Northwestern 48, 
Michigan State 41
12:07 PM ET, October 6, 2007
Spartan Stadium
EAST LANSING, MI
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | NW | MSU | |||
 | TD | 12:51 | Omar Conteh 11 Yd Run (Amado Villarreal Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 80 yds, 2:09 | 7 | 0 |
 | TD | 09:06 | Jehuu Caulcrick 1 Yd Run (Pat Blocked) Drive: 10 plays, 65 yds, 3:45 | 7 | 6 |
| TD | 04:15 | Omar Conteh 9 Yd Run (Pat Failed) Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 4:51 | 13 | 6 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NW | MSU | |||
| TD | 14:56 | Javon Ringer 4 Yd Run (Brett Swenson Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 62 yds, 4:19 | 13 | 13 |
| TD | 00:13 | Ross Lane 9 Yd Pass From C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 30 yds, 2:13 | 20 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NW | MSU | |||
| TD | 12:49 | Jehuu Caulcrick 1 Yd Run (Brett Swenson Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 55 yds, 2:11 | 20 | 20 |
| TD | 11:45 | Jeff Yarbrough 78 Yd Pass From C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 73 yds, 1:04 | 27 | 20 |
| TD | 10:20 | Javon Ringer 47 Yd Run (Brett Swenson Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 80 yds, 1:25 | 27 | 27 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NW | MSU | |||
| TD | 12:49 | Ross Lane 1 Yd Pass From C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal Kick) Drive: 15 plays, 80 yds, 6:30 | 34 | 27 |
| TD | 12:36 | Javon Ringer 80 Yd Run (Brett Swenson Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 80 yds, :13 | 34 | 34 |
| TD | 11:32 | Eric Peterman 70 Yd Pass From C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 73 yds, 1:04 | 41 | 34 |
| TD | 09:57 | Eric Andino 19 Yd Pass From Brian Hoyer (Brett Swenson Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 27 yds, 1:35 | 41 | 41 |
| OVERTIME | NW | MSU | |||
| TD | Omar Conteh 12 Yd Pass From C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 25 yds, :00 | 48 | 41 | |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 29 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 13-19 | 4-10 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 611 | 481 |
| Passing | 520 | 194 |
Comp-Att | 38-49 | 17-31 |
Yards per pass | 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 91 | 287 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 2.7 | 9.0 |
| Penalties | 3-30 | 5-33 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 35:46 | 24:14 |
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ATTENDANCE: 67,378
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Saturday, October 6th
| Minnesota | 20 | Final |
| Indiana | 40 |
| Eastern Michigan | 22 | Final |
| Michigan | 33 |
| Wisconsin | 26 | Final |
| Illinois | 31 |
| Northwestern | 48 | Final |
| Michigan State | 41 | OT |
| Iowa | 7 | Final |
| Penn State | 27 |
| Ohio State | 23 | Final |
| Purdue | 7 |