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    Michigan State football and Aidan Chiles defeat Iowa 32-20

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    EAST LANSING – Jonathan Kim had a big day at Michigan State football's homecoming.

    So a field goal day. The Spartan defense did the rest.

    Oh, and Aidan Chiles and the offense? Still a work in progress, but they showed progress in their work.

    Kim, a sixth-grader, set a school record with six field goals in a single game Saturday night as MSU ended a three-game losing streak with a 32-20 win over Iowa at Spartan Stadium.

    That sets up the Week 9 rivalry game when the Spartans (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) travel to Ann Arbor for a 7:30 p.m. date with Michigan (Big Ten Network). The Wolverines (4-3, 2-2) lost a road game 21-7 at No. 21 Illinois on Saturday, their second straight loss.

    It is the first time UM has suffered a loss to MSU since 2008 and the first time since 2005, when the Spartans won their previous game and the Wolverines lost theirs.

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    MSU never hit a punt against Iowa and scored on eight of nine possessions, the only mistake being a Chilean interception in the first half.

    The Spartans ran for 212 yards, Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams led with 86 yards, and Chiles ran for 51 yards and passed for 256 and a score. Nick Marsh had eight catches for 113 yards and Montorie Foster Jr. had five for 100 with a touchdown.

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    MSU entered as a 6½-point underdog while having lost three games, but was the better team against former Michigan transfer quarterback Cade McNamara and the Hawkeyes (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten).

    But Kim scored the only points of the first half.

    He made field goals of 42 and 43 yards in the first quarter, 36 and 29 yards in the second quarter, and 55 and 46 yards in the fourth quarter. He broke the school record of five in a game previously held by Paul Edinger (twice) and John Langeloh.

    The Spartans' defense held Iowa star running back Kaleb Johnson at bay until his 75-yard touchdown run with 7:22 left in the game after Kim's sixth field goal, increasing the score to 25-20. Johnson, who was the Big Ten's leading rusher and second in the country with 156.2 yards per game, finished the game with 98 yards on 14 carries for the Hawkeyes. The Spartans held Iowa to 283 total yards, but the Hawkeyes scored three touchdowns in the second half after suffering a shutout in the first half.

    Nate Carter completed a 1-yard run with 2:03 left to give MSU a two-score lead.

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    Michigan State plays dominantly in the first half against Iowa

    For a team that bragged about winning the bye week, MSU largely proved it in a statistically dominant first half.

    Chiles led the Spartans with drives of 52 and 64 yards to open the game and settled for two field goals of 42 and 43 yards. MSU's defense stifled the Hawkeyes' vaunted running game and standout Kaleb Johnson on its first two drives, forcing three-and-outs.

    The Chiles' ninth interception of the season ended the Spartans' third drive near midfield, but the defense again bent over and stopped Iowa on three plays. The Hawkeyes had 17 yards on their first nine plays, and kicker Drew Stevens fired a long-range 58-yard attempt that missed wide right, giving MSU the ball at its own 40 yards.

    The Spartans moved the ball, then sputtered after Chiles lost his helmet on a run, and Jack Velling moved early and converted a penalty when backup quarterback Tommy Schuster came in. Kim finished the trip into the red zone with a 36-yarder giving MSU a 9-0 lead.

    Iowa managed to move the ball 32 yards on its next possession, but McNamara threw two incomplete passes that required a punt.

    Chiles took advantage again and brought the Spartans to the Hawkeyes' 6-line. As right guard Brandon Baldwin planned to go for it on fourth-and-2, he was warned for a false start, and Kim hit his fourth field goal of the half from 29 yards for a 12-0 lead.

    MSU moved the ball in a hurry on its final possession, getting to Iowa's 37 yards, but as time expired in the half, Kim missed wide from 55 yards to the left.

    The Spartans held a lopsided 250-58 lead in the first half, including 132-30 on the ground, and earned 15 first downs to Iowa's two. Chiles was 10 of 16 passing for 132 yards, and MSU owned a dominant lead of 21:13 through 8:47 in time of possession.

    Touchdowns galore in the second half

    The Hawkeyes came out of halftime with a statement drive, marching 58 yards in eight plays after a 42-yard kickoff return by Kaden Wetjen to open the third quarter. McNamara threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Reece Vander Zee after the two connected on a 17-yard pass to keep the drive alive on third-and-4.

    Chiles quickly got MSU back down the field for his first touchdown, which included his 26-yard run where he dodged pressure to balance himself and power through for a crucial first down to maintain possession. His perfect 18-yard touchdown spiral to a wide-open Foster on an out-of-bounds corner route gave MSU a 19-7 lead with 4:34 left in the third.

    Iowa scored another touchdown, but Kim tied the school record with a 55-yard boom for a 22-14 lead. Then two plays later, safety Nikai Martinez fended off McNamara and Kim tied the record with a 46-yarder after MSU's Jaron Glover incurred an offensive pass interference penalty that negated a 17-yard touchdown catch by Aziah Johnson made.

    After Kaleb Johnson's long run put Iowa within 25-20, MSU embarked on a nine-play, 75-yard drive that previously included three throws to Marsh for a total of 42 yards and an 8-yard throw to Carter on third-and-3 his 1-yard plunge with 2:03 left.

    From there, the defense held firm, and a final attempt to close the ball down again resulted in an illegal contact penalty by Iowa near the goal line on fourth down.

    Contact Chris Solari: [email protected]. Follow him @chrissolari.

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