- Final01USC
ASU37
1737
17 - Final13OKLA
ISU53
753
7 - Final24
12MICH
IOWA27
3027
30 - Final310
5KSU
TEX20
2420
24 - Final47TENN
AUB21
2821
28 - Final5
11ALA
UGA23
3723
37 - Final6
13ILL
PUR10
4310
43 - Final7
14ARIZ
WSU7
307
30 - Final8
15AKR
M-OH20
4520
45 - Final916BSU
LT43
3743
37 - Final1018
17MISS
FLA20
1720
17 - Final11
19ARMY
TCU0
270
27 - Final1220MINN
NW42
1742
17 - Final13
21TROY
NEB0
300
30 - Final14
22ULL
OKST3
563
56 - Final15
24CLEM
MD7
217
21 - Final1623
9WVU
MIA20
2220
22 - Final17
25ORE
UTAH13
1713
17
Final

(20) Minnesota 42
(6-0, 2-0 Big Ten)

Northwestern 17
(2-4, 0-2 Big Ten)
12:00 PM ET, October 4, 2003
Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Start of the 1st quarter. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota at 15:00 | MINN | NW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0th and Goal at NW 7 | Kickoff returned by Jason Wright (NU) for 30 yards. | 0 | 0 | |
| Northwestern at 14:53 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 37 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed right side for 1 yard. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 9 at NW 38 | Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 8 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 46 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 49 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Roger Jordan (NU) for 7 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at MINN 44 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at MINN 44 | 5 yard penalty on Golden Gophers. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 39 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 39 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Ashton Aikens (NU) for 9 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at MINN 30 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 23 | Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 10 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 12 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for a 12 yard touchdown. | 0 | 6 | |
| 0th and Goal at NW 0 | Extra point by Slade Larscheid (NU) is good. | 0 | 7 | |
| 0th and Goal at MINN 29 | Wildcats kickoff, no return by Golden Gophers. | |||
| Minnesota at 10:16 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 29 | Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed left side for 4 yards. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 6 at MINN 33 | Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass incomplete to the left side. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at MINN 33 | Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass incomplete to the left side. | |||
| 4th and 6 at MINN 33 | Punt by Rhys Lloyd (MINN) no return by Wildcats. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 3 plays, 4 yards | ||||
| Northwestern at 9:17 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 38 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 8 at NW 40 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Jason Wright (NU) for 3 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 43 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Kunle Patrick (NU) for 7 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 50 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 50 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Jason Wright (NU) for 3 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at MINN 47 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass across the middle complete to Kunle Patrick (NU) for 17 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 30 | Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 1 yard. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at MINN 29 | Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for 13 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 16 | Golden Gophers timeout; 05:57 remaining 1st quarter | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 16 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at MINN 15 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Jason Wright (NU) for 7 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at MINN 8 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards. | |||
| 1st and 4 at MINN 4 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at MINN 2 | Brett Basanez (NU) rushed right side for a 2 yard touchdown. | 0 | 13 | |
| 0th and Goal at NW 0 | Extra point by Slade Larscheid (NU) is good. | 0 | 14 | |
| 0th and Goal at MINN 10 | Kickoff returned by Laurence Maroney (MINN) for 14 yards. | |||
| Minnesota at 3:39 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 24 | Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed right side for 1 yard. | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 9 at MINN 25 | Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed left side for no gain. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at MINN 25 | Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass right side complete to Ben Utecht (MINN) for 8 yards. | |||
| 4th and 1 at MINN 33 | Punt by Rhys Lloyd (MINN) returned 12 yards by Jeff Backes (NU) to the Wildcats 32. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 3 plays, 1 yards | ||||
| Northwestern at 1:34 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 32 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Noah Herron (NU) for 21 yards. | 0 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at MINN 47 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 47 | Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at MINN 42 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side intercepted by Eli Ward (MINN). Returned for 5 yards. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 4 plays, 21 yards | ||||
| Minnesota at 0:23 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 45 | Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass incomplete to the left side. | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 45 | Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) rushed up the middle for -5 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 15 at MINN 40 | End of the 1st quarter. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 3 plays, -5 yards | ||||

