Michigan State University
2-1
Arizona State
3-0
Spartans Fall to Arizona State
9/14/2019 7:57:00 PM | Football
AP Sports Writer
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Eno Benjamin reached the ball to the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown run with 50 seconds remaining, and Arizona State beat No. 18 Michigan State 10-7 on Saturday after the Spartans had a tying field goal negated for having too many men on the field.
Matt Coghlin's 42-yard kick appeared to have tied it with 6 seconds remaining, but a replay showed too many men on the field for Michigan State.
Coghlin had to try again from farther back after the penalty, and he hooked the kick left for his third miss of the day.
Arizona State (3-0) drove 75 yards in 11 plays at the end, against a Michigan State defense that had been stifling all day. Quarterback Jayden Daniels ran 15 yards for a first down on fourth-and-13 from the Michigan State 28, and Benjamin's touchdown put the Sun Devils ahead. That play was also reviewed, and Benjamin had just barely extended the ball far enough to score.
The Spartans drove back to the Arizona State 24, and after spiking the ball to stop the clock with 11 seconds left, they appeared to have enough time for one more throw. But with no timeouts remaining, Michigan State (2-1) seemed indecisive, and eventually the field goal team rushed on. The Spartans barely snapped the ball in time to beat the play clock, and although Coghlin's kick went through, there were too many players on the field.
Elijah Collins ran for a 9-yard touchdown with 8:37 remaining for Michigan State.
Arizona State has scored more than seven points in 137 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the FBS.
Coghlin was 40 of 48 on field goals for his career before Saturday. He missed from 47 yards in the second quarter, and Arizona State drove the other way for a 41-yard field goal by Cristian Zendejas. The Spartans appeared poised to tie the game late in the half, but Coghlin missed from 31 yards after a delay of game penalty had pushed that kick back.
UP NEXT
Arizona State: Hosts Colorado next Saturday.
Michigan State: Visits Northwestern on Saturday.
Team Stats
ASU 3, MSU 0
ASU - Zendejas,C. 41 yd field goal 10 plays, 48 yards, TOP 5:38
ASU 3, MSU 7
MSU - Collins, Elijah 9 yd run (Coghlin, Matt kick), 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 5:31
ASU 10, MSU 7
ASU - Benjamin,Eno 1 yd run (Zendejas,C. kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:44
