Week 12 · 2017
Minnesota at Northwestern
Sat 11/18/2017 12:00 PMRyan FieldNorthwestern pregame69% — Pregame win probability: 69% for Northwestern. Northwestern favored, and won.Conference
Minnesota
0
5–7
Northwestern
39
10–3
Attendance
30,014
reported
NU5 plays, -1 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Ryan Santoso kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 32 | +7 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 3 | own 32 | Clayton Thorson sacked by Carter Coughlin for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 24 | −8 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 11 | own 24 | Hunter Niswander punt for 47 yds, downed at the Minn 29 | 0 |
MINN5 plays, 34 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:28 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Demry Croft pass complete to Rashad Still for 36 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down | +36 |
| 13:28 | 1st & 10 | opp 35 | Demry Croft pass complete to Rodney Smith for 7 yds to the Nwest 28 | +7 |
| 13:28 | 2nd & 3 | opp 28 | Rodney Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 30 | −2 |
| 13:28 | 3rd & 5 | opp 30 | Demry Croft sacked by Nate Hall for a loss of 7 yards to the Nwest 37 | −7 |
| 13:28 | 4th & 12 | opp 37 | Ryan Santoso punt for 35 yds, downed at the Nwest 2 | 0 |
NU11 plays, 73 yd · On downs | ||||
| 10:38 | 1st & 10 | own 2 | Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 6 | +4 |
| 10:38 | 2nd & 6 | own 6 | Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 10 | +4 |
| 10:38 | 3rd & 2 | own 10 | Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 10:38 | 1st & 10 | own 14 | Justin Jackson run for 41 yds to the Minn 45 for a 1ST down | +41 |
| 10:38 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson, broken up by Antonio Shenault | 0 |
| 10:38 | 2nd & 10 | opp 45 | Jeremy Larkin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 46 | −1 |
| 10:38 | 3rd & 11 | opp 46 | Clayton Thorson run for 15 yds to the Minn 31 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 10:38 | 1st & 10 | opp 31 | Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Minn 26 | +5 |
| 10:38 | 2nd & 5 | opp 26 | Justin Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 28 | −2 |
| 10:38 | 3rd & 7 | opp 28 | Clayton Thorson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 30 | −2 |
| 10:38 | 4th & 9 | opp 30 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 5 yds to the Minn 25 | +5 |
MINN6 plays, 24 yd · Punt | ||||
| 5:37 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Rodney Smith run for 6 yds to the Minn 31 | +6 |
| 5:37 | 2nd & 4 | own 31 | Rodney Smith run for 22 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down | +22 |
| 5:37 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Demry Croft pass incomplete to Rashad Still | 0 |
| 5:37 | 2nd & 10 | opp 47 | Rodney Smith run for 1 yd to the Nwest 46 | +1 |
| 5:37 | 3rd & 9 | opp 46 | Demry Croft sacked by Nate Hall for a loss of 5 yards to the Minn 49 | −5 |
| 5:37 | 4th & 14 | own 49 | Ryan Santoso punt for 51 yds for a touchback | 0 |
NU15 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 3:04 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 21 | +1 |
| 3:04 | 2nd & 9 | own 21 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 11 yds to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down MINNESOTA Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 3:04 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | Jeremy Larkin run for 15 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 3:04 | 1st & 10 | own 47 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Jeremy Larkin for 10 yds to the Minn 43 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 3:04 | 1st & 10 | opp 43 | Jeremy Larkin run for 1 yd to the Minn 42 | +1 |
| 3:04 | 2nd & 9 | opp 42 | Jackson, Justin rush for 5 yards to the MINN37 (Ayinde,Adekunle), PENALTY MINN offside defense (Umlor, Nate) 5 yards to the MINN37, NO PLAY. | +5 |
| 0:45 | 2nd & 4 | opp 37 | Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 00:45 | 0 |
| 0:45 | 2nd & 4 | opp 37 | Justin Jackson run for 14 yds to the Minn 23 for a 1ST down | +14 |
| 0:45 | 1st & 10 | opp 23 | Justin Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 25 | −2 |
| 0:00 | own 0 | End of 1st Quarter | 0 | |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 12 | opp 25 | Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Minn 18 | +7 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 5 | opp 18 | Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Minn 14 | +4 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 1 | opp 14 | Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Minn 11 for a 1ST down | +3 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 11 | Jeremy Larkin run for 6 yds to the Minn 5 | +6 |
