Northwestern Wildcats

10thin Big Ten · 1-0

YES!

Northwestern Wildcats beat the South Dakota State Jackrabbits

1-1 18 – 34

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium (Evanston) · 9,574 fans · BTN

Recap

Aidan Chiles throws for TD in debut as Northwestern rallies past FCS South Dakota State 34-18

Aidan Chiles threw for 273 yards and a touchdown in his debut, and Northwestern pulled away late to top FCS South Dakota State 34-18 on Saturday night.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SDST	0	6	6	6	18
NU	7	3	7	17	34

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Game Leaders

South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Chase Mason · 23/48, 285 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Josiah Johnson · 19 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Grahm Goering · 9 REC, 117 YDSReceiving Yards
Cullen McShane · 1Sacks
Chase Van Tol · 9Tackles

Northwestern Wildcats

Aidan Chiles · 14/24, 273 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Joseph Himon II · 4 CAR, 87 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Griffin Wilde · 3 REC, 104 YDSReceiving Yards
Brendan Flakes · 1Sacks
Robert Fitzgerald · 14Tackles

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State
South Dakota
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Murray State

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 1:15

TD Joseph Himon II 80 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)18–34

Q4 4:34

TD Aidan Chiles 14 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)18–27

Q4 8:16

TD Josiah Johnson 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)18–20

Q4 13:32

FG Jackson Kleather 38 Yd Field Goal 12–20

Q3 2:16

FG Tristan Alvano 26 Yd Field Goal 12–17

Q3 7:13

TD Caleb Komolafe 7 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)9–17

Q3 9:56

FG Tristan Alvano 27 Yd Field Goal 9–10

Q2 1:16

FG Tristan Alvano 33 Yd Field Goal 6–10

Q2 6:32

FG Jackson Kleather 36 Yd Field Goal 3–10

Q2 10:50

FG Tristan Alvano 21 Yd Field Goal 3–7

Q1 11:42

TD Alex Honig 11 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)0–7

Team Stats

South Dakota State JackrabbitsNorthwestern Wildcats

Offense

432 Total Yards 497

285 Passing Yards 273

147 Rushing Yards 224

27 First Downs 19

Efficiency

8-20 3rd Down 5-12

3-3 4th Down 0-0

23/48 Completions 14/24

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

6-45 Penalties 9-61

34:08 Possession 25:52

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Chase Mason	23/48	285	5.9	0	1	--
Team	23/48	285	5.9	0	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josiah Johnson	19	79	4.2	1	12
Chase Mason	13	39	3.0	0	11
Corey Blair Jr.	7	28	4.0	0	12
Lofton O'Groske	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	40	147	3.7	1	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Grahm Goering	9	117	13.0	25
Jack Smith	5	79	15.8	20
Lofton O'Groske	4	60	15.0	34
Greyton Gannon	2	16	8.0	9
Coleman Kuntz	2	13	6.5	13
Corey Blair Jr.	1	0	0.0	0
Team	23	285	12.4	34

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Chase Van Tol	9	6	0	0	1	0
Jes Krcil	7	4	0	1	0	0
Dontay Johnson	7	2	0	0	1	0
Michael Farr III	6	5	0	0	0	0
Myles Green	5	3	0	0	0	0
Cullen McShane	4	2	1	1	0	1
Ife Current	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bryce Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Noah St-Juste	2	1	0	0	1	0
Reis Kirschenman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carter Sitzman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Leiferman	1	1	1	1	0	0
Dawson Ripperda	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rhett Schaefer	1	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Green	1	0	0	0	0	0
Amaje Parker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Max Stanard	1	0	0	0	1	0
Team	57	29	2	3	4	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ramon McKinney Jr.	2	49	24.5	34	0
Team	2	49	24.5	34	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tristan Alvano	4/5	80.0	33	0/0	12
Team	4/5	80.0	33	0/0	12

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Max Pelham	3	119	39.7	0	1	48
Team	3	119	39.7	0	1	48

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Aidan Chiles	14/24	273	11.4	1	0	66.6
Team	14/24	273	11.4	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joseph Himon II	4	87	21.8	1	80
Gavin Sawchuk	8	69	8.6	0	21
Caleb Komolafe	10	46	4.6	1	11
Aidan Chiles	8	18	2.3	1	14
Drew Wagner	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	31	224	7.2	3	80

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Griffin Wilde	3	104	34.7	0	71
Drew Wagner	3	43	14.3	0	22
Luke Dehnicke	2	41	20.5	0	35
Caleb Komolafe	2	37	18.5	0	25
Alex Honig	2	25	12.5	1	14
Joseph Himon II	1	15	15.0	0	15
Hayden Eligon II	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team	14	273	19.5	1	71

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Robert Fitzgerald	14	8	0	0	1	0
Kobie McKinzie	9	4	0	0	1	1
Damon Walters	9	4	0	0	2	0
Braden Turner	7	5	0	1	2	0
Braydon Brus	7	2	1	1	1	0
Josh Fussell	5	4	0	0	3	0
Montae Pate	5	4	0	0	1	0
Brendan Flakes	4	2	1	1	1	0
Tyler Gant	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jamaal Johnson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Payton Roth	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ore Adeyi	2	1	0	0	1	0
Callen Campbell	1	1	0	0	0	1
Dominic Kirks	1	1	0	0	0	0
Caden O'Rourke	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jon Jon Stevens Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Amare Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Smith	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	75	43	2	3	13	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Damon Walters	1	4	0
Team	1	4	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Joseph Himon II	1	16	16.0	16
Gavin Sawchuk	1	15	15.0	15
Team	2	31	15.5	16

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Drew Wagner	1	5	5.0	5	0
Team	1	5	5.0	5	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jackson Kleather	2/2	100.0	38	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	38	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nikola Dugandzic	5	120	24.0	1	0	37
Team	5	120	24.0	1	0	37

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