EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan State’s record-setting offense didn’t score 73 points again, but it looked like it might in its final Big Ten tuneup on Saturday.
The No. 9 Spartans (3-1) settled for a 56-14 rout of Wyoming, completing their most explosive first four games in school history with a 50.3-point average.
“Very impressive start of the game by our offense,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. “Really, the first six drives, every drive in the first half, resulted in a touchdown. You have 42 in the first half, tough to overcome that. Defensively, came up with three turnovers and a blocked kick, which is like a turnover, so big momentum swings in the football game.”
Jeremy Langford rushed for 137 of the Spartans’ 533 total yards, and Connor Cook was 6-for-8 through the air for 109 yards and two touchdowns, helping Michigan State score more than 50 points in back-to-back games for the first time since 1978.
“We’ve all been with each other so long, we have the timing,” Cook said of an offense that came together in October last year and helped Michigan State finish 13-1. “It shows in games.”