Northwestern Wildcats vs Minnesota Golden Gophers · College Football
Northwestern Wildcats
6-5
38 – 35
Final
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Minnesota Golden Gophers
6-5
Wrigley Field · Chicago · USA
The Northwestern Wildcats beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers 38-35 in a close one at Wrigley Field in front of 15,323. At the half the Golden Gophers were up 21-13. Preston Stone completed his day with 305 yards passing and 2 scores. Caleb Komolafe gained 129 yards on the ground. It leaves the Golden Gophers at 6-5 and the Wildcats at 6-5.
Overview
- Starts
- Event
- College Football USA
- Week
- 13
- Ground
- Wrigley Field · Chicago · USA
- Crowd
- 15,323
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USBTNTV · National
Period by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| Golden Gophers | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Player stats
How the points came
FGField goalNU
0:5338 - 35
8:2035 - 35
TDTouchdownMINN
TDTouchdownNU
10:2035 - 28
TDTouchdownNU
0:2828 - 28
TDTouchdownNU
7:0121 - 28
12:4313 - 28
TDTouchdownMINN
0:1213 - 21
TDTouchdownMINN
3:0913 - 14
TDTouchdownMINN
FGField goalNU
7:3813 - 7
13:3510 - 7
TDTouchdownMINN
FGField goalNU
0:5110 - 0
TDTouchdownNU
12:057 - 0
Side by side
251st Downs15
8-143rd down efficiency2-8
2-24th down efficiency1-1
525Total Yards323
305Passing264
25/31Comp/Att20/31
9.8Yards per pass8.5
220Rushing59
39Rushing Attempts17
5.6Yards per rush3.5
10-76Penalties5-31
1Turnovers0
1Fumbles lost0
0Interceptions thrown0
40:48Possession19:12
Northwestern Wildcats leaders
Passing YardsPreston Stone25/30, 305 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing YardsCaleb Komolafe22 CAR, 129 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving YardsHayden Eligon II7 REC, 127 YDS
SacksMichael Kilbane1
TacklesBraden Turner8
Minnesota Golden Gophers leaders
Passing YardsDrake Lindsey20/30, 264 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing YardsDarius Taylor10 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving YardsJavon Tracy4 REC, 87 YDS, 3 TD
SacksAnthony Smith1
TacklesKoi Perich10
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Stone | 25/30 | 305 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 | 93.1 |
| Ryan Boe | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 |
| Team | 25/31 | 305 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | -- |
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Komolafe | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 1 | 46 |
| Joseph Himon II | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 | 20 |
| Ryan Boe | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Preston Stone | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Lawson Albright | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 39 | 220 | 5.6 | 2 | 46 |
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Eligon II | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 0 | 38 |
| Griffin Wilde | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 1 | 17 |
| Ricky Ahumaraeze | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 30 |
| Hunter Welcing | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Caleb Komolafe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joseph Himon II | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 305 | 12.2 | 2 | 38 |
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Farrell | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Komolafe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Turner | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Fussell | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Fitzgerald | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mac Uihlein | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braydon Brus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garner Wallace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kilbane | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Akers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najee Story | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Welcing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anto Saka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Glover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Roth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Jon Stevens Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robby Preckel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ore Adeyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmine Bastone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 50 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Himon II | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Robby Preckel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Olsen | 3/3 | 100.0 | 35 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 35 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Akers | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Team | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Lindsey | 20/30 | 264 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 | 88.2 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Team | 20/31 | 264 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | -- |
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Taylor | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | 27 |
| Fame Ijeboi | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Le'Meke Brockington | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Lindsey | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 1 | 27 |
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javon Tracy | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 3 | 30 |
| Malachi Coleman | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 0 | 52 |
| Le'Meke Brockington | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 15 |
| Darius Taylor | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Jalen Smith | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Drew Biber | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Jameson Geers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 20 | 264 | 13.2 | 4 | 52 |
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Soukup | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koi Perich | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maverick Baranowski | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Brown | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Kingsbury | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aidan Gousby | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai'Onte' McMillan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Green | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deven Eastern | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Za'Quan Bryan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Karmo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derik LeCaptain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Howard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Carrier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Becker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gerald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Harden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 76 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koi Perich | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 93 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 93 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koi Perich | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Denaburg | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| Team | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Weston | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Team | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Standings
| # | Team | W-L | CONF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UCLA | 7-0 | 5-0 |
| 2 |  Ohio State | 6-1 | 4-0 |
| 3 |  Indiana | 7-1 | 4-1 |
| 4 |  Northwestern | 6-1 | 3-1 |
| 5 |  Minnesota | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| 6 |  Wisconsin | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| 7 |  USC | 6-2 | 3-2 |
| 8 |  Purdue | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| 9 |  Illinois | 4-3 | 2-2 |
| 10 |  Oregon | 4-3 | 2-2 |
| 11 |  Iowa | 5-2 | 2-2 |
| 12 |  Nebraska | 5-2 | 2-2 |
| 13 |  Michigan | 4-3 | 1-3 |
| 14 |  Washington | 4-3 | 1-3 |
| 15 |  Rutgers | 2-5 | 1-3 |
| 16 |  Penn State | 3-4 | 0-4 |
| 17 |  Maryland | 2-5 | 0-4 |
| 18 |  Michigan State | 2-6 | 0-5 |
