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Michigan St. at (17) Northwestern

12:00 pm EST Sat Nov 26, 2011

  • Fair Evanston, IL 73°F

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Michigan St. 31 at Northwestern 17

31
(11) Michigan State Spartans
10-2 (Won last 4)
Final
Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan State Spartans 3 14 7 7 31
Northwestern Wildcats 0 3 7 7 17
17
Northwestern Wildcats
6-6 (Lost last 1)

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter MIST - N.W.
Scoring Summary: Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats, 1st Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
4:40 Michigan State Spartans MIST FG

Dan Conroy kicked a 25-yard field goal

 3 - 0
2nd Quarter MIST - N.W.
Scoring Summary: Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats, 2nd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
14:56 Northwestern Wildcats N.W. FG

Jeff Budzien kicked a 34-yard field goal

 3 - 3
2:30 Michigan State Spartans MIST TD

Le'Veon Bell rushed to the right for 7 yard gain (Dan Conroy made PAT)

 10 - 3
0:47 Michigan State Spartans MIST TD

Brandon Williams punt. Keshawn Martin returned punt for 57 yards (Dan Conroy made PAT)

 17 - 3
3rd Quarter MIST - N.W.
Scoring Summary: Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats, 3rd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
13:30 Northwestern Wildcats N.W. TD

Dan Persa passed to Jeremy Ebert to the right for 2 yard gain (Jeff Budzien made PAT)

 17 - 10
8:50 Michigan State Spartans MIST TD

Kirk Cousins passed to B.J. Cunningham down the middle for 33 yard gain (Dan Conroy made PAT)

 24 - 10
4th Quarter MIST - N.W.
Scoring Summary: Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats, 4th Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
14:40 Northwestern Wildcats N.W. TD

Dan Persa passed to Demetrius Fields down the middle for 12 yard gain (Jeff Budzien made PAT)

 24 - 17
6:09 Michigan State Spartans MIST TD

Kirk Cousins passed to B.J. Cunningham down the middle for 29 yard gain (Dan Conroy made PAT)

 31 - 17

Passing

Team Statistics: Passing for Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Kirk Cousins 14 20 214 70.0 10.7 0 0 2 1 182.9
Team Statistics: Passing for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Dan Persa 23 32 245 71.9 7.7 6 31 2 0 156.8
Trevor Siemian 1 2 8 50.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 83.6

Rushing

Team Statistics: Rushing for Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Le'Veon Bell 16 86 5.4 20 1 0
Edwin Baker 15 47 3.1 12 0 0
Kirk Cousins 4 25 6.3 21 0 0
Keshawn Martin 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
Team Statistics: Rushing for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Jacob Schmidt 14 39 2.8 6 0 0
Treyvon Green 7 32 4.6 13 0 0
Venric Mark 2 20 10.0 17 0 0
Kain Colter 4 18 4.5 10 0 0
Trevor Siemian 1 14 14.0 14 0 0
Dan Persa 12 -5 -0.4 13 0 0

Receiving

Team Statistics: Receiving for Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
B.J. Cunningham 6 120 20.0 33 2 0
Keshawn Martin 2 57 28.5 46 0 0
Brian Linthicum 3 31 10.3 15 0 0
Le'Veon Bell 3 6 2.0 9 0 0
Team Statistics: Receiving for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Drake Dunsmore 1 69 69.0 69 0 0
Kain Colter 6 44 7.3 15 0 0
Jeremy Ebert 7 39 5.6 19 1 0
Rashad Lawrence 2 37 18.5 31 0 0
Demetrius Fields 4 36 9.0 12 1 0
Christian Jones 3 20 6.7 8 0 0
Jacob Schmidt 1 8 8.0 8 0 0

Kicking

Team Statistics: Kicking for Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Dan Conroy 4 4 1 1 25 100.0 7
Team Statistics: Kicking for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Jeff Budzien 2 2 1 1 34 100.0 5

Punting

Team Statistics: Punting for Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Mike Sadler 4 39.0 44 0 2 0
Team Statistics: Punting for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Brandon Williams 4 44.3 57 0 3 1

Kick/Punt Returns

Team Statistics: Returns for Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Keshawn Martin 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 57 57.0 57 1
Nick Hill 3 64 21.3 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
TyQuan Hammock 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Team Statistics: Returns for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Venric Mark 4 78 19.5 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Timmy Vernon 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Last Updated

Updated on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2011 2:24 am ET

Top Performers

Michigan St.
B.J. Cunningham
B.J. Cunningham WR

6 Rec, 120 yds
2 TDs

Northwestern
D. Persa
Dan Persa QB

23-32, 245 yds
2 TDs

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Comparison: Michigan State Spartans / Northwestern Wildcats
Team Statistics Michigan State Spartans Northwestern Wildcats
First Downs 20 21
Total Yards 380 370
Turnovers 1 1
First Downs 20 21
Passing 9 8
Rushing 9 10
Penalty 2 3
Third Down Efficiency 8-13 7-17
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 4-5
Total Net Yards 380 370
Total Plays 56 75
Average Gain Per Play 6.8 4.9
Net Yards Rushing 166 117
Rushes 36 41
Average Per Rush 4.6 2.9
Net Yards Passing 214 253
Completions-Attempts 14-20 24-34
Yards Per Pass Play 10.7 7.4
Times Sacked 0 6
Yards Lost to Sacks 0 31
Had Intercepted 1 0
Punts 4 4
Average Punt 39.0 44.3
Penalties 8 6
Penalty Yards 66 70
Fumbles 1 2
Fumbles Lost 0 1