Week 2
Final
UTEP
NW1Q 11:20
7 - 0
Z. Fryar 4-yard TD catch from G. Hardison.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
1Q 07:53
7 - 7
J. Lausch 6-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
3Q 08:28
7 - 14
T. Gordon 18-yard TD catch from B. Bryant.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 10
3Q 06:06
7 - 21
B. Bryant 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
3Q 03:08
7 - 28
J. Himon II 85-yard TD catch from R. Hilinski.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 7
4Q 07:11
7 - 35
A.J. Henning 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 3
4Q 04:01
7 - 38
J. Olsen 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 1
Top Performers
Pass Yds
192
Hardison
UTEP
Rush Yds
90
Porter
NW
Rec Yds
92
Ballard
UTEP
Scrim TD
1
Fryar
UTEP
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2023 Conference USA
UTEP NW
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Liberty | 13 | 1 | .929 |
 New Mexico State | 10 | 5 | .667 |
 Jacksonville State | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Western Kentucky | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Middle Tennessee | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Louisiana Tech | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Sam Houston | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 UTEP | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 FIU | 4 | 8 | .333 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 15 | 0 | 1.000 |
 Ohio State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Iowa | 10 | 4 | .714 |
 Penn State | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Northwestern | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Wisconsin | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Maryland | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Rutgers | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Nebraska | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Minnesota | 6 | 7 | .462 |
 Illinois | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Purdue | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Michigan State | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Indiana | 3 | 9 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Northwestern Wildcats dominated the UTEP Miners, 38 to 7, on September 9, 2023.
Game Info
September 9, 2023
Ryan Field
Evanston, Illinois
73°
8 mph NE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hardison #12 | 17/25 | 192 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 4-18 | 129.7 |
J. McNamara #06 | 2/5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 38.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bryant #06 | 11/17 | 116 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 141.4 |
R. Hilinski #3 | 1/1 | 85 | 85.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1,144.0 |
J. Lausch #12 | 1/2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 75.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Burgess Jr. #4 | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 12 |
D. Hankins #33 | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
J. McNamara #06 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
M. Franklin #34 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
E. Jolly #22 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
G. Hardison #12 | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 16 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Porter #1 | 17 | 90 | 5.3 | 0 | 16 |
J. Lausch #12 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 | 46 |
A.J. Henning #8 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | 17 |
J. Himon II #6 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
R. Hilinski #3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
J. Arthurs #31 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
B. Bryant #06 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 1 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ballard #13 | 4/5 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 36 |
K. Akharaiyi #1 | 5/7 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 18 |
T. Smith #4 | 5/10 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 21 |
Z. Fryar #87 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 7 |
M. Franklin #34 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Vinson #82 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
T. Burgess Jr. #4 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
E. Jolly #22 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Himon II #6 | 1/2 | 85 | 85.0 | 1 | 85 |
C. Johnson #7 | 3/3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 43 |
T. Gordon #87 | 1/1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
B. Kirtz #17 | 3/5 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 |
A.J. Henning #8 | 2/5 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
C. Porter #1 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Albright #86 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Knight #10 | 14-11 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Neal #25 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Broussard #29 | 7-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Westmoreland #0 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #22 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Moore #24 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hugue #12 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Stewart #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Odums #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tafuna #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Muhammad #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Va'a #98 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KD Johnson #7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Vaughn #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bibler #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Barton #77 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Heard II #2 | 7-6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Mueller #34 | 7-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gallagher #32 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Hollis Jr. #1 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Turner #8 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Soares Jr. #5 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fitzgerald #6 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Flakes #15 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Azema #0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. DeHaan #14 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. McLaughlin #97 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Joseph #3 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Story #95 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brus #33 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Saka #4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cameron #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Metz #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arthurs #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hubbard #91 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bastone #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pate #41 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Turner #9 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Smith #12 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Komolafe #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Flabiano #36 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Olsen #82 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 40 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Sloan #13 | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 44 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Renner #99 | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Burgess Jr. #4 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
C. Harris #19 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Azema #0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Smith #4 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hardison #12 | 17/25 | 192 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 4-18 | 129.7 |
J. McNamara #06 | 2/5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 38.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Burgess Jr. #4 | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 12 |
D. Hankins #33 | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
J. McNamara #06 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
M. Franklin #34 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
E. Jolly #22 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
G. Hardison #12 | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 16 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ballard #13 | 4/5 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 36 |
K. Akharaiyi #1 | 5/7 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 18 |
T. Smith #4 | 5/10 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 21 |
Z. Fryar #87 | 2/3 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 7 |
M. Franklin #34 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Vinson #82 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
T. Burgess Jr. #4 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
E. Jolly #22 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Knight #10 | 14-11 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Neal #25 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Broussard #29 | 7-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Westmoreland #0 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #22 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Moore #24 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hugue #12 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Stewart #54 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Odums #1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tafuna #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Muhammad #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Va'a #98 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KD Johnson #7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Vaughn #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bibler #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Barton #77 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Flabiano #36 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Sloan #13 | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 44 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Burgess Jr. #4 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
C. Harris #19 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Smith #4 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bryant #06 | 11/17 | 116 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 141.4 |
R. Hilinski #3 | 1/1 | 85 | 85.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1,144.0 |
J. Lausch #12 | 1/2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 75.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Porter #1 | 17 | 90 | 5.3 | 0 | 16 |
J. Lausch #12 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 | 46 |
A.J. Henning #8 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | 17 |
J. Himon II #6 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
R. Hilinski #3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
J. Arthurs #31 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
B. Bryant #06 | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 1 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Himon II #6 | 1/2 | 85 | 85.0 | 1 | 85 |
C. Johnson #7 | 3/3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 43 |
T. Gordon #87 | 1/1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
B. Kirtz #17 | 3/5 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 |
A.J. Henning #8 | 2/5 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
C. Porter #1 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Albright #86 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Heard II #2 | 7-6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Mueller #34 | 7-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gallagher #32 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Hollis Jr. #1 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Turner #8 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Soares Jr. #5 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fitzgerald #6 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Flakes #15 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Azema #0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. DeHaan #14 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. McLaughlin #97 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Joseph #3 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Story #95 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brus #33 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Saka #4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cameron #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Metz #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arthurs #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hubbard #91 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bastone #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pate #41 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Turner #9 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Smith #12 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Komolafe #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Olsen #82 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 40 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Renner #99 | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 54 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Azema #0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
Touchdown
8 plays,
70 yd,
03:527-0
Touchdown
8 plays,
56 yd,
03:227-7
Punt
9 plays,
22 yd,
04:247-7
Punt
6 plays,
14 yd,
01:527-7
Punt
6 plays,
38 yd,
03:037-7
Punt
6 plays,
46 yd,
03:247-7
Interception
5 plays,
14 yd,
02:167-7
Punt
3 plays,
-2 yd,
01:527-7
Punt
6 plays,
11 yd,
03:437-7
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:127-7
Missed FG
4 plays,
48 yd,
00:567-7
End of Half
1 play,
-3 yd,
00:047-7
Touchdown
13 plays,
79 yd,
06:417-14
Interception
2 plays,
0 yd,
00:497-14
Touchdown
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:277-21
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:467-21
Touchdown
3 plays,
88 yd,
01:267-28
Downs
10 plays,
62 yd,
05:197-28
Touchdown
8 plays,
90 yd,
05:257-35
Downs
4 plays,
8 yd,
01:587-35
Field Goal
4 plays,
9 yd,
01:167-38
Interception
10 plays,
42 yd,
03:157-38
End of Game
2 plays,
2 yd,
00:387-38
301
Total Yds
379
197
Pass Yds
195
104
Rush Yds
184
11
Total Drives
12
69
Total Plays
61
4.4
Yards Per Play
6.2
5.8
Yards Per Pass
8.9
3
Yards Per Rush
4.7
31:21
Possession
28:39
7
Biggest Lead
31
18
1st Downs
17
9
Passing 1st Downs
6
8
Rushing 1st Downs
10
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
3/13
3rd Down
6/11
2/4
4th Down
0/0
4
Punts
4
3
Turnovers
0
3
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
4
2.0
Sacks
4.0
4
Tackles For Loss
7
0
D/ST TD
0
