Central Michigan 29, 
Michigan State 27
12:00 PM ET, September 12, 2009
Spartan Stadium
EAST LANSING, MI
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | CMU | MSU | |||
 | TD | 13:00 | Caulton Ray 1 Yd Run (Brett Swenson Kick) | 0 | 7 |
 | FG | 09:24 | Andrew Aguila 49 Yd | 3 | 7 |
| FG | 03:13 | Brett Swenson 39 Yd | 3 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | CMU | MSU | |||
| FG | 13:16 | Andrew Aguila 31 Yd | 6 | 10 |
| TD | 05:49 | Antonio Brown 6 Yd Pass From Dan LeFevour (Andrew Aguila Kick) | 13 | 10 |
| TD | 04:16 | Charlie Gantt 16 Yd Pass From Keith Nichol (Brett Swenson Kick) | 13 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | CMU | MSU | |||
| FG | 02:33 | Brett Swenson 32 Yd | 13 | 20 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | CMU | MSU | |||
| TD | 14:24 | Kito Poblah 12 Yd Pass From Dan LeFevour (Andrew Aguila Kick) | 20 | 20 |
| TD | 07:33 | B.J. Cunningham 7 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson Kick) | 20 | 27 |
| TD | 00:32 | Paris Cotton 11 Yd Pass From Dan LeFevour (Two-Point Conversion Failed) | 26 | 27 |
| FG | 00:03 | Andrew Aguila 42 Yd | 29 | 27 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 27 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-15 | 6-13 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 418 | 316 |
| Passing | 352 | 215 |
Comp-Att | 34-47 | 16-26 |
Yards per pass | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Rushing | 66 | 101 |
Rushing Attempts | 29 | 30 |
Yards per rush | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| Penalties | 6-76 | 8-81 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 33:25 | 26:35 |
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ATTENDANCE: 76,221
College Football Scores
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Saturday, September 12th
| 3 USC | 18 | Final |
| 8 Ohio State | 15 |
| Syracuse | 7 | Final |
| 7 Penn State | 28 |
| 18 Notre Dame | 34 | Final |
| Michigan | 38 |
| Eastern Michigan | 24 | Final |
| Northwestern | 27 |
| Western Michigan | 19 | Final |
| Indiana | 23 |
| Central Michigan | 29 | Final |
| Michigan State | 27 |
| Fresno State | 31 | Final |
| Wisconsin | 34 | OT |
| Iowa | 35 | Final |
| Iowa State | 3 |
| Air Force | 13 | Final |
| Minnesota | 20 |
| Illinois State | 17 | Final |
| Illinois | 45 |
| Purdue | 36 | Final |
| Oregon | 38 |