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Game 3 // Northwestern vs. Michigan State // Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 KICKOFF
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Evanston, Ill. Record 1-1 Record 2-1 Rankings n/a Rankings AP (RV) / Coaches (RV) 11 a.m. Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald Head Coach Mark Dantonio Ryan Field Record at NU (Yrs.) 97-71 (14th) Record at MSU (Yrs.) 107-51 (13th) Home Record 52-37 (.584) Away Record 36-23 (.610) ABC Big Ten Record 56-51 (.523) Big Ten Record 65-34 (.657) vs. MSU 5-5 (.500) vs. Northwestern 4-5 (.444) wgn 720 Offensive Coordinator Mick McCall Offensive Coordinator Brad Salem statbroadcast.com Defensive Coordinator Mike Hankwitz Defensive Coordinator Mike Tressel A NORTHWESTERN WIN WOULD... ON THE AIR
...Extend Northwestern's winning streak over Michigan State to four games. ABC pbp: Dave Pasch ...Mark the ’Cats' longest winning streak versus the Spartans in program history. color: Greg McElroy sideline: Tom Luginbill ...Be the Wildcats' ninth-straight victory in Big Ten play. WGN 720 ...Earn the Wildcats' their 16th win in their last 17 Big Ten contests. pbp: dave eanet color: ted albrecht ...Give Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald 98 career victories. sideline: adam hoge 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS
@Stanford UNLV MSU* @Wisconsin* @ Nebraska* Ohio State* Iowa* @Indiana* Purdue* UMass Minnesota* @Illinois* Aug. 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 18 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 FOX BTN ABC ABC TBA FS1 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA L, 17-7 W, 30-14 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 11 a.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA THE OPENING DRIVE INSIDE THE NUMBERS LET'S GET IT STARTED Northwestern will open Big Ten play and the defense of its West Division title Saturday when it hosts Michigan State at Northwestern won its first Big Ten Ryan Field. The Wildcats have won each of the last three meetings versus the Spartans, including a 39-31 triple-overtime thriller at home on Oct. 28, 2017. 1 West Division title in 2018. INSIDE THE STREAK VERSUS MICHIGAN STATE NU is averaging 40.6 points and 340 passing yards per game during its three-game winning streak over the Spartans. The ’Cats started the streak with 54 points on the road in 2016. MSU enters Saturday's game ranked in the top-12 The Wildcats have won back-to-back- nationally in rushing defense (2nd; 23.3), total defense (3rd; 216.0) and scoring defense (12th; 11.3). to-back bowl games for the first time 3 in program history. GROUND AND POUND The Wildcats racked up a season-high 276 rushing yards in their victory over UNLV last week. It marked the ’Cats' most yards since equaling the tally versus Illinois on Nov. 24 of last season. Redshirt first-year running back Drake Anderson Northwestern has won each of the (141), sophomore running back Jesse Brown (79) and sophomore quarterback Hunter Johnson (55) each set career last three meetings versus Michigan highs in the contest. 3 State. B1G TIME HONORS Senior defensive end Joe Gaziano and redshirt first-year running back Drake Anderson were honored by the Big Ten Conference Monday as the Defensive Player of the Week and Co-Freshman of the Week, respectively. Gaziano had a Senior defensive end Joe Gaziano had career-high nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and fumble recovery. Anderson replaced an a career-high 9 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 injured Isaiah Bowser and rushed for the eighth most yards by a NU first year in program history with 141 while scoring 9 sacks, a forced fumble and recovery his first career touchdown. More notes on Gaziano and Anderson can be found on page 2. versus UNLV KEEP IT ROLLIN' Chicago's Big Ten Team enters the contest having won eight-straight regular season games versus Big Ten foes and is Pat Fitzgerald is just three wins shy of 15-1 in its last 16 in conference play. The Wildcats set a program record with eight conference wins last season en route 100 for his career. to claiming their first Big Ten West Division title and a trip to Indianapolis for the Big Ten title game. 97
FYI PROGRAMS WITH BOWL WINS EACH OF THE LAST THREE YEARS Rushing Passing Total Scoring Rushing Total Turnover Penalty LAST MEETING Yards/GM Yards/GM Offense Offense Defense Defense Margin Yards/GM • Northwestern uses the term “first year” to refer to its new 184.5 141.0 325.5 18.5 171.0 347.5 0.0 72.5 student-athletes, abbreviated by “Fy.” • The correct abbreviation for Northwestern 157.3 272.33 429.7 28.7 23.3 216.0 +1.0 32.39 29 19 is “NU,” not “NW” or “NWU” or the like. Rushing Passing Total Scoring Rushing Total Turnover Penalty • The correct logo for Northwestern is the Yards/GM Yards/GM Offense Offense Defense Defense Margin Yards/GM Oct. 6, 2018 • East Lansing, Mich. “Block N.” Please contact Kyle Kelley at [email protected] if you are in TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @NUFBFAMILY /// FACEBOOK: /NUFOOTBALL need.
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 1 NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON THE HUNTER, NOT THE HUNTED Redshirt first year Drake Anderson set career highs with 26 carries, 141 rushing Sophomore quarterback Hunter Johnson made his first start at Ryan Field and yards and a touchdown versus UNLV last week — 18 years after his father Damien led the Wildcats to victory by completing 12-of-25 passes for 165 yards and two Anderson had 113 rushing yards versus the Rebels. Playing in just his fourth career touchdowns (1 passing, 1 rushing). Johnson is the first NU quarterback with a game, Anderson averaged 5.5 yards per carry and capped the performance with a passing and rushing touchdown in his first home start since Dan Persa versus Illinois touchdown in the fourth quarter. Anderson finished the game with a remarkable State on Sept. 11, 2010. 101 yards after contact. MORE ON JOHNSON'S FIRST WIN Damien Anderson (1998-2001) ranks second in program history with 4,485 rushing Johnson finished the game with career highs in completions, attempts, passing yards. His 2,063 rushing yards in the 2000 season still ranks atop the NU record book yards, yards per completion and rushing yards. His first touchdown pass as a Wildcat and helped him finish fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting that season. came on a 50-yard strike to sophomore JJ Jefferson. He finished the game with 13.75 yards per completion. It marked just the sixth time in the last five seasons the ’Cats SHAKE AND DRAKE finished with at least 13.75 yards per completion. Anderson is one of just five Big Ten players to rush for 141 and a touchdown while averaging 5.4 yards per carry this season. His 141 yards were the eighth-most by a DOWNTOWN JESSE BROWN NU first year in program history and marked the Wildcats' first 100-yard performance Sophomore running back Jesse Brown made the most of his first career start, of the season. He enters the week ranked sixth in the Big Ten in yards per carry (5.21). setting career highs with nine carries and 79 yards in the first half versus UNLV. Brown missed the second half due to injury, but became just the 18th Wildcat since PARTY IN THE BACKFIELD 2000 to finish a game with 8.8-plus yards per carry (Min. 9 carries). Senior defensive end Joe Gaziano compiled a stat line not seen in the Big Ten since 2016 with his career-high nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, forced CHARLIE AND THE FIELD GOAL FACTORY fumble and fumble recovery versus UNLV. Gaziano is the only player in the country Junior kicker Charlie Kuhbander matched his career high with three field goals in the to record such a stat line this season and is the first Big Ten player since Maryland's win over the Rebels, connecting on attempts of 33, 30 and 44 yards. His 44-yard field Jermaine Carter did so versus Rutgers on Nov. 26, 2016. goal in the second quarter marked a career long. Kuhbander now has 136 career points from kicking, which ties him for 10th in program history. He is just nine points ALL GAZ, NO BRAKES shy of tying Joel Howells (147; 2003-06) for ninth. Gaziano now ranks third in program history with 22.5 career sacks and is second nationally among active players behind only Boise State's Curtis Weaver (26.5).
2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Aug. 31 at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. FOX L, 17-7 2-4-2 The Wildcats and Cardinal have Cardinal Stanford Stadium split the last two meetings
Sept. 14 UNLV Evanston, Ill. BTN W, 30-14 3-0-0 NU snapped a four-game losing Rebels Ryan Field streak vs. non-conf opp.
Sept. 21 MICHIGAN STATE* Evanston, Ill. ABC 11 a.m. 20-37-0 NU has won the last three Spartans Ryan Field meetings versus MSU
Sept. 28 at Wisconsin* Madison, Wis. ABC 11 a.m. 36-59-5 Four of the last five meetings Badgers Camp Randall Stadium have been decided by one score
Oct. 5 at Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. TBA 2:30/3 p.m. CT 5-7-0 ’Cats have won back-to-back Cornhuskers Memorial Stadium meetings versus Cornhuskers
Oct. 18 OHIO STATE* Evanston, Ill. FS1 7:30 p.m. CT 14-62-1 Rematch of the 2018 Big Ten Buckeyes Ryan Field Championship game
Oct. 26 IOWA* Evanston, Ill. TBA 11 a.m. CT 27-50-3 The ’Cats have defeated Iowa Hawkeyes Ryan Field each of the last three years
Nov. 2 at Indiana* Bloomington, Ind. TBA TBA 47-34-1 NU has won three-straight over Hoosiers Indiana University Memorial Stadium Indiana dating back to 2009
Nov. 9 PURDUE* Evanston, Ill. TBA TBA 32-50-1 The Wildcats have a five-game Boilermakers Ryan Field winning streak versus Purdue
Nov. 16 UMASS Evanston, Ill. TBA TBA 0-0-0 First meeting in program history Minutemen Ryan Field
Nov. 23 MINNESOTA* Evanston, Ill. TBA TBA 36-53-5 NU has won each of the last Gophers Ryan Field three meetings versus Minnesota
Nov. 30 at ILLINOIS* Champaign, Ill. TBA TBA 52-55-5 The ’Cats have won a program- Fighting Illini (4-8) The University of Illinois - Memorial Stadium record four-straight vs. Illinois
2 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES WILDCATS COACHING STAFF MR. STEAL YOUR BALL ON THE FIELD Junior middle linebacker Paddy Fisher had seven tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and three pass Head Coach...... Pat Fitzgerald breakups in the win over UNLV. Fisher extended his program record with his 11th career forced fumble and has already caused three turnovers through two games this season (2 FF, 1 INT). He is the only player in the Big Ten Defensive Coordinator...... Mike Hankwitz this season with a game of seven tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and three pass deflections and is Special Teams Coordinator...... Jeff Genyk just the second NU player since 2000 to post the stat line. Offensive Line...... Kurt Anderson NOT PLAYING PADDY CAKES Defensive Line...... Marty Long Fisher became the first NU linebacker since Colin Ellis in 2013 to have three pass breakups and now leads the Running Backs...... Lou Ayeni country in pass deflections per game at 2.0. Wide Receivers...... Dennis Springer SACKED LUNCH Graduate Assistant...... Sean Pearson The Wildcats had a season-high five sacks versus UNLV.Gaziano and junior defensive end Earnest Brown IV Graduate Assistant...... Traveon Henry each had 1.5 sacks, while brothers Alex and Samdup Miller combined on a sack and junior defensive tackle Joe Spivak recorded the first of his career. The five sacks were the most by the ’Cats since they had five versus Undergraduate Assistant...... Jeremy Larkin Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game on Dec. 1, 2018. WHILLOCK[ED] IN IN THE PRESS BOX Junior safety Travis Whillock continued his play-making ways with seven tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks...... Mick McCall recovery last week. Whillock has averaged 8.6 tackles per game since entering the Wildcats' starting lineup versus Assistant Head Coach/DBs...... Matt MacPherson Notre Dame on Nov. 3, 2018. He is the first NU defensive back to have at least seven tackles, a fumble recovery and forced fumble in a game since Matthew Harris matched the stat line at Wisconsin on Nov. 21, 2015. Linebackers...... Tim McGarigle Superbacks...... Bob Heffner BERGIN BREAKING OUT Graduate Assistant...... Terrell Dallas Junior linebacker Chris Bergin, whose father played at Michigan State, posted his second-straight double-digit tackling performance with a team-high 10 stops versus UNLV. Bergin also had a tackle for loss and combined on Graduate Assistant...... Ben Hammer his first career sack.
SPECIALISTS FIRST TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM OFFENSE LT 70 Rashawn Slater 6-3, 305, Jr. LT 74 Payne He'Bert 6-4, 300, R-Fy. Kicker 14 Charlie Kuhbander 6-0, 185, Jr. LG 66 Nik Urban 6-3, 305, Jr. LG 57 Cam Kolwich 6-5, 300, Jr. 38 Drew Luckenbaugh 6-1, 188, Jr. C 65 Jared Thomas 6-4, 310, Sr. C 52 Sam Gerak 6-3, 291, So. RG 52 Sam Gerak 6-3, 291, So. RG 56 Sam Stovall 6-4, 300, R-Fy. Punter RT 73 Gunnar Vogel 6-6, 300, Jr. RT 76 Ethan Wiederkehr 6-5, 290, So. 17 Daniel Kubiuk 6-1, 201, Gr. WR 8 Kyric McGowan 5-10, 210, Jr. WR 4 Berkeley Holman 5-11, 193, So. 34 Andrew David 5-8, 185, Gr.
