Michigan State Spartans

4-6

Ugh, no.

Michigan State Spartans lost to the Illinois Fighting Illini

4-6 16 – 38

7-3

Final · Sat, Nov 16

Game Details

Gies Memorial Stadium (Champaign) · 52,660 fans · FS1

Recap

Josh McCray runs for three TDs to lead Illinois to a 38-16 win over slumping Michigan State

Josh McCray ran for three touchdowns and Luke Altmyer threw two TD passes, leading Illinois to a 38-16 victory Saturday over Michigan State.

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Gies Memorial Stadium · Champaign

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MSU	6	3	7	0	16
ILL	14	7	3	14	38

Win Probability · Michigan State Spartans

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Game Leaders

Michigan State Spartans

Aidan Chiles · 23/40, 256 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Aidan Chiles · 12 CAR, 40 YDSRushing Yards
Montorie Foster Jr. · 6 REC, 76 YDSReceiving Yards
Darius Snow · 7Tackles

Illinois Fighting Illini

Luke Altmyer · 19/32, 231 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Josh McCray · 9 CAR, 61 YDS, 3 TDRushing Yards
Pat Bryant · 4 REC, 135 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Kenenna Odeluga · 2Sacks
Mac Resetich · 7Tackles

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

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Scoring

Q4 1:56

TD Josh McCray 1 Yd Run (David Olano Kick)16–38

Q4 7:30

TD Josh McCray 1 Yd Run (David Olano Kick)16–31

Q3 5:45

FG David Olano 37 Yd Field Goal 16–24

Q3 9:35

TD Nate Carter 5 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim Kick)16–21

Q2 1:02

FG Jonathan Kim 38 Yd Field Goal 9–21

Q2 2:01

TD Zakhari Franklin 4 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick)6–21

Q1 1:06

TD Josh McCray 11 Yd Run (David Olano Kick)6–14

Q1 7:53

TD Aziah Johnson 52 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim PAT failed)6–7

Q1 9:52

TD Pat Bryant 57 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Michigan State SpartansIllinois Fighting Illini

Offense

343 Total Yards 369

256 Passing Yards 231

87 Rushing Yards 138

18 First Downs 18

Efficiency

2-15 3rd Down 8-15

4-6 4th Down 1-1

23/40 Completions 19/32

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 0

7-73 Penalties 3-20

28:32 Possession 31:28

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Aidan Chiles	23/40	256	6.4	2	0	72.9
Team	23/40	256	6.4	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Aidan Chiles	12	40	3.3	19
Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams	8	26	3.3	12
Nathan Carter	6	19	3.2	8
Montorie Foster Jr.	1	4	4.0	4
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	28	87	3.1	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Montorie Foster Jr.	6	76	12.7	0	29
Aziah Johnson	3	70	23.3	1	52
Nick Marsh	4	58	14.5	0	24
Nathan Carter	5	29	5.8	1	8
Jaron Glover	1	12	12.0	0	12
Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams	2	6	3.0	0	9
Jack Velling	1	5	5.0	0	5
Brennan Parachek	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	23	256	11.1	2	52

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Darius Snow	7	3	0	0	0
Cal Haladay	6	4	0	0	0
Jordan Turner	6	1	1	0	0
Jaylen Thompson	5	5	0	0	0
Ed Woods	4	4	1	0	1
Jalen Thompson	4	3	0.5	0	0
Khris Bogle	4	0	0.5	0	2
Quindarius Dunnigan	3	2	0	0	0
Angelo Grose	3	2	0	0	0
Nikai Martinez	3	2	0	0	1
D'Quan Douse	2	2	0	0	1
Maverick Hansen	2	1	0	0	0
Brady Pretzlaff	2	1	0	0	0
Sam Edwards	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony Jones Jr.	2	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Kim	1	1	0	0	0
Ade Willie	1	1	0	0	0
Jordan Hall	1	1	0	1	0
Ryan Eckley	1	1	0	0	0
Justin Denson	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Carson-Wentz	1	1	0	0	0
Alante Brown	1	0	0	0	0
Alex VanSumeren	1	0	0	0	0
Caleb Coley	1	0	0	0	0
Brennan Parachek	1	0	0	0	0
David Millikin	1	0	0	0	0
Team	66	36	3	1	5

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Montorie Foster Jr.	1	8	8.0	8	0
Team	1	8	8.0	8	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jonathan Kim	1/1	100.0	38	1/2	4
Team	1/1	100.0	38	1/2	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Eckley	6	272	45.3	0	1	53
Team	6	272	45.3	0	1	53

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Luke Altmyer	19/32	231	7.2	2	0	62.7
Team	19/32	231	7.2	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josh McCray	9	61	6.8	3	30
Aidan Laughery	10	37	3.7	0	11
Ca'Lil Valentine	6	21	3.5	0	6
Luke Altmyer	5	20	4.0	0	13
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	31	138	4.5	3	30

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Pat Bryant	4	135	33.8	1	57
Zakhari Franklin	7	44	6.3	1	15
Tanner Arkin	3	17	5.7	0	11
Alexander Capka-Jones	1	16	16.0	0	16
Hank Beatty	1	12	12.0	0	12
Josh McCray	1	6	6.0	0	6
Ca'Lil Valentine	1	2	2.0	0	2
Collin Dixon	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team	19	231	12.2	2	57

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Luke Altmyer	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Mac Resetich	7	5	0	0	0	0
Alec Bryant	5	4	0	0	0	0
Gabe Jacas	5	3	1.5	1.5	0	3
Xavier Scott	4	4	0	0	0	0
Seth Coleman-Lyles	4	3	1.5	1.5	1	0
Matthew Bailey	4	2	0	0.5	1	0
James Kreutz	3	2	0	0	0	0
Juice Clarke	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kenenna Odeluga	2	2	2	2	0	0
Ryan Meed	2	2	0	1	0	0
Torrie Cox Jr.	2	2	0	0	1	0
Malachi Hood	2	2	0	0	1	0
Gentle Hunt	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Jojo Hayden	2	0	1	1	0	0
TeRah Edwards	2	0	0	0.5	0	2
Miles Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ca'Lil Valentine	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Bray	1	1	0	0	0	1
Kaleb Patterson	1	1	0	0	0	0
CJ Bufkin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tanner Heckel	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ezekiel Holmes	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Team	56	38	5	8	4	6

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kenari Wilcher	2	46	23.0	26	0
Team	2	46	23.0	26	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Hank Beatty	6	74	12.3	25	0
Team	6	74	12.3	25	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
David Olano	1/1	100.0	37	5/5	8
Team	1/1	100.0	37	5/5	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Fabrizio Pinton	4	189	47.3	2	50
Hugh Robertson	1	36	36.0	1	36
Team	5	225	45.0	3	50

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