Northwestern 42,
Western Illinois 7
When:
7:30 PM
ET
,
Friday, September 5, 2025
Where:
Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
Attendance:
9647
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
| Western Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| Northwestern
|
15 |
7 |
6 |
14 |
42 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 11:58 |
| Northwestern |
TD |
Northwestern 7
- Western Illinois 0
Cam Porter 43
yd. run (Luke Akers kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 6:44 |
| Northwestern |
TD |
Northwestern 15
- Western Illinois 0
Hayden Eligon II 5
yd. pass from
Preston Stone (Lawson Albright run) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:28 |
| Northwestern |
TD |
Northwestern 22
- Western Illinois 0
Hunter Welcing 6
yd. pass from
Preston Stone (Luke Akers kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:06 |
| Northwestern |
FG |
Northwestern 25
- Western Illinois 0
Luke Akers 35
yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 1:40 |
| Northwestern |
FG |
Northwestern 28
- Western Illinois 0
Luke Akers 25
yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 10:43 |
| Northwestern |
TD |
Northwestern 35
- Western Illinois 0
Drew Wagner 4
yd. pass from
Preston Stone (Jack Olsen kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 7:07 |
| Northwestern |
TD |
Northwestern 42
- Western Illinois 0
Ryan Boe 58
yd. run (Jack Olsen kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:47 |
| Western Illinois |
TD |
Northwestern 42
- Western Illinois 7
Christian Anaya 8
yd. pass from
Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha kick) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
Western Illinois |
Northwestern |
| W‑L |
0 - 2 - 0 |
1 - 1 - 0 |
| Conference |
0 - 0 - 0 |
0 - 0 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
Western Illinois |
Northwestern |
| Score |
7 |
42 |
| 1st Downs |
10 |
24 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
2-for-12
17% |
8-for-15
53% |
| 4th Down Efficiency |
0-for-0
0% |
1-for-1
100% |
| Total Yards |
181 |
526 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
23-71 |
41-281 |
| Average/Rush |
3.1 |
6.9 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
12-27 |
21-29 |
| Passing Yards |
110 |
245 |
| Average/Pass Play |
3.8 |
8.2 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3-13 |
6-54 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
0-0 |
2-1 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
1 |
0 |
| Time of Possession |
24:06 |
35:54 |
PLAYER STATS
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| C. Carswell |
6/8 |
52 |
1 |
0 |
| C. Anaya |
1/1 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
| C. Irvin |
5/18 |
27 |
0 |
1 |
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| P. Stone
|
21/29 |
245 |
3 |
0 |
| Rushing |
| |
ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
| M. Holman |
13 |
52 |
4.0 |
0 |
| B. Williams |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| C. Carswell |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
0 |
| C. Irvin |
5 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Receiving |
| |
REC |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
| D. Davis |
3 |
46 |
15.3 |
0 |
| B. Lanier |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
0 |
| C. Anaya |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
1 |
| A. Williams |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| J. Salien |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| M. Holman |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |