Indiana Hoosiers vs Michigan State Spartans Match Player Stats On Oct 24, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Oct 24, 2015

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Connor Cook threw for a career-high 398 yards and tied a career best with four touchdown passes to lead No. 7 Michigan State to a 52-26 win over Indiana on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.

The senior quarterback came up two yards shy of the school record while completing 30 of 52 passes for the Spartans (8-0, 4-0 Big Ten), who were coming off their miraculous last-play victory over archrival Michigan. Bill Burke holds the record with 400 passing yards against the Wolverines in 1999.

Spartans junior wide receiver R.J. Shelton caught six passes for 76 yards and two scores, and senior Aaron Burbridge hauled in eight passes for 128 yards and a touchdown.

Michigan State scored 24 straight points in the fourth quarter to notch its 12th straight victory, the longest in coach Mark Dantonio's tenure and tied for the third longest in school history.

Senior Nate Sudfeld passed for 308 yards and three touchdowns for Indiana (4-4, 0-4), which has lost four straight. Junior running back Jordan Howard, who missed the previous two games with an ankle injury, had 76 rushing yards and a touchdown.

The Spartans led 28-26 entering the fourth quarter, as both quarterbacks threw a touchdown pass early in the third. Indiana had a chance to take the lead late in the quarter, but sophomore Griffin Oaks missed a 42-yard field goal try.

Michael Geiger's 21-yard field goal with 12:44 remaining made it 31-26. Cook's fourth scoring pass, a 10-yarder to Shelton with 4:57 left, extended the lead to 12 points.

Freshman LJ Scott's 26-yard run and sophomore Gerald Holmes' 22-yard scamper completed the scoring.

Michigan State clung to a 21-20 lead at halftime, with the difference being a missed extra-point try after Indiana's second touchdown.

Both quarterbacks were sharp during the wild first half. Cook piled up 260 passing yards and hit Shelton and Burbridge with scoring strikes of 22 and 11 yards, respectively.

Sudfeld reached 197 passing yards by the break and also threw for two scores, including a 37-yarder to sophomore wide receiver Simmie Cobbs to complete a 77-yard, 25-second drive late in the half.

NOTES: Indiana QB Nate Sudfeld tied the school record of 48 career touchdown passes held by Kellen Lewis (2006-08). ... Ankle injuries sidelined two notable Spartans -- redshirt freshman RB Madre London and senior C Jack Allen. ... Michigan State has now won 15 of the last 17 meetings, including seven straight. Indiana's last victory in East Lansing was a 37-28 triumph in 2001. ... Michigan State's Connor Cook has 31 career victories, the most for an active FBS quarterback. ... Both teams have a bye next weekend.