September 3, 2021 · 9:00 PM ET · 2021 · Regular season · Ryan Field · 34,248 attendance
01/Box score
60 players
Regular season
Regular season
MICHIGAN STATE
Passing · 1 players
| Player | CMP-ATT | YD | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Thorne | 15-25 | 185 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing · 5 players
| Player | CAR | YD | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Joiner | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Jayden Reed | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Simmons | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 23 | 264 | 11.5 | 4 |
| Payton Thorne | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 |
Receiving · 5 players
| Player | REC | YD | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Heyward | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Jayden Reed | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 |
| Jordan Simmons | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 |
| Tre Mosley | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 |
Defence · 20 players
| Player | TKL | SOLO | SACK | TFL | PD | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Grose | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Haladay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Kline | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Snow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Beesley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Itayvion Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Slade | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Hunt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Pietrowski | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalon Gervin | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle King | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maverick Hansen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Dowell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quavaris Crouch | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Williams Jr. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Barrow Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Henderson | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking and punting · 2 players
| Player | FG | XP | PTS | PUNTS | PUNT YD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Baringer | — | — | — | 4 | 189 |
| Matt Coghlin | 1-2 | 5-5 | 8 | — | — |
Returns · 1 players
| Player | KR | KR YD | PR | PR YD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Nailor | 1 | 12 | — | — |
NORTHWESTERN
Passing · 1 players
| Player | CMP-ATT | YD | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Johnson | 30-43 | 283 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing · 7 players
| Player | CAR | YD | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Clair | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Anthony Tyus III | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Evan Hull | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 0 |
| Hunter Johnson | 11 | -14 | -1.3 | 0 |
| Malik Washington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Cisco | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Stephon Robinson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
Receiving · 10 players
| Player | REC | YD | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Clair | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Anthony Tyus III | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Bryce Kirtz | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 |
| Charlie Mangieri | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
| Evan Hull | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Jacob Gill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Malik Washington | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 |
| Raymond Niro III | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Stephon Robinson | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 |
| Trey Pugh | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 2 |
Defence · 14 players
| Player | TKL | SOLO | SACK | TFL | PD | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Hampton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Joseph | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Gallagher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Jackson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Bergin | 10 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coco Azema | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Meiser | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalid Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McIntyre | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Heard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Miller | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Kent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking and punting · 2 players
| Player | FG | XP | PTS | PUNTS | PUNT YD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Kuhbander | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | — | — |
| Derek Adams | — | — | — | 5 | 195 |
Returns · 2 players
| Player | KR | KR YD | PR | PR YD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Kirtz | — | — | 1 | 13 |
| Coco Azema | 3 | 62 | — | — |
A box score here is one row per player who recorded a line, split into the phases he appeared in, so a table is missing rather than empty where a club had no line of that kind. Interceptions under passing are thrown and interceptions under defence are caught: they are two different columns in the source and are never added together. Sacks and tackles for loss are half-integers and keep their halves. Season type comes from the fixture where the source recorded one and from the box score where it did not. Kickoff is Eastern, and a fixture stored at exactly midnight carries no time rather than a midnight kickoff.