October 27, 2018 Week 9 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Michigan State takes the belt, 23–13, at home over Purdue.

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Recap

Michigan State claimed the College Football Belt with a 23-13 victory over Purdue, controlling the game through superior field position and limiting turnovers. The Spartans struck first with two Matt Coghlin field goals in the opening quarter before Rocky Lombardi found Darrell Stewart Jr. for an 11-yard touchdown in the second quarter to establish a 13-3 halftime lead. Purdue answered with a touchdown drive late in the third quarter capped by Terry Wright's 1-yard run to make it 13-10, but Michigan State sealed the win when Lombardi connected with Jalen Nailor for a 48-yard touchdown with under two minutes remaining. Purdue's inability to protect the football, committing three turnovers compared to Michigan State's one, proved decisive as the home team dominated time of possession 39:00 to 21:47.

Matt Coghlin's two first-quarter field goals (43 and 48 yards) established early momentum for Michigan State
Rocky Lombardi to Darrell Stewart Jr. 11-yard touchdown in Q2 gave Michigan State a 13-3 lead they wouldn't relinquish
Three Purdue turnovers versus one for Michigan State proved decisive in controlling field position
Jalen Nailor's 48-yard touchdown reception with 1:58 left sealed the belt for Michigan State

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

Michigan StatePurdue

Total yards426339

Rushing yards10862

Passing yards318277

First downs2616

3rd down conv.6/163/13

Turnovers13

Penalties–yards6–614–31

Time of possession39:0021:47

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:10	Purdue	+0 yd	David Blough pass intercepted David Dowell return for no gain to the Prdue 49
Q1 11:07	Michigan State	+43 yd	Matt Coghlin 43 yd FG GOOD
Q1 8:11	Purdue	+28 yd	Spencer Evans 28 yd FG GOOD
Q1 9:40	Purdue	+26 yd	David Blough pass complete to Brycen Hopkins for 26 yds to the MchSt 4 for a 1ST down
Q1 4:01	Michigan State	+0 yd	Rocky Lombardi run for no gain to the Prdue 30 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, forced by Lorenzo Neal, recovered by MchSt Blake Bueter
Q1 3:23	Michigan State	+48 yd	Matt Coghlin 48 yd FG GOOD
Q1 8:11	Purdue	+21 yd	Spencer Evans kickoff for 58 yds , Connor Heyward return for 21 yds to the MchSt 28
Q1 3:23	Michigan State	+48 yd	Cole Hahn kickoff for 63 yds , Rondale Moore return for 48 yds to the 50 yard line
Q2 6:33	Purdue	+35 yd	Spencer Evans 35 yd FG GOOD
Q2 3:30	Michigan State	-5 yd	Rocky Lombardi run for a loss of 5 yards to the Prdue 49 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by MchSt LJ Scott
Q2 1:46	Michigan State	+27 yd	Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 27 yds to the Prdue 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:56	Michigan State	+11 yd	Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 11 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Q2 0:00	Purdue	+57 yd	Spencer Evans 57 yd FG MISSED
Q3 10:16	Michigan State	+21 yd	Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Matt Dotson for 21 yds to the Prdue 15 for a 1ST down
Q3 8:46	Michigan State	+37 yd	Matt Coghlin 37 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Lorenzo Neal
Q3 3:08	Michigan State	+34 yd	Matt Coghlin 34 yd FG GOOD
Q3 1:02	Purdue	+30 yd	David Blough pass complete to Brycen Hopkins for 30 yds to the MchSt 1 for a 1ST down
Q3 0:35	Purdue	+1 yd	Terry Wright run for 1 yd for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)
Q4 10:02	Purdue	-11 yd	David Blough pass intercepted Tyriq Thompson return for no gain to the MchSt 28 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Tyriq Thompson) to the MchSt 11
Q4 11:40	Purdue	+36 yd	D.J. Knox run for 36 yds to the MchSt 44 for a 1ST down
Q4 3:42	Purdue	+41 yd	Spencer Evans 41 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Mike Panasiuk
Q4 5:37	Purdue	+39 yd	David Blough pass complete to Isaac Zico for 39 yds to the MchSt 32 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:58	Michigan State	+48 yd	Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 48 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Q4 1:47	Purdue	-2 yd	David Blough pass intercepted Matt Morrissey return for 2 yds to the Prdue 33

