Team Stats

  • Total Yards

    • ORE432
    • 389MSU

  • Turnovers

    • ORE2
    • 1MSU

  • Possession

    OREMSU
    33:2626:34

  • 1st Downs

    • ORE26
    • 21MSU

Game Information

Spartan Stadium (MI)
Coverage: ABC
  • East Lansing, MI 48824
Attendance: 76,526

Michigan State holds off Oregon

Michigan State holds off Oregon
1:55

Adams gets picked off again

Adams gets picked off again
0:13

Connor Cook post game interview

Connor Cook post game interview
1:19

Michigan State celebrates win in the tunnel

Michigan State celebrates win in the tunnel
0:06

Dantonio proud of team's effort against Oregon

Dantonio proud of team's effort against Oregon
1:13
9/13/2015 Associated Press

Michigan State relies on defense to edge Oregon

Connor Cook threw for two touchdowns, and No. 5 Michigan State held on with one final defensive stand to beat No. 7 Oregon 31-28 on Saturday night in college football's marquee game of the week.

Scoring Summary

1234T
Oregon7071428
Michigan State7710731
first QuarterOREMSU
TD
11:10
Royce Freeman 2 Yd Run (Aidan Schneider Kick)
13 plays, 75 yards, 3:50
70
play
Royce Freeman 2 Yd Run (Aidan Schneider Kick) (0:32)

Royce Freeman 2 Yd Run (Aidan Schneider Kick) (0:32)

TD
10:02
Josiah Price 12 Yd pass from Connor Cook (Michael Geiger Kick)
3 plays, 75 yards, 1:08
77
play
Josiah Price 12 Yd pass from Connor Cook (Michael Geiger Kick) (0:41)

Josiah Price 12 Yd pass from Connor Cook (Michael Geiger Kick) (0:41)

second QuarterOREMSU
TD
13:45
Aaron Burbridge 17 Yd pass from Connor Cook (Michael Geiger Kick)
6 plays, 30 yards, 2:16
714
third QuarterOREMSU
TD
13:11
Bralon Addison 81 Yd Punt Return (Aidan Schneider Kick)
3 plays, 9 yards, 1:49
1414
play
Addison's nice punt return evens it for Oregon (0:54)

Bralon Addison fields Jake Hartbarger's punt and returns it 81 yards for a touchdown. (0:54)

TD
8:11
LJ Scott 6 Yd Run (Michael Geiger Kick)
11 plays, 75 yards, 5:00
1421
play
LJ Scott puts MSU back on top (0:23)

Running back LJ Scott gets the ball and takes it in for a 6-yard touchdown to put Michigan State up 21-14 over Oregon. (0:23)

FG
1:08
Michael Geiger 36 Yd Field Goal
12 plays, 59 yards, 5:29
1424
play
M. Geiger 36 yd FG GOOD (0:20)

Michael Geiger 36 yd FG GOOD (0:20)

fourth QuarterOREMSU
TD
12:20
Vernon Adams Jr. 2 Yd Run (Aidan Schneider Kick)
12 plays, 78 yards, 3:48
2124
TD
10:51
LJ Scott 38 Yd Run (Michael Geiger Kick)
3 plays, 65 yards, 1:29
2131
play
LJ Scott battles in for the score (0:28)

LJ Scott cuts through the Oregon defense for the 38-yard touchdown to put Michigan State up 31-21. (0:28)

TD
3:25
Byron Marshall 15 Yd pass from Vernon Adams Jr. (Aidan Schneider Kick)
9 plays, 80 yards, 2:49
2831
play
Adams trying to keep Oregon in it (0:39)

Vernon Adams Jr. passes to Byron Marshall for the 15-yard touchdown to cut the score to 31-28. (0:39)

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