Week 12 · 2012
Northwestern at Michigan State
Sat 11/17/2012 12:00 PMSpartan StadiumConference
Northwestern
23
10–3
Michigan State
20
7–6
Attendance
75,101
reported
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Michigan StateMSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Trevor Siemian | 13/23 | 165 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 50.4 |
| NU | Kain Colter | 13/20 | 81 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 40.1 |
| MSU | Andrew Maxwell | 22/46 | 297 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 32.2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Kain Colter | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 22 |
| NU | Mike Trumpy | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 |
| NU | Tyris Jones | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
| NU | Venric Mark | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 4 |
| NU | Trevor Siemian | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| MSU | Le'Veon Bell | 32 | 133 | 4.2 | 0 | 17 |
| MSU | Keith Mumphery | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| MSU | Andrew Maxwell | 4 | -19 | -4.8 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Danny Vitale | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 41 |
| NU | Rashad Lawrence | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Christian Jones | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 22 |
| NU | Tony Jones | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| NU | Demetrius Fields | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Tim Riley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| NU | Venric Mark | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSU | Dion Sims | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 | 44 |
| MSU | Keith Mumphery | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 0 | 23 |
| MSU | Aaron Burbridge | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 26 |
| MSU | Bennie Fowler III | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 15 |
| MSU | Tony Lippett | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 11 |
| MSU | DeAnthony Arnett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| MSU | Larry Caper | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | David Nwabuisi | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| NU | Jared Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Jeff Budzien | 3/3 | 100.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 11 |
| MSU | Dan Conroy | 1/2 | 50.0 | 35 | 1/1 | 4 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Brandon Williams | 8 | 300 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| MSU | Mike Sadler | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Tony Jones | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 24 |
| MSU | Nick Hill | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 30 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Tony Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| NU | Venric Mark | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSU | Andre Sims Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Michigan State 6–4 vs Northwestern
- 2011 · wk 13Michigan State 31 @ Northwestern 17
- 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
Previous 5 meetings vs. Mark Dantonio
Northwestern 1–4 vs Mark Dantonio
- 2011 · wk 13Michigan State 31 @ Northwestern 17
- 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
Previous 6 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State 5–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2011 · wk 13Michigan State 31 @ Northwestern 17
- 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
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