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375 | MICHIGAN ST | Pk | Over 35 | 376 | NEBRASKA | +12 | Under 47 |
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All Games | 8-1 | +3 | 5-3 | 3-6 | 29.8 | 14.1 | 379.2 | (5.2) | 1.1 | 11.6 | 7.8 | 209.8 | (3.5) | 1.8 | Road Games | 2-1 | +1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 27.0 | 10.3 | 381.0 | (5.1) | 1.0 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 204.0 | (3.6) | 1.3 | Last 3 Games | 3-0 | +2 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 28.3 | 11.3 | 388.3 | (5.5) | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 174.0 | (3.3) | 1.7 | Turf Games | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 34.0 | 12.0 | 444.5 | (5.8) | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 196.0 | (3.8) | 2.0 | Conference Games | 5-0 | +4 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 30.6 | 13.0 | 410.0 | (5.6) | 1.0 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 227.4 | (3.8) | 1.6 |
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Offense (All Games) | 29.8 | 14.1 | 21.8 | 34:32 | 43-190 | (4.5) | 18-31 | 57.7% | 189 | (6.1) | 74-379 | (5.2) | (12.7) | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 33.4 | 17 | 22.6 | 32:56 | 41-194 | (4.7) | 19-31 | 60.7% | 232 | (7.4) | 73-426 | (5.9) | (12.8) | Offense Road Games | 27.0 | 10.3 | 22.7 | 35:39 | 42-174 | (4.1) | 19-32 | 58.3% | 207 | (6.5) | 74-381 | (5.1) | (14.1) | Defense (All Games) | 11.6 | 7.8 | 12.7 | 25:22 | 27-43 | (1.6) | 16-34 | 46.7% | 167 | (4.9) | 61-210 | (3.5) | (18.2) | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 24.9 | 12.4 | 18 | 28:57 | 33-128 | (3.8) | 17-32 | 54.0% | 224 | (6.9) | 66-351 | (5.4) | (14.1) | Defense Road Games | 11.3 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 24:21 | 23-42 | (1.8) | 18-34 | 52.5% | 162 | (4.8) | 57-204 | (3.6) | (18) |
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All Games | 7-2 | -0.2 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 35.9 | 21.3 | 446.0 | (5.8) | 2.0 | 22.8 | 10.3 | 374.9 | (5.4) | 1.7 | Home Games | 5-1 | +0.9 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 39.8 | 24.7 | 496.3 | (6.3) | 1.8 | 25.2 | 12.2 | 425.5 | (5.9) | 2.2 | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | -1.1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 22.3 | 12.3 | 357.7 | (4.9) | 2.7 | 23.7 | 13.7 | 310.3 | (4.6) | 0.3 | Turf Games | 6-2 | -1.2 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 34.9 | 21.4 | 447.4 | (6) | 1.9 | 24.7 | 11.6 | 394.7 | (5.6) | 1.6 | Conference Games | 4-1 | +0.9 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 30.0 | 16.2 | 405.8 | (5.4) | 2.4 | 19.4 | 9.2 | 303.8 | (4.4) | 1.0 |
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Offense (All Games) | 35.9 | 21.3 | 24.1 | 30:34 | 48-247 | (5.2) | 17-29 | 60.3% | 199 | (7) | 76-446 | (5.8) | (12.4) | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 34.1 | 16.8 | 23.7 | 31:47 | 42-205 | (4.8) | 20-31 | 64.0% | 243 | (7.7) | 74-448 | (6.1) | (13.1) | Offense Home Games | 39.8 | 24.7 | 27.3 | 31:01 | 50-275 | (5.5) | 18-29 | 64.2% | 221 | (7.7) | 79-496 | (6.3) | (12.5) | Defense (All Games) | 22.8 | 10.3 | 21.1 | 29:26 | 40-160 | (4) | 17-30 | 55.8% | 215 | (7.2) | 69-375 | (5.4) | (16.5) | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 26.5 | 14.2 | 20.8 | 29:12 | 38-163 | (4.3) | 19-32 | 60.3% | 233 | (7.3) | 69-395 | (5.7) | (14.9) | Defense Home Games | 25.2 | 12.2 | 23.8 | 28:58 | 40-193 | (4.8) | 18-31 | 58.3% | 232 | (7.5) | 72-425 | (5.9) | (16.9) |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: MICHIGAN ST 27.6, NEBRASKA 27.1 |
