• Michigan State defeated Minnesota for the fifth straight time with a 30-27 victory on Saturday night . . . the Spartans are 30-17 all-time against the Gophers, including a 13-11 record in games played in Minneapolis . . . MSU head coach Mark Dantonio is 5-1 against Minnesota, with a 2-1 record at TCF Bank Stadium . . . Dantonio is 3-0 against P.J. Fleck (2-0 vs. Western Michigan; 1-0 vs. Minnesota).
• MSU improved to 3-0 in the Big Ten, marking the seventh time the Spartans have started at least 3-0 in conference play under Dantonio (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017).