Week 2 · 2025
Western Illinois at Northwestern
Fri 09/05/2025 07:30 PMLanny and Sharon Martin StadiumNorthwestern pregame99% — Pregame win probability: 99% for Northwestern. Northwestern favored, and won.
Western Illinois
7
4–8
Northwestern
42
7–6
Attendance
9,647
reported
Western IllinoisWIU
NorthwesternNU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Cason Carswell | 6/8 | 52 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | -- |
| WIU | Christian Anaya | 1/1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| WIU | Chris Irvin | 5/18 | 27 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | -- |
| NU | Preston Stone | 21/29 | 245 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 53.9 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Markell Holman | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| WIU | Brinston Williams | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| WIU | Cason Carswell | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
| WIU | Chris Irvin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| NU | Cam Porter | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 1 | 43 |
| NU | Caleb Komolafe | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 24 |
| NU | Ryan Boe | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 1 | 58 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 16 |
| NU | Dashun Reeder | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| NU | Daniel Anderson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| NU | Preston Stone | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Demari Davis | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 31 |
| WIU | Brandon Lanier | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| WIU | Christian Anaya | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 8 |
| WIU | Alex Williams | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
| WIU | Joel Salien | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| WIU | Markell Holman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| NU | Griffin Wilde | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 46 |
| NU | Ricky Ahumaraeze | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 20 |
| NU | Hunter Welcing | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 28 |
| NU | Cam Porter | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 |
| NU | Hayden Eligon II | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 12 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 |
| NU | Drew Wagner | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| NU | Lawson Albright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| NU | Chase Farrell | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Justin Richardson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NU | Chase Farrell | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Preston Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Justin Richardson | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Christian Pierce | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Malini Ti'a | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Buju Aumua-Tuisavura | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Kevin Washington Jr. | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Esteban Guillory | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WIU | Chikala Warden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WIU | DonPaul Keith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Jaylen Olokun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WIU | Payne Miller | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | LeBron Morgan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | DJ Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | David Dunston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Demari Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Elijah Kongolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Jace Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Jalen Riven | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | James Mankaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Justin Buckner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Nick Bucaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Peyton Bradford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIU | Trace Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Alijah Jones | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Carmine Bastone | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Dillon Tatum | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Mac Uihlein | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Michael Kilbane | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Robert Fitzgerald | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Evan Smith | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jack Sadowsky V | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Richie Hagarty | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Yanni Karlaftis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Fred Davis II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NU | Aidan Hubbard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Braden Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Braydon Brus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Brendan Flakes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Callen Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Garner Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jalen Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Josh Fussell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NU | Mason Mayne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Tyler Gant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Anto Saka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Mac Uihlein | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Antonio Chadha | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| NU | Luke Akers | 2/2 | 100.0 | 35 | 2/2 | 8 |
| NU | Jack Olsen | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Luke Droegemueller | 8 | 311 | 38.9 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| NU | Luke Akers | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU | Chikala Warden | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 16 |
| WIU | Fabian Báez | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Drew Wagner | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 |
Previous meeting vs. Team
Northwestern 1–0 vs Western Illinois
- 2014 · wk 4Western Illinois 7 @ Northwestern 24
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