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Northwestern 48, Michigan State 41 (OT)

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Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007)
  Scoring Summary  
Scoring Summary (Final)
2007 Northwestern Football
Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007 at East Lansing, MI)

Northwestern (3-3,1-2) vs. Michigan State (4-2,0-2)

Date: Oct 06, 2007 • Site: East Lansing, MI  • Stadium: Spartan Stadium  •  Attendance: 67378

Score by Quarters  OT  [5]  Score 
Northwestern   13  7  7  14  7  [7 48 
Michigan State   6  7  14  14  0  [0 41 

SCORING SUMMARY   NU -MSU  
1st  12:51  NU   Conteh, Omar 11 yd run (Villarreal, A kick) 
         8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:09  7 - 0 
  09:06  MSU   Caulcrick, J. 1 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick blockd) 
         10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:45  7 - 6 
  04:15  NU   Conteh, Omar 9 yd run (Villarreal, A kick failed) 
         9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:51  13 - 6 
2nd  14:56  MSU   Ringer, Javon 4 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick) 
         11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 4:11  13 - 13 
  00:13  NU   Lane, Ross 9 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick) 
         6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 2:13  20 - 13 
3rd  12:49  MSU   Caulcrick, J. 1 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick) 
         6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:05  20 - 20 
  11:45  NU   Yarbrough, Jeff 78 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick) 
         3 plays, 73 yards, TOP 1:00  27 - 20 
  10:20  MSU   Ringer, Javon 47 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick) 
         4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:25  27 - 27 
4th  12:49  NU   Lane, Ross 1 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick) 
         15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 6:30  34 - 27 
  12:36  MSU   Ringer, Javon 80 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick) 
         1 play, 80 yards, TOP 0:13  34 - 34 
  11:32  NU   Peterman, Eric 70 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick) 
         3 plays, 73 yards, TOP 0:59  41 - 34 
  09:57  MSU   Andino, Eric 19 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick) 
         3 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:24  41 - 41 
OT   15:00  NU   Conteh, Omar 12 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick) 
         3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00  48 - 41 

Kickoff time: 12:07  • End of Game: 3:45pm  • Total elapsed time: 3:38
Referee: John O'Neill  •  Umpire: Bryan Neale  •  Linesman: Brent Durbin  •  Line judge: Dana McKenzie  •  Back judge: Jack Lyman  •  Field judge: Alphonse Terry  •  Side judge: Don Swanson  •  Scorer: Tim Maynard  • 
Temperature: 81  • Wind: WSW 9  • Weather: Mostly Sunny
  Team Statistics  
Team Statistics (Final)
2007 Northwestern Football
Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007 at East Lansing, MI)

 Team Totals  NU  MSU 
FIRST DOWNS  29  20 
   Rushing  11 
   Passing  21 
   Penalty 
NET YARDS RUSHING  91  287 
   Rushing Attempts  34  32 
   Average Per Rush  2.7  9.0 
   Rushing Touchdowns 
   Yards Gained Rushing  114  290 
   Yards Lost Rushing  23 
NET YARDS PASSING  520  194 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  38-49-0  17-31-0 
   Average Per Attempt  10.6  6.3 
   Average Per Completion  13.7  11.4 
   Passing Touchdowns 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  611  481 
   Total offense plays  83  63 
   Average Gain Per Play  7.4  7.6 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  1-0  0-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  3-30  5-33 
PUNTS-YARDS  4-170  5-140 
   Average Yards Per Punt  42.5  28.0 
   Net Yards Per Punt  40.0  22.8 
   Inside 20 
   50+ Yards 
   Touchbacks 
   Fair catch 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  7-435  7-467 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  62.1  66.7 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  32.6  47.4 
   Touchbacks 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  1-6-0  3-10-0 
   Average Per Return  6.0  3.3 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  4-75-0  4-167-0 
   Average Per Return  18.8  41.8 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards 
Possession Time  35:46  24:14 
   1st Quarter  7:00  8:00 
   2nd Quarter  10:35  4:25 
   3rd Quarter  8:09  6:51 
   4th Quarter  10:02  4:58 
   OT Quarter  0:00  0:00 
Third-Down Conversions  13 of 19  4 of 10 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 1  0 of 1 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  5-7  4-4 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  0-0  1-2 
PAT Kicks  6-7  5-6 
Field Goals  0-1  0-0 
  Individual Statistics  
Individual Statistics (Final)
2007 Northwestern Football
Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007 at East Lansing, MI)

Northwestern
  
Michigan State
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Conteh, Omar   19  82  12  70  24  3.7 
Roberson, B.   23  21  2.3 
Bacher, C.J.   1.0 
Peterman, Eric   -5  -5.0 
Totals...  34  114  23  91  24  2.7 
  
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Ringer, Javon   12  185  185  80  15.4 
Thomas, Devin   52  52  17  8.7 
Caulcrick, J.   11  35  32  2.9 
Hoyer, Brian   14  14  7.0 
Davis, Kellen   4.0 
Totals...  32  290  287  80  9.0 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Bacher, C.J.   38-48-0  520  78 
Daley, Kyle   0-1-0 
Totals...  38-49-0  520  78 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Hoyer, Brian   17-31-0  194  27 
Totals...  17-31-0  194  27 
  
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Peterman, Eric   141  70 
Ward, Rasheed   55  13 
Conteh, Omar   79  52 
Yarbrough, Jeff  104  78 
Lane, Ross   44  17 
Thompson, Kim   54  24 
Jones, Tonjua   25  16 
Simmons, S.   10  10 
Dunsmore, Drake 
Roberson, B.  
Totals...  38  520  78 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Ringer, Javon   54  23 
Thomas, Devin   61  27 
Dell, Mark   32  21 
Andino, Eric   24  19 
Davis, Kellen   16  16 
Caulcrick, J.  
Totals...  17  194  27 
  
  
  
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Demos, Stefan   170  42.5  48 
Totals...  170  42.5  48 
  
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Bates, Aaron   140  35.0  46 
TEAM   0.0 
Totals...  140  28.0  46 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Simmons, S.   75  24 
Arrington, M.  
Totals...  75  24 
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Thomas, Devin   10  143  70 
Love, Terry  
Hawken, Andrew   24  24 
Totals...  10  167  70 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Conteh, Omar   70  79  149 
Peterman, Eric   -5  141  136 
Yarbrough, Jeff  104  104 
Simmons, S.   10  75  85 
Ward, Rasheed   55  55 
Thompson, Kim   54  54 
Lane, Ross   44  44 
Jones, Tonjua   25  25 
Roberson, B.   21  23 
Arrington, M.  
Dunsmore, Drake 
Bacher, C.J.  
Totals...  91  520  75  692 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Thomas, Devin   52  61  143  10  266 
Ringer, Javon   185  54  239 
Caulcrick, J.   32  39 
Dell, Mark   32  32 
Andino, Eric   24  24 
Hawken, Andrew   24  24 
Davis, Kellen   16  20 
Hoyer, Brian   14  14 
Totals...  287  194  167  10  658 
  
  
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Villarreal, A  4th  00:00  36 yards  Missed 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Demos, Stefan   435  62.1 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Boleski, Todd   467  66.7 
 
