Week 7 · 2021
Rutgers at Northwestern
Sat 10/16/2021 12:00 PMRyan FieldNorthwestern pregame43% — Pregame win probability: 43% for Northwestern. Rutgers favored, and lost — Northwestern won.Conference
56°Fair14 mph W · 45% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Rutgers
7
5–8
Northwestern
21
3–9
Attendance
30,218
reported
Rutgers13 drives · 1 scoring · avg start own 28
Northwestern14 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 28
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 25opp 26 | 7 plays, 49 yd | Missed FG | 0–0 |
| 13:29 | RUTG | own 26own 37 | 7 plays, 11 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 11:05 | NU | own 10own 12 | 4 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 9:45 | RUTG | opp 42opp 43 | 4 plays, -1 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 8:55 | NU | own 2goal line | 6 plays, 98 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–7 |
| 6:26 | RUTG | own 14own 34 | 8 plays, 20 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 4:06 | NU | own 21own 25 | 7 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 2:28 | NU | opp 35opp 37 | 4 plays, -2 yd | On downs | 0–7 |
| 1:01 | RUTG | own 37own 47 | 7 plays, 10 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:33 | NU | own 20opp 39 | 9 plays, 41 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 11:32 | RUTG | own 3goal line | 7 plays, 97 yd | Touchdown +7 RUTG | 7–7 |
| 8:44 | NU | own 14goal line | 17 plays, 86 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 7–14 |
| 3:15 | RUTG | own 25own 41 | 7 plays, 16 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 1:38 | NU | own 18own 19 | 6 plays, 1 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 1:13 | RUTG | opp 47own 48 | 7 plays, -5 yd | On downs | 7–14 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:54 | RUTG | own 29own 27 | 5 plays, -2 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 13:12 | NU | own 28opp 41 | 10 plays, 31 yd | On downs | 7–14 |
| 9:18 | RUTG | own 41opp 15 | 14 plays, 44 yd | Missed FG | 7–14 |
| 4:24 | NU | own 20own 23 | 5 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 3:34 | RUTG | own 30own 36 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 1:25 | NU | own 15own 49 | 8 plays, 34 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:08 | RUTG | own 18own 23 | 6 plays, 5 yd | Punt | 7–14 |
| 11:27 | NU | own 29goal line | 11 plays, 71 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 7–21 |
| 7:28 | RUTG | own 9own 16 | 9 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 7–21 |
| 5:50 | NU | own 39own 42 | 6 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 7–21 |
| 4:47 | RUTG | own 15own 15 | 4 plays, 0 yd | On downs | 7–21 |
| 3:51 | NU | opp 15opp 8 | 6 plays, 7 yd | End of period | 7–21 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Rutgers–Northwestern after the drive.
Previous 4 meetings vs. Rutgers
Northwestern 1–3 vs Rutgers
- 2018 · wk 8Northwestern 18 @ Rutgers 15
- 1991 · wk 4Northwestern 18 @ Rutgers 22
- 1989 · wk 4Rutgers 38 @ Northwestern 27
- 1919 · wk 11Northwestern 0 @ Rutgers 28
Previous meeting vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Rutgers 0–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2018 · wk 8Northwestern 18 @ Rutgers 15
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