WR 19 Riley Lees 6-0, 201, Jr. WR 12 JJ Jefferson 5-10, 170, So. Long Snapper WR 88 Bennett Skowronek 6-4, 215, Sr. WR 81 Ramaud Bowman 6-2, 203, Jr. 43 Tyler Gillikin 6-2, 217, Jr. QB 15 Hunter Johnson 6-2, 216, So. QB 11 Aidan Smith 6-2, 215, Jr. 48 Peter Snodgrass 6-0, 215, So. -OR- 7 Andrew Marty 6-3, 227, So. Kick Returner RB 25 Isaiah Bowser 6-1, 215, So. RB 6 Drake Anderson 5-11, 190, R-Fy. 19 Riley Lees 6-0, 201, Jr. SB 89 Charlie Mangieri 6-4, 252, So. SB 83 Trent Goens 6-3, 250, Sr. 4 Berkeley Holman 5-11, 193, So. FIRST TEAM DEFENSE SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DE 97 Joe Gaziano 6-4, 275, Sr. DE 99 Earnest Brown IV 6-5, 270, Jr. Punt Returner 19 Riley Lees 6-0, 201, Jr. DT 95 Alex Miller 6-3, 300, Sr. DT 90 Jake Saunders 6-2, 295, Jr. 4 Berkeley Holman 5-11, 193, So. DT 96 Trevor Kent 6-6, 280, So. DT 93 Joe Spivak 6-0, 290, Jr. DE 91 Samdup Miller 6-3, 270, Jr. DE 53 Eku Leota 6-4, 255, R-Fy. Holder Will 51 Blake Gallagher 6-1, 235, Jr. Will 40 Peter McIntyre 6-2, 230, So. 17 Daniel Kubiuk 6-1, 201, Gr. Mike 42 Paddy Fisher 6-4, 246, Jr. Mike 35 Erik Mueller 6-2, 230, Jr. Sam 28 Chris Bergin 5-11, 215, Jr. Sam 31 Jaylen Rivers 6-2, 225, R-Fy. CB 2 Greg Newsome II 6-1, 193, So. CB 11 A.J. Hampton 5-11, 180, R-Fy. CB 3 Trae Williams 6-0, 203, Sr. CB 9 Roderick Campbell 6-0, 190, Jr. S 13 JR Pace 6-1, 205, Jr. S 22 Bryce Jackson 6-1, 185, So. S 7 Travis Whillock 6-1, 200, Jr. S 26 Brian Bullock 5-11, 195, So.
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LET'S GO, BENNY SKOW QUICK FACTS Senior wide receiver Bennett Skowronek hauled in a team-high four passes for 57 yards versus UNLV. Location ...... Evanston, Ill. Enrollment ...... 8,367 Skowronek finished second on the team with 562 receiving yards last season and is on the brink of cracking the Founded ...... 1851 NU top-10 for career receiving yards. A two-year starter, he has caught at least one pass in 35 games over the last Conference ...... Big Ten (West) three-plus years, which is the most of any wideout in the Big Ten. Color ...... Purple Nickname ...... Wildcats STOCK RISING President ...... Morton Schapiro Northwestern has won 36 games over the last four seasons, tied for the 14th most in the country. With 12-straight Athletic Director ...... James J. Phillips, Ph.D. wins versus the Big Ten West, the ’Cats have won 15 of their last 16 games versus conference foes, including a perfect 6-0 mark last season versus the West Division. FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season ...... 1882 All-Time Record ...... 544-665-44 (134 seasons) Big Ten Championships ...... 8 First Team All-Americans ...... 13 First Team All-Conference ...... 138 #PRO Bowl Appearances ...... 13 CATS Bowl Victories ...... 4 COACHING STAFF AROUND THE LEAGUE LOWRY LEADS PACKER PAST VIKINGS ON THE MOVE Head Coach ...... Pat Fitzgerald There are 17 #ProCats on 13 NFL teams, Defensive end Dean Lowry had three A trio of ’Cats were claimed on waivers Alma Mater ...... Northwestern, 1997 including the Green Bay Packers, tackles, a quarterback hurry and following the preseason, including Collegiate Career Record (Years) ...... 97-71 (14th) New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, recovered a fumble as the Packers quarterback Clayton Thorson (Cowboys), Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami improved to 2-0 on the season with a 21- linebacker Nate Hall (Bills) and offensive Northwestern Record (Years) ...... Same Dolphins, Los Angeles Chargers, Denver 16 win over the Vikings. lineman Blake Hance (Jaguars). Offensive Coordinator...... Mick McCall Broncos, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Alma Mater ...... Southern Colorado Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets JACKSON MAKING MOST OF OPPORTUNITY Defensive Coordinator ...... Mike Hankwitz and Indianapolis Colts. Running back Justin Jackson rushed for Alma Mater ...... Michigan 59 yards on seven carries, averaging 8.4 yards per carry in the Chargers' loss to TEAM INFORMATION the Detroit Lions. Jackson had a 60-yard touchdown in the contest, but it was 2018 Overall Record...... 9-5 called back due to a holding penalty. 2018 Big Ten Record/Finish ...... 8-1/West Champions 2018 Bowl...... Holiday Bowl WILDCATS IN THE NFL ROUNDUP Bowl Result ...... Northwestern 31, Utah 20 Player Pos. Team Week 2 Notes // Week 3 Schedule Ibraheim Campbell S Green Bay Packers Injured Reserve // vs. Denver Broncos, 12 p.m., FOX ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Austin Carr WR New Orleans Saints DNP // at Seattle Seahawks, 3:25 p.m. CT, CBS Associate Athletic Director...... Paul Kennedy Garrett Dickerson TE New York GIants DNP // at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3:05 p.m. CT, FOX Nate Hall LB Buffalo Bills Practice squad // vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 12 p.m. CT, CBS Email...... [email protected] Blake Hance OL Jacksonville Jaguars Practice squad // TNF vs. Tennessee Titans, 7:20 p.m, NFL NETWORK Phone...... 847-467-2028 Montre Hartage DB Miami Dolphins Practice squad // at Dallas Cowboys, 12 p.m. CT, FOX Associate Director...... Kyle Kelley Justin Jackson RB Los Angeles Chargers 7 att., 59 yards, 8.4 ypc versus Lions // vs. Houston Texans, 3:25 p.m. CT, CBS Email...... [email protected] Joe Jones LB Denver Broncos DNP // at Green Bay Packers, 12 p.m., FOX Tyler Lancaster DL Green Bay Packers 1 tackle in 21-16 win over Vikings // vs. Denver Broncos, 12 p.m., FOX Phone...... 847-491-8800 Dean Lowry DE Green Bay Packers 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FR in 21-16 win over Vikings // vs. Denver Broncos, 12 p.m., FOX Twitter...... @NUFBFamily Sherrick McManis DB Chicago Bears DNP // MNF at Washington Redskins, 7:15 p.m. CT, ESPN Instagram...... @nufbfamily Ifeadi Odenigbo DL Minnesota Vikings 1 quarterback hurry versus Packers // vs. Oakland Raids, 12 p.m. CT, FOX Kyle Queiro LB Dallas Cowboys Practice squad // vs. Miami Dolphins, 12 p.m. CT, FOX Facebook...... Facebook.com/nufootball Trevor Siemian QB New York Jets MNF vs. Cleveland Browns, 7:15 p.m. CT, ESPN Live Stats...... NUSports.com Clayton Thorson QB Dallas Cowboys Practice squad // vs. Miami Dolphins, 12 p.m. CT, FOX Real-Time Game Notes...... bit.ly/NUFBLiveNotes19 Danny Vitale FB Green Bay Packers 1 special teams tackle in 21-16 win over Vikings // vs. Denver Broncos, 12 p.m., FOX Anthony Walker, Jr. LB Indianapolis Colts 1 tackle in 19-17 win over Titans // vs. Atlanta Falcons, 12 p.m. CT, CBS BIG TEN STANDINGS
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN STATE WEST DIVISION SCHOOL BIG TEN OVERALL STREAK Rank B1G Value Rank B1G Value Iowa 1-0 3-0 W3 Total Offense 112 14 325.5 Total Offense 57 5 429.7 Rushing Offense 52 5 184.5 Rushing Offense 81 10 157.3 Minnesota 0-0 3-0 W3 Passing Offense 122 14 141.90 Passing Offense 39 5 272.3 Wisconsin 0-0 2-0 W2 Team Passing Efficiency 129 14 86.52 Team Passing Efficiency 72 10 136.21 Illinois 0-0 2-1 L1 Scoring Offense 117 14 18.5 Scoring Offense 73 10 28.7 Nebraska 0-0 2-1 W1 Total Defense 3 2 216.0 Total Defense 53 11 347.5 Northwestern 0-0 1-1 W1 Rushing Defense 86 12 171.0 Rushing Defense 2 2 23.3 Passing Yards Allowed 28 3 176.5 Passing Yards Allowed 48 8 192.7 Purdue 0-0 1-2 L1 Team Passing Efficiency Defense 38 4 116.59 Team Passing Efficiency Defense 42 6 117.50 Scoring Defense 29 7 15.5 Scoring Defense 12 5 11.3 EAST DIVISION Turnover Margin 58 9 0.00 Turnover Margin 21 3 +1.00 SCHOOL BIG TEN OVERALL STREAK 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 33 6 .478 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 92 12 .357 Ohio State 1-0 3-0 W3 4th Down Conversion Pct. 62 8 .500 4th Down Conversion Pct. 90 9 .333 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense 83 14 .400 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense 22 5 .275 Penn State 0-0 3-0 W3 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense 24 2 .250 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense 119 13 1.000 Michigan 0-0 2-0 W2 Red Zone Offense 111 13 .714 Red Zone Offense 56 6 .857 Maryland 0-0 2-1 L1 Red Zone Defense 2 2 .250 Red Zone Defense 28 5 .714 Michigan State 0-0 2-1 L1 Net Punting 23 4 42.40 Net Punting 50 6 39.25 Indiana 0-1 2-1 L1 Punt Returns 32 3 12.33 Punt Returns 63 9 7.50 Kickoff Returns 30 2 25.00 Kickoff Returns 89 11 18.00 Rutgers 0-1 1-1 L1 First Downs Offense 119 13 41 First Downs Offense 29 2 72 First Downs Defense 16 4 38 First Downs Defense 18 5 40 Fewest Penalties Per Game 104 11 .800 Fewest Penalties Per Game 116 14 8.67 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 108 12 72.50 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 118 13 77.67 Time of Possession 108 11 27:13 Time of Possession 28 4 32:39
4 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL WEEKLY SCHEDULE (WEEK 4 VS. MICHIGAN STATE) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SUNDAYFRIDAY SATURDAY
Practice Practice Media Availability for Game 3 vs. Michigan State Practice Weekly Press Conference Practice Practice assistant coaches and No Availability 11 a.m. • ABC No Media Availability (~12:00 p.m. CT: Fitzgerald, No Availability No Availability players by request Evanston, Ill. Bergin, Thomas, Whillock) (~10:15 a.m)
NORTHWESTERN PRACTICE GAME CREDENTIALS Practices at Chap and Ethel Hutcheson Field and inside Ryan Fieldhouse are For any media wishing to obtain a credential for any home game, please apply closed to all media members. Media members are asked to stay outside of the at www.sportssystems.com/northwestern. gates of Martin Stadium until the conclusion of practice. Media availability will be held inside the Walter Athletics Center. POSTGAME PROCEDURE Following a cooling off period, head coach Pat Fitzgerald and select players WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE will meet with the media in Anderson Hall, which is located adjacent to Ryan Coach Fitzgerald will hold a media briefing at 12:05 p.m. CT on Monday, Field on the northeast side. Requests for student-athletes should be made to Sept. 16 in the Football Auditorium of the Walter Athletics Center. Fitzgerald a Northwestern Athletic Communications contact at least five minutes prior to will make comments and answer questions until approximately 12:30 p.m. the end of the contest. Selected players will be on hand to meet with the press at approximately 12:35 p.m., class schedules permitting. The entire news conference is available on NORTHWESTERN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS NUsports.com. Contact: Paul Kennedy, Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Communications Phone: Office - (847) 467-2028 COACH/PLAYER AVAILABILITY Email: [email protected] Coach Fitzgerald and student-athletes who did not participate in the Monday press conference are available after morning practice on Tuesday of the Contact: Kyle Kelley, Associate Director for Athletic Communications Michigan State week. No player interviews will be granted on Sunday, Tuesday, Phone: Office - (847) 491-8800 Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Depending on his schedule, Coach Fitzgerald may Email: [email protected] also be available during the late-afternoon hours on Monday and Tuesday. Please call in advance to set up an interview. Northwestern Athletic Communications Mailing Address WILDCATS ONLINE 1501 Central St. Evanston, IL 60208 The official web site of Northwestern Athletics is NUsports.com. Updated daily, the site includes releases and game notes as well as other football-related items: up-to-date roster, schedule, game times, etc. You may also follow Northwestern football on Twitter at these accounts: @NU_Sports, @NUFBFamily or @coachfitz51.
