Spartans lost to Georgia in the Capital One bowl..  This was a defensive battle.. that eventual wore the Spartans down. 

MSU defense did their Job.. the Offense was stymied by the Georgia “D”…  The Spartans should be very proud of their accomplishments and how they represented the School at the Bowl and all year...

Great Game.. the Spartans spent too much time in the Georgia side of the field.. and came away with only field goals the entire first half....

The fake punt.. in hind sight wasn't such a good plan... but, thats arm chairing it from the stands.. No Guts.. No Glory...

But, I Love a Defensive game and this was one to see.. Both Sides were great.. Spartans were flat out-manned on Spartan "O" vs. Georgia "D".. hurts to say.. but it was the truth...


Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Georgia.............  3  0 14  7  - 24
Michigan State......  3  3  0  6  - 12

                                    UGA      MSU

FIRST DOWNS...................       19       16
  Rushing.....................        4        4
  Passing.....................       15       10
  Penalty.....................        0        2
NET YARDS RUSHING.............       81       31
  Rushing Attempts............       33       34
  Average Per Rush............      2.5      0.9
  Rushing Touchdowns..........        0        1
  Yards Gained Rushing........      106       87
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       25       56
NET YARDS PASSING.............      250      205
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  20-31-1  22-39-1
  Average Per Attempt.........      8.1      5.3
  Average Per Completion......     12.5      9.3
  Passing Touchdowns..........        3        0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      331      236
  Total offense plays.........       64       73
  Average Gain Per Play.......      5.2      3.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      1-1      1-0
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     7-53     5-50
PUNTS-YARDS...................    5-237    5-190
  Average Yards Per Punt......     47.4     38.0
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     36.4     30.4
  Inside 20...................        1        4
  50+ Yards...................        2        1
  Touchbacks..................        2        0
  Fair catch..................        0        2
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    5-283    4-231
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     56.6     57.8
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     39.0     38.2
  Touchbacks..................        0        0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.   1-38-0   1-15-0
  Average Per Return..........     38.0     15.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   4-78-0   4-88-0
  Average Per Return..........     19.5     22.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..   1-29-0   1-24-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    30:00    30:00
  1st Quarter.................     5:02     9:58
  2nd Quarter.................     5:48     9:12
  3rd Quarter.................     9:29     5:31
  4th Quarter.................     9:41     5:19
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 12  4 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 1   1 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-2      3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     6-40     2-15
PAT Kicks.....................      3-3      0-0
Field Goals...................      1-1      2-3

But lets look at this from a different angle…

This is another step forward in the progress for Michigan State football..  Myself and many Columnists all believe the same.. Spartan Football is on the rise..  After inheriting a dysfunctional football program, Mark Dantonio / His Staff / and Players have put the program on the map.. A loss in a New Years Day Bowl is a success.. Sure. We lost the game.. but the march to prominence is underway.. They won’t always be losses.. they may not always be New Years Day Bowl games to conclude the season.. but the program will go up !

I can't look at it as a depressing loss, since all of Spartan Nation believes that this is a stepping stone.. and agrees that we are ahead of the curve in seeing a Team back in National prominence...

Some good articles below....

Despite loss, MSU wins respect
http://www.greenandwhite.com/article/20090102/GW01/901020322/1099