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Northwestern State at Minnesota

Saturday, September 6, 2025

Minnesota beat Northwestern State 66–⁠0. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayNorthwestern State1–⁠11 in 2025
0
HomeMinnesota8–⁠5 in 2025
66

Final at Huntington Bank Stadium, MinneapolisTV: BTNAttendance 42,447

At kickoff
54°F, wind 6 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Gregory BlumGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern State00000
Minnesota35247066

Standouts

Player stats

Northwestern State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Abram Johnston6/111002
Eli Anderson3/41300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jeremiah James3808
Myion Hicks6707
Ryan Tyler1505
Eli Anderson2404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Myion Hicks21009
Kolbe Burrell2404
Tyler Siddons1404
Kody Finley1303
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kaden Mackey11000
Danny Sears7000
Caesar Magee III7000
Kolbe Cage4000
Troy Santa Marina Jr.2001
Braden Woods1110

Minnesota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Drake Lindsey8/913910
Max Shikenjanski4/58010
Dylan Wittke1/3701
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Grant Washington20126016
Fame Ijeboi751014
A.J. Turner633111
Darius Taylor320017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kenric Lanier II259052
Javon Tracy145145
Cameron Davis340021
Koi Perich124024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Joey Gerlach5000
Anthony Smith31.51.50
Devon Williams30.50.50
Matt Kingsbury3000
John Nestor0002

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

Team stats

Northwestern StateMinnesota
42Total yards484
23Passing yards226
19Rushing yards258
1.5Yards per pass13.3
0.9Yards per rush5.6
2First downs25
2–⁠10Third downs2–⁠6
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
4Turnovers1
2–⁠13Penalties4–⁠45
20:32Possession33:13
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Northwestern StateMinnesota
11%Success rate71%
−0.73EPA per play0.36
0.67Explosiveness0.91
−0.56Rushing EPA0.33
−0.70Passing EPA0.62
16%Passing-down success44%
−1.30First-down EPA0.52
−0.75Second-down EPA0.34
0.13Third-down EPA0.29
8%Havoc by its defense32%

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)

Minnesota 95% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Minnesota −43, over/under 50.5.

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 Minnesota >99%, Northwestern State <1%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Minnesota end zoneNorthwestern State end zoneQ1 Northwestern StatePick-six, 1 play (Minnesota scores)Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Northwestern StateFumble return TD, 2 plays (Minnesota scores)Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Northwestern StateInterception, 1 playQ2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Northwestern StateFumble, 2 playsQ2 MinnesotaField goal, 4 playsQ2 Northwestern StateEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 MinnesotaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 MinnesotaInterception, 12 playsQ3 Northwestern StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 MinnesotaTurnover on downs, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Minnesota drives left to right, Northwestern State right to left.
  1. Q1 Northwestern StatePick-six, 1 play (Minnesota scores), 0 yards
  2. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  3. Q1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 plays, 50 yards
  4. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  5. Q1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 7 plays, 44 yards
  6. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  7. Q1 MinnesotaTouchdown, 4 plays, 41 yards
  8. Q1 Northwestern StateFumble return TD, 2 plays (Minnesota scores), 0 yards
  9. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  10. Q2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 4 plays, 67 yards
  11. Q2 Northwestern StateInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  12. Q2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 4 plays, 31 yards
  13. Q2 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  14. Q2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 5 plays, 48 yards
  15. Q2 Northwestern StateFumble, 2 plays, 4 yards
  16. Q2 MinnesotaField goal, 4 plays, −3 yards
  17. Q2 Northwestern StateEnd of half, 4 plays, 15 yards
  18. Q3 MinnesotaTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  19. Q3 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  20. Q3 MinnesotaInterception, 12 plays, 42 yards
  21. Q3 Northwestern StatePunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  22. Q4 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  23. Q4 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  24. Q4 MinnesotaTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 51 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Minnesota 35, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Pick-six, 1 play (Minnesota scores)
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Abram Johnston pass intercepted John Nestor return for 29 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Minnesota 7, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:481st & 10 at own 25Myion Hicks run for 1 yd to the NWST 26
13:522nd & 9 at own 26Abram Johnston pass complete to Myion Hicks for 1 yd to the NWST 27
13:214th & 9 at own 26Timeout Minnesota, clock 13:21
13:213rd & 8 at own 27Abram Johnston sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 26
13:134th & 9 at own 26Cooper Evans punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Koi Perich at the MINN 45
13:134th & 9 at own 26Cooper Evans punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Koi Perich at the 50 yard line
Minnesota Touchdown, 7 plays
13:132nd & 3 at opp 43Timeout Minnesota, clock 13:13
13:071st & 10 at the 50Darius Taylor run for 7 yds to the NWST 43
12:282nd & 3 at opp 43Darius Taylor run for a loss of 4 yards to the NWST 47
11:513rd & 7 at opp 47Drake Lindsey pass complete to Cam Davis for 9 yds to the NWST 38 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at opp 38Drake Lindsey pass complete to Darius Taylor for 9 yds to the NWST 29
10:382nd & 1 at opp 29A.J. Turner run for 11 yds to the NWST 18 for a 1ST down
9:491st & 10 at opp 18Darius Taylor run for 17 yds to the NWST 1 for a 1ST down
9:491st & goal at opp 1Timeout Minnesota, clock 09:49
9:331st & goal at opp 1A.J. Turner run for 1 yd for a TD Northwestern State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Clinton Anokwuru) declined (Brady Denaburg KICK)Minnesota 14, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
9:331st & 10 at own 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:261st & 10 at own 25Kolbe Burrell run for a loss of 4 yards to the NWST 21
8:462nd & 14 at own 21Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Kolbe Burrell
8:404th & 22 at own 13Timeout Minnesota, clock 08:40
8:393rd & 14 at own 21Abram Johnston sacked by Anthony Smith for a loss of 8 yards to the NWST 13
8:324th & 22 at own 13Cooper Evans punt for 31 yds , Koi Perich returns for no gain to the NWST 44
Minnesota Touchdown, 7 plays
8:171st & 10 at opp 44Drake Lindsey pass complete to Drew Biber for 16 yds to the NWST 28 for a 1ST down
7:481st & 10 at opp 28A.J. Turner run for 7 yds to the NWST 21
7:132nd & 3 at opp 21Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Logan Loya
7:073rd & 3 at opp 21A.J. Turner run for 2 yds to the NWST 19
6:364th & 1 at opp 19Drake Lindsey run for 2 yds to the NWST 17 for a 1ST down
5:571st & 10 at opp 17Drake Lindsey pass complete to Cam Davis for 10 yds to the NWST 7 for a 1ST down
5:321st & goal at opp 7Le’Meke Brockington run for 7 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Minnesota 21, Northwestern State 0
5:321st & 10 at own 25Timeout Minnesota, clock 05:32
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
5:321st & 10 at own 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:221st & 10 at own 25Abram Johnston pass complete to Ben Buisson for no gain to the NWST 25
4:422nd & 10 at own 25Myion Hicks run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 24
3:493rd & 11 at own 24Abram Johnston pass complete to Luke Carter for 2 yds to the NWST 26
3:124th & 9 at own 26Cooper Evans punt for 27 yds , Koi Perich returns for 12 yds to the NWST 41
Minnesota Touchdown, 4 plays
3:011st & 10 at opp 41Fame Ijeboi run for 10 yds to the NWST 31 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at opp 31Drake Lindsey pass complete to Koi Perich for 24 yds to the NWST 7 for a 1ST down
1:231st & goal at opp 7Cam Davis run for 6 yds to the NWST 1
1:072nd & goal at opp 1Drake Lindsey run for 1 yd for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Minnesota 28, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Fumble return TD, 2 plays (Minnesota scores)
1:071st & 10 at own 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:011st & 10 at own 25Myion Hicks run for no gain to the NWST 25
0:272nd & 10 at own 25Abram Johnston pass complete to Zay Davis for no gain for a TD Zay Davis fumbled, recovered by NWST Matt Kingsbury for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Minnesota 35, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
0:271st & 10 at own 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25Kolbe Burrell run for 1 yd to the NWST 26
Q2 14:522nd & 9 at own 26Kolbe Burrell run for 1 yd to the NWST 27
Q2 14:123rd & 8 at own 27Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Kolbe Burrell
Q2 14:124th & 8 at own 27Timeout Minnesota, clock 14:12
Q2 14:054th & 8 at own 27Zack Stone punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MINN 33 , Koi Perich returns for no gain to the MINN 33
2nd quarter7 drives, then Minnesota 59, Northwestern State 0
Minnesota Touchdown, 4 plays
13:581st & 10 at own 33A.J. Turner run for 5 yds to the MINN 38
13:142nd & 5 at own 38Fame Ijeboi run for 6 yds to the MINN 44 for a 1ST down
12:341st & 10 at own 44Drake Lindsey pass complete to Cam Davis for 21 yds to the NWST 35 for a 1ST down Minnesota Penalty, Illegal Block (-10 Yards) to the NWST 45 for a 1ST down
12:201st & 10 at opp 45Drake Lindsey pass complete to Javon Tracy for 45 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Minnesota 42, Northwestern State 0
12:201st & 10 at own 23Timeout Minnesota, clock 12:20
12:141st & 10 at own 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds , Zay Davis return for 23 yds to the NWST 23
12:071st & 10 at own 23Abram Johnston pass intercepted
Minnesota Touchdown, 4 plays
12:011st & 10 at opp 31A.J. Turner run for 7 yds to the NWST 24
11:162nd & 3 at opp 24Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jameson Geers for 5 yds to the NWST 19 for a 1ST down
11:061st & 10 at opp 19Northwestern State Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (8 Yards) to the NWST 7 for a 1ST down
10:431st & goal at opp 7Cam Davis run for 7 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Minnesota 49, Northwestern State 0
10:431st & 10 at own 22Timeout Minnesota, clock 10:43
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
10:381st & 10 at own 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 57 yds , Zay Davis return for 14 yds to the NWST 22
10:331st & 10 at own 22Myion Hicks run for no gain to the NWST 22
9:482nd & 10 at own 22Myion Hicks run for no gain to the NWST 22
9:483rd & 10 at own 22Timeout Minnesota, clock 09:48
8:593rd & 10 at own 22Myion Hicks run for 7 yds to the NWST 29
8:284th & 3 at own 29Zack Stone punt for 40 yds , Koi Perich returns for 21 yds to the NWST 48
Minnesota Touchdown, 5 plays
8:281st & 10 at opp 48PENALTY MINN False Start (Ray,Dylan) 5 yards from NSU48 to MINN47. NO PLAY.
8:211st & 15 at own 47Fame Ijeboi run for 14 yds to the NWST 39
7:412nd & 1 at opp 39Fame Ijeboi run for 3 yds to the NWST 36 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at opp 36Fame Ijeboi run for 12 yds to the NWST 24 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at opp 24Grant Washington run for 2 yds to the NWST 22
5:402nd & 8 at opp 22Max Shikenjanski pass complete to Fame Ijeboi for 22 yds for a TD (Daniel Jackson KICK)Minnesota 56, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Fumble, 2 plays
5:331st & 10 at own 35Daniel Jackson kickoff for 63 yds , Zay Davis return for 2 yds to the NWST 2
5:221st & 10 at own 2Kolbe Burrell run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 1
4:412nd & 11 at own 1Ryan Tyler run for 5 yds to the NWST 6 Ryan Tyler fumbled, recovered by NWST Matt Kingsbury
Minnesota Field goal, 4 plays
4:271st & goal at opp 6Logan Loya run for a loss of 5 yards to the NWST 11
4:012nd & goal at opp 11Fame Ijeboi run for 2 yds to the NWST 9
3:103rd & goal at opp 9Max Shikenjanski pass complete to Fame Ijeboi for no gain to the NWST 9
2:384th & goal at opp 9Brady Denaburg 27 yd FG GOODMinnesota 59, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State End of half, 4 plays
2:331st & 10 at own 35Daniel Jackson kickoff for 49 yds , Pierre Goree return for 2 yds to the NWST 18
