Western Kentucky at Michigan State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Western Kentucky | 10 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 31 | |
| Michigan State | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 48 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 13:32 | Michigan State touchdown. Jayden Reed 88 Yd Punt Return (Matt Coghlin Kick) |
| 8:26 | Michigan State touchdown. Kenneth Walker III 5 Yd Run (Matt Coghlin Kick) |
| 5:04 | Western Kentucky field goal. Brayden Narveson 37 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:54 | Michigan State touchdown. Jayden Reed 46 Yd pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin Kick) |
| 2:57 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Joey Beljan 4 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky field goal. Brayden Narveson 29 Yd Field Goal |
| 9:10 | Michigan State touchdown. Kenneth Walker III 5 Yd Run (Matt Coghlin Kick) |
| 6:51 | Western Kentucky field goal. Brayden Narveson 35 Yd Field Goal |
| 2:39 | Michigan State touchdown. Kenneth Walker III 3 Yd Run (Matt Coghlin Kick) |
| 0:41 | Michigan State touchdown. Payton Thorne 12 Yd Run (Matt Coghlin Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 0:43 | Michigan State field goal. Matt Coghlin 21 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:13 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Jerreth Sterns 28 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Bailey Zappe Pass to Mitchell Tinsley for Two-Point Conversion) |
| 8:24 | Western Kentucky touchdown. Joey Beljan 1 Yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson Kick) |
| 4:46 | Michigan State field goal. Matt Coghlin 20 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Western Kentucky | Michigan State |
| Total first downs | 31 | 26 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Western Kentucky | Michigan State |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 11 |
| Third downs converted | 7 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 41 % | 45 % |
| Fourth down | Western Kentucky | Michigan State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 4 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 2 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 50 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Western Kentucky | Michigan State |
| Total yards | 560 | 519 |
| Total rushing yards | 72 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 488 | 327 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 29:35 | 30:25 |
| Rushing | Western Kentucky | Michigan State |
| Total rushing plays | 26 | 192 |
| Total rushing yards | 72 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 4 |
| Passing | Western Kentucky | Michigan State |
| Passes attempted | 65 | 30 |
| Passes completed | 46 | 20 |
| Average yards per completion | 7.5 | 10.9 |
| Passing touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties | Western Kentucky | Michigan State |
| Penalties committed | 8 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 75 | 60 |
| Turnovers | Western Kentucky | Michigan State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Noah Whittington | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Kye Robichaux | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Adam Cofield | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| C.J. Jones | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Jakairi Moses | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Bailey Zappe | 7 | -17 | -2.4 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Michigan State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Kenneth Walker III | 24 | 126 | 5.3 | 3 | 15 | ||||
| Jordon Simmons | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Payton Thorne | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Jayden Reed | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Bailey Zappe | 64 | 46 | 72 % | 488 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Drew Zaubi | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michigan State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Payton Thorne | 30 | 20 | 67 % | 327 | 10.9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jerreth Sterns | 17 | 186 | 10.9 | 1 | 28 | ||||
| Mitchell Tinsley | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 0 | 60 | ||||
| Malachi Corley | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Craig Burt Jr. | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Adam Cofield | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Josh Sterns | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Noah Whittington | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Joey Beljan | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Michigan State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jalen Nailor | 8 | 128 | 16.0 | 0 | 43 | ||||
| Jayden Reed | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 1 | 46 | ||||
| Tre Mosley | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 27 | ||||
| Montorie Foster | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Connor Heyward | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Jordon Simmons | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Bailey Zappe | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Michigan State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Cal Haladay | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Michigan State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Antwon Kincade | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DeAngelo Malone | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kaleb Oliver | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kahlef Hailassie | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Hunter | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeremy Darvin | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Will Ignont | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Omari Alexander | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Miguel Edwards | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Davion Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demetrius Cain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Juwuan Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Beanie Bishop | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darius Shipp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Malik Staples | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cory Munson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Niko Cooper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Pitts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lichon Terrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brodric Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| JaQues Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michigan State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Angelo Grose | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cal Haladay | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quavaris Crouch | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Dowell | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chester Kimbrough | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darius Snow | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ronald Williams | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Pietrowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Xavier Henderson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Drew Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jacub Panasiuk | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Maverick Hansen | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jacob Slade | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Fletcher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Simeon Barrow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Emmanuel Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Noah Harvey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ben VanSumeren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalen Nailor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ma'A Gaoteote | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charles Brantley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalen Hunt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jayden Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Michigan State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Jayden Reed | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jerreth Sterns | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Michigan State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jayden Reed | 1 | 88 | 88.0 | 88 | 1 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Brayden Narveson | 3/3 | 37 | 2/2 | 11 | |||||
| Michigan State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Matt Coghlin | 2/2 | 21 | 6/6 | 12 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| John Haggerty III | 2 | 109 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |||
| Michigan State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Bryce Baringer | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 2:10 AM.