Michigan State Spartans

3-6

Ugh, no.

Michigan State Spartans lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers

3-6 20 – 23

6-3

Final/OT · Sat, Nov 1

Game Details

Huntington Bank Stadium (Minneapolis) · 45,339 fans · BTN

Highlights

Lindsey's OT touchdown run helps Minnesota deny Michigan State first Big Ten win with 23-20 victory

Drake Lindsey scored on a 3-yard run on third down in overtime after he had the tying rushing touchdown with 29 seconds left in regulation, and Minnesota kept Michigan State winless in Big Ten play with a 23-20 victory on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

1:17 Michigan State Spartans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers: Full Highlights

0:13 End Zone! Fame Ijeboi scores 1-yard rushing touchdown

0:09 Brady Denaburg makes 30-yard field goal

0:35 Alessio Milivojevic throws a touchdown pass for Michigan State Spartans

Clips play on ESPN

Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	T
MSU	0	0	7	10	3	20
MINN	7	3	0	7	6	23

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Game Leaders

Michigan State Spartans

Alessio Milivojevic · 20/28, 311 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Elijah Tau-Tolliver · 11 CAR, 127 YDSRushing Yards
Rodney Bullard Jr. · 4 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Isaac Smith · 1Sacks
Nikai Martinez · 10Tackles

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Drake Lindsey · 26/39, 197 YDSPassing Yards
Fame Ijeboi · 17 CAR, 108 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Javon Tracy · 7 REC, 61 YDSReceiving Yards
Anthony Smith · 1.5Sacks
Koi Perich · 10Tackles

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

OT 0:00

TD Drake Lindsey 3 Yd Run 20–23

OT 0:00

FG Martin Connington 36 Yd Field Goal 20–17

Q4 0:29

TD Drake Lindsey 2 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)17–17

Q4 1:52

TD Brandon Tullis 1 Yd Run (Martin Connington Kick)17–10

Q4 14:16

FG Martin Connington 34 Yd Field Goal 10–10

Q3 14:05

TD Rodney Bullard Jr. 71 Yd pass from Alessio Milivojevic (Martin Connington Kick)7–10

Q2 9:10

FG Brady Denaburg 30 Yd Field Goal 0–10

Q1 2:24

TD Fame Ijeboi 1 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Michigan State SpartansMinnesota Golden Gophers

Offense

467 Total Yards 301

311 Passing Yards 197

156 Rushing Yards 104

19 First Downs 18

Efficiency

5-15 3rd Down 6-15

0-1 4th Down 0-0

20/28 Completions 26/39

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 0

10-96 Penalties 2-8

34:34 Possession 25:26

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Alessio Milivojevic	20/28	311	11.1	1	0	45.1
Team	20/28	311	11.1	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Elijah Tau-Tolliver	11	127	11.5	0	85
Brandon Tullis	14	51	3.6	1	13
Omari Kelly	1	16	16.0	0	16
Nick Marsh	1	9	9.0	0	9
Bryson Williams	1	6	6.0	0	6
Alessio Milivojevic	13	-53	-4.1	0	6
Team	41	156	3.8	1	85

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rodney Bullard Jr.	4	102	25.5	1	71
Omari Kelly	8	94	11.8	0	23
Nick Marsh	4	75	18.8	0	48
Jack Velling	2	28	14.0	0	16
Charles Taplin	1	8	8.0	0	8
Elijah Tau-Tolliver	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	20	311	15.6	1	71

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Alessio Milivojevic	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Nikai Martinez	10	7	0	0	0	0
Jordan Hall	10	7	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Bell	7	5	0	1	2	0
Wayne Matthews III	4	3	0	0	0	0
Malik Spencer	4	3	0	0	1	0
Aydan West	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Alex VanSumeren	3	0	0	0	0	0
David Santiago	3	0	0	0.5	0	1
Isaac Smith	2	1	1	1	0	0
Armorion Smith	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Grady Kelly	2	1	0	0.5	1	0
Jalen Satchell	2	1	0	0	0	0
Aveon Grose	2	1	0	0	0	0
Darius Snow	2	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Edwards	1	1	0	0	0	0
Aisea Moa	1	1	0	0	0	1
Cam Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khalil Majeed	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Coyne	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Wills	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	63	33	1	4	4	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Omari Kelly	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Team	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Martin Connington	2/4	50.0	36	2/2	8
Team	2/4	50.0	36	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Eckley	5	231	46.2	0	1	49
Team	5	231	46.2	0	1	49

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Drake Lindsey	26/39	197	5.1	0	0	59.5
Team	26/39	197	5.1	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Fame Ijeboi	17	108	6.4	1	49
Cam Davis	1	1	1.0	0	1
Drake Lindsey	5	-5	-1.0	2	3
Team	23	104	4.5	3	49

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Javon Tracy	7	61	8.7	35
Le'Meke Brockington	6	46	7.7	17
Jameson Geers	3	40	13.3	19
Cam Davis	4	25	6.3	11
Jalen Smith	2	17	8.5	13
Malachi Coleman	1	6	6.0	6
Drew Biber	1	3	3.0	3
Fame Ijeboi	2	-1	-0.5	0
Team	26	197	7.6	35

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jameson Geers	1	0	0
Malachi Coleman	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Koi Perich	10	5	0	0	0	0
Kerry Brown	7	5	0	1	1	0
Maverick Baranowski	7	4	1	1.5	0	0
John Nestor	6	3	0	0	1	0
Devon Williams	5	3	1	1	0	0
Anthony Smith	5	3	1.5	2	0	0
Jalen Logan-Redding	4	3	0	1	0	0
Jai'Onte' McMillan	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jaxon Howard	4	1	1	1	0	0
Karter Menz	3	1	1	1	0	1
Nate Becker	3	1	0.5	2	0	0
Matt Kingsbury	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Deven Eastern	2	1	1	1	1	0
Rushawn Lawrence	2	0	0	0	0	0
Darius Green	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	66	34	7	12	3	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Koi Perich	1	20	20.0	20	0
Team	1	20	20.0	20	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Koi Perich	4	20	5.0	9	0
Team	4	20	5.0	9	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brady Denaburg	1/2	50.0	30	2/2	5
Team	1/2	50.0	30	2/2	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom Weston	7	296	42.3	0	5	51
Team	7	296	42.3	0	5	51

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