Saturday, 11/01/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| (20) Minnesota | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 54,122 |
Scoring Summary
| NW - Minn | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 11:49 | NW | TD | JEREMY EBERT 36 YD PASS FROM MIKE KAFKA (AMADO VILLARREAL KICK) | 7 - 0 |
| 6:55 | NW | FG | AMADO VILLARREAL 34 YD FG | 10 - 0 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 14:56 | Minn | TD | ERIC DECKER 7 YD PASS FROM ADAM WEBER (JOEL MONROE KICK) | 10 - 7 |
| 10:07 | Minn | TD | TRAYE SIMMONS 23 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JOEL MONROE KICK) | 10 - 14 | |
| 5:33 | NW | TD | JOSH ROOKS 2 YD PASS FROM MIKE KAFKA (AMADO VILLARREAL KICK) | 17 - 14 | |
| 0:36 | Minn | FG | JOEL MONROE 21 YD FG | 17 - 17 | |
| 3rd Quarter | NONE | ||||
| 4th Quarter | 0:12 | NW | TD | BRENDAN SMITH 48 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (AMADO VILLARREAL KICK) | 24 - 17 |
Team Statistics
| NW | Minn | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 16 | 20 |
| Passing | 7 | 11 |
| Rushing | 9 | 8 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-10 | 8-18 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Net Yards | 363 | 395 |
| Total Plays | 57 | 77 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 220 | 68 |
| Rushes | 41 | 25 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.4 | 2.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 143 | 327 |
| Completions - Attempts | 12-16 | 32-52 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 8.9 | 6.3 |
| Times Sacked | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -16 | -22 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Punts | 6 | 7 |
| Average Punt | 42.8 | 43.0 |
| Penalties | 2 | 5 |
| Penalty Yards | 20 | 40 |
| Fumbles | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles Lost | 0 | 1 |
Passing
| Northwestern | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kafka | 12 | 16 | 143 | 75.0 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Minnesota | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| A. Weber | 31 | 51 | 327 | 60.8 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Kucek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kafka | 27 | 217 | 8.0 | 53 | 0 |
| O. Conteh | 12 | 12 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Peterman | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| A. Weber | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 |
| D. Eskridge | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Northwestern | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Ebert | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 36 | 1 |
| O. Conteh | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| E. Peterman | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 |
| R. Ward | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| A. Brewer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| R. Lane | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| J. Rooks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Minnesota | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| B. Kuznia | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| E. Decker | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 24 | 1 |
| J. Simmons | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 |
| B. Green | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 11 | 0 |
| D. Eskridge | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| N. Tow-Arnett | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 31 | 0 |
| S. Salamon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| L. Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Northwestern | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Villarreal | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 34 | 6 |
| Minnesota | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| J. Monroe | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 21 | 5 |
Punting
| Northwestern | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Demos | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| J. Kucek | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Northwestern | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Simmons | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. McNaul | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| T. Stoudermire | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thomas | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Sherels | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Defense
| Northwestern | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Minnesota | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| T. Simmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 1 |










