Minnesota 0-27 Northwestern (Oct 3, 2015)

MINN

NW

1

0

3

2

0

7

3

0

10

4

0

7

0

27

1Q 07:29

0 - 3

J. Mitchell 25-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 3

2Q 01:42

0 - 10

C. Thorson 5-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

3Q 06:19

0 - 13

J. Mitchell 23-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & Goal

3Q 01:28

0 - 20

C. Thorson 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

4Q 11:51

0 - 27

A. Walker 13-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

Top Performers

Pass Yds

128

Thorson

NW

Rush Yds

120

Jackson

NW

Rec Yds

39

Maye

MINN

Scrim TD

2

Thorson

NW

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Mitch Leidner

MINN QB #7

Clayton Thorson

NW QB #18

72

Pass Yds

128

0

Pass TD

0

1

Int

0

MINN

Team Stats

NW

156

Total Yds

309

25:58

Possession

34:02

11

1st Downs

16

4/16

3rd Down

7/17

2

Turnovers

0

2015 Big 10

Team	W	L	PCT
Ohio State	12	1	.923
Michigan State	12	2	.857
Iowa	12	2	.857
Michigan	10	3	.769
Northwestern	10	3	.769
Wisconsin	10	3	.769
Penn State	7	6	.538
Nebraska	6	7	.462
Minnesota	6	7	.462
Indiana	6	7	.462
Illinois	5	7	.417
Rutgers	4	8	.333
Maryland	3	9	.250
Purdue	2	10	.167

Game Summary

The Northwestern Wildcats dominated the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 27 to 0, on October 3, 2015.

Game Info

October 3, 2015

Ryan Field

Evanston, Illinois

52°

19 mph ENE

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Mitch Leidner M. Leidner #7	10/21	72	3.4	0	1	0-0	66.9
Demry Croft D. Croft #11	5/11	27	2.5	0	0	3-17	66.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson #18	14/19	128	6.7	0	0	1-3	130.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Shannon Brooks S. Brooks #4	10	33	3.3	7
Rodney Smith R. Smith #1	11	32	2.9	11
Demry Croft D. Croft #11	6	4	0.7	11
KJ Maye #1	1	4	4.0	4
Mitch Leidner M. Leidner #7	5	1	0.2	3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Justin Jackson J. Jackson #21	20	120	6.0	0	31
Solomon Vault S. Vault #4	8	28	3.5	0	9
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson #18	11	24	2.2	2	6
Warren Long W. Long #13	7	17	2.4	0	4
Auston Anderson A. Anderson #8	3	0	0.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
KJ Maye #1	4/7	39	9.8	16
Eric Carter E. Carter #9	3/8	37	12.3	23
Nick Hart N. Hart #45	2/2	9	4.5	5
Brandon Lingen B. Lingen #86	2/3	8	4.0	5
Melvin Holland Jr. M. Holland Jr. #5	1/2	5	5.0	5
Drew Wolitarsky D. Wolitarsky #82	3/5	1	0.3	3
Isaiah Gentry-Madaris I. Gentry-Madaris #2	0/1	0	0	0
Rodney Smith R. Smith #1	0/1	0	0	0
Miles Thomas M. Thomas #41	0/1	0	0	0
Nate Wozniak N. Wozniak #80	0/2	0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Christian Jones C. Jones #14	3/3	38	12.7	16
Dan Vitale D. Vitale #40	3/4	20	6.7	19
Flynn Nagel F. Nagel #2	2/3	18	9.0	9
Justin Jackson J. Jackson #21	2/2	14	7.0	10
Austin Carr A. Carr #80	1/1	14	14.0	14
Mike McHugh M. McHugh #6	1/2	11	11.0	11
Warren Long W. Long #13	1/1	9	9.0	9
Solomon Vault S. Vault #4	1/2	4	4.0	4
Miles Shuler M. Shuler #5	0/1	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Mitch Leidner M. Leidner #7	1	1	0

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
Justin Jackson J. Jackson #21	1	0
Ian Park I. Park #63	1	0
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson #18	1	0
Anthony Walker A. Walker #1	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Adekunle Ayinde A. Ayinde #4	7-7	0	0.0	0
Cody Poock C. Poock #12	7-7	1	0.0	0
Antonio Johnson A. Johnson #11	6-6	1	0.0	0
Eric Murray E. Murray #31	6-6	0	0.0	1
Jack Lynn J. Lynn #50	5-5	1	0.0	0
De'Vondre Campbell D. Campbell #26	4-4	0	0.0	0
Thieren Cockran T. Cockran #55	4-4	1	1.0	0
Craig James C. James #22	2-2	0	0.0	0
Steven Richardson S. Richardson #96	2-2	0	0.0	0
Ace Rogers A. Rogers #6	2-2	0	0.0	0
Antonio Shenault A. Shenault #34	2-2	0	0.0	0
Andrew Stelter A. Stelter #99	2-2	0	0.0	0
Duke McGhee D. McGhee #8	2-2	0	0.0	0
Jonathan Celestin J. Celestin #13	2-2	1	0.0	0
Hendrick Ekpe H. Ekpe #95	1-1	0	0.0	0
Gaelin Elmore G. Elmore #87	1-1	1	0.0	0
Alex Keith A. Keith #9	1-1	0	0.0	0
Peter Mortell P. Mortell #37	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jalen Myrick J. Myrick #5	1-1	0	0.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF
Matthew Harris M. Harris #11	4-4	0	0.0	1	0
Traveon Henry T. Henry #2	4-4	0	0.0	0	0
Drew Smith D. Smith #55	4-4	0	0.0	0	0
Anthony Walker A. Walker #1	4-4	2	0.0	0	0
Deonte Gibson D. Gibson #13	3-2	1	1.5	0	0
Nate Hall N. Hall #32	3-3	0	0.0	0	0
Tyler Lancaster T. Lancaster #1	3-2	1	0.5	0	1
Dean Lowry D. Lowry #94	3-3	2	0.0	0	0
Nick Van Hoose N. Van Hoose #23	2-2	0	0.0	0	0
Xavier Washington X. Washington #56	2-2	1	0.0	0	0
Montre Hartage M. Hartage #24	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Godwin Igwebuike G. Igwebuike #16	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Joseph Jones J. Jones #42	1-1	1	1.0	0	0
Ifeadi Odenigbo I. Odenigbo #7	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Jaylen Prater J. Prater #51	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
James Prather J. Prather #44	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Kyle Queiro K. Queiro #21	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Keith Watkins II K. Watkins II #3	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Terrance Brown T. Brown #26	1-1	1	0.0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jack Mitchell J. Mitchell #8	2/3	3/3	9	25

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Peter Mortell P. Mortell #37	7	299	42.7	65

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Hunter Niswander H. Niswander #96	6	235	39.2	47

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tyler Hartmann T. Hartmann #43	2	21	10.5	0	0
Shannon Brooks S. Brooks #4	2	47	23.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Miles Shuler M. Shuler #5	1	55	55.0	55	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Mitch Leidner M. Leidner #7	10/21	72	3.4	0	1	0-0	66.9
Demry Croft D. Croft #11	5/11	27	2.5	0	0	3-17	66.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Shannon Brooks S. Brooks #4	10	33	3.3	7
Rodney Smith R. Smith #1	11	32	2.9	11
Demry Croft D. Croft #11	6	4	0.7	11
KJ Maye #1	1	4	4.0	4
Mitch Leidner M. Leidner #7	5	1	0.2	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
KJ Maye #1	4/7	39	9.8	16
Eric Carter E. Carter #9	3/8	37	12.3	23
Nick Hart N. Hart #45	2/2	9	4.5	5
Brandon Lingen B. Lingen #86	2/3	8	4.0	5
Melvin Holland Jr. M. Holland Jr. #5	1/2	5	5.0	5
Drew Wolitarsky D. Wolitarsky #82	3/5	1	0.3	3
Isaiah Gentry-Madaris I. Gentry-Madaris #2	0/1	0	0	0
Rodney Smith R. Smith #1	0/1	0	0	0
Miles Thomas M. Thomas #41	0/1	0	0	0
Nate Wozniak N. Wozniak #80	0/2	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Mitch Leidner M. Leidner #7	1	1	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Adekunle Ayinde A. Ayinde #4	7-7	0	0.0	0
Cody Poock C. Poock #12	7-7	1	0.0	0
Antonio Johnson A. Johnson #11	6-6	1	0.0	0
Eric Murray E. Murray #31	6-6	0	0.0	1
Jack Lynn J. Lynn #50	5-5	1	0.0	0
De'Vondre Campbell D. Campbell #26	4-4	0	0.0	0
Thieren Cockran T. Cockran #55	4-4	1	1.0	0
Craig James C. James #22	2-2	0	0.0	0
Steven Richardson S. Richardson #96	2-2	0	0.0	0
Ace Rogers A. Rogers #6	2-2	0	0.0	0
Antonio Shenault A. Shenault #34	2-2	0	0.0	0
Andrew Stelter A. Stelter #99	2-2	0	0.0	0
Duke McGhee D. McGhee #8	2-2	0	0.0	0
Jonathan Celestin J. Celestin #13	2-2	1	0.0	0
Hendrick Ekpe H. Ekpe #95	1-1	0	0.0	0
Gaelin Elmore G. Elmore #87	1-1	1	0.0	0
Alex Keith A. Keith #9	1-1	0	0.0	0
Peter Mortell P. Mortell #37	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jalen Myrick J. Myrick #5	1-1	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Peter Mortell P. Mortell #37	7	299	42.7	65

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tyler Hartmann T. Hartmann #43	2	21	10.5	0	0
Shannon Brooks S. Brooks #4	2	47	23.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson #18	14/19	128	6.7	0	0	1-3	130.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Justin Jackson J. Jackson #21	20	120	6.0	0	31
Solomon Vault S. Vault #4	8	28	3.5	0	9
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson #18	11	24	2.2	2	6
Warren Long W. Long #13	7	17	2.4	0	4
Auston Anderson A. Anderson #8	3	0	0.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Christian Jones C. Jones #14	3/3	38	12.7	16
Dan Vitale D. Vitale #40	3/4	20	6.7	19
Flynn Nagel F. Nagel #2	2/3	18	9.0	9
Justin Jackson J. Jackson #21	2/2	14	7.0	10
Austin Carr A. Carr #80	1/1	14	14.0	14
Mike McHugh M. McHugh #6	1/2	11	11.0	11
Warren Long W. Long #13	1/1	9	9.0	9
Solomon Vault S. Vault #4	1/2	4	4.0	4
Miles Shuler M. Shuler #5	0/1	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Rec
Justin Jackson J. Jackson #21	1	0
Ian Park I. Park #63	1	0
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson #18	1	0
Anthony Walker A. Walker #1	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF
Matthew Harris M. Harris #11	4-4	0	0.0	1	0
Traveon Henry T. Henry #2	4-4	0	0.0	0	0
Drew Smith D. Smith #55	4-4	0	0.0	0	0
Anthony Walker A. Walker #1	4-4	2	0.0	0	0
Deonte Gibson D. Gibson #13	3-2	1	1.5	0	0
Nate Hall N. Hall #32	3-3	0	0.0	0	0
Tyler Lancaster T. Lancaster #1	3-2	1	0.5	0	1
Dean Lowry D. Lowry #94	3-3	2	0.0	0	0
Nick Van Hoose N. Van Hoose #23	2-2	0	0.0	0	0
Xavier Washington X. Washington #56	2-2	1	0.0	0	0
Montre Hartage M. Hartage #24	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Godwin Igwebuike G. Igwebuike #16	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Joseph Jones J. Jones #42	1-1	1	1.0	0	0
Ifeadi Odenigbo I. Odenigbo #7	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Jaylen Prater J. Prater #51	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
James Prather J. Prather #44	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Kyle Queiro K. Queiro #21	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Keith Watkins II K. Watkins II #3	1-1	0	0.0	0	0
Terrance Brown T. Brown #26	1-1	1	0.0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jack Mitchell J. Mitchell #8	2/3	3/3	9	25

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Hunter Niswander H. Niswander #96	6	235	39.2	47

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Miles Shuler M. Shuler #5	1	55	55.0	55	0

MINN

NW

1

0

3

2

0

7

3

0

10

4

0

7

0

27

6 plays, 30 yd, 02:36

0-0

14 plays, 81 yd, 04:57

0-3

11 plays, 42 yd, 06:26

0-3

3 plays, 9 yd, 01:12

0-3

3 plays, 2 yd, 01:19

0-3

7 plays, 19 yd, 03:23

0-3

6 plays, 6 yd, 03:12

0-3

6 plays, 17 yd, 03:09

0-3

3 plays, 6 yd, 02:04

0-3

1 play, 5 yd, 00:06

0-10

3 plays, 6 yd, 00:30

0-10

2 plays, 2 yd, 01:06

0-10

19 plays, 61 yd, 08:47

0-13

6 plays, 31 yd, 02:09

0-13

6 plays, 68 yd, 02:39

0-20

3 plays, -2 yd, 01:35

0-20

6 plays, 37 yd, 02:38

0-20

4 plays, 9 yd, 00:31

0-26

0 play, 0 yd, 00:00

0-27

4 plays, -9 yd, 01:25

0-27

3 plays, 9 yd, 02:08

0-27

6 plays, 23 yd, 01:33

0-27

3 plays, 1 yd, 02:13

0-27

6 plays, 17 yd, 01:28

0-27

3 plays, 0 yd, 01:44

0-27

4 plays, -5 yd, 01:10

0-27

MINN

Team Stats

NW

156

Total Yds

309

82

Pass Yds

125

74

Rush Yds

184

13

Total Drives

13

68

Total Plays

71

2.3

Yards Per Play

4.4

2.3

Yards Per Pass

6.3

2.2

Yards Per Rush

3.6

25:58

Possession

34:02

0

Biggest Lead

27

11

1st Downs

16

5

Passing 1st Downs

9

6

Rushing 1st Downs

7

0

1st Downs from Penalties

0

4/16

3rd Down

7/17

0/4

4th Down

1/1

7

Punts

6

2

Turnovers

0

1

Interceptions Thrown

0

1

Fumbles Lost

0

2

Penalties

3

1.0

Sacks

3.0

6

Tackles For Loss

9

0

D/ST TD

0

3-2 MINN

NW 5-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2015 Big 10

Game Summary

Game Info

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