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 | |  | | Michigan State (8-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 | | Northwestern (5-2) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
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| Scoring Summary | | Northwestern: Dan Persa 3 yd run (Stefan Demos kick) | | | Northwestern: Stefan Demos 37 yd FG | | | Northwestern: Dan Persa 1 yd run (Stefan Demos kick) | | | Michigan State: Mark Dell 7 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick) | | | Michigan State: Bennie Fowler 22 yd run (Dan Conroy kick) | | | Northwestern: Dan Persa 6 yd run (Stefan Demos kick) | | | Michigan State: Mark Dell 15 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick) | | | Northwestern: Stefan Demos 41 yd FG | | | Michigan State: B.J. Cunningham 9 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick) | | | Michigan State: Edwin Baker 25 yd run (Dan Conroy kick) | |
| Team Statistics | | | Northwestern | Michigan State | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 22 | 24 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 385 | 457 | | Total Plays | 77 | 70 | | Average Gain | 5 | 6.5 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 170 | 105 | | Rushes | 47 | 26 | | Average per rush | 3.6 | 4 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 215 | 352 | | Completions-attempted | 19-30 | 30-44 | | Sacked | 8 | 2 | | Yards Lost | -35 | -18 | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 2 | 1 | | Interceptions | 1 | 0 | | Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 6 | 4 | | Penalty Yards | 66 | 30 | | Time of Possesion | 29:16 | 30:44 | | Punts | 5 | 6 | | Punt Average | 38.2 | 43 | | Return Yards | 103 | 73 |
| Passing | | Northwestern | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Dan Persa | 18 | 29 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 | | | Jeremy Ebert | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | | | Michigan State | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Kirk Cousins | 29 | 43 | 331 | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | | | Aaron Bates | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | |
| Rushing | | Northwestern | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Mike Trumpy | 10 | 50 | 0 | 5.0 | | | Dan Persa | 22 | 46 | 3 | 2.1 | | | Adonis Smith | 10 | 44 | 0 | 4.4 | | | Venric Mark | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29.0 | | | Jacob Schmidt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | | | Team | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Edwin Baker | 10 | 73 | 1 | 7.3 | | | Bennie Fowler | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22.0 | | | Le'Veon Bell | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1.5 | | | Keshawn Martin | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | | | Keith Nichol | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | | | Larry Caper | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | | | B.J. Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | | Team | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | | | Kirk Cousins | 2 | -15 | 0 | -7.5 | |
| Receiving | | Northwestern | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Sidney Stewart | 6 | 82 | 0 | 13.7 | | | Rashad Lawrence | 4 | 67 | 0 | 16.8 | | | Mike Trumpy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | | Jeremy Ebert | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | | | Demetrius Fields | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | | | Charles Brown | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28.0 | | | Tony Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Edwin Baker | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | | | Keshawn Martin | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | | | Mark Dell | 9 | 109 | 2 | 12.1 | | | B.J. Cunningham | 8 | 113 | 1 | 14.1 | | | Keith Nichol | 4 | 51 | 0 | 12.8 | | | Charlie Gantt | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | | | Bennie Fowler | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | | | Larry Caper | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | |
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