points on the Spartans was Utah State in the 2018 season opener (31 points).
Michael Dowell recovered a fumble in the end zone on the last play of the game on a failed Indiana lateral attempt . . . it marked MSU's second defensive TD of the season and 32nd of the Dantonio era.
Kenny Willekes tallied a season-high 12 tackles, the second-highest total of his career (career-high 13 vs. Ohio State in 2018).
Tyriq Thompson posted a career-high seven tackles.
Antjuan Simmons tied a career high with 2.5 tackles for loss (10 yards) and nine stops overall.
Raequan Williams had a season-high five tackles . . . for the third consecutive game, he recorded a sack . . . he had 1.5 TFLs overall.
Josh Butler had a career-high three pass break-ups.
Although MSU allowed a season-high 356 yards of offense, the Hoosiers were held to 70 yards on the ground . . . the Spartans have held four of their five opponents under 100-yards rushing in 2019.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jake Hartbarger averaged 54.2 yards per punt (four punts for 217 yards) . . . he boomed a 60-yarder in the second quarter and placed two inside the 20 . . . he now has a Big Ten-best 10 punts of 50-plus yards this season.
Matt Coghlin kicked the game-winning field goal, a 21-yarder, with five seconds remaining . . . although Coghlin missed his first field goal (43 yards) of the day, he connected on a 44-yarder with 3:33 left that extended MSU's lead to 31-24.
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