| 12:36 | 2nd & 4 | opp 5 | Jeremy Larkin run for 5 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) | +5 |
MINN3 plays, 11 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 12:36 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Luke Otto kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 12:36 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the Minn 30 | +5 |
| 12:36 | 2nd & 5 | own 30 | Kobe McCrary run for 2 yds to the Minn 36 Kobe McCrary fumbled, forced by Ben Oxley, recovered by Nwest Montre Hartage | +2 |
NU8 plays, 36 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 11:59 | 1st & 10 | opp 36 | Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Minn 34 | +2 |
| 11:59 | 2nd & 8 | opp 34 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 10 yds to the Minn 24 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 11:59 | 1st & 10 | opp 24 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Bennett Skowronek | 0 |
| 11:59 | 2nd & 10 | opp 24 | Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Minn 16 | +8 |
| 11:59 | 3rd & 2 | opp 16 | Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Minn 14 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 11:59 | 1st & 10 | opp 14 | Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Minn 9 | +5 |
| 11:59 | 2nd & 5 | opp 9 | Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Minn 8 | +1 |
| 8:34 | 3rd & 4 | opp 8 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 8 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander PAT BLOCKED) NORTHWESTERN Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined | +8 |
MINN5 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 8:34 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Luke Otto kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 8:34 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Demry Croft sacked by Sam Miller for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 23 | −2 |
| 8:34 | 2nd & 12 | own 23 | Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the Minn 25 | +2 |
| 8:34 | 3rd & 10 | own 25 | Kobe McCrary run for 5 yds to the Minn 30 | +5 |
| 8:34 | 4th & 5 | own 30 | Ryan Santoso punt for 19 yds, downed at the Minn 49 | 0 |
NU4 plays, -3 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:32 | 1st & 10 | opp 49 | Jeremy Larkin run for 1 yd to the Minn 48 | +1 |
| 6:32 | 2nd & 9 | opp 48 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel, broken up by Andrew Stelter | 0 |
| 6:32 | 3rd & 9 | opp 48 | Clayton Thorson sacked by Kamal Martin for a loss of 4 yards to the Nwest 48 | −4 |
| 6:32 | 4th & 13 | own 48 | Hunter Niswander punt for 48 yds, downed at the Minn 4 | 0 |
MINN3 plays, 4 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 5:04 | 1st & 10 | own 4 | Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the Minn 9 | +5 |
| 5:04 | 2nd & 5 | own 9 | Rodney Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 8 | −1 |
| 5:04 | 3rd & 6 | own 8 | Demry Croft pass intercepted Montre Hartage return for no gain to the Minn 15 | 0 |
NU2 plays, 15 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 3:46 | 1st & 10 | opp 15 | Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Minn 12 | +3 |
| 3:09 | 2nd & 7 | opp 12 | Jelani Roberts run for 12 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed ) | +12 |
MINN7 plays, 2 yd · Punt | ||||
| 3:09 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Luke Otto kickoff for 65 yds , Rodney Smith return for 22 yds to the Minn 22 | +22 |
| 3:00 | 1st & 10 | own 22 | Rodney Smith run for no gain to the Minn 22 | 0 |
| 2:53 | 2nd & 10 | own 22 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:53 | 0 |
| 2:53 | 2nd & 10 | own 22 | Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the Minn 24 | +2 |
| 2:48 | 3rd & 8 | own 24 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:48 | 0 |
| 2:48 | 3rd & 8 | own 24 | Demry Croft pass incomplete | 0 |
| 2:48 | 4th & 8 | own 24 | Ryan Santoso punt for 27 yds, downed at the Nwest 49 | 0 |
NU7 plays, 51 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 2:34 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Minn 43 | +8 |
| 2:34 | 2nd & 2 | opp 43 | Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Minn 37 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 2:34 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Minn 33 | +4 |
| 2:34 | 2nd & 6 | opp 33 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 8 yds to the Minn 25 for a 1ST down | +8 |
| 2:34 | 1st & 10 | opp 25 | Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Minn 18 | +7 |
| 2:34 | 2nd & 3 | opp 18 | Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Minn 18 Justin Jackson fumbled, forced by Winston DeLattiboudere, recovered by Nwest Clayton Thorson | +2 |
| 0:26 | 3rd & 3 | opp 18 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 18 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed ) | +18 |
MINN3 plays, 8 yd · End of period | ||||
| 0:26 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Luke Otto kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 0:26 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Rodney Smith run for 8 yds to the Minn 33 | +8 |
| 0:00 | goal line | End of 2nd Quarter | 0 | |
MINN5 plays, -15 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 2nd & 2 | own 35 | Luke Otto kickoff for 43 yds , Rodney Smith return for 15 yds to the Minn 37 | +15 |
| 14:53 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Mark Williams sacked by Tyler Lancaster and Nate Hall for a loss of 9 yards to the Minn 28 | −9 |
| 14:53 | 2nd & 19 | own 28 | Demry Croft pass incomplete to Rashad Still | 0 |
| 14:53 | 3rd & 19 | own 28 | Demry Croft sacked by Joe Gaziano for a loss of 6 yards to the Minn 22 | −6 |
| 14:53 | 4th & 25 | own 22 | Ryan Santoso punt for 51 yds , Riley Lees returns for no gain to the Nwest 22 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Nwest 17 | 0 |
NU4 plays, 8 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:16 | 1st & 10 | own 17 | Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 20 | +3 |
| 13:16 | 2nd & 7 | own 20 | Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 22 | +2 |
| 13:16 | 3rd & 5 | own 22 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 3 yds to the Nwest 25 | +3 |
| 13:16 | 4th & 2 | own 25 | Hunter Niswander punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Antonio Shenault at the Minn 43 | 0 |
MINN7 plays, 14 yd · Punt | ||||
| 10:56 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | Demry Croft pass incomplete to Phillip Howard, broken up by Godwin Igwebuike | 0 |
| 10:56 | 2nd & 10 | own 43 | Rodney Smith run for 10 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 10:56 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Smith, Rodney rush for 1 yard to the NU46 (Lancaster, T.), PENALTY NU offside defense (Gaziano, Joe) 5 yards to the NU42, NO PLAY. | +5 |
| 10:56 | 1st & 5 | opp 42 | Demry Croft sacked by Alex Miller for a loss of 10 yards to the Minn 48 | −10 |
| 10:56 | 2nd & 15 | own 48 | Demry Croft pass incomplete | 0 |
| 10:56 | 3rd & 15 | own 48 | Demry Croft run for 9 yds to the Nwest 43 | +9 |
| 10:56 | 4th & 6 | opp 43 | Ryan Santoso punt for 43 yds for a touchback | 0 |
NU4 plays, 9 yd · Punt | ||||
| 8:13 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 27 | +7 |
| 8:13 | 2nd & 3 | own 27 | Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 28 | +1 |
| 8:13 | 3rd & 2 | own 28 | Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 29 | +1 |
| 8:13 | 4th & 1 | own 29 | Hunter Niswander punt for 38 yds, downed at the Minn 33 | 0 |
MINN1 play, 0 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 5:54 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | Demry Croft pass intercepted Kyle Queiro return for 36 yds to the Minn 27 | −36 |
NU4 plays, 27 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 5:40 | 1st & 10 | opp 27 | Jackson, Justin rush for 7 yards to the MINN20 (Coughlin, C), PENALTY NU tripping (Doles, Tommy) 15 yards to the MINN42, NO PLAY. | −15 |
| 5:40 | 1st & 25 | opp 42 | Justin Jackson run for 17 yds to the Minn 25 for a 1ST down MINNESOTA Penalty, personal foul (Duke McGhee) to the Minn 12 for a 1ST down | +30 |
| 5:40 | 1st & 10 | opp 12 | Justin Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 13 | −1 |
| 4:25 | 2nd & 11 | opp 13 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 13 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) | +13 |
MINN10 plays, 51 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 4:25 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Luke Otto kickoff for 37 yds , Rodney Smith return for 10 yds to the Minn 38 | +10 |
| 4:20 | 1st & 10 | own 38 | Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the Minn 40 | +2 |
| 4:20 | 2nd & 8 | own 40 | Kobe McCrary run for 18 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down | +18 |
| 4:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 42 | Kobe McCrary run for 4 yds to the Nwest 38 | +4 |
| 4:20 | 2nd & 6 | opp 38 | Rodney Smith run for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 41 | −3 |
| 1:41 | 3rd & 9 | opp 41 | Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 01:41 | 0 |
| 1:41 | 3rd & 9 | opp 41 | Rodney Smith run for 30 yds to the Nwest 11 for a 1ST down | +30 |
| 1:41 | 1st & 10 | opp 11 | Rodney Smith run for no gain to the Nwest 11 | 0 |
| 1:41 | 2nd & 10 | opp 11 | Demry Croft pass incomplete to Mark Williams, broken up by Godwin Igwebuike | 0 |
| 1:41 | 3rd & 10 | opp 11 | Demry Croft pass intercepted Nate Hall return for 18 yds to the Nwest 18 | −18 |
NU5 plays, 9 yd · Punt | ||||
