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FINAL: MSU defeats U-M in miraculous last second victory

The No. 7 MSU football team defeated the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines Saturday off a miraculous special teams mishap where U-M fumbled the a punt snap and MSU returned the fumble for a TD as time expired.

MSU won, 27-23.

The first half of play started slow for both teams, but costly penalties by the Wolverines allowed the Spartans to take 8:05 off the clock on their second drive of the game.

It wasn’t until the second quarter that the game saw its first score.

U-M put together an 8-play, 72-yard and 3:46 drive capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run from senior fullback Sione Houma.