Week 1 · 2021
Michigan State at Northwestern
Fri 09/03/2021 09:00 PMRyan FieldNorthwestern pregame58% — Pregame win probability: 58% for Northwestern. Northwestern favored, and lost — Michigan State won.Conference
72°Cloudy7 mph SE · 61% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Michigan State
38
11–2
Northwestern
21
3–9
Attendance
34,248
reported
Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2021, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.
MSUQuarterbacksNo blue chips4
- 33-star recruitQB1Payton Thorne3yr3,240 Pass yds27 TD10 Int60.4 Cmp%181 Rush yds
- —No recruiting profile foundQB15Anthony Russo ← Temple5yr43 Pass yds0 TD0 Int77.8 Cmp%10 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB1Noah Kim2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundQB18Andrew Schorfhaar2yr
NUQuarterbacks1 blue chip6
- 44-star recruitQB3Ryan Hilinski ← South Carolina3yr978 Pass yds3 TD4 Int54.0 Cmp%-67 Rush yds
- —No recruiting profile foundQB7Andrew Marty4yr707 Pass yds6 TD6 Int60.0 Cmp%101 Rush yds
- —No recruiting profile foundQB12Hunter Johnson5yr424 Pass yds4 TD4 Int60.0 Cmp%-22 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB9Carl Richardson2yr19 Pass yds0 TD0 Int50.0 Cmp%0 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB6Brendan Sullivan1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundQB16Zac Krause3yr
MSUOffensive line1 blue chip19
- 33-star recruitC59Nick Samac3yr
- 44-star recruitG75Kevin Jarvis5yr
- —No recruiting profile foundG56Matt Carrick4yr
- 33-star recruitOL62Luke Campbell6yr
- 33-star recruitOL67J.D. Duplain3yr
- 33-star recruitOL73Jacob Isaia3yr
- 33-star recruitOL51James Ohonba3yr
- 33-star recruitOL72Dallas Fincher2yr
- 33-star recruitOL77Ethan Boyd1yr
- 33-star recruitOL56Geno VanDeMark1yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Kevin Wigenton II1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL64Matt Allen5yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL69Blake Bueter4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL58Spencer Brown3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL57Evan Brunning3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL63Jacob Lafave3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL53Brandon Baldwin1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOT76AJ Arcuri5yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOT68Dan VanOpstall3yr
NUDefensive line1 blue chip16
- —No recruiting profile foundDE96Trevor Kent4yr19 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL99Adetomiwa Adebawore3yr36 Tackles8.5 TFL4.5 Sacks
- 22-star recruitDL54Jeremy Meiser ← Old Dominion4yr28 Tackles7.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL91Samdup Miller5yr27 Tackles2.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL5Jeffery Pooler Jr.5yr25 Tackles4.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL97Sean McLaughlin2yr11 Tackles1.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
- 22-star recruitDL93Joe Spivak5yr8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL46Devin O'Rourke4yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL23TeRah Edwards2yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL52Jordan Butler2yrcareer 4 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL50P.J. Spencer3yrcareer 2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL53Jaiden Cameron2yr
- 33-star recruitDL91Aidan Hubbard1yr
- 33-star recruitDL95Najee Story1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL90Carmine Bastone1yr
- 33-star recruitDT10Jason Gold Jr.3yr4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
MSUDefensive line2 blue chips17
- 33-star recruitDE96Jacub Panasiuk5yr37 Tackles11.0 TFL7.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDE86Drew Beesley5yr29 Tackles5.5 TFL5.5 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDE2Drew Jordan ← Duke5yr18 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDE5Michael Fletcher3yr6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDE91Jack Camper4yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDE55Zach Slade3yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDE93Alex Okelo1yr
- 33-star recruitDE55Tyson Watson1yr
- 33-star recruitDL10Simeon Barrow Jr.2yr34 Tackles4.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL97Maverick Hansen3yr26 Tackles6.0 TFL3.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL98Dashaun Mallory3yr12 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL26Brandon Wright3yr8 Tackles3.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL90Jalen Hunt3yr5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL54Kyle King2yr4 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL55Derrick Harmon1yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL11Avery Dunn2yr0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDT64Jacob Slade4yr40 Tackles5.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
