Colorado Buffaloes vs Northwestern Wildcats
Drive chart
Drives
End of Half
Punt- Field Goal
- Interception
- Field Goal
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLO | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| NU | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
Who won: Northwestern 41-7
The Northwestern Wildcats beat the Colorado Buffaloes 41-7 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. The Northwestern outscored the Colorado 14-0 in the 2nd quarter. Aidan Chiles led the Northwestern in passing yards (17/22, 241 YDS, 3 TD). Julian Lewis led the Colorado in passing yards (19/29, 168 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Lewis | 19/29 | 168 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 36.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaQuail Smith | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 0 | 35 |
| DeKalon Taylor | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 16 |
| Damian Henderson II | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Micah Welch | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Quentin Gibson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Julian Lewis | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Williams | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 1 | 50 |
| DeAndre Moore Jr. | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 16 |
| DeKalon Taylor | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Micah Welch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Quanell Farrakhan Jr. | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| JaQuail Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Henderson II | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Micah Welch | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Naeten Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randon Fontenette | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naeten Mitchell | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gideon ESPN Lampron | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liona Lefau | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quency Wiggins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Martinez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cree Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santana Hopper | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boo Carter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Manuel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamil Talib | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Anene | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jah Jah Boyd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Immanuel Ezeogu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Stokes Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamont Lester Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Hughley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylan Salter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samu Taumanupepe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalon Taylor | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ben Finneseth | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Kylan Salter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalon Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Arnold | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Greaves | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
