Miss. St 20
(8-5, 4-4 SEC)
(20) Northwestern 34
(10-3, 5-3 Big Ten)
Coverage: ESPN2
12:00 PM ET, January 1, 2013
Everbank Field, JACKSONVILLE, FL
Top Performers
Passing: T. Russell (MSST) - 106 YDS, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: V. Mark (NW) - 13 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: D. Vitale (NW) - 7 REC, 82 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MSST | NW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 14:13 | Quentin Williams 29 Yd Interception Return (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| FG | 04:49 | Jeff Budzien 34 Yd | 0 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MSST | NW | |||
| FG | 14:48 | Jeff Budzien 37 Yd | 0 | 13 |
 | FG | 04:48 | Devon Bell 27 Yd | 3 | 13 |
| TD | 01:06 | Arceto Clark 18 Yd Pass From Tyler Russell (Devon Bell Kick) | 10 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MSST | NW | |||
| FG | 10:37 | Devon Bell 47 Yd | 13 | 13 |
| TD | 09:25 | Tyris Jones 3 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 13 | 20 |
| TD | 00:26 | Trevor Siemian 4 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 13 | 27 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MSST | NW | |||
| TD | 11:42 | Malcolm Johnson 14 Yd Pass From Tyler Russell (Devon Bell Kick) | 20 | 27 |
| TD | 08:10 | Venric Mark 3 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 20 | 34 |
Team Stat Comparison
| MSST | NW | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 1-11 | 10-19 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 292 | 357 |
| Passing | 106 | 196 |
Comp-Att | 12-29 | 21-36 |
Yards per pass | 3.7 | 5.4 |
| Rushing | 186 | 161 |
Rushing Attempts | 33 | 40 |
Yards per rush | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| Penalties | 6-47 | 2-20 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 4 | 3 |
| Possession | 26:12 | 33:48 |
| Mississippi State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Russell | 12/28 | 106 | 3.8 | 2 | 4 |
| D. Prescott | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 12/29 | 106 | 3.7 | 2 | 4 |
| Northwestern Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Siemian | 12/20 | 120 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Colter | 9/16 | 76 | 4.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 21/36 | 196 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mississippi State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Robinson | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 0 | 59 |
| L. Perkins | 19 | 84 | 4.4 | 0 | 20 |
| D. Prescott | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
| C. Bumphis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Russell | 4 | -12 | -3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 33 | 186 | 5.6 | 0 | 59 |
| Mississippi State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Clark | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | 18 |
| M. Johnson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 14 |
| C. Smith | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 |
| C. Bumphis | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| A. Marcus | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Robinson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 12 | 106 | 8.8 | 2 | 18 |
| Mississippi State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| N. Whitley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Autry | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Northwestern Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| N. VanHoose | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Q. Williams | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| C. Ariguzo | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| I. Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 80 | 1 |
| Mississippi State Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Lewis | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 20 |
| R. Johnson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| Team | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 21 |
| Northwestern Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| V. Mark | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 27 |
| Team | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 27 |
| Mississippi State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Banks | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 |
| Team | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 |
| Northwestern Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| V. Mark | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Bell | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Northwestern Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Budzien | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Mississippi State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Swedenburg | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Team | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Northwestern Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Williams | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| Team | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
ATTENDANCE: 48,612
