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#62Michigan State
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#33Nebraska
39
Big Ten
2015 week 10 · Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 6:00 PM CT · Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) · 📺 ESPN · 90,094 att · 49.1°F, wind 4.7

Drive chart

WIN PROBABILITYMichigan State above · Nebraska below
KICK35% → 100% NebraskaFINAL
Michigan State Nebraska bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
ON DOWNS
6 pl · 50 yd · 2:29
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 0:57
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 0:23
0–0
FG
9 pl · 38 yd · 4:01
0–3
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:35
0–3
TD
7 pl · 80 yd · 3:28
0–10
FG
5 pl · 42 yd · 1:37
3–10
PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 1:11
3–10
Q2
TD
6 pl · 57 yd · 2:44
10–10
INT
5 pl · 17 yd · 2:13
10–10
INT
4 pl · 19 yd · 1:57
10–10
FG
8 pl · 35 yd · 3:04
10–13
TD
10 pl · 75 yd · 4:04
17–13
END OF HALF
1 pl · -2 yd · 0:17
17–13
Q3
TD
6 pl · 69 yd · 2:29
17–20
TD
6 pl · 84 yd · 3:18
24–20
INT
5 pl · 52 yd · 2:40
24–20
TD
10 pl · 83 yd · 4:19
31–20
TD
10 pl · 65 yd · 4:08
31–26
Q4
TD
16 pl · 75 yd · 8:50
38–26
TD
10 pl · 53 yd · 2:29
38–33
PUNT
3 pl · -3 yd · 0:52
38–33
TD
4 pl · 91 yd · 0:38
38–39
END OF GAME
2 pl · 17 yd · 0:17
38–39
24 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

2takeaways1
2three-and-outs forced3
7 of 12scoring drives allowed6 of 12
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 1field goals2 of 2
3punts2
45.0punt average35.0
0punts inside the 200
75return yards123
own 33average drive startown 33
Michigan State
K Michael Geiger 1/1 FG · long 46 · 5/5 XP
P Jake Hartbarger 3 punts · 45.0 avg
KR R.J. Shelton 3 ret · 33 yds · long 33
KR Montae Nicholson 1 ret · 17 yds · long 17
KR Delton Williams 1 ret · 16 yds · long 16
PR Macgarrett Kings Jr. 1 ret · 9 yds · long 9
Nebraska
K Drew Brown 2/2 FG · long 44 · 3/3 XP
P Sam Foltz 2 punts · 35.0 avg
KR Stanley Morgan Jr. 3 ret · 89 yds · long 34
KR Andy Janovich 1 ret · 22 yds · long 22
KR Jordan Nelson 1 ret · 12 yds · long 12
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

2025 Michigan State 27 – 38 Nebraska
2023 Nebraska 17 – 20 Michigan State
2021 Nebraska 20 – 23 Michigan State
2018 Michigan State 6 – 9 Nebraska
2014 Nebraska 22 – 27 Michigan State
2013 Michigan State 41 – 28 Nebraska
2012 Nebraska 28 – 24 Michigan State
2011 Michigan State 3 – 24 Nebraska
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