| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MINN | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
 NU | 10 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
Game Leaders
Preston Stone
· QB
Caleb Komolafe
· RB
Drake Lindsey
· QB
Darius Taylor
· RB
Team Stats
151st Downs25
2-83rd down efficiency8-14
1-14th down efficiency2-2
323Total Yards525
264Passing305
20/31Comp/Att25/31
8.5Yards per pass9.8
59Rushing220
17Rushing Attempts39
3.5Yards per rush5.6
5-31Penalties10-76
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:03
(00:00) #92 B.Denaburg field goal attempt from 40 yards NO GOOD (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #80 A.Soukup), clock 00:00
0:03
Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:03
0:01
(00:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass incomplete short left to #8 J.Smith thrown to NU 04. NU is challenging the ruling on the field - "Game Clock". CALL UPHELD
0:14
(00:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short middle to #8 J.Smith caught at NU 23, for 4 yards to the NU 22 (#37 M.Uihlein; #9 B.Turner)
0:27
(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass incomplete short left to #87 D.Biber thrown to NU 25 broken up by #6 R.Fitzgerald
0:38
(00:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete deep middle to #11 J.Tracy caught at NU 35, for 30 yards to the NU 26 (#6 R.Fitzgerald), 1ST DOWN
0:45
(00:51) #11 L.Akers kickoff 65 yards to the MIN00 #3 K.Perich return 44 yards to the MIN44 (#11 L.Akers), out of bounds
0:53
(00:57) #82 J.Olsen field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine), clock 00:53
0:57
Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:57
1:32
(01:35) Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MIN15 (#6 M.Baranowski)
1:42
Timeout Minnesota, clock 01:42
1:40
(01:40) Shotgun #8 P.Stone rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MIN16 (#14 K.Brown)
1:47
Timeout Minnesota, clock 01:47
1:47
(01:45) Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush left for 0 yards to the MIN28 (#49 M.Kingsbury)
1:52
PENALTY NU False Start (#62 E.Oratokhai) 5 yards from MIN23 to MIN28. NO PLAY
1:52
Timeout Minnesota, clock 01:52
1:52
(01:52) Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #84 H.Welcing caught at MIN30, for 15 yards to the MIN23 (#14 K.Brown; #7 A.Gousby), 1ST DOWN
2:00
Timeout Northwestern, clock 02:00
2:26
(02:33) Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short middle to #80 H.Eligon II caught at MIN39, for 6 yards to the MIN38 (#0 A.Smith)
2:41
(02:41) Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass incomplete short right to #84 H.Welcing thrown to MIN46 PENALTY MIN Offside (#0 A.Smith) 5 yards from MIN49 to MIN44. NO PLAY
3:04
(03:04) Shotgun #8 P.Stone rush right for 7 yards gain to the MIN27 (#49 M.Kingsbury) PENALTY NU Personal Foul (#62 E.Oratokhai) 15 yards from MIN34 to MIN49. NO PLAY
3:42
(03:45) Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush left for 4 yards gain to the MIN34 (#14 K.Brown; #49 M.Kingsbury)
4:16
(04:21) Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #80 H.Eligon II caught at MIN38, for 14 yards to the MIN38, out of bounds at MIN38, 1ST DOWN
4:54
(05:00) Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #6 J.Himon II caught at NU 44, for 3 yards loss to the NU 48 (#12 D.Green)
5:32
(05:41) Shotgun #6 J.Himon II rush middle for 10 yards gain to the MIN49 (#12 D.Green), 1ST DOWN
6:20
(06:24) Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush left for 5 yards gain to the NU 41 (#4 Z.Bryan)
6:59
(07:05) #8 P.Stone rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NU 36 (#89 N.Becker), 1ST DOWN
7:23
(07:29) Shotgun #8 P.Stone rush left for 9 yards gain to the NU 34 (#49 M.Kingsbury; #91 D.Eastern)
8:11
(08:14) Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush middle for 0 yards to the NU 25 (#7 A.Gousby)
8:20
(08:20) #92 B.Denaburg kickoff 57 yards to the NU 08 fair catch by #41 R.Preckel at NU 08
8:20
(08:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short left to #0 L.Brockington caught at NU 00, for 8 yards to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:20 #92 B.Denaburg kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #80 A.Soukup)
8:26
(08:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete deep middle to #16 M.Coleman caught at NU 10, for 52 yards to the NU 08, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NU Pass Interference declined
9:13
(09:16) No Huddle #1 D.Taylor rush left for 1 yard gain to the MIN40 (#37 M.Uihlein; #29 J.Stevens Jr.)
9:41
(09:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 F.Ijeboi rush right for 5 yards gain to the MIN39 (#6 R.Fitzgerald), 1ST DOWN
9:49
(09:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass incomplete deep left to #11 J.Tracy thrown to NU 41
10:07
(10:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #0 L.Brockington caught at MIN34, for 9 yards to the MIN34 (#13 J.Fussell; #33 B.Brus)
10:20
(10:20) #11 L.Akers kickoff 65 yards to the MIN00, Touchback
10:20
(10:20) Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #5 C.Komolafe caught at MIN01, for 2 yards to the MIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:20 #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine)
10:56
(11:00) Shotgun #2 R.Boe rush right for 1 yard gain to the MIN02 (#3 K.Perich; #49 M.Kingsbury)
11:34
(11:37) Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MIN03 (#3 K.Perich)
12:10
(12:15) Shotgun #2 R.Boe rush middle for 11 yards gain to the MIN05 (#12 D.Green), 1ST DOWN
12:54
(13:02) Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short left to #84 H.Welcing caught at MIN20, for 3 yards to the MIN16 (#6 M.Baranowski), 1ST DOWN
13:41
(13:49) Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #17 G.Wilde caught at MIN23, for 7 yards to the MIN19 (#7 A.Gousby)
14:21
(14:28) Shotgun #6 J.Himon II rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MIN26 (#91 D.Eastern)
14:38
(14:43) Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush middle for 43 yards gain to the MIN27 fumbled by #5 C.Komolafe at MIN27 forced by #3 K.Perich, out of bounds at MIN27, 1ST DOWN
14:49
(14:55) #42 T.Weston punt 50 yards to the NU 30 fair catch by #17 G.Wilde at NU 30
14:57
(14:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass incomplete short right to #0 L.Brockington thrown to MIN34 QB hurried by #6 R.Fitzgerald
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:07
(00:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 F.Ijeboi rush middle for 2 yards loss to the MIN20 (#47 M.Kilbane)
Olsen's 3rd field goal of game lifts Northwestern to wild 38-35 win over Minnesota
— Jack Olsen's third field goal of the game, from 33 yards, snapped a tie with 53 seconds left and Northwestern ended a three-game losing streak with a wild 38-35 win over Minnesota at Wrigley Field on Saturday.
Read full article on ESPNRelated Stories
HISTORIC
Big Ten to distribute historic $1.37 billion in revenue to its 18 members for 2025 fiscal year
With an average payout of $76.1 million per school, Big Ten schools will earn more than the SEC's average per team of $72.4 million
Cody Nagel·CBS Sports·Today··
HISTORIC
Drake Lindsey arrested, charged with underage drinking: Minnesota QB won school-record eight games as freshman
Lindsey was the Gophers' top quarterback after they concluded spring practice
Cody Nagel·CBS Sports·Yesterday··
Big Ten distributes $1.37B in revenue for 2024-25 fiscal year
The Big Ten Conference distributed a record $1.37 billion to its 18 members in the 2024-25 fiscal year, an increase of nearly $500 million.
espn·Yesterday··
Minnesota QB Lindsey arrested after alcohol, fake ID accusations
Minnesota starting quarterback Drake Lindsey, 20, was arrested early Friday in Arkansas and accused of underage alcohol possession and possession of a fake ID.
espn·Fri, May 1··