NUOffensive line2 blue chips18
- 44-star recruitOL77Peter Skoronski2yr
- 44-star recruitOL72Caleb Tiernan1yr
- 33-star recruitOL75Wyatt Blake3yr
- 33-star recruitOL63Dom D'Antonio3yr
- 33-star recruitOL75Connor Foster3yr
- 33-star recruitOL73Zachary Franks3yr
- 33-star recruitOL74Payne He'Bert3yr
- 33-star recruitOL55Conrad Rowley3yr
- 33-star recruitOL68Josh Priebe2yr
- 33-star recruitOL71Ben Wrather2yr
- 33-star recruitOL65Jackson Carsello1yr
- 33-star recruitOL56Josh Thompson1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL52Sam Gerak4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL76Ethan Wiederkehr4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL69Charlie Schmidt3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL78Luka Trifunovic3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL62Max Skidmore2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL65Braeden Edwards1yr
MSUBacks & tight ends2 blue chips16
- 33-star recruitRB9Kenneth Walker III3yr263 Car1,636 Rush yds18 TD6.2 Rush avg13 Rec89 Rec yds6.8 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB9Jordon Simmons2yr70 Car278 Rush yds0 TD4.0 Rush avg7 Rec29 Rec yds4.1 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB24Elijah Collins4yr18 Car102 Rush yds0 TD5.7 Rush avg3 Rec34 Rec yds11.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB7Donovan Eaglin2yr6 Car33 Rush yds0 TD5.5 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB11Connor Heyward5yr1 Car7 Rush yds0 TD7.0 Rush avg35 Rec326 Rec yds9.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB24Davion Primm1yr
- 22-star recruitRB25Joseph Martinez2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE97Tyler Hunt4yr14 Rec136 Rec yds1 TD9.7 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitTE6Maliq Carr ← Purdue2yr8 Rec135 Rec yds0 TD16.9 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitTE9Trenton Gillison3yr1 Rec5 Rec yds0 TD5.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE81Parks Gissinger3yrcareer 1 Rec5 Rec yds0 TD5.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE44Adam Berghorst3yr
- 33-star recruitTE89Kam Allen1yr
- 33-star recruitTE45Hampton Fay1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE44Evan Morris3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE47Jackson Morse2yr
NULinebackers1 blue chip12
- —No recruiting profile foundLB28Chris Bergin5yr132 Tackles3.5 TFL0.5 Sacks1 Int
- 33-star recruitLB32Bryce Gallagher3yr90 Tackles5.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB40Peter McIntyre4yr68 Tackles4.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB34Xander Mueller2yr19 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB47Troy Hudetz5yr14 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- 33-star recruitLB44Khalid Jones3yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB57Greyson Metz2yr3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB33Michael Jansey Jr.3yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB41Grayson Mann4yrcareer 3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB37Mac Uihlein1yr
- 33-star recruitLB45Cullen Coleman2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB48Owen Bergin2yr
MSULinebackers4 blue chips16
- 33-star recruitLB27Cal Haladay2yr96 Tackles4.5 TFL0.5 Sacks2 Int
- 33-star recruitLB45Darius Snow2yr87 Tackles5.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- 44-star recruitLB6Quavaris Crouch ← Tennessee3yr75 Tackles2.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB44Jeff Pietrowski Jr.2yr33 Tackles7.0 TFL5.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB45Noah Harvey4yr32 Tackles4.0 TFL2.0 Sacks1 Int
- 33-star recruitLB13Ben VanSumeren ← Michigan4yr12 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB6Chase Kline3yr11 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB10Ma'a Gaoteote1yr8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB16Harold Joiner III4yr6 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB19Itayvion Brown ← Minnesota2yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB31Kobe Myers2yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB58Terry O'Connor3yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB25Cole DeMarzo2yr
- 33-star recruitLB58Carson Casteel1yr
- 22-star recruitLB44Samih Beydoun1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB35Sam Edwards2yr
