Football is Life...The Rest is just Details. (NCAA 11)

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Michigan State Team Leaders
(after 8 weeks)

Offense Team Leaders
Passing (Att|Comp|Yds|TD|Int)
K. Cousins: 199|99|1173|9|8

Rushing (Att|Yds|Avg|TD|Ypg)
D. Spears: 126|680|5.4|5|97.1

Receiving (Rec|Yds|Avg|TD|Ypg)
C. Gantt: 32|298|9.3|3|42.6

Defense Team Leaders
Tackles: G. Jones 36
Interceptions: C. Rucker 2
Sacks: O. Wilson 5

*denotes Senior

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Recruiting updated.

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MSU 6-1(3-1) vs #15 Iowa 5-2(2-1)

Overall Rating: B ------ B+
Offense Rating: B+ ------ A-
Defense Rating: B ------ B+

Points per Game: 24.4(#52) ---- 23.1(#62)
Total Offense: 2410(#94) ---- 2850(#51)
Rush Offense: 1237(#11) ---- 1087(#21)
Pass Offense: 1173(#105) ---- 1763(#38)
Total Defense: 2269(#63) ---- 1795(#16)
Rush Defense: 693(#41) ---- 746(#60)
Pass Defense: 1576(#74) ---- 1049(#7)
Turnover Diff: 1(#53) ---- 0(#61)
Kirk = Iowa
Lee = Iowa

Preview:
This is gonna be one of the toughest and most important games this year, for MSU. The Spartans are gonna need Caper to perform like he has the past two games, too quiet this loud crowd and keep the ball in MSUs hand as much as possible. Plus, Cousins is gonna have to show up for this big game and throw smart pass.

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NCAA Scoreboard - Michigan State (6-2) at Iowa (6-2)

October 23, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Michigan State 3 7 0 7 17 #15 Iowa 0 7 0 14 21 Top Performers Michigan State - Stats L. Caper 20 Car, 131 Yds, 2 TD Iowa - Stats A. Robinson 23 Car, 117 Yds, TD	Team Stats Comparison MSU Iowa First Downs 16 17 3rd Down Efficiency 8-16(50%) 4-9(44%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-1(0%) 0-0(0%) Total Yards 435 420 Passing Yards 171 209 Rushing Yards 132 160 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0-0 1-9 Turnovers 0 1-9 Time of Possession 21:25 16:58
Scoring Summary First Quarter MSU Iowa Iowa 1:54 FG MSU: D. Conroy, 37 Yd FG 3 0 Second Quarter MSU Iowa MSU 2:27 TD MSU: L. Caper, 3 Yd run (D. Conroy kick) 10 0 Iowa 0:51 TD Iowa: J. Hampton, 23 Yd run (D. Murray kick) 10 7 Fourth Quarter MSU Iowa Iowa 7:35 TD Iowa: A. Robinson, 6 Yd run (D. Murray kick) 10 14 MSU 2:24 TD MSU: L. Caper, 37 Yd run (D. Conroy kick) 17 14 Iowa 0:49 TD Iowa: D. Koulianos, 16 Yd pass from J. Vandenberg (D. Murray kick) 17 21
Michigan State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT K. Cousins 16/33 171 0 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD L. Caper 20 131 6.5 2 D. Spears 4 28 7.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD B. Cunningham 6 40 6.6 0 C. Gantt 4 62 15.5 0 M. Dell 2 42 21.0 0 B. Linthicum 1 13 13.0 0 D. Spears 1 11 11.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD E. Gordon 6 0 0 0 C. Jude 6 2 0 0 M. Hyde 5 0 0 0 G. Jones 6 0 0 0 T. Robinson 6 0 0 0 O. Wilson 4 1 0 0 C. Neely 5 0 0 0 C. Norman 3 0 0 0 J. Adams 2 0 0 0 C. Rucker 2 0 0 0 J. Worthy 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Martin 2 44 0 22 I. Lewis 2 44 0 22 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Martin 4 44 0 18 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG D. Conroy 1/2 2/2 5 38 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 A. Bates 5 230 44.4 4 Iowa Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT J. Vandenberg 12/21 209 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD A. Robinson 23 117 5.0 1 J. Hampton 6 57 9.5 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD A. Reisner 5 75 15.0 0 A. Robinson 3 57 19.0 0 D. Koulianos 2 52 26.0 1 B. Morse 2 25 12.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD B. Davis 9 0 0 0 T. Nielsen 7 0 0 0 C. Ballard 7 2 0 0 B. Greenwood 7 0 0 0 S. Prater 4 0 0 0 B. Binns 3 1 0 0 L. Daniel 2 2 0 0 L. Tillison 2 0 0 0 W. Lowe 3 0 0 0 T. Sash 5 0 0 0 J. Bernstine 3 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Davis 1 22 0 22 D. Koulianos 1 21 0 21 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG C. Sandeman 2 8 0 6 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG D. Murray 0/0 3/3 3 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 R. Donahue 5 241 35.4 0

