Rutgers vs Northwestern
Recap
Northwestern absolutely dominated this Big Ten clash at Ryan Field, crushing Rutgers 42-14 in Evanston. The Wildcats controlled the game from start to finish, building an insurmountable lead while their defense stifled the Scarlet Knights at every turn. Rutgers had no answers for Northwestern's relentless attack, managing just two touchdowns in a game that was never really competitive. The Wildcats put together a complete performance on both sides of the ball, turning Ryan Field into a fortress and sending their fans home thrilled with the convincing 28-point conference victory.
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Final Stats
- 100 Pass Yards 219
- 244 Rush Yards 283
- 344 Total Yards 502
- 18 First Downs 26
- 37.5% 3rd Down Conv. 69.2%
- 3 Turnovers 1
- 35 Penalty Yards 50
- 26:45 Time of Possession 33:15
Play Breakdown
- Run plays 40 of 66 snaps 61%
- Pass plays 26 of 66 snaps 39%
Drive Chart
Play by play
Rush
Team rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the NW36.
Rush
Sean Morris II rush to the right for 11 yards to the NW38. Tackled by DK Gilley.
Fumble
Marcus Romain rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NW27. FUMBLE, recovered by NW (Nicco Marchiol).
Fumble
Gavin Sawchuk rush to the left for 1 yard to the NW25. Tackled by Devonte Anderson. FUMBLE, recovered by NW (Trey Boyd).
PRIOR DRIVES
Rut · 4th Quarter TO
Interception
Sean Ashenfelder pass intended for Ben Black III INTERCEPTED by Jalen Lewis defensed by Tito Williams Jr. and returned for 5 yards. Tackled by Ben Black III.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the left for a loss of 5 yards to the NW34. Tackled by Dylan Roberts.
Rush
Sean Ashenfelder rush to the left for 6 yards to the NW29. Tackled by Miles Crutchley.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the left for 19 yards to the NW35. Tackled by Tito Williams Jr..
Pass
Sean Ashenfelder pass to the left to KJ Duff for 21 yards to the Rut46. Tackled by Alijah Jones.
Kickoff
Henry Helms kicks off to the Rut5. No return.
NW · 4th Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Jackson Kleather extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the right for 37 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Gavin Sawchuk rush to the right for 2 yards to the Rut37. Tackled by Moses Walker and DK Gilley.
Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Rut39. Tackled by Moses Walker and Abram Wright.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the left for 6 yards to the Rut41. Tackled by Sage Clawges.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Rut47. Tackled by Sekou Kromah and Sage Clawges.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NW50. Tackled by Rondo Porter and DK Gilley.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Drew Wagner for 14 yards to the NW48. Tackled by Devonte Anderson.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Wildcats (Patrick Schaller) -5 yards.
Rut · 4th Quarter Downs
Incomplete Pass
Sean Ashenfelder incomplete pass to the right intended for KJ Duff.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the left for 1 yard to the NW39. Tackled by Michael Kilbane and Braydon Brus.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 5 yards to the NW40. Tackled by Jon Jon Stevens Jr..
Incomplete Pass
Sean Ashenfelder incomplete pass to the right intended for KJ Duff defensed by Jon Jon Stevens Jr..
Pass
Sean Ashenfelder pass to the right to Ben Black III for 15 yards to the NW45.
Incomplete Pass
Sean Ashenfelder incomplete pass to the left intended for Jourdin Houston defensed by Braden Turner.
Incomplete Pass
Sean Ashenfelder incomplete pass to the middle intended for Logan Blake.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the left for 5 yards to the Rut40. Tackled by Braydon Brus.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Wildcats (Jon Jon Stevens Jr.) 15 yards.
Kickoff
Noah Sur kicks off to the Rut2. Ben Black III return for 18 yards to Rut20. Tackled by Matthew Smith and Payton Roth.
