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 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Syracuse kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 15:00 | Mark rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-15, NW25 | 14:30 | Colter pass completion to the left to Fields for 21 yards to the NW46. |
| 1-10, NW46 | 14:15 | Colter rush for 1 yard to the NW47. |
| 2-9, NW47 | 13:55 | Mark rush middle for -6 yards to the NW41. |
| 3-15, NW41 | 13:20 | Northwestern penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-20, NW36 | 13:11 | Colter incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-20, NW36 | 12:49 | Williams rush for 0 yards. Williams fumbles, Williams of Northwestern recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Syracuse - 12:30 | ||
| 1-10, NW31 | 12:30 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Wales for 18 yards to the NW13. |
| 1-10, NW13 | 12:00 | Smith rush middle for 2 yards to the NW11. |
| 2-8, NW11 | 11:45 | Smith rush middle for 4 yards to the NW7. |
| 3-4, NW7 | 11:30 | Nassib rush middle for 2 yards to the NW5. |
| 4-2, NW5 | 11:10 | Krautman 22 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 10:47 | Syracuse kicks off. Mark returns 0 yards. | |
| Northwestern - 10:39 | ||
| 1-10, NW6 | 10:39 | Colter rush right for 19 yards to the NW25. |
| 1-10, NW25 | 10:25 | Colter pass completion to the left to Jones for 7 yards to the NW32. |
| 2-3, NW32 | 10:00 | Colter pass completion to the middle to Jones for 13 yards to the NW45. |
| 1-10, NW45 | 9:45 | Green rush middle for -1 yard to the NW44. |
| 2-11, NW44 | 9:22 | Mark rush left for 6 yards to the 50. |
| 3-5, 50 | 9:00 | Colter rush middle for 7 yards to the Syr43. |
| 1-10, Syr43 | 8:30 | Colter rush right for 1 yard to the Syr42. |
| 2-9, Syr42 | 7:57 | Colter sacked by Lynch for -7 yards to the Syr49. |
| 3-16, Syr49 | 7:15 | Colter pass completion to the right to Mark for -5 yards to the NW46. |
| 4-21, NW46 | 6:08 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Syr23. |
| Syracuse - 6:08 | ||
| 1-10, Syr23 | 6:08 | Nassib pass completion to the right to West for 14 yards to the Syr37. |
| 1-10, Syr37 | 6:00 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Sales for 11 yards to the Syr48. |
| 1-10, Syr48 | 5:45 | Nassib rush middle for 1 yard to the Syr49. |
| 2-9, Syr49 | 5:15 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Gulley for 1 yard to the 50. |
| 3-8, 50 | 4:50 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Smith for 34 yards to the NW16. |
| 1-10, NW16 | 4:30 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NW16 | 4:11 | Nassib incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, NW16 | 4:07 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, NW16 | 4:01 | Krautman 33 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3:57 | Syracuse kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 3:57 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 3:57 | Colter incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NW25 | 3:54 | Mark rush for 5 yards to the NW30. |
| 3-5, NW30 | 3:40 | Colter pass completion to the right to Jones for 18 yards to the NW48. |
| 1-10, NW48 | 3:06 | Trumpy rush right for 2 yards to the 50. |
| 2-8, 50 | 2:49 | Colter incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-8, 50 | 2:44 | Colter rush for 2 yards to the Syr48. |
| 4-6, Syr48 | 2:28 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Syr17. |
| Syracuse - 1:57 | ||
| 1-10, Syr17 | 1:57 | Smith rush for 2 yards to the Syr19. |
| 2-9, Syr18 | 1:44 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, Syr19 | 1:27 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Smith for 6 yards to the Syr25. |
| 4-3, Syr25 | 1:08 | Fisher punts. Mark returns 82 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Northwestern - 0:23 | ||
| 0:23 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:23 | Northwestern kicks off. Kobena returns 21 yards to the Syr19. | |
| Syracuse - 0:19 | ||
| 1-10, Syr18 | 0:19 | Syracuse penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Syr13 | 0:19 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Clark for 9 yards to the Syr22. |
| 2-6, Syr22 | 0:10 | Syracuse penalized -5 yards. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse - 15:00 | ||
| 2-11, Syr17 | 15:00 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Gulley for 8 yards to the Syr25. |
| 3-3, Syr25 | 14:55 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Wales for 4 yards to the Syr29. |
| 1-10, Syr29 | 14:30 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Gulley for 9 yards to the Syr38. |
| 2-1, Syr38 | 14:20 | Nassib rush middle for 2 yards to the Syr40. |
| 1-10, Syr40 | 14:02 | Smith rush for 6 yards to the Syr46. |
| 2-4, Syr46 | 13:36 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Sales for 7 yards to the NW47. |
| 1-10, NW48 | 13:12 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Cutler for 3 yards to the NW45. |
| 2-7, NW45 | 13:00 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-7, NW45 | 12:54 | Northwestern penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, NW40 | 12:48 | Nassib rush for 2 yards to the NW38. |
| 2-8, NW38 | 12:35 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Sales for 6 yards to the NW32. |
| 3-2, NW35 | 12:15 | Gulley rush middle for 15 yards to the NW20. |
| 1-10, NW20 | 12:00 | Nassib rush middle for 11 yards to the NW9. |
| 1-9, NW9 | 11:36 | Syracuse penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-14, NW14 | 11:18 | Gulley rush middle for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:58 | Krautman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:58 | Syracuse kicks off. Mark returns 21 yards to the NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 10:53 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 10:53 | Mark rush for 7 yards to the NW32. |
| 2-3, NW32 | 10:26 | Colter rush left for 6 yards to the NW38. |
| 1-10, NW38 | 10:19 | Syracuse penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, NW43 | 9:57 | Colter incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-5, NW43 | 9:42 | Colter pass completion to the middle to Prater for 6 yards to the NW49. |
| 1-10, NW49 | 9:35 | Colter incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, NW49 | 9:30 | Mark rush for 7 yards to the Syr44. |
| 3-3, Syr44 | 9:10 | Colter rush left for 2 yards to the Syr42. |
| Syr42 | 8:10 | Syracuse time out. |
| 4-1, Syr42 | 8:10 | Green rush middle for 0 yards. |
| Syracuse - 8:08 | ||
| 1-10, Syr42 | 8:08 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Syr42 | 8:02 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Sales for 7 yards to the Syr49. |
| 3-3, Syr49 | 7:48 | Smith rush middle for 21 yards to the NW30. |
| 1-10, NW30 | 7:20 | Nassib pass to the right intercepted by Ariguzo and returned 49 yards. |
| Northwestern - 7:00 | ||
| 1-10, Syr21 | 7:00 | Colter pass completion to the left to Mark for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:53 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:53 | Northwestern kicks off. Kobena returns 25 yards to the Syr26. | |
| Syracuse - 6:47 | ||
| 1-10, Syr26 | 6:47 | Nassib rush left for 4 yards to the Syr30. |
| 2-6, Syr30 | 6:34 | Smith rush for -3 yards to the Syr27. |
| 3-9, Syr27 | 6:08 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, Syr27 | 5:35 | Fisher punts. Mark returns 52 yards to the Syr28. |
| Northwestern - 5:15 | ||
| 1-10, Syr28 | 5:15 | Colter pass completion to the middle to Fields for 2 yards to the Syr26. |
| 2-8, Syr26 | 5:00 | Colter pass completion to the left to Lawrence for 6 yards to the Syr20. |
| 3-2, Syr20 | 4:35 | Green rush middle for 6 yards to the Syr14. |
| 1-10, Syr14 | 4:15 | Colter pass completion to the left to Jones for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:49 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:49 | Northwestern kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Syr25. | |
| Syracuse - 3:49 | ||
| 1-10, Syr25 | 3:49 | Gulley rush for 3 yards to the Syr28. |
| 2-7, Syr28 | 3:30 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Sales for 8 yards to the Syr36. |
| 1-10, Syr36 | 3:17 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Wales for 10 yards to the Syr46. Wales fumbles, Proby of Northwestern recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Northwestern - 2:55 | ||
| 1-10, Syr48 | 2:55 | Colter sacked by Thomas for -8 yards to the NW44. Colter fumbles, Pierce-Brewster of Syracuse recovers and returns 1 yard to the NW45. |
| Syracuse - 2:45 | ||
| 1-10, NW45 | 2:45 | Gulley rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NW45 | 2:25 | Nassib incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, NW45 | 2:14 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, NW45 | 2:10 | Fisher punts. Touchback. Ball on NW25. |
| Northwestern - 2:04 | ||
| 1-10, NW20 | 2:04 | Mark rush left for 5 yards to the NW25. |
| 2-5, NW25 | 1:45 | Mark rush for 3 yards to the NW28. |
| 3-2, NW28 | 1:20 | Colter rush right for 7 yards to the NW35. |
| 1-10, NW35 | 0:55 | Colter rush middle for 9 yards to the NW44. |
| 2-1, NW44 | 0:25 | Colter incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-1, NW44 | 0:12 | Northwestern penalized -15 yards. |
| 3-16, NW29 | 0:06 | Jones rush middle for 3 yards to the NW32. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Northwestern kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Syr25. | |
| Syracuse - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Syr25 | 15:00 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Broyld for 5 yards to the Syr30. |
| 2-5, Syr30 | 14:55 | Smith rush for -2 yards to the Syr28. |
| 3-7, Syr28 | 14:20 | Smith rush right for 12 yards to the Syr40. |
| 1-10, Syr40 | 13:55 | Smith rush for -3 yards to the Syr37. Smith fumbles, Ariguzo of Northwestern recovers and returns 37 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Northwestern - 13:32 | ||
| Syr0 | 13:32 | Syracuse time out. |
| 13:32 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:32 | Northwestern kicks off. Kobena returns 24 yards to the Syr29. | |
| Syracuse - 13:27 | ||
| 1-10, Syr29 | 13:27 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Broyld for 6 yards to the Syr35. |
| 2-4, Syr35 | 13:15 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Broyld for 9 yards to the Syr44. |
| 1-10, Syr44 | 12:45 | Northwestern penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, NW41 | 12:33 | Gulley rush right for 4 yards to the NW37. |
| 2-6, NW37 | 12:24 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Sales for 12 yards to the NW25. |
| 1-10, NW25 | 11:55 | Nassib rush for 4 yards to the NW21. |
| 2-6, NW21 | 11:40 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Clark for -3 yards to the NW24. Clark fumbles, Nassib of Syracuse recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 3-7, NW22 | 11:09 | Syracuse penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-12, NW27 | 10:53 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-12, NW27 | 10:28 | 44 yard field goal attempt by Krautman is NO GOOD. |
| Northwestern - 10:23 | ||
| 1-10, NW27 | 10:23 | Colter pass completion to the right to Fields for 9 yards to the NW36. |
| 2-1, NW36 | 10:00 | Colter pass completion to the left to Fields for 4 yards to the NW40. |
| 1-10, NW40 | 9:40 | Colter pass completion to the left to Lawrence for 13 yards to the Syr47. |
| 1-10, Syr47 | 9:30 | Mark rush middle for 5 yards to the Syr42. |
| 2-5, Syr42 | 9:15 | Mark rush middle for 31 yards to the Syr11. |
| 1-10, Syr11 | 8:44 | Mark rush left for 8 yards to the Syr3. |
| 2-2, Syr3 | 8:29 | Mark rush left for 2 yards to the Syr1. |
| 1-1, Syr1 | 8:05 | Colter rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:34 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:34 | Northwestern kicks off. Kobena returns 13 yards to the Syr23. | |
| Syracuse - 7:25 | ||
| 1-10, Syr23 | 7:25 | Nassib rush right for -2 yards to the Syr21. |
| 2-12, Syr21 | 7:10 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Wales for 17 yards to the Syr38. |
| 1-10, Syr38 | 6:43 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Syr38 | 6:35 | Nassib sacked by Scott for -5 yards to the Syr33. |
| 3-15, Syr33 | 6:02 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Kobena for 15 yards to the Syr48. |
| 1-10, Syr48 | 5:55 | Nassib rush for 2 yards to the 50. |
| 2-8, 50 | 5:22 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Sales for -3 yards to the Syr47. |
| 3-11, Syr47 | 4:45 | Northwestern penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, NW37 | 4:26 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Gulley for 2 yards to the NW35. |
| 2-8, NW35 | 4:17 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-8, NW35 | 3:57 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Cutler for 11 yards to the NW24. |
| 1-10, NW24 | 3:45 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Cutler for 11 yards to the NW13. |
| 1-10, NW13 | 3:30 | Smith rush middle for 3 yards to the NW10. |
| 2-7, NW10 | 3:15 | Nassib rush middle for 3 yards to the NW7. |
| 3-4, NW7 | 2:30 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Sales for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:21 | Krautman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:21 | Syracuse kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 2:21 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 2:21 | Colter pass completion to the left to Fields for 5 yards to the NW30. |
| 2-5, NW30 | 2:05 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the NW32. |
| 3-3, NW32 | 1:15 | Colter incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-3, NW32 | 0:59 | Williams punts. Desir returns 3 yards to the Syr18. Syracuse penalized -9 yards. |
| Syracuse - 0:47 | ||
| 1-9, Syr9 | 0:47 | Northwestern penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Syr24 | 0:40 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Gulley for 11 yards to the Syr35. |
| 1-10, Syr35 | 0:30 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Sales for 15 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 0:10 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Kobena for 50 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:00 | Krautman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Syracuse kicks off. Mark returns 26 yards to the NW33. | |
| Northwestern - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, NW33 | 14:54 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Vitale for 7 yards to the NW40. |
| 2-3, NW40 | 14:50 | Trumpy rush for -1 yard to the NW39. |
| 3-4, NW39 | 14:00 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Jones for 9 yards to the NW48. |
