Post-Game Notes: BYU
10/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
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• In the first-ever meeting between BYU and Michigan State, the Cougars defeated the Spartans, 31-14, in Spartan Stadium . . . MSU will make the return trip to Provo, Utah, in 2020.
• Michigan State was held to 206 yards of total offense, the fewest by the Spartans since they had 187 in a loss at Nebraska on Oct. 29, 2011.
• Saturday marked just the third non-conference home loss for the Spartans under Mark Dantonio (26-3 record; losses to Central Michigan in 2009, Notre Dame in 2012, BYU in 2016).
• Josiah Price had two catches for 29 yards . . . he surpassed the 1,000-yard milestone for receiving yards on his second catch, becoming just the fourth Spartan tight end to record 1,000 career receiving yards (Chris Baker: 1,705; Mark Brammer: 1,305; Billy Joe DuPree: 1,222) . . . Price now has 80 career catches for 1,001 yards.
• Junior safety Montae Nicholson recorded a career-high 17 tackles, the most by a Spartan since Eric Smith had 19 against Notre Dame on Sept. 18, 2004 . . . Chris Frey (13), Shane Jones (13) and Andrew Dowell (9) also registered career highs in tackles.
• Junior quarterback Damion Terry, who played in the second half, threw for a career-high 63 yards and tied his career high with six completions . . . he finished 6-of-10 passing for 63 yards and one interception . . . Terry led the Spartans on a 10-play, 75-yard drive in the fourth quarter, capped by Terry's first career rushing touchdown, a 1-yard plunge with 4:59 left in the game . . . he also had a career-high 29 rushing yards on eight attempts.
• Brandon Clemons started his first career game at defensive tackle . . . he also played on the offensive line against BYU . . . Clemons had a 1-yard tackle for loss on defense.
