Week 8 · 2010
Michigan State at Northwestern
Sat 10/23/2010 12:00 PMRyan FieldConference
Michigan State
35
11–2
Northwestern
27
7–6
Attendance
—
not reported
Michigan StateMSU
NorthwesternNU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Kirk Cousins | 29/43 | 331 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 | 73.5 |
| MSU | Aaron Bates | 1/1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| NU | Dan Persa | 18/29 | 187 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 52.5 |
| NU | Jeremy Ebert | 1/1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 99.8 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Edwin Baker | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 1 | 25 |
| MSU | Bennie Fowler III | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| MSU | Le'Veon Bell | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 11 |
| MSU | Keshawn Martin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| MSU | Keith Nichol | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| MSU | Larry Caper | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| MSU | B.J. Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Kirk Cousins | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Mike Trumpy | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 |
| NU | Dan Persa | 22 | 46 | 2.1 | 3 | 22 |
| NU | Adonis Smith | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 |
| NU | Venric Mark | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| NU | Jacob Schmidt | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | B.J. Cunningham | 8 | 113 | 14.1 | 1 | 27 |
| MSU | Mark Dell | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 2 | 19 |
| MSU | Keith Nichol | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 18 |
| MSU | Bennie Fowler III | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 |
| MSU | Charlie Gantt | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 |
| MSU | Edwin Baker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| MSU | Keshawn Martin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| MSU | Larry Caper | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| NU | Sidney Stewart | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 0 | 28 |
| NU | Rashad Lawrence | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 44 |
| NU | Charles Brown | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| NU | Jeremy Ebert | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
| NU | Demetrius Fields | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
| NU | Tony Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| NU | Mike Trumpy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Eric Gordon | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Dan Conroy | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| NU | Stefan Demos | 2/2 | 100.0 | 41 | 3/3 | 9 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Aaron Bates | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| NU | Brandon Williams | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Le'Veon Bell | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 32 |
| MSU | Larry Caper | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| NU | Venric Mark | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 25 |
| NU | Arby Fields | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Keshawn Martin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| MSU | Mark Dell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Venric Mark | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
| NU | Hunter Bates | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northwestern 4–6 vs Michigan State
- 2009 · wk 7Northwestern 14 @ Michigan State 24
- 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
Previous 4 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State 3–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2009 · wk 7Northwestern 14 @ Michigan State 24
- 2008 · wk 7Michigan State 37 @ Northwestern 20
- 2007 · wk 6Northwestern 48 @ Michigan State 41
- 2006 · wk 8Michigan State 41 @ Northwestern 38
Previous 3 meetings vs. Mark Dantonio
Northwestern 1–2 vs Mark Dantonio
- 2009 · wk 7Northwestern 14 @ Michigan State 24
- 2008 · wk 7Michigan State 37 @ Northwestern 20
- 2007 · wk 6Northwestern 48 @ Michigan State 41
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