House Prediction
Model Margin
Northwestern by 11.4
Home Win Probability
Northwestern 74%
Market (consensus)
Northwestern -3
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| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan State | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
 Northwestern | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Michigan State | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 15-26 | 30-43 |
| Pass Yards | 185 | 283 |
| Rush Yards | 326 | 117 |
| Total Yards | 511 | 400 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-10 | 8-19 |
| Penalties | 5-50 | 6-40 |
| Possession | 24:18 | 35:42 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Kenneth Walker III run for 75 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Anthony Tyus III run for 1 yd to the Nwest 36
NORTHWESTERN Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Nwest 31
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Bryce Kirtz
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 41 yds to the MchSt 28 for a 1ST down
Anthony Tyus III run for 2 yds to the MchSt 26
Anthony Tyus III run for 4 yds to the MchSt 22
Andrew Clair run for a loss of 4 yards to the MchSt 26
Charlie Kuhbander 44 yd FG MISSED
Kenneth Walker III run for 2 yds to the MchSt 28
Payton Thorne pass complete to Connor Heyward for 16 yds to the MchSt 44 for a 1ST down
Kenneth Walker III run for no gain to the MchSt 44
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 20 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down
Kenneth Walker III run for no gain to the Nwest 36
Jordon Simmons run for 3 yds to the Nwest 33
Payton Thorne pass complete to Connor Heyward for 7 yds to the Nwest 26 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Tre Mosley
Kenneth Walker III run for 23 yds to the Nwest 3 for a 1ST down
Kenneth Walker III run for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Andrew Clair
Stephon Robinson Jr. run for 1 yd to the Nwest 28
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Stephon Robinson Jr. for 47 yds to the MchSt 25 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Stephon Robinson Jr. for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 27
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 5 yds to the MchSt 22
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Stephon Robinson Jr.
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Bryce Kirtz
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 3 yds to the MchSt 25
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 15 yds to the MchSt 40 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne run for 18 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
Jordon Simmons run for no gain to the Nwest 42
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Terry Lockett Jr.
Bryce Baringer punt for 41 yds, downed at the Nwest 1
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Stephon Robinson Jr. for 15 yds to the Nwest 16 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson run for a loss of 6 yards to the Nwest 10 Hunter Johnson fumbled, recovered by Nwest Hunter Johnson
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 8 yds to the Nwest 18
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Anthony Tyus III for 3 yds to the Nwest 21
Derek Adams punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the MchSt 39
Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the MchSt 43
Kenneth Walker III run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the MchSt 45
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Payton Thorne run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
Payton Thorne sacked by Samdup Miller and Chris Bergin for a loss of 7 yards to the MchSt 43
Bryce Baringer punt for 57 yds for a touchback
Anthony Tyus III run for 4 yds to the Nwest 24
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Anthony Tyus III for 1 yd to the Nwest 25
Hunter Johnson run for no gain to the Nwest 25
Derek Adams punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the MchSt 34
Jordon Simmons run for 2 yds to the MchSt 36
Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 19 yds to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne run for 16 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Personal Foul (Chris Bergin) to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jordon Simmons for 14 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Evan Hull for 16 yds to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down
Evan Hull run for 2 yds to the Nwest 43
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Malik Washington
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete
Derek Adams punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MchSt 26
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Harold Joiner run for 1 yd to the MchSt 27
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
Bryce Baringer punt for 48 yds , Bryce Kirtz returns for 13 yds to the Nwest 38
Andrew Clair run for 8 yds to the Nwest 46
Andrew Clair run for 1 yd to the Nwest 47
Hunter Johnson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down
Anthony Tyus III run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 48
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the MchSt 47
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 5 yds to the MchSt 42
Stephon Robinson Jr. run for 4 yds to the MchSt 38 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Charlie Mangieri for 25 yds to the MchSt 13 for a 1ST down
Anthony Tyus III run for 2 yds to the MchSt 11
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Anthony Tyus III
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Raymond Niro III for 7 yds to the MchSt 4
Hunter Johnson run for 2 yds to the MchSt 2 for a 1ST down
Anthony Tyus III run for 1 yd to the MchSt 1
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Charlie Mangieri
Anthony Tyus III run for no gain to the MchSt 1
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Trey Pugh for 1 yd for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)
Kenneth Walker III run for 9 yds to the MchSt 34
