East Lansing – Michigan State’s defense played well enough to win on Saturday, holding the highest scoring offense in the Big Ten in check most of the game.
However, the MSU offense continued to play poorly as No. 10 Ohio State took advantage and came away with a 26-6 victory in front of 74,633 at Spartan Stadium.
Brian Lewerke started at quarterback for the Spartans (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) but was again ineffective, going 11-for-28 for 128 yards. He was replaced late in the second quarter by redshirt freshman Rocky Lombardi, who found some room running the ball but was 7-for-19 for 92 yards passing.