Week 6 · 2001
#23 Michigan State at #16 Northwestern
Sat 09/29/2001 12:10 PMRyan FieldConference
#23 Michigan State
26
7–5
#16 Northwestern
27
4–7
Attendance
40,103
reported
Michigan State18 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 44
Northwestern22 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 31
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 0own 20 | 2 plays, 0 yd | Kickoff | 0–0 |
| 14:50 | NU | own 20own 24 | 4 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 14:00 | MSU | own 46goal line | 7 plays, 54 yd | Touchdown +7 MSU | 7–0 |
| 11:28 | NU | own 0own 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 7–0 |
| 11:24 | NU | own 20own 43 | 5 plays, 23 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 10:07 | MSU | own 20own 20 | 1 play, 0 yd | Turnover | 7–0 |
| 10:07 | NU | opp 25goal line | 7 plays, 25 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 7–7 |
| 8:13 | MSU | goal lineown 30 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 7–7 |
| 8:07 | MSU | own 30opp 23 | 11 plays, 47 yd | Punt | 7–7 |
| 3:11 | NU | own 20goal line | 8 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 7–14 |
| 1:35 | MSU | goal lineown 29 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 7–14 |
| 1:26 | MSU | own 29own 29 | 4 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 1:26 | NU | own 40own 34 | 6 plays, -6 yd | Turnover | 7–14 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | MSU | opp 42opp 30 | 8 plays, 12 yd | Missed FG | 7–14 |
| 12:33 | NU | opp 30own 35 | 6 plays, -35 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 10:39 | MSU | own 23opp 20 | 17 plays, 57 yd | Turnover | 7–14 |
| 5:40 | NU | own 20opp 27 | 10 plays, 53 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 7–17 |
| 3:01 | MSU | goal lineown 27 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 7–17 |
| 2:52 | MSU | own 27goal line | 13 plays, 73 yd | Touchdown +7 MSU | 14–17 |
| 0:49 | NU | own 0own 29 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 14–17 |
| 0:40 | NU | own 29own 21 | 4 plays, -8 yd | Rush | 14–17 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | MSU | goal lineown 17 | 2 plays, 0 yd | Kickoff | 14–17 |
| 14:52 | MSU | own 17own 17 | 1 play, 0 yd | Turnover | 14–17 |
| 14:52 | NU | opp 18opp 2 | 7 plays, 16 yd | Missed FG | 14–17 |
| 12:31 | MSU | own 20opp 23 | 15 plays, 57 yd | Missed FG | 14–17 |
| 6:50 | NU | opp 23own 40 | 7 plays, -37 yd | Punt | 14–17 |
| 5:46 | MSU | own 21opp 14 | 8 plays, 65 yd | Missed FG | 14–17 |
| 2:31 | NU | opp 17opp 33 | 14 plays, -16 yd | Missed FG | 14–17 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:20 | MSU | own 33own 23 | 5 plays, -10 yd | Punt | 14–17 |
| 13:23 | NU | own 16own 23 | 4 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 14–17 |
| 12:19 | MSU | own 18opp 37 | 10 plays, 45 yd | Punt | 14–17 |
| 9:48 | NU | own 20own 28 | 5 plays, 8 yd | Punt | 14–17 |
| 8:32 | MSU | own 38opp 42 | 6 plays, 20 yd | Punt | 14–17 |
| 6:14 | NU | own 4own 9 | 3 plays, 5 yd | Punt | 14–17 |
| 5:02 | NU | opp 36own 0 | 2 plays, 64 yd | Defensive TD | 20–17 |
| 4:42 | NU | own 0own 30 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 20–17 |
| 4:32 | NU | own 30goal line | 19 plays, 70 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 20–24 |
| 0:29 | MSU | own 16goal line | 4 plays, 0 yd | Defensive TD | 26–24 |
| 0:18 | NU | own 0own 13 | 1 play, 0 yd | Kickoff | 26–24 |
| 0:08 | NU | own 13opp 30 | 7 plays, 57 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 26–27 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Michigan State–Northwestern after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Michigan State
Northwestern 3–7 vs Michigan State
- 2000 · wk 6Northwestern 37 @ Michigan State 17
- 1999 · wk 12Michigan State 34 @ Northwestern 0
- 1998 · wk 10Northwestern 5 @ Michigan State 29
- 1997 · wk 9Michigan State 17 @ Northwestern 19
- 1994 · wk 11Michigan State 35 @ Northwestern 17
- 1993 · wk 11Northwestern 29 @ Michigan State 31
- 1992 · wk 10Michigan State 27 @ Northwestern 26
- 1991 · wk 10Northwestern 16 @ Michigan State 13
- 1990 · wk 13Michigan State 29 @ Northwestern 22
- 1989 · wk 12Northwestern 14 @ Michigan State 76
Previous 3 meetings vs. Randy Walker
Michigan State 2–1 vs Randy Walker
- 2000 · wk 6Northwestern 37 @ Michigan State 17
- 1999 · wk 12Michigan State 34 @ Northwestern 0
- 1994 · wk 5Miami (OH) 10 @ Michigan State 45
Previous meeting vs. Bobby Williams
Northwestern 1–0 vs Bobby Williams
- 2000 · wk 6Northwestern 37 @ Michigan State 17
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