Week 0
Final
PSU
NW2Q 13:01
0 - 7
C. Jones 14-yard TD catch from Z. Oliver.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 9
2Q 06:00
0 - 13
Z. Oliver 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Missed XP
2nd & Goal
2Q 02:22
7 - 13
S. Barkley 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 02:04
7 - 20
S. Vault 96-yard TD kickoff return.
Touchdown
Made XP
0th & undefined
3Q 05:15
14 - 20
D. Hamilton 32-yard TD catch from G. Lewis.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 12:28
21 - 20
S. Barkley 13-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 00:09
21 - 23
J. Mitchell 35-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
Top Performers
Pass Yds
205
Hackenberg
PSU
Rush Yds
186
Jackson
NW
Rec Yds
104
Godwin
PSU
Scrim TD
2
Barkley
PSU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
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 emerged victorious over the Penn State Nittany Lions, 23 to 21, on November 7, 2015.
Game Info
November 7, 2015
Ryan Field
Evanston, Illinois
48°
14 mph W
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hackenberg #14 | 21/40 | 205 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 90.6 |
G. Lewis #7 | 1/1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 698.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Oliver #10 | 11/24 | 111 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 4-22 | 90.1 |
C. Thorson #18 | 5/8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 123.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Barkley #26 | 25 | 120 | 4.8 | 2 | 24 |
C. Hackenberg #14 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #21 | 28 | 186 | 6.6 | 0 | 48 |
W. Long #13 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 35 |
C. Thorson #18 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 |
S. Vault #4 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
J. Roberts #6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Z. Oliver #10 | 6 | -20 | -3.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Godwin #12 | 8/10 | 104 | 13.0 | 0 | 26 |
D. Hamilton #5 | 3/8 | 56 | 18.7 | 1 | 32 |
S. Barkley #26 | 6/8 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 32 |
G. Lewis #7 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
A. Lynch #22 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Gesicki #88 | 1/3 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
K. Carter #87 | 1/3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Blacknall #13 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Vitale #40 | 4/9 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
G. Dickerson #9 | 2/3 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 26 |
C. Jones #14 | 2/4 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 14 |
A. Carr #80 | 1/2 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
M. McHugh #6 | 1/2 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Roberts #6 | 3/3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 10 |
C. Dickerson #19 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Jackson #21 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Shuler #5 | 1/3 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Hamilton #5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Oliver #10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Shuler #5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Dickerson #19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Walker #1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Johnson #99 | 5-5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bell #11 | 5-4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Reeder #42 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Allen #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Golden #6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Haley #15 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Nassib #95 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Lucas #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reid #29 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Sickels #90 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bowen #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Zettel #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cabinda #40 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Walker #1 | 6-6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Van Hoose #23 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gibson #13 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hall #32 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Igwebuike #16 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Harris #11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Henry #2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lowry #94 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lancaster #1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mitchell #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #99 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Watkins II #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Davis #95 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mitchell #8 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 5 | 35 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pasquariello #92 | 9 | 374 | 41.6 | 60 |
C. Gulla #37 | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 40 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Niswander #96 | 8 | 294 | 36.8 | 48 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Cothran #52 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Farmer #7 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Vault #4 | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Thompkins #3 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Shuler #5 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hackenberg #14 | 21/40 | 205 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 90.6 |
G. Lewis #7 | 1/1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 698.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Barkley #26 | 25 | 120 | 4.8 | 2 | 24 |
C. Hackenberg #14 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Godwin #12 | 8/10 | 104 | 13.0 | 0 | 26 |
D. Hamilton #5 | 3/8 | 56 | 18.7 | 1 | 32 |
S. Barkley #26 | 6/8 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 32 |
G. Lewis #7 | 2/3 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
A. Lynch #22 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Gesicki #88 | 1/3 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
K. Carter #87 | 1/3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Blacknall #13 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Hamilton #5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Johnson #99 | 5-5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bell #11 | 5-4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Reeder #42 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Allen #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Golden #6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Haley #15 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Nassib #95 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Lucas #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reid #29 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Sickels #90 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bowen #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Zettel #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cabinda #40 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Davis #95 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pasquariello #92 | 9 | 374 | 41.6 | 60 |
C. Gulla #37 | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 40 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Cothran #52 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Farmer #7 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Thompkins #3 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Oliver #10 | 11/24 | 111 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 4-22 | 90.1 |
C. Thorson #18 | 5/8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 123.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #21 | 28 | 186 | 6.6 | 0 | 48 |
W. Long #13 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 35 |
C. Thorson #18 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 |
S. Vault #4 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
J. Roberts #6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Z. Oliver #10 | 6 | -20 | -3.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Vitale #40 | 4/9 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
G. Dickerson #9 | 2/3 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 26 |
C. Jones #14 | 2/4 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 14 |
A. Carr #80 | 1/2 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
M. McHugh #6 | 1/2 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Roberts #6 | 3/3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 10 |
C. Dickerson #19 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Jackson #21 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Shuler #5 | 1/3 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Oliver #10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Shuler #5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Dickerson #19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Walker #1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Walker #1 | 6-6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Van Hoose #23 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gibson #13 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hall #32 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Igwebuike #16 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Harris #11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Henry #2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lowry #94 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lancaster #1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mitchell #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #99 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Watkins II #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mitchell #8 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 5 | 35 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Niswander #96 | 8 | 294 | 36.8 | 48 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Vault #4 | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Shuler #5 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
3 plays,
5 yd,
00:56
0-0
8 plays,
50 yd,
02:13
0-0
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:36
0-0
3 plays,
-13 yd,
01:43
0-0
5 plays,
0 yd,
02:07
0-0
4 plays,
25 yd,
01:15
0-0
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:03
0-0
7 plays,
10 yd,
02:26
0-0
3 plays,
13 yd,
01:56
0-0
5 plays,
59 yd,
01:49
0-7
8 plays,
44 yd,
05:11
0-7
5 plays,
76 yd,
01:45
0-13
9 plays,
78 yd,
03:56
7-13
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
7-20
3 plays,
0 yd,
00:54
7-20
2 plays,
-2 yd,
01:10
7-20
6 plays,
26 yd,
01:51
7-20
4 plays,
17 yd,
02:23
7-20
6 plays,
20 yd,
02:16
7-20
3 plays,
5 yd,
00:58
7-20
5 plays,
30 yd,
01:01
7-20
5 plays,
40 yd,
01:27
14-20
5 plays,
19 yd,
02:01
14-20
5 plays,
32 yd,
01:43
14-20
4 plays,
3 yd,
02:19
14-20
5 plays,
76 yd,
01:39
21-20
3 plays,
-2 yd,
01:03
21-20
8 plays,
23 yd,
04:12
21-20
9 plays,
22 yd,
04:23
21-20
3 plays,
8 yd,
00:31
21-20
10 plays,
41 yd,
02:04
21-23
1 play,
7 yd,
00:09
21-23
352
Total Yds
364
227
Pass Yds
137
125
Rush Yds
227
16
Total Drives
16
73
Total Plays
85
4.8
Yards Per Play
4.3
5.3
Yards Per Pass
3.6
4.2
Yards Per Rush
4.8
30:41
Possession
29:19
1
Biggest Lead
13
17
1st Downs
22
8
Passing 1st Downs
12
6
Rushing 1st Downs
8
3
1st Downs from Penalties
2
4/17
3rd Down
6/17
0/0
4th Down
0/0
11
Punts
8
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
9
Penalties
7
6.0
Sacks
2.0
8
Tackles For Loss
9
0
D/ST TD
1
