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| Scoring Summary | |||||
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| First Quarter | MSU | NW | |||
| MSU | FG | 4:00 | Dan Conroy 25 yd FG | 3 | 0 |
| Second Quarter | MSU | NW | |||
| NW | FG | 14:03 | Jeff Budzien 34 yd FG | 3 | 3 |
| MSU | TD | 1:40 | Le'Veon Bell 7 yd run (Dan Conroy kick) | 10 | 3 |
| MSU | TD | 0:34 | Keshawn Martin 57 yd punt return (Dan Conroy kick) | 17 | 3 |
| Third Quarter | MSU | NW | |||
| NW | TD | 13:02 | Jeremy Ebert 2 yd pass from Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien kick) | 17 | 10 |
| MSU | TD | 7:35 | B.J. Cunningham 33 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick) | 24 | 10 |
| Fourth Quarter | MSU | NW | |||
| NW | TD | 13:57 | Demetrius Fields 12 yd pass from Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien kick) | 24 | 17 |
| MSU | TD | 5:17 | B.J. Cunningham 29 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick) | 31 | 17 |
| Team Stats | ||
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| Michigan State | Northwestern | |
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Rushing | 9 | 10 |
| Passing | 9 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 8-13, 62% | 7-17, 41% |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0, -% | 4-5, 80% |
| Rushes-Yards | 36-166 | 41-117 |
| Passing Yards | 214 | 253 |
| Return Yards | 136 | 88 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-20-1 | 24-34-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 6--31 |
| Punts | 4 | 4 |
| Punts-Average | 39 | 44.3 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards | 8-66 | 6-70 |
| Time of Possession | 29:10 | 30:50 |
| Michigan State Passing | |||||
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| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| K. Cousins | 14 | 20 | 214 | 2 | 1 |
| Northwestern Passing | |||||
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| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| D. Persa | 23 | 32 | 245 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Siemian | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State Rushing | ||||
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| Player | Carries | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| L. Bell | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 1 |
| E. Baker | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 |
| K. Cousins | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
| K. Martin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Northwestern Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Carries | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| J. Schmidt | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 0 |
| T. Green | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 |
| V. Mark | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
| K. Colter | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
| T. Siemian | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| D. Persa | 12 | -5 | -0.4 | 0 |
| Michigan State Receiving | ||||
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| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| B. Cunningham | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 2 |
| K. Martin | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 |
| B. Linthicum | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
| L. Bell | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Northwestern Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| D. Dunsmore | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 0 |
| K. Colter | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 |
| J. Ebert | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 1 |
| R. Lawrence | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 |
| D. Fields | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 |
| J. Schmidt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Michigan State Interceptions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yards |
| Northwestern Interceptions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yards |
| J. Matthews | 1 | 0 |
| Michigan State Punting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| M. Sadler | 4 | 156 | 39.0 |
| Northwestern Punting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| B. Williams | 4 | 177 | 44.3 |
| Michigan State Punt Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| K. Martin | 1 | 57 | 57.0 |
| Northwestern Punt Returns | |||
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| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| Michigan State Kick Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| N. Hill | 3 | 64 | 21.3 |
| T. Hammock | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Michigan State Missed FG | |
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| Northwestern Missed FG | |
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| Player | Length |