Football Falls to No. 17 Michigan State

Saturday, September 10

East Lansing, MI

12:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

0-2

Michigan State

2-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Florida Atlantic

Michigan State

9/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football

Box Score

Sept. 10, 2011

Final Stats

FAU at MSU Photo Gallery

Coach Schnellenberger Press Conference

QB Wilbert Press Conference

RB Stinson Press Conference

LB Hinds Press Conference

East Lansing, MI - The Florida Atlantic University football team lost to Michigan State 44-0 on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans have won all three meetings (2008, 2010 and 2011). FAU stands 0-2 on the season.

Michigan State is one of three Owls' opponents ranked in the top-25 preseason poll. MSU's defense played strong to prevent the FAU offense from scoring. The last time FAU failed to score in a game was against Michigan State in 2008.

Wide receiver DeAndre Richardson led the team with 16 receiving yards on two receptions while running back Alfred Morris led 10 carries on the afternoon.

Defensively, linebacker David Hinds led the Owls with a career-high 13 tackles against the Spartans. Defensive back Marcus Bartels added 12 tackles. Cory Henry and Kevin Cyrille were able to combine their efforts to sack MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins for a loss of a yard. In the second half, linebacker Randell Johnson came up with a big defensive play for the Owls, breaking up a pass to prevent the Spartans from scoring.

On special teams, Mickey Groody and Willie Floyd both had big games for the Owls. Groody had a career-high nine punts in the game to accumulate 363 yards -- breaking his previous mark of eight punts against Troy last season. Floyd also set personal best in returns with a career-long 53-yard kick return in the first half. He had six kick returns for 130 yards.

FAU returns to the field on September 24 against the Auburn University Tigers. The Owls stand 0-2 on the season and will be battling the Tigers for the first time in program history.