FINAL SCORE
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers game details
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 3:30 PM ET
Camp Randall Stadium · Attendance 80,538
Put the final score in perspective.
Michigan State finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 29 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Michigan State 3, Wisconsin 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Wisconsin outscored its opponent in 1 and Michigan State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Michigan State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
 Wisconsin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 17 | 10 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 9-17 | 6-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 277 | 190 |
| Passing | 216 | 171 |
| Comp/Att | 24/39 | 14/22 |
| Yards per pass | 5.5 | 7.8 |
| Rushing | 61 | 19 |
| Rushing Attempts | 28 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Penalties | 4-25 | 2-15 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:01 | 29:40 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Michigan State Spartans
passing
| Andrew Maxwell | 24/39 | 216 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 |
rushing
| Le'Veon Bell | 21 | 77 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Nick Hill | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Maxwell | 4 | -10 | -2.5 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| Keith Mumphery | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 23 |
| Tony Lippett | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Bennie Fowler | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 |
| Lawrence Thomas | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Dion Sims | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 |
kickReturns
| Nick Hill | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Marcus Rush | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Johnny Adams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denicos Allen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Sims Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Dan Conroy | 1/1 | 100.0 | 34 | 1/1 | 4 |
punting
| Mike Sadler | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Wisconsin Badgers
passing
| Joel Stave | 9/11 | 127 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 | 95.9 |
| Danny O'Brien | 5/11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 |
rushing
| Montee Ball | 22 | 46 | 2.1 | 0 | 13 |
| James White | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Joel Stave | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny O'Brien | 3 | -32 | -10.7 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jacob Pedersen | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | 31 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Jordan Fredrick | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Kenzel Doe | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Brian Wozniak | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chase Hammond | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
kickReturns
| Melvin Gordon III | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Kyle Zuleger | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jared Abbrederis | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
kicking
| Kyle French | 2/2 | 100.0 | 43 | 1/1 | 7 |
punting
| Drew Meyer | 7 | 289 | 41.3 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 13:44 | WISCONSIN pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 2 | 13:44 | WISCONSIN Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 9:13 | MICHIGAN ST 34 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 7 |
| 4 | 6:06 | WISCONSIN 39 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 10 |
| 4 | 1:08 | MICHIGAN ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 9 – 10 |
| 4 | 1:08 | MICHIGAN ST Extra point GOOD. | 10 – 10 |
| 5 | 15:00 | WISCONSIN 43 yard field goal GOOD. | 10 – 13 |
| 5 | 15:00 | MICHIGAN ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 16 – 13 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:14 AM UTCData methodology