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Western Michigan at Northwestern

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Western Michigan beat Northwestern 22–⁠21. It was their second meeting; the series is even at 1–⁠1.

AwayWestern Michigan13–⁠1 in 2016
22
HomeNorthwestern7–⁠6 in 2016
21

Final at Ryan Field, EvanstonTV: ESPNUAttendance 30,635

At kickoff
72°F, a few clouds, wind 7 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Palwaukee Municipal Airport (KPWK), 19 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee John O’Neill; umpire Robert Colosimo; head linesman William Sutter; line judge Ryan MacDonald; side judge Stephen Hassel; field judge Ed Rohan; back judge Scott Buchanan; center judge Ron KayGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Michigan0610622
Northwestern707721

Standouts

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Player stats

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zach Terrell26/3621810
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jamauri Bogan22103113
Zach Terrell940018
Jarvion Franklin1138010
LeVante Bellamy213010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Corey Davis770020
Michael Henry537017
Jarvion Franklin430016
Donnie Ernsberger222019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Asantay Brown10210
Robert Spillane7110
Justin Tranquill6000
Davontae Ginwright4000
Caleb Bailey2110

Northwestern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clayton Thorson15/2219600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Justin Jackson23124346
Warren Long1909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Austin Carr575029
Justin Jackson247037
Garrett Dickerson323014
Solomon Vault220014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jaylen Prater180.500
Godwin Igwebuike12200
Anthony Walker7000
Montre Hartage7000
Brett Walsh1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Western MichiganNorthwestern
416Total yards319
218Passing yards196
198Rushing yards123
6.1Yards per pass8.9
4.1Yards per rush4.0
27First downs15
7–⁠17Third downs4–⁠10
4–⁠4Fourth downs2–⁠3
0Turnovers1
3–⁠30Penalties2–⁠20
39:04Possession20:56
3Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Western MichiganNorthwestern
46%Success rate50%
0.20EPA per play0.13
0.99Explosiveness1.00
0.28Rushing EPA0.04
0.13Passing EPA0.22
32%Passing-down success29%
0.06First-down EPA−0.27
−0.02Second-down EPA0.15
0.48Third-down EPA0.91
19%Havoc by its defense9%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northwestern 59% to win. Western Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Northwestern −6.5, over/under 53.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Northwestern 67%, Western Michigan 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northwestern end zoneWestern Michigan end zoneQ1 NorthwesternTouchdown, 15 playsQ1 Western MichiganPunt, 6 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western MichiganMissed FG, 8 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 5 playsQ1 Western MichiganField goal, 19 playsQ2 NorthwesternMissed FG, 8 playsQ2 NorthwesternField goal, 10 plays (Western Michigan scores)Q2 NorthwesternEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Western MichiganField goal, 16 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 NorthwesternFumble, 6 playsQ4 Western MichiganEnd of game, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northwestern drives left to right, Western Michigan right to left.
  1. Q1 NorthwesternTouchdown, 15 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 Western MichiganPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  3. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 Western MichiganMissed FG, 8 plays, 27 yards
  5. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  6. Q1 Western MichiganField goal, 19 plays, 68 yards
  7. Q2 NorthwesternMissed FG, 8 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q2 NorthwesternField goal, 10 plays (Western Michigan scores), −48 yards
  9. Q2 NorthwesternEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  10. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 6 plays, 72 yards
  11. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  12. Q3 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  13. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 4 plays, 63 yards
  14. Q3 Western MichiganField goal, 16 plays, 63 yards
  15. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 8 plays, 63 yards
  16. Q4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  17. Q4 NorthwesternFumble, 6 plays, 59 yards
  18. Q4 Western MichiganEnd of game, 8 plays, 25 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Northwestern 7, Western Michigan 0
Northwestern Touchdown, 15 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:481st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Nwest 31
14:252nd & 4 at own 31Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 15 yds to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down
14:151st & 10 at own 46Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
14:082nd & 10 at own 46Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 6 yds to the WMich 48
13:453rd & 4 at opp 48Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 12 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down