FUMBLES: Northwestern-Peterman, Eric 1-0. Michigan State-None.
  Drive Chart  
Drive Chart (Final)
2007 Northwestern Football
Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007 at East Lansing, MI)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NU   1st  N20  15:00  Kickoff  M00  12:51  TOUCHDOWN  8-80  2:09    
NU   1st  N20  09:06  Kickoff  M00  04:15  TOUCHDOWN  9-80  4:51    
NU   2nd  N25  14:49  Kickoff  N42  10:46     Punt  8-17  4:03    
NU   2nd  N18  09:11  Punt  N48  04:59     Punt  6-30  4:12    
NU   2nd  M30  02:26  Punt  M00  00:13  TOUCHDOWN  6-30  2:13    
NU   3rd  N27  12:45  Kickoff  M00  11:45  TOUCHDOWN  3-73  1:00    
NU   3rd  N19  10:13  Kickoff  N40  07:34     Punt  6-21  2:39    
NU   3rd  N20  04:19  Punt  M00  12:49  TOUCHDOWN  15-80  6:30    
NU   4th  N27  12:31  Kickoff  M00  11:32  TOUCHDOWN  3-73  0:59    
NU   4th  N20  09:57  Kickoff  N40  07:13     Punt  5-20  2:44    
NU   4th  M28  05:19  Punt  M19  02:58     Downs  7-9  2:21    
NU   4th  N18  01:42  Punt  M19  00:00     Missed FG  5-63  1:42    
NU   OT   M25  15:00  Possession  M00  15:00  TOUCHDOWN  3-25  0:00    
NU   OT   N25  15:00  Downs  N25  00:00     0:00  0-0  0:00    
  
MSU   1st  M35  12:51  Kickoff  N00  09:06  TOUCHDOWN  10-65  3:45    
MSU   1st  M38  04:07  Kickoff  N00  14:56  TOUCHDOWN  11-62  4:11    
MSU   2nd  M30  10:46  Punt  M36  09:11     Punt  3-6  1:35    
MSU   2nd  M07  04:59  Punt  M16  02:26     Punt  3-9  2:33    
MSU   2nd  M45  00:04  Kickoff  M45  00:00     End of half  1-0  0:04    
MSU   3rd  M45  14:54  Kickoff  N00  12:49  TOUCHDOWN  6-55  2:05    
MSU   3rd  M20  11:45  Kickoff  N00  10:20  TOUCHDOWN  4-80  1:25    
MSU   3rd  M19  07:34  Punt  N38  04:19     Punt  8-43  3:15    
MSU   4th  M20  12:49  Kickoff  N00  12:36  TOUCHDOWN  1-80  0:13    
MSU   4th  N27  11:21  Kickoff  N00  09:57  TOUCHDOWN  3-27  1:24    
MSU   4th  M14  07:13  Punt  M34  05:19     Punt  4-20  1:54    
MSU   4th  M19  02:58  Downs  M40  01:42     Punt  5-21  1:16    
MSU   4th  M20  00:00  Missed FG  M20  00:00     End of half  0-0  0:00    
MSU   OT   N25  15:00  Possession  N25  15:00     Downs  4-0  0:00    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Northwestern   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   07:00   10:35   08:09   10:02      17:35   18:11      35:46  
3rd Down Conversions   3/3   3/6   2/3   5/7      6/9   7/10      13/19  
Average field position  N20   N37   N22   N34      N30   N29      N29  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/1      0/0   0/1      0/1  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Michigan State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   08:00   04:25   06:51   04:58      12:25   11:49      24:14  
3rd Down Conversions   2/2   0/2   1/2   1/3      2/4   2/5      4/10  
Average field position  M36   M27   M28   M31      M31   M30      M30  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0      0/0   0/0      0/1  
Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NU   1st  N20  15:00  Kickoff  M00  12:51  TOUCHDOWN  8-80  2:09    
MSU   1st  M35  12:51  Kickoff  N00  09:06  TOUCHDOWN  10-65  3:45    
NU   1st  N20  09:06  Kickoff  M00  04:15  TOUCHDOWN  9-80  4:51    
MSU   1st  M38  04:07  Kickoff  N00  14:56  TOUCHDOWN  11-62  4:11    
NU   2nd  N25  14:49  Kickoff  N42  10:46     Punt  8-17  4:03    
  
MSU   2nd  M30  10:46  Punt  M36  09:11     Punt  3-6  1:35    
NU   2nd  N18  09:11  Punt  N48  04:59     Punt  6-30  4:12    
MSU   2nd  M07  04:59  Punt  M16  02:26     Punt  3-9  2:33    
NU   2nd  M30  02:26  Punt  M00  00:13  TOUCHDOWN  6-30  2:13    
MSU   2nd  M45  00:04  Kickoff  M45  00:00     End of half  1-0  0:04    
MSU   3rd  M45  14:54  Kickoff  N00  12:49  TOUCHDOWN  6-55  2:05    
  
NU   3rd  N27  12:45  Kickoff  M00  11:45  TOUCHDOWN  3-73  1:00    
MSU   3rd  M20  11:45  Kickoff  N00  10:20  TOUCHDOWN  4-80  1:25    
NU   3rd  N19  10:13  Kickoff  N40  07:34     Punt  6-21  2:39    
MSU   3rd  M19  07:34  Punt  N38  04:19     Punt  8-43  3:15    
NU   3rd  N20  04:19  Punt  M00  12:49  TOUCHDOWN  15-80  6:30    
MSU   4th  M20  12:49  Kickoff  N00  12:36  TOUCHDOWN  1-80  0:13    
  
NU   4th  N27  12:31  Kickoff  M00  11:32  TOUCHDOWN  3-73  0:59    
MSU   4th  N27  11:21  Kickoff  N00  09:57  TOUCHDOWN  3-27  1:24    
NU   4th  N20  09:57  Kickoff  N40  07:13     Punt  5-20  2:44    
MSU   4th  M14  07:13  Punt  M34  05:19     Punt  4-20  1:54    
NU   4th  M28  05:19  Punt  M19  02:58     Downs  7-9  2:21    
MSU   4th  M19  02:58  Downs  M40  01:42     Punt  5-21  1:16    
NU   4th  N18  01:42  Punt  M19  00:00     Missed FG  5-63  1:42    
MSU   4th  M20  00:00  Missed FG  M20  00:00     End of half  0-0  0:00    
NU   OT   M25  15:00  Possession  M00  15:00  TOUCHDOWN  3-25  0:00    
  
MSU   OT   N25  15:00  Possession  N25  15:00     Downs  4-0  0:00    
NU   OT   N25  15:00  Downs  N25  00:00     0:00  0-0  0:00    
  Defensive Statistics  
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2007 Northwestern Football
Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007 at East Lansing, MI)

##  Northwestern   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
27  McPherson, R.   .   .   .   .  
46  Arrington, M.   1.5/3   .   .   .  
17  Phillips, Brad   .   .   .   .  
43  Kadela, Adam   .   .   .   .  
36  Kwateng, Prince  .   .   .   .  
24  McManis, S.   .   .   .   .  
22  Battle, Deante   .   .   .   .  
95  Mims, Kevin   .   .   .   .  
99  Wootton, Corey   .   .   .   .  
41  Davie, Quentin   .   .   .   .  
37  Dockery, Todd   .   .   .   .  
54  Malleo, Chris   .   .   .   .  
25  Simmons, S.   .   .   .   .  
45  Rothrauff, Ben   .   .   .   .  
79  Hahn, Adam   0.5/1   .   .   .  
28  Vaughn, Justan   .   .   .   .  
16  Oredugba, David  .   .   .   .  
86  Brunner, Phil   .   .   .   .  
10  Peterman, Eric   .   .   .   .  
70  Gill, John   .   .   .   .  
15  Fisher, Carl   .   .   .   .  
67  Thomas,Marshall  .   .   .   .  
72  Ngene, David   .   .   .   .  
##  Michigan State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
94  Saint-Dic, J.   10  1.0/2   .   .   .  
13  Key, Travis   .   .   .   .  
41  Thornhill, K.   3.0/5   .   .   1.0/2  
3   Warrick, N.   .   .   .   .  
53  Jones, Greg   1.5/2   .   .   .  
43  Gordon, Eric   1.0/3   .   .   .  
29  L. Rucker, C.   .   .   .   .  
27  Adams, S.   .   .   .   .  
38  Davis-Clark, K.  .   .   .   .  
51  Baldwin, Ervin   1.5/2   .   .   .  
97  Kershaw, Justin  1.5/4   .   .   .  
31  Henderson, A.   .   .   .   .  
98  Jordan, Michael  0.5/0   .   .   .  
47  Long, Brandon   .   .   .   .  
44  Rouse, Josh   .   .   .   .  
21  Wiley, Otis   .   .   .   .  
40  Jenrette, R.   .   .   .   .  
70  Wilson, Oren   .   .   .   .  
36  Misch, Jon   .   .   .   .  
  Box Score  
Box Score (Final)
Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007 at East Lansing, MI)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4 OT [ 5 ]   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- -- -- [ - ]   -----
Northwestern........ 13  7  7 14  7 [ 7 ]  - 48       Record: (3-3,1-2)
Michigan State......  6  7 14 14  0 [ 0 ]  - 41       Record: (4-2,0-2)



Scoring Summary:
1st 12:51 NU - Conteh, Omar 11 yd run (Villarreal, A kick), 8-80 2:09, NU 7 - MSU 0
    09:06 MSU - Caulcrick, J. 1 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick blockd), 10-65 3:45, NU 7 - MSU 6
    04:15 NU - Conteh, Omar 9 yd run (Villarreal, A kick failed), 9-80 4:51, NU 13 - MSU 6
2nd 14:56 MSU - Ringer, Javon 4 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick), 11-62 4:11, NU 13 - MSU 13
    00:13 NU - Lane, Ross 9 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick), 6-30 2:13, NU 20 - MSU 13
3rd 12:49 MSU - Caulcrick, J. 1 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick), 6-55 2:05, NU 20 - MSU 20
    11:45 NU - Yarbrough, Jeff 78 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick), 3-73 1:00, NU 27 - MSU 20
    10:20 MSU - Ringer, Javon 47 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick), 4-80 1:25, NU 27 - MSU 27
4th 12:49 NU - Lane, Ross 1 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick), 15-80 6:30, NU 34 - MSU 27
    12:36 MSU - Ringer, Javon 80 yd run (Swenson, Brett kick), 1-80 0:13, NU 34 - MSU 34
    11:32 NU - Peterman, Eric 70 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick), 3-73 0:59, NU 41 - MSU 34
    09:57 MSU - Andino, Eric 19 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick), 3-27 1:24, NU 41 - MSU 41
OT  15:00 NU - Conteh, Omar 12 yd pass from Bacher, C.J. (Villarreal, A kick), 3-25 0:00, NU 48 - MSU 41



                                     NU      MSU
FIRST DOWNS...................       29       20
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    34-91   32-287
PASSING YDS (NET).............      520      194
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  49-38-0  31-17-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   83-611   63-481
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      1-6     3-10
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     4-75    4-167
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-42.5   5-28.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-0      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............     3-30     5-33
Possession Time...............    35:46    24:14
Third-Down Conversions........ 13 of 19  4 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 1   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      5-7      4-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0      1-2


RUSHING: Northwestern-Conteh, Omar 19-70; Roberson, B. 9-21; Bacher, C.J.
5-5; Peterman, Eric 1-minus 5. Michigan State-Ringer, Javon 12-185; Thomas,
Devin 6-52; Caulcrick, J. 11-32; Hoyer, Brian 2-14; Davis, Kellen 1-4.

PASSING: Northwestern-Bacher, C.J. 38-48-0-520; Daley, Kyle 0-1-0-0.
Michigan State-Hoyer, Brian 17-31-0-194.

RECEIVING: Northwestern-Peterman, Eric 9-141; Ward, Rasheed 8-55; Conteh,
Omar 5-79; Yarbrough, Jeff 4-104; Lane, Ross 4-44; Thompson, Kim 3-54; Jones,
Tonjua 2-25; Simmons, S. 1-10; Dunsmore, Drake 1-6; Roberson, B. 1-2. Michigan
State-Ringer, Javon 6-54; Thomas, Devin 5-61; Dell, Mark 2-32; Andino, Eric
2-24; Davis, Kellen 1-16; Caulcrick, J. 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: Northwestern-None. Michigan State-None.

FUMBLES: Northwestern-Peterman, Eric 1-0. Michigan State-None.

Stadium: Spartan Stadium       Attendance: 67378
Kickoff time: 12:07     End of Game: 3:45pm    Total elapsed time: 3:38
Officials: Referee: John O'Neill; Umpire: Bryan Neale; Linesman: Brent Durbin;
Line judge: Dana McKenzie; Back judge: Jack Lyman; Field judge: Alphonse Terry;
Side judge: Don Swanson; Scorer: Tim Maynard;
Temperature: 81        Wind: WSW 9     Weather: Mostly Sunny



       Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007 at East Lansing, MI)

SACKS (UA-A): Northwestern-None. Michigan State-Thornhill, K. 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Northwestern-McPherson, R. 7-2; Arrington, M. 3-6;
Phillips, Brad 4-3; Kadela, Adam 3-4; Kwateng, Prince 2-3; McManis, S. 2-3;
Battle, Deante 1-2; Mims, Kevin 0-3; Davie, Quentin 2-0; Wootton, Corey 2-0;
Dockery, Todd 0-2; Malleo, Chris 0-2; Simmons, S. 1-0; Rothrauff, Ben 1-0;
Thomas,Marshall 0-1; Peterman, Eric 0-1; Brunner, Phil 0-1; Gill, John 0-1;
Fisher, Carl 0-1; Oredugba, David 0-1; Vaughn, Justan 0-1; Hahn, Adam 0-1.
Michigan State-Saint-Dic, J. 3-7; Key, Travis 8-1; Thornhill, K. 5-4; Warrick,
N. 2-7; Jones, Greg 3-5; Gordon, Eric 3-4; L. Rucker, C. 5-1; Adams, S. 3-3;
Davis-Clark, K. 4-1; Baldwin, Ervin 2-1; Kershaw, Justin 1-2; Henderson, A. 2-0;
Long, Brandon 0-2; Jordan, Michael 0-2; Rouse, Josh 1-0; Wiley, Otis 1-0;
Jenrette, R. 1-0; Wilson, Oren 0-1; Misch, Jon 0-1.


Game Starters:
Northwestern

POS  ## OFFENSE
X    84 Thompson, Kim
LT   74 Thiry, Dylan
LG   77 Crum, Adam
C    50 Rees, Trevor
RG   52 Belding, Joel
RT   78 Mattes, Kurt
Y    10 Peterman, Eric
Z    9  Lane, Ross
QB   18 Bacher, C.J.
RB   29 Conteh, Omar
H    80 Mitchell, B.

