Week 5
Final
Top Performers
Pass Yds
272
Hughes
NW
Rush Yds
178
Nelson
RICE
Rec Yds
149
Musso
NW
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
RICE
1997 Western Athletic
RICE NW
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 BYU | 6 | 5 | .545 |
 Fresno State | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 Hawaii | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 UNLV | 3 | 8 | .273 |
 New Mexico | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Rice | 7 | 4 | .636 |
 San Diego State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 San José State | 4 | 7 | .364 |
 SMU | 6 | 5 | .545 |
 TCU | 1 | 10 | .091 |
 UTEP | 4 | 7 | .364 |
 Tulsa | 2 | 9 | .182 |
 Air Force | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Utah | 6 | 5 | .545 |
 Wyoming | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Colorado State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 0 | 11 | .000 |
 Indiana | 2 | 9 | .182 |
 Iowa | 7 | 5 | .583 |
 Michigan State | 7 | 5 | .583 |
 Minnesota | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Northwestern | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Ohio State | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Penn State | 9 | 3 | .750 |
 Purdue | 9 | 3 | .750 |
 Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Michigan | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
Game Summary
The Northwestern Wildcats fell to the Rice Owls, 40 to 34, on September 20, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson | 3/4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 271.3 |
J. Bates | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hughes | 15/25 | 272 | 10.9 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 177.8 |
C. Hamdorf | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson | 26 | 178 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
M. Perry | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Wood | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Newhouse | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bates | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
C. Leschber | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Autry | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
F. Leary | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Marshall #28 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Gooch | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hartl | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hughes | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Perry | 0/0 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Blackwell | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Musso | 0/0 | 149 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Burden | 0/0 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Stuart | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Autry | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Burrell #7 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson | 3/4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 271.3 |
J. Bates | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson | 26 | 178 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
M. Perry | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Wood | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Newhouse | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bates | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
C. Leschber | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Perry | 0/0 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Blackwell | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hughes | 15/25 | 272 | 10.9 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 177.8 |
C. Hamdorf | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Autry | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
F. Leary | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Marshall #28 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Gooch | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hartl | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hughes | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Musso | 0/0 | 149 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Burden | 0/0 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Stuart | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Autry | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Burrell #7 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
539
Total Yds
405
78
Pass Yds
272
461
Rush Yds
133
82
Total Plays
50
6.6
Yards Per Play
8.1
15.6
Yards Per Pass
10.5
6
Yards Per Rush
5.5
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0