Central Michigan 10, Michigan State 30 (Final) · Game tracker

FinalSep 26, 2015 · Spartan Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Central Michigan	0	7	3	0	10
Michigan State	7	10	0	13	30

Game flow

Michigan State won by 20 · 7 scores

Lead changes

0 times tied

MSU biggest lead

+20

Q4 3:21

CMU biggest lead

—

never led

Time in front

MSU 90% · CMU 0%

tied 10% · 53:56 vs 0:00 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Michigan State is ahead, below it Central Michigan. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

8:56

TD Madre London 6 Yd Run (Michael Geiger Kick)6 plays, 72 yds, 2:50 · from MSU 28

CMU 0–7 MSU

2nd quarter

11:20

FG Michael Geiger 47 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 44 yds, 4:09 · from MSU 26

CMU 0–10 MSU

5:13

TD Josiah Price 5 Yd pass from Connor Cook (Michael Geiger Kick)7 plays, 52 yds, 3:49 · from MSU 48

CMU 0–17 MSU

0:08

TD Anthony Rice 1 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey Kick)13 plays, 80 yds, 5:05 · from CMU 20

CMU 7–17 MSU

3rd quarter

6:24

FG Brian Eavey 42 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 63 yds, 4:48 · from CMU 12

CMU 10–17 MSU

4th quarter

8:37

TD Gerald Holmes 3 Yd Run (Michael Geiger Kick)6 plays, 61 yds, 3:06 · from MSU 39

CMU 10–24 MSU

3:21

TD Gerald Holmes 6 Yd Run (Michael Geiger PAT blocked)8 plays, 58 yds, 4:58 · from MSU 42

CMU 10–30 MSU

Drives

MSU 5/10 scoredCMU 2/9 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	CMU	CMU 23	7	49	3:14	Missed FG
Q1	11:46	MSU	MSU 28	6	72	2:50	Touchdown
Q1	8:56	CMU	CMU 20	15	54	8:27	Missed FG
Q1	0:29	MSU	MSU 26	10	44	4:09	Field Goal
Q2	11:20	CMU	CMU 25	3	9	2:18	Punt
Q2	9:02	MSU	MSU 48	7	52	3:49	Touchdown
Q2	5:13	CMU	CMU 20	13	80	5:05	Touchdown
Q2	0:08	MSU	MSU 25	1	-1	0:08	End of Half
Q3	15:00	MSU	MSU 25	8	17	3:48	Punt
Q3	11:12	CMU	CMU 12	9	63	4:48	Field Goal
Q3	6:24	MSU	MSU 25	3	-16	1:39	Punt
Q3	4:45	CMU	CMU 45	4	18	2:17	Downs

Win probability

Michigan State 100% · pregame line Michigan State −28.5 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Cooper Rush	26/39	285	7.3	1	0	88.9

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Devon Spalding	15	77	5.1	42
Jahray Hayes	3	15	5.0	11
Jay Roberson	1	-1	-1.0	0
Martez Walker	3	-5	-1.7	0
Cooper Rush	4	-31	-7.8	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jesse Kroll	6	86	14.3	0	23
Anthony Rice	8	78	9.8	1	23
Corey Willis	5	57	11.4	0	27
Mark Chapman	2	52	26.0	0	42
Ben McCord	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jahray Hayes	1	4	4.0	0	4
Martez Walker	2	3	1.5	0	2
Devon Spalding	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brian Eavey	1/3	33.3	42	1/1	4

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ron Coluzzi	2	52	26.0	0	0	34

Biggest plays

MSU +5% Q3 6:24 Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

MSU +5% Q3 2:22 Connor Cook pass complete to Aaron Burbridge for 9 yds to the MchSt 46

CMU +4% Q3 6:24 Brian Eavey 42 yd FG GOOD

CMU +3% Q2 0:08 Cooper Rush pass complete to Anthony Rice for 1 yd for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)

MSU +3% Q2 0:08 Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Team stats

Stat	CMU	MSU
1st Downs	17	18
3rd down efficiency	7-15	4-8
4th down efficiency	1-3	0-0
Total Yards	340	324
Passing	285	143
Comp/Att	26/39	11/19
Yards per pass	7.3	7.5
Rushing	55	181
Rushing Attempts	26	36
Yards per rush	2.1	5.0
Penalties	9-70	8-78
Turnovers	1	0
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Possession	31:45	28:15

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:40 2nd & 11 at CMU 40 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 42

Q4 1:06 1st & 10 at CMU 39 TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 40

Q4 1:23 4th & 15 at CMU 41 Cooper Rush sacked by Demetrius Cooper for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 39

Q4 1:29 3rd & 15 at CMU 41 Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Ben McCord

Q4 1:36 2nd & 15 at CMU 41 Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jahray Hayes

Q4 1:40 1st & 15 at CMU 41 Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll

Q4 1:52 1st & 10 at CMU 46 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, False Start (Kenny Rogers) to the CMich 41

Q4 2:24 4th & 4 at CMU 42 Cooper Rush pass complete to Anthony Rice for 4 yds to the CMich 46 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:31 Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 02:31

Q4 2:31 3rd & 6 at CMU 40 Cooper Rush pass complete to Martez Walker for 2 yds to the CMich 42

Q4 2:45 2nd & 6 at CMU 40 Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll

Q4 3:10 1st & 10 at CMU 36 Cooper Rush pass complete to Jahray Hayes for 4 yds to the CMich 40

Q4 3:21 Kevin Cronin kickoff for 39 yds , Joe Bacci return for 10 yds to the CMich 36

Q4 3:21 1st & Goal at CMU 6 Gerald Holmes run for 6 yds for a TD, (Michael Geiger PAT BLOCKED)

Q4 3:58 1st & 10 at CMU 17 Gerald Holmes run for 11 yds to the CMich 6 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:30 2nd & 6 at CMU 25 Madre London run for 8 yds to the CMich 17 for a 1ST down

Q4 5:30 1st & 10 at CMU 29 Madre London run for 4 yds to the CMich 25

Q4 6:30 3rd & 2 at CMU 38 Connor Cook pass complete to Paul Lang for 9 yds to the CMich 29 for a 1ST down

Q4 7:00 2nd & 7 at CMU 43 Madre London run for 5 yds to the CMich 38

Q4 7:30 1st & 10 at CMU 46 Madre London run for 3 yds to the CMich 43

Q4 8:00 1st & 10 at MSU 42 Madre London run for 12 yds to the CMich 46 for a 1ST down

Q4 8:19 1st & 10 at CMU 32 Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 24 yds Jesse Kroll fumbled, recovered by MchSt Riley Bullough MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Illegal Block (15 Yards) to the MchSt 42

Q4 8:37 Kevin Cronin kickoff for 44 yds , Nathan Ricketts return for 11 yds to the CMich 32

Q4 8:37 1st & Goal at CMU 3 Gerald Holmes run for 3 yds for a TD, (Michael Geiger KICK)