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   95 Mims, Kevin
DT   79 Hahn, Adam
DT   70 Gill, John
DE   99 Wootton, Corey
OLB  31 Dinard, Mike
MLB  43 Kadela, Adam
OLB  41 Davie, Quentin
CB   22 Battle, Deante
FS   27 McPherson, R.
SS   17 Phillips, Brad
CB   24 McManis, S.

Michigan State

POS  ## OFFENSE
X    6  Dell, Mark
LT   75 Clifford, Pete
LG   66 Gyetvai, Mike
C    65 Nitchman, Joel
RG   73 Martin, Roland
RT   79 Miller, Jesse
TE   80 Davis, Kellen
Z    5  Thomas, Devin
QB   7  Hoyer, Brian
X    84 Curry, Deon
RB   23 Ringer, Javon

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   94 Saint-Dic, J.
DT   97 Kershaw, Justin
NG   70 Wilson, Oren
DE   51 Baldwin, Ervin
SAM  53 Jones, Greg
MIKE 41 Thornhill, K.
WILL 43 Gordon, Eric
BC   38 Davis-Clark, K.
FS   13 Key, Travis
SS   3  Warrick, N.
FC   12 Williams, T.J.


Player participation:


Northwestern: 1-Demos, Stefan, 5-Stewart, Sidney, 7-Yarbrough, Jeff, 8-Ward, Rasheed, 11-Roberson, B., 14-Mauro, Joe,
15-Fisher, Carl, 16-Oredugba, David, 25-Simmons, S., 28-Vaughn, Justan, 36-Kwateng, Prince, 37-Dockery, Todd, 42-Dunsmore, Drake,
44-Woodsum, Mark, 45-Rothrauff, Ben, 46-Arrington, M., 47-Richart, Chaz, 54-Malleo, Chris, 57-Williams, Nate, 63-Grant, Keegan,
67-Thomas,Marshall, 72-Ngene, David, 81-Frymire, Kevin, 83-Mitchell, Kevin, 86-Brunner, Phil, 87-Jones, Tonjua, 89-Rooks, Josh,
91-Koehn, Mark, 92-Kennedy, Keegan, 96-Villarreal, A, 97-Daley, Kyle, 98-Bryant, Corbin.

Michigan State: 3A-Denson, Brandon, 8A-Bates, Aaron, 14-Swenson, Brett, 15-Boleski, Todd, 18-Love, Terry, 20-Jimmerson, A.J.,
21-Wiley, Otis, 27-Adams, S., 29-L. Rucker, C., 30-Caulcrick, J., 31-Henderson, A., 36-Misch, Jon, 39-Pritchett, D.,
40-Jenrette, R., 44-Rouse, Josh, 45-Hawken, Andrew, 47-Long, Brandon, 48-Andino, Eric, 54-Masters, John, 56-Shackleton, A.,
60-Bacon, Mike, 82-Allison, Ryan, 98-Jordan, Michael, 99-Nwagbuo, Ogemdi.


  Play-by-Play Summary  
Play-by-Play Summary
2007 Northwestern Football
Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007 at East Lansing, MI)

1st Quarter

Coin Toss: NU wins, receives, MSU defends South
Nu 1-10at Nu30MSU ball on MSU30.
Boleski, Todd kickoff 70 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Nu 1-10at Nu20Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Conteh, Omar for no gain to the NU20 (Gordon, Eric).
Nu 2-10at Nu20Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Lane, Ross (Key, Travis).
Nu 3-10at Nu20Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Thompson, Kim for 24 yards to the NU44, 1ST DOWN NU (Davis-Clark, K.).
Nu 1-10at Nu44Conteh, Omar rush for no gain to the NU44 (Jones, Greg;Wilson, Oren).
Nu 2-10at Nu44Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Thompson, Kim.
Nu 3-10at Nu44Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Thompson, Kim for 22 yards to the MSU34, 1ST DOWN NU (Davis-Clark, K.).
Nu 1-10at Msu34Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Peterman, Eric for 23 yards to the MSU11, 1ST DOWN NU (Warrick, N.).
Nu 1-10at Msu11Conteh, Omar rush for 11 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:51.
Villarreal, A kick attempt good.
Northwestern 7, Michigan State 0
Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:09
Demos, Stefan kickoff 49 yards to the MSU21, out-of-bounds, MSU ball on MSU35.
Msu 1-10at Msu35MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 12:51.
Msu 1-10at Msu35Ringer, Javon rush for 7 yards to the MSU42 (Phillips, Brad;McManis, S.).
Msu 2-3at Msu42Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Ringer, Javon for 8 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN MSU (Phillips, Brad).
Msu 1-10at Msu50Thomas, Devin rush for 5 yards to the NU45 (Davie, Quentin).
Msu 2-5at Nu45Hoyer, Brian rush for 8 yards to the NU37, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds.
Msu 1-10at Nu37Caulcrick, J. rush for 3 yards to the NU34 (Kadela, Adam;Arrington, M.).
Msu 2-7at Nu34Ringer, Javon rush for 23 yards to the NU11, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds (McPherson, R.).
Msu 1-10at Nu11Thomas, Devin rush for 9 yards to the NU2 (Wootton, Corey).
Msu 2-1at Nu02Ringer, Javon rush for 1 yard to the NU1, 1ST DOWN MSU (Kwateng, Prince;Arrington, M.).
Msu 1-Gat Nu01Ringer, Javon rush for no gain to the NU1 (McPherson, R.).
Msu 2-Gat Nu01Caulcrick, J. rush for 1 yard to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:06.
Swenson, Brett kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by Wootton, Corey) (McPherson, R.).
Northwestern 7, Michigan State 6
Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:45
Boleski, Todd kickoff 70 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Nu 1-10at Nu20NORTHWESTERN drive start at 09:06.
Nu 1-10at Nu20Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Peterman, Eric for 11 yards to the NU31, 1ST DOWN NU (Adams, S.).
Nu 1-10at Nu31Conteh, Omar rush for 24 yards to the MSU45, 1ST DOWN NU (Adams, S.).
Nu 1-10at Msu45Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Peterman, Eric for 8 yards to the MSU37 (Key, Travis).
Nu 2-2at Msu37Conteh, Omar rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU39 (Baldwin, Ervin).
Nu 3-4at Msu39PENALTY MSU offside 5 yards to the MSU34, 1ST DOWN NU.
Nu 1-10at Msu34Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Peterman, Eric to the MSU33, fumble forced by Key, Travis, fumble by Peterman, Eric recovered by NU Conteh, Omar at MSU33.
Nu 2-9at Msu33Conteh, Omar rush for 1 yard to the MSU32 (Saint-Dic, J.;Gordon, Eric).
Nu 3-8at Msu32Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Lane, Ross for 17 yards to the MSU15, 1ST DOWN NU (Key, Travis).
Nu 1-10at Msu15Bacher, C.J. rush for 6 yards to the MSU9 (Gordon, Eric;Warrick, N.).
Nu 2-4at Msu09Conteh, Omar rush for 9 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:15.
Villarreal, A kick attempt failed.
Northwestern 13, Michigan State 6
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:51
Demos, Stefan kickoff 65 yards to the MSU5, Thomas, Devin return 33 yards to the MSU38 (Arrington, M.).
Msu 1-10at Msu38MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 04:07.
Msu 1-10at Msu38Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Thomas, Devin for 8 yards to the MSU46 (Davie, Quentin).
Msu 2-2at Msu46Caulcrick, J. rush for 3 yards to the MSU49, 1ST DOWN MSU (Wootton, Corey).
Msu 1-10at Msu49Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Dell, Mark for 43 yards to the NU8, PENALTY MSU holding 10 yards to the MSU39, NO PLAY.
Msu 1-20at Msu39Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Ringer, Javon for 5 yards to the MSU44 (Battle, Deante;Thomas,Marshall).
Msu 2-15at Msu44Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Davis, Kellen for 16 yards to the NU40, 1ST DOWN MSU (McPherson, R.).
Msu 1-10at Nu40Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete.
Msu 2-10at Nu40QB hurry by Arrington, M..
Msu 2-10at Nu40Caulcrick, J. rush for 6 yards to the NU34 (McManis, S.;Arrington, M.).
Msu 3-4at Nu34Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Thomas, Devin for 8 yards to the NU26, 1ST DOWN MSU (McManis, S.).
Msu 1-10at Nu26Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Davis, Kellen.
Msu 2-10at Nu26Ringer, Javon rush for 1 yard to the NU25 (Mims, Kevin;Arrington, M.).
Msu 3-9at Nu25Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Dell, Mark for 21 yards to the NU4, 1ST DOWN MSU (Phillips, Brad).
Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 04:11
Northwestern 13, Michigan State 6
2nd Quarter

