Saturday, September 14
East Lansing, MI
3:30 PM
Michigan State University
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Prairie View A&M
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Prairie View
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell/MSU Athletic Communications
Michigan State Shuts Out Prairie View A&M, 40-0
9/14/2024 7:17:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State scored touchdowns on three of its first four drives to open up a 27-0 halftime lead en route to a 40-0 win over Prairie View A&M (1-2) on Saturday afternoon in front of 70,066 at Spartan Stadium.
It was the first shutout victory for the Spartans since a 52-0 win over Akron on Sept. 10, 2022. Michigan State also improved to 3-0 on the season for the first time since 2021.
MSU accumulated 458 yards in total offense, including 270 passing and 188 on the ground.
Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles completed 12-of-19 passes for 173 passes and a touchdown, while also running one in and graduate Tommy Schuster completed 8-of-10 passes for 97 yards and rushed for the team's final score. Redshirt junior running back Nathan Carter had 8 carries for 91 yards and a score, while sixth-year running back Kay'ron Lynch-Adams had 15 carries for 63 yards.
Redshirt senior linebacker Jordan Turner had seven tackles, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss to lead the MSU defense. Redshirt senior defensive back Ed Woods had five tackles, redshirt senior linebacker Cal Haladay added four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and a sack and sixth-year defensive lineman Khris Bogle finished with four tackles.
"Always good to win a game," said MSU head coach Jonathan Smith. "I was very pleased with the approach this week. In practice this week I thought we had very good Tuesday and Wednesday work leading into Thursday and Friday. Obviously it started on defense, those guys were lights out, making it physical."
SCORING SUMMARY
Michigan State scored touchdowns on its first two drives to jump out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.
On MSU's opening possession, Chiles capped an 11-play, 60-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown run, his second of the season. Chiles then connected on a 17-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman Aziah Johnson, his first career collegiate TD, with seven seconds left in the opening quarter.
The Spartans extended their lead to 27-0 with two more touchdowns in the second quarter. Nate Carter busted loose for a 60-yard touchdown, the longest of his career, at the 4:45 mark. In the last minute of the half, redshirt junior Charles Brantley picked off a pass in the end zone and ran it all the way back for an official 100-yard interception return, the longest interception return in school history.
Brantley's pick-six broke the previous school record interception return of 99 yards set by Dan Bass against Wisconsin in 1978.
MSU scored on three-straight possessions in the second half, with sixth-year kicker Jonathan Kim hitting a 33-yard field goal at the 8:24 mark of the third quarter and pushing the Spartans lead to 33-0 on a 23-yard field goal with 11:46 left to play in the game.
Schuster closed out the MSU scoring with a 1-yard rush to cap a 10-play, 56-yard drive with 3:49 left to play in the game.
UP NEXT
Michigan State travels to Boston College to face the Eagles on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.
It was the first shutout victory for the Spartans since a 52-0 win over Akron on Sept. 10, 2022. Michigan State also improved to 3-0 on the season for the first time since 2021.
MSU accumulated 458 yards in total offense, including 270 passing and 188 on the ground.
Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles completed 12-of-19 passes for 173 passes and a touchdown, while also running one in and graduate Tommy Schuster completed 8-of-10 passes for 97 yards and rushed for the team's final score. Redshirt junior running back Nathan Carter had 8 carries for 91 yards and a score, while sixth-year running back Kay'ron Lynch-Adams had 15 carries for 63 yards.
Redshirt senior linebacker Jordan Turner had seven tackles, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss to lead the MSU defense. Redshirt senior defensive back Ed Woods had five tackles, redshirt senior linebacker Cal Haladay added four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and a sack and sixth-year defensive lineman Khris Bogle finished with four tackles.
"Always good to win a game," said MSU head coach Jonathan Smith. "I was very pleased with the approach this week. In practice this week I thought we had very good Tuesday and Wednesday work leading into Thursday and Friday. Obviously it started on defense, those guys were lights out, making it physical."
SCORING SUMMARY
Michigan State scored touchdowns on its first two drives to jump out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.
On MSU's opening possession, Chiles capped an 11-play, 60-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown run, his second of the season. Chiles then connected on a 17-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman Aziah Johnson, his first career collegiate TD, with seven seconds left in the opening quarter.
The Spartans extended their lead to 27-0 with two more touchdowns in the second quarter. Nate Carter busted loose for a 60-yard touchdown, the longest of his career, at the 4:45 mark. In the last minute of the half, redshirt junior Charles Brantley picked off a pass in the end zone and ran it all the way back for an official 100-yard interception return, the longest interception return in school history.
Brantley's pick-six broke the previous school record interception return of 99 yards set by Dan Bass against Wisconsin in 1978.
.@cbrantley22 TAKES IT BACK 100 YARDS
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MSU scored on three-straight possessions in the second half, with sixth-year kicker Jonathan Kim hitting a 33-yard field goal at the 8:24 mark of the third quarter and pushing the Spartans lead to 33-0 on a 23-yard field goal with 11:46 left to play in the game.
Schuster closed out the MSU scoring with a 1-yard rush to cap a 10-play, 56-yard drive with 3:49 left to play in the game.
UP NEXT
Michigan State travels to Boston College to face the Eagles on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.
Team Stats
PV
MSU
Total Yards
140
458
Pass Yards
123
270
Rushing Yards
17
188
Penalty Yards
38
102
1st Downs
10
22
3rd Downs
4
8
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
26:03
33:57
1st Quarter
PV 0, MSU 7
MSU - Chiles,Aidan 6 yd run (Kim,Jonathan kick), 11 plays, 60 yards, TOP 06:11
PV 0, MSU 14
MSU - Johnson,Aziah 17 yd pass from Chiles,Aidan (Kim,Jonathan kick) 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 04:16
2nd Quarter
PV 0, MSU 21
MSU - Carter,Nate 60 yd run (Kim,Jonathan kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:58
PV 0, MSU 27
MSU - Brantley,Charles 100 yd interception ()
3rd Quarter
PV 0, MSU 30
MSU - Kim,Jonathan 33 yd field goal 14 plays, 60 yards, TOP 06:36
4th Quarter
PV 0, MSU 33
MSU - Kim,Jonathan 23 yd field goal 12 plays, 84 yards, TOP 07:04
PV 0, MSU 40
MSU - Schuster,Tommy 1 yd run (Ahmetbasic,Tarik kick), 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 05:35
Game Leaders
CMP
12
TD
1
YDS
173
INT
0
CMP
8
TD
0
YDS
97
INT
0
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