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Rocky LombardiMichigan State	26/46	318	6.9	2	0
David BloughPurdue	29/49	277	5.7	0	3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
LJ ScottMichigan State	15	48	3.2	0	9
Rocky LombardiMichigan State	11	26	2.4	0	9
Jalen NailorMichigan State	2	24	12.0	0	15
Darrell Stewart Jr.Michigan State	2	7	3.5	0	5
Connor HeywardMichigan State	2	7	3.5	0	5
La'Darius JeffersonMichigan State	5	4	0.8	0	3
TeamMichigan State	3	-8	-2.7	0	0
D.J. KnoxPurdue	7	51	7.3	0	36
David BloughPurdue	3	12	4.0	0	8
Terry WrightPurdue	1	1	1.0	1	1
Markell JonesPurdue	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen NailorMichigan State	3	70	23.3	1	48
Darrell Stewart Jr.Michigan State	4	60	15.0	1	27
Cam ChambersMichigan State	5	53	10.6	0	13
Matt DotsonMichigan State	4	48	12.0	0	21
Brandon SowardsMichigan State	6	48	8.0	0	13
Matt SokolMichigan State	1	13	13.0	0	13
Justin LayneMichigan State	1	11	11.0	0	11
La'Darius JeffersonMichigan State	1	8	8.0	0	8
LJ ScottMichigan State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Brycen HopkinsPurdue	4	80	20.0	0	30
Rondale MoorePurdue	11	74	6.7	0	18
Isaac ZicoPurdue	2	46	23.0	0	39
D.J. KnoxPurdue	5	32	6.4	0	10
Terry WrightPurdue	3	30	10.0	0	15
Cole HerdmanPurdue	2	10	5.0	0	7
Jared SparksPurdue	1	4	4.0	0	4
Markell JonesPurdue	1	1	1.0	0	1

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tre PersonMichigan State	8	6	0	0	1	0
Joe BachieMichigan State	8	2	0	1	1	0
Justin LayneMichigan State	7	3	0	0	4	0
Raequan WilliamsMichigan State	6	1	0	0.5	0	1
David DowellMichigan State	6	0	0	0	0	0
Matt MorrisseyMichigan State	4	1	0	0	0	0
Andrew DowellMichigan State	4	1	0	0	3	0
Kenny WillekesMichigan State	4	1	0	0	0	4
Khari WillisMichigan State	3	2	0	0	0	1
Jacub PanasiukMichigan State	3	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier HendersonMichigan State	3	1	0	0	0	0
Antjuan SimmonsMichigan State	3	0	0	0	0	1
Grayson MillerMichigan State	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jon ReschkeMichigan State	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike PanasiukMichigan State	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Shakur BrownMichigan State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cole HahnMichigan State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dominique LongMichigan State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Byron BulloughMichigan State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gerald OwensMichigan State	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Tyriq ThompsonMichigan State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Naquan JonesMichigan State	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Brandon RandleMichigan State	1	0	0	0	0	1
Markus BaileyPurdue	11	7	0	0	1	1
Jacob ThienemanPurdue	11	5	1	1.5	1	1
Antonio BlackmonPurdue	9	7	0	0	1	0
Kenneth MajorPurdue	8	6	0	0	0	0
Navon MosleyPurdue	6	3	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo NealPurdue	6	2	0	0	0	0
Cornel JonesPurdue	4	3	0	0.5	0	0
Anthony WattsPurdue	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kai HigginsPurdue	3	1	0	0	1	0
Giovanni RevierePurdue	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylan AlexanderPurdue	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brennan ThienemanPurdue	2	2	0	0	0	0
TeamPurdue	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jarrett BurgessPurdue	2	1	0	0	0	0
Derrick BarnesPurdue	2	0	0	0	0	0
Keiwan JonesPurdue	1	1	0	1	0	0
Eric SwinglerPurdue	1	1	0	0	0	0
Simeon SmileyPurdue	1	1	0	0	2	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Rocky LombardiMichigan State	2	0	0
Brandon SowardsMichigan State	1	1	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Matt MorrisseyMichigan State	1	2
Tyriq ThompsonMichigan State	1	0
David DowellMichigan State	1	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Connor HeywardMichigan State	1	21	21.0	21
Rondale MoorePurdue	5	108	21.6	48
Jackson AnthropPurdue	1	14	14.0	14

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matt CoghlinMichigan State	3/4	75.0	48	2/2	11
Spencer EvansPurdue	2/4	50.0	35	1/1	7

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon SowardsMichigan State	1	0	0.0	0	0
Rondale MoorePurdue	2	8	4.0	6	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Bryce BaringerMichigan State	4	154	38.5	0	1	44
Joe SchopperPurdue	4	190	47.5	0	1	74

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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