The Chippewas have been bold with their quarterback plan and the Broncos are still ironing out who will be the long-term starter.
Lowry seized upon the starting job, as the offense worked markedly better with him under center and leading the team.
It was a 4-1 weekend across the five Mitten teams, with lots of good and plenty of things to work on as conference play kicks off in earnest.
The Broncos looked to be on course for a fourth loss to open the season but some late game magic built on belief and a bold call got win No. 1 on the season.
It's a long slate for Week 4, starting at 1 p.m. ET and likely to end some time after 2 a.m. as MSU faces USC on the road.