Central Michigan Chippewas vs Northwestern Wildcats, GameAbove Sports Bowl

College Football

C Michigan

7-6

7-34

Final

Northwestern

7-6

Ford Field

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Interception
Touchdown
Downs
Downs
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
CMU	0	0	0	7	7
NU	0	21	13	0	34

Who won: Northwestern 34-7

The Northwestern Wildcats beat the Central Michigan Chippewas 34-7 in GameAbove Sports Bowl on Friday, December 26, 2025 at Ford Field. The Northwestern outscored the C Michigan 21-0 in the 2nd quarter. Preston Stone led the Northwestern in passing yards (19/31, 226 YDS, 3 TD). Joe Labas led the C Michigan in passing yards (21/25, 178 YDS, 1 TD).

Win probability

100%NU final

CMUNU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:17
Shotgun #2 J.Labas rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NU 41 fumbled by #2 J.Labas at NU 43 recovered by CMU #9 J.Ruffin, Jr. at NU 41, End Of Play
3rd & 9 at NU 40
Q4 0:52
Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #20 L.Lewis caught at NU 40, for 4 yards to the NU 40 (#42 N.Glover)
2nd & 13 at NU 44
Q4 1:05
Shotgun #2 J.Labas sacked for loss of 3 yards to the NU 44 (#92 M.Green)
1st & 10 at NU 41
Q4 1:38
Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #20 L.Lewis caught at NU 46, for 11 yards to the NU 41 (#42 N.Glover; #45 J.Sadowsky V), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 5 at CMU 48
Q4 1:49
Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #19 T.McIntosh caught at CMU45, for 5 yards to the CMU48 (#22 T.Curry-Hicks), out of bounds
1st & 10 at CMU 43
Q4 2:00
FLAG
Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass incomplete short left to #88 H.Dryden thrown to CMU35 PENALTY NU Roughing The Passer (#54 T.Gant) 15 yards from CMU28 to CMU43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1st & 10 at CMU 28
Q4 2:00
Timeout Official, clock 02:00
Q4 2:19
Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #3 T.Davis caught at CMU17, for 13 yards to the CMU28 (#29 J.Stevens Jr.), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2nd & 5 at CMU 15
Q4 2:50
Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short right to #19 T.McIntosh caught at CMU15, for 5 yards to the CMU15 (#34 P.Roth)
1st & 10 at CMU 10
Q4 3:01
TO
Shotgun #2 R.Boe pass intercepted by #6 K.Carroll at CMU10 #6 K.Carroll return 0 yards to the CMU10 (#87 C.Grove)
4th & 11 at CMU 22
Q4 3:09
Shotgun #2 R.Boe pass incomplete deep right to #3 F.Covey IV thrown to CMU00
3rd & 11 at CMU 22
Q4 3:48
Shotgun #41 R.Preckel rush right for 1 yard loss to the CMU22 (#12 J.Kwiatkowski)
2nd & 10 at CMU 21
Q4 3:55
Shotgun #2 R.Boe pass incomplete deep left to #85 P.Schaller thrown to CMU00 QB hurried by #49 K.Hayden
1st & 10 at CMU 21
Q4 4:28
Shotgun #2 R.Boe pass complete short left to #87 C.Grove caught at CMU26, for 10 yards to the CMU21 (#1 D.Cochran), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 5 at CMU 31
Q4 5:21
Shotgun #41 R.Preckel rush middle for 5 yards gain to the CMU31 (#1 D.Cochran; #6 K.Carroll)
1st & 10 at CMU 36
Q4 5:57
Shotgun #41 R.Preckel rush right for 10 yards gain to the CMU36 (#17 M.Blackwell), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at CMU 46
Q4 6:10
#31 Z.Chapeau onside kickoff 11 yards to the CMU46, End Of Play
TOUCHDOWNQ4 6:11
Touchdown! 3 yd pass to B. Townsend
Joe Labas
Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short left to #22 B.Townsend caught at NU 03, for 3 yards to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:11 #47 C.Graham kick attempt good (H: #18 D.Duley, LS: #30 B.Pratt)
CMU 7 - 34 NU
Q4 6:16
Timeout Central Michigan, clock 06:16
Q4 6:44
Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete deep right to #20 L.Lewis caught at NU 03, for 21 yards to the NU 03, out of bounds at NU 03, 1ST DOWN
2nd & 8 at NU 24
Q4 7:23
Shotgun #22 B.Townsend rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NU 24 (#33 B.Brus; #0 A.Jones)
1st & 10 at NU 26
Q4 8:02
Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 22 yards gain to the NU 26 (#29 J.Stevens Jr.), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2nd & 5 at NU 48
Q4 8:11
Timeout Northwestern, clock 08:11
Q4 8:38
Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush left for 5 yards gain to the NU 48 (#37 M.Uihlein; #59 J.Trautmann)
1st & 10 at CMU 47