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#49Northwestern
6
Big Ten
NEUTRAL
#14Tennessee
45
SEC
2015 week 1 · postseason · Friday, January 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM CT · Raymond James Stadium · 📺 ESPN2 · 53,202 att · 78.1°F, wind 11.4

Drive chart

Northwestern Tennessee bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
PUNT
3 pl · 3 yd · 0:55
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 2:18
0–0
PUNT
8 pl · 26 yd · 3:30
0–0
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 1:19
0–0
INT
1 pl · 0 yd · 0:05
0–0
MISSED FG
4 pl · -9 yd · 1:19
0–0
MISSED FG
7 pl · 45 yd · 2:35
0–0
TD
7 pl · 75 yd · 2:45
0–7
PUNT
3 pl · -4 yd · 1:02
0–7
Q2
FG
11 pl · 46 yd · 3:25
0–10
TD
12 pl · 75 yd · 5:07
6–10
TD
9 pl · 75 yd · 3:22
6–17
PUNT
5 pl · 19 yd · 1:43
6–17
END OF HALF
1 pl · -8 yd · 0:35
6–17
Q3
ON DOWNS
8 pl · 43 yd · 2:23
6–17
PUNT
4 pl · 4 yd · 2:10
6–17
TD
14 pl · 67 yd · 5:47
6–24
INT
3 pl · 13 yd · 0:46
6–24
PUNT
6 pl · 13 yd · 2:12
6–24
PUNT
3 pl · 8 yd · 1:24
6–24
TD
9 pl · 80 yd · 3:36
6–31
Q4
PUNT
3 pl · 8 yd · 0:51
6–31
PUNT
3 pl · -2 yd · 1:30
6–31
INT
5 pl · 35 yd · 1:19
6–31
TD
7 pl · 32 yd · 3:38
6–38
INT TD
13 pl · 62 yd · 4:16
6–45
END OF GAME
1 pl · 2 yd · 0:08
6–45
27 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

0takeaways4
3three-and-outs forced4
6 of 13scoring drives allowed1 of 14
No individual defensive box score for this game — CollegeFootballData carries tackles from 2016 on, and nothing but interceptions before that. The team numbers above come from the play and drive rows, which reach back to 2016 and 2015 respectively.

Special teams

0 of 1field goals1 of 2
7punts4
34.0punt average47.8
0punts inside the 200
37return yards1
own 21average drive startown 35
Northwestern
K Jack Mitchell 0/1 FG · 0/1 XP
P Hunter Niswander 7 punts · 34.0 avg
KR Solomon Vault 2 ret · 37 yds · long 22
Tennessee
K Aaron Medley 1/2 FG · long 35 · 6/6 XP
P Trevor Daniel 4 punts · 47.8 avg
PR Alvin Kamara 2 ret · 1 yds · long 2
PR Cameron Sutton 1 ret · 0 yds
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Series recent meetings

1996 Northwestern 28 – 48 Tennessee
Last 1 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
No play-by-play for this game — league-wide plays start in 2016.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal