Michigan 29, Michigan State 7
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Blake Corum ran for 177 yards and scored twice, and Jake Moody made five field goals to help No. 4 Michigan remain unbeaten with a 29-7 win over Michigan State.
The Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) scored 26 straight points after falling behind briefly late in the first quarter.
The Spartans (3-5, 1-4) went 0 for 2 on fourth down in the first half. They turned it over on downs after a review of a spot and after coach Mel Tucker chose to go for it instead of kicking a short field goal to tie the game midway through the second quarter.
Michigan led 13-7 at halftime and kept control in the second half, outgaining Michigan State 133-8 in the third quarter.
Moody, the reigning Lou Groza Award winner given to the nation's top place kicker, made a career-long 54-yarder for his fifth field goal to put the Wolverines ahead 22-7 early in the fourth.
Corum, who started the game with an FBS-high 13 touchdowns, scored for a second time on a 4-yard run after Michigan State had trouble with a snap on a punt.
With a 29-7 lead in the final minutes, coach Jim Harbaugh showed no mercy against his in-state rival by calling for J.J. McCarthy to throw deep down the field.
McCarthy was 15 of 25 for 167 yards with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Corum.
Payton Thorne was 17 of 30 for 215 yards with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman that gave the Spartans a 7-3 lead late in the first quarter. Thorne also threw an interception late in the game.
Coleman finished with five catches for 155 yards and a score.
THE TAKEAWAY
Michigan State: Mistakes were costly in a game the Spartans had to be nearly flawless to win, starting with offensive tackle Jarrett Horst drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to stunt the opening drive.
Michigan: Harbaugh's team stayed on track for its showdown in less than a month on the road against second-ranked Ohio State, with the winner potentially representing the Big Ten in the College Football Playoff.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
MSU | Mich |
| Mich |
FG |
2:20 |
Jake Moody 22 yard field goal |
0 |
3 |
| MSU |
TD |
0:23 |
Keon Coleman 26 yard TD pass from Payton Thorne (Ben Patton Extra Point) |
7 |
3 |
| Second Quarter |
MSU | Mich |
| Mich |
TD |
11:58 |
Blake Corum 2 yard TD pass from J.J. McCarthy (Jake Moody Extra Point) |
7 |
10 |
| Mich |
FG |
1:08 |
Jake Moody 25 yard field goal |
7 |
13 |
| Third Quarter |
MSU | Mich |
| Mich |
FG |
9:15 |
Jake Moody 39 yard field goal |
7 |
16 |
| Mich |
FG |
3:58 |
Jake Moody 33 yard field goal |
7 |
19 |
| Fourth Quarter |
MSU | Mich |
| Mich |
FG |
14:45 |
Jake Moody 54 yard field goal |
7 |
22 |
| Mich |
TD |
12:47 |
Blake Corum 4 yard TD run (Jake Moody Extra Point) |
7 |
29 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Michigan State |
Michigan |
| First downs |
11 |
27 |
| Rushing |
3 |
19 |
| Passing |
7 |
6 |
| Penalty |
1 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
2-11, 18% |
9-16, 56% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-4, 25% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
23-37 |
52-276 |
| Passing Yards |
215 |
167 |
| Return Yards |
0 |
72 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
17-30-1 |
15-26-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2-10 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
4 |
1 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-75 |
4-25 |
| Michigan State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| P. Thorne |
17 |
30 |
215 |
1 |
1 |
| Michigan Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. McCarthy |
15 |
25 |
167 |
1 |
0 |
| R. Bell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Michigan State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| E. Collins |
7 |
22 |
3.1 |
0 |
| J. Reed |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| J. Berger |
9 |
17 |
1.9 |
0 |
| P. Thorne |
5 |
2 |
0.4 |
0 |
| Michigan Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Corum |
33 |
177 |
5.4 |
1 |
| J. McCarthy |
7 |
50 |
7.1 |
0 |
| D. Edwards |
10 |
42 |
4.2 |
0 |
| C. Stokes |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Michigan State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Coleman |
5 |
155 |
31.0 |
1 |
| J. Reed |
4 |
17 |
4.3 |
0 |
| D. Barker |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| E. Collins |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| T. Mosley |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| J. Berger |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| M. Carr |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Michigan Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Schoonmaker |
5 |
70 |
14.0 |
0 |
| R. Bell |
4 |
53 |
13.3 |
0 |
| D. Edwards |
3 |
38 |
12.7 |
0 |
| C. Johnson |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| B. Corum |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
1 |
| R. Wilson |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Michigan State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Michigan Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| R. Moore |
1 |
34 |
| Michigan State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Baringer |
4 |
159 |
39.8 |
| Michigan Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Robbins |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
| Michigan State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Michigan Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Henning |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
| Michigan State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Michigan Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Wilson |
2 |
39 |
19.5 |
| Michigan State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Michigan Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
