Northwestern Wildcats

6-5

YES!

Northwestern Wildcats beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers

6-5 35 – 38

6-5

Final · Sat, Nov 22

Game Details

Wrigley Field (Chicago) · 15,323 fans · BTN

Highlights

Olsen's 3rd field goal of game lifts Northwestern to wild 38-35 win over Minnesota

Jack Olsen's third field goal of the game, from 33 yards, snapped a tie with 53 seconds left and Northwestern ended a three-game losing streak with a wild 38-35 win over Minnesota at Wrigley Field on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:33 Caleb Komolafe runs for 46-yard rushing touchdown

0:32 Caleb Komolafe crosses goal line for 46-yard rushing touchdown

0:13 Jack Olsen kicks 34-yard field goal

0:29 End Zone! Darius Taylor scores 1-yard rushing touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MINN	0	21	7	7	35
NU	10	3	15	10	38

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Game Leaders

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Drake Lindsey · 20/30, 264 YDS, 4 TDPassing Yards
Darius Taylor · 10 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Javon Tracy · 4 REC, 87 YDS, 3 TDReceiving Yards
Anthony Smith · 1Sacks
Koi Perich · 10Tackles

Northwestern Wildcats

Preston Stone · 25/30, 305 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Caleb Komolafe · 22 CAR, 129 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Hayden Eligon II · 7 REC, 127 YDSReceiving Yards
Michael Kilbane · 1Sacks
Braden Turner · 8Tackles

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
UCLA
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oregon
USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

Scoring

Q4 0:53

FG Jack Olsen 33 Yd Field Goal 35–38

Q4 8:20

TD Le'Meke Brockington 8 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)35–35

Q4 10:20

TD Caleb Komolafe 2 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen Kick)28–35

Q3 0:28

TD Joseph Himon II 20 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick)28–28

Q3 7:01

TD Griffin Wilde 4 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Henry Helms Pass to Robby Preckel for Two-Point Conversion)28–21

Q3 12:43

TD Javon Tracy 28 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)28–13

Q2 0:12

TD Javon Tracy 24 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)21–13

Q2 3:09

TD Javon Tracy 5 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)14–13

Q2 7:38

FG Jack Olsen 35 Yd Field Goal 7–13

Q2 13:35

TD D. Taylor run for 1 yd, for a TD (B. Denaburg KICK)7–10

Q1 0:51

FG Jack Olsen 34 Yd Field Goal 0–10

Q1 12:05

TD Caleb Komolafe 46 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Minnesota Golden GophersNorthwestern Wildcats

Offense

323 Total Yards 525

264 Passing Yards 305

59 Rushing Yards 220

15 First Downs 25

Efficiency

2-8 3rd Down 8-14

1-1 4th Down 2-2

20/31 Completions 25/31

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

5-31 Penalties 10-76

19:12 Possession 40:48

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Drake Lindsey	20/30	264	8.8	4	88.2
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Team	20/31	264	8.5	4	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Darius Taylor	10	43	4.3	1	27
Fame Ijeboi	5	23	4.6	0	9
Le'Meke Brockington	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Drake Lindsey	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
Team	17	59	3.5	1	27

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javon Tracy	4	87	21.8	3	30
Malachi Coleman	1	52	52.0	0	52
Le'Meke Brockington	4	43	10.8	1	15
Darius Taylor	6	37	6.2	0	11
Jalen Smith	2	24	12.0	0	20
Drew Biber	2	17	8.5	0	9
Jameson Geers	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	20	264	13.2	4	52

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Alan Soukup	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Koi Perich	10	6	0	1	1	0
Maverick Baranowski	8	5	0	2.5	0	0
Kerry Brown	8	5	0	0	0	0
Matt Kingsbury	8	3	0	0.5	0	1
Aidan Gousby	7	2	0	0	0	0
Jai'Onte' McMillan	6	5	0	0	0	0
Darius Green	5	4	0	1	0	0
Deven Eastern	5	2	0	0	0	0
Za'Quan Bryan	4	3	0	0	1	0
Anthony Smith	3	3	1	1	0	0
Emmanuel Karmo	3	1	0	0	0	0
Derik LeCaptain	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaxon Howard	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Carrier	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Becker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Gerald	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zack Harden	1	1	0	0	0	0
Team	76	44	1	6	2	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Koi Perich	6	230	38.3	93	0
Team	6	230	38.3	93	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Koi Perich	1	12	12.0	12	0
Team	1	12	12.0	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brady Denaburg	0/2	0.0	0	5/5	5
Team	0/2	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom Weston	3	130	43.3	0	0	50
Team	3	130	43.3	0	0	50

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Preston Stone	25/30	305	10.2	2	93.1
Ryan Boe	0/1	0	0.0	0	36.7
Team	25/31	305	9.8	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Caleb Komolafe	22	129	5.9	1	46
Joseph Himon II	7	47	6.7	1	20
Ryan Boe	4	23	5.8	0	11
Preston Stone	5	17	3.4	0	12
Lawson Albright	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	39	220	5.6	2	46

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Hayden Eligon II	7	127	18.1	0	38
Griffin Wilde	11	111	10.1	1	17
Ricky Ahumaraeze	2	39	19.5	0	30
Hunter Welcing	3	29	9.7	0	15
Caleb Komolafe	1	2	2.0	1	2
Joseph Himon II	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Team	25	305	12.2	2	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Chase Farrell	1	1
Caleb Komolafe	1	0
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Braden Turner	8	3	0	0	0	0
Josh Fussell	6	4	0	1	1	0
Robert Fitzgerald	6	3	0	0.5	1	1
Mac Uihlein	6	2	0	0	0	0
Braydon Brus	5	1	0	0	0	0
Garner Wallace	4	1	0	0.5	0	0
Michael Kilbane	3	3	1	2	1	1
Luke Akers	2	2	0	0	0	0
Alijah Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0
Najee Story	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sean Martin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hunter Welcing	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anto Saka	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nigel Glover	1	0	0	0	0	0
Payton Roth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jon Jon Stevens Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robby Preckel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ore Adeyi	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carmine Bastone	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	50	22	1	4	4	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Joseph Himon II	2	51	25.5	26
Robby Preckel	1	14	14.0	14
Team	3	65	21.7	26

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chase Farrell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jack Olsen	3/3	100.0	35	3/3	12
Team	3/3	100.0	35	3/3	12

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Luke Akers	1	45	45.0	0	0	45
Team	1	45	45.0	0	0	45

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