Michigan State Spartans vs. Northwestern Wildcats - Box Score - October 11, 2008 - ESPN

Scores

Final

(23) Michigan St 37

(6-1, 3-0 Big Ten)

Northwestern 20

(5-1, 1-1 Big Ten)

Alerts

3:30 PM ET, October 11, 2008

Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL

		1	2	3	4	T
#23	MSU	17	7	10	3	37
	NW	0	7	10	3	20

Top Performers

Passing: B. Hoyer (MSU) - 169 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: J. Ringer (MSU) - 35 CAR, 124 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: R. Lane (NW) - 9 REC, 113 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MSU	NW
	TD	09:23	Garrett Celek 3 Yd Pass From Brian Hoyer (Brett Swenson Kick)	7	0
	FG	05:55	Brett Swenson 26 Yd	10	0
	TD	02:34	Javon Ringer 13 Yd Run (Brett Swenson Kick)	17	0
SECOND QUARTER				MSU	NW
	TD	13:55	C.J. Bacher 4 Yd Run (Amado Villarreal Kick)	17	7
	TD	00:53	Andrew Hawken 7 Yd Pass From Brian Hoyer (Brett Swenson Kick)	24	7
THIRD QUARTER				MSU	NW
	TD	13:53	Rasheed Ward 6 Yd Pass From C.J. Bacher (Amado Villarreal Kick)	24	14
	TD	10:23	Javon Ringer 1 Yd Run (Brett Swenson Kick)	31	14
	FG	06:53	Amado Villarreal 31 Yd	31	17
	FG	02:18	Brett Swenson 42 Yd	34	17
FOURTH QUARTER				MSU	NW
	FG	11:53	Amado Villarreal 22 Yd	34	20
	FG	05:54	Brett Swenson 34 Yd	37	20

Team Stat Comparison

	MSU	NW
1st Downs	18	27
3rd down efficiency	7-15	15-24
4th down efficiency	1-1	2-3
Total Yards	297	459
Passing	169	283
Comp-Att	14-20	34-61
Yards per pass	8.5	4.6
Rushing	128	176
Rushing Attempts	43	32
Yards per rush	3.0	5.5
Penalties	5-45	4-40
Turnovers	0	3
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Possession	32:21	27:39

Michigan State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
B. Hoyer	14/20	169	8.5	2	0
Team	14/20	169	8.5	2	0

Northwestern Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
C. Bacher	34/61	283	4.6	1	2
Team	34/61	283	4.6	1	2

Michigan State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Ringer	35	124	3.5	2	13
A. Anderson	5	10	2.0	0	3
B. Cunningham	1	9	9.0	0	9
B. Hoyer	2	-15	-7.5	0	0
Team	43	128	3.0	2	13

Northwestern Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
T. Sutton	23	139	6.0	0	66
C. Bacher	8	32	4.0	1	18
O. Conteh	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	32	176	5.5	1	66

Michigan State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Cunningham	4	44	11.0	0	20
K. Martin	1	42	42.0	0	42
B. White	3	29	9.7	0	15
A. Hawken	2	28	14.0	1	21
J. Ringer	2	16	8.0	0	8
F. Smith	1	7	7.0	0	7
G. Celek	1	3	3.0	1	3
Team	14	169	12.1	2	42

Northwestern Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Lane	9	113	12.6	0	31
S. Stewart	7	49	7.0	0	11
R. Ward	7	45	6.4	1	9
T. Sutton	6	44	7.3	0	12
E. Peterman	4	27	6.8	0	16
J. Ebert	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	34	283	8.3	1	31

Michigan State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
D. Fortener	1	21	0
J. Adams	1	0	0
Team	2	21	0

Northwestern Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Michigan State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
G. Winston	3	106	35.3	50
A. Pendy	1	11	11.0	11
Team	4	117	29.3	50

Northwestern Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Matthews	3	71	23.7	40
S. McManis	2	26	13.0	21
O. Conteh	1	34	34.0	34
Team	6	131	21.8	40

Michigan State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
O. Wiley	1	20	20.0	20
Team	1	20	20.0	20

Northwestern Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

Michigan State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
B. Swenson	3/3	100.0	42	4/4	13
Team	3/3	100.0	42	4/4	13

Northwestern Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
A. Villarreal	2/2	100.0	31	2/2	8
Team	2/2	100.0	31	2/2	8

Michigan State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Bates	4	175	43.8	1	3	57
Team	4	175	43.8	1	3	57

Northwestern Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
S. Demos	2	93	46.5	0	0	47
Team	2	93	46.5	0	0	47

ATTENDANCE: 32,527