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Michigan State beats Wake Forest 27-21 in Pinstripe Bowl

Wake Forest missed a chance to win nine games for just the third time in program history.
Credit: AP
Wake Forest's Jamie Newman, right, runs past Michigan State's David Dowell (6) during the first half of the Pinstripe Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NEW YORK — Brian Lewerke threw for 320 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in Michigan State's 27-21 victory over Wake Forest in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. 

Lewerke threw a 10-yard pass to wide receiver Cody White in the third quarter to put the Spartans ahead 27-21 and they survived down the stretch to give embattled coach Mark Dantonio his sixth bowl victory. 

Wake Forest missed a chance to win nine games for just the third time in program history.

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