Saturday, October 19
East Lansing, MI
7:30 PM
Michigan State University
4-3 , 2-2
32
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Iowa
4-3 , 2-2
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Michigan St.
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell/MSU Athletic Communications
Kim Kicks School Record Six Field Goals, Michigan State Beats Iowa, 32-20
10/19/2024 11:36:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Sixth-year graduate kicker Jonathan Kim set a school record with six field goals and Michigan State scored a touchdown with two minutes left as the Spartans beat Iowa, 32-20, in front of 69,682 fans on Homecoming at Spartan Stadium.
Michigan State improves to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten, while Iowa falls to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in league play.
The Spartans outgained the Hawkeyes, 468-283, and had the ball for 39:44 compared to Iowa's 20:16.
"Well, I'm really happy for our guys," said MSU head coach Jonathan Smith. "These guys have been working and did a good job. I thought handling the bye week, we really had two weeks to prepare for this one and it showed out there. Just a team win; you can talk about all three phases contributing to this one. So I was really, really happy with them."
Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles completed 22-of-30 passes for 256 yards and one touchdown, while running 11 times for 51 yards. Sixth-year running back Kay'ron Lynch-Adams carried 15 times for 86 yards and senior running back Nathan Carter had nine carries for 49 yards and one touchdown as Michigan State rushed for a season-high 212 yards.
Freshman wide receiver Nick Marsh caught eight passes for 113 yards, his second game this year with at least 100 yards, and senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. had five catches for a career-high 100 yards and a touchdown.
Kim kicked six field goals, including a season-high 55-yarder early in the fourth quarter, and set a new Michigan State school record, breaking the mark of Paul Edinger (1998) and John Langeloh (1988). It also tied a Big Ten record for most field goals in a conference game.
Graduate linebacker Cal Haladay, fifth-year senior linebacker Jordan Turner and junior defensive back Nikai Martinez had six tackles apiece to lead the Spartans, while graduate linebacker Darius Snow had five tackles. Martinez also recorded his second interception of the season.
SCORING SUMMARY
Michigan State kicked four field goals and held Iowa to 58 yards of total offense in the first half to take a 12-0 lead at halftime. The Spartans amassed 250 yards of total offense and held the ball for 21:12, compared to just 8:48 for the Hawkeyes.
MSU drove 52 yards on eight plays on its opening drive, capped by a 42-yard Kim field goal to take an early 3-0 lead.
After forcing a three-and-out on Iowa's first possession, Kim connected again on a field goal on MSU's second drive, this time from 43 yards out, as the Spartans went up, 6-0, at the 5:58 mark in the first quarter.
Following a Spartan turnover that gave Iowa good field position at the MSU 45-yard line, the Spartan defense responded by not allowing a first down, and the Hawkeyes couldn't convert on a 58-yard field-goal attempt with nine seconds left in the quarter.
Kim made two more field goals in the second quarter, from 36 yards and 29 yards, as Michigan State built a 12-0 lead. He did miss on a 55-yard attempt as time expired in the first half.
The Hawkeyes scored a touchdown on their opening drive of the third quarter, going 58 yards on eight plays, as Reece Vander Zee caught an 18-yard TD pass in the end zone from Cade McNamara to cut the Spartan lead to 12-7.
The Spartans responded with a touchdown on their first series of the second half to put the lead back at 12 points, 19-7. Chiles found Montorie Foster Jr. for an 18-yard touchdown to finish a nine-play, 75-yard drive that took 5:18 off the clock.
Iowa responded on its next drive, going 69 yards over 3:39 with a 2-yard touchdown run from quarterback Brendan Sullivan cutting the MSU lead to 19-14.
The Spartans moved the ball 40 yards on the next drive but stalled and Kim hit a season-best 55-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 22-14.
Martinez intercepted an Iowa pass and returned it to the Iowa 30-yard line midway through the fourth quarter and Kim finished the scoring drive with a 46-yard field goal, setting the school record for most in a game, pushing MSU's lead to 25-14 with 7:37 left.
Iowa responded immediately with a 75-yard touchdown run from Kaleb Johnson on the opening play of the drive making it 25-20 with 7:22 left, but failed to make the two-point conversion.
Michigan State countered with a nine-play, 75-yard drive, converting three first downs and an 11-yard pass to Marsh putting the Spartans on the 1-yard line before Carter scored with 2:03 left to extend the lead to 32-20.
UP NEXT
Michigan State returns to action next Saturday, Oct. 26 to take on Michigan in Ann Arbor at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Michigan State improves to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten, while Iowa falls to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in league play.
The Spartans outgained the Hawkeyes, 468-283, and had the ball for 39:44 compared to Iowa's 20:16.
"Well, I'm really happy for our guys," said MSU head coach Jonathan Smith. "These guys have been working and did a good job. I thought handling the bye week, we really had two weeks to prepare for this one and it showed out there. Just a team win; you can talk about all three phases contributing to this one. So I was really, really happy with them."
Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles completed 22-of-30 passes for 256 yards and one touchdown, while running 11 times for 51 yards. Sixth-year running back Kay'ron Lynch-Adams carried 15 times for 86 yards and senior running back Nathan Carter had nine carries for 49 yards and one touchdown as Michigan State rushed for a season-high 212 yards.
Freshman wide receiver Nick Marsh caught eight passes for 113 yards, his second game this year with at least 100 yards, and senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. had five catches for a career-high 100 yards and a touchdown.
Kim kicked six field goals, including a season-high 55-yarder early in the fourth quarter, and set a new Michigan State school record, breaking the mark of Paul Edinger (1998) and John Langeloh (1988). It also tied a Big Ten record for most field goals in a conference game.
Graduate linebacker Cal Haladay, fifth-year senior linebacker Jordan Turner and junior defensive back Nikai Martinez had six tackles apiece to lead the Spartans, while graduate linebacker Darius Snow had five tackles. Martinez also recorded his second interception of the season.
SCORING SUMMARY
Michigan State kicked four field goals and held Iowa to 58 yards of total offense in the first half to take a 12-0 lead at halftime. The Spartans amassed 250 yards of total offense and held the ball for 21:12, compared to just 8:48 for the Hawkeyes.
MSU drove 52 yards on eight plays on its opening drive, capped by a 42-yard Kim field goal to take an early 3-0 lead.
After forcing a three-and-out on Iowa's first possession, Kim connected again on a field goal on MSU's second drive, this time from 43 yards out, as the Spartans went up, 6-0, at the 5:58 mark in the first quarter.
Following a Spartan turnover that gave Iowa good field position at the MSU 45-yard line, the Spartan defense responded by not allowing a first down, and the Hawkeyes couldn't convert on a 58-yard field-goal attempt with nine seconds left in the quarter.
Kim made two more field goals in the second quarter, from 36 yards and 29 yards, as Michigan State built a 12-0 lead. He did miss on a 55-yard attempt as time expired in the first half.
The Hawkeyes scored a touchdown on their opening drive of the third quarter, going 58 yards on eight plays, as Reece Vander Zee caught an 18-yard TD pass in the end zone from Cade McNamara to cut the Spartan lead to 12-7.
The Spartans responded with a touchdown on their first series of the second half to put the lead back at 12 points, 19-7. Chiles found Montorie Foster Jr. for an 18-yard touchdown to finish a nine-play, 75-yard drive that took 5:18 off the clock.
Iowa responded on its next drive, going 69 yards over 3:39 with a 2-yard touchdown run from quarterback Brendan Sullivan cutting the MSU lead to 19-14.
The Spartans moved the ball 40 yards on the next drive but stalled and Kim hit a season-best 55-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 22-14.
Martinez intercepted an Iowa pass and returned it to the Iowa 30-yard line midway through the fourth quarter and Kim finished the scoring drive with a 46-yard field goal, setting the school record for most in a game, pushing MSU's lead to 25-14 with 7:37 left.
Iowa responded immediately with a 75-yard touchdown run from Kaleb Johnson on the opening play of the drive making it 25-20 with 7:22 left, but failed to make the two-point conversion.
Michigan State countered with a nine-play, 75-yard drive, converting three first downs and an 11-yard pass to Marsh putting the Spartans on the 1-yard line before Carter scored with 2:03 left to extend the lead to 32-20.
UP NEXT
Michigan State returns to action next Saturday, Oct. 26 to take on Michigan in Ann Arbor at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Team Stats
IOW
MSU
Total Yards
283
468
Pass Yards
150
256
Rushing Yards
133
212
Penalty Yards
30
55
1st Downs
12
27
3rd Downs
5
5
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
20:16
39:44
1st Quarter
IOW 0, MSU 3
MSU - Kim,Jonathan 42 yd field goal 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:58
IOW 0, MSU 6
MSU - Kim,Jonathan 43 yd field goal 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 03:27
2nd Quarter
IOW 0, MSU 9
MSU - Kim,Jonathan 36 yd field goal 7 plays, 42 yards, TOP 03:18
IOW 0, MSU 12
MSU - Kim,Jonathan 29 yd field goal 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 05:58
3rd Quarter
IOW 7, MSU 12
IOW - Vander Zee,Reece 18 yd pass from McNamara,Cade (Stevens,Drew kick) 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP 05:00
IOW 7, MSU 19
MSU - Foster Jr.,Montorie 18 yd pass from Chiles,Aidan (Kim,Jonathan kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:18
IOW 14, MSU 19
IOW - Sullivan,Brendan 2 yd run (Stevens,Drew kick), 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 03:39
4th Quarter
IOW 14, MSU 22
MSU - Kim,Jonathan 55 yd field goal 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 03:57
IOW 14, MSU 25
MSU - Kim,Jonathan 46 yd field goal 6 plays, 2 yards, TOP 03:18
IOW 20, MSU 25
IOW - Johnson,Kaleb 75 yd run (), 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:12
IOW 20, MSU 32
MSU - Carter,Nate 1 yd run (Kim,Jonathan kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:19
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
22
TD
1
YDS
256
INT
1
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