Week 7 · 2016
Northwestern at Michigan State
Sat 10/15/2016 03:30 PMSpartan StadiumMichigan State pregame67% — Pregame win probability: 67% for Michigan State. Michigan State favored, and lost — Northwestern won.Conference
Northwestern
54
7–6
Michigan State
40
3–9
Attendance
75,625
reported
NorthwesternNU
Michigan StateMSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Clayton Thorson | 27/35 | 281 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 81.3 |
| MSU | Tyler O'Connor | 13/21 | 281 | 13.4 | 3 | 1 | 88.2 |
| MSU | Brian Lewerke | 12/19 | 99 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 51.1 |
| MSU | R.J. Shelton | 2/2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 96.6 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Justin Jackson | 34 | 188 | 5.5 | 2 | 29 |
| NU | Clayton Thorson | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 1 | 9 |
| NU | John Moten IV | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| NU | Solomon Vault | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSU | Brian Lewerke | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 24 |
| MSU | LJ Scott | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 23 |
| MSU | Madre London | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| MSU | Donnie Corley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| MSU | Gerald Holmes | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| MSU | Tyler O'Connor | 4 | -20 | -5.0 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Austin Carr | 11 | 130 | 11.8 | 2 | 29 |
| NU | Flynn Nagel | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 1 | 57 |
| NU | Andrew Scanlan | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 20 |
| NU | Macan Wilson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| NU | Justin Jackson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
| NU | Solomon Vault | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| NU | Garrett Dickerson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| MSU | R.J. Shelton | 7 | 190 | 27.1 | 2 | 86 |
| MSU | Donnie Corley | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 25 |
| MSU | Josiah Price | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | 19 |
| MSU | Jamal Lyles | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 |
| MSU | Delton Williams | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| MSU | Felton Davis III | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| MSU | Prescott Line | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| MSU | Monty Madaris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| MSU | Trishton Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| MSU | Gerald Holmes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| MSU | LJ Scott | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Joe Gaziano | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSU | Tyler O'Connor | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Godwin Igwebuike | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Anthony Walker | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Kyle Queiro | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Jaylen Prater | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Ifeadi Odenigbo | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Joe Gaziano | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Trent Goens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Alonzo Mayo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Cameron Robbins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Fred Wyatt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jared McGee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jordan Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Joseph Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Montre Hartage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Nate Hall | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Trae Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Tyler Lancaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Alex Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Chris Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Nathan Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Parrker Westphal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Steven Reese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Solomon Vault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSU | Montae Nicholson | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Riley Bullough | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Malik McDowell | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Andrew Dowell | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Chris Frey | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Demetrious Cox | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Khari Willis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Matt Morrissey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Vayante Copeland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Raequan Williams | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Josh Butler | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Justin Layne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSU | Demetrius Cooper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Josh King | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Madre London | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Tyriq Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Brandon Clemons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Byron Bullough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Donnie Corley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Kevin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Mike Panasiuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Jared McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Justin Layne | 1 | 43 | 1 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Jack Mitchell | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 7/7 | 10 |
| MSU | Michael Geiger | 2/2 | 100.0 | 41 | 4/4 | 10 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Hunter Niswander | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| MSU | Jake Hartbarger | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Solomon Vault | 1 | 95 | 95.0 | 1 | 95 |
| NU | Flynn Nagel | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| NU | Garrett Dickerson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| MSU | R.J. Shelton | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 24 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Flynn Nagel | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| MSU | Jalen Watts-Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| MSU | Brandon Sowards | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| MSU | Edward Barksdale | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Michigan State 7–3 vs Northwestern
- 2013 · wk 13Michigan State 30 @ Northwestern 6
- 2012 · wk 12Northwestern 23 @ Michigan State 20
- 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
Previous 7 meetings vs. Mark Dantonio
Northwestern 2–5 vs Mark Dantonio
- 2013 · wk 13Michigan State 30 @ Northwestern 6
- 2012 · wk 12Northwestern 23 @ Michigan State 20
- 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 8 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State 6–2 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2013 · wk 13Michigan State 30 @ Northwestern 6
- 2012 · wk 12Northwestern 23 @ Michigan State 20
- 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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