Indiana Dominates Michigan State 38-13 in Week 8 Matchup
Indiana controlled the game from start to finish, defeating Michigan State 38-13 in Week 8. The Hoosiers jumped out to a 7-3 first-quarter lead and never relinquished it, outscoring the Spartans 14-7 in the second quarter and 14-0 in the third to build a commanding advantage.
Fernando Mendoza led Indiana's offensive attack, connecting with Omar Cooper Jr. on a 48-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and finding Riley Nowakowski for a 39-yard gain in the second quarter. Michigan State's offense struggled throughout, with Alessio Milivojevic leading the team in both passing (50 yards) and rushing (9 yards), while Michael Masunas paced the receivers with 8 catches.
Despite Michigan State's defensive efforts, including a notable play by Aidan Chiles on a 64-yard run in the fourth quarter, the Spartans couldn't find offensive rhythm. Indiana's defense made key plays, particularly in the third quarter, to shut down Michigan State's limited offensive opportunities. The game went over the 49.5 over-under, finishing at 51 total points.
AI-generated recap · Aug 7, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
 Indiana | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Michigan State | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 30-38 | 24-28 |
| Pass Yards | 293 | 332 |
| Rush Yards | 74 | 132 |
| Total Yards | 367 | 464 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 5-14 | 5-8 |
| Penalties | 6-46 | 1-5 |
| Possession | 31:14 | 28:46 |
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Play-by-Play
Makhi Frazier run for a loss of 3 yards to the MSU 22
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Makhi Frazier for no gain to the MSU 22
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 20 yds to the MSU 42 for a 1ST down
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 6 yds to the MSU 48
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 9 yds to the IU 43 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Omari Kelly
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for no gain to the IU 43
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 9 yds to the IU 34
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 9 yds to the IU 25 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Omari Kelly
(09:35) PENALTY MSU False Start (Masunas,Michael) 5 yards from IND25 to IND30. NO PLAY.
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for no gain to the IU 30
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Brandon Tullis for 10 yds to the IU 20
Martin Connington 38 yd FG GOOD
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Roman Hemby for 2 yds to the IU 23
Fernando Mendoza pass incomplete to Roman Hemby
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Jonathan Brady for 16 yds to the IU 39 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 7 yds to the IU 46
Roman Hemby run for 6 yds to the MSU 48 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to E.J. Williams Jr. for 14 yds to the MSU 34 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza run for 5 yds to the MSU 29
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Riley Nowakowski for 8 yds to the MSU 21 for a 1ST down
Kaelon Black run for 7 yds to the MSU 14
Kaelon Black run for 1 yd to the MSU 13
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to E.J. Williams Jr. for 13 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)
Brandon Tullis run for 5 yds to the MSU 30
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for 4 yds to the MSU 34
Aidan Chiles run for 9 yds to the MSU 43 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Chrishon McCray for 13 yds to the IU 44 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Elijah Tau-Tolliver for 18 yds to the IU 26 for a 1ST down
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for a loss of 3 yards to the IU 29
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 10 yds to the IU 19
Makhi Frazier run for 1 yd to the IU 18
Aidan Chiles run for 2 yds to the IU 16 for a 1ST down
Brandon Tullis run for a loss of 2 yards to the IU 18
(10:39) Shotgun Chiles,Aidan rush left for 9 yards gain to the IND09 (Ponds,D'Angelo) PENALTY MSU Holding (Moore,Conner) 10 yards from IND18 to IND28. NO PLAY.
