Julian Peterson forced three fumbles, and Renaldo Hill intercepted Ohio State quarterback Joe Germaine’s last-gasp pass at the goal line with 1:12 left as four-touchdown underdog Michigan State shocked the Buckeyes 28-24 Saturday.

The Buckeyes — with no opponent playing to within 17 points all year — were not only No. 1 in both major polls the entire season but also in the latest Bowl Championship Series rankings.

The Spartans had trailed 17-3 in the first quarter and fell behind 24-9 early in the third quarter after Ohio State’s Damon Moore picked off Bill Burke’s pass and returned it 73 yards for a touchdown.

But Burke didn’t make too many other mistakes.

The Ohio native connected on only 18-of-46 passes, but he made his few completions count with big gains and crucial third-down conversions.

In the end, he threw for 323 yards, 84 more than Buckeye signal-caller Joe Germaine.

“It’s the kind of thing you’ll never forget,” Burke said. “It was a game you like to play in, that you dream about as a kid.”

“All week in practice we thought we could win,” he continued. “We kept it in the family and didn’t talk about it much.”

The Spartans rallied and took a 25-24 lead on Sedrick Ervin’s 3-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter, then padded the margin on Paul Edinger’s fifth field goal of the game with 9:26 left.

The Buckeye loss marks the third time in four years that Ohio State was beaten for the first time by a Michigan school. The Buckeyes had perfect records spoiled by the Wolverines in 1995 and 1996.

“This hurts, no question about it,” Ohio State Coach John Cooper said after the game. “It seems like anything that could happen to us did happen to us.”

The victory marked Michigan State’s first win over a No. 1 opponent since the Spartans upset Michigan 28-27 in 1990, the last time an unranked team accomplished such a feat.

“We’ve been an inconsistent team this year,” Saban said. “We’re young. For us to grow up and make the plays at the end of the game like we did is a positive step for our program.”

The Associated Press contributed to this story.