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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography
Michigan State Falls at No. 6 Oregon, 31-10
10/5/2024 1:23:00 AM | Football
EUGENE, Ore. – Michigan State fell at No. 6/6 Oregon, 31-10, Friday night before a sold-out crowd at Autzen Stadium.
The Spartans enter their bye week at 3-3 (1-2 Big Ten), while the Ducks remain undefeated at 5-0 (2-0 Big Ten).
Junior tight end Jack Velling led MSU with six catches for 53 yards, while freshman Nick Marsh had three grabs for 58 yards. Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles was 10-of-17 passing for 154 yards. Sixth-year graduate senior Kay'ron Lynch-Adams rushed nine times for 32 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Defensively, junior cornerback Charles Brantley recorded his third interception of the season and led MSU with nine tackles. Junior safety Malik Spencer collected the first interception of his career in the first quarter and had seven stops. Sixth-year graduate defensive lineman D'Quan Douse had a team-high two tackles for loss and four tackles overall.
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who entered the game leading the nation in completion percentage, threw two interceptions, but did finish the game 20-of-32 for 257 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan James paced the Ducks on the ground with 166 yards and one score while Tez Johnson had 10 receptions for 84 yards and one TD.
"Credit to Oregon, Coach Lanning, that staff, they do a nice job," said MSU head coach Jonathan Smith. "They've got a good team, and they came and played well tonight, way better than we did, forced some issues on us, and we've got to find a way to respond and get better.
"Game six, halfway point of the regular season, and we come on the bye. We've got to regroup, we've got to find ways to improve, starting with us as coaches, finding best ways positionally where we're putting them in, scheme, where we're at, flaws, and find a way to improve on it, and move forward because we've got a lot of football left in front of us."
SCORING SUMMARY
After forcing an Oregon three-and-out to start the game, Michigan State drove the ball to the 2-yard line on its first possession following a 44-yard pass play from Chiles to Marsh on fourth down, but the Spartans fumbled on the next play, giving the ball back to the Ducks.
The Spartan defense then came up with its own turnover in the end zone, as Spencer made a diving interception on third-and-goal, keeping the Ducks off the scoreboard.
Oregon scored the game's first points on its third drive, going 75 yards on seven plays in 3:30, capped by a 9-yard TD run by Gabriel to make it 7-0 with 22 seconds left in the first quarter.
MSU picked off Gabriel for the second time in the red zone early in the second quarter as Brantley read the pass and hauled in the ball near the goal line at the 2-yard line for his third interception of the season.
The Ducks scored back-to-back touchdowns on their final drives of the first half to take a 21-0 lead into the break. James had a 3-yard TD run at the 5:26 mark, and Gabriel found Evan Stewart in the end zone on a 9-yard pass with just five seconds left in the half.
Oregon extended its lead in the second half on Andrew Boyle's 50-yard field goal with 6:47 remaining in the third quarter and Johnson's 2-yard TD reception on fourth-and-goal at the 11:18 mark in the fourth quarter.
The Spartans got on the board midway through the fourth quarter as Chiles directed a seven-play, 75-yard drive in 2:51 that was finished by Lynch-Adams with a 1-yard touchdown run. Sixth-year graduate kicker Jonathan Kim remained perfect on the season with his ninth field goal, this one from 42-yards out, with 25 seconds in the game to make the final 31-10.
UP NEXT
Michigan State has a bye week before hosting Iowa for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 19 in Spartan Stadium. The game time will be announced on Monday, Oct. 7.
The Spartans enter their bye week at 3-3 (1-2 Big Ten), while the Ducks remain undefeated at 5-0 (2-0 Big Ten).
Junior tight end Jack Velling led MSU with six catches for 53 yards, while freshman Nick Marsh had three grabs for 58 yards. Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles was 10-of-17 passing for 154 yards. Sixth-year graduate senior Kay'ron Lynch-Adams rushed nine times for 32 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Defensively, junior cornerback Charles Brantley recorded his third interception of the season and led MSU with nine tackles. Junior safety Malik Spencer collected the first interception of his career in the first quarter and had seven stops. Sixth-year graduate defensive lineman D'Quan Douse had a team-high two tackles for loss and four tackles overall.