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Review:
This was a heartbreaking loss for MSU fans and a nail bitter for Iowa fans. MSU jumped to an early lead thanks to Cousins effective passing, then it went down hill in the last two quarters. Then once again, Caper stepped up and brought the Spartans very close to knocking off the Hawkeyes.



C. Jude(#94) sacks J. Vandenberg(#16). The Spartans defense got very good pressure on the QB, but it just wasn't enough.



L. Caper(#22) dives into the end zone late in the 4th Quarter to put MSU up 17-14.



K. Cousins(#8) winds up a pass to M. Dell. Cousins just didn't have enough time to bring the Spartans back.

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2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	LAST WK	RECORD	POINTS
1.	Washington(37)	3	8-0	1501
2.	Ohio State(22)	1	9-0	1493
3.	Alabama(1)	2	8-0	1481
4.	Georgia Tech(1)	4	8-0	1318
5.	Boise State	6	7-0	1117
6.	TCU	7	9-0	1090
7.	Fresno State	8	7-0	1079
8.	Oklahoma	10	7-1	960
9.	Oregon	11	6-2	930
10.	Stanford	5	7-1	925
11.	Wisconsin	10	5-2	910
12.	Virginia Tech	14	6-2	761
13.	Iowa	15	6-2	724
14.	Arkansas	17	6-2	648
15.	Oklahoma State	18	7-1	631
16.	Texas A&M	12	7-1	579
17.	USC	13	4-3	497
18.	Texas Tech	--	6-2	443
19.	North Carolina	23	6-2	424
20.	Florida State	24	7-1	407
21.	Houston	25	7-1	370
22.	Texas	--	5-3	266
23.	Georgia	--	7-2	245
24.	Nebraska	16	5-3	234
25.	Utah	--	7-1	185

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Dropped Out
#19 Pittsburgh
#20 Arizona
#21 Florida
#22 Clemson

Others Receiving Votes
Pittsburgh(161)
Tennessee(139)
Louisville(130)
Nevada(100)
Michigan State(45)
Missouri(19)

after 9 weeks.

[WWF80sKid]

Tough loss. Still a close one. I'm sure it was still exciting.

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2010 Heisman Watch
(after 9 weeks)

#1 Mark Ingram HB Bama ===
--- BYE
------ BYE

#2 Jake Locker QB Wash >>>
--- Last Game vs Stan W(31-21)
------ 23-34, 355 Yds, 3 TD, 12 Car, 45 Yds

#3 Terrelle Pryor QB Bucks ===
--- Last Game at Minn W(27-0)
------ 14-21, 97 Yds, 2 TD

#4 Roddy Jones HB GT <<<
--- BYE
------ BYE

#5 Taylor Potts QB TTU >>>
--- Last Game at TAMU
------ 43-69, 542 Yds, 4 TD

*denotes risers
*denotes fallers

2009 winner Mark Ingram HB Bama

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Recruiting updated.