Michigan State football was defeated by undefeated Indiana 47-10

EAST LANSING – The entire week has been about making sure Michigan State football doesn't suffer disappointment after an emotional rivalry loss.

That wasn't Saturday. This was a thorough defeat of an Indiana team that left the Spartans battered, bruised and confused.

After scoring the first 10 points and looking like the team that dominated Iowa two weeks ago, MSU quickly transformed into its old self. Blocking issues and turnovers. Defensive failures and injuries. And the 13th-ranked Hoosiers turned it all around in the final three quarters, defeating the Spartans 47-10 at Spartan Stadium.

MSU (4-5, 2-4 Big Ten) now enters its second bye week of the season more than just licking its wounds from a humiliating speech from the Hoosiers (9-0, 6-0).

The Spartans lost Aidan Chiles in the third quarter after a tough hit from menacing Indiana defensive end Mikail Kamara. The sophomore quarterback went to the locker room with the team's medical staff and returned in uniform in the fourth quarter, but had a towel on his head and did not re-enter the game.

Chiles finished the game 16-for-24 for 193 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He intercepted 11 passes this season and accounted for 15 of the Spartans' 18 turnovers this season.

MSU also suffered significant losses to its secondary in the second quarter, as cornerback Charles Brantley left the game with an apparent left ankle injury and returned to the sideline after halftime on crutches and walking boots. Starting safety Malik Spencer also had to be taken to the locker room late in the first half and did not return, and defensive end and Indiana transfer Anthony Jones suffered an injury early in the fourth quarter.

The Spartans will face No. 1 on Nov. 16. 24 Illinois. Game time and TV channels have yet to be determined.

Another great start

Everything MSU wanted to do early in the game worked in the first quarter.

The Spartans stifled Indiana's strong offense with two quick three-point and punt possessions. Their offense showed the kind of ball control and drive that also led to consecutive long attacks.

The first, extended by a spectacular 33-yard throw-and-toe-tap catch from Chiles to Nick Marsh, sputtered as MSU approached the red zone. Jonathan Kim's 47-yard field goal made it a 3-0 lead with 9:58 left in the opening period. It was the Hoosiers' first deficit of the entire season and the first points they allowed in the first quarter of the entire season.

On the Spartans' second possession, Chiles orchestrated another time-consuming march that included four third-down conversions. On third-and-11 from the IU 18, Chiles had time but no open receivers before being flushed out of the pocket. He rolled right and hit Marsh in the right corner of the end zone, and the freshman made another highlight-reel grab and brought a foot down for the touchdown. MSU took a 10-0 lead with 2:39 left in the first quarter, and the Hoosiers appeared shaken after the 13-play, 71-yard drive with 6:18 left.

After a period of time, the Spartans had a 128-52 advantage in yards, including 106-29 through the air, and were 5-for-6 on third downs while Indiana went 0-for-2.

Next came everything MSU didn't want to do.

Oh, how fast it can spin

The Hoosiers stole 33 unanswered points over the next two quarters, starting with a 17-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kurtis Rourke to tight end Zach Horton, who answered less than a minute into the second quarter. After Chiles' first interception, the defense held another three-pointer. But the Hoosiers stifled MSU's running game from there, stopping Nate Carter on third-and-2 and forcing a punt.

On the next play, Rourke froze the Spartans' secondary with a play-action fake. Linebacker Cal Haladay bit and charged for the run. Rourke threw the ball to the vacated spot in front of Spencer for a 38-yard pass to Ke'Shawn Williams. At the end of the play, nickelback Angelo Grose slipped on Brantley's ankle, and the cornerback had to be taken to the sideline and eventually went to the locker room.

This was followed by a 25-yard end-around by Myles Price, taking Brantley's backup Ade Willie out of the game. Ty Son Lawton scored a 1-yard TD two plays later and the rout was on.

Chiles was picked off three plays later deep in MSU territory. Rourke quickly got the ball back into the end zone with a 4-yard scoring pass to Elijah Sarratt in front of Spencer for a 21-10 lead.

The Spartans managed just 50 yards in the second quarter, 27 in the third, and were completely thwarted in the fourth quarter by backup quarterback Tommy Schuster, who came in after Chiles was injured. The Spartans had a punt deflected for good measure, then got another Rourke-to-Price touchdown. The Hoosiers continued to put up points, with Omar Cooper Jr. and Rourke scoring a touchdown down the field well into the fourth quarter and scoring another touchdown with more than 10 minutes left, making the total now 47 unanswered points .

Rourke, who had thumb surgery on Oct. 21 and missed last week, finished the game 19 of 29 for 263 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. The Hoosiers finished the game with a 385-205 yardage lead.

After rushing for 22 yards in the first quarter, MSU gave up 46 in the final three quarters and finished with minus-24 yards on the ground, while Indiana's defense recorded seven sacks and 15 tackles for a loss.

Contact Chris Solari: [email protected]. Follow him @chrissolari.

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Michigan State football was defeated by undefeated Indiana 47-10

Another great start

Oh, how fast it can spin

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