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 | |  | | Michigan State (8-2) | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 37 | | Iowa (6-4) | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
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| Scoring Summary | | Michigan State: B.J. Cunningham 6 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick) | | | Michigan State: Edwin Baker 17 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick) | | | Iowa: C.J. Fiedorowicz 8 yd pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick) | | | Michigan State: Dan Conroy 22 yd FG | |
| Team Statistics | | | Iowa | Michigan State | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 20 | 19 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 349 | 443 | | Total Plays | 77 | 72 | | Average Gain | 4.5 | 6.2 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 87 | 155 | | Rushes | 30 | 40 | | Average per rush | 2.9 | 3.9 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 262 | 288 | | Completions-attempted | 22-47 | 19-32 | | Sacked | 3 | 0 | | Yards Lost | -17 | 0 | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 3 | 0 | | Interceptions | 1 | 0 | | Fumbles Lost | 2 | 0 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 6 | 7 | | Penalty Yards | 39 | 75 | | Time of Possesion | 26:36 | 33:24 | | Punts | 7 | 6 | | Punt Average | 41 | 46.17 | | Return Yards | 140 | 101 |
| Passing | | Iowa | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | James Vandenberg | 22 | 47 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 5.6 | | | Michigan State | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Kirk Cousins | 18 | 31 | 260 | 3 | 0 | 8.4 | | | Keshawn Martin | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | |
| Rushing | | Iowa | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Marcus Coker | 21 | 57 | 1 | 2.7 | | | Marvin McNutt | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | | | Brad Rogers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | | | James Vandenberg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Le'Veon Bell | 20 | 112 | 1 | 5.6 | | | Edwin Baker | 13 | 51 | 0 | 3.9 | | | Brad Sonntag | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | | | Team | 2 | -6 | 0 | -3.0 | | | Kirk Cousins | 4 | -7 | 0 | -1.8 | |
| Receiving | | Iowa | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Marvin McNutt | 8 | 130 | 1 | 16.3 | | | Steven Staggs | 3 | 36 | 0 | 12.0 | | | Zach Derby | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | | | Marcus Coker | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8.0 | | | Keenan Davis | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | | | C.J. Fiedorowicz | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5.0 | | | Kevonte Martin-Manley | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Brian Linthicum | 5 | 71 | 0 | 14.2 | | | Keshawn Martin | 4 | 87 | 0 | 21.8 | | | B.J. Cunningham | 4 | 46 | 2 | 11.5 | | | Le'Veon Bell | 2 | 49 | 0 | 24.5 | | | Keith Nichol | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | | | Edwin Baker | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | | | Todd Anderson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
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