Northwestern Wildcats

10thin Big Ten · 2-1

Ugh, no.

Northwestern Wildcats lost to the Indiana Hoosiers

2-1 23 – 29

Ranked #7 · 4-0

Final · Fri, Sep 25

Game Details

Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) (Bloomington) · 54,593 fans · FOX

Recap

Lee Beebe Jr. rushes for 203 yards and No. 4 Indiana holds off surprising Northwestern 29-23

Indiana running back Lee Beebe Jr. waited a whole year for an opportunity like the one he got Friday night.

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Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) · Bloomington

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NU	0	0	7	16	23
IU	2	10	3	14	29

Win Probability · Northwestern Wildcats

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Game Leaders

Northwestern Wildcats

Aidan Chiles · 22/29, 293 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Gavin Sawchuk · 5 CAR, 26 YDSRushing Yards
Luke Dehnicke · 7 REC, 140 YDSReceiving Yards
Jamaal Johnson · 1Sacks
Robert Fitzgerald · 13Tackles

Indiana Hoosiers

Josh Hoover · 19/29, 201 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Lee Beebe Jr. · 24 CAR, 203 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Charlie Becker · 7 REC, 98 YDSReceiving Yards
Tobi Osunsanmi · 1Sacks
Preston Zachman · 9Tackles

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 0:58

FG Jackson Kleather 42 Yd Field Goal 23–29

Q4 1:56

TD Josh Hoover 1 Yd Run (Nico Radicic Kick)20–29

Q4 5:10

TD Aidan Chiles 7 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)20–22

Q4 9:39

TD Lee Beebe Jr. 4 Yd Run (Nico Radicic Kick)13–22

Q4 14:54

TD Griffin Wilde 8 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)13–15

Q3 2:06

FG Nico Radicic 22 Yd Field Goal 7–15

Q3 6:34

TD Griffin Wilde 4 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)7–12

Q2 5:04

TD Nick Marsh 8 Yd pass from Josh Hoover (Nico Radicic Kick)0–12

Q2 13:06

FG Nico Radicic 43 Yd Field Goal 0–5

Q1 7:20

SF Team Safety 0–2

Team Stats

Northwestern WildcatsIndiana Hoosiers

Offense

325 Total Yards 472

293 Passing Yards 201

32 Rushing Yards 271

21 First Downs 24

Efficiency

4-9 3rd Down 9-15

1-1 4th Down 1-2

22/30 Completions 19/29

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 0

9-57 Penalties 8-60

25:13 Possession 34:47

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Aidan Chiles	22/29	293	10.1	2	89.2
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Team	22/30	293	9.8	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gavin Sawchuk	5	26	5.2	0	11
Caleb Komolafe	6	7	1.2	0	2
Aidan Chiles	13	0	0.0	1	15
Joseph Himon II	2	0	0.0	0	3
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	27	32	1.2	1	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Luke Dehnicke	7	140	20.0	0	41
Griffin Wilde	6	56	9.3	2	18
Alex Honig	3	54	18.0	0	21
Drew Wagner	3	19	6.3	0	8
Ricky Ahumaraeze	1	17	17.0	0	17
Robby Preckel	1	4	4.0	0	4
Caleb Komolafe	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	22	293	13.3	2	41

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Aidan Chiles	2	0	0
Team	1	0	0
Team	3	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Robert Fitzgerald	13	6	0	0	0	0
Kobie McKinzie	9	3	0	0	1	0
Ore Adeyi	8	6	0	0	1	0
Damon Walters	8	4	0	0	0	0
Montae Pate	7	6	0	0	0	0
Braydon Brus	5	4	1	2	0	0
Michael Kilbane	5	2	0	0	0	1
Jamaal Johnson	3	2	1	1	1	0
Tyler Gant	3	1	0	0	0	0
Brenden Deasfernandes	2	1	0	0	0	1
Matthew Smith	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Mayne	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Payton Roth	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brendan Flakes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Kirks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jon Jon Stevens Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caden O'Rourke	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Team	73	37	2	4	3	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joseph Himon II	2	37	18.5	21	0
Team	2	37	18.5	21	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jackson Kleather	1/1	100.0	42	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	42	2/2	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nikola Dugandzic	4	180	45.0	0	2	72
Team	4	180	45.0	0	2	72

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Josh Hoover	19/29	201	6.9	1	0	83.9
Team	19/29	201	6.9	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Lee Beebe Jr.	24	203	8.5	1	70
Turbo Richard	9	68	7.6	0	33
Josh Hoover	6	1	0.2	1	16
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	40	271	6.8	2	70

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Charlie Becker	7	98	14.0	0	23
Nick Marsh	5	52	10.4	1	17
Davion Chandler	2	20	10.0	0	14
Shazz Preston	2	18	9.0	0	9
Andrew Barker	1	6	6.0	0	6
Tyler Morris	1	5	5.0	0	5
Lee Beebe Jr.	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	19	201	10.6	1	23

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Lee Beebe Jr.	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Preston Zachman	9	7	0	0	0
Rolijah Hardy	8	6	0	0	0
Isaiah Jones	7	4	0	0	0
Stephen Daley	7	3	1	1	2
Amare Ferrell	6	4	0	0	0
Tobi Osunsanmi	5	3	1	2	0
Byron Baldwin Jr.	3	2	1	1	0
Jeff Utzinger	2	2	0	0	0
Daniel Ndukwe	2	1	0	1.5	1
Tyrique Tucker	2	0	0	0.5	1
Quan Sanks	2	0	0	0	0
Mario Landino	1	1	1	1	1
Josh Burnham	1	0	0	0	0
Kellan Wyatt	1	0	0	0	0
Jamari Sharpe	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Hjelle	1	0	0	0	0
Blake Smythe	1	0	0	0	0
Team	59	33	4	7	5

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Turbo Richard	2	35	17.5	22
Lee Beebe Jr.	1	0	0.0	0
Team	3	35	11.7	22

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nico Radicic	2/2	100.0	43	3/3	9
Team	2/2	100.0	43	3/3	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Billy Gowers	2	79	39.5	0	1	45
Team	2	79	39.5	0	1	45

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