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2025 week 2 · Friday, September 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM CT · Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium · 📺 BTN

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WIN PROBABILITYWestern Illinois above · Northwestern below
KICK59% → 100% NorthwesternFINAL
Western Illinois Northwestern bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
ON DOWNS
6 pl · 30 yd · 3:02
0–7
+22
14:11 2nd & 8 OWN 27 Preston Stone pass to Cam Porter for 4 yds to the NU 31 +4 -0.08
13:31 3rd & 4 OWN 31 Preston Stone pass to Ricky Ahumaraeze for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down +19 2.77
13:12 1st & 10 50 Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 49 +1 -0.87
12:39 2nd & 9 OPP 49 Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the WIU 43 +6 0.33
11:58 3rd & 3 OPP 43 Cam Porter 43 Yd Run (Luke Akers Kick) +43 4.38
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PUNT
4 pl · 6 yd · 2:01
0–7
−3
11:36 1st & 10 OWN 27 Chris Irvin pass to Christian Anaya for 4 yds to the WIU 31 +4 -0.12
11:13 2nd & 6 OWN 31 Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the WIU 33 +2 -0.46
10:25 3rd & 4 OWN 33 Chris Irvin run +34 3.61
9:53 4th & 4 OWN 33 Luke Droegemueller punt for 47 yds to the NU 22, Drew Wagner returns for 2 yds to the NU 22
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ON DOWNS
5 pl · 73 yd · 3:09
0–15
+17
9:39 1st & 10 OWN 22 Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 46 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down +46 3.40
8:54 1st & 10 OPP 32 Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 12 yds to the WIU 20 for a 1ST down +12 0.25
8:15 1st & 10 OPP 20 Cam Porter run for 14 yds to the WIU 6 +14 0.57
7:52 1st & 6 OPP 6 Cam Porter run 0 -0.48
7:21 2nd & 6 OPP 6 Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 5 +1 -0.23
6:44 3rd & 5 OPP 5 Hayden Eligon II 5 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Lawson Albright Run for Two-Point Conversion) +5 2.76
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INT
6 pl · 19 yd · 3:07
0–23
+2
6:36 1st & 10 OWN 25 Chris Irvin run for 1 yd to the WIU 26 +1 -0.59
6:03 2nd & 9 OWN 26 Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the WIU 30 +4 -0.07
5:15 3rd & 5 OWN 30 Chris Irvin pass to Demari Davis for 9 yds to the WIU 39 for a 1ST down +9 1.88
4:50 1st & 10 OWN 39 Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the WIU 43 +4 -0.17
4:17 2nd & 6 OWN 43 Chris Irvin run for 1 yd to the WIU 44 +1 -0.88
3:37 3rd & 5 OWN 44 Chris Irvin pass intercepted, Mac Uihlein return for 7 yds to the WIU 47 -1.10
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ON DOWNS
2 pl · 16 yd · 0:47
0–23
+2
3:19 1st & 10 OPP 47 Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 16 yds to the WIU 31 for a 1ST down +16 0.77
2:50 1st & 10 OPP 31 Preston Stone pass to Chase Farrell for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 35, to Justin Richardson -4.16
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PUNT
4 pl · 2 yd · 1:42
0–23
2:42 1st & 10 OWN 34 Markell Holman run for 3 yds to the WIU 37 +3 -0.40
2:03 2nd & 7 OWN 37 Markell Holman run for a loss of 1 yards to the WIU 36 -1 -0.96
1:17 3rd & 8 OWN 36 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.39
1:15 4th & 8 OWN 36 Luke Droegemueller punt for 38 yds to the , Drew Wagner returns for 4 yds to the NU 26, Northwestern Penalty, illegalblockinback (10 Yards) +4
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PUNT
6 pl · 21 yd · 2:15
0–23
−5
0:52 1st & 10 OWN 20 Preston Stone pass to Joseph Himon II for 1 yd to the NU 21 +1 -0.47
0:25 2nd & 9 OWN 21 to Ricky Ahumaraeze for 20 yds to the NU 41 for a 1ST down, Preston Stone pass +20 2.20
0:00 1st & 10 OWN 41 End of 1st quarter, clock 00:00. -2.26
14:50 1st & 10 OWN 41 Caleb Komolafe run 0 -1.14
14:11 2nd & 10 OWN 41 to Griffin Wilde, Preston Stone pass incomplete 0 -0.79
14:01 3rd & 10 OWN 41 Preston Stone pass incomplete 0 -0.44
13:53 4th & 10 OWN 41 Luke Akers punt for 44 yds to the NU , punt out-of-bounds at the NU
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Q2
PUNT
4 pl · 0 yd · 0:23
0–23
+5
13:47 1st & 10 OWN 15 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.44
13:43 2nd & 10 OWN 15 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.20
13:38 3rd & 10 OWN 15 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.09
13:30 4th & 10 OWN 15 Luke Droegemueller punt for 33 yds to the WIU , punt out-of-bounds at the WIU
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PUNT
7 pl · 32 yd · 2:43
0–23
−5
13:25 1st & 10 OPP 48 Preston Stone pass incomplete 0 -1.07
13:22 2nd & 10 OPP 48 Preston Stone pass to Hayden Eligon II, Northwestern Penalty, ineligibledownfieldonpass (Martes Lewis) +5
12:51 2nd & 15 OWN 47 Cam Porter run, Northwestern Penalty, holding (Evan Beerntsen) +10
12:13 2nd & 25 OWN 37 Preston Stone pass to Lawson Albright for 5 yds to the NU 42 +5 0.01
11:25 3rd & 20 OWN 42 Preston Stone pass to Cam Porter for 7 yds to the NU 49 +7 0.16
11:07 4th & 13 OWN 49 Northwestern Penalty, falsestart (Robert Fitzgerald) +5
10:47 4th & 18 OWN 44 Luke Akers punt for 41 yds to the NU
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PUNT
10 pl · 50 yd · 3:01
0–23
+4
10:40 1st & 10 OWN 15 Markell Holman run for 12 yds to the WIU 27 +12 0.69
10:01 1st & 10 OWN 27 Chris Irvin pass to Christian Anaya for 5 yds to the WIU 32 +5 0.10
9:31 2nd & 5 OWN 32 Chris Irvin pass to Demari Davis for 6 yds to the WIU 38 for a 1ST down +6 0.88
9:09 1st & 10 OWN 38 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -1.09
9:07 2nd & 10 OWN 38 Chris Irvin pass incomplete, Northwestern Penalty, roughingthepasser (Anto Saka) +15
8:53 1st & 10 OPP 47 Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the NU 43 +4 -0.13
8:20 2nd & 6 OPP 43 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -1.09
8:20 3rd & 6 OPP 43 Western Illinois Penalty, delayofgame (5 Yards) +5
7:57 3rd & 11 OPP 48 Chris Irvin pass to Joel Salien for 3 yds to the NU 45 +3 -0.31
7:46 4th & 8 OPP 45 Luke Droegemueller punt for 35 yds to the WIU
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PUNT
4 pl · 0 yd · 2:08
0–23
−4
7:36 1st & 10 OWN 10 Cam Porter run for a loss of 3 yards to the NU 7 -3 -0.46
6:48 2nd & 13 OWN 7 Preston Stone pass to Drew Wagner for 4 yds to the NU 11 +4 -0.01
5:55 3rd & 9 OWN 11 Preston Stone sacked by Peyton Bradford for a loss of 1 yards to the NU 10 -1 -0.09
5:38 4th & 10 OWN 10 Luke Akers punt for 42 yds to the NU
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PUNT
3 pl · -3 yd · 1:36
0–23
+7
5:30 1st & 10 OWN 48 Markell Holman run +4 -0.15
4:53 2nd & 10 OWN 48 Chris Irvin sacked by Michael Kilbane for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 43 -3 -1.43
4:14 3rd & 15 OWN 43 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.33
4:02 4th & 15 OWN 43 Luke Droegemueller punt for 40 yds to the WIU
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ON DOWNS
13 pl · 77 yd · 3:34
0–23
−4
3:57 1st & 10 OWN 17 Joseph Himon II run for 10 yds to the NU 27 +10 0.60
3:13 1st & 10 OWN 27 Joseph Himon II run for 5 yds to the NU 32 +5 0.10
2:33 2nd & 5 OWN 32 Joseph Himon II run for 10 yds to the NU 42 +10 1.27
1:58 1st & 10 OWN 42 Joseph Himon II run for a loss of 4 yards to the NU 38 -4 -1.87
1:50 2nd & 14 OWN 38 Preston Stone pass to Cam Porter for 12 yds to the 50 yard line +12 1.54
1:45 3rd & 2 50 Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 49 +1 -0.89
1:41 4th & 1 OPP 49 Cam Porter run, Western Illinois Penalty, offside (Esteban Guillory) +5
1:31 1st & 10 OPP 44 Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 16 yds to the WIU 28 for a 1ST down +16 0.65
1:20 1st & 10 OPP 28 Preston Stone pass to Ricky Ahumaraeze for 13 yds to the WIU 15 for a 1ST down +13 0.21
1:11 1st & 10 OPP 15 Preston Stone pass incomplete 0 -0.32
1:02 2nd & 10 OPP 15 Caleb Komolafe run for 9 yds to the WIU 6 +9 0.38
0:35 3rd & 1 OPP 6 Caleb Komolafe run 0 -0.37
0:33 4th & 1 OPP 6 Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:33
0:28 4th & 1 OPP 6 Hunter Welcing 6 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Luke Akers Kick) +6 2.87
10:57 2nd & 1 OWN 0 placeholder
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ON DOWNS
1 pl · 8 yd · 0:23
0–22
−2
0:21 1st & 10 OWN 12 Markell Holman run for 8 yds to the WIU 20 +8 0.62
0:00 2nd & 2 OPP 20 End of 2nd quarter, clock 00:00. -5.14
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Q3
ON DOWNS
5 pl · 50 yd · 3:35
0–22
+3
14:46 1st & 10 OWN 21 Markell Holman run for 10 yds to the WIU 31 +10 0.72
13:54 1st & 10 OWN 31 Christian Anaya pass to Demari Davis for 31 yds to the NU 38 for a 1ST down +31 2.51
13:33 1st & 10 OPP 38 Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the NU 36 +2 -0.42
12:58 2nd & 8 OPP 36 Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the NU 32 +4 -0.11
12:23 3rd & 4 OPP 32 Timeout Western Illinois, clock 12:23
12:16 3rd & 4 OPP 32 Chris Irvin run for 3 yds to the NU 29 +3 -0.32
11:19 4th & 1 OPP 29 Antonio Chadha 48 yd FG MISSED
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ON DOWNS
9 pl · 53 yd · 4:13
0–25
−1
11:11 1st & 10 OWN 30 Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the NU 36 +6 0.37
10:37 2nd & 4 OWN 36 Preston Stone pass incomplete 0 -1.03
10:00 3rd & 4 OWN 36 Preston Stone run, Preston Stone run for 13 yds to the +13 2.42
9:36 1st & 10 OWN 49 Cam Porter run for 9 yds to the WIU 42 +9 1.12
9:04 2nd & 1 OPP 42 Cam Porter run for 11 yds to the WIU 31 +11 -0.04
8:31 1st & 10 OPP 31 Preston Stone pass to Hayden Eligon II for 12 yds to the WIU 19 for a 1ST down +12 0.24
8:01 1st & 10 OPP 19 Preston Stone pass incomplete 0 -0.36
7:52 2nd & 10 OPP 19 Caleb Komolafe run for 2 yds to the WIU 17 +2 -0.23
7:10 3rd & 8 OPP 17 Preston Stone pass incomplete 0 -0.58
7:06 4th & 8 OPP 17 Luke Akers 35 Yd Field Goal
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PUNT
4 pl · 0 yd · 1:04
0–25
+3
6:54 1st & 10 OWN 21 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.59
6:46 2nd & 10 OWN 21 Markell Holman run +58 4.28
6:10 3rd & 10 OWN 21 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.12
5:57 4th & 10 OWN 21 Luke Droegemueller punt for 50 yds to the WIU
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ON DOWNS
7 pl · 64 yd · 4:17
0–28
−3
5:43 1st & 10 OWN 29 Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 4 yds to the NU 33 +4 -0.14
5:06 2nd & 6 OWN 33 Joseph Himon II run for 16 yds to the NU 49 +16 1.99
4:25 1st & 10 OWN 49 Preston Stone pass to Joseph Himon II for 14 yds to the WIU 37 for a 1ST down +14 0.87
3:46 1st & 10 OPP 37 Preston Stone pass to Hunter Welcing for 28 yds to the WIU 9 for a 1ST down +28 0.63
3:00 1st & 9 OPP 9 Joseph Himon II run for 5 yds to the WIU 4 +5 0.09
2:22 2nd & 4 OPP 4 Preston Stone run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 7 -3 -0.55
1:44 3rd & 7 OPP 7 Preston Stone pass incomplete 0 -0.33
1:40 4th & 7 OPP 7 Luke Akers 25 Yd Field Goal
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PUNT
4 pl · 0 yd · 0:25
0–28
+3
1:32 1st & 10 OWN 22 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.61
1:26 2nd & 10 OWN 22 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.29
1:19 3rd & 10 OWN 22 Chris Irvin pass incomplete 0 -0.13
1:10 4th & 10 OWN 22 Luke Droegemueller punt for 32 yds to the NU 43, Drew Wagner returns for a loss of 3 yards to the NU 43
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ON DOWNS
10 pl · 53 yd · 5:27
0–35
1:01 1st & 10 OWN 43 Caleb Komolafe run for 1 yd to the NU 44 +1 -0.93
0:24 2nd & 9 OWN 44 Caleb Komolafe run for 7 yds to the WIU 49 +7 0.60
0:00 3rd & 2 OPP 49 End of 3rd quarter, clock 00:00. -1.12
14:51 3rd & 2 OPP 49 Caleb Komolafe run for 12 yds to the WIU 37 +12 1.75
14:31 1st & 10 OPP 37 Caleb Komolafe run for 24 yds to the WIU 13 +24 0.51
13:51 1st & 10 OPP 13 Caleb Komolafe run for 6 yds to the WIU 7 +6 0.18
13:06 2nd & 4 OPP 7 Caleb Komolafe run for 2 yds to the WIU 5 +2 -0.22
12:25 3rd & 2 OPP 5 Caleb Komolafe run, Western Illinois Penalty, unsportsmanlikeconduct (3 Yards) +3
11:48 1st & 2 OPP 2 Joseph Himon II run for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 4 -2 -1.12
11:14 2nd & 4 OPP 4 Joseph Himon II run 0 -0.36
10:43 3rd & 4 OPP 4 Drew Wagner 4 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen Kick) +4 2.70
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Q4
PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 2:04
0–35
10:17 1st & 10 OWN 25 Cason Carswell pass to Markell Holman for 2 yds to the WIU 27 +2 -0.45
9:53 2nd & 8 OWN 27 Cason Carswell sacked by Carmine Bastone for a loss of 9 yards to the WIU 18 -9 -0.80
9:16 3rd & 17 OWN 18 Cason Carswell pass to Brandon Lanier for 12 yds to the WIU 30 +12 0.22
8:39 4th & 5 OWN 30 Luke Droegemueller punt for 36 yds to the NU 33, Drew Wagner returns for a loss of 1 yards to the NU 33
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TD
3 pl · 67 yd · 1:32
0–42
8:17 1st & 10 OWN 33 Daniel Anderson run for 4 yds to the NU 37 +4 -0.15
7:49 2nd & 6 OWN 37 Daniel Anderson run for 5 yds to the NU 42 +5 0.10
7:07 3rd & 1 OWN 42 Ryan Boe 58 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick) +58 5.48
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ON DOWNS
10 pl · 67 yd · 4:20
7–42
−5
6:54 1st & 10 OWN 25 Brinston Williams run for 4 yds to the WIU 29 +4 -0.11
6:19 2nd & 6 OWN 29 Cason Carswell pass to Alex Williams for 13 yds to the WIU 42 for a 1ST down +13 1.63
5:38 1st & 10 OWN 42 Cason Carswell run for 9 yds to the NU 49 +9 1.30
5:02 2nd & 1 OPP 49 Cason Carswell pass to Brandon Lanier for 14 yds to the NU 35 for a 1ST down +14 0.29
4:41 1st & 10 OPP 35 Cason Carswell pass incomplete 0 -0.69
4:33 2nd & 10 OPP 35 Brinston Williams run for 7 yds to the NU 28 +7 0.39
3:53 3rd & 3 OPP 28 Cason Carswell run for 8 yds to the NU 20 +8 0.66
3:20 1st & 10 OPP 20 Cason Carswell pass to Alex Williams for 3 yds to the NU 17, Northwestern Penalty, facemask (Jalen Lewis) +12
2:53 1st & 8 OPP 8 Cason Carswell pass incomplete 0 -0.36
2:47 2nd & 8 OPP 8 Christian Anaya 8 Yd pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha Kick) +8 2.68
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ON DOWNS
4 pl · 11 yd · 2:47
7–42
+5
2:37 1st & 10 OWN 35 Dashun Reeder run for 3 yds to the NU 38 +3 -0.41
1:48 2nd & 7 OWN 38 Dashun Reeder run for 4 yds to the NU 42 +4 -0.14
1:08 3rd & 3 OWN 42 Dashun Reeder run for 6 yds to the NU 48 +6 1.79
0:37 1st & 10 OWN 48 Ryan Boe takes a knee -2 -1.60
0:00 2nd & 12 OWN 46 End of 4th quarter, clock 00:00.
24 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking. WP is CollegeFootballData's model, read at the last play of each drive; Δ is what the drive moved it, in points of probability.

Defense

1sacks2
6plays for loss3
0takeaways1
1three-and-outs forced3
13explosive plays allowed4
7.87yards allowed / play5.63
1 of 12scoring drives allowed0 of 12
Western Illinois
Justin Richardson 11 (6) 1 TFL
Christian Pierce 10 (5)
Malini Ti'a 10 (2)
Buju Aumua-Tuisavura 9 (3)
Kevin Washington Jr. 8 (5) 2 TFL
Esteban Guillory 6 (3) 1 PD
Chikala Warden 5 (3) 1 PD
Payne Miller 3 (3) 1 TFL
Northwestern
Carmine Bastone 4 (3) 1.5 sk · 1.5 TFL
Michael Kilbane 4 (1) 0.5 sk · 0.5 TFL · 1 QH
Robert Fitzgerald 4 (3) 0.5 TFL
Dillon Tatum 4 (3) 1 PD
Mac Uihlein 4 (2) 1 INT
Alijah Jones 4 (1)
Richie Hagarty 3 (1) 0.5 TFL
Evan Smith 3 (3)
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

—field goals2 of 2
8punts3
38.9punt average42.3
2punts inside the 202
63return yards2
own 26average drive startown 28
Western Illinois
K Antonio Chadha 1/1 XP
P Luke Droegemueller 8 punts · 38.9 avg · 2 in 20
KR Chikala Warden 3 ret · 40 yds · long 16
KR Fabian Báez 2 ret · 23 yds · long 15
Northwestern
K Luke Akers 2/2 FG · long 35 · 2/2 XP
K Jack Olsen 2/2 XP
P Luke Akers 3 punts · 42.3 avg · 2 in 20
PR Drew Wagner 4 ret · 2 yds · long 4
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.

Team stats from play-by-play

49plays67
276yards527
12drives12
31%success rate49%
7.08total PPA28.27
Derived from 116 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1Cam Porter 43 Yd Run (Luke Akers Kick) 7–0
Q1Hayden Eligon II 5 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Lawson Albright Run for Two-Point Conversion) 15–0
Q2Hunter Welcing 6 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Luke Akers Kick) 22–0
Q3Luke Akers 35 Yd Field Goal 25–0
Q3Luke Akers 25 Yd Field Goal 28–0
Q4Drew Wagner 4 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen Kick) 35–0
Q4Ryan Boe 58 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick) 42–0
Q4Christian Anaya 8 Yd pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha Kick) 7–42

Biggest plays by PPA

Q4Ryan Boe 58 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick) 5.48
Q1Cam Porter 43 Yd Run (Luke Akers Kick) 4.38
Q3Markell Holman run 4.28
Q1Chris Irvin run 3.61
Q1Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 46 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down 3.40
Q2Hunter Welcing 6 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Luke Akers Kick) 2.87

Series recent meetings

2014 Western Illinois 7 – 24 Northwestern
Last 1 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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