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 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | South Dakota kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 15:00 | Mark rush left for 3 yards to the NW28. |
| 2-7, NW28 | 14:30 | Mark rush middle for 46 yards to the SouDak26. |
| 1-10, SouDak26 | 14:00 | Mark rush middle for 5 yards to the SouDak21. |
| 2-5, SouDak21 | 13:45 | Colter pass completion to the left to Jones for 2 yards to the SouDak19. |
| 3-3, SouDak19 | 13:15 | Mark rush middle for 4 yards to the SouDak15. |
| 1-10, SouDak15 | 12:50 | Jones rush left for 3 yards to the SouDak12. |
| 2-7, SouDak12 | 12:30 | Jones rush left for 2 yards to the SouDak10. |
| 3-5, SouDak10 | 12:00 | Colter pass completion to the middle to Fields for 7 yards to the SouDak3. |
| 1-3, SouDak3 | 11:35 | Mark rush middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:29 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:29 | Northwestern kicks off. Sanders returns 21 yards to the SouDak31. | |
| South Dakota - 11:23 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak31 | 11:23 | South Dakota penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, SouDak26 | 11:23 | Sims rush for -4 yards to the SouDak22. |
| 2-19, SouDak22 | 10:45 | South Dakota penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-24, SouDak17 | 10:35 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-24, SouDak17 | 10:18 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-24, SouDak17 | 10:14 | Zwiefelhofer punts. Mark returns 5 yards to the NW47. |
| Northwestern - 10:05 | ||
| 1-10, NW47 | 10:05 | Mark rush for 2 yards to the NW49. |
| 2-8, NW48 | 9:45 | Colter rush for 10 yards to the SouDak42. |
| 1-10, SouDak42 | 9:15 | Green rush right for 4 yards to the SouDak38. |
| 2-7, SouDak39 | 8:45 | Siemian sacked by Starr for -9 yards to the SouDak48. |
| 3-15, SouDak47 | 8:10 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Jones for 42 yards to the SouDak5. |
| 1-5, SouDak5 | 7:35 | Jones rush right for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:28 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:28 | Northwestern kicks off. Sanders returns 11 yards to the SouDak20. | |
| South Dakota - 7:24 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak20 | 7:24 | Sanders rush right for 3 yards to the SouDak23. |
| 2-7, SouDak23 | 6:45 | South Dakota penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-17, SouDak13 | 6:15 | Vander Maten pass completion to the left to Sanders for 17 yards to the SouDak30. |
| 1-10, SouDak30 | 5:45 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, SouDak30 | 5:29 | Sanders rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-10, SouDak30 | 4:55 | Vander Maten rush right for 11 yards to the SouDak41. |
| 1-10, SouDak41 | 4:15 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, SouDak41 | 4:04 | South Dakota penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, SouDak36 | 4:04 | Sanders rush for -4 yards to the SouDak32. |
| 3-19, SouDak32 | 3:25 | Vander Maten pass completion to the left to Terry for 39 yards to the NW29. |
| 1-10, NW29 | 2:55 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NW29 | 2:45 | South Dakota penalized -15 yards. |
| 2-25, NW44 | 2:20 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-25, NW44 | 2:10 | Vander Maten pass completion to the left to Wilhelm for 10 yards to the NW34. |
| 4-15, NW34 | 1:30 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| Northwestern - 1:25 | ||
| 1-10, NW34 | 1:25 | Mark rush for 3 yards to the NW37. |
| 2-7, NW37 | 0:55 | Mark rush middle for 1 yard to the NW38. |
| 3-6, NW38 | 0:25 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-6, NW38 | 0:02 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on SouDak1. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak1 | 15:00 | South Dakota penalized 0 yards. |
| 1-10, SouDak1 | 14:40 | Sims rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, SouDak1 | 14:00 | Vander Maten pass completion to the middle to Sims for 14 yards to the SouDak15. |
| 1-10, SouDak15 | 13:35 | Vander Maten pass completion to the left to Terry for 8 yards to the SouDak23. |
| 2-2, SouDak23 | 12:55 | Vander Maten pass completion to the left to Powell for 8 yards to the SouDak31. |
| 1-10, SouDak31 | 12:25 | Vander Maten sacked by Williams for -4 yards to the SouDak27. |
| 2-14, SouDak27 | 11:45 | Vander Maten rush middle for 10 yards to the SouDak37. |
| 3-4, SouDak37 | 11:05 | Vander Maten rush for 3 yards to the SouDak40. |
| 4-1, SouDak40 | 10:30 | Zwiefelhofer punts. No return. Ball on NW42. |
| Northwestern - 10:08 | ||
