Week 0
Final
NEB
NW2Q 13:43
3 - 0
D. Brown 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 09:18
3 - 7
C. Thorson 42-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 01:46
10 - 7
T. Newby 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 09:06
17 - 7
C. Carter 4-yard TD catch from T. Armstrong Jr..
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
3Q 07:36
17 - 13
A. Carr 24-yard TD catch from C. Thorson.
Touchdown
Missed XP
1st & 10
3Q 03:14
24 - 13
J. Westerkamp 10-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
249
Thorson
NW
Rush Yds
132
Armstrong Jr.
NEB
Rec Yds
109
Carr
NW
Scrim TD
1
Newby
NEB
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2016 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Penn State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 Wisconsin | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 Michigan | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Nebraska | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Minnesota | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Iowa | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Northwestern | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Indiana | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Maryland | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Purdue | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Illinois | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Michigan State | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Rutgers | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Northwestern Wildcats fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 24 to 13, on September 24, 2016.
Game Info
September 24, 2016
Ryan Field
Evanston, Illinois
72°
9 mph E
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Armstrong Jr. #4 | 18/29 | 246 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 144.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 24/37 | 249 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 4-17 | 119.5 |
J. Mitchell #8 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 116.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Armstrong Jr. #4 | 13 | 132 | 10.2 | 0 | 37 |
T. Newby #34 | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 1 | 50 |
M. Wilbon #21 | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | 32 |
D. Ozigbo #22 | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 0 | 15 |
C. Carter #11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
J. Westerkamp #1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #21 | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 0 | 13 |
C. Thorson #18 | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | 42 |
J. Moten IV #20 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
S. Vault #4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Moore #82 | 3/4 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 59 |
B. Reilly #87 | 1/3 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
S. Morgan Jr. #8 | 4/6 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 |
D. Pierson-El | 3/4 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 12 |
C. Carter #11 | 2/3 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 27 |
T. Newby #34 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Westerkamp #1 | 1/5 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. Cotton #84 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Wilbon #21 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carr #80 | 8/12 | 109 | 13.6 | 1 | 24 |
F. Nagel #2 | 5/7 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jackson #21 | 3/4 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
S. Vault #4 | 2/5 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
G. Dickerson #9 | 1/2 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
M. Wilson #15 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Moten IV #20 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
A. Scanlan #82 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
B. Skowronek | 1/2 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Fessler #5 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Micucci #33 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Newby #34 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Ozigbo #22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Gerry #25 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #26 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #24 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Young #5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jones #8 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Maurice #55 | 3-3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Banderas #52 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kalu #46 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Reed #25 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stoltenberg #44 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Weber #49 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Domann #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Dzuris #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ketter #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Igwebuike #16 | 14-14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. McGee #41 | 9-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Prater #51 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #3 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lancaster #1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hall #32 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jones #42 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Washington #56 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hartage #24 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Walker #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Fox #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gaziano #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Kuhar #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Niswander #96 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Queiro #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C.J. Robbins #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brown #34 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 23 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mitchell #8 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lightbourn #35 | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 47 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Niswander #96 | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bryant #18 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Nagel #2 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Vault #4 | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Nagel #2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Armstrong Jr. #4 | 18/29 | 246 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 144.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Armstrong Jr. #4 | 13 | 132 | 10.2 | 0 | 37 |
T. Newby #34 | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 1 | 50 |
M. Wilbon #21 | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | 32 |
D. Ozigbo #22 | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 0 | 15 |
C. Carter #11 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
J. Westerkamp #1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Moore #82 | 3/4 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 59 |
B. Reilly #87 | 1/3 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
S. Morgan Jr. #8 | 4/6 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 |
D. Pierson-El | 3/4 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 12 |
C. Carter #11 | 2/3 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 27 |
T. Newby #34 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Westerkamp #1 | 1/5 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. Cotton #84 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Wilbon #21 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Newby #34 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Ozigbo #22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Gerry #25 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #26 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #24 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Young #5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jones #8 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Maurice #55 | 3-3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Banderas #52 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kalu #46 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Reed #25 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stoltenberg #44 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Weber #49 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Domann #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Dzuris #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ketter #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brown #34 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 23 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lightbourn #35 | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 47 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bryant #18 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thorson #18 | 24/37 | 249 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 4-17 | 119.5 |
J. Mitchell #8 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 116.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jackson #21 | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 0 | 13 |
C. Thorson #18 | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | 42 |
J. Moten IV #20 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
S. Vault #4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carr #80 | 8/12 | 109 | 13.6 | 1 | 24 |
F. Nagel #2 | 5/7 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jackson #21 | 3/4 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
S. Vault #4 | 2/5 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
G. Dickerson #9 | 1/2 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
M. Wilson #15 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Moten IV #20 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
A. Scanlan #82 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
B. Skowronek | 1/2 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Fessler #5 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Micucci #33 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Igwebuike #16 | 14-14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. McGee #41 | 9-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Prater #51 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Williams #3 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lancaster #1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hall #32 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jones #42 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Washington #56 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hartage #24 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Walker #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Fox #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gaziano #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Kuhar #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Niswander #96 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Queiro #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C.J. Robbins #90 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mitchell #8 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Niswander #96 | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Nagel #2 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Vault #4 | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Nagel #2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
3 plays,
75 yd,
01:06
0-0
6 plays,
27 yd,
02:26
0-0
7 plays,
-1 yd,
03:48
0-0
10 plays,
53 yd,
03:13
0-0
13 plays,
62 yd,
05:47
3-0
6 plays,
41 yd,
03:18
3-0
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:04
3-0
1 play,
42 yd,
00:09
3-7
7 plays,
37 yd,
03:10
3-7
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:13
3-7
3 plays,
50 yd,
01:22
3-7
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:01
3-7
2 plays,
63 yd,
00:42
10-7
7 plays,
30 yd,
01:29
10-7
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:12
10-7
5 plays,
25 yd,
02:08
10-7
10 plays,
76 yd,
03:52
17-7
5 plays,
52 yd,
01:31
17-13
9 plays,
79 yd,
04:23
24-13
8 plays,
25 yd,
03:03
24-13
8 plays,
33 yd,
03:55
24-13
6 plays,
30 yd,
02:35
24-13
7 plays,
62 yd,
04:39
24-13
11 plays,
45 yd,
02:31
24-13
4 plays,
21 yd,
01:23
24-13
556
Total Yds
371
246
Pass Yds
234
310
Rush Yds
137
13
Total Drives
12
76
Total Plays
74
7.3
Yards Per Play
5
8.5
Yards Per Pass
5.6
6.6
Yards Per Rush
4.3
35:23
Possession
24:37
11
Biggest Lead
4
26
1st Downs
23
12
Passing 1st Downs
12
12
Rushing 1st Downs
9
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
7/14
3rd Down
5/14
1/1
4th Down
0/2
5
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
2
2
Fumbles Lost
0
4
Penalties
4
4.0
Sacks
0.0
7
Tackles For Loss
5
0
D/ST TD
0