| 1-10, NW48 | 13:30 | Mark rush for 6 yards to the Syr46. |
| 2-4, Syr46 | 13:05 | Syracuse penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, Syr41 | 12:27 | Mark rush for -1 yard to the Syr42. |
| 2-11, Syr42 | 12:14 | Syracuse penalized 5 yards. |
| 2-6, Syr37 | 11:48 | Trumpy rush for -4 yards to the Syr41. |
| 3-10, Syr41 | 11:00 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, Syr41 | 10:47 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Syr14. |
| Syracuse - 10:40 | ||
| 1-10, Syr14 | 10:40 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Wales for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Syr14 | 10:30 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Kobena for 7 yards to the Syr21. |
| 3-3, Syr21 | 10:15 | Nassib pass completion to the left to West for 4 yards to the Syr25. |
| 1-10, Syr25 | 9:37 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Syr25 | 9:14 | Nassib pass completion to the left to West for 33 yards to the NW42. |
| 1-10, NW42 | 9:06 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Sales for 10 yards to the NW32. |
| 1-10, NW32 | 8:47 | Syracuse penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, NW37 | 8:47 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Broyld for 9 yards to the NW28. |
| 2-6, NW28 | 8:05 | Gulley rush left for 21 yards to the NW7. |
| 1-7, NW7 | 7:35 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Wales for 0 yards. |
| 2-7, NW7 | 7:00 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, NW7 | 6:57 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Kobena for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:42 | Nassib two point pass is NO GOOD - intended for Wales. | |
| 6:42 | Syracuse kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 6:42 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 6:42 | Colter rush middle for 3 yards to the NW28. |
| 2-7, NW28 | 6:30 | Colter rush middle for 3 yards to the NW31. |
| 3-4, NW31 | 6:00 | Siemian incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, NW31 | 5:39 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Syr28. |
| Syracuse - 5:33 | ||
| 1-10, Syr28 | 5:33 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Sales for 4 yards to the Syr32. Syracuse penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-18, Syr20 | 5:30 | Nassib incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-18, Syr20 | 5:06 | Nassib pass completion to the left to West for 10 yards to the Syr30. |
| 3-8, Syr30 | 4:42 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Sales for 41 yards to the NW29. |
| 1-10, NW29 | 4:16 | Nassib rush middle for 4 yards to the NW25. |
| 2-6, NW25 | 3:40 | Nassib rush right for 5 yards to the NW20. |
| 3-2, NW20 | 3:15 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Clark for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:40 | Gulley two point rush is GOOD. | |
| 2:40 | Syracuse kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 2:40 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 2:40 | Syracuse penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, NW30 | 2:40 | Siemian sacked by Goggins for -2 yards to the NW28. |
| 2-7, NW28 | 2:35 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Fields for 9 yards to the NW37. |
| 1-10, NW37 | 2:15 | Siemian pass completion to the middle to Jones for 3 yards to the NW40. |
| 2-7, NW40 | 1:45 | Siemian pass completion to the middle to Fields for 26 yards to the Syr34. |
| 1-10, Syr34 | 1:35 | Siemian incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Syr34 | 1:27 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Jensen for 12 yards to the Syr22. |
| 1-10, Syr22 | 1:21 | Siemian pass completion to the middle to Prater for 4 yards to the Syr18. |
| 2-6, Syr18 | 1:10 | Siemian sacked by Vaughan for -8 yards to the Syr26. |
| Syr26 | 0:58 | Northwestern time out. |
| 3-14, Syr26 | 0:58 | Siemian rush for 7 yards to the Syr19. Syracuse penalized 10 yards. |
| 1-9, Syr9 | 0:50 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Fields for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:44 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:44 | Northwestern kicks off. Kobena returns 20 yards to the Syr20. | |
| Syracuse - 0:39 | ||
| 1-10, Syr20 | 0:39 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Gulley for 7 yards to the Syr27. |
| 2-3, Syr27 | 0:33 | Nassib incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-3, Syr27 | 0:26 | Nassib incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, Syr27 | 0:20 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Gulley for 7 yards to the Syr34. |
| 1-10, Syr33 | 0:14 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Syr33 | 0:09 | Nassib incomplete pass to the left. |
| Syr33 | 0:02 | Syracuse time out. |
| Syr33 | 0:02 | Northwestern time out. |
| 3-10, Syr33 | 0:02 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |










