Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans
Saturday, November 17th 2012 (12:00 PM EST)
Northwestern 23 - Michigan State: 20 (Big Ten)
NW 2nd straight Road Game
MSU coming off BYE
Projected Pts: NW: 24 - MSU: 21 (45)
win prob: 49%
cover prob: 49%
STV Line: -2
SP+ Line: -
MSU coming off BYE
Projected Pts: NW: 24 - MSU: 21 (45)
win prob: 49%
cover prob: 49%
STV Line: -2
SP+ Line: -
Spartans (7 - 6) (0 - 0 - 0)
Michigan State's Avg Score : 20 - 16
Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
Michigan State's Avg Score : 20 - 16
Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
- Game Info
- Schedules
- Players
- Stats Matchup
- Run Stats
- Pass Stats
- More Stats
- Power Ratings
- Scoring | Records
- Previous Matchups
| Northwestern's 2012 Schedule | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Matchup | Spread | Total | Result | |
| Sat 9/1 | Northwestern at Syracuse | W 42 - 41 | |||
| Sat 9/8 | Northwestern vs Vanderbilt | W 23 - 13 | |||
| Sat 9/15 | Northwestern vs Boston College | W 22 - 13 | |||
| Sat 9/22 | Northwestern vs South Dakota | W 38 - 7 | |||
| Sat 9/29 | Northwestern vs Indiana | W 44 - 29 | |||
| Sat 10/6 | Northwestern at Penn State | L 28 - 39 | |||
| Sat 10/13 | Northwestern at Minnesota | W 21 - 13 | |||
| Sat 10/20 | Northwestern vs Nebraska | L 28 - 29 | |||
| Sat 10/27 | Northwestern vs Iowa | W 28 - 17 | |||
| BYE WEEK | |||||
| Sat 11/10 | Northwestern at Michigan | L 31 - 38 | |||
| Sat 11/17 | Northwestern at Michigan State | W 23 - 20 | |||
| Sat 11/24 | Northwestern vs Illinois | W 50 - 14 | |||
| Tue 1/1 | Northwestern vs Mississippi State | W 34 - 20 | |||
| Michigan State's 2012 Schedule | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Matchup | Spread | Total | Result | |
| Fri 8/31 | Michigan State vs Boise State | W 17 - 13 | |||
| Sat 9/8 | Michigan State at Central Michigan | W 41 - 7 | |||
| Sat 9/15 | Michigan State vs Notre Dame | L 3 - 20 | |||
| Sat 9/22 | Michigan State vs Eastern Michigan | W 23 - 7 | |||
| Sat 9/29 | Michigan State vs Ohio State | L 16 - 17 | |||
| Sat 10/6 | Michigan State at Indiana | W 31 - 27 | |||
| Sat 10/13 | Michigan State vs Iowa | L 16 - 19 | |||
| Sat 10/20 | Michigan State at Michigan | L 10 - 12 | |||
| Sat 10/27 | Michigan State at Wisconsin | W 16 - 13 | |||
| Sat 11/3 | Michigan State vs Nebraska | L 24 - 28 | |||
| BYE WEEK | |||||
| Sat 11/17 | Michigan State vs Northwestern | L 20 - 23 | |||
| Sat 11/24 | Michigan State at Minnesota | W 26 - 10 | |||
| Sat 12/29 | Michigan State vs TCU | W 17 - 16 | |||
NW's OC vs MSU's DC MSU's OC vs NW's DC
| Teams | Games | PPG | PPG H/R | Success Rate | Pts PerOpp | TO | 1stD PG | TotalYds PG | RushYds PG | PassYdsPG | RYPA | Run Rate | Pass Rate | Run Success | Pass Success | Havoc Rate | Total PPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Offense | 13 | 31.7 | 29 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| MSU Defense | 13 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Teams | Games | PPG | PPG H/R | Success Rate | Pts PerOpp | TO | 1stD PG | TotalYds PG | RushYds PG | PassYdsPG | RYPA | Run Rate | Pass Rate | Run Success | Pass Success | Havoc Rate | Total PPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU Offense | 13 | 20 | 17 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| NW Defense | 13 | 22.5 | 30.2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Teams | Games | Run Play Rate | Run Play Success | Rush Att PG | Rush Yds PG | Rush Yds Per Att | Rushing TDs | Run Pred Pts Added | OL Yds Per Att | 3rd/4th & Short | Front 7 Havoc | Run Play Explosivness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Offense | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
| MSU Defense | 13 | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Teams | Games | Run Play Rate | Run Play Success | Rush Att PG | Rush Yds PG | Rush Yds Per Att | Rushing TDs | Run Pred Pts Added | OL Yds Per Att | 3rd/4th & Short | Front 7 Havoc | Run Play Explosivness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU Offense | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | |
| NW Defense | 13 | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Teams | Games | PassPlay Rate | PassPlay Success | Comp PG | Att PG | Yds PG | Yds PA | Yds PC | TDs | Ints | PassPlays PPA | PassPlays Expl | PassDowns Rate | PassDowns Succ Rate | PassDowns PPA | DB Havoc | PassDowns Expl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Offense | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | ||
| MSU Defense | 13 | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Teams | Games | PassPlay Rate | PassPlay Success | Comp PG | Att PG | Yds PG | Yds PA | Yds PC | TDs | Ints | PassPlays PPA | PassPlays Expl | PassDowns Rate | PassDowns Succ Rate | PassDowns PPA | DB Havoc | PassDowns Expl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU Offense | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | ||
| NW Defense | 13 | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Teams | Games | Possession Time | 1st Downs PG | 3rd Down % | 4th Down % | Penalties PG | Penalty Yds PG | Off TO PG | Def TO PG | TFL PG | Sacks PG | D/ST TDs | Avg Field Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 13 | 0:00 | 0 | NAN% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Michigan State | 13 | 0:00 | 0 | NAN% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Northwestern's Power Ratings
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Northwestern's SP+ Ratings
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Big Ten's Avg 2012 SP+ Rating:
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Northwestern's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.4 (#71)
Northwestern's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -13.4 (#111)
Northwestern's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -11.1 (#107)
Northwestern's 2012 Expected Record: -
Northwestern's Power Rating: (#Team not found for the given year.)
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Northwestern's SP+ Ratings
Northwestern's 2012 Overall SP+ Rating: (#Team not found for the given year.)
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Big Ten's Avg 2012 SP+ Rating:
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Northwestern's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.4 (#71)
Northwestern's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -13.4 (#111)
Northwestern's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -11.1 (#107)
Northwestern's 2012 Expected Record: -
Power Ratings Matchup
Northwestern: Michigan State: 2
SP+ Ratings Matchup
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Performance Ratings Matchup
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Team Ratings Matchup
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Northwestern: Michigan State: 2
SP+ Ratings Matchup
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Performance Ratings Matchup
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Team Ratings Matchup
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Michigan State's Power Ratings
Michigan State's Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
Michigan State's Performance Rating: (#Team not found for the given year.)
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Michigan State's SP+ Ratings
Michigan State's 2012 Overall SP+ Rating: (#Team not found for the given year.)
Michigan State's Offense SP+ Rating: (#Team not found for the given year.)
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Big Ten's Avg 2012 SP+ Rating:
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Michigan State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -6.9 (#86)
Michigan State's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.2 (#67)
Michigan State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 11.2 (#28)
Michigan State's 2012 Expected Record: -
Michigan State's Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
Michigan State's Performance Rating: (#Team not found for the given year.)
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Michigan State's SP+ Ratings
Michigan State's 2012 Overall SP+ Rating: (#Team not found for the given year.)
Michigan State's Offense SP+ Rating: (#Team not found for the given year.)
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Big Ten's Avg 2012 SP+ Rating:
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Michigan State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -6.9 (#86)
Michigan State's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.2 (#67)
Michigan State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 11.2 (#28)
Michigan State's 2012 Expected Record: -
Northwestern Scoring
Offense: 31.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 29
Defense: 22.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 30.2
Northwestern's 2012 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record on Road: 3 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 0 - 0
Northwestern Roster Talent
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2023 Talent Rating:
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Offense: 31.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 29
Defense: 22.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 30.2
Northwestern's 2012 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record on Road: 3 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 0 - 0
Northwestern Roster Talent
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Projected Score
Northwestern 24
Michigan State 21.3
Projected Total Points: 45
Based on Entire Season
Northwestern
Michigan State
Total Points:
Northwestern 24
Michigan State 21.3
Projected Total Points: 45
Based on Entire Season
Northwestern
Michigan State
Total Points:
Michigan State Scoring
Offense: 20 PPG
Offense at Home: 17
Defense: 16.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 18.1
Michigan State's 2012 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record at home: 2 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0
Michigan State Roster Talent
2012 Talent Rating:
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Offense: 20 PPG
Offense at Home: 17
Defense: 16.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 18.1
Michigan State's 2012 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record at home: 2 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0
Michigan State Roster Talent
2012 Talent Rating:
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
| Year | Date | Home | Score | Away | Score | Winner | Spread | Cover | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 09/03 | Northwestern | 21 | Michigan State | 38 | Michigan State | Northwestern -3 | Michigan State | 45.5 | Over |
| 2020 | 11/28 | Michigan State | 29 | Northwestern | 20 | Michigan State | Northwestern -13.5 | Michigan State | 40.0 | Over |
| 2019 | 09/21 | Northwestern | 10 | Michigan State | 31 | Michigan State | Michigan State -7.5 | Michigan State | 35.0 | Over |
| 2018 | 10/06 | Michigan State | 19 | Northwestern | 29 | Northwestern | Michigan State -10.5 | Northwestern | 43.0 | Over |
| 2017 | 10/28 | Northwestern | 39 | Michigan State | 31 | Northwestern | Michigan State -2 | Northwestern | 41.5 | Over |
| 2016 | 10/15 | Michigan State | 40 | Northwestern | 54 | Northwestern | Michigan State -6.5 | Northwestern | 41.0 | Over |
| 2013 | 11/23 | Northwestern | 6 | Michigan State | 30 | Michigan State | Michigan State -7 | Michigan State | 0 | |
| 2012 | 11/17 | Michigan State | 20 | Northwestern | 23 | Northwestern | ||||
| 2011 | 11/26 | Northwestern | 17 | Michigan State | 31 | Michigan State | ||||
| 2010 | 10/23 | Northwestern | 27 | Michigan State | 35 | Michigan State | ||||
| 2009 | 10/17 | Michigan State | 24 | Northwestern | 14 | Michigan State | ||||
| 2008 | 10/11 | Northwestern | 20 | Michigan State | 37 | Michigan State | ||||
| 2007 | 10/06 | Michigan State | 41 | Northwestern | 48 | Northwestern | ||||
| 2006 | 10/21 | Northwestern | 38 | Michigan State | 41 | Michigan State | ||||
| 2005 | 10/22 | Michigan State | 14 | Northwestern | 49 | Northwestern | ||||
| 2002 | 09/28 | Michigan State | 39 | Northwestern | 24 | Michigan State | ||||
| 2001 | 09/29 | Northwestern | 27 | Michigan State | 26 | Northwestern | ||||
| 2000 | 09/29 | Michigan State | 17 | Northwestern | 37 | Northwestern |
| Team | Wins | Covers | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 10 | 4 | 6 Overs |
| Northwestern | 8 | 3 | 0 Unders |
| Wins | Covers | Favs | Dogs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Teams | 5 - 13 | 2 - 5 | 0 - 3 | 2 - 2 |
| Road Teams | 13 - 5 | 5 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 0 |
(#Team not found for the given year.) Northwestern Info
Northwestern has lost 1 straight
Northwestern has lost 1 straight on the Road
Record on Road: 3 - 2 (0 - 0 - 0 vs Spread )
Northwestern is 2 - 2 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 26 - 25
Last 2 Road Games: 25 - 26
Northwestern Deficiencies
Northwestern has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
Northwestern has lost 1 straight
Northwestern has lost 1 straight on the Road
Record on Road: 3 - 2 (0 - 0 - 0 vs Spread )
Northwestern is 2 - 2 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 26 - 25
Last 2 Road Games: 25 - 26
Northwestern Deficiencies
Northwestern has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
Rematch from Week 12
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Northwestern won at Michigan State this year (23-20)
Previous Matchups
Michigan State beat Northwestern in 2021 (38-21)
Weather Forecast
Playing in Spartan Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Depth Charts
Northwestern | Michigan State
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Northwestern won at Michigan State this year (23-20)
Previous Matchups
Michigan State beat Northwestern in 2021 (38-21)
Weather Forecast
Playing in Spartan Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Depth Charts
Northwestern | Michigan State
(#Team not found for the given year.) Michigan State Info
Michigan State has lost 1 straight
Michigan State has lost 3 straight at Home
Record at home: 2 - 5 (0 - 0 - 0 vs Spread)
Michigan State is 1 - 3 in last 4 games (1 at Home, 3 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 18 - 18
Last 1 Home Games: 16 - 19
Michigan State Deficiencies
Michigan State has a really bad Offense
Michigan State has a really bad Offense at Home
Michigan State has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
Michigan State has lost 1 straight
Michigan State has lost 3 straight at Home
Record at home: 2 - 5 (0 - 0 - 0 vs Spread)
Michigan State is 1 - 3 in last 4 games (1 at Home, 3 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 18 - 18
Last 1 Home Games: 16 - 19
Michigan State Deficiencies
Michigan State has a really bad Offense
Michigan State has a really bad Offense at Home
Michigan State has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
| Player Name | COMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 128 | 218 | 59% | 1312 | 6 | 3 | 6.0 |
| Kain Colter | 101 | 149 | 68% | 872 | 8 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Player Name | CAR | YDS | TD | YPC | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venric Mark | 226 | 1366 | 12 | 6.0 | 80 |
| Kain Colter | 170 | 894 | 12 | 5.3 | 39 |
| Mike Trumpy | 76 | 349 | 3 | 4.6 | 27 |
| Tyris Jones | 40 | 143 | 2 | 3.6 | 15 |
| Player Name | REC | YDS | TD | YPC | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Jones | 35 | 412 | 2 | 11.8 | 47 |
| Tony Jones | 29 | 335 | 4 | 11.6 | 42 |
| Rashad Lawrence | 34 | 321 | 0 | 9.4 | 34 |
| Demetrius Fields | 33 | 305 | 1 | 9.2 | 27 |
| Player Name | COMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Maxwell | 234 | 446 | 53% | 2606 | 13 | 9 | 5.8 |
| Connor Cook | 9 | 17 | 53% | 94 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Player Name | CAR | YDS | TD | YPC | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 382 | 1793 | 12 | 4.7 | 40 |
| Larry Caper | 18 | 108 | 0 | 6.0 | 39 |
| Nick Hill | 21 | 48 | 1 | 2.3 | 21 |
| Keith Mumphery | 6 | 38 | 0 | 6.3 | 14 |
| Player Name | REC | YDS | TD | YPC | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Fowler III | 41 | 524 | 4 | 12.8 | 45 |
| Keith Mumphery | 42 | 515 | 1 | 12.3 | 37 |
| Dion Sims | 36 | 475 | 2 | 13.2 | 44 |
| Tony Lippett | 36 | 392 | 2 | 10.9 | 46 |