Western Illinois Leathernecks vs Northwestern Wildcats
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| NU | 15 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 42 |
Who won: Northwestern 42-7
The Northwestern Wildcats beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks 42-7 on Friday, September 5, 2025 at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. The Northwestern outscored the W Illinois 15-0 in the 1st quarter. Preston Stone led the Northwestern in passing yards (21/29, 245 YDS, 3 TD). Cason Carswell led the W Illinois in passing yards (6/8, 52 YDS, 1 TD).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cason Carswell | 6/8 | 52 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | -- |
| Christian Anaya | 1/1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Chris Irvin | 5/18 | 27 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | -- |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markell Holman | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Brinston Williams | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Cason Carswell | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Chris Irvin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demari Davis | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 31 |
| Brandon Lanier | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Christian Anaya | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 8 |
| Alex Williams | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Joel Salien | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Markell Holman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Richardson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Richardson | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian S. Pierce | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malini Ti'a | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buju Aumua-Tuisavura | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Washington Jr. | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esteban Guillory | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chikala Warden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Payne Miller | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DonPaul Keith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Olokun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LeBron Morgan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Bradford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Riven | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demari Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Mankaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trace Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Dunston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jace Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Kongolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bucaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Buckner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chikala Warden | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Fabian Baez | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Chadha | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Droegemueller | 8 | 311 | 38.9 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