NW · 3rd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Jackson Kleather extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the right to Drew Wagner for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Rut4. Tackled by J'Dan Burnett.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the middle for 0 yards to the Rut7. Tackled by Jesse Ofurie and Moses Walker.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Griffin Wilde for 9 yards to the Rut7. Tackled by Chris Joines.
Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the right for 13 yards to the Rut16. Tackled by Jesse Ofurie.
Incomplete Pass
Aidan Chiles incomplete pass to the left intended for Alex Honig.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Alex Honig for 11 yards to the Rut29. Tackled by Devonte Anderson.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Scarlet Knights (JJ Conyers) 15 yards.
Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the middle for 4 yards to the NW45. Tackled by Malachi Davis and Tariq Hayer.
Rush
Joseph Himon II rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NW41. Tackled by Abram Wright and Tariq Hayer.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Drew Wagner for 7 yards to the NW39. Tackled by JJ Conyers.
Kickoff
Jack Scullion kicks off to the NW1. Joseph Himon II return for 31 yards to NW32. Tackled by DK Gilley.
Rut · 3rd Quarter TD
Two Point Conversion
Sean Ashenfelder 2 pt rush attempt. Successful.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the left for 46 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NW46. Tackled by Migo Jackson.
NW · 3rd Quarter TO
Interception
Aidan Chiles pass intended for Griffin Wilde INTERCEPTED by DK Gilley and returned for 7 yards. Tackled by Jackson Carsello.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Drew Wagner for 0 yards to the NW46. Tackled by Sean Allison.
Incomplete Pass
Aidan Chiles incomplete pass to the right intended for Griffin Wilde defensed by JJ Conyers.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the left for 4 yards to the NW46. Tackled by Tariq Hayer and Zaire Angoy.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Hayden Eligon II for 8 yards to the NW42. Tackled by JJ Conyers.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the right for 18 yards to the NW34. Tackled by Devonte Anderson.
Rut · 3rd Quarter Downs
Sack
Sean Ashenfelder sacked at NW16 for a loss of 9 yards by Kobie McKinzie.
Incomplete Pass
Sean Ashenfelder incomplete pass to the left intended for Dyzier Carter.
Incomplete Pass
Sean Ashenfelder incomplete pass to the middle intended for KJ Duff.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the left for 1 yard to the NW7. Tackled by Montae Pate.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the left for 31 yards to the NW8. Tackled by Damon Walters.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the right for 43 yards to the NW39.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the middle for 7 yards to the Rut18. Tackled by Kobie McKinzie.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Rut11. Tackled by Kobie McKinzie and Montae Pate.
NW · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Nikola Dugandzic punts for 39 yards to Rut9. No return.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the middle for a loss of 4 yards to the Rut48. Tackled by Rondo Porter.
Rush
Gavin Sawchuk rush to the middle for 4 yards to the Rut44. Tackled by Sage Clawges and Moses Walker.
Rush
Gavin Sawchuk rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Rut48. Tackled by Sekou Kromah.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the middle to Griffin Wilde for 10 yards to the NW49. Tackled by JJ Conyers.
Rush
Joseph Himon II rush to the right for 0 yards to the NW39. Tackled by Moses Walker and Chris Joines.
Rush
Joseph Himon II rush to the middle for 6 yards to the NW39. Tackled by Rondo Porter.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the right to Griffin Wilde for 11 yards to the NW33. Tackled by Jesse Ofurie.
Rut · 3rd Quarter TO
Interception
AJ Surace pass intended for Vernon Allen III INTERCEPTED by Montae Pate and returned for 3 yards. Tackled by Elias Coke.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the right for 4 yards to the NW33. Tackled by Kobie McKinzie.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the left intended for KJ Duff.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the left for 1 yard to the NW37. Tackled by Dylan Roberts.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the middle for 4 yards to the NW38. Tackled by Migo Jackson and Jamaal Johnson.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 3 yards to the NW42. Tackled by Braydon Brus.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the right for 5 yards to the NW45. Tackled by Migo Jackson.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the right to Antwan Raymond for 21 yards to the Rut50. Tackled by Jon Jon Stevens Jr..
