Michigan State 42, Boston College 40
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 6, 2025
Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Temperature:
55°
Head Official:
Jerry Magallanes
Attendance:
70510
By Field Level Media
Aidan Chiles' 2-yard conversion pass to Omari Kelly in the second overtime gave Michigan State a 42-40 victory over Boston College at East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday.
Chiles passed for 231 yards and four touchdowns and also scored a rushing touchdown in the second overtime. Nick Marsh caught five passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns for the Spartans (2-0).
Dylan Lonergan passed for 390 yards and four touchdowns for Boston College (1-1). Turbo Richard rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown and also caught seven passes for 66 yards and another score. Jeremiah Franklin caught eight passes for 84 yards and a touchdown.
The Spartans scored first in overtime on Chiles' 5-yard pass to fullback Jay Coyne. The Eagles answered with a 6-yard scoring pass from Lonergan to Franklin. The extra-point kick was successful after both scores.
Richard then scored on an 8-yard run during BC's second OT possession, but Lonergan's 2-point conversion pass fell incomplete.
Michigan State answered with Chiles' 3-yard scoring run, followed by the winning conversion.
Lonergan threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as Boston College grabbed a 21-14 halftime lead.
The Spartans scored first as Marsh twisted and dragged a defender into the end zone on an 11-yard pass play.
Richard caught an 8-yard scoring pass from Lonergan early in the second quarter, then Lonergan hooked up with Jaedn Skeete from 12 yards out for a touchdown.
Alante Brown's 63-yard kickoff return set up the Spartans' next score. Chiles finished off the four-play drive with a 3-yard pass to Michael Masunas.
The Eagles regained the lead with 31 seconds left in the half on Lonergan's 14-yard pass to Reed Harris.
The Spartans knotted the score again on their first possession of the second half when Chiles hooked up with Marsh on a 41-yard scoring pass.
Luca Lombardo's 37-yard field goal put the Eagles back on top 24-21 midway through the third. Martin Connington's 50-yard field goal later in the quarter forged another tie.
Connington's second field goal with 4:08 remaining, a 39-yarder, gave the Spartans a 27-24 lead. Lombardo made a 38-yarder with 1:16 left to tie it at 27-apiece.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Boston College |
|
Michigan State |
|
Turbo Richard
|
Player |
Makhi Frazier
|
|
13 |
Attempts |
17 |
|
55 |
Yards |
81 |
|
4.2 |
Avg Yards |
4.8 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Boston College |
|
Michigan State |
|
Lewis Bond
|
Player |
Nick Marsh
|
|
11 |
Receptions |
5 |
|
90 |
Yards |
68 |
|
8.2 |
Avg Yards |
13.6 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
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