Northwestern vs Michigan State Live Score (17 Oct, 2026)
Game Information
StageWeek 7
Season2026
KickoffSat, Oct 17, 12:00 pm
VenueSpartan Stadium
LocationEast Lansing, MI
SurfaceGrass
BroadcastPeacock
ConditionsPartly Cloudy
Temperature46°F
High / Low46°F / 46°F
Wind Gust7 mph
Precipitation0%
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/26 | vs  Ball State | W45-14 | College Football Wk 6 |
| 10/2/26 | vs  Penn State | W34-13 | College Football Wk 5 |
| 9/25/26 | @  Indiana | L23-29 | College Football Wk 4 |
| 9/19/26 | vs  Colorado | W41-7 | College Football Wk 3 |
| 9/5/26 | vs  South Dakota State | W34-18 | College Football Wk 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/26 | vs  Illinois | L37-38 | College Football Wk 6 |
| 10/3/26 | @  Wisconsin | L3-31 | College Football Wk 5 |
| 9/26/26 | vs  Nebraska | L13-31 | College Football Wk 4 |
| 9/19/26 | @  Notre Dame | L10-27 | College Football Wk 3 |
| 9/12/26 | vs  Eastern Michigan | W35-7 | College Football Wk 2 |
Division Standings
FBS — Big Ten Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 241 | 71 | 4-0 | 2-0 | W6 |
 UCLA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 196 | 90 | 2-0 | 3-0 | W5 |
 Ohio State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 256 | 79 | 4-0 | 1-1 | W4 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | 158 | 83 | 3-0 | 1-1 | W4 |
 USC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | 255 | 176 | 4-1 | 2-0 | W2 |
 Iowa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 186 | 87 | 3-1 | 2-0 | W1 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 235 | 91 | 4-1 | 1-0 | L1 |
 Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | 173 | 131 | 3-1 | 1-1 | L1 |
 Purdue | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | 219 | 226 | 2-3 | 1-1 | L1 |
 Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | 177 | 81 | 4-0 | 0-1 | W2 |
 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | 205 | 110 | 2-1 | 1-1 | L1 |
| Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 191 | 167 | 2-2 | 1-1 | W1 |
 Washington | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | 195 | 159 | 3-2 | 1-1 | W1 |
 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | 115 | 79 | 3-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
 Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | 150 | 161 | 1-3 | 0-1 | L1 |
| Penn State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 183 | 111 | 2-2 | 1-1 | L3 |
 Maryland | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 168 | 196 | 1-2 | 1-2 | L4 |
 Michigan State | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 128 | 154 | 2-2 | 0-2 | L4 |
Northwestern
10th in Big Ten
VS
Michigan State
17th in Big Ten
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#2
Ryan Boe
#60
Evan Boutorwick
Aidan Chiles
#95
Marko Dubak
#92
Nikola Dugandzic
#59
Jack Florentine
#13
Gavin Frakes
#11
Aidan Gray
#4
Nicco Marchiol
#9
Johnny O'Brien
#15
Sean Winton
Offensive Line
#61
David Anchondo
#75
Arkel Anugwom
#64
Anthony Birsa
#67
Jace Borcherding
#78
Trey Boyd
#70
Leighton Burbach
#65
Jackson Carsello
#77
Idrys Cotton
#52
Angelo De Sensi
#60
Hayden Flavin
#50
Owen Fors
#72
Jack Fuchs
#66
Owen Jakubczak
#73
Deuce McGuire
#79
Jacob Miller
#76
Michael O'Connell
#62
Ezomo Oratokhai
#71
Dennis Rahouski
#69
Patrick Schaller
#74
Grant Seagren
#68
Quinn Wicklow
Receivers & Backs
#10
Ricky Ahumaraeze
#22
Daniel Anderson
#80
Braden Blueitt
#3
Frank Covey IV
#84
Luke Dehnicke
#8
Hayden Eligon II
#14
Dube Enongene
#20
Chase Farrell
#87
Carson Grove
#6
Joseph Himon II
#86
Alex Honig
#48
Tyler Kielmeyer
#5
Caleb Komolafe
#43
Noah LaPorte
#18
Camp Magee
#82
Jaden McDuffie
#85
Tom McGlinchey
#36
Sean Morris II
#81
Chris Petrucci
#7
Mar'Kel Porter
#41
Robby Preckel
#11
Keaton Reinke
#12
Marcus Romain
#89
Cam Russell
#27
Gavin Sawchuk
#16
Brennan Saxe
#83
Blake Van Buren
#19
Drew Wagner
#17
Griffin Wilde
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#33
Braydon Brus
#44
Callen Campbell
#57
Nick Costa
#46
Lincoln Creager
#51
Miles Crutchley
#58
Ronald Derrick III
#15
Brendan Flakes
#54
Tyler Gant
#42
Nigel Glover
#92
Mason Green
#96
Jonah Hayes
#56
Tre Hoskins
#88
Migo Jackson
#24
Jamaal Johnson
#50
Qayvier Johnson
#49
Amare Jordan
#53
Tanner Jumpp
#47
Michael Kilbane
#5
Dominic Kirks
#94
Gage LaDere
#98
Landon Lauter
#52
Calvin Lorek
#39
Parker Maiers
#95
Mason Mayne
#2
Kobie McKinzie
#37
Max Mohring
#91
Caden O'Rourke
#99
Troy Regovich
#40
Jason Reynolds II
#55
Dylan Roberts
#34
Payton Roth
#45
Jack Sadowsky V
#32
Matthew Smith
#93
Glory Stephen-Wangboje
#97
Braxton Strong
#90
Jack Trautmann
#38
Josh Veldman
#63
Nick Zalewski
Defensive Backs
#7
Ore Adeyi
#22
Terrion Curry-Hicks
#12
Gabe Davis-Ray
#23
Nate Dawson
#3
Brenden Deasfernandes
#25
Marquet Dorsey Jr.
#6
Robert Fitzgerald
#13
Josh Fussell
Alijah Jones
#16
J.J. Lewis
#26
Jalen Lewis
#35
Sean Martin
#28
Timi Oke
#27
Jack Oyola
#4
Montae Pate
#23
Cole Shivers
#29
Jon Jon Stevens Jr.
#9
Braden Turner
#11
Seth Valeri
#17
Jaden Vaughn
#21
Damon Walters
#31
Tito Williams Jr.
Other
#94
Henry Helms
#90
Jackson Kleather
#98
Noah Sur
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#23
Peyton Babbitt
#10
Kayd Coffman
#9
Rhys Dakin
#50
Nick Duzansky
#2
Cam Fancher
#15
Leo Hannan
#11
Alessio Milivojevic
#53
Trey Serauskis
#49
Alex Weeks
Offensive Line
#65
Cole Bertke
#68
Eli Bickel
#61
Collin Campbell
#79
Tristan Comer
#77
Andrew Dennis
#63
Trent Fraley
#54
Antonio Johnson
#55
Rakeem Johnson
#58
Conner Moore
#75
Ben Murawski
#76
Drew Nichols
#52
Nick Sharpe
#70
Luka Vincic
#71
Robert Wright Jr.
#73
Rustin Young
#56
Jack Ziarko
Receivers & Backs
#48
Charlie Baker
#3
Rodney Bullard Jr.
#87
Joe Caudill
#81
Colin Charles
#25
Jace Clarizio
#17
Braylon Collier
#44
Jay Coyne
Cam Edwards
#18
Jameel Gardner Jr.
#5
Samson Gash
#20
Zion Gist
#12
Carson Gulker
#89
Nick Hardy
#27
Darrin Jones Jr.
#33
Jaxon McCaig
#13
Chrishon McCray
#86
Ethan Melville
#6
Fredrick Moore
#82
Brennan Parachek
#21
Marvis Parrish
#4
Jaziun Patterson
#88
Kai Rios
#31
Jayden Savoury
#8
KK Smith
#19
Charles Taplin
#7
Brandon Tullis
#16
Zach Washington
#84
Eddie Whiting
#14
Bryson Williams
#32
Kenneth Williams
#26
Cedric Williams Jr.
#22
Jack Yanachik
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#57
Hudson Aultman
#52
Mikeshun Beeler
#96
Eli Coenen
#18
Dion Crawford
#5
Jordan Hall
#25
Carlos Hazelwood
#39
Jack Lansing III
#10
DiMari Malone
#91
Jackson Pahl
#45
Brady Pretzlaff
#55
Ben Roberts
#16
Adam Shaw
#98
Derrick Simmons
#12
Cam Stodghill
#97
Cal Thrush
#44
Caleb Wheatland
#23
DeJae White
Defensive Backs
#3
Tre Bell
#4
Charles Brantley
#14
Andrew Brinson IV
NiJhay Burt
#35
Eliyjah Caldwell
#22
Tyran Chappell
#37
Darelle Cochran
#29
KJ Deriso
#31
Deuce Edwards
#24
Jeremiah Favorite
#15
Caleb Gash
#42
Luca Genrich
#17
Jonathan Granby
#30
Aveon Grose
#34
Khalil Majeed
#21
Nikai Martinez
#26
Trevaughn Martinez
#7
Michael Richard
#28
Brayden Thomas
#27
Truth Umenyiora
#2
Devin Vaught
#20
Keshawn Williams
#32
Evan Young
Other
#6
Leonard Ah You
#94
Aidan Boehle
#37
Liam Boyd
#51
Kekai Burnett
#85
Stephen Gonzales
#33
Cory House Jr.
#11
Anelu Lafaele
#8
Trey Lisle
#56
Chris Piwowarczyk
#13
Isaac Smith
#1
Kenny Soares Jr.
#9
Keahnist Thompson
#47
Jaxson Wilson
Northwestern
10th in Big Ten
VS
Michigan State
15th in Big Ten
Passing
70.2
Completion Percentage
66.5
80
Completions
111
0.00
Interception Percentage
2.40
0
Interceptions
4
71
Longest Pass
53
1,172
Net Passing Yards
1,125
234.4
Net Passing Yards Per Game
187.5
114
Passing Attempts
167
7.90
Passing Touchdown %
3.00
9
Passing Touchdowns
5
182.8
Passer Rating
127.9
9
Total Sacks
19
74
Sack Yards Lost
135
10.3
Yards Per Pass Attempt
6.7
1,172
Passing Yards
1,125
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
5
Team Games Played
6
437.4
Yards Per Game
311.7
35.4
Total Points Per Game
21.3
177
Total Points
128
22
Total Touchdowns
14
234.4
Passing Yards Per Game
187.5
80-114
Comp-Att
111-167
9-74
Sacks-Yards Lost
19-135
Rushing
195
Rushing Attempts
225
1,015
Rushing Yards
745
5.2
Yards Per Rush Attempt
3.3
80
Long Rushing
40
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
12
Rushing Touchdowns
9
203.0
Rushing Yards Per Game
124.2
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
50
Rushing 1st downs
48
5
Team Games Played
6
2,187
Total Yards
1,870
318
Total Offensive Plays
411
35.4
Total Points Per Game
21.3
177
Total Points
128
22
Total Touchdowns
14
Receiving
80
Receptions
111
0
Receiving Targets
0
1,172
Receiving Yards
1,125
1,172
Receiving Yards
1,125
9
Receiving Touchdowns
5
71
Long Reception
53
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
234.4
Receiving Yards Per Game
187.5
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
477
Receiving Yards After Catch
464
52
Receiving First Downs
63
5
Team Games Played
6
14.7
Yards Per Reception
10.1
35.4
Total Points Per Game
21.3
177
Total Points
128
22
Total Touchdowns
14
Miscellaneous
112
Total 1st downs
121
50
Rushing 1st downs
48
52
Passing 1st downs
63
10
1st downs by penalty
10
23
Third Down Conversions
34
57
Third Down Attempts
80
40.35
3rd down %
42.50
4
Fourth Down Conversions
8
5
First Downs Attempts
14
80.00
4th down %
57.14
41
Total Penalties
25
309
Total Penalty Yards
239
8915
Possession Time Seconds
11057
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
2
Total Takeaways
8
2
Total Giveaways
7
0
Turnover Ratio
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
23-57
3rd down efficiency
34-80
4-5
4th down efficiency
8-14
41-309
Total-Yards
25-239
Defense
186
Solo Tackles
178
168
Assist Tackles
174
354
Total Tackles
352
8
Sacks
7
67
Sack Yards
42
38
Stuffs
44
28
Passes Defended
19
6.8
Average Interception Yards
18.5
22
Long Interception
37
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
19
Tackles For Loss
14
5
Team Games Played
6
Defensive Interceptions
6
Interceptions
2
41
Interception Yards
37
1
Interception Touchdowns
0
6-41
INT: Total
2-37
General
7
Fumbles
8
1
Forced Fumbles
5
2
Fumbles Recovered
4
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
5
Games Played
6
7-0
Fumbles-Lost
8-0
Returning
7
Kick Returns
15
146
Kick Return Yards
313
20.9
Yards Per Kick Return
20.9
37
Long Kick Return
47
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
5
Punt Returns
8
35
Punt Return Yards
84
7.0
Yards Per Punt Return
10.5
26
Long Punt Return
31
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
5
Team Games Played
6
5-35
Punt: Total
8-84
Kicking
8
Field Goal Made
10
9
Field Goal Attempts
12
88.9
Field Goal Percentage
83.3
52
Long Field Goal Made
51
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
1
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
0
4
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
4
1
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
5
3
Field Goal Attempts 50+
3
21
Extra Points Made
12
21
Extra Point Attempts
12
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
1
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
4
Field Goals Made 30-39
4
1
Field Goals Made 40-49
5
2
Field Goals Made 50+
1
45
Total Kicking Points
42
5
Team Games Played
6
46
Touchback Percentage
75
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
8-9
FG: Good-Attempts
10-12
Punting
16
Punts
16
599
Punt Yards
788
72
Long Punt
74
37.4
Gross Average Punt Yards
49.3
37.4
Net Average Punt Yards
49.3
0
Punts Blocked
0
5
Punts Inside 20
6
1
Touchbacks
4
7
Fair Catches
5
1
Punt Returns
2
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
5
Team Games Played
6
16-599
Punt: Total Yards
16-788
Scoring
12
Rushing Touchdowns
9
9
Receiving Touchdowns
5
0
Return Touchdowns
0
21
Total Touchdowns
14
8
Field Goals
10
21
Kick Extra Points
12
0
Total Two Point Conversions
1
177
Total Points
128
35.4
Total Points Per Game
21.3