Kickoff
Noah Sur kicks off to the Rut0. Ben Black III return for 29 yards to Rut29. Tackled by Alijah Jones.
Rut · 2nd Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Dane Pizzaro 35 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Defensive Time Out
Wildcats timeout.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the right for 11 yards to the NW17. Tackled by Damon Walters and Montae Pate.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the right intended for Elias Coke defensed by Montae Pate.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the left intended for Jourdin Houston.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the middle for 6 yards to the NW28. Tackled by Braden Turner.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the left intended for Jourdin Houston.
Rush
AJ Surace rush to the left for 6 yards to the NW34. Tackled by Braydon Brus.
Offense Time Out
Scarlet Knights timeout.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the middle for 3 yards to the NW40. Tackled by Dominic Kirks.
Penalty
Penalty: Roughing Passer on Wildcats (Matthew Smith) 15 yards.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the right to Jourdin Houston for 6 yards to the Rut42. Tackled by Montae Pate and Braydon Brus.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the right for 16 yards to the Rut36. Tackled by Damon Walters.
Defensive Time Out
Wildcats timeout.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the left for 1 yard to the Rut20. Tackled by Michael Kilbane.
Sack
AJ Surace sacked at Rut19 for a loss of 6 yards by Matthew Smith.
Kickoff
Noah Sur kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
NW · 2nd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Jackson Kleather extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the middle for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Defensive Time Out
Scarlet Knights timeout.
Rush
Joseph Himon II rush to the left for 2 yards to the Rut33. Tackled by Malachi Davis and Sekou Kromah.
Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Rut35. Tackled by Malachi Davis.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Wildcats (Jackson Carsello) -5 yards.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the right to Drew Wagner for 17 yards to the Rut29. Tackled by Sean Allison.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Alex Honig for 15 yards to the Rut46. Tackled by Bradlee Jones.
Rut · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jakob Anderson punts for 31 yards to NW39. No return.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the middle intended for Dyzier Carter.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the left to Clay Thevenin for 10 yards to the Rut30. Tackled by Michael Kilbane and Damon Walters.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Scarlet Knights (KJ Duff) -10 yards.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 5 yards to the Rut30. Tackled by Michael Kilbane and Braydon Brus.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 13 yards to the Rut25. Tackled by Braden Turner and Damon Walters.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the left for 6 yards to the Rut12. Tackled by Jon Jon Stevens Jr..
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the left intended for KJ Duff defensed by Jon Jon Stevens Jr..
NW · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Nikola Dugandzic punts for 30 yards to Rut6. No return.
Offense Time Out
Wildcats timeout.
Sack
Aidan Chiles sacked at Rut36 for a loss of 9 yards by Rondo Porter.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Joseph Himon II for 2 yards to the Rut27. Tackled by Sean Allison and Devonte Anderson.
Incomplete Pass
Aidan Chiles incomplete pass to the left intended for Alex Honig.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Griffin Wilde for 32 yards to the Rut29. Tackled by Devonte Anderson.
Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the left for 12 yards to the NW39. Tackled by Malachi Davis and Tariq Hayer.
Rut · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jakob Anderson punts for 42 yards to NW27. No return.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the left intended for Ben Black III.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the right to KJ Duff for 3 yards to the Rut31. Tackled by Braden Turner.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Scarlet Knights (Dyzier Carter) -5 yards.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the middle for 4 yards to the Rut33. Tackled by Braydon Brus.
NW · 2nd Quarter FG Miss
Missed Field Goal
47 yard field goal attempt by Jackson Kleather is NO GOOD.
Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the right for 9 yards to the Rut29. Tackled by Kevyn Humes and Abram Wright.
