Post-Game Notes: Iowa

GAME NOTES
• Saturday's game was MSU's 108th Homecoming game dating back to 1915, with the only years that Homecoming games were not played since 1915 only twice, in 1943 and 2020 . . . with Saturday's win, MSU is 71-34-3 in its 108 Homecoming games, including 17-7 since 2000, including 3-1 over Iowa in that span.

SERIES
• Saturday marked the 50th meeting between Michigan State and Iowa, with the Spartans winning four of the last six meetings, cutting Iowa's overall lead to 25-23-2 . . . MSU has won the last two meetings in East Lansing as Saturday was Iowa's first visit since 2017, and the Spartans now hold a 12-10-1 edge in games in East Lansing . . . Saturday was also only the second night-game match-up in Spartan Stadium and it's now 1-1, as MSU fell to No. 7 Iowa, 15-13, on Oct. 24, 2009.

TEAM
• Michigan State's 32 points were its second-most of the season behind 40 points vs. Prairie View A&M (9/14/24) and the most in a Big Ten game since scoring 34 on Homecoming 2022, in a 34-28 win over Wisconsin.

SPECIAL TEAMS
• Graduate placekicker Jonathan Kim split the uprights on a school-record 6-of-7 on field goals, including making four of 40+ yards . . . Kim's six field goals is the most in the Big Ten and FBS this season . . . the six field goals betters the previous school record of five, done three times and last since 1998 by Paul Edinger twice that season, vs. Ohio State and Northwestern, and also by John Langeloh vs. Wisconsin in 1988.

• Kim's six field goals ties a modern-day Big Ten record, matching Jake Moody of Michigan with six field goals vs. Indiana (11/17/18), and is tied for the most in a Big Ten game, and overall trailing only seven field goals by E.C. Robertson of Purdue on 10/27/1900 vs. Rose Poly . . . with 20 points Saturday, Kim also set a top mark in modern-day Big Ten history by a kicker, bettering 19 (Moody) in the aforementioned 2018 win over Indiana, and behind Robertson's 35-point scoring output against Rose Poly.

• Kim's longest field goal of the night was a 55-yarder, marking his career-long at home, and second of 55 yards or more vs. Iowa, behind his career-long and Kinnick Stadium record of 58-yards last season at Iowa (9/30/23) . . . the 55-yarder is tied for No. 6 on MSU's longest field goal list, matching Edinger vs. Wisconsin in 1999.

• The six field goals moves Kim to 15-of-16 on the season, including 8-of-9 on field goals of 40+ yards . . . Kim is now 13-of-14 on PATs this season and 33-of-34 for his career . . . he has made at least one field goal in five of the seven games this season and 14 of his 19 games as a Spartan . . . the six field goals was his career-best fourth game this season with multiple field goals and seventh game of his career.

• Ray Guy Award Watch List member redshirt-sophomore punter Ryan Eckley did not punt at all Saturday night, marking the first time that Michigan State did not punt in a game since Nov. 18, 1989, vs. Northwestern in a 76-14 win.

• According to the Big Ten record book, Saturday was only the 23rd time in a Big Ten Conference game for a team to not punt in a game.

OFFENSE
• MSU amassed a season-high 212 rushing yards on 40 carries, the Spartans' first time this season over 200 yards, and topping the previous season-best of 188 vs. Prairie View A&M (9/14/24) and bettering the previous top mark of the season of 37 carries vs. Florida Atlantic (8/30/24).

• The Spartans dominated the time of possession to the tune of a 39:44 - 20:16 (19:28) advantage . . . the 39:44 was MSU's highest time of possession of the season by nearly six minutes, topping the previous high of 33:57 vs. Prairie View A&M . . . the 39:44 was also the most since Nov. 25, 2017 vs. Rutgers when Michigan State had a 47:50 - 12:10 (35:40) advantage.

• Michigan State 's TD pass from Aidan Chiles to Montorie Foster Jr. was the Spartans' first TD in the third quarter this season . . . MSU scored on its opening drive for the fourth time this season, as the Spartans also scored on their first drive of the game with a TD in both the game at Maryland (9/7/24) and vs. Prairie View A&M (9/14/24), and field goals at Boston College (9/21/24) . . . Michigan State's 20 points in the second half were its most points scored after halftime this season, bettering the previous second-half high score of 13 points vs. Prairie View A&M (9/14/24).

• MSU scored on eight of its 10 offensive drives, with the other two drives ending on an interception and a missed field goal, while not punting at all.

• Freshman wide receiver Nick Marsh had 113 receiving yards and senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. had 100 receiving yards, marking the first Spartan receiving duo with 100-yard receiving games since Oct. 2, 2021, when current NFL standouts Jalen Nailor and Jayden Reed did so against Western Kentucky with Nailor having 128 yards on eight catches and Reed snaring 127 yards on four receptions . . . it was the first time in a Big Ten game since Dec. 3, 2011, vs. Wisconsin when B.J. Cunningham, 115 yards (5 catches) and Keshawn Martin, 115 yards (9 catches) vs. Wisconsin.