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Chrishon McCray for 13 yds to the IU 15
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 15 yds for a TD (Martin Connington KICK)
Roman Hemby run for no gain to the IU 25
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to E.J. Williams Jr. for 19 yds to the IU 44 for a 1ST down
Roman Hemby run for a loss of 7 yards to the IU 37
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Riley Nowakowski for 39 yds to the MSU 24 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Elijah Sarratt for 24 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for 3 yds to the MSU 28
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Chrishon McCray for 8 yds to the MSU 36 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 23 yds to the IU 41 for a 1ST down
Makhi Frazier run for no gain to the IU 41
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Makhi Frazier for 3 yds to the IU 38
Makhi Frazier run for a loss of 2 yards to the IU 40
Aidan Chiles punt for 40 yds for a touchback
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 24 yds to the IU 44 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 2 yds to the IU 46
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 10 yds to the MSU 44 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza pass incomplete to Riley Nowakowski
Fernando Mendoza run for 8 yds to the MSU 36
Fernando Mendoza pass incomplete to Elijah Sarratt
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 7 yds to the MSU 29 for a 1ST down
Kaelon Black run for 29 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Makhi Frazier for 4 yds to the MSU 29
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 5 yds to the MSU 34
Makhi Frazier run for 3 yds to the MSU 37 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Makhi Frazier for 9 yds to the MSU 46
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Elijah Tau-Tolliver for 2 yds to the MSU 48 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles sacked by Stephen Daley for a loss of 10 yards to the MSU 38
End of 2nd Quarter
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Elijah Sarratt for 12 yds to the IU 37 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza run for 3 yds to the IU 40
(13:53) Shotgun Mendoza,Fernando pass incomplete short right to Cooper Jr.,Omar thrown to IND50, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MSU Pass Interference (Nash,Dontavius) 11 yard from IND40 to MSU49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Roman Hemby run for 1 yd to the MSU 48
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 48 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)
Aidan Chiles run for 1 yd to the MSU 26
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 16 yds to the MSU 42 for a 1ST down
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 1 yd to the MSU 43
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Michael Masunas for 8 yds to the IU 49
Makhi Frazier run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 16 yds to the IU 34 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for no gain to the IU 34
Aidan Chiles run for 2 yds to the IU 32
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Omari Kelly
Martin Connington 50 yd FG MISSED
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to E.J. Williams Jr. for 7 yds to the IU 39
Kaelon Black run for 5 yds to the IU 44 for a 1ST down
Kaelon Black run for 3 yds to the IU 47
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 6 yds to the MSU 47
Kaelon Black run for 3 yds to the MSU 44 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to E.J. Williams Jr. for 6 yds to the MSU 38
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 11 yds to the MSU 27 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Elijah Sarratt for 27 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK)
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for 9 yds to the MSU 34
(03:29) No Huddle-Shotgun Chiles,Aidan pass complete short left to Kelly,Omari caught at MSU32, for 2 yards to the MSU36 (Sharpe,Jamari; Fisher,Aiden) PENALTY MSU Holding (Marsh,Nick) 10 yards from MSU34 to MSU24. NO PLAY.
(03:06) Shotgun Chiles,Aidan rush left for 2 yards gain to the MSU26 (Tucker,Tyrique) PENALTY MSU Holding (Frazier,Makhi) 10 yards from MSU24 to MSU14. NO PLAY.
Makhi Frazier run for 3 yds to the MSU 17
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Chrishon McCray
Ryan Eckley punt for 50 yds , Jonathan Brady returns for 16 yds to the IU 49
Roman Hemby run for 9 yds to the MSU 42
Roman Hemby run for 2 yds to the MSU 40 for a 1ST down
Kaelon Black run for 4 yds to the MSU 36
(15:00) Shotgun Mendoza,Fernando pass complete short left to Cooper Jr.,Omar caught at MSU22, for 14 yards to the MSU22 (Eaton,Joshua), out of bounds PENALTY IND Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Smith,Carter) 5 yards from MSU36 to MSU41. NO PLAY.
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Riley Nowakowski for 7 yds to the MSU 34
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Roman Hemby for 21 yds to the MSU 13 for a 1ST down
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Jonathan Brady for a loss of 1 yard to the MSU 14
Khobie Martin run for no gain to the MSU 14
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Elijah Sarratt for 7 yds to the MSU 7
Fernando Mendoza pass incomplete to E.J. Williams Jr.
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Nick Marsh
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Bryson Williams for 8 yds to the MSU 16
Aidan Chiles run for 64 yds to the IU 20 Aidan Chiles fumbled, recovered by MSU for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Nick Marsh
Michigan State Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Aidan Chiles) to the IU 31
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Chrishon McCray for 8 yds to the IU 23
Aidan Chiles sacked by Stephen Daley for a loss of 9 yards to the IU 32
Kaelon Black run for 4 yds to the IU 36
Kaelon Black run for 5 yds to the IU 41
Fernando Mendoza run for 1 yd to the IU 42 for a 1ST down
Khobie Martin run for 3 yds to the IU 45
Khobie Martin run for 7 yds to the MSU 48 for a 1ST down
Khobie Martin run for 3 yds to the MSU 45
Khobie Martin run for 22 yds to the MSU 23 for a 1ST down
Kaelon Black run for 3 yds to the MSU 20
Khobie Martin run for 5 yds to the MSU 15
Fernando Mendoza run for 1 yd to the MSU 14
Nico Radicic 31 yd FG GOOD
Alessio Milivojevic run for 11 yds to the MSU 36 for a 1ST down
Alessio Milivojevic pass complete to Elijah Tau-Tolliver for 10 yds to the MSU 46 for a 1ST down
Alessio Milivojevic pass complete to Evan Boyd for 18 yds to the IU 36 for a 1ST down
Alessio Milivojevic pass complete to Evan Boyd for 22 yds to the IU 14 for a 1ST down
Alessio Milivojevic sacked by Rolijah Hardy for a loss of 2 yards to the IU 16
Alessio Milivojevic pass incomplete to Rodney Bullard Jr.
Alessio Milivojevic pass incomplete to Jack Velling
Martin Connington 34 yd FG GOOD
Martin Connington kickoff for 62 yds , Solomon Vanhorse return for 5 yds to the IU 8
F. Mendoza takes a knee