Week 7 · 2009
Northwestern at Michigan State
Sat 10/17/2009 12:00 PMSpartan StadiumConference
Northwestern
14
8–5
Michigan State
24
6–7
Attendance
—
not reported
Northwestern12 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 25
Michigan State13 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 37
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | MSU | opp 46opp 49 | 8 plays, 45 yd | On downs | 0–0 |
| 11:15 | NU | own 1opp 6 | 8 plays, 34 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 8:24 | MSU | own 44opp 38 | 4 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 7:36 | NU | own 12opp 22 | 10 plays, 29 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 2:59 | MSU | own 28opp 20 | 4 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 1:23 | NU | own 30opp 30 | 10 plays, 35 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 12:47 | MSU | own 20opp 30 | 5 plays, 28 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 10:18 | NU | own 20opp 47 | 12 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 7–0 |
| 7:49 | MSU | own 20opp 17 | 4 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 6:13 | NU | own 33opp 19 | 4 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 4:41 | MSU | own 31opp 31 | 9 plays, 50 yd | Turnover | 7–0 |
| 0:55 | NU | own 20opp 14 | 4 plays, 27 yd | Turnover | 7–0 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 38opp 14 | 5 plays, 26 yd | Turnover | 7–0 |
| 13:00 | MSU | own 36opp 47 | 9 plays, 64 yd | Touchdown +7 MSU | 7–7 |
| 10:07 | NU | own 29opp 38 | 5 plays, 29 yd | Punt | 7–7 |
| 8:16 | MSU | own 12opp 47 | 10 plays, 87 yd | Touchdown +7 MSU | 7–14 |
| 5:13 | NU | own 23opp 5 | 4 plays, -3 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 3:52 | MSU | own 45opp 28 | 11 plays, 44 yd | Turnover +10 MSU | 7–24 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:57 | MSU | opp 22opp 47 | 3 plays, 22 yd | Touchdown +1 MSU | 7–24 |
| 14:48 | NU | own 33opp 47 | 14 plays, 67 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 14–24 |
| 10:28 | MSU | own 20opp 13 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 14–24 |
| 8:21 | NU | own 37opp 18 | 9 plays, 31 yd | On downs | 14–24 |
| 6:19 | MSU | own 33opp 30 | 8 plays, 23 yd | Punt | 14–24 |
| 3:32 | NU | own 20own 40 | 8 plays, 20 yd | On downs | 14–24 |
| 2:03 | MSU | opp 40own 49 | 3 plays, -11 yd | End of period | 14–24 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Northwestern–Michigan State after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Michigan State 5–5 vs Northwestern
- 2008 · wk 7Michigan State 37 @ Northwestern 20
- 2007 · wk 6Northwestern 48 @ Michigan State 41
- 2006 · wk 8Michigan State 41 @ Northwestern 38
- 2005 · wk 8Northwestern 49 @ Michigan State 14
- 2002 · wk 6Northwestern 24 @ Michigan State 39
- 2001 · wk 6Michigan State 26 @ Northwestern 27
- 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
Previous 2 meetings vs. Mark Dantonio
Northwestern 1–1 vs Mark Dantonio
- 2008 · wk 7Michigan State 37 @ Northwestern 20
- 2007 · wk 6Northwestern 48 @ Michigan State 41
Previous 3 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State 2–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2008 · wk 7Michigan State 37 @ Northwestern 20
- 2007 · wk 6Northwestern 48 @ Michigan State 41
- 2006 · wk 8Michigan State 41 @ Northwestern 38
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