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9/21/2013 | @ NOTRE DAME | 13-17 | L | 4 | T | 43 | U | 35-119 | 16-36-135 | 1 | 32-78 | 14-34-142 | 0 | 10/5/2013 | @ IOWA | 26-14 | W | 1.5 | W | 37.5 | O | 37-135 | 25-44-277 | 1 | 16-23 | 26-46-241 | 2 | 10/12/2013 | INDIANA | 42-28 | W | -10 | W | 53.5 | O | 47-238 | 22-31-235 | 2 | 27-92 | 25-47-259 | 1 | 10/19/2013 | PURDUE | 14-0 | W | -28 | L | 44.5 | U | 41-182 | 14-26-112 | 0 | 34-66 | 14-25-160 | 2 | 10/26/2013 | @ ILLINOIS | 42-3 | W | -8 | W | 48 | U | 55-269 | 15-16-208 | 1 | 21-25 | 13-21-103 | 2 | 11/2/2013 | MICHIGAN | 29-6 | W | -4 | W | 44.5 | U | 39-142 | 18-33-252 | 1 | 29--48 | 15-30-216 | 1 | 11/16/2013 | @ NEBRASKA | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2013 | @ NORTHWESTERN | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2013 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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9/21/2013 | S DAKOTA ST | 59-20 | W | -20.5 | W | 61 | O | 51-335 | 21-26-310 | 2 | 38-227 | 19-29-238 | 3 | 10/5/2013 | ILLINOIS | 39-19 | W | -8.5 | W | 62.5 | U | 50-335 | 11-20-186 | 1 | 48-195 | 16-31-177 | 2 | 10/12/2013 | @ PURDUE | 44-7 | W | -13 | W | 57 | U | 56-251 | 16-31-184 | 3 | 25-32 | 14-36-184 | 2 | 10/26/2013 | @ MINNESOTA | 23-34 | L | -10 | L | 52 | O | 30-189 | 16-30-139 | 2 | 54-271 | 8-17-159 | 0 | 11/2/2013 | NORTHWESTERN | 27-24 | W | -3.5 | L | 58.5 | U | 50-195 | 22-42-277 | 4 | 47-245 | 8-21-81 | 1 | 11/9/2013 | @ MICHIGAN | 17-13 | W | 6 | W | 55 | U | 43-128 | 12-23-145 | 2 | 36--21 | 18-27-196 | 0 | 11/16/2013 | MICHIGAN ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2013 | @ PENN ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/29/2013 | IOWA | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | MICHIGAN ST: MSU finished 7-6 last year, going 4-5 in games decided by four points or less. Replacing the nation's No. 3 rusher, Le'Veon Bell, is no easy task and the team may choose a committee approach with unaccomplished RBs Jeremy Langford (2.6 YPC), Nick Hill (2.3 YPC) and Riley Bullough, a converted LB. Senior QB Andrew Maxwell (5.8 YPA, 13 TD, 9 INT) could be overtaken by sophomore QB Connor Cook (5.5 YPA, 1 TD, 1 INT). WRs Bennie Fowler (524 rec. yds, 4 TD) and Aaron Burbridge (364 rec. yds) headline a mediocre receiving unit. The O-Line should remain strong, as will the No. 4-ranked defense (274 YPG). DE WIlliam Gholston is gone, but DE Shilique Calhoun (5 hurries) is a future star. MSU's back seven is truly elite with LBs Max Bullough (111 tackles, 12.5 TFL) and Denicos Allen (79 tackles, 10 TFL), plus CB Darqueze Dennard (3 INT), who projects as a high NFL draft pick. | | NEBRASKA: Dual-threat QB Taylor Martinez (2,871 pass yds, 23 TD, 12 INT; 1,019 rush yds, 10 TD) returns for his fourth year of running the Huskers' offense. The turnover-prone Martinez (16 fumbles, 8 lost) has plenty of weapons at his disposal again with his WR trio of Kenny Bell (863 rec. yds, 8 TD), Quincy Enunwa (470 rec. yds) and Jamal Turner (417 rec. yds). Star RB Rex Burkhead is gone, but RB Ameer Abdullah (1,137 rush yds, 8 TD) proved that he is a strong every-down back. He and his veteran O-Line could even surpass the Huskers' 253 rushing YPG (8th in nation) from last year. The defense, which allowed 53.5 PPG in its four losses, still has major questions. DE Jason Ankrah (6 TFL) is the only starter back from the front seven, but sophomore LB David Santos had a monster spring. The nation's No. 4 pass defense (168 YPG) is stacked with shut-down CBs Ciante Evans (56 tackles, 8 PD) and Andrew Green (50 tackles) leading the heavily experienced secondary. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (MICHIGAN ST-NEBRASKA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Updates throughout. Should stand.)
