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