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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Stone | 21/29 | 245 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 49.5 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Porter | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 1 | 43 |
| Caleb Komolafe | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 24 |
| Ryan Boe | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 1 | 58 |
| Joseph Himon II | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Dashun Reeder | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Daniel Anderson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Preston Stone | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Wilde | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 46 |
| Ricky Ahumaraeze | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Hunter Welcing | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Cam Porter | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Hayden Eligon II | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Joseph Himon II | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Drew Wagner | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lawson Albright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chase Farrell | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Farrell | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Preston Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmine Bastone | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Tatum | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Fitzgerald | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Uihlein | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kilbane | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alijah Jones | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Smith | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni Karlaftis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Hagarty | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sadowsky V | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Davis II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Garner Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Flakes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braydon Brus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Fussell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Hubbard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braden Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Gant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callen Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Mayne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anto Saka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Uihlein | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Wagner | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Akers | 2/2 | 100.0 | 35 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Jack Olsen | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Akers | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
