Week 1 · 2012
Northwestern at Syracuse
Sat 09/01/2012 12:00 PMJMA Wireless Dome
Played indoors — conditions are not a factor.
Northwestern
42
10–3
Syracuse
41
8–5
Attendance
37,830
reported
Northwestern13 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 34
Syracuse15 drives · 7 scoring · avg start own 28
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 25own 36 | 7 plays, 6 yd | On downs | 0–0 |
| 12:42 | SYR | opp 31opp 45 | 6 plays, 26 yd | Field goal +3 SYR | 0–3 |
| 10:47 | NU | own 6own 45 | 10 plays, 39 yd | Punt | 0–3 |
| 6:08 | SYR | own 23opp 34 | 10 plays, 61 yd | Field goal +3 SYR | 0–6 |
| 3:57 | NU | own 25opp 2 | 7 plays, 27 yd | Punt | 0–6 |
| 1:57 | SYR | own 17own 24 | 6 plays, 7 yd | Defensive TD +7 NU | 7–6 |
| 0:23 | SYR | own 18goal line | 20 plays, 71 yd | Touchdown +7 SYR | 7–13 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 10:58 | NU | own 25opp 8 | 10 plays, 32 yd | On downs | 7–13 |
| 8:08 | SYR | own 43opp 20 | 4 plays, 27 yd | Turnover | 7–13 |
| 7:00 | NU | opp 21goal line | 3 plays, 21 yd | Touchdown +1 NU | 14–13 |
| 6:53 | SYR | own 26own 27 | 4 plays, 1 yd | Punt | 14–13 |
| 5:17 | NU | opp 28goal line | 6 plays, 28 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 21–13 |
| 3:49 | SYR | own 25own 36 | 3 plays, 21 yd | Turnover | 21–13 |
| 2:55 | NU | opp 47opp 3 | 1 play, -8 yd | Turnover | 21–13 |
| 2:49 | SYR | opp 45opp 4 | 4 plays, -1 yd | Punt | 21–13 |
| 2:04 | NU | own 20own 33 | 8 plays, 13 yd | End of period | 21–13 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | SYR | own 25own 39 | 6 plays, 8 yd | Defensive TD +7 NU | 28–13 |
| 13:32 | SYR | own 30opp 23 | 10 plays, 43 yd | Missed FG | 28–13 |
| 10:23 | NU | own 27goal line | 10 plays, 73 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 35–13 |
| 7:34 | SYR | own 23goal line | 17 plays, 77 yd | Touchdown +7 SYR | 35–20 |
| 2:21 | NU | own 25own 32 | 4 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 35–20 |
| 0:47 | SYR | own 9goal line | 6 plays, 91 yd | Touchdown +7 SYR | 35–27 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 33opp 9 | 10 plays, 26 yd | Punt | 35–27 |
| 10:40 | SYR | own 14goal line | 14 plays, 86 yd | Touchdown +6 SYR | 35–33 |
| 6:42 | NU | own 25own 32 | 4 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 35–33 |
| 5:33 | SYR | own 28goal line | 10 plays, 72 yd | Touchdown +8 SYR | 35–41 |
| 2:40 | NU | own 25goal line | 14 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 42–41 |
| 0:44 | SYR | own 20own 33 | 9 plays, 13 yd | End of period | 42–41 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Northwestern–Syracuse after the drive.
Previous 9 meetings vs. Northwestern
Syracuse 5–4 vs Northwestern
- 2009 · wk 3Northwestern 34 @ Syracuse 37
- 2008 · wk 1Syracuse 10 @ Northwestern 30
- 1984 · wk 4Syracuse 13 @ Northwestern 12
- 1983 · wk 4Northwestern 0 @ Syracuse 35
- 1980 · wk 5Northwestern 21 @ Syracuse 42
- 1979 · wk 4Syracuse 54 @ Northwestern 21
- 1971 · wk 3Syracuse 6 @ Northwestern 12
- 1948 · wk 7Syracuse 0 @ Northwestern 48
- 1940 · wk 4Northwestern 40 @ Syracuse 0
Previous meeting vs. Doug Marrone
Northwestern 0–1 vs Doug Marrone
- 2009 · wk 3Northwestern 34 @ Syracuse 37
Previous 2 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Syracuse 1–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2009 · wk 3Northwestern 34 @ Syracuse 37
- 2008 · wk 1Syracuse 10 @ Northwestern 30
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