Final/OT
Minnesota 48
(1-6, 0-4 Big Ten)
Northwestern 49
(4-3, 2-2 Big Ten)
12:07 PM ET, October 13, 2007
Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL
Top Performers
Passing: C. Bacher (NW) - 470 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing: A. Weber (MINN) - 13 CAR, 89 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: E. Wheelwright (MINN) - 7 REC, 116 YDS, 3 TD
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | MINN | NW | ||
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| 1st and 10 at NW 22 | C.J. Bacher rush for 5 yards to the Nwest 27, tackled by Lee Campbell. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 5 at NW 27 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 6 yards to the Nwest 33 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deon Hightower. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 33 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 4 yards to the Nwest 37, tackled by John Shevlin. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at NW 37 | Jeff Yarbrough rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 39, tackled by Dominique Barber. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at NW 39 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 4th and 4 at NW 39 | Stefan Demos punt for 44 yards downed at the Minn 17. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 5 plays 17 yards, 02:54 NU PUNT | ||||
| Minnesota at 15:00 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 17 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ralph Spry for 4 yards to the Minn 21, tackled by Sherrick McManis out-of-bounds. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 6 at MINN 21 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ernest Wheelwright for 4 yards to the Minn 25, tackled by Deante Battle. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at MINN 25 | Jay Thomas rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 24, tackled by John Gill and Adam Kadela. | |||
| 4th and 3 at MINN 24 | Justin Kucek punt for 54 yards, returned by Rasheed Ward for 11 yards to the Nwest 33, tackled by Duran Cooley. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 3 plays 7 yards, 00:00 MINN PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 12:06 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 33 | Omar Conteh rush for 12 yards to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down, tackled by Curtis Thomas. | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 45 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Omar Conteh for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 44, tackled by Deon Hightower. | |||
| 2nd and 11 at NW 44 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 10 yards to the Minn 46, tackled by Deon Hightower and Dominique Barber. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at MINN 46 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 5 yards to the Minn 41 for a 1ST down, tackled by Jamal Harris. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 41 | C.J. Bacher rush for a loss of 8 yards, fumbled at the Minn 49, recovered by C.J. Bacher at the Minn 49. | |||
| 2nd and 18 at MINN 49 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Omar Conteh. | |||
| 3rd and 18 at MINN 49 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Brandon Roberson for 47 yards to the Minn 2 for a 1ST down, tackled by Dominique Barber. | |||
| 1st and Goal at MINN 2 | Eric Peterman rush for 1 yard to the Minn 1, tackled by Neel Allen. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at MINN 1 | Brandon Roberson rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 6 | |
| Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 0 | 7 | ||
| Stefan Demos kickoff for 66 yards returned by Marcus Sherels for 35 yards to the Minn 39 out-of-bounds. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 9 plays 67 yards, 04:08 NU TD | ||||
| Minnesota at 6:25 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 39 | Ralph Spry rush for 5 yards to the Minn 44 out-of-bounds, tackled by Malcolm Arrington. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 5 at MINN 44 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at MINN 44 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to N/A, hurried by John Gill. | |||
| 4th and 5 at MINN 44 | Justin Kucek punt for 47 yards downed at the Nwest 9. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 3 plays 5 yards, 00:59 MINN PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 6:25 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 9 | Omar Conteh rush for 6 yards to the Nwest 15, tackled by Dominique Barber. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 4 at NW 15 | Omar Conteh rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 17, tackled by Derrick Onwuachi. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at NW 17 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 1 yard to the Nwest 18, tackled by Ryan Collado out-of-bounds. | |||
| 4th and 1 at NW 18 | Northwestern penalty 5 yard false start on N/A accepted. | |||
| 4th and 6 at NW 13 | Stefan Demos punt for 37 yards, returned by Eric Decker for 16 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by Stephen Simmons. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 3 plays 4 yards, 01:30 NU PUNT | ||||
| Minnesota at 5:26 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 34 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ernest Wheelwright for 4 yards to the Nwest 30, tackled by Quentin Davie out-of-bounds. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 6 at NW 30 | Amir Pinnix rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 29, tackled by Corey Wootton. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 29 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 03:13. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 29 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ernest Wheelwright for 24 yards to the Nwest 5 for a 1ST down, tackled by Sherrick McManis out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NW 5 | Jay Thomas rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 2, tackled by Kevin Mims and Adam Kadela. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at NW 2 | Jay Thomas rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 1, tackled by Prince Kwateng and Kevin Mims. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at NW 1 | Jay Thomas rush for no gain to the Nwest 1, tackled by Prince Kwateng and Brad Phillips. | |||
