Northwestern Wildcats

10thin Big Ten · 3-1

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Northwestern Wildcats beat the Penn State Nittany Lions

3-2 13 – 34

3-1

Final · Fri, Oct 2

Game Details

Ryan Field (Evanston) · 35,000 fans · FOX

Recap

Caleb Komolafe stars as Northwestern rushes past Penn State 34-13 in 1st game at Ryan Field

Caleb Komolafe rushed for a career-high 188 yards and a touchdown, and Northwestern routed Penn State 34-13 on Friday night in the first game at the new Ryan Field.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PSU	0	7	0	6	13
NU	10	14	7	3	34

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Game Leaders

Penn State Nittany Lions

Rocco Becht · 26/41, 243 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Carson Hansen · 4 CAR, 19 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Chase Sowell · 5 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Tony Rojas · 1Sacks
Tony Rojas · 12Tackles

Northwestern Wildcats

Aidan Chiles · 10/14, 93 YDSPassing Yards
Caleb Komolafe · 25 CAR, 188 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Griffin Wilde · 2 REC, 36 YDSReceiving Yards
Braydon Brus · 1Sacks
Kobie McKinzie · 10Tackles

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

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UCLA
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Ohio State
Wisconsin
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USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

Scoring

Q4 2:17

FG Jackson Kleather 37 Yd Field Goal 13–34

Q4 7:53

TD Chase Sowell 16 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)13–31

Q3 1:13

TD Caleb Komolafe 1 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)7–31

Q2 1:55

TD Joseph Himon II 11 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)7–24

Q2 9:21

TD Joseph Himon II 38 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)7–17

Q2 10:39

TD Carson Hansen 8 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)7–10

Q1 5:07

TD Aidan Chiles 2 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)0–10

Q1 10:09

FG Jackson Kleather 50 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

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Offense

291 Total Yards 506

243 Passing Yards 93

48 Rushing Yards 413

20 First Downs 25

Efficiency

5-14 3rd Down 5-12

1-1 4th Down 0-1

26/41 Completions 10/14

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

5-60 Penalties 7-78

23:55 Possession 36:05

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Rocco Becht	26/41	243	5.9	1	2	58.9
Team	26/41	243	5.9	1	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Carson Hansen	4	19	4.8	1	8
James Peoples	8	13	1.6	0	5
Rocco Becht	7	10	1.4	0	10
Quinton Martin Jr.	3	6	2.0	0	4
Team	22	48	2.2	1	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chase Sowell	5	68	13.6	1	26
Benjamin Brahmer	5	45	9.0	0	12
Brett Eskildsen	6	45	7.5	0	16
Andrew Rappleyea	5	36	7.2	0	13
Zay Robinson	2	24	12.0	0	19
James Peoples	2	16	8.0	0	11
Carson Hansen	1	9	9.0	0	9
Team	26	243	9.3	1	26

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Josiah Zayas	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tony Rojas	12	5	1	3.5	1	0
Kooper Ebel	11	2	0	0.5	1	0
Keanu Williams	7	5	0	0	0	0
Marcus Neal Jr.	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jamison Patton	5	2	0	0	0	0
Cael Brezina	5	2	0	0	0	0
Daryus Dixson	5	1	0	0.5	0	0
Yvan Kemajou	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Cooper	4	1	0	0	0	0
Audavion Collins	3	2	0	0	0	0
Josiah Zayas	3	2	0	0	0	0
Alexander McPherson	3	1	0	0	0	1
Siale Taupaki	3	0	0	0	0	0
Armstrong Nnodim	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Tatsch	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Vaboue Toure	2	2	0	0	0	0
Zion Tracy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Xxavier Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dallas Vakalahi	1	1	0	1	0	0
Ikenna Ezeogu	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Bacon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jahmir Joseph	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alijah Carnell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	85	33	1	6	2	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zay Robinson	2	41	20.5	23	0
Team	2	41	20.5	23	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Barker	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nathan Tiyce	7	288	41.1	1	3	60
Team	7	288	41.1	1	3	60

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Aidan Chiles	10/14	93	6.6	0	0	84.3
Team	10/14	93	6.6	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Caleb Komolafe	25	188	7.5	1	32
Joseph Himon II	10	162	16.2	2	47
Gavin Sawchuk	8	27	3.4	0	13
Aidan Chiles	6	21	3.5	1	15
Drew Wagner	2	15	7.5	0	9
Team	4	0	0.0	0	2
Team	55	413	7.5	4	47

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Griffin Wilde	2	36	18.0	31
Drew Wagner	4	19	4.8	8
Alex Honig	2	18	9.0	13
Caleb Komolafe	1	14	14.0	14
Ricky Ahumaraeze	1	6	6.0	6
Team	10	93	9.3	31

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Gavin Sawchuk	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Kobie McKinzie	10	4	0	1	0	0
Braydon Brus	9	3	1	1	1	0
Ore Adeyi	7	4	0	0	2	0
Brenden Deasfernandes	7	3	0	0	0	0
Jon Jon Stevens Jr.	5	2	0	0	2	0
Robert Fitzgerald	4	3	0	0	1	0
Brendan Flakes	4	1	0	0	1	0
Jamaal Johnson	3	2	0	0	0	1
Michael Kilbane	3	2	0	1	0	0
Montae Pate	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tyler Gant	2	1	0	0	0	0
Gavin Sawchuk	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dominic Kirks	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marquet Dorsey Jr.	1	1	0	0	1	0
Jack Sadowsky V	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Max Mohring	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	1
J.J. Lewis	0	0	0	0	0	1
Caden O'Rourke	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	63	29	1	3	9	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Robert Fitzgerald	1	0	0
Braydon Brus	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Gavin Sawchuk	1	24	24.0	24	0
Team	1	24	24.0	24	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Drew Wagner	1	26	26.0	26	0
Team	1	26	26.0	26	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jackson Kleather	2/3	67.0	50	4/4	10
Team	2/3	66.7	50	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nikola Dugandzic	2	84	42.0	0	1	46
Team	2	84	42.0	0	1	46

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