• Saturday was MSU's second game this season in scoring both a rushing and passing TD, also doing so in the Prairie View A&M game (9/14/24) . . . it was the fifth game this season the Spartans have scored at least one rushing TD, also posting a ground score in the contests vs. Florida Atlantic (8/30/24), Prairie View A&M (9/14/24), at Boston College (9/21/24) and at Oregon (10/4/24) . . . Saturday marked the fourth game this season with at least one passing TD, also doing to at Maryland (9/7/24), Prairie View A&M (9/14/24) and Ohio State (9/28/24).

• Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles was 22-for-30 for a career-high 73.3 percent, for 256 yards . . . the 256 yards was a season-high at home and Chiles' third game this season with 240+ yards, and second-highest of the year behind his season-high 363 at Maryland (9/7/24) and joining 241 at Boston College (9/21/24).

• Chiles registered his sixth TD pass of the season with an 18-yard TD pass to senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. in the third quarter.

• A game after rushing for a career-high 12 times and first time in double-digit rushing attempts for his career with 12 rushes last game, vs. Oregon (10/4/24), Chiles rushed 11 times Saturday night for 51 yards, his second 50+ yard outing, behind his career-best 57 yards at Boston College (9/21/24) . . . Chiles had a career-long 26-yard rush in the third quarter.

• Senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. snared a career-high 100 yards receiving on five catches, marking his first career 100-yard outing, bettering his previous career-best of 94 yards, done twice, most recently vs. Indiana (11/18/23).

• Foster extended his team-leading streak of at least one reception in 20-consecutive games, dating back to 2022 . . . Foster has at least one reception in 30 of his last 42 career games played.

• Freshman wide receiver Nick Marsh had his second 100-yard outing of the season behind his career-best 194 at Maryland (9/7/24) . . . Marsh's eight catches tied his season-high, also with eight receptions in the aforementioned Maryland game.

• Redshirt junior running back Nathan Carter scored his second rushing TD of the season and first since Prairie View A&M (9/14/24) with his 1-yard scoring plunge in the fourth quarter for the final score of the night to seal the Victory for MSU . . . Carter finished with nine carries for 49 yards.

• Graduate running back Kay'ron Lynch-Adams rushed for team-highs of 15 times for 86 yards, marking his fourth double-digit rushing attempts outing of the season, with MSU now 3-1 when Lynch-Adams has 10+ rushing attempts, doing so vs. Maryland, Prairie View A&M, Boston College and Iowa . . . Lynch-Adams' 86 yards was the second-most of the season behind his Spartan debut of 101 yards vs. Florida Atlantic (8/30/24).

• Michigan State's 468 yards of total offense were the second most this season for the Spartans (484 vs. Maryland).

DEFENSE
• MSU's defense held Iowa to 133 rushing yards, marking the Spartan defense's fourth game this season in holding the opposition under 150 fourth time and all four times have come in Victories for MSU, with 132 yards vs. Florida Atlantic (8/30), 86 yards vs. Maryland (9/7) and vs. Prairie View A&M (9/14).

• Michigan State's defense held Iowa scoreless in the first half, marking the second time this season that the Spartan defense pitched a shutout in the opening half, also doing so vs. Prairie View A&M (9/14), and the MSU defense now has 11 quarters in holding the opposition scoreless.

• The Spartans snared at least one interception in six of the seven games, with the game at Boston College (9/21/24) the only game this season without a pick.

• The MSU defense registered at least 3.0 tackles for loss in each of the seven games this season.

• Junior defensive back Nikai Martinez snared his second interception this season with a pick in the fourth quarter . . . it was the second oskie of the season for Martinez, also snaring an INT in his Spartan debut in the season-opener vs. Florida Atlantic (8/30/24).

• By returning his INT 21 yards Saturday night, Martinez is now second on the team in both interceptions and interception return yards with two picks for 62 yards, trailing teammate Charles Brantley with three picks for 101 yards, boosted by the 100-yard pick-six vs. Prairie View A&M (9/14/24).

• Senior linebacker Jordan Turner posted 1.0 tackle for loss as part of six total tackles, to record at least 0.5 TFL in six of the seven games this season, with last time out vs. Oregon the lone game without at least half a TFL this year . . . Turner now leads the team with 7.5 tackles for loss on the season . . . with the six tackles, Turner has posted at least five stops in six of the seven games, with three stops at Boston College the only game under five tackles.

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Players Mentioned

Charles Brantley

Aidan Chiles

Ryan Eckley

Montorie Foster Jr.

Jonathan Kim

Kay'ron Lynch-Adams

Nick Marsh

Nikai Martinez

Jordan Turner

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