Saturday, 09/22/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Northwestern | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 28,641 |
Scoring Summary
| SouDak - NW | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 11:29 | NW | TD | Venric Mark 3 yd run (Jeff Budzien kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 7:28 | NW | TD | Tyris Jones 5 yd run (Jeff Budzien kick) | 0 - 14 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 8:16 | NW | TD | Venric Mark 6 yd run (Jeff Budzien kick) | 0 - 21 |
| 0:52 | NW | TD | Venric Mark 4 yd run (Jeff Budzien kick) | 0 - 28 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:33 | NW | TD | Treyvon Green 33 yd run (Jeff Budzien kick) | 0 - 35 |
| 4:10 | SouDak | TD | Josh Vander Maten 4 yd run (Kevin Robb kick) | 7 - 35 | |
| 4th Quarter | 10:00 | NW | FG | Steve Flaherty 39 yd FG | 7 - 38 |
Team Statistics
| SouDak | NW | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 22 |
| Passing | 9 | 9 |
| Rushing | 4 | 13 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-12 | 9-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Net Yards | 240 | 408 |
| Total Plays | 56 | 68 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 51 | 277 |
| Rushes | 23 | 53 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.2 | 5.2 |
| Net Yards Passing | 189 | 131 |
| Completions - Attempts | 17-33 | 12-15 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 5.7 | 8.7 |
| Times Sacked | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -4 | -15 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Punts | 6 | 3 |
| Average Punt | 35.5 | 56.7 |
| Penalties | 9 | 5 |
| Penalty Yards | 67 | 46 |
| Fumbles | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 0 |
Passing
| South Dakota | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Vander Maten | 17 | 33 | 189 | 51.5 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| K. Colter | 7 | 9 | 46 | 77.8 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Siemian | 4 | 5 | 72 | 80.0 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Oliver | 1 | 1 | 13 | 100.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| South Dakota | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Vander Maten | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 11 | 1 |
| M. Sims | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| J. Sanders | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| W. Powell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| V. Mark | 16 | 117 | 7.3 | 47 | 3 |
| T. Green | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 33 | 1 |
| T. Jones | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 15 | 1 |
| T. Hanrahan | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| M. Trumpy | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| K. Colter | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 24 | 0 |
| J. Perkins | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| T. Siemian | 3 | -13 | -4.3 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| South Dakota | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Terry | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 39 | 0 |
| J. Sanders | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| W. Powell | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Q. McMartin | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| J. Burns | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| M. Sims | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| A. Williams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| T. Wilhelm | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| T. Jones | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 42 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| D. Fields | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| D. Diedrick | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| R. Lawrence | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| D. Vitale | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| V. Mark | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
| South Dakota | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Robb | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Northwestern | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| J. Budzien | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| S. Flaherty | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 39 | 3 |
Punting
| South Dakota | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Zwiefelhofer | 6 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| B. Williams | 3 | 56.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| South Dakota | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Sanders | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| J. Burns | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| H. Bates | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| V. Mark | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |










