Week 4
Final
MINN
NWTop Performers
Pass Yds
309
Kafka
NW
Rush Yds
89
Bennett
MINN
Rec Yds
84
Decker
MINN
Scrim TD
3
Bennett
MINN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2009 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Indiana | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Iowa | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Michigan | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Michigan State | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Minnesota | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Northwestern | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Penn State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Purdue | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Wisconsin | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Ohio State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
Game Summary
The Northwestern Wildcats fell to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 35 to 24, on September 26, 2009.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Weber #8 | 15/26 | 186 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 135.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Kafka #13 | 32/47 | 309 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 133.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bennett #22 | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 |
M. Gray #5 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
K. Whaley #6 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hoese #35 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Eskridge #2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Weber #8 | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Fields #19 | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 |
J. Schmidt #39 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Matthews #3 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kafka #13 | 12 | -13 | -1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Decker #7 | 0/0 | 84 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 |
N. Tow-Arnett #48 | 0/0 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Green #1 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Markshausen #85 | 0/0 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brewer #12 | 0/0 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 |
D. Fields #8 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
S. Stewart #5 | 0/0 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mitchell #80 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 |
D. Dunsmore #9 | 0/0 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ebert #11 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Fields #19 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Schmidt #39 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Triplett #32 | 11-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lawrence #21 | 10-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Campbell #30 | 9-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sherels #24 | 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Cooper #4 | 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Royston #3 | 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Onwuachi #93 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Small #98 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McKinley #55 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Theret #27 | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Simmons #15 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D.L. Wilhite #95 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Dandridge #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Grant #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hoese #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jacobs #97 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kuznia #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Singletary #38 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Brown #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Collado #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Davie #41 | 9-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. McManis #24 | 9-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #4 | 9-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Phillips #17 | 7-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Johnson #35 | 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mabin #26 | 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Peters #10 | 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Browne #94 | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Williams #44 | 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bryant #98 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hahn #79 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McNaul #51 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Thomas #67 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Wootton #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Demos #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dugar #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Flaherty #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Williams #88 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Ellestad #37 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Demos #1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Haudan #38 | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Demos #1 | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Stoudermire #2 | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 |
H. Carpenter #4 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Concannon #20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Matthews #3 | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Allen | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #4 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Weber #8 | 15/26 | 186 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 135.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bennett #22 | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 |
M. Gray #5 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
K. Whaley #6 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hoese #35 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Eskridge #2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Weber #8 | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Decker #7 | 0/0 | 84 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 |
N. Tow-Arnett #48 | 0/0 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Green #1 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Triplett #32 | 11-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lawrence #21 | 10-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Campbell #30 | 9-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sherels #24 | 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Cooper #4 | 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Royston #3 | 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Onwuachi #93 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Small #98 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McKinley #55 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Theret #27 | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Simmons #15 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D.L. Wilhite #95 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Dandridge #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Grant #43 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hoese #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jacobs #97 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kuznia #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Singletary #38 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Brown #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Collado #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Ellestad #37 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Haudan #38 | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Stoudermire #2 | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 |
H. Carpenter #4 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Allen | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Kafka #13 | 32/47 | 309 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 133.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Fields #19 | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 |
J. Schmidt #39 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Matthews #3 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kafka #13 | 12 | -13 | -1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Markshausen #85 | 0/0 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brewer #12 | 0/0 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 |
D. Fields #8 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
S. Stewart #5 | 0/0 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mitchell #80 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 |
D. Dunsmore #9 | 0/0 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ebert #11 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Fields #19 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Schmidt #39 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Davie #41 | 9-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. McManis #24 | 9-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #4 | 9-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Phillips #17 | 7-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Johnson #35 | 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mabin #26 | 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Peters #10 | 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Browne #94 | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Williams #44 | 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bryant #98 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hahn #79 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McNaul #51 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Thomas #67 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Wootton #99 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Demos #1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dugar #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Flaherty #34 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Williams #88 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Demos #1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Demos #1 | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Concannon #20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Matthews #3 | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #4 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