Msu 1-Gat Nu04Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Msu 1-Gat Nu04Ringer, Javon rush for 4 yards to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:56.
Swenson, Brett kick attempt good.
Northwestern 13, Michigan State 13
Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:11
Boleski, Todd kickoff 69 yards to the NU1, Simmons, S. return 24 yards to the NU25 (Henderson, A.).
Nu 1-10at Nu25NORTHWESTERN drive start at 14:49.
Nu 1-10at Nu25Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Jones, Tonjua for 16 yards to the NU41, 1ST DOWN NU.
Nu 1-10at Nu41Roberson, B. rush for 7 yards to the NU48 (Key, Travis).
Nu 2-3at Nu48Roberson, B. rush for 1 yard to the NU49 (Thornhill, K.;Kershaw, Justin).
Nu 3-2at Nu49Roberson, B. rush for 4 yards to the MSU47, 1ST DOWN NU (Saint-Dic, J.).
Nu 1-10at Msu47Timeout Northwestern, clock 12:59.
Nu 1-10at Msu47Bacher, C.J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the MSU48 (Kershaw, Justin;Jordan, Michael).
Nu 2-11at Msu48Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Conteh, Omar for 5 yards to the MSU43 (Saint-Dic, J.), PENALTY NU holding 10 yards to the NU47.
Nu 2-16at Nu472nd and 16.
Nu 2-16at Nu47Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Conteh, Omar for 10 yards to the MSU43 (Saint-Dic, J.;Adams, S.).
Nu 3-6at Msu43Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Peterman, Eric (Key, Travis), PENALTY NU face mask 15 yards to the NU42, NO PLAY.
Nu 3-21at Nu42Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Jones, Tonjua (Jones, Greg).
Nu 4-21at Nu42Demos, Stefan punt 35 yards to the MSU23, Thomas, Devin return 7 yards to the MSU30 (Peterman, Eric;Brunner, Phil).
Drive: 8 plays, 17 yards, TOP 04:03
Msu 1-10at Msu30MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 10:46.
Msu 1-10at Msu30Caulcrick, J. rush for 1 yard to the MSU31 (Phillips, Brad;Kadela, Adam).
Msu 2-9at Msu31Caulcrick, J. rush for 5 yards to the MSU36 (McPherson, R.).
Msu 3-4at Msu36Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin.
Msu 4-4at Msu36QB hurry by Ngene, David.
Msu 4-4at Msu36Bates, Aaron punt 46 yards to the NU18, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:35
Nu 1-10at Nu18NORTHWESTERN drive start at 09:11.
Nu 1-10at Nu18Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Yarbrough, Jeff for 6 yards to the NU24 (L. Rucker, C.).
Nu 2-4at Nu24Conteh, Omar rush for 3 yards to the NU27 (Gordon, Eric;Long, Brandon).
Nu 3-1at Nu27Conteh, Omar rush for loss of 1 yard to the NU26 (Thornhill, K.).
Nu 4-2at Nu26Demos, Stefan punt 36 yards to the MSU38, Love, Terry return to the MSU45, out-of-bounds, PENALTY MSU roughing the kicker 15 yards to the NU41, 1ST DOWN NU, NO PLAY.
Nu 1-10at Nu41Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Ward, Rasheed for 7 yards to the NU48 (Warrick, N.;Gordon, Eric).
Nu 2-3at Nu48Conteh, Omar rush for 1 yard to the NU49 (Warrick, N.).
Nu 3-2at Nu49Bacher, C.J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the NU48 (Jones, Greg).
Nu 4-3at Nu48Demos, Stefan punt 48 yards to the MSU4, Thomas, Devin return 3 yards to the MSU7 (Fisher, Carl;Vaughn, Justan).
Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:12
Msu 1-10at Msu07MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 04:59.
Msu 1-10at Msu07Ringer, Javon rush for 43 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds, PENALTY MSU holding 3 yards to the MSU4, NO PLAY.
Msu 1-13at Msu04Caulcrick, J. rush for 4 yards to the MSU8 (Arrington, M.;Gill, John).
Msu 2-9at Msu08Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Ringer, Javon for loss of 1 yard to the MSU7 (Hahn, Adam;Arrington, M.).
Msu 3-10at Msu07Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Thomas, Devin for 9 yards to the MSU16 (Malleo, Chris;McPherson, R.).
Msu 4-1at Msu16Bates, Aaron punt 14 yards to the MSU30, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:33
Nu 1-10at Msu30NORTHWESTERN drive start at 02:26.
Nu 1-10at Msu30Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Dunsmore, Drake for 6 yards to the MSU24 (Warrick, N.;Davis-Clark, K.).
Nu 2-4at Msu24Roberson, B. rush for 1 yard to the MSU23 (Baldwin, Ervin).
Nu 3-3at Msu23Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Ward, Rasheed for 10 yards to the MSU13, 1ST DOWN NU (Key, Travis).
Nu 1-10at Msu13Roberson, B. rush for 2 yards to the MSU11 (Davis-Clark, K.).
Nu 2-8at Msu11Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Peterman, Eric for 2 yards to the MSU9 (Warrick, N.;Long, Brandon).
Nu 3-6at Msu09Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:19.
Nu 3-6at Msu09Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Lane, Ross for 9 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:13.
Nu 1-Gat Msu03PENALTY MSU substitution infraction 0 yards to the MSU3.
Villarreal, A kick attempt good.
Northwestern 20, Michigan State 13
Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 02:13
Demos, Stefan kickoff 65 yards to the MSU5, Thomas, Devin return 40 yards to the MSU45 (Oredugba, David;Dockery, Todd).
Msu 1-10at Msu45MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 00:04.
Msu 1-10at Msu45Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin.
Msu 2-10at Msu45End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:04
Northwestern 20, Michigan State 13
3rd Quarter