NUBacks & tight endsNo blue chips15
- 33-star recruitRB26Evan Hull3yr196 Car1,009 Rush yds7 TD5.1 Rush avg33 Rec264 Rec yds8.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB11Andrew Clair ← Bowling Green5yr63 Car349 Rush yds1 TD5.5 Rush avg10 Rec45 Rec yds4.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB2Anthony Tyus III1yr50 Car210 Rush yds1 TD4.2 Rush avg3 Rec16 Rec yds5.3 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB29Marcus Cisco3yr8 Car39 Rush yds0 TD4.9 Rush avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB22Connor Newhouse3yr1 Car25 Rush yds0 TD25.0 Rush avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB31Jake Arthurs2yr4 Car1 Rush yds1 TD0.3 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB4Cam Porter2yrcareer 80 Car332 Rush yds5 TD4.2 Rush avg9 Rec57 Rec yds6.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE89Charlie Mangieri4yr9 Rec68 Rec yds0 TD7.6 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE88Marshall Lang2yr11 Rec68 Rec yds3 TD6.2 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE80Trey Pugh5yr7 Rec34 Rec yds2 TD4.9 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE87Thomas Gordon3yr2 Rec3 Rec yds0 TD1.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE2Duke Olges3yr
- 33-star recruitTE42Jason Whittaker3yr
- 33-star recruitTE84Hunter Welcing2yr
- 33-star recruitTE86Lawson Albright1yr
MSUReceivers1 blue chip16
- —No recruiting profile foundWR1Jayden Reed5yr59 Rec1,026 Rec yds10 TD17.4 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR8Jalen Nailor4yr37 Rec695 Rec yds6 TD18.8 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR17Tre Mosley3yr35 Rec530 Rec yds3 TD15.1 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR3Montorie Foster Jr.2yr12 Rec164 Rec yds1 TD13.7 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR4Keon Coleman1yr7 Rec50 Rec yds1 TD7.1 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR3Terry Lockett Jr.2yr3 Rec18 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR10Ian Stewart2yr1 Rec8 Rec yds0 TD8.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR16Christian Fitzpatrick ← Louisville2yr2 Rec3 Rec yds0 TD1.5 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR15Cade McDonald3yr
- 33-star recruitWR11Ricky White III2yrcareer 10 Rec223 Rec yds1 TD22.3 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR13CJ Hayes4yrcareer 14 Rec154 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR87Jahz Watts4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR85Sebastian Brown2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR20Aubrey Dawkins2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR80Zach Gillespie2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR86Nick Hunter2yr
NUDefensive backsNo blue chips17
- 33-star recruitCB1Garnett Hollis Jr.2yr5 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB0Coco Azema3yr72 Tackles4 PD
- 33-star recruitDB2Cameron Mitchell3yr48 Tackles6 PD
- 33-star recruitDB11A.J. Hampton Jr.4yr38 Tackles9 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB22Bryce Jackson4yr24 Tackles0 PD1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundDB20Trent Carrington ← Presbyterian1yr3 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB13Jaylen Rivers4yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB7Ore Adeyi1yr1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB21Tyler Haskins3yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 22-star recruitDB14Joe DeHaan2yrcareer 3 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB9Donovan Sermons4yrcareer 2 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB33Nigel Williams2yr
- 33-star recruitDB5Theran Johnson1yr
- 33-star recruitDB18Garner Wallace1yr
- 33-star recruitS16Brandon Joseph3yr79 Tackles4 PD3 Int
- 33-star recruitS2Rod Heard II3yr31 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitS3Jaheem Joseph2yr4 Tackles0 PD
MSUDefensive backs2 blue chips21
- —No recruiting profile foundCB9Ronald Williams ← Alabama2yr38 Tackles8 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitCB19Charles Brantley1yr18 Tackles4 PD1 Int
- 44-star recruitCB18Kalon Gervin3yr14 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundCB33Kendell Brooks1yr9 Tackles1 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundCB38Spencer Rowland1yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitCB12Khary Crump ← Arizona2yr
- 33-star recruitCB10Antoine Booth1yr
- 33-star recruitDB15Angelo Grose2yr81 Tackles6 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB21Michael Dowell3yr40 Tackles3 PD
