The Michigan State Spartans capped of the 2021 season with a come-from-behind victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers in the New Year’s Six Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. MSU defeated Pitt by a final score of 31-21, and finishes the year with a record of 11-2. Pittsburgh finishes the campaign at 11-3.
After winning the coin toss, Michigan State elected to defer to the second half, and kicked off to begin the game, immediately pinning Pittsburgh at its own two-yard-line. The MSU defense quickly forced a three-and-out, and after a 16-yard pun return from Jayden Reed, the Spartans started with great field position at Pitt’s 29-yard-line.