LINCOLN, Neb. – Michigan State eked out a 3-0 lead over Nebraska at halftime of their Big Ten Conference college football battle at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
MSU entered the game as a 1 1/2-point favorite.
Redshirt freshman Rocky Lombardi once again assumed the signal-calling duties for the Spartans. The two teams traded possessions from the outset during a rough and tumble first half. Michigan State took a 3-0 lead at the 7:46 juncture of the opening quarter on Matt Coghlin’s 34-yard field goal, a count that remained in effect at the initial stop.
A Spartan attempt to double the score failed when Coghlin’s try at a 41-yard field goal hit the upright and bounced back with 10:58 to go until intermission. MSU remained on top 3-0 at the half.
Michigan State brought a 6-4 record into the contest. Next up for the Spartans will be a return home to Spartan Stadium to meet Rutgers next Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Nebraska came in at 3-7. The Cornhuskers’ next outing will be a Friday journey to Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes starting at noon.
Those will mark the regular-season finales for both Michigan State and Nebraska.
