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
NorthwesternNU
Michigan StateMSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Mike Kafka | 34/47 | 291 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 53.9 |
| MSU | Kirk Cousins | 21/31 | 281 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 85.1 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Mike Kafka | 18 | 42 | 2.3 | 0 | 18 |
| NU | Stephen Simmons | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 18 |
| NU | Jeravin Matthews | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| NU | Arby Fields | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| NU | Dan Persa | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| MSU | Larry Caper | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 1 | 22 |
| MSU | Edwin Baker | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
| MSU | Keshawn Martin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| MSU | Kirk Cousins | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Zeke Markshausen | 16 | 111 | 6.9 | 1 | 20 |
| NU | Andrew Brewer | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 1 | 26 |
| NU | Charles Brown | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 16 |
| NU | Drake Dunsmore | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| NU | Jeremy Ebert | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| NU | Stephen Simmons | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
| NU | Mark Woodsum | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| MSU | Blair White | 12 | 186 | 15.5 | 2 | 47 |
| MSU | B.J. Cunningham | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 20 |
| MSU | Charlie Gantt | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| MSU | Andrew Hawken | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| MSU | Keshawn Martin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| MSU | Mark Dell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Stefan Demos | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| MSU | Brett Swenson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Stefan Demos | 6 | 195 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| MSU | Aaron Bates | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Jeravin Matthews | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | 28 |
| MSU | Trenton Robinson | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 |
| MSU | Edwin Baker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Hunter Bates | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| MSU | Keshawn Martin | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
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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