| 1-10, NW43 | 10:08 | Colter pass completion to the right to Fields for 7 yards to the 50. |
| 2-3, 50 | 9:55 | Colter rush middle for 24 yards to the SouDak26. |
| 1-10, SouDak26 | 9:40 | Colter incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, SouDak26 | 9:28 | Mark rush left for 14 yards to the SouDak12. |
| 1-10, SouDak12 | 9:10 | Mark rush middle for 6 yards to the SouDak6. |
| 2-4, SouDak6 | 8:40 | Mark rush middle for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:16 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:16 | Northwestern kicks off. Touchback. Ball on SouDak25. | |
| South Dakota - 8:16 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak25 | 8:16 | Sanders rush right for 3 yards to the SouDak28. |
| 2-7, SouDak28 | 7:30 | Vander Maten rush for 9 yards to the SouDak37. |
| 1-10, SouDak37 | 7:00 | Powell rush for -1 yard to the SouDak36. South Dakota penalized -15 yards. |
| 2-26, SouDak21 | 6:35 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-26, SouDak21 | 6:24 | Vander Maten pass completion to the left to Sanders for -2 yards to the SouDak19. |
| 4-28, SouDak19 | 5:45 | Zwiefelhofer punts. No return. Ball on NW46. |
| Northwestern - 5:31 | ||
| 1-10, NW45 | 5:31 | Mark rush for -3 yards to the NW42. Northwestern penalized -15 yards. |
| 2-28, NW27 | 5:05 | Colter pass completion to the left to Mark for 3 yards to the NW30. |
| 3-25, NW30 | 4:25 | Jones rush right for 8 yards to the NW38. |
| 4-17, NW38 | 3:45 | Williams punts. Sanders returns 10 yards to the SouDak17. South Dakota penalized -7 yards. |
| South Dakota - 3:33 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak8 | 3:33 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, SouDak8 | 3:27 | Vander Maten pass completion to the left to Powell for 7 yards to the SouDak15. |
| 3-3, SouDak15 | 2:45 | Vander Maten rush for 4 yards to the SouDak19. |
| 1-10, SouDak20 | 2:15 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, SouDak20 | 2:08 | Sims rush middle for 4 yards to the SouDak24. |
| SouDak24 | 2:02 | Northwestern time out. |
| 3-6, SouDak24 | 2:02 | Vander Maten pass completion to the middle to Powell for 7 yards to the SouDak31. |
| 1-10, SouDak31 | 1:58 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, SouDak31 | 1:39 | Vander Maten rush middle for 0 yards. Vander Maten fumbles, Arnfelt of Northwestern recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Northwestern - 1:35 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak28 | 1:35 | Mark rush for 3 yards to the SouDak25. |
| 2-7, SouDak25 | 1:10 | Siemian pass completion to the right to Jones for 9 yards to the SouDak16. |
| 1-10, SouDak16 | 1:06 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Lawrence for 12 yards to the SouDak4. |
| 1-4, SouDak4 | 0:55 | Mark rush middle for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:52 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:52 | Northwestern kicks off. Sanders returns 18 yards to the SouDak27. | |
| South Dakota - 0:47 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak27 | 0:47 | Sims rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, SouDak27 | 0:10 | Sims rush for -2 yards to the SouDak25. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Northwestern kicks off. Sanders returns 17 yards to the SouDak21. Northwestern penalized 15 yards. | |
| South Dakota - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak36 | 14:54 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, SouDak36 | 14:47 | Sims rush right for 2 yards to the SouDak38. |
| 3-8, SouDak38 | 14:15 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, SouDak38 | 14:03 | Zwiefelhofer punts. No return. Ball on NW29. |
| Northwestern - 13:56 | ||
| 1-10, NW29 | 13:56 | Mark rush middle for 9 yards to the NW38. |
| 2-1, NW38 | 13:25 | Mark rush middle for 11 yards to the NW49. |
| 1-10, NW49 | 12:55 | Jones rush middle for 4 yards to the SouDak47. |
| 2-6, SouDak47 | 12:25 | Colter pass completion to the left to Jones for 10 yards to the SouDak37. |
| 1-10, SouDak37 | 12:10 | Colter rush for 4 yards to the SouDak33. |
| 2-6, SouDak33 | 11:40 | Green rush left for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:33 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern kicks off. Touchback. Ball on SouDak25. | |
| South Dakota - 11:33 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak25 | 11:33 | Vander Maten pass completion to the right to McMartin for 9 yards to the SouDak34. |
| 2-1, SouDak34 | 10:55 | Vander Maten pass completion to the right to Sanders for 19 yards to the NW47. |
| 1-10, NW47 | 10:15 | Vander Maten rush right for 1 yard to the NW46. |
