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Atlanta, Ga. 10/03/2009 08:16 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)
Larry Caper
darted through defenders, broke a tackle and went 23-yards for a touchdown to
give the Michigan State Spartans (2-3) a 26-20 upset win over the #22 Michigan
Wolverines (4-1) in overtime on Saturday.
Caper’s
game-winning touchdown came after Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier was picked
off by Chris R. Rucker on the Wolverines first possession of the extra frame.
Forcier had
forced the game into overtime after leading the Wolverines on yet another last
minute drive, hitting Roy Roundtree on a 9-yard touchdown pass with just two
seconds left in regulation. That drive followed a 60-yard toss from Forcier to
Darryl Stonum with four minutes on the clock.
While Caper’s
touchdown was the story of the game it was the Spartans defense that keyed the
upset, allowing just 28 rushing yards on the day. That defense allowed just six
points over the first three and a half quarters as the Michigan State offense
built a 20-6 advantage.
Caper gave the
Spartans a 7-3 lead in the opening quarter with a one-yard run and after both
teams traded field goals in the second quarter Michigan State went into halftime
with a 10-6 lead. Brett Swenson pushed the advantage to 13-6 with a 24-yard
field goal in the third quarter and when Glenn Winston scored on a 15-yard run
early in the fourth the Spartans were up 20-6.
The win on
Saturday marked the first time in 42 years that Michigan State beat Michigan in
back-to-back years.