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 5 NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: OFFENSE Career Highs RILEY LEES • 6-0 • 201 • JUNIOR Receptions...... 4 (2x), last at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) Receiving Yards...... 49 at Wisconsin (Sept. 30, 2017) • Scored a career-high two touchdowns in 2018 Holiday Bowl Long Reception...... 29 at Rutgers (Oct. 20, 2018) • Had a career-high 22 catches as a sophomore Touchdowns...... 1 (5x), last vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Rushing Attempts...... 2 vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) WR 19 Rushing Yards...... 18 vs. Ohio State (Dec. 1, 2018) Career REC YDS TD LG YPC PR YDS TD LG Long Rush...... 18 vs. Ohio State (Dec. 1, 2018) 2 11 0 8 5.5 3 37 0 20 Rushing Touchdown...... 1 vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Career Highs KYRIC MCGOWAN • 5-8 • 200 • JUNIOR Receptions...... 4 (2x), last vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Receiving Yards...... 77 at Michigan State (Oct. 6, 2018) • Led the Wildcats with 17.7 yards per catch in 2018 Long Reception...... 77 at Michigan State (Oct. 6, 2018) • Averaged 24.1 yards per kick return last season Touchdowns...... 1(2x) last vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 28, 2018) WR Rushing Attempts...... 1 (2x) last vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 27, 2018) 8 Rushing Yards...... 21 vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 27, 2018) Career REC YDS TD LG YPC KR YDS TD LG Long Rush...... 21 vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 27, 2018) 3 33 0 16 11.0 - - - - Career Highs BENNETT SKOWRONEK • 6-4 • 215 • SENIOR Receptions...... 8 vs. Nevada (Sept. 2, 2017) Receiving Yards...... 123 (Sept. 2, 2017) • 2019 Team Captain Long Reception...... 58 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2017) WR 88 • Needs just 376 receiving yards to crack NU career top 10 list Touchdowns...... 2 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2017) Career REC YDS TD LONG YPC 9 110 0 20 12.2 Career Highs CHARLIE MANGIERI • 6-4 • 252 • SOPHOMORE Receptions...... 1 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Receiving Yards...... 7 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) • Made first career start at Stanford Long Reception...... 7 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) SB 89 • Caught first career pass in season opener Touchdowns...... n/a Career REC YDS TD LONG YPC 1 7 0 7 7.0 Career Highs (including time at Clemson) HUNTER JOHNSON • 6-2 • 216 • SOPHOMORE Pass Attempts...... 25 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Completions...... 12 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) • Rated as the top quarterback in the nation by ESPN in class of 2017 Passing Yards...... 165 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Passing Touchdowns...... 1 (3x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) • Set career highs in attempts, completions and yards vs. UNLV Long Pass...... 78 vs. The Citadel (Nov. 18, 2017) QB Rushing Attempts...... 11 (2x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) 15 Rushing Yards...... 55 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Career COMP ATT INT PCT. YDS TD LG ATT YDS TD LG Long Rush...... 15 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) 18 42 3 42.9 220 1 50 22 68 1 15 Rushing Touchdowns...... 1 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Career Highs ISAIAH BOWSER • 6-0 • 213 • SOPHOMORE Rushes...... 34 vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 27, 2018) Rushing Yards...... 166 vs. Illinois (Nov. 24, 2018) • Set fourth-best single-season rookie mark in NU history in 2018 Rushing Touchdowns...... 2 (2x), last at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) • Missed the UNLV game due to injury Long Rush...... 55 vs. Illinois (Nov. 24, 2018) RB Receptions...... 3 at Iowa (Nov. 10, 2018) 25 Receiving Yards...... 33 at Iowa (Nov. 10, 2018) Career ATT YDS TD LG YPC YPG REC YDS TD LG 10 54 0 15 5.4 54.0 - - - - Long Reception...... 14 vs. Illinois (Nov. 24, 2018) RASHAWN SLATER • 6-3 • 305 • JUNIOR SPECIALISTS • Started 28 straight games #14 • CHARLIE KUHBANDER • Made first career start at left tackle at Stanford FG Attempted: 3 (3x), last vs. UNLV (9/14/18) OL 70 • Rated as top freshman OL by Pro Football Focus last season FG Made: 3 (3x), last vs. UNLV (9/14/18) Long Field Goal: 44 vs. UNLV (9/14/18) • Named to the Freshman All-Big Ten Team by the Big Ten Network XP Attempted: 6 (2x), last at Illinois (11/25/17) Extra Points Made: 6 (2x), last at Illinois (11/25/17) NIK URBAN • 6-3 • 305 • JUNIOR 14 K Points Scored: 13 at Maryland (10/14/17) • Played in seven games in 2018 Career XPM XPA FGM FGA LONG BLKD PTS • Started three; Two at right guard and one at left guard 4 4 3 4 44 0 13 #17 • DANIEL KUBIUK OL 66 • Had 152 career wins as a wrestler in high school Punts: 4 at Stanford (8/31/19) Long Punt: 53 at Stanford (8/31/19) Punts Fair Caught: 1 vs. Bowling Green (9/16/17) Punts Inside 20: 3 at Stanford (8/31/19) JARED THOMAS • 6-4 • 310 • SENIOR Punts of 50+ Yards: 1 at Stanford (8/31/19) • 2019 Team Captain 17 P • Started all 14 games at center last season Career No. YDS AVG LG TB FC I20 50+ OL • Named to the Rimington Award Watch List 65 8 320 40.0 53 0 0 5 1 #19 • RILEY LEES (Career Highs) Punt Returns: 4 (2x) last vs. Michigan (9/29/18) Punt Return Yards: 346vs. Michigan(9/29/18) SAM GERAK • 6-3 • 291 • SOPHOMORE Long Punt Return: 39 vs. Purdue (11/11/17) Kick Returns: 3 (2x), last at Maryland (10/14/17) • Made first career start at Stanford Kick Return Yards: 70 at Maryland (10/14/17) • Appeared in a pair of games last season 19 KR Long Kick Return: 36 at Nebraska (11/4/17) OL 52 • Rated as the No. 1 center in the state of Ohio coming out of HS Career KR YDS TD LG AVG/R AVG/G. 2 50 0 28 25.0 25.0 GUNNAR VOGEL • 6-6 • 300 • JUNIOR • Played in five games last season OL 73 • Made his first career start versus Michigan
6 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: DEFENSE Career Highs JOE GAZIANO • 6-4 • 275 • SENIOR Tackles...... 9 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Solo Tackles...... 5 vs. Kentucky (Dec. 29, 2017) • Second nationally among active players with 22.5 career sacks Assisted Tackles...... 4 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2018) • Named to Bednarik Award Watch List Tackles for Loss...... 2.5 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2018) DE Sacks...... 2 (3x), last vs. Duke (Sept. 8, 2018) 97 Quarterback Hurries...... 4 vs. Nevada (Sept. 2, 2017) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT Fumble Recoveries...... 1 (6x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) 7 6 13 1.5 10 2.5 11 1-2 0 0 0 Pass Breakups...... 2 vs. Kentucky (Dec. 29, 2017) Career Highs TREVOR KENT • 6-6 • 280 • SOPHOMORE Tackles...... 1 (2x), last at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Solo Tackles...... 1 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) • Made first career start at Stanford Assisted Tackles...... 1 at Purdue (Aug. 30, 2018) • Blocked a field goal in season opener Sacks...... 0.5 at Purdue (Aug. 30, 2018) DT Tackles for Loss...... 0.5 at Purdue (Aug. 30, 2018) 96 Quarterback Hurries...... n/a Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT Pass Breakups...... n/a 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Forced Fumbles...... n/a Career Highs ALEX MILLER • 6-3 • 300 • SENIOR Tackles...... 4 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Solo Tackles...... 3 (3x), last vs. Ohio State (Dec. 1, 2018) • Had a career-high four tackles in season opener at Stanford Assisted Tackles...... 3 (2x), last at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) • Older brother of junior defensive end Samdup Miller Sacks...... 1 (3x), last at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) DT Tackles for Loss...... 2 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) 95 Pass Breakups...... 1 (6x), last vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 27, 2018) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT 3 5 8 1.5 2 3.5 6 0-0 1 0 0 Quarterback Hurries...... 1 (6x), last at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Career Highs SAMDUP MILLER • 6-3 • 270 • JUNIOR Tackles...... 14 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) Solo Tackles...... 6 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) • Has started all 29 games of his career Assisted Tackles...... 8 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) • Had a career-high 53 tackles as a sophomore Sacks...... 1 (6x), last vs. Ohio State (Dec. 1, 2018) DE Tackles for Loss...... 2 vs. Ohio State (Dec. 1, 2018) 91 Quarterback Hurries...... 2 vs. Michigan (Sept. 29, 2018) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT Pass Breakups...... 1 (2x) last at Rutgers (Oct. 20, 2018) 5 2 7 0.5 2 1.5 3 0-0 0 0 0 Fumble Recoveries...... 1 vs. Illinois (Nov. 25, 2017) Career Highs BLAKE GALLAGHER • 6-1 • 235 • JUNIOR Tackles...... 13 (2x), last vs. Illinois (Nov. 24, 2018) Solo Tackles...... 9 vs. Duke (Sept. 8, 2018) • Led the Big Ten with 127 tackles last season Assisted Tackles...... 7 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) • Named Third-Team All-Big Ten by the media Tackles for Loss...... 2 (2x), last vs. Illinois (Nov. 24, 2018) LB Fumble Recoveries...... 1 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 3, 2018) 51 Quarterback Hurries...... 1 (2x), last vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT Interception...... 1 vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Career Highs PADDY FISHER • 6-4 • 246 • JUNIOR Tackles...... 19 vs. Michigan State (Oct. 28, 2017) Solo Tackles...... 14 vs. Michigan State (Oct. 28, 2017) • 2019 Team Captain; Second time in his career Assisted Tackles...... 9 at Duke (Sept. 9, 2017) Tackles for Loss...... 1.5 (2x), last at Illinois (Nov. 25, 2017) • Nation's active leader with 11 career forced fubmles Sacks...... 1 at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) LB 42 Fumble Recoveries...... 1 at Duke (Sept. 9, 2017) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT Forced Fumbles...... 2 vs. Michigan State (Oct. 28, 2017) Quarterback Hurries...... 2 vs. Michigan State (Oct. 28, 2017) 7 6 13 0 0 0 0 2-0 0 3 1 Interceptions...... 1 (3x) last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Career Highs CHRIS BERGIN • 5-11 •215 • JUNIOR Tackles...... 11 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) Solo Tackles...... 5 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13 2018) • Had double-digit tackles in each of the first two games Assisted Tackles...... 7 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) • Father Joe played at Michigan State Tackles for Loss...... 1.0 (3x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) LB Sack...... 0.5 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) 28 Fumble Recovery...... 1 (2x), last vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT 7 13 20 0.5 0 1.0 2 0-0 0 0 0 Career Highs GREG NEWSOME II • 6-1 • 180 • SOPHOMORE Tackles...... 6 vs. Akron (Sept. 15, 2018) Solo Tackles...... 5 at Purdue (Aug. 30, 2018) • Made four starts in debut campaign last season Assisted Tackles...... 2 (2x) last vs. Michigan (Sept. 29, 2018) • Led all NU first years with 23 tackles and four pass breakups Pass Breakups...... 2 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) CB 2 Fumble Recovery...... 1 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 3 0 Career Highs TRAE WILLIAMS • 6-0 • 203 • SENIOR Tackles...... 10 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) Solo Tackles...... 7 vs. Duke (Sept. 17, 2016) • 2019 Team Captain Assisted Tackles...... 4 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) • Has made 19 career starts for the Wildcats Tackles for Loss...... 1 (3x), last vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) CB Fumble Recoveries...... 1 (3x), last vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 27, 2018) 3 Forced Fumbles...... 1 (3x), last vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT Pass Breakups...... 3 vs. Illinois (Nov. 26, 2016) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Interceptions...... 1 (2x), last at Illinois (Nov. 25, 2017) Career Highs JR PACE • 6-1 • 205 • JUNIOR Tackles...... 11 vs. Michigan (Sept. 29, 2018) Solo Tackles...... 7 vs. Michigan (Sept. 29, 2018) • 2018 Holiday Bowl Defensive MVP Assisted Tackles...... 4 vs. Michigan (Sept. 29, 2018) • Led the Wildcats with four intereceptions last season Tackles for Loss...... 0.5 vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) S Interceptions...... 2 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) 13 Pass Breakups...... 2 (2x) last at Michigan State (Oct. 6, 2018) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT 6 5 11 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Fumble Receovery...... 1 vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Career Highs TRAVIS WHILLOCK • 6-1 • 200 • JUNIOR Tackles...... 15 at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) Solo Tackles...... 11 at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) • Recorded third career double-digit tackle game at Stanford Assisted Tackles...... 5 (2x), last at Iowa (Nov. 10, 2018) • Averagined 8.6 tackles per game seven career starts Tackles for Loss...... 1 (2x), last vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) S Pass Breakups...... 2 at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) 7 Fumble Recovery...... 1 (3x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Career UT AT TT SACK YDS TFL YDS FF-FR QBH PBU INT Forced Fumble...... 1 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) 10 7 17 0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0
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#6 • DRAKE ANDERSON • RB #53 • EKU LEOTA • DE 2019 Fitz Career Rushing Attempts: 26 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Tackles: 1 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) When playing at home 1-0 52-37 Rushing Yards: 141 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Assisted Tackles: 1 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) When playing on road 0-1 40-28 Long Rush: 13 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Sacks: 0.5 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Rushing Touchdown: 1 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) When playing at a neutral site 0-0 5-6 #38 • DREW LUCKENBAUGH When playing on grass 1-1 72-48 #1 • JOE BERGIN • DB Extra Points Attempted: 4 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) When playing on artificial surface 0-0 25-23 Tackles: 2 (6x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Extra Points Made: 4 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) When scoring first 1-0 61-22 Solo Tackles: 1 (10x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Field Goals Attempted: 3 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) When opponent scores first 0-1 36-49 Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Kentucky (Dec. 29, 2017) Field Goals Made: 2 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) When leading after first quarter 1-0 53-18 Long Field Goal: 37 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) When trailing after first quarter 0-0 24-38 #81 • RAMAUD CHIAOKHIAO-BOWMAN • WR When tied after first quarter 0-1 20-14 Receptions: 4 vs. Michigan (Sept. 29, 2018) #20 • JOHN MOTEN • RB Receiving Yards: 64 vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Rushing Attempts: 16 at Purdue (Nov. 12, 2016) When leading at halftime 1-0 72-19 Long Reception: 52 vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Rushing Yards: 128 vs. Illinois (Nov. 26, 2016) When trailing at halftime 0-1 18-43 Touchdown: 1 at Wisconsin (Sept. 30, 2017) Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Illinois (Nov. 26, 2016) When tied at halftime 0-0 7-9 Tackles: 4 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Long Rush: 77 vs. Ohio State (Dec. 1, 2018) When leading after three quarters 1-0 77-17 Solo Tackles: 2 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Receptions: 3 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) When trailing after three quarters 0-1 14-50 Receiving Yards: 25 at Purdue (Aug. 31, 2018) When tied after three quarters 0-0 6-4 #36 • JESSE BROWN • RB Long Reception: 20 at Purdue (Nov. 12, 2016) When NU has more/equal rushing yards 1-0 73-19 Rushing Attempts: 9 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) When opponent has more rushing yards 0-1 25-51 Rushing Yards: 79 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) #35 • ERIK MUELLER • LB Rushing Touchdown: 1 (2x), last at Illinois (Nov. 25, 2017) Tackles: 1 (5x), last vs. Illinois (Nov. 24, 2018) When NU has more/equal passing yards 1-0 48-31 Long Rush: 35 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) When opponent has more passing yards 0-1 50-39 Receptions: 1 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) #46 • DEVIN O'ROURKE • DE When NU has more/equal total yards 1-0 69-22 Receiving Yards: 23 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Tackles: 1 vs. Akron (Sept. 15, 2018) When opponent has more total yards 0-1 28-51 Long Reception: 23 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Solo Tackles: 1 vs. Akron (Sept. 15, 2018) When NU has more first downs 1-0 64-26 Tackles: 1 (4x), last vs. Kentucky (Dec. 29, 2017) When opponent has more first downs 0-1 25-42 Solo Tackles: 1 (2x), last vs. Kentucky (Dec. 29, 2017) #18 • CAM RUIZ • DB When first downs are equal 0-0 8-3 Assisted Tackles: 1 (2x), last at Illinois (Nov. 25, 2017) Tackles: 5 (2x), last vs. Illinois (Nov. 24, 2018) When NU forces more turnovers 1-0 60-17 Solo Tackles: 5 vs. Illinois (Nov. 24, 2018) #99 • EARNEST BROWN IV • DE Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 3, 2018) When opponent forces more turnovers 0-01 19-41 Tackles: 6 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Blocked Punt: 1 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 3, 2018) When turnovers are equal 0-0 18-12 Solo Tackles: 4 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Pass Breakups: 2 at Iowa (Nov. 10, 2018) In games decided by three points or fewer 0-0 18-12 Assisted Tackles: 2 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Forced Fumble: 1 at Iowa (Nov. 10, 2018) In games decided by seven points or fewer 0-0 36-20 Tackles for Loss: 2.5 vs. Ohio State (Dec. 1, 2018) Fumble Recovery: 1 at Iowa (Nov. 10, 2018) In overtime games 0-0 7-5 QBH: 1 (3x), last vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) Sacks: 1.5 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) #93 • JOE SPIVAK • DL Forced Fumble: 1 vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Tackle: 1 (2x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) CAREER STARTS Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) Assisted Tackle: 1 vs. Minnesota (Nov. 18, 2017) Pass Breakups: 1 (2x), last at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) Sack: 0.5 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) 2019 Career Tackle for Loss: 0.5 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) #26 • BRIAN BULLOCK • DB QBH: 1 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2017) Samdup Miller, Defensive line 2 29 Pass Breakup: 1 vs. Nevada (Sept. 2, 2017) Joe Gaziano, Defensive End 2 29 #14 • MALIK WASHINGTON • WR #9 • RODERICK CAMPBELL • DB Receptions: 2 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Bennett Skowronek, Wide Receiver 2 28 Tackles: 4 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Receiving Yards: 9 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Solo Tackles: 3 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Long Reception: 8 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Paddy Fisher, Linebacker 2 28 Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. Ohio St. (Oct. 29, 2016) Rashawn Slater, Offensive Line 2 28 Pass Breakup: 1 (3x), last at Iowa (Nov. 10, 2018) Trae Williams, Cornerback 2 20 #55 • MARK GOODEN • DL Jared Thomas, Offensive Lineman 2 20 Tackles: 3 at Duke (Sept. 9, 2017) Solo Tackles: 1 at Duke (Sept. 9, 2017) Blake Gallagher, Linebacker 2 16 Assisted Tackles: 2 at Duke (Sept. 9, 2017) JR Pace, Safety 2 16 #11 • A.J. HAMPTON • CB Isaiah Bowser, Running Back 1 9 Tackles: 4 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Solo Tackles: 3 at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Kyric McGowan, Wide Receiver 2 8 Assisted Tackles: 1 (2x), last at Stanford (Aug. 31, 2019) Travis Whillock, Safety 2 7 #4 • BERKELEY HOLMAN • WR Chris Bergin, Linebacker 2 6 Receptions: 2 (2x), last vs. Ohio State (Dec. 1, 2018) Receiving Yards: 13 at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) Greg Newsome II, Cornerback 2 6 Long Reception: 24 vs. Utah (Dec. 31, 2018) Alex Miller, Defensive Lineman 2 6 Rushes: 1 (2x), last at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) Rushing Yards: 10 at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) Nik Urban, Offensive Lineman 2 5 Long Rush: 10 at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman, Wide Receiver 0 4 #22 • BRYCE JACKSON • DB Cam Ruiz, Cornerback 0 4 Tackles: 3 vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Solo Tackles: 2 vs. Duke (Sept. 8, 2018) Riley Lees, Wide Receiver 2 4 Assisted Tackles: 1 (4x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Gunnar Vogel, Offensive Lineman 2 3 #5 • JACE JAMES • WR Charlie Mangieri, Superback 2 2 Receptions: 2 vs. Kentucky Dec. 29, 2017) Receiving Yards: 25 vs. Penn St. (Oct. 7, 2017) Sam Gerak, Offensive Line 2 2 Long Reception: 25 vs. Penn St. (Oct. 7, 2017) Trevor Kent, Defensive Line 2 2 #12 • JJ JEFFERSON • WR Hunter Johnson, Quarterbacks 2 2 Receptions: 4 vs. Nebraska (Oct. 13, 2018) Receiving Yards: 68 at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) John Moten IV, Running Back 0 1 Long Reception: 68 at Minnesota (Nov. 17, 2018) Drake Anderson, Running Back 0 1 Touchdowns: 1 (3x), last vs. UNLV (Sept. 14, 2019) Rushes: 1 at Rutgers (Oct. 20, 2018) Jesse Brown, Running Back 1 1
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NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS OPPONENTS Scored 60+ Points NU 61, Illinois 23 (11-18-00) Wisconsin 70, NU 23 (11-27-10) Scored 50-59 Points NU 54, Michigan State 40 (10-15-16) Ohio State 58, NU 7 (9-22-07) Scored 40-49 Points NU 49, Bowling Green 7 (9-16-17) Ohio State 45, NU 24 (12-1-18) Rushed for 200-299 yards 276 vs. UNLV (9-14-19) Nebraska - 231 (10-13-18) Rushed for 300-399 yards 303 vs. Bowling Green (9-16-17) Indiana - 319 (10-29-11) Rushed for 400+ yards 444 at Illinois (11-22-03) Ohio State - 499 (12-1-18) Passed for 400+ yards 455 vs. Nebraska (10-13-18) Michigan State - 445 (10-28-17) Had 500-599 yards of total offense 531 at Maryland (10-14-17) Michigan State - 540 (10-28-17) Had 600+ yards of total offense 678 vs. Bowling Green (9-16-17) Arizona State - 773 (9-17-05) Won a game on final play (regulation) vs. Michigan State, 47-yd FG Nebraska, 49-yard pass (11-2-13) (9-29-01) Recorded a safety vs. Illinois (11-24-12) Rutgers (10-20-18) Recorded a shutout NU 39, Minnesota 0 (11-18-17) #18 Michigan 38, #13 NU 0 (10-10-15) Played No. 1-ranked team #1 Ohio State 54, NU 10 (11-11-06) Wisconsin 37, #1 NU 6 (11-10-62) Beat No. 1-ranked team #3 NU 6, #1 Minnesota 0 (10-31-1936) Wisconsin 37, #1 NU 6 (11-10-62) Beat a Top-10 team NU 28, #9 Nebraska 25 (11-5-11) Beat a ranked team NU 31, #17 Utah 20 (12-31-18) Beat two ranked teams in a row NU 47, #7 Wisconsin 44 (9-23-00) NU 37, #18 Michigan State 17 (9-30-00) Ranked by AP (media) No. 20 (2018 Final) Ranked by USA Today (coaches) No. 25 (2019 Preseason) Ranked in College Football Playoff No. 22 (2018 Final) Ranked No. 1 by AP 1962 Sellout at home 47,330, vs. Notre Dame (11-3-18) Had consecutive sellouts Four straight from Sept. 29-Nov. 3, 2018 (vs. Michigan, vs. Nebraska, vs. Wisconsin, vs. Notre Dame)
INDIVIDUALS Returned kickoff for a TD Solmon Vault (95) at Michigan State (10-15-16) Jehu Chesson (96), Michigan (10-10-15) Returned punt for a TD Tony Jones (64) at Purdue (11-22-14) Ben Niemann (1), Iowa (11-1-14) Returned INT for a TD Nick VanHoose (72) at Nebraska (10-24-15) Alvin Davis (97 & 50), Akron (9-15-18) Returned fumble for TD Jared McGee (82) vs. Utah (12-31-18) Jordan Fox, Stanford (8-31-19) Blocked an extra point Dean Lowry vs. Ball State (9-26-15) Andrew Stelter, Minnesota (11-18-17) Blocked a FG attempt Trevor Kent vs. Stanford (8-31-19) Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame (11-15-14) Blocked a punt Cameron Ruiz vs. Notre Dame (11-3-18) Ricky Jones, Indiana (10-22-16) Rushed for 3 or more TDs Justin Jackson (3) vs. Bowling Green (9-16-17) Akrum Wadley (4), Iowa (10-17-15) Rushed for 100 yards Drake Anderson (141) vs. UNLV (9-14-19) Charles Williams (144), UNLV (9-14-19) Two players rushed for 100 yards Justin Jackson (173) vs. Illinois (11-26-16) Melvin Gordon (172), Wisconsin (10-12-13) John Moten IV (128) vs. Illinois (11-26-16) James White (101), Wisconsin (10-12-13) Rushed for 200 yards Justin Jackson (224) vs. Pittsburgh (12-28-16) Akrum Wadley (204), Iowa (10-17-15) Completed 20-29 passes Clayton Thorson (22) vs. Duke (9-8-18) AJ Bush (23), Illinois (11-24-18) Completed 30+ passes Clayton Thorson (41) vs. Nebraska (10-13-18) Brian Lewerke (31), Michigan State (10-6-18) Passed for 3+ TDs Clayton Thorson (3) at Michigan State (10-6-18) Tyler O'Connor (3), Michigan State (10-15-16) Passed for 300-399 yards Clayton Thorson (373) at Michigan State (10-6-18) Ian Book (343), Notre Dame (11-3-18) Passed for 400-499 yards Clayton Thorson (455) vs. Nebraska (10-13-18) Brian Lewerke (445), Michigan State (10-28-17) Passed for 500+ yards Mike Kafka (532) vs. Auburn (1-1-10) - Scored 3 TDs in a game Justin Jackson (3 rushing) vs. Bowling Green (9-16-17) William Fuller (3c), Notre Dame (11-15-14) Scored 4+ Tds in a game Kain Colter (4 rushing) vs. Indiana (9-29-12) Akrum Wadley (4r), Iowa (10-17-15) 2-point conversion Cameron Green pass from Clayton Thorson at Minnesota (11-17-18) Adrian Martinez (rush), Nebraska (10-13-18) Caught 10+ passes Nagel Flynn (12) vs. Nebraska (10-13-18) Rondale Moore (11), Purdue (8-30-18) 100-199 yards receiving Nagel Flynn (111) at Michigan State (10-6-18) Chase Claypool (130), Notre Dame (11-3-18) 200+ yards receiving Nagel Flynn (220) vs. Nebraska (10-13-18) D.J. Moore (210), Maryland (10-14-17) Two players 100 receiving yards Christian Jones (182) at Illinois (11-30-13) Malik Turner (164), Illinois (11-26-16) Rashad Lawrence (112) at Illinois (11-30-13) Justin Hardee (125), Illinois (11-26-16) Score 2 TDs Receiving Nagel Flynn (2) vs. Nebraska (10-13-18) Cody White, Michigan State (10-28-17) Felton Davis, Michigan State (10-28-17) Scored 3+ TDs receiving Austin Carr (3) at Iowa (10-1-16) William Fuller (3), Notre Dame (11-15-14) Kicked 3 FGs in one game Charlie Kuhbander (3) vs. UNLV (9-14-19) Ryan Lichtenstein (3), Syracuse (9-19-09) Kicked 4 FGs in one game Jack Mitchell (4) at Notre Dame (11-15-14) Brendan Gibbons (4), Michigan (11-16-13) Kicked 5 FGs in one game Jeff Budzien (5) vs. Boston College (9-5-12) - Kicked a 50-yard FG David Wasielewski (51) at Air Force (8-31-02) Taylor Zalewski (51), Illinois (11-30-13) Kicked a 70-79 yard punt Jake Collins (70) vs. Rutgers (10-21-18) Adam Korsak (79), Rutgers (10-20-18) Kicked an 80-89-yard punt Hunter Niswander (80) vs. Iowa (10-21-17) - Intercepted 2 passes Nate Hall at Minnesota (11-17-18) Alvin Davis, Akron (9-15-18) Intercepted 3 passes Godwin Igwebuike (3) vs. Wisconsin (10-14-14) Mike Rose (3), Purdue (9-27-97) Recovered two fumbles Jimmy Hall (2) at Notre Dame (11-15-14) Marc Jackson (2), Illinois (11-23-02) Recorded 100+ kickoff return yards Kyric McGowan (101) vs. Akron (9-15-18) Demetrius Douglas (104), Minnesota (11-17-18) Recorded 20+ tackles Tim McGarigle (21, 11-10) vs. Michigan (10-29-05) Blake Cashman (8-12), Minnesota (11-17-18)
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 9 NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK NATIONAL RANKINGS
Game Offensive Off. Big Playmaker Off. Practice AP TOP 25 RECORD POINTS Stanford n/a Jesse Brown, RB Cody Link, SB 1. Clemson (57) 3-0 1,545 UNLV Drake Anderson, RB JJ Jefferson, WR Jason Whittaker, QB 2. Alabama (5) 3-0 1,488 Michigan State 3. Georgia 3-0 1,386 Wisconsin 4. LSU 3-0 1,339 Nebraska Ohio State 5. Oklahoma 3-0 1,310 Iowa 6. Ohio State 3-0 1,292 Indiana 7. Notre Dame 2-0 1,099 Purdue 8. Auburn 3-0 1,079 UMASS 9. Florida 3-0 959 Minnesota 10. Utah 3-0 929 Illinois 11. Michigan 2-0 917 12. Texas 2-1 888 Game Defensive Def. Big Playmaker Def. Practice 13. Wisconsin 2-0 726 Stanford Joe Gaziano, DE Paddy Fisher, LB / Alex Miller (HM), DL Bryce Gallagher, LB Penn State 3-0 726 UNLV Joe Gaziano, DE Travis Whillock, S Coco Azema, DB 15. UCF 3-0 703 Michigan State 16. Oregon 2-1 670 Wisconsin 17. Texas A&M 2-1 665 Nebraska 18. Iowa 3-0 539 Ohio State 19. Washington 3-0 452 Iowa Indiana 20. Boise State 3-0 277 Purdue 21. Virginia 3-0 252 UMASS 22. Washington 2-1 183 Minnesota 23. California 3-0 164 Illinois 24. Arizona State 3-0 156 25. TCU 2-0 104 Others Receiving Votes: Kansas State 91, Oklahoma State 51, Army 50, Game Special Teams Special Teams Practice Player of the Week Michigan State 37, Memphis 26, Wake Forest 14, BYU 12, Temple 7, Stanford Dan Kubiuk, P Preston Bacon, WR Iowa State 7, Mississippi State 4, Appalachian State 2, Minnesota 1 UNLV Charlie Kuhbander, K Marcus Cisco, RB Michigan State COACHES POLL RECORD POINTS Wisconsin 1. Clemson (62) 3-0 1,622 Nebraska 2. Alabama (3) 3-0 1,560 Ohio State 3. Georgia 3-0 1,463 Iowa 4. Oklahoma 3-0 1,409 Indiana Purdue 5. LSU 3-0 1,361 UMASS 6. Ohio State 3-0 1,342 Minnesota 7. Notre Dame 2-0 1,182 Illinois 8. Florida 3-0 1,095 9. Auburn 3-0 1,093 10. Michigan 2-0 928 11. Utah 3-0 915 12. Penn State 3-0 864 STARTING LINEUPS 13. Texas 2-1 847 14. Wisconsin 2-0 806 15. Texas A&M 2-1 702 OFFENSE 16. UCF 3-0 697 Opponent LT LG C RG RT QB WR WR WR SB RB 17. Oregon 2-1 586 at Stanford Slater Gerak Thomas Urban Vogel Johnson Lees Skowronek McGowan Mangieri Bowser UNLV Slater Gerak Thomas Urban Vogel Johnson Lees Skowronek McGowan Mangieri J. Brown 18. Iowa 3-0 553 Michigan State 19. Washington State 3-0 518 at Wisconsin 20. Boise State 3-0 322 at Nebraska 21. Washington 2-1 277 Ohio State 22. Virginia 3-0 223 Iowa 23. California 3-0 124 at Indiana 24. Arizona State 3-0 110 Purdue 25. Kansas State 3-0 106 UMASS Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State 100, Memphis 68, TCU 55, Minnesota Michigan State 40, Wake Forest 33, Army 31, BYU 28, Kentucky at Illinois 14, Appalachian State 12, Temple 7, Mississippi State 6, Minnesota 5, Duke 4, Nebraska 4, Navy 4, Tulane 3, Iowa State 3, Arizona 1, DEFENSE Wyoming 1, SMU 1 Opponent DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB S S CB at Stanford Gaziano A. Miller Kent S. Miller Bergin Fisher Gallagher Newsome II Pace Whillock Williams UNLV Gaziano A. Miller Kent S. Miller Bergin Fisher Gallagher Newsome II Pace Whillock Williams Michigan State at Wisconsin at Nebraska Ohio State Iowa at Indiana Purdue UMASS Minnesota at Illinois
10 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL
DAN AND SUSAN JONES FAMILY HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Year Overall .PCT Big Ten .PCT Postseason Already the second-longest tenured Big Ten head coach at the age of 44, Pat Fitzgerald’s 13 2006 4-8 .333 2-6 .250 - seasons at the helm of Northwestern have been spent building upon the tradition he helped 2007 6-6 .500 3-5 .375 - establish as a Hall-of-Fame linebacker for the Wildcats in the mid-1990’s. Characterized by 2008 9-4 .692 5-3 .625 Valero Alamo Bowl his motivational skills, enthusiasm and passion for all things Northwestern, Fitzgerald has 2009 8-5 .615 5-3 .625 Outback Bowl shaped Chicago’s Big Ten Team into one that consistently achieves excellence in all three 2010 7-6 .538 3-5 .375 TicketCity Bowl phases of the student-athlete experience: academics, athletics and community outreach. 2011 6-7 .667 3-5 .375 Meineke Car Care Bowl 2012 10-3 .769 5-3 .625 TaxSlayer.Com Gator Bowl Champions Fitzgerald has built the Wildcats’ program into a consistent winner. The 2018 Wildcats claimed 2013 5-7 .416 1-7 .125 - the program’s first-ever Big Ten West Division title and berth in the Big Ten Championship 2014 5-7 .416 3-5 .375 - 2015 10-3 .769 6-2 .750 Outback Bowl game with a program-tying eight Big Ten wins. Fitzgerald was named the consensus Big Ten 2016 7-6 .538 5-4 .556 Pinstripe Bowl Champions Head Coach of the Year and a finalist for the 2018 Dodd Trophy. 2017 10-3 .727 7-2 .750 Music City Bowl Champions 2018 9-5 .645 8-1 .889 Holiday Bowl Champions Fitzgerald has led the Wildcats to nine bowl appearances in his 13 seasons and has guided the 2019 1-1 .500 - - ’Cats to four of their five bowl wins in program history. Most recently, Chicago’s Big Ten Team Total 97-71 .577 56-51 .523 8 Bowl Games mounted a dramatic come-from-behind victory over No. 17 Utah in the 2018 Holiday Bowl by scoring a bowl record 28 points in the third quarter to claim their third-straight bowl win for Year School Position the first time in program history. 2006- Northwestern Head Coach 2004-05 Northwestern Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Away from the gridiron, Fitzgerald's players have achieved at the highest levels in the 2002-03 Northwestern Linebackers 2001 Northwestern Defensive Backs classroom, last fall placing a record 39 players on the Academic All-Big Ten team en route to 2000 Idaho Linebackers/Special Teams posting a program-record 3.14 GPA for the 2015-16 academic year. In 2012, Northwestern 1999 Colorado Defensive Graduate Assistant collected top national honors in the AFCA Academic Achievement Award for the seventh time 1998 Maryland Defensive Graduate Assistant since 1998. Additionally, Fitzgerald's program ranked second among all FBS programs in the recently released multi-year Academic Progress Rating (APR), posting a score of 992 out of a possible 1,000 in the measure of player retention and eligibility.
NU also goes to great lengths to make a difference in the community. Fitzgerald, his family and his players partake in countless charitable events, impacting the NU and Evanston communities through their participation in Northwestern Dance Marathon, Special Olympics, Misericordia, the NU chapter of Uplifting Athletes, weekly school and children's hospital visits, and dozens of other organizations. Most recently, Fitzgerald was named the honorary coach of the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
As a player in 1995, Fitzgerald was the leader of a suffocating Wildcats defensive unit that led the nation in scoring defense and anchored NU's storybook run to the Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl. He capped the year by winning both the Nagurski and Bednarik Awards as the nation's top defensive player and also was the Big Ten, Chevrolet and Sports Illustrated- • 2008 College Football Hall of Fame Class • 1995 Sports Illustrated Defensive Player Defensive Player of the Year. Fitzgerald accomplished all of this despite suffering a broken leg • 1995 & 1996 Bednarik Award Winner of the Year in the penultimate regular-season game. • 1995 & 1996 Nagurski Award Winner • Two-Time All-American • First two-time winner of both the • 23 career starts A graduate of Orland Park's (Ill.) Carl Sandburg High School and a 2003 inductee to the Bednarik and Nagurski Awards • 299 career tackles Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame, Fitzgerald resides in Northfield with his wife, Stacy, and • 1995 & 1996 Big Ten Champion • 20 career tackles for loss three sons, Jack, born in November 2004, Ryan, born in September 2006, and Brendan, born • 1995 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year • 5 forced fumbles in February 2009. • 3 interceptions
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 11 NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL 2019 ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School / Last School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School / Last School 1 Joe Bergin DB 5-11 190 Sr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Detroit Country Day 69 Charlie Schmidt OL 6-4 290 R-Fy. Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville 2 Greg Newsome II DB 6-1 193 So. Chicago, Ill. / IMG Academy (Fla.) 70 Rashawn Slater OL 6-3 305 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas / Clements 3 Trae Williams DB 6-0 203 Sr. The Plains, Ohio / Athens 73 Gunnar Vogel OL 6-6 300 Jr. Columbus, Ohio / Westerville South 4 Berkeley Holman WR 5-11 193 So. Irvine, Calif. / Saint John Bosco 74 Payne He'Bert OL 6-4 300 R-Fy. Pearland, Texas / Dawson 5 Jace James WR 6-0 192 R-So. Carol Stream, Ill. / Glenbard North 75 Connor Foster OL 6-7 300 Fy. Milford, Ohio / Milford 6 Drake Anderson RB 5-11 190 R-Fy. Chandler, Ariz. / Chandler 76 Ethan Wiederkehr OL 6-5 290 So. Wading River, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River 7 Andrew Marty QB 6-3 227 So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Wyoming 77 Jesse Meyler OL 6-4 306 Jr. Toronto, Ontario / Episcopal (Va.) 7 Travis Whillock DB 6-1 200 Jr. Katy, Texas / Katy 78 Luka Trifunovic DL 6-4 280 Fy. Carlsbad, Calif. / La Costa Canyon 8 Kyric McGowan WR 5-10 200 Jr. Dalton, Ga. / Dalton 79 Zachary Franks OL 6-6 290 Fy. Baltimore, Md. / The Gilman School 9 Roderick Campbell DB 6-0 190 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / Chaminade College Prep 80 Trey Pugh SB 6-4 250 Jr. Plain City, Ohio / Jonathan Alder 10 TJ Green QB 6-2 210 Sr. Leawood, Kan. / Rockhurst 81 Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman 10 Jeremiah McDonald DB 6-3 200 R-Fy. Slidell, La. / Northshore High WR 6-2 203 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. / Breck 11 A.J. Hampton DB 5-11 180 R-Fy. Warren, Ark. / Paul R Wharton (Tampa, Fla.) 82 Braeden Heald WR 5-11 191 R-Fy. Easthampton, Mass. / Williston Northampton 11 Aidan Smith QB 6-2 215 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Carroll 82 Alex Oelsner SB 6-4 247 So. Niwot, Colo. / Niwot 12 JJ Jefferson WR 5-10 170 So. Houston, Texas / St. Pius X 83 Trent Goens SB 6-3 250 Sr. Chino Hills, Calif. / Chino Hills 13 JR Pace DB 6-1 205 Jr. College Park, Ga. / Woodward Academy 84 Will Lansbury WR 6-2 204 So. Pebble Beach, Calif. / Stevenson 14 Charlie Kuhbander K 6-0 185 Jr. Springboro, Ohio / Springboro 85 Jack Kennedy WR 6-0 188 Fy. Cleveland Heights, Ohio / St. Ignatius 14 Malik Washington WR 5-9 190 Fy. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Parkview 85 Jason Whittaker SB 6-5 222 R-Fy. Rockford, Mich. / Rockford 15 Trey Finison K/P 5-9 170 Fy. Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Northridge 86 Wayne Dennis, Jr. WR 6-3 190 Fy. Tampa, Fla. / Armwood 15 Hunter Johnson QB 6-2 216 R-So. Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg 86 Cody Link SB 6-3 250 Jr. Madison, Wis. / Edgewood 16 Brandon Joseph DB 6-1 182 Fy. College Station, Texas / College Station 87 Thomas Gordon SB 6-5 231 Fy. Houston, Texas / Strake Jesuit College Prep 16 Zac Krause QB 6-3 202 Fy. Olathe, Kan. / Olathe West 88 Bennett Skowronek WR 6-4 215 Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Homestead 17 Bryce Kirtz WR 6-0 175 Fy. Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg 89 Preston Bacon WR 6-2 195 Fy. Oak Hill, Va. / The Potomac School 17 Daniel Kubiuk P 6-1 201 Gr. Barrington, Ill. / Barrington 89 Charlie Mangieri SB 6-4 252 So. Peoria, Ill. / Dunlap 18 Genson Hooper Price WR 6-5 213 Fy. Houston, Texas / St. John's 90 Jake Genyk P 6-3 205 R-Fy. Middleton, Wis. / Middleton 18 Cameron Ruiz DB 5-11 180 So. Lake Villa, Ill. / Lakes Community 90 Jake Saunders DT 6-2 295 Jr. Loveland, Ohio / Loveland 19 Riley Lees WR 6-0 201 Jr. Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville 91 Samdup Miller DL 6-3 270 Jr. Houston, Texas / Stratford 20 John Moten IV RB 6-0 210 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / John Burroughs School 92 Willy Boatman DL 6-2 270 R-Fy. Denver, Colo. / Kent Denver School 21 Cameron Mitchell DB 5-11 192 Fy. Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook 93 Joe Spivak DL 6-0 290 Jr. Darien, Ill. / Montini Catholic 22 Bryce Jackson DB 6-1 185 So. Lantana, Texas / John H. Guyer 94 Jason Gold, Jr. DE 6-3 270 Fy. League City, Texas / Clear Springs 22 Connor Newhouse RB 5-11 187 Fy. Prospect, Ky. / North Oldham 95 Alex Miller DL 6-3 300 Sr. Houston, Texas / Stratford 23 Raymond Niro III WR 5-10 183 R-Fy. Barrington, Ill. / Barrington 96 Trevor Kent DE 6-6 280 So. Pittsburg, Kan. / Pittsburg 23 Donovan Sermons DB 5-11 192 So. Pomona, Calif. / Damien 97 Joe Gaziano DL 6-4 275 Sr. Scituate, Mass. / Xaverian Brothers 24 Rod Heard DB 5-10 175 Fy. Farmington, Mich. / Farmington Hills Harrison 98 Duke Olges DL 6-4 272 Fy. Winnetka,Ill. / New Trier 25 Isaiah Bowser RB 6-1 215 So. Sidney, Ohio / Sidney 99 Earnest Brown IV DE 6-5 270 Jr. Aubrey, Texas / Billy Ryan 26 Brian Bullock DB 5-11 195 So. Round Rock, Texas / Round Rock 26 Evan Hull RB 5-11 192 Fy. Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove COACHING STAFF Position Season 27 Coco Azema DB 5-11 185 Fy. Cypress, Texas / Langham Creek Pat Fitzgerald Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach 14th 28 Chris Bergin LB 5-11 215 Jr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Detroit Country Day Matt MacPherson Assistant Head Coach (Defensive Backs) 14th 29 Tyler Haskins CB 5-11 180 Fy. Stafford, Va. / Mountain View Mike Hankwitz Defensive Coordinator 12th 31 Jaylen Rivers LB 6-2 225 R-Fy. Decatur, Ga. / Grayson Mick McCall Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 12th 32 Bryce Gallagher LB 6-2 220 Fy. Raynham, Mass. / St. Sebastian's Jeff Genyk Special Teams Coordinator 11th 33 Michael Jansey, Jr. LB 6-2 215 Fy. Batavia, Ill. / Batavia Kurt Anderson Asssistant Coach / Offensive Line 1st 34 Andrew David P 5-8 185 Fy. Massillon, Ohio / Washington Lou Ayeni Assistant Coach / Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator 2nd 35 Erik Mueller LB 6-2 230 Jr. Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North Bob Heffner Assistant Coach / Superbacks 11th 36 Jesse Brown RB 5-11 210 Jr. Lilburn, Ga. / Brookwood Marty Long Assistant Coach / Defensive Line 12th 37 Cody Gronewold P 6-1 183 So. Lincoln, Neb. / Northeast Tim McGarigle Assistant Coach / Linebackers 2nd 38 Drew Luckenbaugh K/P 6-1 188 Jr. Spring Grove, Pa. / Spring Grove Dennis Springer Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers 9th 39 Marcus Cisco RB 5-9 185 Fy. Byron Center, Mich. / Byron Center Traveon Henry Graduate Assistant / Defense 2nd 40 Peter McIntyre LB 6-2 230 So. Perrysburg, Ohio / Saint Johns' Jesuit Sean Pearson Graduate Assistant / Offense 2nd 41 Grayson Mann LB 6-0 220 R-Fy. Fort Worth, Texas / Fort Worth All Saints Terrell Dallas Graduate Assistant / Offense 1st 42 Paddy Fisher LB 6-4 246 Jr. Katy, Texas / Katy Ben Hammer Graduate Assistant / Defense 1st 43 Tyler Gillikin LS 6-2 217 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / Westminster Jeremy Larkin Undergraduate Assistant / Offense 2nd 44 Khalid Jones LB 6-1 233 R-Fy. Greenville, S.C. / Byrnes Benjamin Miller Undergraduate Assistant / Defense 1st 45 Tommy Carnifax SB 6-3 265 Jr. Warren, Ohio / Howland 46 Devin O'Rourke DL 6-6 270 R-Fy. Mokena, Ill. / Lincoln Way East 47 Troy Hudetz LB 6-2 223 Jr. Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 48 Peter Snodgrass LS 6-0 215 So. Palo Alto, Calif. / Palo Alto 49 Adetomiwa Adebawore DL 6-2 260 Fy. Kansas City, Mo. / North Kansas City RAMAUD CHIAOKHIAO-BOWMAN SAMDUP Miller ...... (sahm-DOOP) ...... (ruh-MAUD JOW-key-o BOW-man) Raymond NIRO III...... (NYE-row) 50 PJ Spencer DL 6-2 260 Fy. Prairie Village, Kan. / Shawnee Mission East Joe GAZIANO ...... (gah-zee-AH-no) Alex OELSNER ...... (OHLS-ner) 51 Blake Gallagher LB 6-1 235 Jr. Raynham, Mass. / Saint Sebastian's Sam GERAK ...... (jare-rack) Trey PUGH ...... (PYOU) 52 Sam Gerak OL 6-3 291 So. Avon, Ohio / Avon Tyler GILLIKIN ...... (GILL-uh-kin) Bennett SKOWRONEK ...... (skuh-RAWN-ick) Trent GOENS ...... (GO-ins) Joe SPIVAK ...... (SPEE-vack) 53 Eku Leota DL 6-4 255 R-Fy. Asheville, N.C. / Asheville Cody GRONEWOLD ...... (GROAN-wohld) Sam STOVALL...... (STO-vul) 54 Conrad Rowley OL 6-3 300 Fy. Independence, Mo. / Blue Springs Payne HE'BERT...... (HAY-bear) Ethan WIEDERKEHR...... (WHY-der-kerr) 55 Mark Gooden DE 6-1 264 Jr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg Berkeley HOLMAN ...... (HOLE-men) Travis WHILLOCK ...... (WILL-lock) Troy HUDETZ ...... (WHO-detz) 56 Sam Stovall OL 6-4 300 R-Fy. Chattanooga, Tenn. / Notre Dame High School JACE James ...... (JAYCE) 57 Cam Kolwich OL 6-5 300 Jr. Beverly Hills, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary's KHALID Jones...... (kuh-LID) 61 Jason Goosen OL 6-7 322 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. / Tallwood Cam KOLWICH...... (COLE-wich) Daniel KUBIUK ...... (KOO-bee-uhk) 63 Dom D'Antonio OL 6-4 290 Fy. Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah Charlie KUHBANDER ...... (KOO-ban-der) 65 Jared Thomas OL 6-4 310 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral EKU LEOTA...... (EK-ew LEE-oh-tuh) 66 Nik Urban OL 6-3 305 Jr. Willoughby, Ohio / Willoughby South Drew LUCKENBAUGH ...... (LUCK-en-baw) KYRIC McGowan...... (KY-rick) 68 Wyatt Blake DL 6-4 310 R-Fy. Crystal Lake, Ill. / Crystal Lake Central John MOTEN IV ...... (MOE-ten)
12 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES The Automated ScoreBook NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL Northwestern GameNORTHWESTERN Results (as FOOTBALL of Sep 14, 2019) All games
Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------08/31/19 at #25 Stanford 7-17 L 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:30 37179 Sep 14, 2019 UNLV W 30-14 1- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:02 37714
* indicates conference game
------FIRST DOWNS------RUSHING------PASSING------TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs ------/-- --/-- --/-- --/------/------/------/------/ ------/-- --/-- Stanford...... 7-17 15/21 8/8 5/10 2/3 33-93 / 39-132 12-27- 2 / 23-34- 0 117/233 60-210 / 73-365 66/40 4/2 UNLV...... 30-14 26/17 14/9 8/6 4/2 50-276 / 36-210 12-25- 1 / 16-26- 1 165/120 75-441 / 62-330 46/143 1/3
Totals...... 37-31 41/38 22/17 13/16 6/5 83-369 / 75-342 24-52- 3 / 39-60- 1 282/353 135-651 / 135-695 112/183 5/5
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 13 The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern Overall NORTHWESTERNTeam Statistics FOOTBALL (as of Sep 14, 2019) NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL All games
Team Statistics NU OPP SCORING 37 31 Points Per Game 18.5 15.5 Points Off Turnovers 0 14 FIRST DOWNS 41 38 R u s h in g 22 17 P a s s in g 13 16 P e n a lt y 6 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 369 342 Yards gained rushing 422 380 Yards lost rushing 53 38 Rushing Attempts 83 75 Average Per Rush 4.4 4.6 Average Per Game 184.5 171.0 TDs Rushing 3 2 PASSING YARDAGE 282 353 C o m p - A t t - I n t 24-52-3 39-60-1 Average Per Pass 5.4 5.9 Average Per Catch 11.8 9.1 Average Per Game 141.0 176.5 TDs Passing 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 651 695 Total Plays 135 135 Average Per Play 4.8 5.1 Average Per Game 325.5 347.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-50 9-177 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-37 4-6 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-7 3-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.0 19.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.3 1.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 4-2 6-4 PENALTIES-Yards 16-145 13-143 Average Per Game 72.5 71.5 PUNTS-Yards 8-320 10-394 Average Per Punt 40.0 39.4 Net punt average 39.2 33.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 9-507 6-352 Average Per Kick 56.3 58.7 Net kick average 36.7 37.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 1 3 3 2 : 4 7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 10/28 12/30 3rd-Down Pct 36% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/4 1/4 4th-Down Pct 50% 25% SACKS BY-Yards 7-23 4-34 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 4 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-4 1-3 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (5-7) 71% (1-4) 25% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-7) 43% (1-4) 25% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (4-4) 100% ATTENDANCE 37714 37179 Games/Avg Per Game 1/37714 1/37179 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Northwestern 10 6 7 14 0 37 Opponents 7 17 0 7 0 31
14 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2019) NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERNAll games FOOTBALL
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Anderson, Drake 2 28 151 5 146 5.2 1 13 73.0 Lees, Riley 3 37 12.3 0 20 Brown, Jesse 2 11 85 0 85 7.7 0 35 42.5 Total 3 37 12.3 0 20 Johnson, Hunter 2 22 109 41 68 3.1 1 15 34.0 Opponents 4 6 1.5 0 4 Bowser, Isaiah 1 10 54 0 54 5.4 0 15 54.0 Green, TJ 1 3 14 4 10 3.3 0 13 10.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Moten IV, John 2 7 9 1 8 1.1 1 4 4.0 Fisher, Paddy 1 7 7.0 0 11 TEAM 1 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -2.0 Total 1 7 7.0 0 11 Total 2 83 422 53 369 4.4 3 35 184.5 Opponents 3 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 2 75 380 38 342 4.6 2 65 171.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Lees, Riley 2 50 25.0 0 28 Johnson, Hunter 2 80.43 18-42-3 42.9 220 1 50 110.0 Total 2 50 25.0 0 28 Green, TJ 1 112.08 6-10-0 60.0 62 0 23 62.0 Opponents 9 177 19.7 0 25 Total 2 86.52 24-52-3 46.2 282 1 50 141.0 Opponents 2 116.59 39-60-1 65.0 353 1 27 176.5 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Newsome II, G. 1 18 18.0 0 18 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 1 18 18.0 0 18 Skowronek, Bennett 2 9 110 12.2 0 20 55.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 1 0 Jefferson, JJ 2 3 69 23.0 1 50 34.5 McGowan, Kyric 2 3 33 11.0 0 16 16.5 Moten IV, John 2 2 16 8.0 0 13 8.0 Lees, Riley 2 2 11 5.5 0 8 5.5 Washington, Malik 1 2 9 4.5 0 8 9.0 Brown, Jesse 2 1 23 23.0 0 23 11.5 Mangieri, Charlie 2 1 7 7.0 0 7 3.5 Holman, Berkeley 2 1 4 4.0 0 The4 Automated2.0 ScoreBook Total 2 Northwestern24 282 11.8 Overall1 50 Individual141.0 Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2019) Opponents 2 39 353 9.1 1 27 176.5All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Kuhbander, Charlie - 3-4 4-4 - - - - - 13 Johnson, Hunter 2 64 68 220 288 144.0 Jefferson, JJ 1 ------6 Anderson, Drake 2 28 146 0 146 73.0 Moten IV, John 1 ------6 Brown, Jesse 2 11 85 0 85 42.5 Johnson, Hunter 1 ------6 Green, TJ 1 13 10 62 72 72.0 Anderson, Drake 1 ------6 Bowser, Isaiah 1 10 54 0 54 54.0 Total 4 3-4 4-4 - - - - - 37 Moten IV, John 2 7 8 0 8 4.0 Opponents 4 1-3 4-4 - - - - - 31 TEAM 1 2 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Total 2 135 369 282 651 325.5 Opponents 2 135 342 353 695 347.5
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Kuhbander, Charlie 3-4 75.0 0-0 0-0 2-3 1-1 0-0 44 0 Kubiuk, Daniel 8 320 40.0 53 0 0 5 1 0 Total 8 320 40.0 53 0 0 5 1 0 FG Sequence Northwestern Opponents Opponents 10 394 39.4 55 1 1 2 2 0 Stanford 38 (51),29 UNLV (33),(30),(44) 38 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Finison, Trey 6 350 58.3 0 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Luckenbaugh, Drew 3 157 52.3 0 0 Total 9 507 56.3 0 0 19.7 36.7 28 Opponents 6 352 58.7 3 0 25.0 37.8 27
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 15 The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 14, 2019) NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALLAll games NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Anderson, Drake 2 146 0 0 0 0 146 73.0 Skowronek, Ben 2 0 110 0 0 0 110 55.0 Brown, Jesse 2 85 23 0 0 0 108 54.0 Lees, Riley 2 0 11 37 50 0 98 49.0 Jefferson, JJ 2 0 69 0 0 0 69 34.5 Johnson, Hunter 2 68 0 0 0 0 68 34.0 Bowser, Isaiah 1 54 0 0 0 0 54 54.0 McGowan, Kyric 2 0 33 0 0 0 33 16.5 Moten IV, John 2 8 16 0 0 0 24 12.0 Green, TJ 1 10 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 Washington, Mal 1 0 9 0 0 0 9 9.0 Fisher, Paddy 2 0 0 0 0 7 7 3.5 Mangieri, Charli 2 0 7 0 0 0 7 3.5 Holman, Berkele 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 2.0 TEAM 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 Total 2 369 282 37 50 7 745 372.5 Opponents 2 342 353 6 177 0 878 439.0
16 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES The Automated ScoreBook NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL Northwestern OverallNORTHWESTERN Defensive FOOTBALL Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2019) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 28 Bergin, Chris 2 7 13 20 1.0-2 0.5-0 ...... 42 Fisher, Paddy 2 8 6 14 . . 1-7 3 . . 2 . . 97 Gaziano, Joe 2 7 6 13 2.5-11 1.5-10 . . . 2-0 1 . . 13 Pace, JR 2 6 5 11 ...... 7 Whillock, T. 1 6 4 10 ...... 99 Brown IV, Earnest 2 5 4 9 2.0-6 2.0-6 . 1 . . . . . 95 Miller, Alex 2 3 5 8 3.5-6 1.5-2 . . 1 . . . . 7 Whillock, Travis 1 4 3 7 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 91 Miller, Samdup 2 5 2 7 1.5-3 0.5-2 ...... 51 Gallagher, B. 1 3 3 6 ...... 51 Gallagher, Blake 1 2 4 6 ...... 11 Hampton, A.J. 3 4 1 5 ...... 81 Chiaokhiao-Bowman, R 2 3 2 5 ...... 2 Newsome, Greg II 1 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 2 Newsome II, G. 1 3 1 4 . . . 2 . 1-18 . . . 1 Bergin, Joe 2 2 2 4 ...... 22 Jackson, Bryce 2 2 2 4 ...... 9 Campbell, Roder 2 3 1 4 ...... 3 Williams, Trae 2 1 1 2 ...... 83 Goens, Trent 2 . 1 1 ...... 93 Spivak, Joe 2 . 1 1 0.5-1 0.5-1 ...... 9J Genyk, Jake 1 1 . 1 ...... 96 Kent, Trevor 2 1 . 1 ...... 23 Niro, Raymond 2 . 1 1 ...... 53 Leota, Eku 1 . 1 1 0.5-2 0.5-2 ...... 32 Gallagher, Bryce 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 ...... 88 Skowronek, Bennett 2 1 . 1 ...... Total 2 79 72 151 12-32 7-23 1-7 7 1 4-18 4 . . Opponents 2 81 46 127 9-43 4-34 3-0 9 9 2-0 4 . .
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 17 The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern IndividualNORTHWESTERN Season/Career FOOTBALL Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2019) NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL All games
SEASON CAREER
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Anderson, Drake 2 28 151 5 146 5.2 1 13 73.0 4 40 191 9 182 4.6 1 13 45.5 Brown, Jesse 2 11 85 0 85 7.7 0 35 42.5 16 20 149 0 149 7.4 2 35 9.3 Johnson, Hunter 2 22 109 41 68 3.1 1 15 34.0 2 22 109 41 68 3.1 1 15 34.0 Bowser, Isaiah 1 10 54 0 54 5.4 0 15 54.0 12 207 945 25 920 4.4 6 55 76.7 Green, TJ 1 3 14 4 10 3.3 0 13 10.0 13 16 48 16 32 2.0 1 13 2.5 Moten IV, John 2 7 9 1 8 1.1 1 4 4.0 36 127 638 31 607 4.8 6 77 16.9 TEAM 1 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -2.0 Total 2 83 422 53 369 4.4 3 35 184.5 Opponents 2 75 380 38 342 4.6 2 65 171.0
Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Johnson, Hunter 2 80.43 18-42-3 42.9 220 1 50 110.0 2 80.43 18-42-3 42.9 220 1 50 110.0 Green, TJ 1 112.08 6-10-0 60.0 62 0 23 62.0 13 95.37 27-47-1 57.4 236 0 23 18.2 Total 2 86.52 24-52-3 46.2 282 1 50 141.0 Opponents 2 116.59 39-60-1 65.0 353 1 27 176.5
Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Skowronek, Bennett 2 9 110 12.2 0 20 55.0 29 99 1316 13.3 8 58 45.4 Jefferson, JJ 2 3 69 23.0 1 50 34.5 14 13 250 19.2 3 68 17.9 McGowan, Kyric 2 3 33 11.0 0 16 16.5 27 24 367 15.3 2 77 13.6 Moten IV, John 2 2 16 8.0 0 13 8.0 36 14 122 8.7 0 20 3.4 Lees, Riley 2 2 11 5.5 0 8 5.5 29 42 460 11.0 5 29 15.9 Washington, Malik 1 2 9 4.5 0 8 9.0 1 2 9 4.5 0 8 9.0 Brown, Jesse 2 1 23 23.0 0 23 11.5 16 1 23 23.0 0 23 1.4 Mangieri, Charlie 2 1 7 7.0 0 7 3.5 15 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5 Holman, Berkeley 2 1 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 2 1 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 Total 2 24 282 11.8 1 50 141.0 Opponents 2 39 353 9.1 1 27 176.5
Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Johnson, Hunter 2 64 68 220 288 144.0 2 64 68 220 288 144.0 Anderson, Drake 2 28 146 0 146 73.0 4 40 182 0 182 45.5 Brown, Jesse 2 11 85 0 85 42.5 16 20 149 0 149 9.3 Green, TJ 1 13 10 62 72 72.0 13 63 32 236 268 20.6 Bowser, Isaiah 1 10 54 0 54 54.0 12 207 920 0 920 76.7 Moten IV, John 2 7 8 0 8 4.0 36 127 607 0 607 16.9 TEAM 1 2 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Total 2 135 369 282 651 325.5 Opponents 2 135 342 353 695 347.5
PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Kuhbander, Charlie - 3-4 4-4 - - - - - 13 - 21-29 75-76 - - - - - 138 Johnson, Hunter 1 ------6 1 ------6 Anderson, Drake 1 ------6 1 ------6 Jefferson, JJ 1 ------6 3 ------18 Moten IV, John 1 ------6 6 ------36 Total 4 3-4 4-4 - - - - - 37 Opponents 4 1-3 4-4 - - - - - 31
Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Lees, Riley 3 37 12.3 0 20 31 223 7.2 0 39 Total 3 37 12.3 0 20 Opponents 4 6 1.5 0 4
Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Lees, Riley 2 50 25.0 0 28 14 284 20.3 0 36 Total 2 50 25.0 0 28 Opponents 9 177 19.7 0 25
18 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES The Automated ScoreBook NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL Northwestern IndividualNORTHWESTERN Season/Career FOOTBALL Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2019) All games
SEASON CAREER
Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Fisher, Paddy 1 7 7.0 0 11 3 23 7.7 0 12 Total 1 7 7.0 0 11 Opponents 3 0 0.0 0 0
Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Newsome II, G. 1 18 18.0 0 18 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total 1 18 18.0 0 18 Opponents 0 0 0.0 1 0
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Anderson, Drake 2 146 0 0 0 0 146 73.0 4 182 0 0 0 0 182 45.5 Skowronek, Benn 2 0 110 0 0 0 110 55.0 29 0 1316 0 0 0 1316 45.4 Brown, Jesse 2 85 23 0 0 0 108 54.0 16 149 23 0 0 0 172 10.8 Lees, Riley 2 0 11 37 50 0 98 49.0 29 35 460 223 284 0 1002 34.6 Jefferson, JJ 2 0 69 0 0 0 69 34.5 14 -3 250 0 0 0 247 17.6 Johnson, Hunter 2 68 0 0 0 0 68 34.0 2 68 0 0 0 0 68 34.0 Bowser, Isaiah 1 54 0 0 0 0 54 54.0 12 920 77 0 0 0 997 83.1 McGowan, Kyric 2 0 33 0 0 0 33 16.5 27 34 367 0 313 0 714 26.4 Moten IV, John 2 8 16 0 0 0 24 12.0 36 607 122 0 184 0 913 25.4 Green, TJ 1 10 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 13 32 0 0 0 0 32 2.5 Washington, Mali 1 0 9 0 0 0 9 9.0 1 0 9 0 0 0 9 9.0 Mangieri, Charlie 2 0 7 0 0 0 7 3.5 15 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.5 Fisher, Paddy 2 0 0 0 0 7 7 3.5 29 0 0 0 0 23 23 0.8 Holman, Berkele 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 2.0 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 2.0 TEAM 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 Total 2 369 282 37 50 7 745 372.5 Opponents 2 342 353 6 177 0 878 439.0
Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Kuhbander, Charlie 4 3 44 0 29 21 45 0 Total 4 3 44 0 Opponents 3 1 51 0
Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Kubiuk, Daniel 8 320 40.0 53 0 10 392 39.2 53 0 Total 8 320 40.0 53 0 Opponents 10 394 39.4 55 0
Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Finison, Trey 6 350 58.3 0 0 6 350 58.3 0 0 Luckenbaugh, Drew 3 157 52.3 0 0 34 1832 53.9 7 0 Total 9 507 56.3 0 0 Opponents 6 352 58.7 3 0
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 19 The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern IndividualNORTHWESTERN Season/Career FOOTBALL Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2019) NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL All games
SEASON CAREER
## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 28 Bergin, Chris 2 7 1 3 2 0 1.0 0 . 5 . . . . . 27 4 2 4 1 8 3 5.0 1 . 5 . . 2 . . 42 Fisher, Paddy 2 8 6 1 4 0.0 . 1 3 . 2 . 29 1 3 6 1 0 7 2 4 3 14.0 1 . 0 3 8 1 1 0 . 97 Gaziano, Joe 2 7 6 1 3 2.5 1 . 5 . . 2 1 . 42 7 3 4 4 1 1 7 34.0 2 2 . 5 . 1 0 4 8 . 13 Pace, JR 2 6 5 1 1 0.0 ...... 28 6 0 3 7 9 7 4.5 . 6 9 1 . . 7 Whillock, T. 1 6 4 1 0 0.0 ...... 12 4 1 2 6 6 7 3.0 1 . 0 . 4 2 . . 99 Brown IV, Earnest 2 5 4 9 2.0 2 . 0 . 1 . . . 27 1 8 1 4 3 2 9.5 6 . 0 . 4 1 1 . 95 Miller, Alex 2 3 5 8 3.5 1 . 5 . . . . . 39 3 1 2 5 5 6 9.0 4 . 5 . 8 . . . 7 Whillock, Travis 1 4 3 7 0.0 . . . 1 1 . 1 4 3 7 0.0 . . . 1 1 . 91 Miller, Samdup 2 5 2 7 1.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 29 4 8 4 4 9 2 16.5 7 . 5 . 3 1 1 . 51 Gallagher, Blake 1 2 4 6 0.0 ...... 1 2 4 6 0.0 ...... 51 Gallagher, B. 1 3 3 6 0.0 ...... 28 9 1 7 5 1 6 6 8.5 . 1 . 1 . . 11 Hampton, A.J. 3 4 1 5 0.0 ...... 6 6 2 8 0.0 ...... 81 Chiaokhiao-Bowman, R 2 3 2 5 0.0 ...... 2 3 2 5 0.0 ...... 2 Newsome II, G. 1 3 1 4 0.0 . . 2 1 . . 7 2 2 5 2 7 0.0 . . 6 1 . . 9 Campbell, Roder 2 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 2 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 1 Bergin, Joe 2 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 31 1 1 1 7 2 8 0.0 ...... 2 Newsome, Greg II 1 2 2 4 0.0 . . 1 . . . 1 2 2 4 0.0 . . 1 . . . 22 Jackson, Bryce 2 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 16 7 5 1 2 0.0 ...... 3 Williams, Trae 2 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 35 5 9 2 7 8 6 3.0 1 . 0 2 1 0 3 3 . 88 Skowronek, Bennett 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 29 6 . 6 0.0 ...... 96 Kent, Trevor 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 10 1 1 2 0.5 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 93 Spivak, Joe 2 . 1 1 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 17 . 2 2 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 9J Genyk, Jake 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 53 Leota, Eku 1 . 1 1 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 1 . 1 1 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 32 Gallagher, Bryce 1 . 1 1 0.5 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.5 ...... 83 Goens, Trent 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 37 1 9 1 8 3 7 12.0 6 . 5 1 2 1 . . 23 Niro, Raymond 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... Total 2 7 9 7 2 1 5 1 12 7 1 7 4 4 . Opponents 2 8 1 4 6 1 2 7 9 4 3 9 2 4 .
20 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern Passing Game-by-Game (as of Sep 14, 2019) All games
#15 Johnson, Hunter Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Stanford 6 17 2 35.3 55 0 17 2-26 38.94 UNLV 12 25 1 48.0 165 1 50 1-7 108.64 TOTALS 18 42 3 42.9 220 1 50 3-33 80.43
#10 Green, TJ Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Stanford 6 10 0 60.0 62 0 23 1-1 112.08 TOTALS 6 10 0 60.0 62 0 23 1-1 112.08 The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Sep 14, 2019) All games
RUSHING No-Yds/TD STAN UNLV Anderson, Drake RB 28-146/1 2-5/0 26-141/1 Brown, Jesse RB 11-85/0 2-6/0 9-79/0 Johnson, Hunter QB 22-68/1 11-13/0 11-55/1 Bowser, Isaiah RB 10-54/0 10-54/0 DNP Green, TJ QB 3-10/0 3-10/0 DNP Moten IV, John RB 7-8/1 5-5/1 2-3/0 TEAM 2--2/0 DNP 2--2/0 The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Sep 16, 2019) RECEIVING No-Yds/TD STAN UNLV All games Skowronek, B WR 9-110/0 5-53/0 4-57/0 Jefferson,Total Tackles JJ WR UA-A3-69/1 Total1-8/0 STAN2-61/1 UNLV McGowan,Bergin, Chris Kyric LB WR 3-33/07-13 1-2/020 3 - 2-31/07 4 - 6 Brown,Fisher, Jesse Paddy RB LB 1-23/08-6 1-23/014 3 - 3 - 5 - 3 MotenGaziano, IV, John Joe RBDL 2-16/07-6 1-13/013 2 - 1-3/02 5 - 4 Lees,Pace, Riley JR DBWR 2-11/06-5 2-11/011 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 Washington, M WR 2-9/0 DNP 2-9/0 Mangieri,Whillock, C T. 1-7/06-4 1-7/010 6 - 4 - D N P Holman,Brown IV, Berkele E DL WR 1-4/05-4 -9 4 - 1-4/02 1 - 2 Miller, Alex DL 3-5 8 2 - 3 1 - 2 Whillock, Travi DB 4-3 7 D N P 4 - 3 Miller, Samdup DL 5-2 7 2 - 1 3 - 1 Gallagher, B. 3-3 6 3 - 3 D N P Gallagher, Bl LB 2-4 6 D N P 2 - 4 Chiaokhiao-Bowm 3-2 5 1 - 0 2 - 2 Hampton, A.J. DB 4-1 5 - 1 - 0 Campbell, Roder 3-1 4 - 3 - 1 Bergin, Joe 2-2 4 1 - 1 1 - 1 Newsome, Greg DB 2-2 4 D N P 2 - 2 Jackson, Bryce DB 2-2 4 1 - 0 1 - 2 Newsome II, G. 3-1 4 3 - 1 D N P Williams, Trae DB 1-1 2 0 - 1 1 - 0 Niro, Raymond 0-1 1 - 0 - 1 Leota, Eku DL 0-1 1 0 - 1 D N P Goens, Trent 0-1 1 0 - 1 - Genyk, Jake 1-0 1 1 - 0 D N P Spivak, Joe DL 0-1 1 - 0 - 1 Kent, Trevor DE 1-0 1 1 - 0 - Gallagher, Br LB 0-1 1 D N P 0 - 1 Skowronek, B 1-0 1 1 - 0 -
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 21 The AutomatedNORTHWESTERN ScoreBook FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL Northwestern Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 14, 2019) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 08/31/19 at Stanford 33 93 1 15 12 117 0 23 12-27-2 117 0 23 1 28 0 28 1 20 0 20 210 Sep 14 UNLV 50 276 2 35 12 165 1 50 12-25-1 165 1 50 1 22 0 22 2 17 0 9 441 Northwestern 83 369 3 35 24 282 1 50 24-52-3 282 1 50 2 50 0 28 3 37 0 20 651 Opponents 75 342 2 65 39 353 1 27 39-60-1 353 1 27 9 177 0 25 4 6 0 4 695
Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 4.4 • Avg/catch: 11.8 • Pass effic: 86.52 • KR avg: 25.0 • PR avg: 12.3 • All purpose avg/game: 372.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 325.5
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 08/31/1 at Stanford 40 34 74 3.0-6 2.0-4 1 2-18 0-0 1 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 14 UNLV 39 38 77 9.0-26 5.0-19 3 2-0 1-7 0 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 30 Northwestern 79 72 151 12.0-32 7.0-23 4 4-18 1-7 1 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 37 Opponents 81 46 127 9.0-43 4.0-34 4 2-0 3-0 9 9 0 4-4 0 0 0 14 31
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 08/31/1 at Stanford 4 180 45.0 53 0 0 0 1 3 0-1 0 0 2 109 54.5 0 0 Sep 14 UNLV 4 140 35.0 39 0 0 0 0 2 3-3 44 0 7 398 56.9 0 0 Northwestern 8 320 40.0 53 0 0 0 1 5 3-4 44 0 9 507 56.3 0 0 Opponents 10 394 39.4 The55 Automated0 1 ScoreBook1 2 2 1-3 51 0 6 352 58.7 3 0 Northwestern Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 14, 2019) All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 08/31/19 at Stanford 39 132 0 17 23 233 1 27 23-34-0 233 1 27 2 41 0 25 2 -1 0 0 365 Sep 14 UNLV 36 210 2 65 16 120 0 16 16-26-1 120 0 16 7 136 0 24 2 7 0 4 330 Opponents 75 342 2 65 39 353 1 27 39-60-1 353 1 27 9 177 0 25 4 6 0 4 695 Northwestern 83 369 3 35 24 282 1 50 24-52-3 282 1 50 2 50 0 28 3 37 0 20 651
Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 4.6 • Avg/catch: 9.1 • Pass effic: 116.59 • KR avg: 19.7 • PR avg: 1.5 • All purpose avg/game: 439.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 347.5
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 08/31/1 at Stanford 31 24 55 5.0-29 3.0-27 3 2-0 2-0 5 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 17 Sep 14 UNLV 50 22 72 4.0-14 1.0-7 1 0-0 1-0 4 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Opponents 81 46 127 9.0-43 4.0-34 4 2-0 3-0 9 9 0 4-4 0 0 0 14 31 Northwestern 79 72 151 12.0-32 7.0-23 4 4-18 1-7 1 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 37
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 08/31/1 at Stanford 5 163 32.6 39 0 1 1 0 1 1-2 51 0 3 193 64.3 2 0 Sep 14 UNLV 5 231 46.2 55 0 0 0 2 1 0-1 0 0 3 159 53.0 1 0 Opponents 10 394 39.4 55 0 1 1 2 2 1-3 51 0 6 352 58.7 3 0 Northwestern 8 320 40.0 53 0 0 0 1 5 3-4 44 0 9 507 56.3 0 0
22 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL
The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern Games Played (as of Sep 14, 2019) All games
## PLAYER GP-GS STAN UNLV 49 Adebawore, A 1/- . .. X X X 6 Anderson, Drake 2/- X X X X X X 28 Bergin, Chris 2/2 START START 1 Bergin, Joe 2/- X X X X X X 25 Bowser, Isaiah 1/1 START . .. 99 Brown IV, E 2/- X X X X X X 36 Brown, Jesse 2/1 X X X START 9 Campbell, Roder 2/- X X X X X X 81 Chiaokhiao-Bowm 2/- X X X X X X 1F Finison, Trey 2/- X X X X X X 42 Fisher, Paddy 2/2 START START 51 Gallagher, B. 1/1 START . .. 51 Gallagher, Bl 1/1 . .. START 32 Gallagher, Br 1/- . .. X X X 97 Gaziano, Joe 2/2 START START 90 Genyk, Jake 1/- X X X . .. 52 Gerak, Sam 2/2 START START 43 Gillikin, Tyler 2/- X X X X X X 83 Goens, Trent 2/- X X X X X X 94 Gold Jr., Jason 1/- . .. X X X 87 Gordon, Thomas 1/- . .. X X X 10 Green, TJ 1/- X X X . .. 11 Hampton, A.J. 3/- X X X X X X 4 Holman, Berkele 2/- X X X X X X 47 Hudetz, Troy 1/- . .. X X X 22 Jackson, Bryce 2/- X X X X X X 12 Jefferson, JJ 2/- X X X X X X 15 Johnson, Hunter 2/2 START START 96 Kent, Trevor 2/2 START START 57 Kolwich, Cam 1/- . .. X X X 17 Kubiuk, Daniel 2/- X X X X X X 1K Kuhbander, C 2/- X X X X X X 84 Lansbury, Will 1/- X X X . .. 19 Lees, Riley 2/2 START START 53 Leota, Eku 1/- X X X . .. 8C Link, Cody 2/- X X X X X X 38 Luckenbaugh, D 1/- . .. X X X 89 Mangieri, C 2/2 START START 8 McGowan, Kyric 2/2 START START 40 McIntyre, Peter 1/- . .. X X X 95 Miller, Alex 2/2 START START 91 Miller, Samdup 2/2 START START 20 Moten IV, John 2/- X X X X X X 35 Mueller, Erik 2/- X X X X X X 2 Newsome II, G. 1/1 START . .. 2 Newsome, Greg 1/1 . .. START 23 Niro, Raymond 2/- X X X X X X
NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 23 NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL
The Automated ScoreBook Northwestern Games Played (as of Sep 14, 2019) All games
## PLAYER GP-GS STAN UNLV 46 O'Rourke, Devin 1/- X X X . .. 8A Oelsner, Alex 1/- X X X . .. 13 Pace, JR 2/2 START START 31 Rivers, Jaylen 2/- X X X X X X 54 Rowley, Conrad 1/- X X X . .. 18 Ruiz, Cameron 1/- X X X . .. 90 Saunders, Jake 1/- X X X . .. 69 Schmidt, C 2/- X X X X X X 88 Skowronek, B 2/2 START START 70 Slater, Rashawn 2/2 START START 48 Snodgrass, Pete 1/- X X X . .. 93 Spivak, Joe 2/- X X X X X X 56 Stovall, Sam 1/- . .. X X X 65 Thomas, Jared 2/2 START START 66 Urban, Nik 2/2 START START 73 Vogel, Gunnar 2/2 START START 14 Washington, M 1/- . .. X X X 7 Whillock, T. 1/1 START . .. 7 Whillock, Travi 1/1 . .. START 76 Wiederkehr, E 2/- X X X X X X 3 Williams, Trae 2/2 START START
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