Saturday, 09/01/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Syracuse | 6 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 37,830 |
Scoring Summary
| NW - Syr | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 10:47 | Syr | FG | Ross Krautman 22 yd FG | 0 - 3 |
| 3:57 | Syr | FG | Ross Krautman 33 yd FG | 0 - 6 | |
| 0:23 | NW | TD | Venric Mark 82 yd punt return (Jeff Budzien kick) | 7 - 6 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 10:58 | Syr | TD | Prince-Tyson Gulley 14 yd run (Ross Krautman kick) | 7 - 13 |
| 6:53 | NW | TD | Venric Mark 21 yd pass from Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien kick) | 14 - 13 | |
| 3:49 | NW | TD | Christian Jones 14 yd pass from Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien kick) | 21 - 13 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 13:32 | NW | TD | Chi Chi Ariguzo 33 yd fumble return (Jeff Budzien kick) | 28 - 13 |
| 7:34 | NW | TD | Kain Colter 1 yd run (Jeff Budzien kick) | 35 - 13 | |
| 2:21 | Syr | TD | Marcus Sales 7 yd pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman kick) | 35 - 20 | |
| 0:00 | Syr | TD | Jeremiah Kobena 50 yd pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman kick) | 35 - 27 | |
| 4th Quarter | 6:42 | Syr | TD | Jeremiah Kobena 7 yd pass from Ryan Nassib (failed 2pt pass) | 35 - 33 |
| 2:40 | Syr | TD | Christopher Clark 20 yd pass from Ryan Nassib (PRINCE-TYSON GULLEY 2pt run) | 35 - 41 | |
| 0:44 | NW | TD | Demetrius Fields 9 yd pass from Trevor Siemian (Jeff Budzien kick) | 42 - 41 | |
Team Statistics
| NW | Syr | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 21 | 33 |
| Passing | 12 | 23 |
| Rushing | 7 | 6 |
| Penalty | 2 | 4 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-14 | 12-20 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Net Yards | 337 | 596 |
| Total Plays | 72 | 95 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 124 | 114 |
| Rushes | 40 | 29 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 213 | 482 |
| Completions - Attempts | 22-32 | 45-66 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| Times Sacked | 5 | 1 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -27 | -4 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Punts | 5 | 3 |
| Average Punt | 36.2 | 52.0 |
| Penalties | 7 | 12 |
| Penalty Yards | 77 | 72 |
| Fumbles | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 2 |
Passing
| Northwestern | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Colter | 14 | 21 | 135 | 66.7 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Siemian | 8 | 11 | 78 | 72.7 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| R. Nassib | 45 | 66 | 482 | 68.2 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Mark | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 32 | 0 |
| K. Colter | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 19 | 1 |
| M. Trumpy | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Green | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| T. Siemian | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 9 | 0 |
| T. Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| T. Scott | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| R. Nassib | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 21 | 0 |
| P. Gulley | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 21 | 1 |
Receiving
| Northwestern | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Fields | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 25 | 1 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 14 | 1 |
| T. Jones | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| R. Lawrence | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| V. Mark | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 21 | 1 |
| K. Prater | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| M. Jensen | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| D. Vitale | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| M. Sales | 12 | 129 | 10.8 | 41 | 1 |
| P. Gulley | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 11 | 0 |
| B. Wales | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 17 | 0 |
| J. Kobena | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 50 | 2 |
| J. West | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 33 | 0 |
| A. Broyld | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| C. Clark | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 20 | 1 |
| C. Cutler | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 34 | 0 |
Kicking
| Northwestern | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Budzien | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Syracuse | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| R. Krautman | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 33 | 9 |
Punting
| Northwestern | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Williams | 5 | 36.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| J. Fisher | 3 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Northwestern | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Mark | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 67.0 | 82 | 1 |
| Syracuse | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Kobena | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Desir | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Northwestern | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ariguzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
