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55-7 victory over Tigers captures bowl invitation
Lansing - The MSU football team accepted an invitation on Sunday to play Fresno State on Dec.
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MSU blows out Mizzou 55-7, earns needed sixth win
It took 11 games to do it, but the MSU football finally put a team away early and hung on for a 55-7 win Missouri at Spartan Stadium on Saturday. The victory, MSU’s biggest point margin in a win since it beat Iowa 49-3 two years ago, made the Spartans (6-5 overall, 3-5 Big Ten) bowl eligible.
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Spartan gridders seek to earn bowl bid with win over Missouri
The MSU football team has one final chance to resolve its mediocre season as it takes on Missouri at 11:10 a.m.
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Injuries dont stop players, prognosticators
The prognosticators apologize to our cult following for taking last week off, especially to our biggest fan, MSU sophomore offensive lineman DeMarco Monroe.
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Seniors ready for last game, bowl bid
For the seniors on the MSU football team, Saturday will be their final game at Spartan Stadium. “It’s hurting, just thinking about it,” senior wide receiver Herb Haygood said.
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Thornhill rewarded for abilities
MSU senior linebacker Josh Thornhill was selected Monday as the recipient of the John S. Pingel Award by the Michigan Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. The Pingel award, based on academic and athletic performance, is named in honor of the former Spartan All-America halfback and National Football Foundation Hall of Famer.
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Spartans crumble in third quarter
The MSU football team scored on every possession in the first half, except its last when sophomore quarterback Jeff Smoker took a knee.Then it put up a doughnut in the third quarter.Even though Penn State allowed the most points in a half Saturday since MSU scored 35 in the second half in 1997, MSU turned complacent in the third quarter, sophomore linebacker Mike Labinjo said.“We came out in the third quarter and a different team showed up,” Labinjo said.
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42-37 loss to Penn State dims postseason hopes
On paper at least, not much has changed for MSU from a year ago. The Spartans are 5-5 overall and are coming off an another loss to Penn State.
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Medical redshirt not an option for Van Dyke
Senior quarterback Ryan Van Dyke announced Monday that he won’t pursue the possibility of being granted a medical redshirt to play next year. Van Dyke, who broke his jaw Oct.
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Dowdell humbled in debut
Some players try to control their nerves by puking or taking naps before games. But all Damon Dowdell needed to shake his jitters in his first collegiate start was a love tap from Purdue defensive end Akin Ayodele.
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Fumbling Spartans in bowl bind
West Lafayette, Ind. - One inexperienced quarterback and loads of mistakes left MSU one more week out of the bowl hunt. The Spartans (5-4 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) racked up six turnovers Saturday as they failed to clinch the sixth win needed to become bowl eligible for the second straight week.
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Spartans fumble five times in 24-14 loss to Boilers
West Lafayette, Ind. - The MSU football team failed to become bowl eligible for the second straight week Saturday as it fumbled the ball five times in a 24-14 loss to Purdue at Ross Ade Stadium.Redshirt freshman quarterback Damon Dowdell started the game because sophomore quarterback Jeff Smoker sprained his left shoulder last week against Indiana.
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Dortch finally home from hospital, contemplating playing future
Sophomore cornerback Tyrell Dortch had a lot of time to think as he lay in a Madison, Wis. ,hospital bed for more than two weeks.
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Rogers old rival now starter for Boilers
Take away the canyons, anvils and the cartoon attributes, and sophomore wide receiver Charles Rogers and Purdue safety Stuart Schweigert could pass for Wile E.
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Pundits show no love for Boilermakers, pick Spartans again
It isn’t officially rivalry week until Grambling and Southern duel it out in the Battle of the Bands, but many big-time rivalries are this week, including Florida vs.
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Smoker nursing shoulder, Van Dyke practicing, Dortch home from Madison hospital
They are definitely not blockbuster movies by any means. But regardless, MSU will take plenty of time this week analyzing film to try and correct the mistakes made in Saturday’s 37-28 loss to Indiana.
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Quarterbacks option play dizzies team
Indiana head football coach Cam Cameron was exhausted just watching his team rush for 489 yards - a season worst for MSU’s defense.“You know what, I’d rather sit down,” Cameron said at his postgame press conference, “I’m worn out, I’m worn out.”Cameron’s weariness came watching quarterback Antwaan Randle El as he tirelessly scrambled up and down the field for 149 yards and one touchdown rushing and set up two other major ground performances.Running back Levron Williams flew 251 yards for three touchdowns and fullback Jeremi Johnson tallied 96 yards and a score of his own.
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Spartans overpowered 37-28
Indiana had more to play for Saturday than just its third conference win of the season. After embarrassing MSU 37-28 at home, the Hoosiers (3-6, 3-3 Big Ten) waited on the field until they received a dingy, yet coveted award that has been in the Spartans’ grasp since 1994.
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No 6 fullback idolizes Duckett, commits to U for 2002
Hazelwood East High (St. Louis) fullback David Richard planned on continuing his football career at Tennessee.But the 6-foot-2, 225-pounder axed those plans Friday when he decided to commit to MSU football head coach Bobby Williams and make East Lansing his new football home next season.“The reason for the change was because I didn’t know a lot about (Tennessee),” Richard said.
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No. 22 MSU cant stop Hoosier ground game in 37-28 loss
No. 22 MSU sure does keep things interesting.Saturday was no exception in a 37-28 loss to Indiana.