Msu 2-10at Msu45Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NU ball on NU30.
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:04
Demos, Stefan kickoff 49 yards to the MSU21, Hawken, Andrew return 24 yards to the MSU45 (Dockery, Todd;Malleo, Chris).
Msu 1-10at Msu45MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 14:54.
Msu 1-10at Msu45Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Dell, Mark.
Msu 2-10at Msu45Thomas, Devin rush for 15 yards to the NU40, 1ST DOWN MSU (Battle, Deante).
Msu 1-10at Nu40Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Thomas, Devin for 9 yards to the NU31 (McManis, S.;Kwateng, Prince).
Msu 2-1at Nu31Ringer, Javon rush for 3 yards to the NU28, 1ST DOWN MSU (Kadela, Adam;Mims, Kevin).
Msu 1-10at Nu28Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Thomas, Devin for 27 yards to the NU1, 1ST DOWN MSU (McManis, S.).
Msu 1-Gat Nu01Caulcrick, J. rush for 1 yard to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:49.
Swenson, Brett kick attempt good.
Northwestern 20, Michigan State 20
Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:05
Boleski, Todd kickoff 60 yards to the NU10, Simmons, S. return 17 yards to the NU27 (Henderson, A.).
Nu 1-10at Nu27NORTHWESTERN drive start at 12:45.
Nu 1-10at Nu27Bacher, C.J. sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NU25 (Thornhill, K.).
Nu 2-12at Nu25Conteh, Omar rush for loss of 3 yards to the NU22 (Kershaw, Justin).
Nu 3-15at Nu22Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Yarbrough, Jeff for 78 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:45.
Villarreal, A kick attempt good.
Northwestern 27, Michigan State 20
Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:00
Demos, Stefan kickoff 70 yards to the MSU0, touchback.
Msu 1-10at Msu20MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 11:45.
Msu 1-10at Msu20Thomas, Devin rush for 17 yards to the MSU37, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds.
Msu 1-10at Msu37Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Dell, Mark for 11 yards to the MSU48, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds.
Msu 1-10at Msu48Ringer, Javon rush for 5 yards to the NU47 (Kadela, Adam).
Msu 2-5at Nu47Ringer, Javon rush for 47 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:20.
Swenson, Brett kick attempt good.
Northwestern 27, Michigan State 27
Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:25
Boleski, Todd kickoff 68 yards to the NU2, Simmons, S. return 17 yards to the NU19 (Jones, Greg;Misch, Jon).
Nu 1-10at Nu19NORTHWESTERN drive start at 10:13.
Nu 1-10at Nu19Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Lane, Ross (L. Rucker, C.).
Nu 2-10at Nu19Conteh, Omar rush for loss of 3 yards to the NU16.
Nu 3-13at Nu16Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Lane, Ross for 17 yards to the NU33, 1ST DOWN NU (Adams, S.).
Nu 1-10at Nu33Conteh, Omar rush for loss of 1 yard to the NU32 (Saint-Dic, J.;Baldwin, Ervin).
Nu 2-11at Nu32Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Thompson, Kim for 8 yards to the NU40 (L. Rucker, C.).
Nu 3-3at Nu40Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Thompson, Kim (Warrick, N.).
Nu 4-3at Nu40Demos, Stefan punt 41 yards to the MSU19, Love, Terry return 0 yards to the MSU19 (Simmons, S.).
Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:39
Msu 1-10at Msu19MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 07:34.
Msu 1-10at Msu19Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Andino, Eric for 5 yards to the MSU24.
Msu 2-5at Msu24Caulcrick, J. rush for 7 yards to the MSU31, 1ST DOWN MSU (Phillips, Brad;McPherson, R.).
Msu 1-10at Msu31Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Caulcrick, J. for 7 yards to the MSU38 (Kadela, Adam).
Msu 2-3at Msu38Ringer, Javon rush for no gain to the MSU38, out-of-bounds (McPherson, R.).
Msu 3-3at Msu38Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Ringer, Javon for 23 yards to the NU39, 1ST DOWN MSU (Kwateng, Prince).
Msu 1-10at Nu39Timeout Michigan State, clock 05:19.
Msu 1-10at Nu39Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Dell, Mark.
Msu 2-10at Nu39Thomas, Devin rush for 1 yard to the NU38 (Mims, Kevin;Battle, Deante).
Msu 3-9at Nu38Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin.
Msu 4-9at Nu38Bates, Aaron punt 38 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, TOP 03:15
Nu 1-10at Nu20NORTHWESTERN drive start at 04:19.
Nu 1-10at Nu20Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Ward, Rasheed for 6 yards to the NU26, out-of-bounds (Davis-Clark, K.).
Nu 2-4at Nu26Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Ward, Rasheed for 8 yards to the NU34, 1ST DOWN NU (Thornhill, K.;Warrick, N.).
Nu 1-10at Nu34PENALTY NU false start 5 yards to the NU29.
Nu 1-15at Nu29Conteh, Omar rush for 6 yards to the NU35 (Saint-Dic, J.;Jones, Greg).
Nu 2-9at Nu35Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Peterman, Eric for 10 yards to the NU45, 1ST DOWN NU (Key, Travis).
Nu 1-10at Nu45Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Simmons, S. for 10 yards to the MSU45, 1ST DOWN NU (Saint-Dic, J.;Key, Travis).
Nu 1-10at Msu45Roberson, B. rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU47 (Saint-Dic, J.;Jones, Greg).
Nu 2-12at Msu47Conteh, Omar rush for 15 yards to the MSU32, 1ST DOWN NU (Wiley, Otis).
Nu 1-10at Msu32Peterman, Eric rush for loss of 5 yards to the MSU37, out-of-bounds.
Nu 2-15at Msu37Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Yarbrough, Jeff for 17 yards to the MSU20, 1ST DOWN NU (Key, Travis).
Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, TOP 06:30
Northwestern 27, Michigan State 27
4th Quarter

