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
Michigan StateMSU
NorthwesternNU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Payton Thorne | 15/25 | 185 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 | 76.2 |
| NU | Hunter Johnson | 30/43 | 283 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 54.3 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Kenneth Walker III | 23 | 264 | 11.5 | 4 | 75 |
| MSU | Payton Thorne | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 18 |
| MSU | Harold Joiner III | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| MSU | Jayden Reed | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| MSU | Jordon Simmons | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| NU | Evan Hull | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 0 | 49 |
| NU | Andrew Clair | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Anthony Tyus III | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 4 |
| NU | Marcus Cisco | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| NU | Stephon Robinson Jr. | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| NU | Malik Washington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| NU | Hunter Johnson | 11 | -14 | -1.3 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Jayden Reed | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 23 |
| MSU | Tre Mosley | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 26 |
| MSU | Connor Heyward | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 |
| MSU | Jalen Nailor | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| MSU | Jordon Simmons | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 |
| NU | Bryce Kirtz | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 | 41 |
| NU | Stephon Robinson Jr. | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 47 |
| NU | Malik Washington | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 19 |
| NU | Charlie Mangieri | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 25 |
| NU | Evan Hull | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 16 |
| NU | Trey Pugh | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 2 | 8 |
| NU | Raymond Niro III | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| NU | Jacob Gill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Anthony Tyus III | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| NU | Andrew Clair | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Harold Joiner III | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Hunter Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Sean McLaughlin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Angelo Grose | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Xavier Henderson | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Kalon Gervin | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Quavaris Crouch | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Cal Haladay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Ronald Williams | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Michael Dowell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Chase Kline | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Darius Snow | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Drew Beesley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Simeon Barrow Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Drew Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Itayvion Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jeff Pietrowski Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Kyle King | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Jacob Slade | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Jalen Hunt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Kobe Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Maverick Hansen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Noah Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jacub Panasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Chris Bergin | 10 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Brandon Joseph | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | A.J. Hampton Jr. | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Peter McIntyre | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Bryce Jackson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Samdup Miller | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Coco Azema | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Adetomiwa Adebawore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Cameron Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Rod Heard II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Bryce Gallagher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jeremy Meiser | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Khalid Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Trevor Kent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Matt Coghlin | 1/2 | 50.0 | 37 | 5/5 | 8 |
| NU | Charlie Kuhbander | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Bryce Baringer | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| NU | Derek Adams | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Jalen Nailor | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| NU | Coco Azema | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 29 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Bryce Kirtz | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
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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