| 2-9, NW46 | 9:35 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-9, NW46 | 9:25 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, NW46 | 9:21 | Zwiefelhofer punts. No return. Ball on NW1. |
| Northwestern - 9:11 | ||
| 1-10, NW1 | 9:11 | Siemian rush middle for 2 yards to the NW3. |
| 2-8, NW3 | 8:45 | Northwestern penalized -1 yards. |
| 2-9, NW2 | 8:35 | Trumpy rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-9, NW2 | 8:00 | Colter incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, NW2 | 7:50 | Williams punts. Sanders returns 0 yards. |
| South Dakota - 7:50 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak44 | 7:50 | Vander Maten pass completion to the right to Terry for 14 yards to the NW42. |
| 1-10, NW42 | 7:15 | Vander Maten pass completion to the left to Terry for 4 yards to the NW38. |
| 2-6, NW38 | 6:40 | Vander Maten pass completion to the right to McMartin for 5 yards to the NW33. |
| 3-1, NW33 | 5:55 | Sims rush middle for 2 yards to the NW31. |
| 1-10, NW31 | 5:35 | Sims rush for 8 yards to the NW23. |
| 2-2, NW23 | 4:50 | Vander Maten pass completion to the right to Burns for 19 yards to the NW4. |
| 1-4, NW4 | 4:20 | Vander Maten rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:10 | Robb PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:10 | South Dakota kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 4:10 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 4:10 | Trumpy rush middle for 5 yards to the NW30. |
| 2-5, NW30 | 3:45 | Trumpy rush middle for 3 yards to the NW33. |
| 3-2, NW33 | 3:15 | Trumpy rush middle for 2 yards to the NW35. |
| 1-10, NW36 | 2:55 | Jones rush left for 6 yards to the NW42. |
| 2-4, NW42 | 2:25 | Jones rush for -1 yard to the NW41. |
| 3-5, NW41 | 1:45 | Colter pass completion to the right to Vitale for 6 yards to the NW47. |
| 1-10, NW47 | 1:30 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the NW49. |
| 2-8, NW48 | 0:55 | Green rush left for 3 yards to the SouDak49. |
| 3-5, SouDak49 | 0:15 | Colter pass completion to the middle to Jones for 11 yards to the SouDak38. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak38 | 15:00 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the SouDak36. |
| 2-8, SouDak36 | 14:30 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the SouDak34. |
| 3-6, SouDak34 | 13:45 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Jones for 9 yards to the SouDak25. |
| 1-10, SouDak25 | 13:05 | Jones rush middle for 15 yards to the SouDak10. |
| 1-10, SouDak10 | 12:55 | Green rush right for 2 yards to the SouDak8. |
| 2-8, SouDak8 | 11:45 | Green rush middle for -3 yards to the SouDak11. Green fumbles, Siemian of Northwestern recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 3-11, SouDak11 | 11:00 | Siemian sacked by Davis for -6 yards to the SouDak17. |
| SouDak17 | 10:06 | Northwestern time out. |
| 4-17, SouDak17 | 10:06 | Northwestern penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-22, SouDak22 | 10:06 | Flaherty 39 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 10:00 | Northwestern kicks off. Burns returns 0 yards. | |
| South Dakota - 9:56 | ||
| 1-10, SouDak21 | 9:56 | Vander Maten pass completion to the left to Williams for 10 yards to the SouDak31. |
| 1-10, SouDak31 | 9:25 | Vander Maten pass completion to the right to Terry for 1 yard to the SouDak32. |
| 2-10, SouDak31 | 8:35 | South Dakota penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, SouDak26 | 8:30 | Sanders rush left for 4 yards to the SouDak30. |
| 3-10, SouDak31 | 7:40 | Vander Maten incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, SouDak31 | 7:31 | Zwiefelhofer punts. Bates returns 5 yards to the NW33. Northwestern penalized -10 yards. |
| Northwestern - 7:22 | ||
| 1-10, NW24 | 7:22 | Hanrahan rush right for 9 yards to the NW33. |
| 2-1, NW33 | 6:50 | Hanrahan rush middle for 2 yards to the NW35. |
| 1-10, NW35 | 6:20 | Hanrahan rush middle for 2 yards to the NW37. |
| 2-8, NW37 | 5:45 | Perkins rush for 7 yards to the NW44. |
| 3-1, NW44 | 5:00 | Hanrahan rush right for 1 yard to the NW45. |
| 1-10, NW45 | 4:25 | Hanrahan rush right for 1 yard to the NW46. |
| 2-9, NW46 | 3:55 | Perkins rush middle for 1 yard to the NW47. |
| 3-8, NW47 | 3:10 | Oliver pass completion to the left to Diedrick for 13 yards to the SouDak40. |
| 1-10, SouDak40 | 2:25 | Hanrahan rush left for 2 yards to the SouDak38. |
| 2-8, SouDak38 | 1:50 | Perkins rush for -1 yard to the SouDak39. |
| 3-9, SouDak39 | 1:15 | Hanrahan rush middle for 6 yards to the SouDak33. |
| 4-3, SouDak33 | 0:20 | Hanrahan rush middle for 8 yards to the SouDak25. |
