IU escapes poor field position
On first down, IU gained no yards on a run. Ramsey then threw a thirty-yard pass to Simmie Cobbs. After an incomplete pass, Cobbs caught a screen pass for a three-yard gain. On 3rd & 7, Ramsey threw it away while being pulled down by MSU defenders.
MSU punts to 1-yard line
On 3rd & 2, MSU picked up the first down on a jet sweep. Running back Madre London then ran for a three-yard gain. Quarterback Brian Lewerke gained two yards on a designed run and then threw an incomplete pass setting up a punt that rolled to Indiana's 1-yard line.