Week 13 · 2011
Michigan State at Northwestern
Sat 11/26/2011 12:00 PMRyan FieldConference
Michigan State
31
11–3
Northwestern
17
6–7
Attendance
—
not reported
Michigan State9 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 21
Northwestern11 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 28
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | MSU | own 30opp 1 | 5 plays, 21 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 12:44 | NU | own 13own 43 | 11 plays, 30 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 9:17 | MSU | own 20opp 42 | 14 plays, 72 yd | Field goal +3 MSU | 3–0 |
| 4:00 | NU | own 39opp 33 | 14 plays, 44 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 3–3 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:03 | MSU | own 32own 45 | 3 plays, 13 yd | Turnover | 3–3 |
| 12:52 | NU | own 35opp 44 | 16 plays, 62 yd | Turnover | 3–3 |
| 5:25 | MSU | own 3goal line | 12 plays, 97 yd | Touchdown +7 MSU | 10–3 |
| 1:40 | NU | own 24own 23 | 8 plays, -1 yd | Defensive TD +7 MSU | 17–3 |
| 0:33 | NU | own 20own 19 | 2 plays, -1 yd | End of period | 17–3 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 31goal line | 8 plays, 69 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 17–10 |
| 13:02 | MSU | own 33goal line | 13 plays, 67 yd | Touchdown +7 MSU | 24–10 |
| 7:35 | NU | own 14own 48 | 8 plays, 34 yd | Punt | 24–10 |
| 4:18 | MSU | own 16own 21 | 4 plays, 5 yd | Punt | 24–10 |
| 2:10 | NU | own 35goal line | 13 plays, 65 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 24–17 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:57 | MSU | own 20own 26 | 5 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 24–17 |
| 12:24 | NU | opp 47own 43 | 5 plays, -10 yd | Punt | 24–17 |
| 10:22 | MSU | own 7goal line | 13 plays, 93 yd | Touchdown +7 MSU | 31–17 |
| 5:17 | NU | own 24opp 23 | 10 plays, 46 yd | On downs | 31–17 |
| 3:00 | MSU | own 30own 46 | 9 plays, 16 yd | Punt | 31–17 |
| 0:32 | NU | own 15own 37 | 3 plays, 22 yd | End of period | 31–17 |
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. Team
Northwestern 4–6 vs Michigan State
- 2010 · wk 8Michigan State 35 @ Northwestern 27
- 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
Previous 5 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State 4–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2010 · wk 8Michigan State 35 @ Northwestern 27
- 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 4 meetings vs. Mark Dantonio
Northwestern 1–3 vs Mark Dantonio
- 2010 · wk 8Michigan State 35 @ Northwestern 27
- 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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