House Prediction
Model Margin
Northwestern by 1.7
Home Win Probability
Northwestern 55%
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elo_v1 · Oct 28, 2017
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| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
 Northwestern | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 39 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Michigan State | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 39-57 | 34-50 |
| Pass Yards | 445 | 368 |
| Rush Yards | 95 | 64 |
| Total Yards | 540 | 432 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 8-17 | 7-15 |
| Penalties | 9-84 | 1-9 |
| Possession | 34:59 | 25:01 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Luke Otto kickoff for 65 yds , Connor Heyward return for 16 yds to the Michigan St. 16 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Offensive Holding (Shane Jones) to the MchSt 8
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Matt Sokol for 16 yds to the MchSt 24 for a 1ST down
Gerald Holmes run for 4 yds to the MchSt 28
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Felton Davis III for 6 yds to the MchSt 34 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 60 yds to the Nwest 6 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Matt Sokol
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Felton Davis III
Cody White 6 Yd pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin Kick)
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 11 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 5 yds to the Nwest 41
Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 43
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 4 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 9 yds to the MchSt 44
Jeremy Larkin run for no gain to the MchSt 44
Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the MchSt 42 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman for 14 yds Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman fumbled, forced by Andrew Dowell, recovered by MchSt David Dowell
LJ Scott run for a loss of 1 yard to the MchSt 27
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Connor Heyward for 5 yds to the MchSt 32
Brian Lewerke run for 19 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down
Darrell Stewart Jr. run for 19 yds to the Nwest 30 for a 1ST down
LJ Scott run for 4 yds to the Nwest 26
LJ Scott run for 4 yds to the Nwest 22
Brian Lewerke run for 4 yds to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down
LJ Scott run for 5 yds to the Nwest 13 LJ Scott fumbled, forced by Paddy Fisher, recovered by MchSt Brian Allen
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 6 yds Cody White fumbled, forced by Paddy Fisher, recovered by Nwest Brett Walsh
Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 8
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 6 yds to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Illegal Use of Hands (Demetrius Cooper) to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 8 yds to the Nwest 37
Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 9 yds to the Nwest 49
Clayton Thorson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 48
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel
Hunter Niswander punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Cody White at the MchSt 20
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 11 yds to the MchSt 31 for a 1ST down
Connor Heyward run for no gain to the MchSt 31
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Felton Davis III for 30 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to LJ Scott
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 1 yd to the Nwest 38
Brian Lewerke sacked by Joe Gaziano for a loss of 10 yards to the Nwest 48
Jake Hartbarger punt for 47 yds, downed at the Nwest 1
Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 3
Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 3
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel
Hunter Niswander punt for 42 yds , Cody White returns for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 48
Connor Heyward run for 3 yds to the Nwest 45
Brian Lewerke run for 8 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down
Madre London run for 3 yds to the Nwest 34
Madre London run for 5 yds to the Nwest 29
Brian Lewerke run for 1 yd to the Nwest 28
Matt Coghlin 46 Yd Field Goal
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the Nwest 24
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Riley Lees for 2 yds to the Nwest 26
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Riley Lees for 25 yds to the MchSt 49 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 10 yds to the MchSt 39 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 5 yds to the MchSt 34
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Riley Lees for 10 yds to the MchSt 24 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Kyric McGowan
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 21 yds to the MchSt 3 for a 1ST down
Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the MchSt 2
Justin Jackson run for a loss of 3 yards to the MchSt 5
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 4 yds to the MchSt 1
Clayton Thorson 1 Yd Run (Charlie Kuhbander Kick)
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 8 yds to the MchSt 34
LJ Scott run for 2 yds to the MchSt 36 for a 1ST down
LJ Scott run for no gain to the MchSt 36
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Cody White
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Darrell Stewart Jr.
Jake Hartbarger punt for 38 yds, downed at the Nwest 26
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 15 yds to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 44
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 5 yds to the Nwest 49
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 5 yds to the MchSt 46 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 11 yds to the MchSt 35 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 17 yds to the MchSt 18 for a 1ST down
TEAM pass incomplete
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Bennett Skowronek
Charlie Kuhbander 35 Yd Field Goal
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 21
End of 2nd Quarter
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 18 yds to the Nwest 43 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson
Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Nwest 49
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 7 yds to the MchSt 44 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 10 yds to the MchSt 34 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Bennett Skowronek
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Charlie Fessler
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Bennett Skowronek
Hunter Niswander punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MchSt 7
Gerald Holmes run for 3 yds to the MchSt 10
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Darrell Stewart Jr.
