Michigan State Beats Michigan 15-6 on Five Field Goals
Five field goals and not a single Michigan State touchdown. Michigan State beat Michigan 15-6 on a night when kicker Liam Boyd made 21-, 37-, 38-, 24- and 49-yard kicks, and that was plenty, because Michigan found 6 points all night.
Look at how Michigan lost it instead. The Wolverines turned the ball over four times, two interceptions and two lost fumbles, and Michigan State did not turn it over at all. Michigan finished with 193 total yards, 138 passing and 55 rushing on 25 carries. Michigan State had 309 yards, 40 carries for 121 yards and 188 passing yards from Alessio Milivojevic, who completed 21 of 32. None of that is a highlight reel. It was enough.
Boyd put up the first three points with 1:33 left in the second quarter, then three more with five seconds left in the half, so Michigan State led 6-0 at the break. He added a 38-yarder in the third and then two more in the fourth, at 5:04 and 4:09, to make it 15-0. Michigan did not score until Savion Hiter ran in from the 1 with 1:35 left, and the two-point try failed. It was 15-6, and that was how it ended. Michigan never led and never tied it.
Michigan State is 3-6. Michigan is 5-4. In an in-state rivalry, the Spartans take a win in a rough year, and the Wolverines have to explain four turnovers.
The fantasy story is that nobody had a big day. The top scorer was Chrishon McCray with 15.2 on 6 catches for 92 yards. Brandon Tullis and Kenneth Williams were the other two Spartans in the top three, both running backs and both on modest numbers.