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Michigan
State 24, Stanford 20
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[January 02, 2014]
PASADENA, Calif. — No. 4 Michigan State 24, No. 7
Stanford 20: Connor Cook passed for 332 yards and two touchdowns as the
Spartans knocked off the Cardinal in the 100th edition of the Rose Bowl
Game presented by Vizio.
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 Cook tossed the decisive 25-yard scoring pass to Tony Lippett
early in the fourth quarter as Michigan State (13-1) prevailed in
its first Rose Bowl appearance in 26 years. The Spartans sealed the
game with a fourth-down stop with 1:43 left to earn the first 13-win
season in school history.
Tyler Gaffney rushed for 91 yards for Stanford (11-3) but wasn't
given the ball on fourth-and-1 from the Cardinal 34 when the game
was on the line. Fullback Ryan Hewitt was stuffed by three defenders
for no gain and Michigan State took over and ran out the clock.
The Spartans trailed 17-14 at halftime and tied the score when
Michael Geiger kicked a 31-yard field goal with 12:56 left in the
third quarter. Michigan State went ahead with 13:22 left on the
touchdown catch by Lippett and the Cardinal pulled within four on
Jordan Williamson's 39-yard field goal with 4:15 remaining.
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Stanford jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter lead on Gaffney's
16-yard scoring run and Williamson's 34-yard field goal before
Jeremy Langford's 2-yard scamper got Michigan State on the board
early in the second quarter. Stanford's lead reached 17-7 when
Cook's pass was intercepted by Kevin Anderson and returned 40
yards for a score with 2:07 left in the half before the Spartans
responded with a seven-play, 75-yard drive capped by Cook's
2-yard pass to Trevon Pendleton.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lippett had five receptions for 94 yards and
Langford rushed for 84 yards on 23 carries. … Stanford WR/KR Ty
Montgomery had just three receptions for 21 yards before leaving
the game early in the fourth quarter. … Michigan State played
without standout MLB Max Bullough, who was suspended due to a
team rules violation.
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