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
NorthwesternNU
Michigan StateMSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 18/27 | 226 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 |
| NU | Alex Honig | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MSU | Alessio Milivojevic | 19/30 | 216 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 66.3 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Caleb Komolafe | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 1 | 14 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 18 |
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 16 | 25 | 1.6 | 1 | 17 |
| NU | Gavin Sawchuk | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 |
| MSU | Jaziun Patterson | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
| MSU | Alessio Milivojevic | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 1 | 9 |
| MSU | Marvis Parrish | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| MSU | Carson Gulker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| MSU | Rodney Bullard Jr. | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Griffin Wilde | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 |
| NU | Caleb Komolafe | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 21 |
| NU | Hayden Eligon II | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 23 |
| NU | Alex Honig | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 23 |
| NU | Drew Wagner | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| MSU | Chrishon McCray | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 | 53 |
| MSU | Fredrick Moore | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 29 |
| MSU | Jayden Savoury | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 |
| MSU | Bryson Williams | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 |
| MSU | Jaziun Patterson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| MSU | Marvis Parrish | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| MSU | Rodney Bullard Jr. | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
| MSU | Kenneth Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Michael Kilbane | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSU | Alessio Milivojevic | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Braydon Brus | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jon Jon Stevens Jr. | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Kobie McKinzie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Montae Pate | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Braden Turner | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Damon Walters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Michael Kilbane | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Ore Adeyi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Alijah Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Caden O'Rourke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jack Trautmann | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Migo Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Tito Williams Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Brenden Deasfernandes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Dominic Kirks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Dylan Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jack Oyola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Mason Mayne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Matthew Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Nikola Dugandzic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jamaal Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Dion Crawford | 14 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Cam Stodghill | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MSU | Ben Roberts | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Devin Vaught | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Keahnist Thompson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | NiJhay Burt | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Nikai Martinez | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Anelu Lafaele | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Aveon Grose | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Isaac Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jeremiah Favorite | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Kenny Soares Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Michael Richard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Eli Coenen | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | DeJae White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Evan Young | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Zion Gist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Jackson Kleather | 3/4 | 75.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 10 |
| MSU | Liam Boyd | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Nikola Dugandzic | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| MSU | Rhys Dakin | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 20 |
| MSU | Kenneth Williams | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | 44 |
| MSU | Derrick Simmons | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Drew Wagner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| MSU | Chrishon McCray | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 41 |
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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