Northwestern at Michigan State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Northwestern | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | |
| Michigan State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 8:23 | Northwestern field goal. Jackson Kleather 39 Yd Field Goal |
| 2:02 | Michigan State touchdown. Alessio Milivojevic 3 Yd Run (Liam Boyd Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 11:04 | Northwestern touchdown. Caleb Komolafe 10 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick) |
| 0:47 | Michigan State touchdown. Bryson Williams 32 Yd pass from Alessio Milivojevic (Liam Boyd Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 4:24 | Northwestern field goal. Jackson Kleather 37 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 11:48 | Michigan State touchdown. Chrishon McCray 53 Yd pass from Alessio Milivojevic (Liam Boyd Kick) |
| 7:24 | Northwestern touchdown. Aidan Chiles 1 Yd Run (Aidan Chiles Pass to Alex Honig for Two-Point Conversion) |
| 0:02 | Northwestern field goal. Jackson Kleather 34 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Northwestern | Michigan State |
| Total first downs | 23 | 15 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Northwestern | Michigan State |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 12 |
| Third downs converted | 7 | 3 |
| Third down percentage | 50 % | 25 % |
| Fourth down | Northwestern | Michigan State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Northwestern | Michigan State |
| Total yards | 360 | 305 |
| Total rushing yards | 134 | 89 |
| Total passing yards | 226 | 216 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 34:55 | 25:05 |
| Rushing | Northwestern | Michigan State |
| Total rushing plays | 42 | 27 |
| Total rushing yards | 134 | 89 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | Northwestern | Michigan State |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | Northwestern | Michigan State |
| Penalties committed | 4 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 20 | 15 |
| Turnovers | Northwestern | Michigan State |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Northwestern | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | 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 | ||||
| Michigan State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jaziun Patterson | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Alessio Milivojevic | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Marvis Parrish | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Carson Gulker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Rodney Bullard Jr. | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Northwestern | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Aidan Chiles | 27 | 18 | 67 % | 226 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Honig | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michigan State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Alessio Milivojevic | 30 | 19 | 63 % | 216 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Northwestern | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Griffin Wilde | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Caleb Komolafe | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Hayden Eligon II | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Alex Honig | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Drew Wagner | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Joseph Himon II | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Michigan State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Chrishon McCray | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 | 53 | ||||
| Fredrick Moore | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 29 | ||||
| Jayden Savoury | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Bryson Williams | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 | ||||
| Jaziun Patterson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Marvis Parrish | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Rodney Bullard Jr. | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Kenneth Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Northwestern | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Aidan Chiles | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Michael Kilbane | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Michigan State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Alessio Milivojevic | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Northwestern | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Michigan State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Northwestern | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Braydon Brus | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jon Jon Stevens Jr. | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Damon Walters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Kilbane | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ore Adeyi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tito Williams Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Caden O'Rourke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alijah Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Migo Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Trautmann | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jamaal Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Michigan State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Dion Crawford | 14 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cam Stodghill | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Devin Vaught | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ben Roberts | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NiJhay Burt | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nikai Martinez | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keahnist Thompson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Anelu Lafaele | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeremiah Favorite | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aveon Grose | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Isaac Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kenny Soares Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Michael Richard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eli Coenen | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zion Gist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Evan Young | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DeJae White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Northwestern | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Joseph Himon II | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Michigan State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Kenneth Williams | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| Derrick Simmons | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Northwestern | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Drew Wagner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Michigan State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Chrishon McCray | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Northwestern | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Jackson Kleather | 3/4 | 39 | 1/1 | 10 | |||||
| Michigan State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Liam Boyd | 0/1 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Northwestern | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Nikola Dugandzic | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 0 | |||||
| Michigan State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Rhys Dakin | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 1 | |||||
Last updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 5:34 PM.