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FinalOct 8, 2016 · Spartan Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
BYU	0	3	7	21	31
Michigan State	7	0	0	7	14

Game flow

BYU won by 17 · 7 scores

Lead changes

1

0 times tied

MSU biggest lead

+7

Q1 4:10

BYU biggest lead

+17

Q4 8:00

Time in front

MSU 49% · BYU 33%

tied 18% · 29:18 vs 19:52 of game clock

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

Scoring summary

1st quarter

4:10

TD Gerald Holmes 8 Yd Run (Michael Geiger Kick)15 plays, 72 yds, 7:03 · from MSU 28

BYU 0–7 MSU

2nd quarter

0:00

FG Rhett Almond 35 Yd Field Goal 11 plays, 31 yds, 2:30 · from MSU 49

BYU 3–7 MSU

3rd quarter

4:52

TD Colby Pearson 4 Yd pass from Taysom Hill (Rhett Almond Kick)13 plays, 73 yds, 7:29 · from BYU 27

BYU 10–7 MSU

4th quarter

12:43

TD Taysom Hill 12 Yd Run (Rhett Almond Kick)13 plays, 70 yds, 5:48 · from BYU 30

BYU 17–7 MSU

8:00

TD Jamaal Williams 8 Yd Run (Rhett Almond Kick)3 plays, 32 yds, 1:29 · from MSU 32

BYU 24–7 MSU

4:59

TD Damion Terry 1 Yd Run (Michael Geiger Kick)10 plays, 75 yds, 2:54 · from MSU 25

BYU 24–14 MSU

1:59

TD Jamaal Williams 1 Yd Run (Rhett Almond Kick)8 plays, 82 yds, 2:55 · from BYU 18

BYU 31–14 MSU

Drives

MSU 2/9 scoredBYU 5/10 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	BYU	BYU 23	9	49	3:47	Downs
Q1	11:13	MSU	MSU 28	15	72	7:03	Touchdown
Q1	4:10	BYU	BYU 25	3	4	2:00	Punt
Q1	2:10	MSU	MSU 26	3	-12	1:54	Punt
Q1	0:16	BYU	BYU 44	13	53	5:04	Downs
Q2	10:12	MSU	MSU 3	5	27	3:36	Punt
Q2	6:36	BYU	BYU 35	4	23	2:22	Punt
Q2	4:14	MSU	MSU 5	3	9	1:44	Punt
Q2	2:30	BYU	MSU 49	11	31	2:30	Field Goal
Q3	15:00	MSU	MSU 25	4	12	2:39	Punt
Q3	12:21	BYU	BYU 27	13	73	7:29	Touchdown
Q3	4:52	MSU	MSU 35	3	-5	1:21	Punt

Win probability

BYU 100% · pregame line Michigan State −5.0 (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
Taysom Hill	18/27	138	5.1	1	0	88.0
Team	0/2	0	0.0	0	0	--

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jamaal Williams	30	163	5.4	2	62
Squally Canada	6	50	8.3	0	21
Taysom Hill	8	47	5.9	1	12
Colby Pearson	1	3	3.0	0	3
Algernon Brown	2	1	0.5	0	1
Team	2	-4	-2.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonah Trinnaman	6	55	9.2	0	22
Nick Kurtz	3	27	9.0	0	18
Mitchell Juergens	2	24	12.0	0	20
Colby Pearson	3	15	5.0	1	6
Hunter Marshall	1	6	6.0	0	6
Algernon Brown	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jamaal Williams	1	4	4.0	0	4
Quin Ficklin	1	2	2.0	0	2

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Michael Davis	1	40	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Rhett Almond	1/1	100.0	35	4/4	7

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jonny Linehan	2	82	41.0	0	0	45

Biggest plays

BYU +30% Q3 4:52 Taysom Hill pass complete to Colby Pearson for 4 yds for a TD, (Rhett Almond KICK)

MSU +24% Q3 4:52 Corey Edwards kickoff for 63 yds

BYU +20% Q4 12:43 Taysom Hill run for 12 yds for a TD, (Rhett Almond KICK)

MSU +16% Q3 15:00 Corey Edwards kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

BYU +16% Q4 9:29 Jamaal Williams run for 3 yds to the MchSt 29

Team stats

Stat	BYU	MSU
1st Downs	24	13
3rd down efficiency	10-16	6-14
4th down efficiency	2-4	2-3
Total Yards	398	206
Passing	138	121
Comp/Att	18/29	13/21
Yards per pass	4.8	5.8
Rushing	260	85
Rushing Attempts	49	32
Yards per rush	5.3	2.7
Penalties	3-24	4-39
Turnovers	0	1
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	34:34	25:26

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 1:05 2nd & 12 at MSU 26 Team run for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 28

Q4 1:05 1st & 10 at MSU 24 Team run for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 26

Q4 1:52 4th & 12 at MSU 15 Damion Terry run for 9 yds to the MchSt 24

Q4 1:52 3rd & 12 at MSU 15 Damion Terry pass incomplete to Gerald Holmes

Q4 1:52 2nd & 12 at MSU 15 Damion Terry pass incomplete to Donnie Corley

Q4 1:52 1st & 10 at MSU 17 Damion Terry sacked by Austin Heder and Sae Tautu for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 15

Q4 1:59 Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 63 yds , R.J. Shelton return for 15 yds to the MchSt 17

Q4 1:59 2nd & Goal at MSU 1 Jamaal Williams run for 1 yd for a TD, (Rhett Almond KICK)

Q4 2:48 1st & Goal at MSU 2 Jamaal Williams run for 1 yd to the MchSt 1

Q4 2:48 Timeout BYU, clock 02:48

Q4 4:11 3rd & 3 at BYU 36 Jamaal Williams run for 62 yds to the MchSt 2 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:11 2nd & 7 at BYU 32 Jamaal Williams run for 4 yds to the BYU 36

Q4 4:11 Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 04:11

Q4 4:42 1st & 10 at BYU 29 Jamaal Williams run for 3 yds to the BYU 32

Q4 4:42 3rd & 1 at BYU 27 Taysom Hill run for 2 yds to the BYU 29 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:42 Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 04:42

Q4 4:48 2nd & 9 at BYU 19 Jamaal Williams run for 8 yds to the BYU 27

Q4 4:48 Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 04:48

Q4 4:54 1st & 10 at BYU 18 Jamaal Williams run for 1 yd to the BYU 19

Q4 4:59 Kevin Cronin kickoff for 60 yds , Aleva Hifo return for 13 yds to the BYU 18

Q4 4:59 3rd & Goal at BYU 1 Damion Terry run for 1 yd for a TD, (Michael Geiger KICK)

Q4 7:53 2nd & Goal at BYU 1 Gerald Holmes run for no gain to the BYU 1

Q4 7:53 1st & Goal at BYU 2 Damion Terry run for 1 yd to the BYU 1

Q4 7:53 1st & 10 at BYU 16 Terry, Damion pass incomplete to Corley, Donnie, PENALTY BYU pass interference 14 yards to the BYU2, 1ST DOWN MSU, NO PLAY.