Michigan State Spartans

Past match

Nebraska Cornhuskers won.

Michigan State Spartans lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers

4-0 31 – 13

2-2

Final · Sat, Sep 26

Game Details

Spartan Stadium (East Lansing) · 68,161 fans · BTN

Highlights

Colandrea's two TD passes and stout defense lifts unbeaten Nebraska past Michigan State, 31-13

Anthony Colandrea passed for 212 yards and two first-half touchdowns as undefeated Nebraska pulled away to a 31-13 win over mistake-prone Michigan State in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:09 Liam Boyd kicks 48-yard field goal

0:33 Anthony Colandrea connects for 44-yard TD pass

0:23 Mekhi Nelson runs for 4-yard TD

0:07 Kyle Cunanan makes 32-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Spartan Stadium · East Lansing

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NEB	7	17	0	7	31
MSU	3	7	3	0	13

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Game Leaders

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Anthony Colandrea · 15/27, 212 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Anthony Colandrea · 10 CAR, 66 YDSRushing Yards
Kwazi Gilmer · 4 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Williams Nwaneri · 2Sacks
Owen Chambliss · 8Tackles

Michigan State Spartans

Alessio Milivojevic · 18/26, 208 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jaziun Patterson · 16 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Chrishon McCray · 4 REC, 47 YDSReceiving Yards
Caleb Wheatland · 9Tackles

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
UCLA
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oregon
USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

Scoring

Q4 10:05

TD Vincent Genatone 1 Yd Run (Kyle Cunanan Kick)31–13

Q3 10:02

FG Liam Boyd 46 Yd Field Goal 24–13

Q2 0:02

TD Vincent Genatone 13 Yd pass from Anthony Colandrea (Kyle Cunanan Kick)24–10

Q2 6:07

TD Jaziun Patterson 2 Yd Run (Liam Boyd Kick)17–10

Q2 10:00

FG Kyle Cunanan 32 Yd Field Goal 17–3

Q2 11:54

TD Mekhi Nelson 4 Yd Run (Kyle Cunanan Kick)14–3

Q1 1:45

TD Kwazi Gilmer 44 Yd pass from Anthony Colandrea (Kyle Cunanan Kick)7–3

Q1 5:10

FG Liam Boyd 48 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Nebraska CornhuskersMichigan State Spartans

Offense

369 Total Yards 257

212 Passing Yards 218

157 Rushing Yards 39

22 First Downs 22

Efficiency

6-13 3rd Down 3-8

0-2 4th Down 0-0

15/27 Completions 19/28

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 3

7-60 Penalties 5-60

30:19 Possession 29:41

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Anthony Colandrea	15/27	212	7.9	2	0	61.8
Team	15/27	212	7.9	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Anthony Colandrea	10	66	6.6	0	17
Mekhi Nelson	15	61	4.1	1	19
Isaiah Mozee	7	23	3.3	0	8
Vincent Genatone	3	4	1.3	1	3
Jamal Rule	4	4	1.0	0	5
Janiran Bonner	1	0	0.0	0	0
Nyziah Hunter	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	41	157	3.8	2	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kwazi Gilmer	4	101	25.3	1	44
Quinn Clark	2	34	17.0	0	25
Luke Lindenmeyer	4	25	6.3	0	15
Vincent Genatone	1	13	13.0	1	13
Nyziah Hunter	1	12	12.0	0	12
Jacory Barney Jr.	1	12	12.0	0	12
Isaiah Mozee	1	10	10.0	0	10
Janiran Bonner	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	15	212	14.1	2	44

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Anthony Colandrea	1	0
Jacory Barney Jr.	1	0
Donovan Jones	0	1
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Owen Chambliss	8	2	0	0	0	0
Dwayne McDougle III	7	6	0	0	0	0
Victor Evans III	7	5	0	2	0	0
Anthony Jones Jr.	5	1	0	0	0	0
Danny Odem III	4	4	0	1	0	0
Jamir Conn	4	3	1	1	0	0
Vincent Shavers Jr.	4	3	0	0	0	0
Owen Stoudmire	4	0	0	0	0	0
Donovan Jones	3	3	1	1	0	0
Caleb Benning	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kade Pietrzak	3	1	0	0	0	1
Williams Nwaneri	2	2	2	2	0	1
Dawson Merritt	2	2	1	1	0	0
Jahsear Whittington	2	1	1	1	0	0
Justyn Rhett	2	1	0	0	0	0
Derek Wacker	2	1	0	0	0	0
Keelan Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dexter Foster	2	0	0	0	0	0
Riley Van Poppel	1	1	0	1	0	0
Cameron Lenhardt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Goldman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Marshall	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	69	37	6	10	1	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Andrew Marshall	1	3
Owen Chambliss	1	0
Team	2	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Nyziah Hunter	1	18	18.0	18	0
Team	1	18	18.0	18	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jacory Barney Jr.	1	12	12.0	12	0
Team	1	12	12.0	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kyle Cunanan	1/1	100.0	32	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	32	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Archie Wilson	3	131	43.7	0	1	45
Team	3	131	43.7	0	1	45

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Alessio Milivojevic	18/26	208	8.0	1	51.6
Cam Fancher	1/2	10	5.0	1	--
Team	19/28	218	7.8	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaziun Patterson	16	54	3.4	1	9
Cam Edwards	4	16	4.0	0	8
Marvis Parrish	3	6	2.0	0	3
Brandon Tullis	1	2	2.0	0	2
Chrishon McCray	1	0	0.0	0	0
Cam Fancher	1	-15	-15.0	0	0
Alessio Milivojevic	6	-24	-4.0	0	11
Team	32	39	1.2	1	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chrishon McCray	4	47	11.8	21
Fredrick Moore	4	43	10.8	12
Brennan Parachek	3	40	13.3	24
Jayden Savoury	2	24	12.0	22
Cam Edwards	1	23	23.0	23
Kai Rios	1	16	16.0	16
Marvis Parrish	1	11	11.0	11
Rodney Bullard Jr.	2	11	5.5	13
Jaziun Patterson	1	3	3.0	3
Team	19	218	11.5	24

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Alessio Milivojevic	2	1
Chrishon McCray	1	0
Team	3	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Caleb Wheatland	9	6	0	0	1
Devin Vaught	8	5	0	0	0
Andrew Brinson IV	5	3	0	1	0
Charles Brantley	4	4	0	1	0
Ben Roberts	4	4	1	0	0
Nikai Martinez	4	2	0.5	0	1
Jordan Hall	4	2	1.5	0	0
Kenny Soares Jr.	3	2	0	0	0
Michael Richard	3	2	0	0	0
Cam Stodghill	3	2	0	0	0
Anelu Lafaele	3	1	0	0	0
Dion Crawford	3	0	0	0	0
Isaac Smith	2	1	0	0	0
Derrick Simmons	2	1	0	0	0
Mikeshun Beeler	2	0	0	1	0
DiMari Malone	1	1	0	0	0
Trey Lisle	1	1	0	0	0
Samson Gash	1	1	0	0	0
Eli Coenen	0	0	0	0	1
Team	62	38	3	3	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kenneth Williams	4	63	15.8	23	0
Team	4	63	15.8	23	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chrishon McCray	2	7	3.5	5	0
Team	2	7	3.5	5	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Liam Boyd	2/3	67.0	48	1/1	7
Team	2/3	66.7	48	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Rhys Dakin	2	101	50.5	0	0	52
Team	2	101	50.5	0	0	52

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