College football: Michigan State vs. Oregon - Sept. 12, 2015

Michigan State players meet at midfield for a post-game prayer after they defeated Oregon 31-28 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing Saturday, September 12, 2015. Michigan State won the game, 31-28.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

EAST LANSING -- Saturday may have marked the first time in nearly a half century that Spartan Stadium fans saw a matchup of teams ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll. But while they were away, the Spartans were compiling a pretty good record in such matchups. Michigan State's 31-28 win over Oregon gave the Spartans a 13-5-1 record in matchups between two schools ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll. That win percentage (.711) is the best among college football programs in the 79-year history of the poll, according to ESPN. Miami is second with a 24-11 record (.686). The Spartans owe most of that record to their 1950's and 60's teams, who went 10-2-1 in top 10 matchups, culminating with the 1966 "Game of the Century" tie. But Mark Dantonio hasn't been too shabby in his top 10 matchups either, going 4-1 in parts of nine seasons. The four wins came in the 2013 Big Ten championship game, the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl and on Saturday. The only loss was last season against Oregon. Dantonio has also won five of his last six games against the AP top 10, and is 3-1 in his Michigan State career against the AP top five. Other notable numbers following the Spartans' win over Oregon:

10:

Consecutive games in which Michigan State has scored 30 of more points, extending a school record. The previous record stood at eight games (1978-79).

11:

Sacks for Michigan State this season, a number tied with Temple for best in the country. Riley Bullough leads the team with three sacks, all of which game against Western Michigan

0:

Sacks allowed by the Spartans through two games. They are one of eight teams in the country to have no sacks through two games, and the only team in the Big Ten to accomplish the feat.

123:

The number of rushing yards Oregon was held to on Saturday, marking the lowest rushing total for the Ducks since November, 2013.

25:

Wins for Connor Cook as a starter, against three losses. Cook needs just two more wins now to tie Kirk Cousins for the school record of most wins as a Spartans starting quarterback. No FBS active starting quarterback has won more games than Cook (Stanford's Kevin Hogan has also won 25 games.)

20:

Average penalty yards per game for Michigan State, the third-lowest average in Division 1. The Spartans didn't commit a penalty against Oregon until the final six minutes of the game. Michigan State's last penalty-free game came in October, 2011 against Wisconsin. -- Follow MLive Sports on

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