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 7 yds to the MchSt 41 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 3 yds to the MchSt 44
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Kenneth Walker III run for 14 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down
TEAM pass incomplete
Matt Coghlin 60 yd FG RETURNED , Brandon Joseph return for 12 yds to the Nwest 12
Evan Hull run for 49 yds to the MchSt 20 for a 1ST down
Evan Hull run for 9 yds to the MchSt 11
Malik Washington run for 2 yds to the MchSt 9 for a 1ST down
NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Illegal Motion (-5 Yards) to the MchSt 14
Evan Hull run for 2 yds to the MchSt 12
Hunter Johnson run for 2 yds to the MchSt 10
Hunter Johnson sacked by Xavier Henderson for a loss of 10 yards to the MchSt 20
Charlie Kuhbander 38 yd FG MISSED
Kenneth Walker III run for 3 yds to the MchSt 23
Payton Thorne pass complete to Connor Heyward for 5 yds to the MchSt 28
Kenneth Walker III run for 9 yds to the MchSt 37 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 26 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Personal Foul (Jarrett Horst) to the MchSt 48
Jordon Simmons run for no gain to the MchSt 48
Kenneth Walker III run for no gain to the MchSt 48
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 13 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 11 yds to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 23 yds to the Nwest 5 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Kenneth Walker III run for 5 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Anthony Tyus III
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Malik Washington for 19 yds to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson sacked by Ronald Williams for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 42
Hunter Johnson sacked by TEAM for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 34 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Intentional Grounding (-8 Yards) to the Nwest 34
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Charlie Mangieri
Derek Adams punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the MchSt 18
Kenneth Walker III run for 3 yds to the MchSt 21
Jordon Simmons run for 5 yds to the MchSt 26
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jordon Simmons
Bryce Baringer punt for 43 yds, downed at the Nwest 31
Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Nwest 35
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 13 yds to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down
Evan Hull run for no gain to the Nwest 48
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Trey Pugh for 8 yds to the MchSt 44
Hunter Johnson run for 8 yds to the MchSt 36 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson sacked by Quavaris Crouch for a loss of 6 yards to the MchSt 42
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Jacob Gill for 9 yds to the MchSt 33
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Charlie Mangieri for 4 yds to the MchSt 29
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Malik Washington for 9 yds to the MchSt 20 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Andrew Clair for a loss of 4 yards to the MchSt 24
Hunter Johnson run for 4 yds to the MchSt 20
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Stephon Robinson Jr. for 5 yds to the MchSt 15
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 6 yds to the MchSt 9 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Charlie Mangieri for 2 yds to the MchSt 7
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Evan Hull for 2 yds to the MchSt 5
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Trey Pugh for 5 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)
Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 3 yds to the MchSt 25
Kenneth Walker III run for 50 yds to the Nwest 25 for a 1ST down
Kenneth Walker III run for 9 yds to the Nwest 16
Kenneth Walker III run for no gain to the Nwest 16
Kenneth Walker III run for no gain to the Nwest 16
Kenneth Walker III run for 8 yds to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down
Thorne, Payton rush for 2 yards to the NORTHWSTRN6, PENALTY MICHIGANST holding (Hunt, Tyler) 10 yards to the NORTHWSTRN18, NO PLAY.
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Harold Joiner run for 3 yds to the Nwest 15
Payton Thorne sacked by Jeremy Meiser for a loss of 4 yards to the Nwest 19
Matt Coghlin 37 yd FG GOOD
NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Nwest 20
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 2 yds to the Nwest 22
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Evan Hull
Johnson, Hunter pass complete to Hull, Evan for 13 yards to the NORTHWSTRN35, PENALTY NORTHWSTRN holding (Schmidt, Charlie) 10 yards to the NORTHWSTRN12, NO PLAY.
Hunter Johnson pass incomplete to Malik Washington
Derek Adams punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the Nwest 47
Harold Joiner run for 8 yds to the Nwest 39 Harold Joiner fumbled, forced by A.J. Hampton Jr., recovered by Nwest Sean McLaughlin
Evan Hull run for 9 yds to the Nwest 48
Evan Hull run for 8 yds to the MchSt 44 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Raymond Niro III for 8 yds to the MchSt 36
Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the MchSt 32 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Evan Hull for 5 yds to the MchSt 27
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Malik Washington for 4 yds to the MchSt 23
Andrew Clair run for 9 yds to the MchSt 14 for a 1ST down
Hunter Johnson pass complete to Stephon Robinson Jr. for 14 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)
Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the Nwest 48
Jayden Reed run for 12 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down
Kenneth Walker III run for 30 yds to the Nwest 6 for a 1ST down
Kenneth Walker III run for 6 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Marcus Cisco run for 5 yds to the Nwest 30
Marcus Cisco run for 1 yd to the Nwest 31
Marcus Cisco run for 4 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down