College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan State 48, Western Kentucky 31
When: 7:30 PM   ET ,  Saturday, October 2, 2021
Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Attendance: 70075
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Western Kentucky 10 6 0 15 31
Michigan State 21 21 3 3 48
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 13:32
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 7 - Western Kentucky 0
Jayden Reed 88 yd. punt return (Matt Coghlin kick)
1st Quarter - 8:26
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 14 - Western Kentucky 0
Kenneth Walker III 5 yd. run (Matt Coghlin kick)
1st Quarter - 5:04
Western Kentucky   FG  Michigan State 14 - Western Kentucky 3
Brayden Narveson 37 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:54
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 21 - Western Kentucky 3
Jayden Reed 46 yd. pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin kick)
1st Quarter - 2:57
Western Kentucky   TD  Michigan State 21 - Western Kentucky 10
Joey Beljan 4 yd. pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
2nd Quarter - 11:42
Western Kentucky   FG  Michigan State 21 - Western Kentucky 13
Brayden Narveson 29 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:10
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 28 - Western Kentucky 13
Kenneth Walker III 5 yd. run (Matt Coghlin kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:51
Western Kentucky   FG  Michigan State 28 - Western Kentucky 16
Brayden Narveson 35 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 2:39
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 35 - Western Kentucky 16
Kenneth Walker III 3 yd. run (Matt Coghlin kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:41
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 42 - Western Kentucky 16
Payton Thorne 12 yd. run (Matt Coghlin kick)
3rd Quarter - 0:43
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 45 - Western Kentucky 16
Matt Coghlin 21 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 13:13
Western Kentucky   TD  Michigan State 45 - Western Kentucky 24
Jerreth Sterns 28 yd. pass from Bailey Zappe (Mitchell Tinsley pass from Bailey Zappe)
4th Quarter - 8:24
Western Kentucky   TD  Michigan State 45 - Western Kentucky 31
Joey Beljan 1 yd. pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
4th Quarter - 4:46
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 48 - Western Kentucky 31
Matt Coghlin 20 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Western Kentucky Michigan State
W‑L 1 - 3 - 0 5 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Western Kentucky Michigan State
Score 31 48
1st Downs 31 26
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-16
38%		 5-for-11
45%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-4
50%		 0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 560 519
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 26-72 43-192
Average/Rush 2.8 4.5
Passing
Comp-Att 46-65 20-30
Passing Yards 488 327
Average/Pass Play 7.2 10.9
Penalties-Yards 8-75 6-60
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Time of Possession 29:35 30:25
PLAYER STATS
Western Kentucky (1 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Zappe 46/64 488 3 0
D. Zaubi 0/1 0 0 0
Michigan State (5 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
P. Thorne 20/30 327 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
N. Whittington 7 37 5.3 0
K. Robichaux 6 18 3.0 0
A. Cofield 3 15 5.0 0
C. Jones 2 10 5.0 0
J. Moses 1 9 9.0 0
B. Zappe 7 -17 -2.4 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
K. Walker III 24 126 5.2 3
J. Simmons 10 34 3.4 0
P. Thorne 7 31 4.4 1
J. Reed 1 7 7.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Sterns 17 186 10.9 1
M. Tinsley 7 127 18.1 0
M. Corley 7 69 9.9 0
C. Burt Jr. 4 46 11.5 0
A. Cofield 6 33 5.5 0
J. Sterns 2 16 8.0 0
N. Whittington 1 6 6.0 0
J. Beljan 2 5 2.5 2
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Nailor 8 128 16.0 0
J. Reed 4 127 31.8 1
T. Mosley 3 57 19.0 0
M. Foster 1 7 7.0 0
C. Heyward 3 5 1.7 0
J. Simmons 1 3 3.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Panasiuk 2.0 12.0
M. Hansen 1.0 9.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Kincade 8 2
J. Darvin 4 1
K. Oliver 4 3
D. Malone 4 5
W. Ignont 3 2
B. Bishop 2 0
D. Williams 2 1
O. Alexander 2 1
M. Edwards 2 1
J. Hunter 2 4
K. Hailassie 2 5
M. Staples 1 0
N. Cooper 1 0
C. Munson 1 0
D. Shipp 1 1
D. Cain 1 2
L. Terrell 0 1
M. Pitts 0 1
B. Martin 0 1
J. Jones 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Grose 11 5
M. Dowell 5 2
C. Kimbrough 4 2
Q. Crouch 4 4
R. Williams Jr. 3 1
C. Haladay 3 7
J. Panasiuk 2 0
M. Hansen 2 0
X. Henderson 2 1
D. Snow 2 3
C. Brantley 1 0
M. Gaoteote 1 0
J. Nailor 1 0
B. VanSumeren 1 0
E. Flowers 1 0
J. Hunt 1 0
N. Harvey 1 0
S. Barrow 1 1
M. Fletcher 1 1
J. Slade 1 1
D. Jordan 1 2
J. Pietrowski 0 4
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Malone 2.0 7.0
A. Kincade 1.0 6.0
J. Hunter 1.0 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
J. Panasiuk 2.0 12.0
M. Hansen 1.0 9.0
C. Haladay 1.0 3.0
X. Henderson 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
B. Zappe 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles