Northwestern at Michigan St: Matchup Stats

Saturday Oct 17, 2026 1:00 pm - East Lansing, MI
Odds: N/A, Total Points: N/A

Matchup Menu: NW @ MSU

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Northwestern vs Michigan St Overall (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) MSU
Points/Game 21.8 (#99) 30.5 (#97) Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game 331.1 (#104) 382.6 (#69) Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play 0.338 (#90) 0.467 (#113) Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play 5.1 (#91) 5.9 (#98) Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion % 42.14% (#38) 41.61% (#84) Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion % 57.14% (#46) 40.00% (#14) Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring % 88.37% (#38) 86.05% (#90) Opp RZ Scoring %

Michigan St vs Northwestern Overall (Last Season)

MSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
Points/Game 23.1 (#93) 20.9 (#27) Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game 336.5 (#101) 342.3 (#36) Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play 0.342 (#88) 0.344 (#50) Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play 5.0 (#104) 5.6 (#77) Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion % 33.11% (#114) 44.29% (#113) Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion % 44.00% (#112) 44.44% (#28) Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring % 89.19% (#33) 84.21% (#67) Opp RZ Scoring %

Northwestern vs Michigan St Rushing (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) MSU
Rush Play % 53.03% (#53) 50.91% (#52) Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush 4.4 (#53) 4.6 (#89) Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game 34.3 (#78) 33.2 (#31) Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game 150.1 (#66) 152.3 (#68) Opp Rush Yards/Game

Michigan St vs Northwestern Rushing (Last Season)

MSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
Rush Play % 48.05% (#100) 53.36% (#77) Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush 3.6 (#104) 4.4 (#72) Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game 32.5 (#102) 32.4 (#23) Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game 118.2 (#107) 141.8 (#49) Opp Rush Yards/Game

Northwestern vs Michigan St Passing (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) MSU
Pass Play % 46.97% (#84) 49.09% (#85) Opp Pass Play %
Completion % 58.17% (#102) 65.66% (#109) Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass 6.2 (#115) 7.6 (#97) Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game 29.1 (#94) 30.2 (#59) Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game 181.0 (#111) 230.4 (#80) Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown % 3.72% (#119) 1.20% (#122) Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked % 4.12% (#22) 5.68% (#78) Sack %

Michigan St vs Northwestern Passing (Last Season)

MSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
Pass Play % 51.95% (#37) 46.64% (#60) Opp Pass Play %
Completion % 62.46% (#56) 66.14% (#114) Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass 6.9 (#79) 7.5 (#88) Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game 31.7 (#58) 26.6 (#11) Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game 218.4 (#76) 200.5 (#33) Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown % 1.43% (#7) 2.51% (#68) Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked % 9.59% (#127) 6.18% (#63) Sack %

Northwestern vs Michigan St Kicking (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) MSU
FG Conversion % 90.91% (#9) 71.43% (#36) Opp FG Conv %

Michigan St vs Northwestern Kicking (Last Season)

MSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
FG Conversion % 66.67% (#109) 61.11% (#6) Opp FG Conv %

Northwestern vs Michigan St Turnovers (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) MSU
TO Margin/Game -0.3 (#87) +0.3 (#92) Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game 1.7 (#111) 0.7 (#123) Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game 1.4 (#46) 1.0 (#22) Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown % 3.72% (#119) 1.20% (#122) Opp Int Thrown %

Michigan St vs Northwestern Turnovers (Last Season)

MSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
TO Margin/Game -0.3 (#92) +0.3 (#87) Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game 1.0 (#22) 1.4 (#46) Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game 0.7 (#123) 1.7 (#111) Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown % 1.43% (#7) 2.51% (#68) Opp Int Thrown %

Northwestern vs Michigan St Penalties (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) MSU
Penalties/Play 0.03 (#14) 0.04 (#78) Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game 4.1 (#9) 5.5 (#91) Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game 32.2 (#8) 44.1 (#106) Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen 7.9 (#11) 8.0 (#123) Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Michigan St vs Northwestern Penalties (Last Season)

MSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
Penalties/Play 0.04 (#66) 0.04 (#104) Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game 5.6 (#49) 4.8 (#118) Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game 48.5 (#47) 47.1 (#94) Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen 8.6 (#56) 9.9 (#8) Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Northwestern vs Michigan St Other (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) MSU
TOP % (excl OT) 53.35% (#22) 49.72% (#58) Opp TOP % (excl OT)

Michigan St vs Northwestern Other (Last Season)

MSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
TOP % (excl OT) 50.28% (#58) 46.65% (#22) Opp TOP % (excl OT)