Northwestern Wildcats

10thin Big Ten · 2-0

YES!

Northwestern Wildcats beat the Colorado Buffaloes

2-1 7 – 41

2-0

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium (Evanston) · 12,023 fans · FOX

Recap

Aidan Chiles throws to Joseph Himon II for 3 TDs, runs in 2, Northwestern routs Colorado 41-7

Aidan Chiles passed to Joseph Himon II for three touchdowns and ran in two himself to lead Northwestern to a 41-7 rout of Colorado on Saturday night.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
COLO	0	0	7	0	7
NU	7	14	14	6	41

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Game Leaders

Colorado Buffaloes

Julian Lewis · 19/29, 168 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
JaQuail Smith · 8 CAR, 91 YDSRushing Yards
Joseph Williams · 5 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Tyler Martinez · 1Sacks
Randon Fontenette · 13Tackles

Northwestern Wildcats

Aidan Chiles · 17/22, 241 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Caleb Komolafe · 11 CAR, 49 YDSRushing Yards
Griffin Wilde · 5 REC, 85 YDSReceiving Yards
Kobie McKinzie · 1Sacks
Robert Fitzgerald · 11Tackles

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

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 3:06

FG Jackson Kleather 21 Yd Field Goal 7–41

Q4 13:09

FG Jackson Kleather 36 Yd Field Goal 7–38

Q3 3:15

TD Joseph Himon II 3 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)7–35

Q3 6:27

TD Joseph Himon II 25 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)7–28

Q3 10:24

TD Joseph Williams 50 Yd pass from Julian Lewis (Elliot Arnold Kick)7–21

Q2 0:59

TD Aidan Chiles 3 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)0–21

Q2 7:59

TD Joseph Himon II 18 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)0–14

Q1 0:43

TD Aidan Chiles 1 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Colorado BuffaloesNorthwestern Wildcats

Offense

348 Total Yards 423

168 Passing Yards 241

180 Rushing Yards 182

18 First Downs 21

Efficiency

4-12 3rd Down 5-13

0-3 4th Down 1-1

19/29 Completions 17/22

Turnovers & Clock

4 Turnovers 1

9-80 Penalties 8-60

23:07 Possession 36:53

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Julian Lewis	19/29	168	5.8	1	2	35.9
Team	19/29	168	5.8	1	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
JaQuail Smith	8	91	11.4	35
DeKalon Taylor	7	34	4.9	16
Damian Henderson II	7	23	3.3	9
Micah Welch	7	14	2.0	5
Quentin Gibson	1	11	11.0	11
Julian Lewis	3	7	2.3	15
Team	33	180	5.5	35

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joseph Williams	5	88	17.6	1	50
DeAndre Moore Jr.	7	56	8.0	0	16
DeKalon Taylor	2	15	7.5	0	9
Micah Welch	1	3	3.0	0	3
Charlie Williams	1	3	3.0	0	3
Quanell Farrakhan Jr.	1	2	2.0	0	2
JaQuail Smith	2	1	0.5	0	5
Team	19	168	8.8	1	50

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Damian Henderson II	1	1	0
Micah Welch	1	1	0
Naeten Mitchell	0	0	1
Team	2	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Randon Fontenette	13	9	0	0.5	0
Naeten Mitchell	11	6	0	0	0
Gideon ESPN Lampron	10	4	0	0	0
Liona Lefau	6	2	0	0	0
Quency Wiggins	4	4	0	1	1
Tyler Martinez	4	2	1	1	0
Cree Thomas	4	2	0	0	0
Santana Hopper	3	3	0	2	0
Boo Carter	3	1	0	0	1
Dylan Manuel	3	0	0	0	0
Yamil Talib	2	2	0	0	0
Toby Anene	2	1	0	0.5	0
Jah Jah Boyd	2	1	0	0	0
Immanuel Ezeogu	2	1	0	0	1
Jason Stokes Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
Lamont Lester Jr.	2	1	0	1	1
Bo Hughley	1	1	0	0	0
Kylan Salter	1	1	0	1	0
Joseph Williams	1	1	0	0	0
Samu Taumanupepe	1	0	0	0	0
Team	77	43	1	7	4

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
DeKalon Taylor	2	37	18.5	22
Ben Finneseth	1	18	18.0	18
Kylan Salter	1	8	8.0	8
Team	4	63	15.8	22

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeKalon Taylor	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team	1	1	1.0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Elliott Arnold	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Damon Greaves	4	161	40.3	0	2	45
Team	4	161	40.3	0	2	45

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Aidan Chiles	17/22	241	11.0	3	0	87.6
Team	17/22	241	11.0	3	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Caleb Komolafe	11	49	4.5	0	11
Gavin Sawchuk	12	48	4.0	0	21
Joseph Himon II	4	28	7.0	0	18
Drew Wagner	2	24	12.0	0	21
Nicco Marchiol	1	19	19.0	0	19
Daniel Anderson	3	14	4.7	0	15
Marcus Romain	4	5	1.3	0	4
Aidan Chiles	9	2	0.2	2	4
Robby Preckel	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	4	-8	-2.0	0	0
Team	51	182	3.6	2	21

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Griffin Wilde	5	85	17.0	0	32
Joseph Himon II	3	46	15.3	3	25
Ricky Ahumaraeze	2	40	20.0	0	24
Luke Dehnicke	2	27	13.5	0	21
Caleb Komolafe	3	27	9.0	0	11
Drew Wagner	2	16	8.0	0	12
Team	17	241	14.2	3	32

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Caleb Komolafe	1	1	0
Robert Fitzgerald	0	0	1
Braydon Brus	0	0	1
Team	1	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Robert Fitzgerald	11	1	0	0	0	0
Braydon Brus	8	3	0	1	0	1
Braden Turner	8	3	0	0	0	0
Damon Walters	7	6	0	0	0	0
Michael Kilbane	6	4	0	1	0	0
Josh Fussell	5	4	0	0	2	0
Ore Adeyi	5	3	0	0	1	0
Kobie McKinzie	4	2	1	2	0	0
Dominic Kirks	3	2	0	0	0	1
Brendan Flakes	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Roberts	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jamaal Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Sadowsky V	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Mayne	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Gant	1	1	0	0	0	0
Matthew Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jon Jon Stevens Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Amare Jordan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Drew Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Trautmann	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	73	33	1	4	3	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Braden Turner	1	22
Ore Adeyi	1	0
Team	2	22

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joseph Himon II	2	54	27.0	37	0
Team	2	54	27.0	37	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Carson Grove	1	4	4.0	4	0
Team	1	4	4.0	4	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jackson Kleather	2/2	100.0	36	5/5	11
Team	2/2	100.0	36	5/5	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nikola Dugandzic	3	133	44.3	0	1	49
Team	3	133	44.3	0	1	49

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