Nu 1-10at Msu20Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Nu 1-10at Msu20Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Lane, Ross.
Nu 2-10at Msu20Conteh, Omar rush for 1 yard to the MSU19 (Saint-Dic, J.;Jordan, Michael).
Nu 3-9at Msu19Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Ward, Rasheed for 11 yards to the MSU8, 1ST DOWN NU.
Nu 1-Gat Msu08Conteh, Omar rush for 2 yards to the MSU6 (Warrick, N.;Adams, S.).
Nu 2-Gat Msu06Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Peterman, Eric for 5 yards to the MSU1 (L. Rucker, C.).
Nu 3-Gat Msu01Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Lane, Ross for 1 yard to the MSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:49.
Villarreal, A kick attempt good.
Northwestern 34, Michigan State 27
Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 06:30
Demos, Stefan kickoff 70 yards to the MSU0, touchback.
Msu 1-10at Msu20MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 12:49.
Msu 1-10at Msu20Ringer, Javon rush for 80 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:36.
Swenson, Brett kick attempt good.
Northwestern 34, Michigan State 34
Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:13
Boleski, Todd kickoff 60 yards to the NU10, Simmons, S. return 17 yards to the NU27 (Jenrette, R.).
Nu 1-10at Nu27NORTHWESTERN drive start at 12:31.
Nu 1-10at Nu27Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Ward, Rasheed for 3 yards to the NU30 (Thornhill, K.;L. Rucker, C.).
Nu 2-7at Nu30Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Yarbrough, Jeff (Wiley, Otis).
Nu 3-7at Nu30Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Peterman, Eric for 70 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:32.
Villarreal, A kick attempt good.
Northwestern 41, Michigan State 34
Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, TOP 00:59
Demos, Stefan kickoff 67 yards to the MSU3, Thomas, Devin return 70 yards to the NU27 (Rothrauff, Ben).
Msu 1-10at Nu27MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 11:21.
Msu 1-10at Nu27Davis, Kellen rush for 4 yards to the NU23 (McPherson, R.).
Msu 2-6at Nu23Caulcrick, J. rush for 4 yards to the NU19 (Kwateng, Prince;Kadela, Adam).
Msu 3-2at Nu19Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Andino, Eric for 19 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:57.
Swenson, Brett kick attempt good.
Northwestern 41, Michigan State 41
Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:24
Boleski, Todd kickoff 70 yards to the NU0, touchback.
Nu 1-10at Nu20NORTHWESTERN drive start at 09:57.
Nu 1-10at Nu20Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Jones, Tonjua for 9 yards to the NU29 (Thornhill, K.;Adams, S.).
Nu 2-1at Nu29Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Yarbrough, Jeff for 3 yards to the NU32, 1ST DOWN NU (L. Rucker, C.).
Nu 1-10at Nu32Conteh, Omar rush for 5 yards to the NU37 (Saint-Dic, J.).
Nu 2-5at Nu37Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Peterman, Eric.
Nu 3-5at Nu37Bacher, C.J. rush for 3 yards to the NU40 (Thornhill, K.).
Nu 4-2at Nu40Demos, Stefan punt 46 yards to the MSU14, fair catch by Love, Terry.
Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:44
Msu 1-10at Msu14MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 07:13.
Msu 1-10at Msu14Ringer, Javon rush for 14 yards to the MSU28, 1ST DOWN MSU (Kwateng, Prince).
Msu 1-10at Msu28Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Ringer, Javon for 9 yards to the MSU37 (Phillips, Brad).
Msu 2-1at Msu37Caulcrick, J. rush for loss of 3 yards to the MSU34 (Arrington, M.).
Msu 3-4at Msu34Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Caulcrick, J., PENALTY MSU ineligible downfield on pass declined.
Msu 4-4at Msu34Bates, Aaron punt BLOCKED, recovered by NU TM at MSU28 (blocked by Arrington, M.).
Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:54
Nu 1-10at Msu28NORTHWESTERN drive start at 05:19.
Nu 1-10at Msu28Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Lane, Ross.
Nu 2-10at Msu28Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Roberson, B. for 2 yards to the MSU26 (Jones, Greg).
Nu 3-8at Msu26Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Peterman, Eric for 11 yards to the MSU15, 1ST DOWN NU (L. Rucker, C.).
Nu 1-10at Msu15Conteh, Omar rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU17 (Thornhill, K.).
Nu 2-12at Msu17Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Ward, Rasheed for loss of 3 yards to the MSU20 (Gordon, Eric).
Nu 3-15at Msu20Timeout Michigan State, clock 03:12.
Nu 3-15at Msu20Roberson, B. rush for 1 yard to the MSU19 (Thornhill, K.).
Nu 4-14at Msu19Timeout Michigan State, clock 03:06.
Nu 4-14at Msu19Daley, Kyle pass incomplete to Wootton, Corey.
Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:21
Msu 1-10at Msu19MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 02:58.
Msu 1-10at Msu19Thomas, Devin rush for 5 yards to the MSU24 (Arrington, M.).
Msu 2-5at Msu24Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Ringer, Javon for 10 yards to the MSU34, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds (Phillips, Brad).
Msu 1-10at Msu34Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Davis, Kellen.
Msu 2-10at Msu34Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Dell, Mark (Battle, Deante).
Msu 3-10at Msu34Hoyer, Brian rush for 6 yards to the MSU40 (Kadela, Adam).
Msu 4-4at Msu40Timeout Northwestern, clock 01:52.
Msu 4-4at Msu40Bates, Aaron punt 42 yards to the NU18, downed.
Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, TOP 01:16
Nu 1-10at Nu18NORTHWESTERN drive start at 01:42.
Nu 1-10at Nu18Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Conteh, Omar for 52 yards to the MSU30, 1ST DOWN NU (Gordon, Eric).
Nu 1-10at Msu30Roberson, B. rush for 2 yards to the MSU28 (Rouse, Josh).
Nu 2-8at Msu28Roberson, B. rush for 5 yards to the MSU23 (Jones, Greg;Warrick, N.).
Nu 3-3at Msu23Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:27.
Nu 3-3at Msu23Conteh, Omar rush for 4 yards to the MSU19, 1ST DOWN NU (Jones, Greg).
Nu 1-10at Msu19Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:03.
Nu 1-10at Msu19Villarreal, A field goal attempt from 36 MISSED - wide left, spot at MSU20, clock 00:00.
Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 01:42
Msu 1-10at Msu20End of game, clock 00:00.
Northwestern 41, Michigan State 41
Northwestern 48, Michigan State 41
OT Quarter

Msu 1-10at Msu20Start of OT quarter, clock 15:00.
Msu 1-10at Msu20Change of possession, NU ball on MSU25, 1st and 10.
Nu 1-10at Msu25NORTHWESTERN drive start at 15:00.
Nu 1-10at Msu25Bacher, C.J. pass incomplete to Conteh, Omar.
Nu 2-10at Msu25Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Ward, Rasheed for 13 yards to the MSU12, 1ST DOWN NU (Key, Travis).
Nu 1-10at Msu12Bacher, C.J. pass complete to Conteh, Omar for 12 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 15:00.
Villarreal, A kick attempt good.
Northwestern 48, Michigan State 41
Nu 1-Gat Nu30Change of possession, MSU ball on NU25, 1st and 10.
Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00
Msu 1-10at Nu25MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 15:00.
Msu 1-10at Nu25Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Davis, Kellen.
Msu 2-10at Nu25Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin.
Msu 3-10at Nu25Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Dell, Mark.
Msu 4-10at Nu25Timeout Michigan State, clock 15:00.
Msu 4-10at Nu25Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Dell, Mark.
Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:00
Nu 1-10at Nu25NORTHWESTERN drive start at 15:00.
Northwestern 48, Michigan State 41
  Play Breakdown Summary  
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
2007 Northwestern Football
Northwestern vs Michigan State (Oct 06, 2007 at East Lansing, MI)




Northwestern                           Michigan State

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   33   50     83     OVERALL..........   32   31     63
1ST DOWN.........   15   20     35     1ST DOWN.........   15   15     30
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    3    1      4     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    6    1      7
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    3    3      6     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    4    1      5
2ND DOWN-LONG....    6   12     18     2ND DOWN-LONG....    6    4     10
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    3    1      4     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    0    1      1
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    2      3     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    4      4
3RD DOWN-LONG....    2   10     12     3RD DOWN-LONG....    1    4      5
4TH DOWN.........    0    1      1     4TH DOWN.........    0    1      1

Northwestern                           Michigan State

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   33   50     83       ...............   32   31     63




