Trailing Northwestern 38-3 with 9:54 remaining in the third quarter, Michigan State rallies to score 38 unanswered points to complete the biggest comeback win in NCAA history.
I'm a MSU Spartans and I have to admit I turned off the game in the 3rd qtr because I was pissed with their performance. I turned the game back on late in the 4th qtr MSU was trailing only by 7 and I was shocked and then tied the game and won with a field goal. It was unbelievable.
Greatest comeback EVER point wise and effort wise. God as my witness I was at work and even when it was 38-3 I told a co- worker we were gonna come back and we did! Spartans have the most talked about college football game EVER (10-10 tie with ND in 1966) the most famous college basketball game ever (MSU v. ISU i.e. Magic v. Bird) and the greatest comeback in college football history. Sorry UM but it looks like the Spartans are the Victors and Best lol!!
It probably was. Northwestern had a terrible year and just wanted to win a few games, while Michigan State was looking to become bowl eligible. Northwestern later went on to play a close game to a talented Michigan team, losing only 17-3, but Michigan State didn't make a bowl game.
Not to take anything away from Michigan State, but I am baffled that anyone could fall down 35 points to a Northwestern team that had a 4-8 (2-6 Big10) record. Never should have happened. I pick Michigan's 2003 comeback against Minnesota because 1. Minnesota was actually a powerhouse team 2. John Navarre was almost perfect in the fourth quarter 3. Michigan scored 31 points in the fourth 4. Minnesota didn't just collapse. They continued to move the ball consistently and scored another TD
Nick Heebsh but look at Msu that year, John L Smith was probably their worst coach in the history of that program. They were dropping passes left and right that game. Even worse is a decent coach would ride that comeback into later games but John L was so terrible, Msu went on a 4 game losing streak to end the season. They had talent but John L couldn't coach the talent.
Normally, I'd agree with you, but given the circumstances, it was close. This was a terrible Northwestern team that was taken to the woodshed by I-AA New Hampshire and were four to five touchdown underdogs, given the circumstances, 17-3 was relatively close.
