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NORTHWESTERN
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JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL STADIUM QUICK FACTS

 
Jacksonville, Fl
Capacity: 76,877
Year Built: 1995
Operated: 1946-present
Payout: $2.5M
BOWL GAME RESULTS
2011 Florida 24 Ohio State 17
2010 Mississippi St 52 Michigan 14
Offensive MVP: QB Chris Relf
2009 Florida St 33 West Virginia 21
Offensive MVPs: QB EJ Manuel, Florida St &
RB Noel Devine, West Virginia
2008 Nebraska 26 Clemson 21
2007 Texas Tech 31 Virginia 28
2006 West Virginia 38 Georgia Tech 35
Offensive MVP: QB Pat White, W Virginia
WR Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
2005 Virginia Tech 35 Louisville 24
Offensive MVP: RB Cedric Humes, Virginia Tech
QB Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
2004 Florida St 30 W Virginia 18
Offensive MVP: RB Leon Washington, Florida St
RB Kay Jay Harris, West Virginia
2003 Maryland 41 W Virginia 7
Offensive MVP: QB Scott McBrian, Maryland
Defensive MVP: DB Brian King, West Virginia
 2002 N Carolina St 28 Notre Dame 6
Offensive MVP: QB Philip Rivers, NC State
Defensive MVP: NG Cedric Hillard, Notre Dame
2001 Florida St 30 Virginia Tech 17
Offensive MVP: WR Javon Walker, Florida St
WR Andre Davis, Virginia Tech
2000 Virginia Tech 41 Clemson 20
Offensive MVP: QB Michael Vick, Virginia Tech
Defensive MVP: WR Rod Gardner, Clemson
1999 Miami, Fl 28 Georgia Tech 13
Offensive MVP: QB Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech
Defensive MVP: LB Nate Webster, Miami, Fl
1998 Georgia Tech 35 Notre Dame 28
MVP: QB Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech
WR Dez White, Georgia Tech
RB Autry Denson, Notre Dame
1997 N Carolina 42 Virginia Tech 3
MVP: QB Chris Keldorf, N Carolina
QB Nick Sorenson, Virginia Tech
MISSISSIPPI STATE Game By Game Stats
NORTHWESTERN Game By Game Stats
PAST MEETINGS
Date Site Winner Score   Date Site Winner Score
None                
RECAP OF 2012
MISSISSIPPI STATE
    MSU OPP
TIME
HT
FINAL
BOX
9/1 Jackson St
-
-
7:00
ESPN3
35-6
252-143
56-9
9/8   Auburn
-
-
12:00
ESPN
7-3
157-77
28-10
9/15 at Troy
-
-
7:00
ESPN2
23-7
225-322
30-24
9/22 South Alabama
#23
-
20-0
214-104
30-10
9/29  
10/6 at Kentucky
#20
-
7:00
20-7
278-90
27-14
10/13   Tennessee
#19
-
9:00
27-14
293-97
41-31
10/20 Middle Tenn
#15
-
7:00
10-3
211-159
45-3
10/27 at Alabama
#13
#1
8:30
0-24
97-245
7-38
11/3 Texas A&M
#17
#16
8:00
10-24
87-386
13-38
11/10 at LSU
#22
#9
3:30
CBS
10-20
147-236
17-37
11/17   Arkansas
-
-
12:20
17-14
216-213
45-14
11/24 at Mississippi
#25
-
7:00
17-17
218-306
24-41
1/1 † Gator
-
#21
12:00
      
 
 
NORTHWESTERN
NORTHWESTERN 2012
NU
OPP
TIME
HT
FINAL
BOX
9/1
at
-
-
12:00
ESPN2
21-13
173-218
42-41
9/8
-
-
8:00
BTN
3-10
85-227
23-13
9/15
-
-
3:30
BTN
12-10
290-141
22-13
9/22
-
-
28-0
226-138
38-7
9/29
-
-
12:00
20-0
316-145
44-29
10/6
at
#24
-
12:00
ESPN2
14-10
123-186
28-39
10/13
at
-
-
12:00
21-10
198-211
21-13
10/20
-
-
3:30
14-10
107-226
28-29
10/27
-
-
12:00
ESPN2
14-3
167-222
28-17
11/3
11/10
at
-
-
12:00
14-14
188-183
31-38
OT
11/17
at
-
-
12:00
24-0
306-60
23-20
11/24
-
-
12:00
BTN
27-14
208-205
50-14
1/1 † Gator            
HT= HALFTIME (SCORE & YDS)