| 0:05 | 1st & 10 | own 18 | Jeremy Larkin run for 6 yds to the Nwest 24 | +6 |
| 0:00 | own 0 | End of 3rd Quarter | 0 | |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 4 | own 24 | Jeremy Larkin run for 3 yds to the Nwest 27 | +3 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 1 | own 27 | Jeremy Larkin run for no gain to the Nwest 27 | 0 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 1 | own 27 | Hunter Niswander punt for 73 yds for a touchback | 0 |
MINN1 play, 4 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 13:24 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the Minn 24 Rodney Smith fumbled, forced by Paddy Fisher, recovered by Nwest Nate Hall | +2 |
NU1 play, 24 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 13:11 | 1st & 10 | opp 24 | Corey Acker run for 24 yds for a TD, (Makay Redd KICK) | +24 |
MINN9 plays, 40 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:11 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Luke Otto kickoff for 61 yds , Rodney Smith return for no gain to the Minn 13 Rodney Smith fumbled, recovered by Minn Rodney Smith | 0 |
| 13:07 | 1st & 10 | own 13 | Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the Minn 18 | +5 |
| 13:07 | 2nd & 5 | own 18 | Demry Croft run for 7 yds to the Minn 25 for a 1ST down | +7 |
| 13:07 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Kobe McCrary run for 6 yds to the Minn 31 | +6 |
| 13:07 | 2nd & 4 | own 31 | Kobe McCrary run for 24 yds to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down | +24 |
| 13:07 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | Demry Croft run for a loss of 6 yards to the Minn 49 | −6 |
| 13:07 | 2nd & 16 | own 49 | Kobe McCrary run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line | +1 |
| 13:07 | 3rd & 15 | midfield | Demry Croft run for 3 yds to the Nwest 47 | +3 |
| 13:07 | 4th & 12 | opp 47 | Ryan Santoso punt for 32 yds, downed at the Nwest 15 | 0 |
NU8 plays, 27 yd · Punt | ||||
| 8:51 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Auston Anderson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 19 | +4 |
| 8:51 | 2nd & 6 | own 19 | Auston Anderson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 24 | +5 |
| 8:51 | 3rd & 1 | own 24 | Auston Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 26 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 8:51 | 1st & 10 | own 26 | John Moten IV run for 12 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 8:51 | 1st & 10 | own 38 | John Moten IV run for 1 yd to the Nwest 39 | +1 |
| 8:51 | 2nd & 9 | own 39 | Jesse Brown run for 2 yds to the Nwest 41 | +2 |
| 8:51 | 3rd & 7 | own 41 | Jesse Brown run for 1 yd to the Nwest 42 | +1 |
| 8:51 | 4th & 6 | own 42 | Hunter Niswander punt for 53 yds, fair catch by Antonio Shenault at the Minn 5 | 0 |
MINN4 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 3:26 | 1st & 10 | own 5 | Kobe McCrary run for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 3 | −2 |
| 3:26 | 2nd & 12 | own 3 | Kobe McCrary run for 3 yds to the Minn 6 | +3 |
| 3:26 | 3rd & 9 | own 6 | Kobe McCrary run for 4 yds to the Minn 10 | +4 |
| 3:26 | 4th & 5 | own 10 | Ryan Santoso punt for 35 yds, downed at the Minn 45 | 0 |
NU3 plays, 11 yd · End of period | ||||
| 1:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | Chad Hanaoka run for 5 yds to the Minn 40 | +5 |
| 1:20 | 2nd & 5 | opp 40 | Alex Bousky run for 6 yds to the Minn 34 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 0:00 | own 0 | End of 4th Quarter | 0 | |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northwestern 6–4 vs Minnesota
- 2016 · wk 12Northwestern 12 @ Minnesota 29
- 2015 · wk 5Minnesota 0 @ Northwestern 27
- 2014 · wk 7Northwestern 17 @ Minnesota 24
- 2013 · wk 8Minnesota 20 @ Northwestern 17
- 2012 · wk 7Northwestern 21 @ Minnesota 13
- 2011 · wk 12Minnesota 13 @ Northwestern 28
- 2010 · wk 5Northwestern 29 @ Minnesota 28
- 2009 · wk 4Minnesota 35 @ Northwestern 24
- 2008 · wk 10Northwestern 24 @ Minnesota 17
- 2007 · wk 7Minnesota 48 @ Northwestern 49
Previous 10 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Minnesota 4–6 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2016 · wk 12Northwestern 12 @ Minnesota 29
- 2015 · wk 5Minnesota 0 @ Northwestern 27
- 2014 · wk 7Northwestern 17 @ Minnesota 24
- 2013 · wk 8Minnesota 20 @ Northwestern 17
- 2012 · wk 7Northwestern 21 @ Minnesota 13
- 2011 · wk 12Minnesota 13 @ Northwestern 28
- 2010 · wk 5Northwestern 29 @ Minnesota 28
- 2009 · wk 4Minnesota 35 @ Northwestern 24
- 2008 · wk 10Northwestern 24 @ Minnesota 17
- 2007 · wk 7Minnesota 48 @ Northwestern 49
Previous 2 meetings vs. P.J. Fleck
Northwestern 1–1 vs P.J. Fleck
- 2016 · wk 1Western Michigan 22 @ Northwestern 21
- 2013 · wk 3Western Michigan 17 @ Northwestern 38
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