13:281st & 10 at opp 36Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
13:242nd & 10 at opp 36Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the WMich 31
13:003rd & 5 at opp 31Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson
12:484th & 5 at opp 31Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 14 yds to the WMich 17 for a 1ST down
12:281st & 10 at opp 17Warren Long run for 9 yds to the WMich 8
12:032nd & 1 at opp 8Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the WMich 6 for a 1ST down
11:371st & goal at opp 6Justin Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 8
11:002nd & goal at opp 8Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 7 yds to the WMich 1
10:373rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 10:37
10:203rd & goal at opp 1Justin Jackson run for no gain to the WMich 1
9:544th & goal at opp 1Justin Jackson 1 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)Northwestern 7, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Punt, 6 plays
9:544th & 5 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 56 yds
9:401st & 10 at own 35Jarvion Franklin run for 4 yds to the WMich 39
9:002nd & 6 at own 39Zach Terrell pass complete to Jarvion Franklin for 1 yd to the WMich 40
8:263rd & 5 at own 40Zach Terrell run for 5 yds to the WMich 45 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at own 45Zach Terrell pass incomplete
7:302nd & 10 at own 45Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the WMich 47
7:073rd & 8 at own 47Zach Terrell pass incomplete
6:584th & 8 at own 47James Coleman punt for 47 yds
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
6:331st & 10 at own 6Clayton Thorson sacked by Robert Spillane for a loss of 5 yards to the Nwest 1
6:002nd & 15 at own 1Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 1
5:303rd & 15 at own 1Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 8
4:574th & 8 at own 8Hunter Niswander punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Darius Phillips at the WMich 40
Western Michigan Missed FG, 8 plays
4:511st & 10 at own 40Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 12 yds to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at opp 48Zach Terrell pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 7 yds to the Nwest 41
4:002nd & 3 at opp 41Zach Terrell run for 2 yds to the Nwest 39
3:303rd & 1 at opp 39Jamauri Bogan run for 4 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down
3:151st & 10 at opp 35Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the Nwest 33
2:402nd & 8 at opp 33Zach Terrell pass incomplete to Corey Davis
2:403rd & 8 at opp 33Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 02:40
2:353rd & 8 at opp 33Zach Terrell pass incomplete to LeVante Bellamy
2:304th & 8 at opp 33Butch Hampton 50 yd FG MISSED
Northwestern Punt, 5 plays
2:181st & 10 at own 33Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 36
2:002nd & 7 at own 36Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 43 for a 1ST down
1:311st & 10 at own 43Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
1:212nd & 10 at own 43Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 47
0:483rd & 6 at own 47Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
0:364th & 6 at own 47Hunter Niswander punt for 52 yds, downed at the WMich 1
Western Michigan Field goal, 19 plays
0:051st & 10 at own 2Zach Terrell pass complete to Corey Davis for 5 yds to the WMich 7
0:002nd & 5 at own 7Jamauri Bogan run for 13 yds to the WMich 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:501st & 10 at own 20Jamauri Bogan run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 19
Q2 14:072nd & 11 at own 19Zach Terrell pass complete to Corey Davis for 16 yds to the WMich 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:331st & 10 at own 35Jarvion Franklin run for 4 yds to the WMich 39
Q2 12:552nd & 6 at own 39Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the WMich 41
Q2 12:283rd & 4 at own 41Zach Terrell run for 3 yds to the WMich 44
Q2 12:014th & 1 at own 44Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the WMich 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:361st & 10 at own 47WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Illegal Block (-15 Yards) to the WMich 32
Q2 11:051st & 25 at own 32Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 31
Q2 10:372nd & 26 at own 31Zach Terrell pass complete to Corey Davis for 9 yds to the WMich 40
Q2 10:003rd & 17 at own 40Zach Terrell run for 18 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:451st & 10 at opp 42Jarvion Franklin run for no gain to the Nwest 42
Q2 9:022nd & 10 at opp 42Jarvion Franklin run for 4 yds to the Nwest 38
Q2 8:103rd & 6 at opp 38Zach Terrell run for 5 yds to the Nwest 33
Q2 7:424th & 1 at opp 33Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 07:42
Q2 7:374th & 1 at opp 33Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the Nwest 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:011st & 10 at opp 30Zach Terrell sacked by Brett Walsh for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 38
Q2 6:122nd & 18 at opp 38Zach Terrell pass complete to Corey Davis for 8 yds to the Nwest 30
Q2 5:343rd & 10 at opp 30Zach Terrell pass incomplete
Q2 5:284th & 10 at opp 30Butch Hampton 47 Yd Field GoalNorthwestern 7, Western Michigan 3
2nd quarter3 drives, then Northwestern 7, Western Michigan 6
Northwestern Missed FG, 8 plays
5:284th & 10 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds , Solomon Vault return for 25 yds to the NORTHWSTRN 40 WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Illegal Procedure (Eric Assuoa) to the Nwest 30
5:001st & 10 at own 30Justin Jackson run for 9 yds to the Nwest 39
4:452nd & 1 at own 39Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 41Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
4:002nd & 1 at the 50Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at opp 46Clayton Thorson pass complete to Solomon Vault for 6 yds to the WMich 40 for a 1ST down
3:321st & 10 at opp 40Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
3:102nd & 10 at opp 40Clayton Thorson sacked by Asantay Brown for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 41
3:013rd & 11 at opp 41Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
Western Michigan 13 plays
2:504th & 11 at opp 41Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
2:501st & 10 at opp 41WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, False Start (Chukwuma Okorafor) to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at opp 48Zach Terrell pass complete to Donnie Ernsberger for 3 yds to the Nwest 45
1:352nd & 12 at opp 45Zach Terrell pass complete to Corey Davis for 5 yds to the Nwest 40
1:353rd & 7 at opp 40Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 01:35
1:253rd & 7 at opp 40Jamauri Bogan run for 13 yds to the Nwest 27 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at opp 27Zach Terrell pass complete to Jamauri Bogan for 5 yds to the Nwest 22
0:542nd & 5 at opp 22Jamauri Bogan run for 9 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down
0:391st & 10 at opp 13Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:39
0:321st & 10 at opp 13Zach Terrell pass complete to Jarvion Franklin for 2 yds to the Nwest 11
0:252nd & 8 at opp 11Zach Terrell pass incomplete
0:183rd & 8 at opp 11Zach Terrell pass incomplete to Michael Henry
0:134th & 8 at opp 11Butch Hampton 27 Yd Field GoalNorthwestern 7, Western Michigan 6
Northwestern End of half, 1 play
0:134th & 8 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 59 yds , Solomon Vault return for 20 yds to the Nwest 26
0:001st & 10 at own 26TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 25
3rd quarter6 drives, then Western Michigan 16, Northwestern 14
Western Michigan Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds , Darius Phillips return for 12 yds to the WMich 47 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle (Matthew Harris) to the WMich 28
14:441st & 10 at own 28LeVante Bellamy run for 10 yds to the WMich 38 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at own 38Zach Terrell pass complete to Corey Davis for 20 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at opp 42Jarvion Franklin run for 10 yds to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down
13:121st & 10 at opp 32Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the Nwest 30
12:592nd & 8 at opp 30Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 17 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down
12:311st & 10 at opp 13D’Wayne Eskridge 13 Yd pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton Kick)Western Michigan 13, Northwestern 7
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
12:311st & 10 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 63 yds , Solomon Vault return for 23 yds to the Nwest 25
12:061st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 30
11:402nd & 5 at own 30Clayton Thorson sacked by Caleb Bailey for a loss of 10 yards to the Nwest 20
11:003rd & 15 at own 20Clayton Thorson pass complete to Solomon Vault for 14 yds to the Nwest 34
10:214th & 1 at own 34Hunter Niswander punt for 49 yds, downed at the WMich 17
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
10:151st & 10 at own 17Zach Terrell pass incomplete
10:092nd & 10 at own 17LeVante Bellamy run for 3 yds to the WMich 20
9:203rd & 7 at own 20Zach Terrell pass complete to Fabian Johnson for 3 yds to the WMich 23
8:564th & 4 at own 23Derrick Mitchell punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Matthew Harris at the Nwest 37
Northwestern Touchdown, 4 plays
8:391st & 10 at own 37Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 10 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down
8:151st & 10 at own 47Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 8 yds to the WMich 45
8:002nd & 2 at opp 45Justin Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 46
7:393rd & 3 at opp 46Justin Jackson 46 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)Northwestern 14, Western Michigan 13
Western Michigan Field goal, 16 plays
7:393rd & 3 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:301st & 10 at own 25Jamauri Bogan run for 6 yds to the WMich 31
7:152nd & 4 at own 31Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 5 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down
6:401st & 10 at own 36Zach Terrell pass complete to Corey Davis for 7 yds to the WMich 43
6:052nd & 3 at own 43Jamauri Bogan run for 4 yds to the WMich 47 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at own 47Zach Terrell pass complete to Jarvion Franklin for 11 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down