*Michigan St.-Nebraska Preview* ===============================
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer
No. 16 Michigan State (8-1) at Nebraska (7-2), 3:30 p.m. EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan State's next obstacle is one the Spartans have never overcome.
Beat Nebraska, and a spot in the Big Ten championship game is all but assured - but the Cornhuskers have won all seven meetings between the schools.
"We've never run from facing Nebraska, but that is the one football team that we have not beaten since coming here, so that remains a goal of ours," Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said.
"But I think there are bigger and more important things to worry about - we've got to beat Nebraska to accomplish our goals, and that's why it's such a big game."
The 14th-ranked Spartans can clinch at least a share of the Legends Division title with a victory at Nebraska on Saturday, but since joining the Big Ten, the Cornhuskers have beaten Michigan State each of the past two years. The teams first faced each other in 1914, and Nebraska has won by at least two touchdowns in every game except last season's.
The Spartans nearly broke through in 2012, but Nebraska scored two touchdowns in the final 7:02 to win 28-24. Taylor Martinez threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Turner with 6 seconds left to win it.
That TD came after a pass interference call on Michigan State put the ball at the 5 with 17 seconds left. The Spartans also allowed a fourth-down conversion on that drive - and earlier in the game, they had an interception return for a touchdown that was nullified by a penalty.
"The football game last year was difficult to swallow the way it went down at the end, and I'll leave it at that," Dantonio said. "There were some different things that went on in the game that were unconventional. I'll leave it at that."
Michigan State (8-1, 5-0 Big Ten) is favored by about a touchdown this week. The Spartans had last weekend off after shutting down rival Michigan 29-6. Michigan State is ranked No. 1 in the country in total defense.
If the Spartans win this weekend, they would need only one victory in the final two games to be certain of a spot in the conference title game. Nebraska (7-2, 4-1) has remained on Michigan State's heels with a pair of dramatic victories.
The Cornhuskers beat Northwestern 27-24 two weekends ago by completing a 49-yard touchdown pass on the final play. Last week, they edged Michigan 17-13.
Martinez is injured, and Tommy Armstrong Jr. has started five games in his place.
"We still have to respect the quarterback that's in there, but he's not Taylor Martinez," Michigan State defensive lineman Shilique Calhoun said. "He's not taking off like he is. He's a little more stationary."
Nebraska has leaned on running back Ameer Abdullah, who has already rushed for 1,213 yards this season. Armstrong is not the running threat that Martinez is, but the Cornhuskers have had time to adjust to their star quarterback's injury problems.
"I think they're going to try and do the same things with Armstrong long term that they do with Martinez," Dantonio said. "Taylor was such a great runner that could take it the distance . so he's a very good football player, but I do think that Tommy Armstrong is an exceptional football player as a redshirt freshman."
Michigan State went to the Big Ten title game two years ago despite losing 24-3 at Nebraska. The Spartans said Tuesday that the trip to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln was an eye opener - players were almost taken aback by the friendliness of the Nebraska fans.
"Going to a hostile environment, you're not expecting people to welcome you the way they did," offensive lineman Fou Fonoti said. "I don't know what it was - you walked in, people saying, `Hey, welcome to Lincoln, pleasure having you here, we wish you all the best."'
Of course, Michigan State hasn't traditionally been a threat to Nebraska. Perhaps the rivalry will intensify if the Spartans finally beat the Cornhuskers.
"I have not been to Nebraska yet. This is going to be my first time," Calhoun said. "But I've actually heard about it, and heard about how they're extremely kind, and it kind of throws you off a little bit. You just have to go in with the mindset that you have something to do - a job."
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