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#62Michigan State
31
Big Ten
AT
#61Rutgers
24
Big Ten
2015 week 6 · Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM CT · High Point Solutions Stadium · 📺 BTN · 50,373 att · 48°F

Drive chart

WIN PROBABILITYMichigan State above · Rutgers below
KICK15% → 0% RutgersFINAL
Michigan State Rutgers bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 1:49
0–0
MISSED FG
8 pl · 39 yd · 3:04
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 2:01
0–0
PUNT
6 pl · 25 yd · 2:47
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · -10 yd · 1:14
0–0
TD
8 pl · 57 yd · 2:19
7–0
TD
4 pl · 78 yd · 1:50
7–7
Q2
PUNT
3 pl · -6 yd · 1:03
7–7
TD
2 pl · 53 yd · 0:42
7–14
FG
9 pl · 66 yd · 3:57
10–14
PUNT
5 pl · 19 yd · 2:08
10–14
INT
12 pl · 78 yd · 6:00
10–14
END OF HALF
2 pl · 9 yd · 1:06
10–14
Q3
TD
11 pl · 73 yd · 5:59
17–14
PUNT
3 pl · -14 yd · 1:20
17–14
TD
5 pl · 51 yd · 1:55
24–14
TD
11 pl · 79 yd · 4:57
24–21
PUNT
5 pl · 26 yd · 3:27
24–21
Q4
FG
16 pl · 91 yd · 8:01
24–24
TD
10 pl · 76 yd · 3:38
31–24
ON DOWNS
7 pl · 15 yd · 0:40
31–24
END OF GAME
1 pl · -1 yd · 0:03
31–24
22 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

0takeaways1
4three-and-outs forced1
4 of 11scoring drives allowed5 of 11
No individual defensive box score for this game — CollegeFootballData carries tackles from 2016 on, and nothing but interceptions before that. The team numbers above come from the play and drive rows, which reach back to 2016 and 2015 respectively.

Special teams

1 of 2field goals1 of 1
3punts5
24.7punt average34.4
0punts inside the 200
69return yards86
own 32average drive startown 28
Michigan State
K Michael Geiger 1/2 FG · long 30 · 4/4 XP
P Jake Hartbarger 2 punts · 17.5 avg
P Tyler O'Connor 1 punt · 39.0 avg
KR R.J. Shelton 4 ret · 69 yds · long 20
Rutgers
K Kyle Federico 1/1 FG · long 22 · 3/3 XP
P Joey Roth 5 punts · 34.4 avg
KR Janarion Grant 4 ret · 86 yds · long 26
KR Nick Arcidiacono 1 ret · 0 yds
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Series recent meetings

2024 Rutgers 41 – 14 Michigan State
2023 Michigan State 24 – 27 Rutgers
2022 Rutgers 21 – 27 Michigan State
2021 Michigan State 31 – 13 Rutgers
2020 Rutgers 38 – 27 Michigan State
2019 Michigan State 27 – 0 Rutgers
2018 Rutgers 10 – 14 Michigan State
2017 Michigan State 40 – 7 Rutgers
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
No play-by-play for this game — league-wide plays start in 2016.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal