Week 0
Final
PSU
NW1Q 00:17
3 - 0
T. Davis 21-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 12:10
10 - 0
T. Stevens 10-yard TD catch from T. McSorley.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
3Q 09:38
17 - 0
S. Barkley 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
3Q 02:25
24 - 0
S. Barkley 53-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 10
4Q 08:58
31 - 0
T. McSorley 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 01:52
31 - 7
M. Alviti 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
245
McSorley
PSU
Rush Yds
75
Barkley
PSU
Rec Yds
74
Blacknall
PSU
Scrim TD
2
Barkley
PSU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2017 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wisconsin | 13 | 1 | .929 |
 Ohio State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
 Penn State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Northwestern | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Michigan State | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Iowa | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Michigan | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Purdue | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Minnesota | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Indiana | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Nebraska | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Rutgers | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Maryland | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Illinois | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Northwestern Wildcats were easily defeated by the Penn State Nittany Lions, 31 to 7, on October 7, 2017.
Game Info
October 7, 2017
Ryan Field
Evanston, Illinois
73°
19 mph S
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McSorley #9 | 25/34 | 245 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 4-29 | 143.8 |
T. Stevens #2 | 4/7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 106.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 19/36 | 142 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 4-28 | 74.8 |
M. Alviti #7 | 4/7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 124.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Barkley #26 | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 2 | 53 |
T. Stevens #2 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 20 |
M. Allen #8 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
A. Robinson #6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. McSorley #9 | 16 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #21 | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 0 | 28 |
M. Alviti #7 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 14 |
J. Larkin #28 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
J. Brown #1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
R. Lees #19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Thorson #18 | 6 | -28 | -4.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Blacknall #13 | 4/6 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 38 |
D. Thompkins #3 | 6/7 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 19 |
J. Johnson #84 | 6/8 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 10 |
B. Polk #10 | 3/3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 |
D. Hamilton #5 | 2/4 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 20 |
M. Sanders #24 | 2/4 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
M. Gesicki #88 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
S. Barkley #26 | 2/3 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
T. Stevens #2 | 2/2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 10 |
I. Charles #11 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wilson #15 | 4/8 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 24 |
B. Skowronek | 2/7 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 32 |
F. Nagel #2 | 3/4 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 |
J. James #5 | 1/1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
J. Jackson #21 | 6/7 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
R. Lees #19 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
G. Dickerson #9 | 3/7 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 |
C. Green #84 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. McGowan #8 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Larkin #28 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Chiaokhiao-Bowman #81 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Buchholz #97 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Cabinda #40 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Apke #28 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Allen #2 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Farmer #7 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Miller #48 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bowen #43 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Campbell #1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Cothren #41 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Haley #15 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Simmons #34 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Buchholz #97 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Cothran #52 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #36 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Monroe #23 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Toney #18 | 2-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Cooper #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Joseph #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. McPhearson #39 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. McPhearson #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Miller #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Oruwariye #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Scott #4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Windsor #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vallone #32 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Igwebuike #16 | 10-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hall #32 | 9-9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Fisher #42 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gallagher #51 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Queiro #21 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #3 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Goens #83 | 4-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gaziano #97 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hartage #24 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. McGee #41 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McShepard #7 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Walsh #10 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lancaster #1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Long #13 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Miller #91 | 2-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bergin #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Acker #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Mayo #10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Miller #95 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bergin #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Wyatt #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Davis #95 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 21 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kuhbander #14 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gillikin #93 | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 50 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Niswander #96 | 8 | 296 | 37.0 | 51 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lees #19 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Thompkins #3 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McSorley #9 | 25/34 | 245 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 4-29 | 143.8 |
T. Stevens #2 | 4/7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 106.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Barkley #26 | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 2 | 53 |
T. Stevens #2 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 20 |
M. Allen #8 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
A. Robinson #6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. McSorley #9 | 16 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Blacknall #13 | 4/6 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 38 |
D. Thompkins #3 | 6/7 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 19 |
J. Johnson #84 | 6/8 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 10 |
B. Polk #10 | 3/3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 |
D. Hamilton #5 | 2/4 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 20 |
M. Sanders #24 | 2/4 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
M. Gesicki #88 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
S. Barkley #26 | 2/3 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
T. Stevens #2 | 2/2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 10 |
I. Charles #11 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Buchholz #97 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Cabinda #40 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Apke #28 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Allen #2 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Farmer #7 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Miller #48 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bowen #43 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Campbell #1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Cothren #41 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Haley #15 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Simmons #34 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Buchholz #97 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Cothran #52 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #36 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Monroe #23 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Toney #18 | 2-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Cooper #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Joseph #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. McPhearson #39 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. McPhearson #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Miller #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Oruwariye #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Scott #4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Windsor #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vallone #32 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Davis #95 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 21 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gillikin #93 | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Thompkins #3 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 19/36 | 142 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 4-28 | 74.8 |
M. Alviti #7 | 4/7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 124.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #21 | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 0 | 28 |
M. Alviti #7 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 14 |
J. Larkin #28 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
J. Brown #1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
R. Lees #19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Thorson #18 | 6 | -28 | -4.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wilson #15 | 4/8 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 24 |
B. Skowronek | 2/7 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 32 |
F. Nagel #2 | 3/4 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 |
J. James #5 | 1/1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
J. Jackson #21 | 6/7 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
R. Lees #19 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
G. Dickerson #9 | 3/7 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 |
C. Green #84 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. McGowan #8 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Larkin #28 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Chiaokhiao-Bowman #81 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Igwebuike #16 | 10-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hall #32 | 9-9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Fisher #42 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gallagher #51 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Queiro #21 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #3 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Goens #83 | 4-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gaziano #97 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hartage #24 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. McGee #41 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McShepard #7 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Walsh #10 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lancaster #1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Long #13 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Miller #91 | 2-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bergin #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Acker #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Mayo #10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Miller #95 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bergin #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #99 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Wyatt #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kuhbander #14 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Niswander #96 | 8 | 296 | 37.0 | 51 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lees #19 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
10 plays,
37 yd,
03:12
0-0
12 plays,
36 yd,
05:07
0-0
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:57
0-0
4 plays,
15 yd,
01:06
0-0
8 plays,
34 yd,
03:25
3-0
3 plays,
5 yd,
00:58
3-0
5 plays,
52 yd,
02:11
10-0
10 plays,
36 yd,
05:03
10-0
6 plays,
9 yd,
03:30
10-0
13 plays,
51 yd,
03:31
10-0
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:06
10-0
10 plays,
66 yd,
04:21
17-0
3 plays,
-7 yd,
00:58
17-0
5 plays,
-16 yd,
02:14
17-0
3 plays,
2 yd,
00:53
17-0
3 plays,
-6 yd,
01:26
17-0
4 plays,
11 yd,
00:43
17-0
4 plays,
71 yd,
01:06
24-0
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:09
24-0
3 plays,
-8 yd,
01:23
24-0
3 plays,
-10 yd,
00:56
24-0
11 plays,
49 yd,
03:53
31-0
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:07
31-0
9 plays,
28 yd,
03:40
31-0
9 plays,
80 yd,
02:19
31-7
4 plays,
23 yd,
01:46
31-7
345
Total Yds
237
250
Pass Yds
170
95
Rush Yds
67
13
Total Drives
13
84
Total Plays
77
4.1
Yards Per Play
3.1
5.4
Yards Per Pass
3.6
2.5
Yards Per Rush
2.2
34:04
Possession
25:56
31
Biggest Lead
0
23
1st Downs
15
14
Passing 1st Downs
9
6
Rushing 1st Downs
6
3
1st Downs from Penalties
0
8/16
3rd Down
5/19
0/1
4th Down
2/4
5
Punts
8
0
Turnovers
3
0
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
1
3
Penalties
8
4.0
Sacks
5.0
6
Tackles For Loss
11
0
D/ST TD
0