2:251st & 10 at own 18Jeremiah James run for no gain to the NWST 18
2:002nd & 10 at own 18Timeout Minnesota, clock 02:00
1:472nd & 10 at own 18Abram Johnston pass complete to Kolbe Burrell for 4 yds to the NWST 22
1:013rd & 6 at own 22Jeremiah James run for 8 yds to the NWST 30 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 30Abram Johnston pass complete to Kody Finley for 3 yds to the NWST 33
3rd quarter4 drives, then Minnesota 66, Northwestern State 0
Minnesota Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cooper Evans kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:461st & 10 at own 25Max Shikenjanski pass complete to Malachi Coleman for 6 yds to the MINN 31
14:112nd & 4 at own 31Grant Washington run for 7 yds to the MINN 38 for a 1ST down
13:341st & 10 at own 38Grant Washington run for 2 yds to the MINN 40
12:382nd & 8 at own 40Max Shikenjanski pass complete to Kenric Lanier II for 52 yds to the NWST 8 for a 1ST down
12:231st & goal at opp 8Grant Washington run for no gain to the NWST 8
11:472nd & goal at opp 8Max Shikenjanski run for 8 yds for a TD (Daniel Jackson KICK)Minnesota 66, Northwestern State 0
11:471st & 10 at own 35Timeout Minnesota, clock 11:47
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
11:471st & 10 at own 35Daniel Jackson kickoff for 55 yds
11:381st & 10 at own 35Kolbe Burrell run for 5 yds to the NWST 40
10:562nd & 5 at own 40Kolbe Burrell run for 1 yd to the NWST 41
10:163rd & 4 at own 41Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Brendan Webb
10:084th & 4 at own 41Zack Stone punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MINN 29
Minnesota Interception, 12 plays
10:082nd & 3 at own 36Timeout Minnesota, clock 10:08
9:561st & 10 at own 29Dylan Wittke pass complete to Kenric Lanier II for 7 yds to the MINN 36
9:252nd & 3 at own 36Grant Washington run for 5 yds to the MINN 41 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at own 41Grant Washington run for 8 yds to the MINN 49
8:282nd & 2 at own 49Xavier Ford run for 5 yds to the NWST 46 for a 1ST down
7:501st & 10 at opp 46Xavier Ford run for 5 yds to the NWST 41
7:142nd & 5 at opp 41Dylan Wittke pass incomplete to Jacob Simpson
7:043rd & 5 at opp 41Minnesota Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the NWST 40
5:353rd & 4 at opp 40Grant Washington run for 8 yds to the NWST 32 for a 1ST down
5:181st & 10 at opp 32Grant Washington run for 6 yds to the NWST 26
4:482nd & 4 at opp 26Grant Washington run for 13 yds to the NWST 13 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at opp 13Grant Washington run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 14
3:432nd & 11 at opp 14(03:51) Wittke,Dylan pass complete short left to Lanier II,Kenric caught at NSU16, for 14 yards to the NSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 03:43 PENALTY MINN Personal Foul (Tafai,Kahlee) 15 yards from NSU14 to NSU29. NO PLAY.
3:432nd & 26 at opp 29Timeout Minnesota, clock 03:43
3:352nd & 26 at opp 29Dylan Wittke pass intercepted, touchback.
Northwestern State Punt, 6 plays
3:191st & 10 at own 20Eli Anderson pass complete to Tyler Siddons for 4 yds to the NWST 24
2:492nd & 6 at own 24Eli Anderson pass incomplete to Dane Wallace
2:333rd & 6 at own 24Eli Anderson pass complete to Myion Hicks for 9 yds to the NWST 33 for a 1ST down
1:511st & 10 at own 33Jeremiah James run for no gain to the NWST 33
1:162nd & 10 at own 33Eli Anderson pass complete to Kolbe Burrell for no gain to the NWST 33
0:003rd & 10 at own 33Eli Anderson run for no gain to the NWST 33
Q4 14:534th & 10 at own 33Zack Stone punt for 8 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NWST 41
4th quarter3 drives, then Minnesota 66, Northwestern State 0
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
14:532nd & 18 at opp 49Timeout Minnesota, clock 14:53
14:441st & 10 at opp 41Max Shikenjanski sacked by Braden Woods for a loss of 8 yards to the NWST 49
14:062nd & 18 at opp 49Grant Washington run for 9 yds to the NWST 40
13:243rd & 9 at opp 40Max Shikenjanski pass incomplete to Kenric Lanier II
13:154th & 9 at opp 40Tom Weston punt for 40 yds for a touchback
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
13:152nd & 8 at own 22Timeout Minnesota, clock 13:15
13:071st & 10 at own 20Zay Davis run for 2 yds to the NWST 22
12:232nd & 8 at own 22Zay Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 21
11:303rd & 9 at own 21Eli Anderson run for 4 yds to the NWST 25
11:304th & 5 at own 25Timeout Minnesota, clock 11:30
11:194th & 5 at own 25Zack Stone punt for 30 yds , Quentin Redding returns for 2 yds to the MINN 47
Minnesota Turnover on downs, 8 plays
11:061st & 10 at own 47Grant Washington run for 7 yds to the NWST 46
10:322nd & 3 at opp 46Grant Washington run for 9 yds to the NWST 37 for a 1ST down
9:471st & 10 at opp 37Grant Washington run for 10 yds to the NWST 27 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at opp 27Grant Washington run for 16 yds to the NWST 11 for a 1ST down
8:211st & 10 at opp 11Grant Washington run for 6 yds to the NWST 5
7:412nd & 4 at opp 5Grant Washington run for 1 yd to the NWST 4
7:043rd & 3 at opp 4Timeout Minnesota, clock 07:04
6:483rd & 3 at opp 4Grant Washington run for 2 yds to the NWST 2
6:154th & 1 at opp 2Grant Washington run for no gain to the NWST 2

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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