| 4th and Goal at NW 1 | Timeout Minnesota, clock 01:20. | |||
| 4th and Goal at NW 1 | Jay Thomas rush for no gain to the Nwest 1, tackled by Malcolm Arrington and Adam Kadela. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 7 plays 33 yards, 02:41 MINN DOWNS | ||||
| Northwestern at 1:20 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 1 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Mark Woodsum for 4 yards to the Nwest 5, tackled by Jamal Harris out-of-bounds. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 6 at NW 5 | Omar Conteh rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 9, tackled by Jamal Harris and Steve Davis. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at NW 9 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 12 yards to the Nwest 21 for a 1ST down, tackled by Dominique Barber and John Shevlin. | |||
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
2nd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 21 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, hurried by John Gill. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 21 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 9 yards to the Nwest 30, tackled by Ryan Collado. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 30 | Minnesota penalty 6 yard offside defense on Steve Davis accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 36 | Minnesota penalty 5 yard offside defense on Ryan Collado accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 5 at NW 41 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Omar Conteh for 51 yards to the Minn 8 for a 1ST down, tackled by Dominique Barber out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and Goal at MINN 8 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Ross Lane, hurried by Steve Davis, broken up by Jamal Harris. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at MINN 8 | Omar Conteh rush for 5 yards to the Minn 3, tackled by John Shevlin and Duran Cooley. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at MINN 3 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Rasheed Ward, hurried by Steve Davis, broken up by Dominique Barber. | |||
| 4th and Goal at MINN 3 | Amado Villarreal 21 yard field goal MISSED. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 10 plays 96 yards, 03:24 NU FGA | ||||
| Minnesota at 12:51 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 20 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ralph Spry for 11 yards to the Minn 31 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle out-of-bounds. | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st and 10 at MINN 31 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to Jay Thomas, hurried by Steve Davis, broken up by Deante Battle. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 31 | Adam Weber rush for 9 yards to the Minn 40, tackled by Reggie McPherson and Brad Phillips. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at MINN 40 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to Ernest Wheelwright, hurried by Steve Davis, broken up by Deante Battle. | |||
| 4th and 1 at MINN 40 | Justin Kucek punt for 44 yards downed at the Nwest 16. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 4 plays 20 yards, 00:00 MINN PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 12:51 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 16 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 13 yards to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down, tackled by Duran Cooley. | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 29 | Northwestern penalty 10 yard holding on N/A accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 20 at NW 19 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 10 yards to the Nwest 29, tackled by Steve Davis. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 29 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 7 yards to the Nwest 36, tackled by John Shevlin and Steve Davis. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NW 36 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Omar Conteh, hurried by Steve Davis. | |||
| 4th and 3 at NW 36 | Stefan Demos punt for 46 yards, returned by Eric Decker for no gain to the Minn 17, fumbled at the Minn 17, forced by Eric Peterman, recovered by Eric Decker. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 4 plays 20 yards, 02:17 NU PUNT | ||||
| Minnesota at 11:43 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 17 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ralph Spry for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 15, tackled by Brad Phillips. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 12 at MINN 15 | Adam Weber pass complete to Tray Herndon for 12 yards to the Minn 27 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 27 | Adam Weber pass complete to Tray Herndon for 6 yards to the Minn 33, tackled by Quentin Davie out-of-bounds. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at MINN 33 | Adam Weber rush for 9 yards to the Minn 42 for a 1ST down, tackled by Malcolm Arrington. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 42 | Adam Weber pass complete to Jack Simmons for 37 yards to the Nwest 21 for a 1ST down, tackled by Adam Kadela. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 21 | Adam Weber pass complete to Marcus Sherels for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 6 | 7 | |
| Joel Monroe extra point GOOD. | 7 | 7 | ||
| Joel Monroe kickoff for 70 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 22 yards to the Nwest 22, tackled by Jon Hoese. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 6 plays 82 yards, 04:46 MINN TD | ||||
