Michigan State Spartans vs. Northwestern Wildcats - Box Score - October 23, 2010 - ESPN

Scores

Final

(7) Michigan St 35

(8-0, 4-0 Big Ten)

Northwestern 27

(5-2, 1-2 Big Ten)

Alerts

Coverage: ESPN

12:00 PM ET, October 23, 2010

Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL

		1	2	3	4	T
#7	MSU	0	7	7	21	35
	NW	7	10	7	3	27

Top Performers

Passing: K. Cousins (MSU) - 331 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing: D. Persa (NW) - 22 CAR, 46 YDS, 3 TD

Receiving: M. Dell (MSU) - 9 REC, 109 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MSU	NW
	TD	05:11	Dan Persa 3 Yd Run (Stefan Demos Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				MSU	NW
	FG	12:42	Stefan Demos 37 Yd	0	10
	TD	06:07	Dan Persa 1 Yd Run (Stefan Demos Kick)	0	17
	TD	02:49	Mark Dell 7 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy Kick)	7	17
THIRD QUARTER				MSU	NW
	TD	11:56	Bennie Fowler 22 Yd Run (Dan Conroy Kick)	14	17
	TD	02:50	Dan Persa 6 Yd Run (Stefan Demos Kick)	14	24
FOURTH QUARTER				MSU	NW
	TD	13:12	Mark Dell 13 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy Kick)	21	24
	FG	09:47	Stefan Demos 41 Yd	21	27
	TD	02:00	B.J. Cunningham 9 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy Kick)	28	27
	TD	01:07	Edwin Baker 25 Yd Run (Dan Conroy Kick)	35	27

Team Stat Comparison

	MSU	NW
1st Downs	24	22
3rd down efficiency	5-14	8-16
4th down efficiency	2-2	0-1
Total Yards	457	385
Passing	352	215
Comp-Att	30-44	19-30
Yards per pass	8.0	7.2
Rushing	105	170
Rushing Attempts	26	47
Yards per rush	4.0	3.6
Penalties	4-30	6-66
Turnovers	1	2
Fumbles lost	1	1
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	30:44	29:16

Michigan State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
K. Cousins	29/43	329	7.7	3	0
A. Bates	1/1	23	23.0	0	0
Team	30/44	352	8.0	3	0

Northwestern Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
D. Persa	18/29	187	6.4	0	1
J. Ebert	1/1	28	28.0	0	0
Team	19/30	215	7.2	0	1

Michigan State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
E. Baker	10	73	7.3	1	25
B. Fowler	1	22	22.0	1	22
L. Bell	8	12	1.5	0	11
K. Martin	1	9	9.0	0	9
K. Nichol	1	3	3.0	0	3
L. Caper	1	3	3.0	0	3
B. Cunningham	1	0	0.0	0	0
-. Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
K. Cousins	2	-15	-7.5	0	0
Team	26	105	4.0	2	25

Northwestern Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Trumpy	10	50	5.0	0	18
D. Persa	22	46	2.1	3	22
A. Smith	10	44	4.4	0	11
V. Mark	1	29	29.0	0	29
J. Schmidt	3	3	1.0	0	3
-. Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	47	170	3.6	3	29

Michigan State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Cunningham	8	113	14.1	1	27
M. Dell	9	107	11.9	2	19
K. Nichol	4	51	12.8	0	18
B. Fowler	2	29	14.5	0	23
C. Gantt	3	20	6.7	0	8
E. Baker	1	13	13.0	0	13
K. Martin	1	12	12.0	0	12
L. Caper	2	7	3.5	0	4
Team	30	352	11.7	3	27

Northwestern Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
S. Stewart	6	82	13.7	0	28
R. Lawrence	4	67	16.8	0	44
C. Brown	1	28	28.0	0	28
J. Ebert	2	20	10.0	0	17
D. Fields	2	17	8.5	0	13
T. Jones	1	1	1.0	0	1
M. Trumpy	3	0	0.0	0	3
Team	19	215	11.3	0	44

Michigan State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
E. Gordon	1	16	0
Team	1	16	0

Northwestern Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Michigan State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
L. Bell	2	51	25.5	32
L. Caper	1	19	19.0	19
Team	3	70	23.3	32

Northwestern Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Mark	2	42	21.0	25
A. Fields	1	21	21.0	21
Team	3	63	21.0	25

Michigan State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Martin	1	3	3.0	3
Team	1	3	3.0	3

Northwestern Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Mark	2	26	13.0	16
H. Bates	1	14	14.0	14
Team	3	40	13.3	16

Michigan State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Conroy	0/1	0.0	--	5/5	5
Team	0/1	0.0	--	5/5	5

Northwestern Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
S. Demos	2/2	100.0	41	3/3	9
Team	2/2	100.0	41	3/3	9

Michigan State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Bates	6	258	43.0	1	1	53
Team	6	258	43.0	1	1	53

Northwestern Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Williams	5	191	38.2	0	2	50
Team	5	191	38.2	0	2	50

ATTENDANCE: 41,115