Brett Swenson gets the Big Ten POW nod for his four field goals... although Keshawn Martin and his 250-all purpose yard performance, including his kick returns, should have garnered some recognition. Without the two of them and a blocked field goal, the Big Green may have lost by 20 points to Purdue.

Still, a pair of 52-yard FGs on the road, and a 4-for-4 performance was sweet. FYI, Swenson is hitting a blistering 90% (18-of-20) field goals this year. Ouch! Can you say "Lou Groza"?

So where does MSU rank statistically, nationally? Our best stat is, no surprise #7 in the country in kick returns. But, our rush defense at #24 and pass offense at #21 ain't half bad. Greg Jones is third in the nation in tackles at 11.45. Keshawn Martin is fifth in kick returns at 31.7. Kirk Cousins is #13 in pass efficiency at 149.7

Category	Nat'l Rank	Actual	Nat'l Leader	Actual	Big Ten Rank	Big Ten Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	67	139.73	Nevada	353.10	6	Wisconsin	208.00
Passing Offense	21	274.09	Houston	428.20	1	Michigan St.	274.09
Total Offense	34	413.82	Houston	562.60	1	Michigan St.	413.82
Scoring Offense	30	31.00	Boise St.	43.60	3	Michigan	31.27
Rushing Defense	24	105.91	Texas	50.40	4	Ohio St.	83.73
Pass Efficiency Defense	79	132.98	Florida	87.18	8	Iowa	96.02
Total Defense	50	350.91	Texas	232.30	6	Ohio St.	258.27
Scoring Defense	56	23.55	Florida	10.50	6	Penn St.	11.64
Net Punting	48	36.50	Georgia	43.73	5	Michigan	41.27
Punt Returns	60	9.10	Central Mich.	18.47	4	Minnesota	15.67
Kickoff Returns	7	26.81	Stanford	30.78	1	Michigan St.	26.81
Turnover Margin	88	-.36	Rutgers	2.33	9	Ohio St.	1.09
Pass Defense	94	245.00	Air Force	127.91	10	Iowa	165.73
Passing Efficiency	18	147.61	Cincinnati	170.01	1	Michigan St.	147.61
Sacks	19	2.73	Pittsburgh	4.10	2	Penn St.	3.09
Tackles For Loss	72	5.45	Cincinnati	8.80	10	Penn St.	8.27
Sacks Allowed	T-18	1.09	Boise St.	.50	1	Michigan St.	1.09