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who entered the game leading the nation in completion percentage, threw two interceptions, but did finish the game 20-of-32 for 257 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan James paced the Ducks on the ground with 166 yards and one score while Tez Johnson had 10 receptions for 84 yards and one TD.
"Credit to Oregon, Coach Lanning, that staff, they do a nice job," said MSU head coach Jonathan Smith. "They've got a good team, and they came and played well tonight, way better than we did, forced some issues on us, and we've got to find a way to respond and get better.
"Game six, halfway point of the regular season, and we come on the bye. We've got to regroup, we've got to find ways to improve, starting with us as coaches, finding best ways positionally where we're putting them in, scheme, where we're at, flaws, and find a way to improve on it, and move forward because we've got a lot of football left in front of us."
SCORING SUMMARY
After forcing an Oregon three-and-out to start the game, Michigan State drove the ball to the 2-yard line on its first possession following a 44-yard pass play from Chiles to Marsh on fourth down, but the Spartans fumbled on the next play, giving the ball back to the Ducks.
The Spartan defense then came up with its own turnover in the end zone, as Spencer made a diving interception on third-and-goal, keeping the Ducks off the scoreboard.
Oregon scored the game's first points on its third drive, going 75 yards on seven plays in 3:30, capped by a 9-yard TD run by Gabriel to make it 7-0 with 22 seconds left in the first quarter.
MSU picked off Gabriel for the second time in the red zone early in the second quarter as Brantley read the pass and hauled in the ball near the goal line at the 2-yard line for his third interception of the season.
The Ducks scored back-to-back touchdowns on their final drives of the first half to take a 21-0 lead into the break. James had a 3-yard TD run at the 5:26 mark, and Gabriel found Evan Stewart in the end zone on a 9-yard pass with just five seconds left in the half.
Oregon extended its lead in the second half on Andrew Boyle's 50-yard field goal with 6:47 remaining in the third quarter and Johnson's 2-yard TD reception on fourth-and-goal at the 11:18 mark in the fourth quarter.
The Spartans got on the board midway through the fourth quarter as Chiles directed a seven-play, 75-yard drive in 2:51 that was finished by Lynch-Adams with a 1-yard touchdown run. Sixth-year graduate kicker Jonathan Kim remained perfect on the season with his ninth field goal, this one from 42-yards out, with 25 seconds in the game to make the final 31-10.
UP NEXT
Michigan State has a bye week before hosting Iowa for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 19 in Spartan Stadium. The game time will be announced on Monday, Oct. 7.
Team Stats
MSU
ORE
Total Yards
250
477
Pass Yards
191
264
Rushing Yards
59
213
Penalty Yards
41
35
1st Downs
16
25
3rd Downs
2
6
4th Downs
2
2
TOP
29:02
30:58
1st Quarter
MSU 0, ORE 7
ORE - Gabriel,Dillon 9 yd run (Sappington,Atticus kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:30
2nd Quarter
MSU 0, ORE 14
ORE - James,Jordan 3 yd run (Boyle,Andrew kick), 7 plays, 55 yards, TOP 03:45
MSU 0, ORE 21
ORE - Stewart,Evan 9 yd pass from Gabriel,Dillon (Sappington,Atticus kick) 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:48
3rd Quarter
MSU 0, ORE 24
ORE - Boyle,Andrew 50 yd field goal 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 03:48
4th Quarter
MSU 0, ORE 31
ORE - Johnson,Tez 2 yd pass from Gabriel,Dillon (Sappington,Atticus kick) 15 plays, 64 yards, TOP 08:07
MSU 7, ORE 31
MSU - Lynch-Adams,Kay'Ron 1 yd run (Kim,Jonathan kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:51
MSU 10, ORE 31
MSU - Kim,Jonathan 42 yd field goal 11 plays, 45 yards, TOP 06:12
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
10
TD
0
YDS
154
INT
0
CMP
5
TD
0
YDS
37
INT
0
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