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| Scoring Summary | | Northwestern: Andrew Brewer 15 yd pass from Mike Kafka (Stefan Demos kick) | | | Michigan State: Blair White 22 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson kick) | | | Michigan State: Blair White 47 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson kick) | | | Michigan State: Brett Swenson 28 yd FG | | | Michigan State: Larry Caper 22 yd run (Brett Swenson kick) | | | Northwestern: Zeke Markshausen 1 yd pass from Mike Kafka (Stefan Demos kick) | |
| Team Statistics | | | Michigan State | Northwestern | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 19 | 22 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 375 | 370 | | Total Plays | 65 | 76 | | Average Gain | 5.8 | 4.9 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 94 | 79 | | Rushes | 34 | 29 | | Average per rush | 2.8 | 2.7 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 281 | 291 | | Completions-attempted | 21-31 | 34-47 | | Sacked | 0 | 0 | | Yards Lost | 0 | 0 | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 1 | 2 | | Interceptions | 0 | 0 | | Fumbles Lost | 1 | 2 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 4 | 4 | | Penalty Yards | 46 | 25 | | Time of Possesion | 30:57 | 29:3 | | Punts | 6 | 6 | | Punt Average | 40.5 | 32.5 | | Return Yards | 74 | 95 |
| Passing | | Michigan State | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Kirk Cousins (0) | 21 | 31 | 281 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | | | Northwestern | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Mike Kafka (0) | 34 | 47 | 291 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| Rushing | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Kirk Cousins (0) | 2 | -5 | 0 | -2.5 | | | Team (0) | 3 | -11 | 0 | -3.7 | | | Larry Caper (0) | 16 | 63 | 1 | 3.9 | | | Edwin Baker (0) | 12 | 45 | 0 | 3.8 | | | Keshawn Martin (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | | | Northwestern | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Mike Kafka (0) | 18 | 42 | 0 | 2.3 | | | Stephen Simmons (0) | 5 | 23 | 0 | 4.6 | | | Jeravin Matthews (0) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | | | Arby Fields (0) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | | | Dan Persa (0) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | | | Team (0) | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Receiving | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Blair White (0) | 12 | 186 | 2 | 15.5 | | | B.J. Cunningham (0) | 5 | 49 | 0 | 9.8 | | | Charlie Gantt (0) | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | | | Andrew Hawken (0) | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | | | Keshawn Martin (0) | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | | | Mark Dell (0) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | | | Northwestern | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Zeke Markshausen (0) | 16 | 111 | 1 | 6.9 | | | Andrew Brewer (0) | 8 | 104 | 1 | 13.0 | | | Charles Brown (0) | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | | | Stephen Simmons (0) | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | | | Drake Dunsmore (0) | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | | | Jeremy Ebert (0) | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | | | Mark Woodsum (0) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
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