Rush
Joseph Himon II rush to the middle for a loss of 3 yards to the Rut38. Tackled by Rondo Porter.
Incomplete Pass
Aidan Chiles incomplete pass to the middle intended for Alex Honig.
Rush
Joseph Himon II rush to the left for 10 yards to the Rut35. Tackled by Tariq Hayer.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Griffin Wilde for 26 yards to the Rut45. Tackled by JJ Conyers.
Rut · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Jakob Anderson punts for 52 yards to NW29. No return.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the left intended for KJ Duff.
Sack
AJ Surace sacked at Rut19 for a loss of 7 yards by Braydon Brus.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the right for 1 yard to the Rut26. Tackled by Kobie McKinzie.
Kickoff
Noah Sur kicks off to the Rut3. No return.
NW · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Jackson Kleather extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Alex Honig for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the left for a loss of 2 yards to the Rut8. Tackled by Malachi Davis.
Rut · 1st Quarter TO
Fumble
AJ Surace sacked at Rut8 for a loss of 17 yards by Michael Kilbane. FUMBLE, recovered by NW (Jamaal Johnson) and returned for 2 yards. Tackled by Clay Thevenin.
Kickoff
Noah Sur kicks off to the Rut1. No return.
NW · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Jackson Kleather extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the left for 5 yards to the Rut1. Tackled by DK Gilley and Sage Clawges.
Rush
Joseph Himon II rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Rut6. Tackled by Malachi Davis and Zaire Angoy.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the left to Griffin Wilde for 16 yards to the Rut8.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Wildcats (Patrick Schaller) -5 yards.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the right for 56 yards to the Rut19. Tackled by Devonte Anderson and JJ Conyers.
Kickoff
Jack Scullion kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Rut · 1st Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Dane Pizzaro 43 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Penalty
Penalty: Delay of Game on Scarlet Knights -5 yards.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the middle intended for Jourdin Houston.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the right for 0 yards to the NW20. Tackled by Braydon Brus.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 1 yard to the NW20. Tackled by Damon Walters.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the right to Jourdin Houston for 9 yards to the NW21. Tackled by Jon Jon Stevens Jr. and Ore Adeyi.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the right to KJ Duff for 9 yards to the NW30. Tackled by Ore Adeyi.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the right for 10 yards to the NW39. Tackled by Jamaal Johnson.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the middle intended for Ben Black III defensed by Ore Adeyi.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the right to Antwan Raymond for 6 yards to the NW49. Tackled by Jon Jon Stevens Jr..
Rush
Dylan Lonergan rush to the left for 5 yards to the Rut45. Tackled by Kobie McKinzie.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Rut40. Tackled by Braydon Brus.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 13 yards to the Rut38. Tackled by Jon Jon Stevens Jr..
Kickoff
Noah Sur kicks off to the Rut4. No return.
NW · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Jackson Kleather extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the right to Griffin Wilde for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Rut13. Tackled by Keshon Griffin.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the right for 30 yards to the Rut15. Tackled by JJ Conyers.
Rush
Gavin Sawchuk rush to the right for 4 yards to the Rut45. Tackled by Sean Allison and Zaire Angoy.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Wildcats (Deuce McGuire) -5 yards.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the right to Griffin Wilde for 10 yards to the Rut44. Tackled by Sean Allison and Bradlee Jones.
Rush
Aidan Chiles rush to the right for 7 yards to the NW46. Tackled by Jesse Ofurie.
Rush
Caleb Komolafe rush to the middle for 2 yards to the NW39. Tackled by Keshon Griffin.
Pass
Aidan Chiles pass to the middle to Griffin Wilde for 6 yards to the NW37. Tackled by Chris Joines.
Rush
Joseph Himon II rush to the right for 6 yards to the NW31. Tackled by Chris Joines.
Incomplete Pass
Aidan Chiles incomplete pass to the right intended for Griffin Wilde.
Kickoff
Jack Scullion kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
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