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Michigan St at Northwestern: Box Score

Saturday Oct 28, 2017 3:30 pm - Evanston, IL
Odds: Michigan St. by 2, Total Points: 41.5

Matchup Menu: MSU @ NW

More Games From Week 9
  1 2 3 4 OT
T
Michigan St. Spartans (4-8) 7 3 0 7 14
31
Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) 0 10 0 7 22
39

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MSU
NW
Michigan St 12:25 6 1 Passing TD: Cody White 6 yard pass from Brian Lewerke. Extra Point good by Matt Coghlin. 7
0
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MSU
NW
Michigan St 9:31 3 Field Goal: Matt Coghlin kicks a 46 yard field goal. 10
0
Northwestern 3:58 6 1 Rushing TD: Clayton Thorson 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Charlie Kuhbander. 10
7
Northwestern 0:04 3 Field Goal: Charlie Kuhbander kicks a 35 yard field goal. 10
10
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MSU
NW
Northwestern 10:49 6 1 Passing TD: Ben Skowronek 12 yard pass from Justin Jackson. Extra Point good by Charlie Kuhbander. 10
17
Michigan St 0:25 6 1 Passing TD: Felton Davis III 13 yard pass from Brian Lewerke. Extra Point good by Matt Coghlin. 17
17
Overtime Time Pts Xtra Summary MSU
NW
Northwestern 0:00 6 1 Passing TD: Cameron Green 14 yard pass from Clayton Thorson. Extra Point good by Charlie Kuhbander. 17
24
Michigan St 0:00 6 1 Passing TD: Felton Davis III 6 yard pass from Brian Lewerke. Extra Point good by Matt Coghlin. 24
24
Overtime Time Pts Xtra Summary MSU
NW
Michigan St 0:00 6 1 Passing TD: Cody White 11 yard pass from Brian Lewerke. Extra Point good by Matt Coghlin. 31
24
Northwestern 0:00 6 1 Rushing TD: Justin Jackson 3 yard rush. Extra Point good by Charlie Kuhbander. 31
31
Overtime Time Pts Xtra Summary MSU
NW
Northwestern 0:00 6 2 Passing TD: Flynn Nagel 22 yard pass from Clayton Thorson. Two Point Conversion good Cameron Green. 31
39
MSU
NW
1st Downs 28
28
Passing 1st downs 22
21
Rushing 1st downs 6
4
1st downs from Penalties 0
3
3rd down efficiency 8-17
7-15
3rd down conversion % 47.1%
46.7%
4th down efficiency 2-2
1-1
4th down conversion % 100.0%
100.0%
Total Plays 88
78
Total Yards 542
432
Net Yards Passing 445
368
Sacked-Yards lost 1-10
1-1
Gross yards passing 455
369
Completions-Attempts 39-57
34-49
Completion% 68.4%
69.4%
Net yards per pass play 7.7
7.4
Touchdowns 4
3
Interceptions 1
0
Passer Rating 153.6
152.7
Net Yards Rushing 97
64
Rushing attempts 30
28
Yards per rush 3.2
2.3
Touchdowns 0
2
MSU
NW
Red Zone (Made-Att) 4-6
5-5
Red Zone Success % 66.7%
100.0%
Penalties 9-84
1-9
Turnovers 2
1
Fumbles-Lost 3-1
2-1
Interceptions thrown 1
0
Punting (Punts-Yards) 4-167
6-222
Yards per Punt 41.8
37.0
Field Goals 1-3
1-1
Extra Points 4
4
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 2--5
0-0
Yards per return -2.5
--
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 2-36
2-31
Yards per return 18.0
15.5
Possession 34:59
24:36
1st Quarter 09:28
05:32
2nd Quarter 06:22
08:38
3rd Quarter 09:34
05:26
4th Quarter 09:35
05:25

Michigan St. Spartans Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Brian Lewerke 39/57 445 7.8 4 1 153.6
Team 39/57 455 8.0 4 1 153.6

Michigan St. Spartans Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Brian Lewerke 10 30 3.0 0
Darrell Stewart Jr. 2 27 13.5 0
LJ Scott 8 16 2.0 0
Gerald Holmes 5 13 2.6 0
Madre London 3 8 2.7 0
Connor Heyward 2 3 1.5 0
Team 30 97 3.2 0

