| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
 NEB | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Game Leaders
Dylan Raiola
· QB
Emmett Johnson
· RB
Preston Stone
· QB
Caleb Komolafe
· RB
Team Stats
181st Downs18
7-143rd down efficiency6-12
1-24th down efficiency2-3
331Total Yards296
159Passing141
15/29Comp/Att16/22
5.5Yards per pass6.4
172Rushing155
30Rushing Attempts39
5.7Yards per rush4.0
3-29Penalties4-39
2Turnovers2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:34
(00:34) Kneel down by #15 D.Raiola at NEB49 for loss of 2 yards
1:02
(01:07) #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 9 yards gain to the NU 49, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
1:08
Timeout Northwestern, clock 01:08
1:08
(01:13) #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NEB42 (#18 G.Wallace)
1:13
(01:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass incomplete deep left to #17 G.Wilde thrown to NEB03 QB hurried by #0 J.Wright, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
1:19
(01:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass incomplete short right to #5 C.Komolafe thrown to NEB25 QB hurried by #96 W.Nwaneri
1:34
(01:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #6 J.Himon II caught at NEB43, for 4 yards to the NEB35 (#9 V.Shavers Jr.)
1:54
(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass incomplete short left to #84 H.Welcing thrown to NEB24
2:00
(02:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete deep right to #84 H.Welcing caught at NEB39, for 22 yards to the NEB39, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
2:22
(02:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #17 G.Wilde caught at NU 39, for 13 yards to the NU 39 (#13 J.Conn), 1ST DOWN
2:40
(02:44) #90 J.Hohl kickoff 61 yards to the NU 04 #19 D.Wagner return 22 yards to the NU 26 (#43 M.Booker III; #23 C.Benning)
2:44
(02:49) Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:44. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #46 K.Gallic)
3:20
(03:31) Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass complete short right to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at NU 04, for 7 yards to the NU 04 (#33 B.Brus), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
4:04
(04:10) No Huddle #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NU 11 (#6 R.Fitzgerald)
4:38
(04:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Barney Jr. rush right for 4 yards gain to the NU 12 (#12 E.Smith)
5:14
(05:31) Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass complete short left to #6 D.Key caught at NU 25, for 13 yards to the NU 16 (#6 R.Fitzgerald), 1ST DOWN
5:31
(05:37) Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass incomplete deep left to #6 D.Key thrown to NU 03
6:06
(06:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NU 29 (#47 M.Kilbane; #37 M.Uihlein)
6:24
(06:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass complete short right to #13 N.Hunter caught at NU 35, for 19 yards to the NU 32 (#2 F.Davis II), 1ST DOWN. #91 A.Hubbard injured on the play
7:04
(07:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass complete short left to #13 N.Hunter caught at NEB49, for 1 yard to the NEB49 (#47 M.Kilbane)
7:40
(07:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NEB48 (#95 N.Story)
8:09
(08:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass complete short right to #21 E.Johnson caught at NEB46, for 7 yards to the NEB46 (#12 E.Smith), 1ST DOWN
8:55
(09:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush right for 3 yards gain to the NEB39 (#52 R.Hagarty)
9:05
(09:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass incomplete deep right to #13 N.Hunter thrown to NU 23
9:11
(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass intercepted by #0 J.Wright at NEB22 #0 J.Wright return 14 yards to the NEB36 (#84 H.Welcing; #5 C.Komolafe)
9:19
Timeout Northwestern, clock 09:19
9:35
(09:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush right for 2 yards gain (2) to the NEB26 (#8 D.Singleton) PENALTY NU Holding (#75 M.Lewis) 10 yards from NEB26 to NEB36
10:13
(10:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Himon II rush right for 3 yards gain to the NEB28 (#11 C.Lenhardt)
10:57
(11:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #6 J.Himon II caught at NEB33, for 3 yards to the NEB31 (#0 J.Wright), out of bounds
11:10
(11:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass intercepted by #37 M.Uihlein at NEB39 #37 M.Uihlein return 5 yards to the NEB34 (#2 J.Barney Jr.)
11:16
(11:16) #92 N.Dugandzic kickoff 45 yards to the NEB20, out of bounds at NEB20
11:16
(11:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush right for 56 yards gain to the NEB00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:16, 1ST DOWN #80 H.Eligon II pass attempt Successful
11:43
(11:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #80 H.Eligon II caught at NU 44, for 8 yards to the NU 44 (#21 R.Guthrie)
12:33
(12:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush right for 0 yards to the NU 36 (#37 D.Jones)
12:48
(12:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass incomplete deep right to #80 H.Eligon II thrown to NU 48 PENALTY NEB Pass Interference (#10 A.Marshall) 15 yards from NU 21 to NU 36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
13:22
(13:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Himon II rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NU 21 (#5 R.Van Poppel)
13:29
(13:37) #83 A.Wilson punt 58 yards to the NU 00, Touchback
14:00
(14:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass complete short right to #6 D.Key caught at NEB42, for 2 yards to the NEB42 (#2 F.Davis II)
14:52
(15:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush left for 1 yard gain to the NEB40 (#33 B.Brus)
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:24
(00:24) No Huddle #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NEB39 (#6 R.Fitzgerald)
0:50
(01:03) No Huddle #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NEB34 (#15 B.Flakes), 1ST DOWN
1:34
(01:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 D.Raiola pass complete short middle to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at NEB32, for 5 yards to the NEB32 (#33 B.Brus)
2:08
(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NEB27 (#37 M.Uihlein; #33 B.Brus)
2:21
(02:25) #92 N.Dugandzic kickoff 60 yards to the NEB05 #22 I.Mozee return 18 yards to the NEB23 (#34 P.Roth)
2:25
(02:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush left for 4 yards gain to the NEB00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:25 #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine)
2:46
(02:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Himon II rush right for 17 yards gain to the NEB08 (#1 C.Wright), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NEB Face Mask (#1 C.Wright) 4 yards from NEB08 to NEB04, 1ST DOWN
3:15
(03:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short left to #80 H.Eligon II caught at NEB25, for 4 yards to the NEB25 (#37 D.Jones), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "First down". CALL UPHELD
3:34
(03:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass incomplete deep right to #19 D.Wagner thrown to NEB09. #16 E.Jeudy injured on the play
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