- 33-star recruitDB12Chester Kimbrough ← Florida3yr40 Tackles3 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB29Marqui Lowery Jr.2yr22 Tackles1 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB30Justin White2yr11 Tackles0 PD1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundDB36Torrell Williams3yrcareer 0 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB2Michael Gravely Jr.1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB32Zach Denha2yr
- 44-star recruitS3Xavier Henderson4yr96 Tackles2 PD1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundS15Emmanuel Flowers4yr3 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundS49David Kruse3yrcareer 3 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitS3Tate Hallock3yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitS40A.J. Kirk1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundS34Khalil Majeed1yr
NUReceivers1 blue chip20
- —No recruiting profile foundWR5Stephon Robinson Jr.5yr46 Rec625 Rec yds2 TD13.6 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR4Malik Washington ← Northwestern3yr44 Rec578 Rec yds2 TD13.1 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR17Bryce Kirtz3yr19 Rec203 Rec yds0 TD10.7 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR5Jacob Gill1yr8 Rec85 Rec yds1 TD10.6 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR3JJ Jefferson4yr5 Rec61 Rec yds0 TD12.2 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR4Berkeley Holman4yr3 Rec25 Rec yds1 TD8.3 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR8Wayne Dennis Jr.3yr2 Rec16 Rec yds0 TD8.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR9Genson Hooper Price3yr2 Rec15 Rec yds0 TD7.5 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR23Raymond Niro III3yr3 Rec15 Rec yds0 TD5.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR4Jordan Mosley1yr1 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD7.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR5Calvin Johnson II1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR80Donny Navarro III4yrcareer 51 Rec588 Rec yds2 TD11.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR12Donnie Gray1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR83Will Lansbury4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR13Preston Bacon3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR12Braeden Heald3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR85Jack Kennedy3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR87Jack Moses2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR4Cole Freeman1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR82Jasper Stratton1yr
MSUKickersNo blue chips4
- —No recruiting profile foundPK4Matt Coghlin5yr12 FG19 FGA51 Long77 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK98Evan Johnson1yr0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK99Stephen Rusnak1yr0 FG1 FGA0 Long4 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK98Cole Hahn4yr
NUKickersNo blue chips5
- 33-star recruitPK14Charlie Kuhbander5yr6 FG13 FGA47 Long39 Pts
- 33-star recruitPK82Jack Olsen2yr0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK46Trey Finison3yr0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK90Adam Stage1yrcareer 1 FG1 FGA29 Long6 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK49Jacob Tabibian1yr
MSUPuntersNo blue chips1
- —No recruiting profile foundP99Bryce Baringer4yr59 Punts48.4 Avg21 In 20
NUPuntersNo blue chips4
- 22-star recruitP36Derek Adams6yr58 Punts41.5 Avg16 In 20
- —No recruiting profile foundP90Jake Genyk3yr4 Punts34.5 Avg2 In 20
- 33-star recruitP11Luke Akers2yrcareer 58 Punts43.1 Avg22 In 20
- 33-star recruitP99Hunter Renner2yr
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northwestern 4–6 vs Michigan State
- 2020 · wk 13Northwestern 20 @ Michigan State 29
- 2019 · wk 4Michigan State 31 @ Northwestern 10
- 2018 · wk 6Northwestern 29 @ Michigan State 19
- 2017 · wk 9Michigan State 31 @ Northwestern 39
- 2016 · wk 7Northwestern 54 @ Michigan State 40
- 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
Previous 10 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State 6–4 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2020 · wk 13Northwestern 20 @ Michigan State 29
- 2019 · wk 4Michigan State 31 @ Northwestern 10
- 2018 · wk 6Northwestern 29 @ Michigan State 19
- 2017 · wk 9Michigan State 31 @ Northwestern 39
- 2016 · wk 7Northwestern 54 @ Michigan State 40
- 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
Previous meeting vs. Mel Tucker
Northwestern 0–1 vs Mel Tucker
- 2020 · wk 13Northwestern 20 @ Michigan State 29
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