Michigan St. Spartans Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Darrell Stewart Jr. 11 98 8.9 0
LJ Scott 2 11 5.5 0
Gerald Holmes 3 25 8.3 0
Connor Heyward 1 5 5.0 0
Cody White 9 165 18.3 2
Felton Davis III 8 95 11.9 2
Matt Sokol 3 30 10.0 0
Hunter Rison 2 16 8.0 0
Team 39 455 11.7 4

Michigan St. Spartans Fumbles

  FUM LOST
LJ Scott 1 0
Cody White 2 1
Team 3 1

Michigan St. Spartans Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Michigan St. Spartans Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Joe Bachie 8 7 0 1 0
Andrew Dowell 7 4 0 0 1
David Dowell 7 6 0 0 1
Khari Willis 6 2 1 1 0
Josiah Scott 6 4 0 0.5 3
Demetrius Cooper 6 3 0 0 0
Kenny Willekes 5 4 0 0.5 0
Chris Frey 4 3 0 0 0
Mike Panasiuk 3 3 0 0 0
Antjuan Simmons 2 2 0 0 0
Jacub Panasiuk 2 1 0 1 0
Justin Layne 2 2 0 0 0
Dominique Long 1 1 0 0 0
Matt Morrissey 1 0 0 0 0
Brandon Randle 1 1 0 0 0
Gerald Owens 1 1 0 0 0
Josh Butler 1 1 0 0 1
Raequan Williams 1 1 0 0 0
Team 64 46 1 4 6

Michigan St. Spartans Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Connor Heyward 2 36 18.0 20
Team 2 36 18.0

Michigan St. Spartans Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Cody White 2 -5 -2.5 -3
Team 2 -5 -2.5

Michigan St. Spartans Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Matt Coghlin 1/3 33.3% 46 4 4
Team 1/3 33.3% 4 4

Michigan St. Spartans Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Jake Hartbarger 4 167 41.8 47
Team 4 167 41.8

Northwestern Wildcats Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Justin Jackson 1/1 12 12.0 1 0 0.0
Clayton Thorson 33/48 356 7.4 2 0 144.8
Team 34/49 369 7.5 3 0 152.7

Northwestern Wildcats Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Justin Jackson 17 41 2.4 1
Jeremy Larkin 3 14 4.7 0
Clayton Thorson 7 11 1.6 1
Team 28 64 2.3 2

Northwestern Wildcats Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Justin Jackson 7 51 7.3 0
Flynn Nagel 8 87 10.9 1
Cameron Green 6 76 12.7 1
Riley Lees 4 48 12.0 0
Garrett Dickerson 3 36 12.0 0
Ben Skowronek 3 34 11.3 1
Macan Wilson 2 22 11.0 0
Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman 1 14 14.0 0
Team 34 369 10.9 3

Northwestern Wildcats Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman 1 1
Charlie Kuhbander 1 0
Team 2 1

Northwestern Wildcats Interceptions

  INT YDS
Nate Hall 1 0
Team 1 0

Northwestern Wildcats Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Paddy Fisher 17 14 0 0.5 0
Montre Hartage 8 8 0 0 1
Godwin Igwebuike 5 4 0 0 2
Brett Walsh 5 4 0 0 0
Nate Hall 4 2 0 0 0
Kyle Queiro 3 3 0 0 0
Tyler Lancaster 3 2 0 1 0
Alex Miller 3 3 0 0 0
Warren Long 3 1 0 0 0
Jordan Thompson 3 2 0 0.5 0
Joe Gaziano 2 2 1 1 0
Trae Williams 2 2 0 0 2
Sam Miller 2 1 0 0 0
Alonzo Mayo 2 2 0 0 0
Jared McGee 1 1 0 0 1
Fred Wyatt 1 1 0 0 0
Moe Almasri 1 1 0 0 0
Blake Gallagher 1 1 0 0 0
Team 66 54 1 3 6

Northwestern Wildcats Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Riley Lees 2 31 15.5 16
Team 2 31 15.5

Northwestern Wildcats Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Northwestern Wildcats Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Charlie Kuhbander 1/1 100.0% 35 4 4
Team 1/1 100.0% 4 4

Northwestern Wildcats Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Hunter Niswander 6 222 37.0 45
Team 6 222 37.0