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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 54, Michigan State 40
When: 3:30 PM   ET ,  Saturday, October 15, 2016
Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Attendance: 75625
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Northwestern 7 12 21 14 54
Michigan State 14 3 14 9 40
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:53
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 7 - Northwestern 0
Josiah Price 15 yd. pass from Brian Lewerke (Michael Geiger kick)
1st Quarter - 8:31
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 14 - Northwestern 0
Justin Layne 43 yd. interception return (Michael Geiger kick)
1st Quarter - 3:32
Northwestern   TD  Michigan State 14 - Northwestern 7
Justin Jackson 29 yd. run (Jack Mitchell kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:15
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 17 - Northwestern 7
Michael Geiger 41 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 10:04
Northwestern   TD  Michigan State 17 - Northwestern 14
Austin Carr 29 yd. pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:23
Northwestern   S  Michigan State 17 - Northwestern 16
Brian Lewerke sacked in end zone by Joe Gaziano for a safety
2nd Quarter - 6:42
Northwestern   FG  Michigan State 17 - Northwestern 19
Jack Mitchell 33 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 13:28
Northwestern   TD  Michigan State 17 - Northwestern 26
Flynn Nagel 57 yd. pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:49
Northwestern   TD  Michigan State 17 - Northwestern 33
Clayton Thorson 9 yd. run (Jack Mitchell kick)
3rd Quarter - 5:54
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 24 - Northwestern 33
R.J. Shelton 59 yd. pass from Tyler O'Connor (Michael Geiger kick)
3rd Quarter - 2:08
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 31 - Northwestern 33
R.J. Shelton 86 yd. pass from Tyler O'Connor (Michael Geiger kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:53
Northwestern   TD  Michigan State 31 - Northwestern 40
Solomon Vault 95 yd. kickoff return (Jack Mitchell kick)
4th Quarter - 8:25
Northwestern   TD  Michigan State 31 - Northwestern 47
Justin Jackson 26 yd. run (Jack Mitchell kick)
4th Quarter - 7:10
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 37 - Northwestern 47
Donnie Corley 9 yd. pass from Tyler O'Connor (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 5:02
Northwestern   TD  Michigan State 37 - Northwestern 54
Austin Carr 29 yd. pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick)
4th Quarter - 0:56
Michigan State   FG  Michigan State 40 - Northwestern 54
Michael Geiger 35 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Northwestern Michigan State
W‑L 3 - 3 - 0 2 - 4 - 0
Conference 2 - 1 - 0 0 - 3 - 0
Team Stats
  Northwestern Michigan State
Score 54 40
1st Downs 26 18
3rd Down Efficiency 10-for-19
53%		 5-for-16
31%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-1
100%		 0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 490 475
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 51-209 23-51
Average/Rush 4.1 2.2
Passing
Comp-Att 27-35 27-42
Passing Yards 281 424
Average/Pass Play 7.8 9.2
Penalties-Yards 4-25 5-34
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Time of Possession 35:34 24:26
PLAYER STATS
Northwestern (3 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Thorson 27/35 281 3 1
Michigan State (2 - 4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. O'Connor 13/21 281 3 1
B. Lewerke 12/19 99 1 0
R. Shelton 2/2 44 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Jackson 34 188 5.5 2
J. Moten IV 8 12 1.5 0
C. Thorson 5 12 2.4 1
S. Vault 1 1 1.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
B. Lewerke 7 30 4.3 0
L. Scott 3 25 8.3 0
M. London 3 6 2.0 0
D. Corley 1 5 5.0 0
G. Holmes 5 5 1.0 0
T. O'Connor 4 -20 -5.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
A. Carr 11 130 11.8 2
F. Nagel 5 81 16.2 1
A. Scanlan 2 32 16.0 0
M. Wilson 2 15 7.5 0
J. Jackson 4 10 2.5 0
S. Vault 2 8 4.0 0
G. Dickerson 1 5 5.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
R. Shelton 7 190 27.1 2
D. Corley 5 73 14.6 1
J. Price 4 52 13.0 1
J. Lyles 3 39 13.0 0
D. Williams 1 22 22.0 0
F. Davis III 1 15 15.0 0
P. Line 1 12 12.0 0
T. Jackson 1 7 7.0 0
M. Madaris 1 7 7.0 0
G. Holmes 1 5 5.0 0
L. Scott 2 2 1.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. McGee 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Layne 1 43 1
Sacks
  NO. YDS
I. Odenigbo 2.0 20.0
J. Gaziano 1.0 7.0
A. Walker Jr. 1.0 7.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
M. McDowell 0.5 4.0
J. Butler 0.5 4.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
G. Igwebuike 6 3
A. Walker Jr. 4 3
I. Odenigbo 3 1
J. Gaziano 3 1
K. Queiro 3 4
N. Hall 2 0
J. Prater 2 3
J. McGee 1 1
T. Williams 1 1
M. Hartage 1 1
J. Thompson 1 1
T. Goens 1 2
P. Westphal 0 1
S. Reese 0 1
A. Miller 0 1
N. Fox 0 1
C. Fitzpatrick 0 1
J. Jones 0 2
C. Robbins 0 2
A. Mayo 0 2
T. Lancaster 0 2
F. Wyatt 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
M. McDowell 7 4
M. Nicholson 6 7
M. Morrissey 3 2
A. Dowell 3 6
R. Williams 2 2
V. Copeland 2 3
K. Willis 2 4
D. Cox 2 5
R. Bullough 2 10
B. Clemons 1 0
D. Corley 1 0
M. Panasiuk 1 0
J. King 1 1
T. Thompson 1 1
D. Cooper 1 1
J. Butler 1 2
J. Layne 1 2
C. Frey 1 6
K. Williams 0 1
B. Bullough 0 1
M. London 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
I. Odenigbo 2.0 20.0
J. Gaziano 1.0 7.0
A. Walker Jr. 1.0 7.0
N. Hall 1.0 1.0
J. Prater 1.0 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
M. McDowell 2.0 11.0
R. Williams 1.5 2.0
M. Nicholson 1.0 1.0
J. Butler 0.5 4.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
T. O'Connor 1