Northwestern 24, Michigan State 21 · Box Score

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Final · Week 7 · Sat, Oct 17, 2026

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NU	3	7	3	11	24
MSU	7	7	0	7	21

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Team stats

NU		MSU
23	First downs	15
360	Total yards	305
226	Passing yards	216
18-29	Comp-Att	19-30
7.8	Yards per pass	7.2
134	Rushing yards	89
42	Rushes	27
3.2	Yards per rush	3.3
7-14	3rd down	3-12
0-1	4th down	2-4
4-20	Penalties-yards	3-15
0	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	1
0	Interceptions thrown	0
34:55	Time of possession	25:05
1	Sacks	5
3	Tackles for loss	10
3	QB hurries	2
2	Passes defended	4
0	Defensive TDs	0
39	Kick return yards	103
4	Punt return yards	47
0	Passing TDs	2
2	Rushing TDs	1
10	Kicking points	3

Advanced stats

NU		MSU
+0.23	EPA per play	+0.02
45%	Success rate	44%
1.42	Explosiveness	1.11
+0.06	Rushing EPA per play	-0.04
40%	Rushing success rate	41%
+0.19	Passing EPA per play	+0.07
46%	Passing success rate	47%
47%	Standard downs success	43%
41%	Passing downs success	50%
2.79	Line yards per rush	2.57
1.29	Second-level yards	0.67
0.61	Open-field yards	0.07
26%	Stuff rate	15%
100%	Power success	80%
11%	Havoc caused	19%
6	Scoring chances	4
4.00	Points per chance	5.25
Own 31	Avg. starting field position	Own 35
5	Explosive plays	3
90%	Postgame win expectancy	10%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q18:23
NorthwesternFG
#90 J.Kleather field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick), clock 08:23
Drive: 4 plays, -10 yds
3-0
Q12:02
Michigan StateTD
#11 A.Milivojevic rush right for 3 yards gain to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:02, 1ST DOWN #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
Drive: 12 plays, 49 yds
3-7
Q211:04
NorthwesternTD
Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush middle for 10 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:04, 1ST DOWN #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yds
10-7
Q20:47
Michigan StateTD
Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete deep left to #14 B.Williams caught at NU 00, for 32 yards to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:47, 1ST DOWN #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
Drive: 9 plays, 77 yds
10-14
Q34:24
NorthwesternFG
#90 J.Kleather field goal attempt from 37 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick), clock 04:24
Drive: 14 plays, 61 yds
13-14
Q411:48
Michigan StateTD
Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete deep middle to #13 C.McCray caught at NU 18, for 53 yards to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:48, 1ST DOWN #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
Drive: 2 plays, 52 yds
13-21
Q47:24
NorthwesternTD
Shotgun #0 A.Chiles rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:24 #86 A.Honig pass attempt Successful
Drive: 9 plays, 77 yds
21-21
Q40:02
NorthwesternFG
#90 J.Kleather field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick), clock 00:02
Drive: 8 plays, 64 yds
24-21

Score shown NU-MSU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	QBR
Aidan Chiles	18/27	226	8.4	55.0
Alex Honig	0/1	0	0.0	--
Team	0/1	0	0.0	--

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Caleb Komolafe	15	67	4.5	1	14
Joseph Himon II	7	27	3.9	0	18
Aidan Chiles	16	25	1.6	1	17
Gavin Sawchuk	4	15	3.8	0	5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Griffin Wilde	6	57	9.5	17
Caleb Komolafe	4	51	12.8	21
Hayden Eligon Ii	3	47	15.7	23
Alex Honig	2	42	21.0	23
Drew Wagner	2	18	9.0	14
Joseph Himon II	1	11	11.0	11

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Braydon Brus	15	6	0	0.5	0	0
Jon Jon Stevens	10	6	0	0	0	0
Kobie McKinzie	7	1	0	0	0	0
Montae Pate	6	3	0	0	0	0
Braden Turner	5	2	0	1	1	0
Damon Walters	5	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Kilbane	3	3	1	1	0	0
Ore Adeyi	3	2	0	0	0	0
Tito Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0
Caden O'Rourke	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alijah Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0
Miguel Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Trautmann	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Brenden Deasfernandes	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Mayne	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nikola Dugandzic	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dylan Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Oyola	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Kirks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Smith	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jamaal Johnson	0	0	0	0	1	2

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Aidan Chiles	1	0	0
Michael Kilbane	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Jackson Kleather	3/4	75.0	39	1/1	10

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Nikola Dugandzic	3	139	46.3	0	1	51

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Joseph Himon II	2	39	19.5	20	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Drew Wagner	1	4	4.0	4	0