Boxscore
Michigan State 55, Indiana 3
Saturday, November 19, 2011 12:00 PM
Location - Spartan Stadium
Attendance - 74128

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 T
Indiana 0 3 0 0 3
Michigan State 17 17 14 7 55

Recap


Kirk Cousins threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an easy 55-3 victory over Indiana on Senior Day at Spartan Stadium.

The win could clinch the Big Ten Legends Division for the Spartans (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten) pending a possible Nebraska loss at Michigan. Michigan State closes the regular season at Northwestern next weekend.

Indiana (1-10, 0-7 Big Ten) lost its eighth straight and fell by at least 21 points for the fifth time in the last six games.

Cousins, a fifth-year senior who is the Michigan State’s all-time career leader in passing efficiency, did most of his damage in the first half, throwing for 241 yards and two touchdowns.

B.J. Cunningham, another fifth-year senior, had 132 receiving yards and two scores for the Spartans, who led 34-3 at halftime.

Cousins hooked up with Cunningham for a 63-yard bomb to give Michigan State an early 10-0 lead, and later Cousins found Cunningham again for a 7-yard score that put the Spartans on top 41-3 with 11:35 left in the third quarter.

Cousins and Cunningham weren’t the only seniors to have their moment, though.

Wide receiver Keshawn Martin scored on a 47-yard catch and a 19-yard reverse, and fifth-year offensive lineman Joel Foreman even got in on the action with a 3-yard end-around — his first career carry — in the third quarter.

Cousins, the leaders of the winningest senior class in school history, left the game with about five minutes left in the third quarter to a standing ovation from the Spartan Stadium crowd.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 10:07
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 3 - Indiana 0
1st Quarter - 6:24
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 10 - Indiana 0
1st Quarter - 2:09
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 17 - Indiana 0
2nd Quarter - 10:44
Indiana   FG  Michigan State 17 - Indiana 3
2nd Quarter - 10:06
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 24 - Indiana 3
2nd Quarter - 5:17
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 31 - Indiana 3
2nd Quarter - 0:48
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 34 - Indiana 3
3rd Quarter - 11:35
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 41 - Indiana 3
3rd Quarter - 7:37
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 48 - Indiana 3
4th Quarter - 14:28
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 55 - Indiana 3
TEAMS

Team Records

  Indiana Michigan State
W/L 1 - 10 - 0 9 - 2 - 0
Conference 0 - 7 - 0 6 - 1 - 0

Team Stats

  Indiana Michigan State
Score 3 55
First Downs 12 22
3rd Down Efficiency 3-for-15
20%
6-for-12
50%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-2
0%
0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 236 470
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 37-94 34-174
Average/Rush 2.5 5.1
Passing
Comp-Att 15-32 21-31
Passing Yards 142 296
Average/Pass Play 4.1 9.5
Penalties-Yards 8-75 5-45
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Time of Possession 29:56 30:04

PLAYER STATS

Indiana (1 - 10)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Roberson 10/23 92 0 2
E. Wright-Baker 5/9 50 0 0
Michigan State (9 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
K. Cousins 16/23 272 3 0
A. Maxwell 4/7 22 0 0
P. Badovinac 1/1 2 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
S. Houston 13 40 3.1 0
K. Hughes 3 17 5.7 0
T. Roberson 10 12 1.2 0
D. Roberts 5 11 2.2 0
N. Stoner 1 6 6.0 0
M. Perez 2 6 3.0 0
D. Blackwell 1 5 5.0 0
D. Muhammad 1 2 2.0 0
E. Wright-Baker 1 -5 -5.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Bell 9 68 7.6 0
E. Baker 10 34 3.4 2
N. Hill 5 30 6.0 0
K. Martin 1 19 19.0 1
L. Caper 5 16 3.2 0
A. Maxwell 1 4 4.0 0
J. Foreman 1 3 3.0 0
T. Anderson 1 1 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Muhammad 9 73 8.1 0
K. Hughes 2 27 13.5 0
S. Houston 2 26 13.0 0
S. Wynn 1 11 11.0 0
M. Perez 1 5 5.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
B. Cunningham 6 132 22.0 2
K. Martin 8 99 12.4 1
L. Bell 1 23 23.0 0
G. Celek 1 21 21.0 0
B. Linthicum 2 12 6.0 0
K. Nichol 1 4 4.0 0
B. Sonntag 1 3 3.0 0
N. Palazeti 1 2 2.0 0
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