2023-09-24 02:42:34
Matthew Mitchell/MSU Athletic Communications
31
Winner
Maryland
UMD
4-0 , 1-0
9
Michigan St.
MSU
2-2 , 0-1
Winner
31
9
Michigan St.
MSU
2-2 , 0-1
Score By Quarters
Team
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
UMD
Maryland
7
14
0
10
31
MSU
Michigan St.
0
3
6
0
9
Game Recap: Football | 9/23/2023 7:29:00 PM
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State fell behind at the half and cut into the deficit in the third quarter but could not get closer as Maryland beat the Spartans, 31-9, on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium on Homecoming.
Redshirt sophomore running back Nate Carter had 19 carries for 97 yards, while redshirt junior quarterback Noah Kim completed 18-of-33 passes for 190 yards with one touchdown and senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. had six catches for 67 yards.
Sophomore defensive back Dillon Tatum led Michigan State with 11 tackles, while adding one pass breakup and a quarterback hurry, redshirt defensive back Malik Spencer added nine tackles, one breakup and a hurry, and graduate linebacker Aaron Brule had seven tackles, one breakup and a hurry.
“They’re (Maryland) a good team by putting themselves in the position to win by causing turnovers, but at the same time, we helped them,” said MSU acting head coach Harlon Barnett. “Players have the opportunity to make plays but couldn’t capitalize and they were making the plays and capitalizing. We can’t say it was them beating us, or us beating ourselves, it was the combination of the two.”
Maryland recorded an interception on the first offensive drive of the game for MSU and took advantage of the turnover, driving 45 yards on nine plays in 4:24 to score on a 1-yard TD pass from Taulia Tagovailoa to Sean Greeley.
On the ensuing drive, the Spartans drove the ball to the Terrapin 1-yard line, but were stopped on fourth-and-goal.
The Terrapins went up 14-0 at the 11:28 mark in the second quarter on Tagovailoa’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Tyrese Chambers.
Maryland scored its third touchdown of the first half with 8:39 left as Tagovailoa ran in from 1 yard out.
The Spartans got on the board with 3:39 remaining in the first half on Jonathan Kim’s 37-yard field goal.
Midway through the third quarter, Angelo Grose picked off a Tagovailoa pass in the end zone to thwart a Maryland scoring drive in the red zone, and Michigan State’s offense responded with a nine-play, 80-yard touchdown drive, capped by a 9-yard pass from Kim to Tyrell Henry. The Spartans failed on the two-point conversion, however, to make it 21-9 in favor of Maryland with 3:34 left in the quarter.
The Terrapins extended their lead to 24-9 on Jack Howes’ 48-yard field goal with 11:00 remaining in the game.
The Spartans got the ball back with 11 minutes left and drove the ball 67 yards to the Maryland 23-yard line before redshirt freshman quarterback Katin Houser was intercepted at the 9-yard line. Tagovailoa completed a 31-yard scoring pass with 2:30 left to give the Terrapins a 31-9 lead and close out the scoring.
Michigan State returns to action next Saturday, Sept. 30 at Iowa. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on NBC.
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