| Northwestern at 6:57 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 22 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 4 yards to the Nwest 26, tackled by Ryan Collado. | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 6 at NW 26 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 7 yards to the Nwest 33 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 33 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 4 yards to the Nwest 37, tackled by Jamal Harris. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at NW 37 | Brandon Roberson rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 38, tackled by William Brody. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 38 | Timeout Minnesota, clock 05:02. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 38 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Ross Lane, hurried by Steve Davis, Northwestern penalty pass interference declined. | |||
| 4th and 5 at NW 38 | Stefan Demos punt for 48 yards downed at the Minn 14. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 5 plays 16 yards, 01:55 NU PUNT | ||||
| Minnesota at 5:02 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 14 | Minnesota penalty 5 yard false start on N/A accepted. | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st and 15 at MINN 9 | Adam Weber pass complete to Eric Decker for 7 yards to the Minn 16 out-of-bounds. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at MINN 16 | Adam Weber rush for 6 yards to the Minn 22, tackled by Adam Kadela and Corey Wootton. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at MINN 22 | Adam Weber pass complete to Tray Herndon for 60 yards to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 18 | Amir Pinnix rush for 9 yards to the Nwest 9, tackled by Kevin Mims and Quentin Davie. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at NW 9 | Amir Pinnix rush for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 14 | 7 | |
| Joel Monroe extra point GOOD. | 14 | 7 | ||
| Joel Monroe kickoff for 66 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 23 yards to the Nwest 27, tackled by Andre Tate out-of-bounds. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 5 plays 86 yards, 01:55 MINN TD | ||||
| Northwestern at 2:50 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 27 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Omar Conteh, hurried by Steve Davis. | 14 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 27 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 13 yards to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down, tackled by Ryan Collado. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 40 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Omar Conteh for 6 yards to the Nwest 46, tackled by Todd Meisel. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at NW 46 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Jeff Yarbrough, hurried by Steve Davis. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at NW 46 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 26 yards to the Minn 28 for a 1ST down, tackled by Dominique Barber. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 28 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Tonjua Jones for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 14 | 13 | |
| Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 14 | 14 | ||
| Stefan Demos kickoff for 58 yards out-of-bounds. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 6 plays 73 yards, 01:27 NU TD | ||||
| Minnesota at 1:23 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 35 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ernest Wheelwright for 9 yards to the Minn 44, tackled by David Oredugba. | 14 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 1 at MINN 44 | Jay Thomas rush for 6 yards to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down, tackled by Adam Kadela. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 50 | Adam Weber pass complete to Jay Thomas for 7 yards to the Nwest 43, tackled by Deante Battle and Adam Kadela. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at NW 43 | Jay Thomas rush for 6 yards to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 37 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to Jack Simmons, hurried by Steve Davis. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 37 | Adam Weber pass complete to Eric Decker for 11 yards to the Nwest 26 for a 1ST down, tackled by Brad Phillips and Justan Vaughn. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 26 | Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:14. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 26 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to Eric Decker, hurried by Steve Davis, broken up by Sherrick McManis. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 26 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ernest Wheelwright for 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 20 | 14 | |
| Joel Monroe extra point GOOD. | 21 | 14 | ||
| Joel Monroe kickoff for 44 yards downed at the Nwest 26. | ||||
| End of 2nd Quarter | ||||
3rd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | MINN | NW | ||
| Stefan Demos kickoff for 26 yards out-of-bounds. | 28 | 14 | ||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 1 play 0 yards, 00:02 NU END HALF | ||||
| Minnesota at 15:00 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 49 | Amir Pinnix rush for 37 yards to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle and Reggie McPherson. | 21 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at MINN 49 | Amir Pinnix rush for 37 yards to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle and Reggie McPherson. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 49 | Amir Pinnix rush for 37 yards to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle and Reggie McPherson. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 14 | Jay Thomas rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 20, tackled by Sherrick McManis and Brad Phillips, Minnesota penalty 10 yard holding on Ernest Wheelwright accepted. | |||
| Joel Monroe kickoff for 58 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 19 yards to the Nwest 31, tackled by Marcus Sherels. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 3 plays 56 yards, 00:00 MINN TD | ||||
| Northwestern at 14:20 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 31 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 16 yards to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deon Hightower out-of-bounds. | 28 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 31 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 16 yards to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deon Hightower out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 31 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 16 yards to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deon Hightower out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 47 | Omar Conteh rush for 20 yards to the Minn 33 for a 1ST down, tackled by Kyle Theret. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 33 | C.J. Bacher rush for 5 yards to the Minn 28. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at MINN 28 | Omar Conteh rush for 4 yards to the Minn 24, tackled by Derrick Onwuachi and Steve Davis. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at MINN 24 | C.J. Bacher rush for 1 yard to the Minn 23 for a 1ST down, tackled by Derrick Onwuachi. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 23 | Rasheed Ward rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 25, tackled by Deon Hightower. | |||
| 2nd and 12 at MINN 25 | Omar Conteh rush for 6 yards to the Minn 19, tackled by Deon Hightower. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 9 plays 50 yards, 03:47 NU FGA | ||||
| Minnesota at 10:33 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 20 | Adam Weber rush for 28 yards to the Minn 48 for a 1ST down, tackled by Brad Phillips and Sherrick McManis. | 28 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at MINN 20 | Adam Weber rush for 28 yards to the Minn 48 for a 1ST down, tackled by Brad Phillips and Sherrick McManis. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 20 | Adam Weber rush for 28 yards to the Minn 48 for a 1ST down, tackled by Brad Phillips and Sherrick McManis. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 48 | Jay Thomas rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 48, tackled by Sherrick McManis and Adam Kadela. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at NW 48 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ralph Spry for 5 yards to the Nwest 43, tackled by Adam Kadela. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 43 | Justin Valentine rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down, tackled by John Gill and Adam Hahn. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 41 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ralph Spry for 5 yards to the Nwest 36. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at NW 36 | Jay Thomas rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 34, tackled by Marshall Thomas and Malcolm Arrington. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NW 34 | Adam Weber pass complete to Eric Decker for 6 yards to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 28 | Jay Thomas rush for no gain to the Nwest 28, tackled by Adam Kadela and Prince Kwateng. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 28 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to Eric Decker, hurried by Steve Davis. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NW 20 | Adam Weber pass complete to Eric Decker for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 35 | 14 | |
| Joel Monroe extra point GOOD. | 35 | 14 | ||
| Joel Monroe kickoff for 68 yards returned by Sherrick McManis for 21 yards to the Nwest 23, tackled by Andre Tate. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 10 plays 80 yards, 04:15 MINN TD | ||||
| Northwestern at 6:18 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 23 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 9 yards to the Nwest 32, tackled by Jamal Harris. | 35 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 1 at NW 32 | Minnesota penalty 5 yard pass interference on N/A accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 37 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 45 yards to the Minn 18 for a 1ST down, tackled by Dominique Barber out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 18 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 7 yards to the Minn 11, tackled by Jamal Harris. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at MINN 11 | Omar Conteh rush for no gain to the Minn 11, tackled by John Shevlin. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at MINN 11 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Rasheed Ward for 3 yards, fumbled at the Minn 6, forced by Deon Hightower, recovered by Dominique Barber at the Minn 13, tackled by Deon Hightower and Eric Peterman. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 5 plays 71 yards, 02:27 NU FUMB | ||||
| Minnesota at 6:18 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 13 | Jay Thomas rush for 1 yard to the Minn 14, tackled by Brad Phillips. | 35 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 9 at MINN 14 | Adam Weber rush for 8 yards, fumbled at the Minn 22, forced by Sherrick McManis, recovered by Jack Simmons at the Minn 22. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at MINN 22 | Jay Thomas rush for 3 yards to the Minn 25 for a 1ST down, tackled by Adam Hahn and Deante Battle. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 25 | Adam Weber pass intercepted by Malcolm Arrington at the Minn 35, returned for 27 yards to the Minn 8, tackled by Matt DeGeest. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 4 plays 12 yards, 00:00 MINN INT | ||||
| Northwestern at 3:51 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and Goal at MINN 8 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 35 | 20 | |
| Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 35 | 21 | ||
| Stefan Demos kickoff for 62 yards returned by Marcus Sherels for 17 yards to the Minn 25, tackled by Rejaie Johnson. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 1 play 8 yards, 02:18 NU TD | ||||
| Minnesota at 1:33 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 25 | Jay Thomas rush for 15 yards to the Minn 40 for a 1ST down, tackled by Deante Battle and Reggie McPherson. | 35 | 21 | |
| 1st and 10 at MINN 40 | Adam Weber rush for 1 yard to the Minn 41, tackled by Corey Wootton and Malcolm Arrington. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at MINN 41 | Jay Thomas rush for 4 yards to the Minn 45, tackled by Adam Kadela and John Gill. | |||
| End of 3rd Quarter | ||||
4th Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Minnesota at 15:00 | MINN | NW | ||
| 3rd and 5 at MINN 45 | Adam Weber pass intercepted by Corey Wootton at the Minn 47, returned for no gain to the Minn 47. | 35 | 21 | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 4 plays 20 yards, 01:37 MINN INT | ||||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 47 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones, hurried by Eric Small. | 35 | 21 | |
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 47 | Omar Conteh rush for 6 yards to the Minn 41, tackled by John Shevlin and Steve Davis. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at MINN 41 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 14:13. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at MINN 41 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 13 yards to the Minn 28 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 28 | Omar Conteh rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 30. | |||
| 2nd and 12 at MINN 30 | C.J. Bacher rush for 10 yards to the Minn 20, tackled by Dominique Barber. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at MINN 20 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Jeff Yarbrough for 1 yard to the Minn 19, tackled by Kyle Theret. | |||
| 4th and 1 at MINN 19 | Minnesota penalty 5 yard offside defense on Lee Campbell accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 14 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Jeff Yarbrough, hurried by Eric Small. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 14 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 8 yards to the Minn 6, tackled by Deon Hightower. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at MINN 6 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, hurried by Eric Small. | |||
| 4th and 2 at MINN 6 | C.J. Bacher rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 35 | 27 | |
| Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 35 | 28 | ||
| Stefan Demos kickoff for 58 yards returned by Marcus Sherels for 22 yards to the Minn 34, tackled by Chaz Richart and Mike Dinard. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 10 plays 47 yards, 04:29 NU TD | ||||
| Minnesota at 10:31 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 34 | Jay Thomas rush for 18 yards to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson. | 35 | 28 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 48 | Adam Weber rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 47, tackled by Adam Kadela. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at NW 47 | Jay Thomas rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 43, tackled by Corey Wootton. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 43 | Team rush for no gain, fumbled at the Minn 44, recovered by Adam Weber at the Minn 44. | |||
| 4th and 18 at MINN 44 | Justin Kucek punt for 56 yards for a touchback. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 4 plays 10 yards, 02:38 MINN PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 10:31 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 20 | Omar Conteh rush for 12 yards to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down, tackled by Kyle Theret and William Brody. | 35 | 28 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 32 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Tonjua Jones, hurried by Eric Small. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 32 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Jeff Yarbrough for 6 yards to the Nwest 38, tackled by Kevin Mannion. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at NW 38 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Ross Lane, hurried by Eric Small, broken up by Steve Davis. | |||
| 4th and 4 at NW 38 | Stefan Demos punt for 44 yards, returned by Eric Decker for 10 yards to the Minn 28, tackled by Eric Peterman and Brad Phillips. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 4 plays 18 yards, 00:00 NU PUNT | ||||
| Minnesota at 7:53 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 28 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to Tray Herndon, hurried by Eric Small. | 35 | 28 | |
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 28 | Jay Thomas rush for 12 yards to the Minn 40 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson and John Gill. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 40 | Jay Thomas rush for no gain to the Minn 40, tackled by Prince Kwateng. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 40 | Adam Weber rush for 12 yards to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down, tackled by Adam Kadela and Malcolm Arrington. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 48 | Jay Thomas rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 44, tackled by Adam Kadela and David Ngene. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at NW 44 | Adam Weber rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 41, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NW 41 | Adam Weber pass complete to Nick Tow-Arnett for 9 yards to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 32 | Jay Thomas rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 29, tackled by Adam Hahn. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at NW 29 | Adam Weber rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 27, tackled by Deante Battle and Kevin Mims. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 27 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 02:08. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 27 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to Tray Herndon, hurried by Eric Small. | |||
| 4th and 5 at NW 27 | Joel Monroe 44 yard field goal MISSED. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 11 plays 45 yards, 04:19 MINN FGA | ||||
