Michigan State vs Nebraska, Postseason · 2003

38–5VSFINAL1710–3
Mon, Dec 29, 2003Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA

HOW IT WENT

Postseason · 2003
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PLAY-BY-PLAY

178 plays
Q4Nebraska2 plays · -5 yds · 0:23 · Rush3–17
  1. 0:003rd & 15 at MSU 0End of the 4th quarter.
  2. 0:452nd & 13 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
  3. 1:081st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed up the middle for -3 yards.
Q4Michigan State4 plays · -7 yds · 0:43 · Interception3–17
  1. 1:154th & 22 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass right side intercepted by Fabian Washington (NEB). Returned for no gain.
  2. 1:583rd & 17 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) sacked for a loss of 6 yards.
  3. 2:382nd & 16 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 2:381st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) sacked for a loss of 6 yards.
Q4Nebraska5 plays · 15 yds · 0:57 · Punt3–17
  1. 3:074th & 11 at MSU 0Punt by Kyle Larson (NEB) no return by Spartans.
  2. 3:074th & 11 at MSU 0Cornhuskers fumble by Jammal Lord (NEB), recovered by Jammal Lord (NEB), advanced for no gain.
  3. 3:143rd & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed right side for -1 yards.
  4. 3:143rd & 10 at MSU 0Spartans timeout; 03:14 remaining 4th quarter
  5. 3:302nd & 12 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  6. 4:181st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
  7. 4:502nd & 4 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 10 yards.
  8. 5:241st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q4Michigan State10 plays · 72 yds · 3:55 · Interception3–17
  1. 5:242nd & 22 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass right side intercepted by Pat Ricketts (NEB). Returned for 4 yards.
  2. 6:082nd & 7 at NEB 015 yard penalty on Spartans.
  3. 6:081st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Aaron Alexander (MSU) for 3 yards.
  4. 6:252nd & 3 at NEB 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  5. 7:061st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Aaron Alexander (MSU) for 7 yards.
  6. 7:064th & 1 at NEB 015 yard penalty on Cornhuskers.
  7. 7:064th & 1 at NEB 0Spartans timeout; 07:06 remaining 4th quarter
  8. 7:284th & 1 at NEB 0Spartans fumble by Jeff Smoker (MSU), recovered by Jeff Smoker (MSU), advanced for no gain.
  9. 7:283rd & 1 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  10. 7:452nd & 2 at NEB 0Jaren Hayes (MSU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  11. 8:191st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass right side complete to Ziehl Kavanaght (MSU) for 8 yards.
  12. 8:352nd & 2 at NEB 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed left side for 10 yards.
  13. 8:561st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Aaron Alexander (MSU) for 8 yards.
  14. 9:191st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass right side complete to Agim Shabaj (MSU) for 12 yards.
Q4Nebraska8 plays · 23 yds · 3:50 · Punt3–17
  1. 9:254th & 14 at MSU 0Punt by Kyle Larson (NEB) no return by Spartans.
  2. 10:203rd & 14 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 10:203rd & 14 at MSU 0Cornhuskers fumble by Cory Ross (NEB), recovered by Cory Ross (NEB), advanced for no gain.
  4. 10:202nd & 9 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for -5 yards.
  5. 11:081st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 1 yard.
  6. 11:503rd & 1 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  7. 12:142nd & 4 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  8. 12:321st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  9. 12:502nd & 9 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 12 yards.
  10. 13:151st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed right side for 1 yard.
Q4Michigan State3 plays · 19 yds · 0:57 · Punt3–17
  1. 13:224th & 2 at NEB 0Punt by Brandon Fields (MSU) no return by Cornhuskers.
  2. 13:303rd & 2 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 14:122nd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Aaron Alexander (MSU) for 8 yards.
  4. 14:191st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q3Nebraska16 plays · 84 yds · 17:17 · Missed FG3–17
  1. 15:003rd & 3 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed up the middle for -6 yards.
  2. 0:003rd & 3 at MSU 0End of the 3rd quarter.
  3. 0:102nd & 3 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for no gain.
  4. 0:401st & 7 at MSU 0Steve Kriewald (NEB) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  5. 0:502nd & 6 at MSU 07 yard penalty on Spartans.
  6. 0:501st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  7. 1:331st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed right side for 11 yards.
  8. 1:332nd & 1 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  9. 2:481st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed left side for 9 yards.
  10. 2:483rd & 1 at MSU 0Steve Kriewald (NEB) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  11. 3:202nd & 6 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  12. 4:551st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  13. 4:552nd & 13 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass left side complete to Ross Pilkington (NEB) for 20 yards.
  14. 4:551st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for -3 yards.
  15. 4:551st & 20 at MSU 015 yard penalty on Spartans.
  16. 5:121st & 10 at MSU 010 yard penalty on Cornhuskers.
