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Team stats
Minnesota
Northwestern
393
Total yards
368
129
Passing yards
227
269
Rushing yards
152
5.6
Yards per pass
7.0
5.3
Yards per rush
3.2
22
First downs
23
7–15
Third downs
8–16
0–1
Fourth downs
3–4
2
Turnovers
2
5–43
Penalties
0–0
19:34
Possession
17:06
Efficiency
Minnesota
Northwestern
29%
Success rate
55%
−0.01
EPA per play
0.03
1.27
Explosiveness
0.37
0.01
Rushing EPA
0.03
−0.06
Passing EPA
0.01
20%
Passing-down success
33%
0.02
First-down EPA
−0.16
−0.27
Second-down EPA
0.07
0.25
Third-down EPA
0.00
5%
Havoc by its defense
7%
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Northwestern 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northwestern drives left to right, Minnesota right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
Q1 NorthwesternTouchdown pass, 6 plays, 54 yards
Q1 MinnesotaTouchdown run, 7 plays, 66 yards
Q1 NorthwesternTouchdown pass, 8 plays, 43 yards
Q1 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q1 NorthwesternTouchdown run, 9 plays, 38 yards
Q1 MinnesotaPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
Play by play
1st quarter6 drives, then Northwestern 21, Minnesota 7
Northwestern Touchdown pass, 6 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 46
Jacob Schmidt rush for 7 yards to the Minn 47, tackled by Kim Royston.
15:00
2nd & 3 at opp 47
Dan Persa pass complete to Christian Jones for 8 yards to the Minn 39, tackled by Keanon Cooper and Brock Vereen for a 1ST down.
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 39
Dan Persa pass complete to Jacob Schmidt for 5 yards to the Minn 34, tackled by Mike Rallis out-of-bounds.
13:34
2nd & 5 at opp 34
Tyris Jones rush for 4 yards to the Minn 30, tackled by Kim Royston and Kyle Henderson out-of-bounds.
15:00
3rd & 1 at opp 30
MINNESOTA penalty 15 yard pass interference on Kyle Henderson accepted, no play.
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 15
Dan Persa rush for no gain to the Minn 7, tackled by Gary Tinsley, MINNESOTA penalty 8 yard face mask on Gary Tinsley accepted for a 1ST down.
13:34
1st & goal at opp 7
Dan Persa pass complete to Kain Colter for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Northwestern 6, Minnesota 0
13:34
Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.Northwestern 7, Minnesota 0
13:34
Steve Flaherty kickoff for 50 yards returned by Malcolm Moulton, tackled by Mike Jensen for 14 yards to the Minn 34, tackled by Mike Jensen.
Minnesota Touchdown run, 7 plays
13:34
1st & 10 at own 34
Duane Bennett rush for 12 yards to the Minn 46, tackled by Brian Peters for a 1ST down.
13:34
1st & 10 at own 46
Duane Bennett rush for 13 yards to the Nwest 41, tackled by Jordan Mabin out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
13:34
1st & 10 at opp 41
Marqueis Gray pass complete to Malcolm Moulton for 4 yards to the Nwest 37, tackled by Ibraheim Campbell.
13:34
2nd & 6 at opp 37
Marqueis Gray pass incomplete to Malcolm Moulton.
13:34
3rd & 6 at opp 37
Marqueis Gray pass complete to Da’Jon McKnight for 29 yards to the Nwest 8, tackled by Jordan Mabin for a 1ST down.
13:34
1st & goal at opp 8
Duane Bennett rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 5, tackled by Niko Mafuli and Kevin Watt.
11:09
2nd & goal at opp 5
Marqueis Gray rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Tied at 7
11:09
Jordan Wettstein extra point GOOD.
11:09
Jordan Wettstein kickoff for 55 yards returned by Venric Mark, tackled by Kim Royston for 42 yards to the Minn 43, tackled by Kim Royston.
Northwestern Touchdown pass, 8 plays
11:09
1st & 10 at opp 43
Treyvon Green rush for 3 yards to the Minn 40, tackled by Christyn Lewis and Keanon Cooper.
11:09
2nd & 7 at opp 40
Dan Persa pass complete to Kain Colter for 4 yards to the Minn 36, tackled by Kyle Henderson out-of-bounds.
11:09
3rd & 3 at opp 36
Dan Persa rush for 2 yards to the Minn 34, tackled by Anthony Jacobs and Kyle Henderson.
11:09
4th & 1 at opp 34
Jacob Schmidt rush for 3 yards to the Minn 31, tackled by Gary Tinsley and Mike Rallis for a 1ST down.
11:09
1st & 10 at opp 31
Adonis Smith rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 33, tackled by Kim Royston and Keanon Cooper.
11:09
2nd & 12 at opp 33
Dan Persa pass incomplete to Jeremy Ebert.
11:09
3rd & 12 at opp 33
Dan Persa pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 5 yards to the Minn 28, tackled by Lamonte Edwards and Kim Royston.
8:13
4th & 7 at opp 28
Dan Persa pass complete to Demetrius Fields for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Northwestern 14, Minnesota 7
8:13
Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.
8:13
Steve Flaherty kickoff for 42 yards, downed at the Minn 28.
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
8:13
1st & 10 at own 28
Duane Bennett rush for no gain to the Minn 28, tackled by Vince Browne and Niko Mafuli.
8:13
2nd & 10 at own 28
Duane Bennett rush for 1 yard to the Minn 29, tackled by Jack DiNardo and Vince Browne.
6:47
3rd & 9 at own 29
Marqueis Gray pass incomplete to Da’Jon McKnight, hurried by David Nwabuisi.
8:13
4th & 9 at own 29
Dan Orseske punt for 9 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Minn 38.
Northwestern Touchdown run, 9 plays
6:47
1st & 10 at opp 38
Dan Persa rush for 3 yards to the Minn 35, tackled by Kim Royston.
6:47
2nd & 7 at opp 35
Treyvon Green rush for 5 yards to the Minn 30, tackled by Mike Rallis.
6:47
3rd & 2 at opp 30
Treyvon Green rush for 4 yards to the Minn 26, tackled by Gary Tinsley for a 1ST down.
6:47
1st & 10 at opp 26
Adonis Smith rush for 2 yards to the Minn 24, tackled by Kendall Gregory-McGhee and Mike Rallis.
6:47
2nd & 8 at opp 24
Dan Persa pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 9 yards to the Minn 15, tackled by Mike Rallis and Kim Royston for a 1ST down.
6:47
1st & 10 at opp 15
Dan Persa pass complete to Demetrius Fields for 6 yards to the Minn 9, tackled by Brock Vereen and Keanon Cooper.
6:47
2nd & 4 at opp 9
Kain Colter rush for 5 yards to the Minn 4, tackled by Ra’Shede Hageman for a 1ST down.
6:47
1st & goal at opp 4
Treyvon Green rush for 2 yards to the Minn 2, tackled by Cameron Botticelli and D.L. Wilhite.
2:29
2nd & goal at opp 2
Treyvon Green rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Northwestern 21, Minnesota 7
2:29
Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.
2:29
Steve Flaherty kickoff for 57 yards returned by Malcolm Moulton, tackled by Jordan Mabin for 31 yards to the Minn 44, tackled by Jordan Mabin.
Minnesota Punt, 5 plays
2:29
1st & 10 at own 44
Duane Bennett rush for 4 yards to the Minn 48, tackled by Quentin Williams and David Nwabuisi.
2:29
2nd & 6 at own 48
Marqueis Gray rush for 7 yards to the Nwest 45, tackled by Ibraheim Campbell out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.
2:29
1st & 10 at opp 45
Duane Bennett rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 44, tackled by Chance Carter and Will Hampton.
2:29
2nd & 9 at opp 44
Marqueis Gray rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 43, tackled by Kevin Watt out-of-bounds.
2:29
3rd & 8 at opp 43
Marqueis Gray pass incomplete to Malcolm Moulton.
2:29
4th & 8 at opp 43
David Schwerman punt for 22 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 21.
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.
PassingDan Persa22 of 31, 216 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTNorthwestern
RushingMarQueis Gray27 carries, 160 yards, 1 TDMinnesota
Minnesota
Northwestern