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Gerald Holmes for 13 yds to the MchSt 23 for a 1ST down
Gerald Holmes run for 3 yds to the MchSt 26
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Felton Davis III
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 23 yds to the MchSt 49 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 11 yds to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Felton Davis III
Gerald Holmes run for 1 yd to the Nwest 39
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 6 yds to the Nwest 33
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 6 yds to the Nwest 27 for a 1ST down
Gerald Holmes run for 2 yds to the Nwest 25
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Gerald Holmes for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 27
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Matt Sokol
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, False Start (Luke Campbell) to the Nwest 33
Matt Coghlin 51 yd FG MISSED
Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 35
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 3 yds to the Nwest 38
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 4 yds to the Nwest 42
Hunter Niswander punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Cody White at the MchSt 20
LJ Scott run for 2 yds to the MchSt 22
Brian Lewerke pass complete to LJ Scott for 9 yds to the MchSt 31 for a 1ST down
Darrell Stewart Jr. run for 8 yds to the MchSt 39
LJ Scott run for no gain to the MchSt 39
Brian Lewerke run for 1 yd to the MchSt 40
Jake Hartbarger punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Riley Lees at the Nwest 19
Thorson, Clayton pass complete to Skowronek, Bennett for 15 yards to the NORTHWSTRN34, PENALTY NORTHWSTRN pass interference (Skowronek, Bennett) 9 yards to the NORTHWSTRN10, NO PLAY.
Jeremy Larkin run for 11 yds to the Nwest 21 for a 1ST down MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Defensive Holding (Raequan Williams) to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Riley Lees for 11 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Riley Lees
Jeremy Larkin run for 3 yds to the Nwest 45
Clayton Thorson sacked by Khari Willis for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 44
Hunter Niswander punt for 45 yds , Cody White returns for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 9 Cody White fumbled, recovered by MchSt Tyson Smith
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Felton Davis III for 7 yds to the MchSt 16
Madre London run for no gain to the MchSt 16
Brian Lewerke run for 1 yd to the MchSt 17
Jake Hartbarger punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Riley Lees at the Nwest 42
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 25 yds to the MchSt 33 for a 1ST down
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson
Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the MchSt 30
Clayton Thorson run for 8 yds to the MchSt 22 for a 1ST down MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Defensive Holding (Justin Layne) to the MchSt 12 for a 1ST down
Bennett Skowronek 12 Yd pass from Justin Jackson (Charlie Kuhbander Kick)
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Felton Davis III
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 7 yds to the MchSt 32
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (Cody White) to the MchSt 17
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 45 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 14 yds to the Nwest 24 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Cam Chambers
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Cody White
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Felton Davis III for 12 yds to the Nwest 12 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass complete to LJ Scott for 2 yds to the Nwest 10
Lewerke, Brian pass incomplete, PENALTY MICHIGANST holding (Chewins, Cole) 10 yards to the NORTHWSTRN20, NO PLAY.
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 6 yds to the Nwest 14
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Darrell Stewart Jr.
Matt Coghlin 32 yd FG MISSED
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 13 yds to the Nwest 33 for a 1ST down
Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 38
Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down
Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 49
Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the MchSt 49
Clayton Thorson run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
Hunter Niswander punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Cody White at the MchSt 12
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 10 yds to the MchSt 22 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 8 yds to the MchSt 30
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Matt Sokol for 3 yds to the MchSt 33 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Felton Davis III for 14 yds to the MchSt 47 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 8 yds to the Nwest 45
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Hunter Rison for 9 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Cody White
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Hunter Rison for 7 yds to the Nwest 29
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, False Start (Matt Dotson) to the Nwest 34
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 4 yds to the Nwest 30
Brian Lewerke run for 5 yds to the Nwest 25 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 12 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down
Felton Davis III 13 Yd pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin Kick)
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 14
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 11 yds to the MchSt 14 for a 1ST down
Cameron Green 14 Yd pass from Clayton Thorson (Charlie Kuhbander Kick)
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Cody White
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Felton Davis III for 7 yds to the Nwest 18
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Matt Sokol for 11 yds to the Nwest 7 for a 1ST down
Brian Lewerke run for 1 yd to the Nwest 6
Felton Davis III 6 Yd pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin Kick)
Brian Lewerke pass complete to Gerald Holmes for 14 yds to the Nwest 11 for a 1ST down
Cody White 11 Yd pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin Kick)
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 4 yds to the MchSt 21
Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 18 yds to the MchSt 3 for a 1ST down
Justin Jackson run for no gain to the MchSt 3
Justin Jackson 3 Yd Run (Charlie Kuhbander Kick)
Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Cameron Green
Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the MchSt 22
Flynn Nagel 22 Yd pass from Clayton Thorson (Clayton Thorson Pass to Cameron Green for Two-Point Conversion)
Brian Lewerke pass incomplete to Cody White
Brian Lewerke pass intercepted, touchback. Nate Hall return for no gain