  17. 5:353rd & 4 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  18. 6:372nd & 5 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  19. 6:371st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
Q3Michigan State5 plays · 12 yds · 3:23 · Punt3–17
  1. 6:464th & 6 at NEB 0Punt by Dave Rayner (MSU) returned 3 yards by Josh Bullocks (NEB) to the Cornhuskers 13.
  2. 7:153rd & 6 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 7:442nd & 14 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) rushed right side for 8 yards.
  4. 8:441st & 5 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) sacked for a loss of 9 yards.
  5. 8:441st & 10 at NEB 05 yard penalty on Cornhuskers.
  6. 9:382nd & 3 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  7. 10:091st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Agim Shabaj (MSU) for 7 yards.
Q3Nebraska3 plays · 4 yds · 0:46 · Punt3–17
  1. 10:224th & 6 at MSU 0Punt by Kyle Larson (NEB) returned 7 yards by Agim Shabaj (MSU) to the Spartans 44.
  2. 10:383rd & 6 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 11:182nd & 9 at MSU 0Judd Davies (NEB) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  4. 11:481st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
Q3Michigan State9 plays · 22 yds · 1:42 · Punt3–17
  1. 12:014th & 10 at NEB 0Punt by Dave Rayner (MSU) no return by Cornhuskers.
  2. 12:053rd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 12:112nd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 12:151st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 12:243rd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Eric Knott (MSU) for 10 yards.
  6. 12:272nd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  7. 12:451st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  8. 13:083rd & 1 at NEB 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  9. 13:392nd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass right side complete to Kyle Brown (MSU) for 9 yards.
  10. 13:431st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q3Nebraska3 plays · 5 yds · 0:30 · Punt3–17
  1. 13:504th & 5 at MSU 0Punt by Kyle Larson (NEB) no return by Spartans.
  2. 14:103rd & 5 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 14:302nd & 4 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for -1 yards.
  4. 14:302nd & 4 at MSU 0Cornhuskers timeout; 14:30 remaining 3rd quarter
  5. 15:001st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed right side for 6 yards.
Q2Nebraska1 play · 29 yds · 0:00 · Pass Complete3–17
  1. 0:001st & 10 at MSU 0End of the 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:151st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass left side complete to Ross Pilkington (NEB) for 41 yards.
  3. 0:151st & 10 at MSU 012 yard penalty on Cornhuskers.
Q2Michigan State3 plays · -5 yds · 0:24 · Punt3–17
  1. 0:154th & 15 at NEB 0Punt by Brandon Fields (MSU) returned 6 yards by Josh Bullocks (NEB) to the Spartans 44.
  2. 0:154th & 15 at NEB 0Cornhuskers timeout; 00:15 remaining 2nd quarter
  3. 0:203rd & 10 at NEB 0Jaren Hayes (MSU) rushed up the middle for -5 yards.
  4. 0:203rd & 10 at NEB 0Cornhuskers timeout; 00:20 remaining 2nd quarter
  5. 0:252nd & 12 at NEB 0Jaren Hayes (MSU) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  6. 0:252nd & 12 at NEB 0Cornhuskers timeout; 00:25 remaining 2nd quarter
  7. 0:391st & 10 at NEB 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed left side for -2 yards.
Q2Nebraska6 plays · 28 yds · 0:39 · Punt3–17
  1. 0:464th & 10 at MSU 0Punt by Kyle Larson (NEB) no return by Spartans.
  2. 0:593rd & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 1:052nd & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass incomplete to the left side.
  4. 1:231st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass incomplete to the right side.
  5. 1:302nd & 1 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass left side complete to Isaiah Fluellen (NEB) for 5 yards.
  6. 1:591st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass left side complete to Isaiah Fluellen (NEB) for 9 yards.
  7. 2:051st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass left side complete to Isaiah Fluellen (NEB) for 13 yards.
Q2Michigan State3 plays · 5 yds · 0:56 · Punt3–17
  1. 2:174th & 5 at NEB 0Punt by Brandon Fields (MSU) no return by Cornhuskers.
  2. 2:253rd & 5 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 3:092nd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Agim Shabaj (MSU) for 5 yards.
  4. 3:131st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
Q2Michigan State1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff3–17
  1. 3:20Kickoff returned by DeAndra Cobb (MSU) for 11 yards.
Q2Nebraska3 plays · 80 yds · 0:37 · Rushing TD3–16
  1. 3:322nd & 2 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed right side for a 6 yard touchdown.
  2. 4:091st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 8 yards.
  3. 4:091st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed right side for 66 yards.
Q2Michigan State5 plays · 21 yds · 2:03 · Punt3–10
  1. 4:404th & 3 at NEB 0Punt by Brandon Fields (MSU) no return by Cornhuskers.
  2. 4:573rd & 11 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Aaron Alexander (MSU) for 8 yards.
  3. 5:052nd & 11 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  4. 5:491st & 10 at NEB 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed left side for -1 yards.
  5. 5:493rd & 3 at NEB 014 yard penalty on Cornhuskers.
  6. 6:472nd & 4 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Kyle Brown (MSU) for 1 yard.
  7. 7:231st & 10 at NEB 0Jaren Hayes (MSU) rushed left side for 6 yards.
Q2Nebraska9 plays · 24 yds · 3:45 · Punt3–10
