Week 7 · 2026
#25 Northwestern at Michigan State
Sat 10/17/2026 12:00 PMSpartan StadiumConference
46°Clear6 mph SSW · 57% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
#25 Northwestern
24
6–2
Michigan State
21
2–6
Attendance
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not yet reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| MSU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 34:55 | 71 | 360 | 4-20 | 23 | 7-14 50.0% | 0-1 0.0% |
| MSU | 25:05 | 57 | 305 | 3-15 | 15 | 3-12 25.0% | 2-4 50.0% |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 18-29 | 226 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | 19-30 | 216 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 42 | 134 | 3.2 | 2 |
| MSU | 27 | 89 | 3.3 | 1 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0 |
| MSU | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 0 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| MSU | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Northwestern
Michigan State 6–4 vs Northwestern
- 2021 · wk 1Michigan State 38 @ Northwestern 21
- 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
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