Northwestern (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (15 RUN, 20 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 M32 #10  -5 [    ]                                          1-10 M34 #18 to #10     1 [    ]
1-10 N41 #11   7 [    ]                                          1-10 N20 #18 to #10    11 [    ]
1-10 M13 #11   2 [    ]                                          1-10 M34 #18 to #10    23 [    ]
1-10 M45 #11  -2 [    ]                                          1-10 M45 #18 to #10     8 [    ]
1-10 M30 #11   2 [    ]                                          1-10 N45 #18 to #25    10 [    ]
1-10 M15 #18   6 [    ]                                          1-10 N18 #18 to #29    52 [    ]
1-10 M47 #18  -1 [    ]                                          1-10 M25 #18 to #29     - [    ]
1-8  M08 #29   2 [    ]                                          1-10 M12 #18 to #29    12 [    ]
1-15 N29 #29   6 [    ]                                          1-10 N20 #18 to #29     0 [    ]
1-10 N32 #29   5 [    ]                                          1-10 M30 #18 to #42     6 [    ]
1-10 N33 #29  -1 [    ]                                          1-10 N18 #18 to #7      6 [    ]
1-10 N31 #29  24 [    ]                                          1-10 N27 #18 to #8      3 [    ]
1-10 M15 #29  -2 [    ]                                          1-10 N20 #18 to #8      6 [    ]
1-10 M11 #29  11 [    ]                                          1-10 N41 #18 to #8      7 [    ]
1-10 N44 #29   0 [    ]                                          1-10 N20 #18 to #87     9 [    ]
                                                                 1-10 N25 #18 to #87    16 [    ]
                                                                 1-10 M20 #18 to #9      - [    ]
                                                                 1-10 M28 #18 to #9      - [    ]
                                                                 1-10 N19 #18 to #9      - [    ]
                                                                 1-10 N27 #18 to #    SACK [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (3 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-3  N48 #11   1 [    ]                                          2-1  N29 #18 to #7      3 [    ]
2-2  M37 #29  -2 [    ]
2-3  N48 #29   1 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (3 RUN, 3 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-4  M24 #11   1 [    ]                                          2-5  N37 #18 to #10     - [    ]
2-4  M09 #29   9 [    ]                                          2-6  M06 #18 to #10     5 [    ]
2-4  N24 #29   3 [    ]                                          2-4  N26 #18 to #8      8 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (6 RUN, 12 PASS)                                   2ND-LONG PASS
2-8  M28 #11   5 [    ]                                          2-8  M11 #18 to #10     2 [    ]
2-10 M20 #29   1 [    ]                                          2-9  N35 #18 to #10    10 [    ]
2-12 M47 #29  15 [    ]                                          2-10 M28 #18 to #11     2 [    ]
2-9  M33 #29   1 [    ]                                          2-11 M48 #18 to #29     5 [    ]
2-10 N19 #29  -3 [    ]                                          2-16 N47 #18 to #29    10 [    ]
2-12 N25 #29  -3 [    ]                                          2-15 M37 #18 to #7     17 [    ]
                                                                 2-7  N30 #18 to #7      - [    ]
                                                                 2-12 M17 #18 to #8     -3 [    ]
                                                                 2-10 M25 #18 to #8     13 [    ]
                                                                 2-10 N44 #18 to #84     - [    ]
                                                                 2-11 N32 #18 to #84     8 [    ]
                                                                 2-10 N20 #18 to #9      - [    ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (3 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-2  N49 #11   4 [    ]                                          3-1  M01 #18 to #9      1 [    ]
3-2  N49 #18  -1 [    ]
3-1  N27 #29  -1 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 2 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  M23 #29   4 [    ]                                          3-3  M23 #18 to #8     10 [    ]
                                                                 3-3  N40 #18 to #84     - [    ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 10 PASS)                                   3RD-LONG PASS
3-15 M20 #11   1 [    ]                                          3-8  M26 #18 to #10    11 [    ]
3-5  N37 #18   3 [    ]                                          3-7  N30 #18 to #10    70 [    ]
                                                                 3-15 N22 #18 to #7     78 [    ]
                                                                 3-9  M19 #18 to #8     11 [    ]
                                                                 3-10 N20 #18 to #84    24 [    ]
                                                                 3-10 N44 #18 to #84    22 [    ]
                                                                 3-21 N42 #18 to #87     - [    ]
                                                                 3-13 N16 #18 to #9     17 [    ]
                                                                 3-8  M32 #18 to #9     17 [    ]
                                                                 3-6  M09 #18 to #9      9 [    ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
                                                                 4-14 M19 #97 to #99     - [    ]


Michigan State (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (15 RUN, 15 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-4  N04 #23   4 [    ]                                          1-20 M39 #7  to #23     5 [    ]
1-10 M48 #23   5 [    ]                                          1-10 M28 #7  to #23     9 [    ]
1-10 M20 #23  80 [    ]                                          1-10 M31 #7  to #30     7 [    ]
1-10 M14 #23  14 [    ]                                          1-10 M19 #7  to #48     5 [    ]
1-1  N01 #23   0 [    ]                                          1-10 M38 #7  to #5      8 [    ]
1-10 M35 #23   7 [    ]                                          1-10 N28 #7  to #5     27 [    ]
1-10 M30 #30   1 [    ]                                          1-10 N40 #7  to #5      9 [    ]
1-1  N01 #30   1 [    ]                                          1-10 M45 #7  to #5      - [    ]
1-10 N37 #30   3 [    ]                                          1-10 M45 #7  to #6      - [    ]
1-13 M04 #30   4 [    ]                                          1-10 M37 #7  to #6     11 [    ]
1-10 M20 #5   17 [    ]                                          1-10 N39 #7  to #6      - [    ]
1-10 M19 #5    5 [    ]                                          1-10 M34 #7  to #80     - [    ]
1-10 N11 #5    9 [    ]                                          1-10 N25 #7  to #80     - [    ]
1-10 M50 #5    5 [    ]                                          1-10 N26 #7  to #80     - [    ]
1-10 N27 #80   4 [    ]                                          1-10 N40 #7  to #       - [    ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (6 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-1  N02 #23   1 [    ]                                          2-3  M42 #7  to #23     8 [    ]
2-3  M38 #23   0 [    ]
2-1  N31 #23   3 [    ]
2-1  M37 #30  -3 [    ]
2-2  M46 #30   3 [    ]
2-1  N01 #30   1 [    ]

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (4 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-5  N47 #23  47 [    ]                                          2-5  M24 #7  to #23    10 [    ]
2-5  M24 #30   7 [    ]
2-6  N23 #30   4 [    ]
2-5  N45 #7    8 [    ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (6 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-7  N34 #23  23 [    ]                                          2-9  M08 #7  to #23    -1 [    ]
2-10 N26 #23   1 [    ]                                          2-10 N25 #7  to #5      - [    ]
2-10 N40 #30   6 [    ]                                          2-10 M34 #7  to #6      - [    ]
2-9  M31 #30   5 [    ]                                          2-15 M44 #7  to #80    16 [    ]
2-10 N39 #5    1 [    ]
2-10 M45 #5   15 [    ]

3RD-SHORT RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
                                                                 3-2  N19 #7  to #48    19 [    ]

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 4 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 3-3  M38 #7  to #23    23 [    ]
                                                                 3-4  M34 #7  to #30     - [    ]
                                                                 3-4  M36 #7  to #5      - [    ]
                                                                 3-4  N34 #7  to #5      8 [    ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (1 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-10 M34 #7    6 [    ]                                          3-9  N38 #7  to #5      - [    ]
                                                                 3-10 M07 #7  to #5      9 [    ]
                                                                 3-9  N25 #7  to #6     21 [    ]
                                                                 3-10 N25 #7  to #6      - [    ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
                                                                 4-10 N25 #7  to #6      - [    ]


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