  1. 7:384th & 8 at MSU 0Punt by Kyle Larson (NEB) no return by Spartans.
  2. 8:213rd & 14 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  3. 8:213rd & 9 at MSU 05 yard penalty on Cornhuskers.
  4. 8:502nd & 9 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass incomplete to the right side.
  5. 9:141st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  6. 9:373rd & 4 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass left side complete to Ross Pilkington (NEB) for 10 yards.
  7. 9:442nd & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass left side complete to Dusty Keiser (NEB) for 6 yards.
  8. 10:021st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass incomplete to the left side.
  9. 10:553rd & 1 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  10. 10:552nd & 7 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 6 yards.
  11. 11:231st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed right side for 3 yards.
Q2Michigan State3 plays · -6 yds · 1:53 · Punt3–10
  1. 11:584th & 1 at NEB 0Punt by Brandon Fields (MSU) returned 1 yards by Josh Davis (NEB) to the Cornhuskers 15.
  2. 12:403rd & 16 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Aaron Alexander (MSU) for 15 yards.
  3. 13:072nd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass right side complete to Jaren Hayes (MSU) for -6 yards.
  4. 13:111st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
Q2Michigan State1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff3–10
  1. 13:17Kickoff returned by DeAndra Cobb (MSU) for 17 yards.
Q2Nebraska3 plays · 64 yds · 0:21 · Rushing TD3–9
  1. 14:042nd & 2 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for a 2 yard touchdown.
  2. 14:041st & 6 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  3. 14:251st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass left side complete to Isaiah Fluellen (NEB) for 58 yards.
Q1Michigan State5 plays · 25 yds · 11:40 · Interception3–3
  1. 14:252nd & 6 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass right side intercepted by Daniel Bullocks (NEB). Returned for no gain.
  2. 15:001st & 10 at NEB 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  3. 15:003rd & 4 at NEB 05 yard penalty on Cornhuskers.
  4. 0:003rd & 4 at NEB 0End of the 1st quarter.
  5. 1:202nd & 7 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Aaron Alexander (MSU) for 3 yards.
  6. 1:201st & 10 at NEB 0Jaren Hayes (MSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  7. 1:451st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Kyle Brown (MSU) for 14 yards.
Q1Nebraska3 plays · -2 yds · 0:33 · Punt3–3
  1. 3:204th & 13 at MSU 0Punt by Kyle Larson (NEB) returned -2 yards by Agim Shabaj (MSU) to the Spartans 25.
  2. 3:203rd & 12 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed left side for -1 yards.
  3. 3:203rd & 7 at MSU 05 yard penalty on Cornhuskers.
  4. 3:202nd & 7 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed left side for no gain.
  5. 3:531st & 10 at MSU 0Isaiah Fluellen (NEB) rushed left side for 3 yards.
Q1Nebraska1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff3–3
  1. 3:531st & Goal at NEB 0Spartans kickoff, touchback by Cornhuskers.
Q1Michigan State10 plays · 49 yds · 3:37 · Made FG0–3
  1. 4:373rd & 6 at NEB 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  2. 4:403rd & 1 at NEB 05 yard penalty on Spartans.
  3. 4:582nd & 8 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Agim Shabaj (MSU) for 7 yards.
  4. 5:301st & 10 at NEB 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
  5. 5:542nd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Kyle Brown (MSU) for 17 yards.
  6. 5:581st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  7. 6:203rd & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Jerramy Scott (MSU) for 18 yards.
  8. 7:542nd & 5 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Tyrell Dortch (MSU) for -5 yards.
  9. 7:541st & 10 at NEB 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  10. 8:141st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Aaron Alexander (MSU) for 10 yards.
Q1Michigan State1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–3
  1. 8:191st & Goal at MSU 0Kickoff returned by Jason Harmon (MSU) for 16 yards.
Q1Nebraska11 plays · 46 yds · 3:41 · Made FG0–0
  1. 9:013rd & 4 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) rushed left side for -2 yards.
  2. 9:152nd & 9 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  3. 10:321st & 10 at MSU 0Judd Davies (NEB) rushed left side for 1 yard.
  4. 10:322nd & 2 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  5. 11:121st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 8 yards.
  6. 11:123rd & 1 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
  7. 11:492nd & 5 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  8. 11:491st & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  9. 11:493rd & 6 at MSU 010 yard penalty on Spartans.
  10. 12:342nd & 10 at MSU 0Cory Ross (NEB) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  11. 12:421st & 10 at MSU 0Jammal Lord (NEB) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q1Michigan State3 plays · -2 yds · 0:40 · Punt0–0
  1. 13:404th & 20 at NEB 0Punt by Brandon Fields (MSU) returned 17 yards by Josh Davis (NEB) to the Cornhuskers 42.
  2. 13:403rd & 12 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) sacked for a loss of 8 yards.
  3. 14:352nd & 18 at NEB 0Jaren Hayes (MSU) rushed left side for 6 yards.
  4. 15:001st & 10 at NEB 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) sacked for a loss of 8 yards.

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