| Northwestern at 1:59 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 27 | Minnesota penalty 15 yard roughing passer on Steve Davis accepted, no play. | 35 | 28 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 42 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 26 yards to the Minn 32 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 32 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 10 yards to the Minn 22 for a 1ST down out-of-bounds. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 22 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Kim Thompson for 13 yards to the Minn 9 for a 1ST down, tackled by Kyle Theret. | |||
| 1st and Goal at MINN 9 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Jeff Yarbrough, hurried by Steve Davis, broken up by Jamal Harris. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at MINN 9 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Eric Peterman, hurried by Steve Davis. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at MINN 9 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Omar Conteh for 5 yards to the Minn 4, tackled by Dominique Barber and Steve Davis. | |||
| 4th and Goal at MINN 4 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:12. | |||
| 4th and Goal at MINN 4 | Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:12. | |||
| 4th and Goal at MINN 4 | Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:12. | |||
| 4th and Goal at MINN 4 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 35 | 35 | |
| Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 35 | 35 | ||
| Stefan Demos kickoff for 35 yards downed at the Minn 35. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NU drive: 7 plays 73 yards, 01:51 NU TD | ||||
| Minnesota at 0:08 | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 35 | Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 33. | 35 | 35 | |
| End of 4th Quarter | ||||
OT Play by Play | ||||
| Minnesota | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 25 | Adam Weber pass complete to Eric Decker for no gain to the Nwest 25, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | 35 | 35 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 25 | Adam Weber pass complete to Eric Decker for no gain to the Nwest 25, tackled by Sherrick McManis. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 25 | Adam Weber rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 21, tackled by Kevin Mims. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NW 21 | Adam Weber pass complete to Ernest Wheelwright for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN, Northwestern penalty pass interference declined. | 42 | 35 | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 1 play -2 yards, 00:08 MINN END HALF | ||||
| Northwestern | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 25 | Eric Peterman pass incomplete to Ross Lane, hurried by Steve Davis, broken up by Dominique Barber. | 42 | 35 | |
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 25 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Eric Peterman for 6 yards to the Minn 19, tackled by Deon Hightower and Dominique Barber. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at MINN 19 | C.J. Bacher pass incomplete to Ross Lane, hurried by Steve Davis, broken up by Steve Davis. | |||
| 4th and 4 at MINN 19 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 10 yards to the Minn 9 for a 1ST down, tackled by Lee Campbell. | |||
| 1st and Goal at MINN 9 | Omar Conteh rush for 4 yards to the Minn 5, tackled by Lee Campbell and Kyle Theret. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at MINN 5 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Ross Lane for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 42 | 41 | |
| Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 42 | 42 | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 25 | C.J. Bacher pass complete to Omar Conteh for 7 yards to the Minn 18, tackled by John Shevlin. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at MINN 18 | Omar Conteh rush for 2 yards to the Minn 16, tackled by Neel Allen and Lee Campbell. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at MINN 16 | C.J. Bacher rush for 2 yards to the Minn 14 for a 1ST down, tackled by Lee Campbell and Neel Allen. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 14 | Brandon Roberson rush for 8 yards to the Minn 6, tackled by Ryan Collado. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at MINN 6 | Brandon Roberson rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 42 | 48 | |
| Amado Villarreal extra point GOOD. | 42 | 49 | ||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 1 play -2 yards, 00:08 MINN END HALF | ||||
| Minnesota | MINN | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 25 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to Eric Decker, hurried by Steve Davis, broken up by Adam Hahn. | 42 | 49 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 25 | Adam Weber rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 22, tackled by Adam Kadela. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NW 22 | Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:00. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NW 22 | Adam Weber pass complete to Jack Simmons for 6 yards to the Nwest 16, tackled by Chris Malleo. | |||
| 4th and 1 at NW 16 | Justin Valentine rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down, tackled by Brad Phillips. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 14 | Jay Thomas rush for 11 yards to the Nwest 3 for a 1ST down, tackled by Reggie McPherson and Malcolm Arrington. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NW 3 | Adam Weber pass incomplete to Nick Tow-Arnett, hurried by Steve Davis. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at NW 3 | Adam Weber rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 48 | 49 | |
| 1st and Goal at NW 3 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:00. | |||
| Two-point conversion attempt, Adam Weber pass FAILED. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINN drive: 1 play -2 yards, 00:08 MINN END HALF | ||||