5:041st & 10 at opp 42Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the Nwest 40
4:352nd & 8 at opp 40Zach Terrell pass incomplete to Michael Henry
4:173rd & 8 at opp 40Zach Terrell pass complete to Fabian Johnson for 7 yds to the Nwest 33
4:034th & 1 at opp 33Jamauri Bogan run for 4 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down
3:301st & 10 at opp 29Jarvion Franklin run for 6 yds to the Nwest 23
2:512nd & 4 at opp 23Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds to the Nwest 21
2:253rd & 2 at opp 21Jamauri Bogan run for 5 yds to the Nwest 16 for a 1ST down
1:411st & 10 at opp 16Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the Nwest 13
0:562nd & 7 at opp 13Tom Flacco run for 1 yd to the Nwest 12
0:223rd & 6 at opp 12Zach Terrell pass incomplete to Corey Davis
0:174th & 6 at opp 12Butch Hampton 30 Yd Field GoalWestern Michigan 16, Northwestern 14
Northwestern Touchdown, 8 plays
0:174th & 6 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds , Solomon Vault return for 37 yds to the Nwest 37
0:001st & 10 at own 37Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 44
Q4 14:482nd & 3 at own 44Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 46
Q4 14:103rd & 1 at own 46Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the WMich 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:411st & 10 at opp 48Justin Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
Q4 13:212nd & 12 at the 50Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 13 yds to the WMich 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:521st & 10 at opp 37Solomon Vault run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 38
Q4 12:252nd & 11 at opp 38Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 37 yds to the WMich 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:171st & 0 at opp 1Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 12:17
Q4 12:131st & goal at opp 1Justin Jackson 1 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)Northwestern 21, Western Michigan 16
4th quarter3 drives, then Western Michigan 22, Northwestern 21
Western Michigan Touchdown, 12 plays
12:131st & 15 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:021st & 10 at own 25Zach Terrell run for 9 yds to the WMich 34
11:472nd & 1 at own 34Jamauri Bogan run for 12 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 46Jamauri Bogan run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
10:452nd & 6 at the 50Zach Terrell pass complete to Carrington Thompson for 11 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at opp 39Zach Terrell run for 6 yds to the Nwest 33
9:352nd & 4 at opp 33Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 4 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at opp 29Jamauri Bogan run for 4 yds to the Nwest 25
8:252nd & 6 at opp 25Zach Terrell pass complete to Donnie Ernsberger for 19 yds to the Nwest 6 for a 1ST down
7:421st & goal at opp 6Zach Terrell run for no gain to the Nwest 6
7:012nd & goal at opp 6Tom Flacco run for 5 yds to the Nwest 1
6:233rd & goal at opp 1Jamauri Bogan run for no gain to the Nwest 1
5:454th & 0 at opp 1Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 05:45
5:384th & goal at opp 1Jamauri Bogan run for 1 yd for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Western Michigan 22, Northwestern 21
Northwestern Fumble, 6 plays
5:384th & 5 at own 35Derrick Mitchell kickoff for 56 yds
5:201st & 10 at own 35Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 2 yds to the Nwest 37
5:022nd & 8 at own 37Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 39
4:093rd & 6 at own 39Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 29 yds to the WMich 32 for a 1ST down
4:001st & 10 at opp 32Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 14 yds to the WMich 18 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at opp 18Justin Jackson run for 12 yds to the WMich 6 for a 1ST down
2:541st & goal at opp 6Clayton Thorson run for 5 yds Clayton Thorson fumbled, forced by Robert Spillane, recovered by WMich Davontae Ginwright
Western Michigan End of game, 8 plays
2:501st & 10 at own 20Jamauri Bogan run for no gain to the WMich 20
2:502nd & 10 at own 20Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:50
2:452nd & 10 at own 20Zach Terrell pass complete to LeVante Bellamy for 4 yds to the WMich 24
2:453rd & 6 at own 24Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:45
2:333rd & 6 at own 24Zach Terrell pass complete to Carrington Thompson for 9 yds to the WMich 33 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at own 33Jamauri Bogan run for 9 yds to the WMich 42
1:182nd & 1 at own 42Jamauri Bogan run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 41
1:183rd & 2 at own 41Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 01:18
1:103rd & 2 at own 41Jamauri Bogan run for 6 yds to the WMich 47 for a 1ST down
0:491st & 10 at own 47TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 46
0:152nd & 11 at own 46TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 45

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.

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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings.

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2016Western Michigan 22, Northwestern 21
2013Northwestern 38, Western Michigan 17

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