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
NU5 plays, 30 yd · On downs | ||||
| 14:11 | 2nd & 8 | own 27 | Preston Stone pass to Cam Porter for 4 yds to the NU 31 | +4 |
| 13:31 | 3rd & 4 | own 31 | Preston Stone pass to Ricky Ahumaraeze for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down | +19 |
| 13:12 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 49 | +1 |
| 12:39 | 2nd & 9 | opp 49 | Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the WIU 43 | +6 |
| 11:58 | 3rd & 3 | opp 43 | Cam Porter 43 Yd Run (Luke Akers Kick) | +43 |
WIU5 plays, 6 yd · Punt | ||||
| 11:54 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Henry Helms kickoff for 53 yds to the WIU 27, Fabian Báez returns for 15 yds to the WIU 27 | +15 |
| 11:36 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | Chris Irvin pass to Christian Anaya for 4 yds to the WIU 31 | +4 |
| 11:13 | 2nd & 6 | own 31 | Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the WIU 33 | +2 |
| 10:25 | 3rd & 4 | own 33 | Chris Irvin run | +34 |
| 9:53 | 4th & 4 | own 33 | Luke Droegemueller punt for 47 yds to the NU 22, Drew Wagner returns for 2 yds to the NU 22 | +2 |
NU6 plays, 73 yd · On downs | ||||
| 9:39 | 1st & 10 | own 22 | Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 46 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down | +46 |
| 8:54 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 12 yds to the WIU 20 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 8:15 | 1st & 10 | opp 20 | Cam Porter run for 14 yds to the WIU 6 | +14 |
| 7:52 | 1st & goal | opp 6 | Cam Porter run | 0 |
| 7:21 | 2nd & goal | opp 6 | Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 5 | +1 |
| 6:44 | 3rd & goal | opp 5 | Hayden Eligon II 5 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Lawson Albright Run for Two-Point Conversion) | +5 |
WIU7 plays, 19 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 6:44 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Henry Helms kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 6:36 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Chris Irvin run for 1 yd to the WIU 26 | +1 |
| 6:03 | 2nd & 9 | own 26 | Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the WIU 30 | +4 |
| 5:15 | 3rd & 5 | own 30 | Chris Irvin pass to Demari Davis for 9 yds to the WIU 39 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 4:50 | 1st & 10 | own 39 | Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the WIU 43 | +4 |
| 4:17 | 2nd & 6 | own 43 | Chris Irvin run for 1 yd to the WIU 44 | +1 |
| 3:37 | 3rd & 5 | own 44 | Chris Irvin pass intercepted, Mac Uihlein return for 7 yds to the WIU 47 | +7 |
NU2 plays, 16 yd · On downs | ||||
| 3:19 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 16 yds to the WIU 31 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 2:50 | 1st & 10 | opp 31 | Preston Stone pass to Chase Farrell for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 35, to Justin Richardson | −3 |
WIU4 plays, 2 yd · Punt | ||||
| 2:42 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | Markell Holman run for 3 yds to the WIU 37 | +3 |
| 2:03 | 2nd & 7 | own 37 | Markell Holman run for a loss of 1 yards to the WIU 36 | −1 |
| 1:17 | 3rd & 8 | own 36 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 1:15 | 4th & 8 | own 36 | Luke Droegemueller punt for 38 yds to the , Drew Wagner returns for 4 yds to the NU 26, Northwestern Penalty, illegalblockinback (10 Yards) | +4 |
NU7 plays, 21 yd · Punt | ||||
| 0:52 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Preston Stone pass to Joseph Himon II for 1 yd to the NU 21 | +1 |
| 0:25 | 2nd & 9 | own 21 | to Ricky Ahumaraeze for 20 yds to the NU 41 for a 1ST down, Preston Stone pass | +20 |
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | own 41 | End of 1st quarter, clock 00:00. | −8 |
| 14:50 | 1st & 10 | own 41 | Caleb Komolafe run | 0 |
| 14:11 | 2nd & 10 | own 41 | to Griffin Wilde, Preston Stone pass incomplete | 0 |
| 14:01 | 3rd & 10 | own 41 | Preston Stone pass incomplete | 0 |
| 13:53 | 4th & 10 | own 41 | Luke Akers punt for 44 yds to the NU , punt out-of-bounds at the NU | 0 |
WIU4 plays, 0 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:47 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 13:43 | 2nd & 10 | own 15 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 13:38 | 3rd & 10 | own 15 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 13:30 | 4th & 10 | own 15 | Luke Droegemueller punt for 33 yds to the WIU , punt out-of-bounds at the WIU | 0 |
NU7 plays, 32 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:25 | 1st & 10 | opp 48 | Preston Stone pass incomplete | 0 |
| 13:22 | 2nd & 10 | opp 48 | Preston Stone pass to Hayden Eligon II, Northwestern Penalty, ineligibledownfieldonpass (Martes Lewis) | +5 |
| 12:51 | 2nd & 15 | own 47 | Cam Porter run, Northwestern Penalty, holding (Evan Beerntsen) | +10 |
| 12:13 | 2nd & 25 | own 37 | Preston Stone pass to Lawson Albright for 5 yds to the NU 42 | +5 |
| 11:25 | 3rd & 20 | own 42 | Preston Stone pass to Cam Porter for 7 yds to the NU 49 | +7 |
| 11:07 | 4th & 13 | own 49 | Northwestern Penalty, falsestart (Robert Fitzgerald) | +5 |
| 10:47 | 4th & 18 | own 44 | Luke Akers punt for 41 yds to the NU | 0 |
WIU11 plays, 50 yd · Punt | ||||
| 10:40 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Markell Holman run for 12 yds to the WIU 27 | +12 |
| 10:01 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | Chris Irvin pass to Christian Anaya for 5 yds to the WIU 32 | +5 |
| 9:31 | 2nd & 5 | own 32 | Chris Irvin pass to Demari Davis for 6 yds to the WIU 38 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 9:09 | 1st & 10 | own 38 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 9:07 | 2nd & 10 | own 38 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete, Northwestern Penalty, roughingthepasser (Anto Saka) | +15 |
| 8:53 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the NU 43 | +4 |
| 8:20 | 2nd & 6 | opp 43 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 8:20 | 3rd & 6 | opp 43 | Western Illinois Penalty, delayofgame (5 Yards) | +5 |
| 7:57 | 3rd & 11 | opp 48 | Chris Irvin pass to Joel Salien for 3 yds to the NU 45 | +3 |
| 7:52 | 4th & 8 | own 45 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 07:52 | 0 |
| 7:46 | 4th & 8 | opp 45 | Luke Droegemueller punt for 35 yds to the WIU | 0 |
NU4 plays, 0 yd · Punt | ||||
| 7:36 | 1st & 10 | own 10 | Cam Porter run for a loss of 3 yards to the NU 7 | −3 |
| 6:48 | 2nd & 13 | own 7 | Preston Stone pass to Drew Wagner for 4 yds to the NU 11 | +4 |
| 5:55 | 3rd & 9 | own 11 | Preston Stone sacked by Peyton Bradford for a loss of 1 yards to the NU 10 | −1 |
| 5:38 | 4th & 10 | own 10 | Luke Akers punt for 42 yds to the NU | 0 |
WIU4 plays, -3 yd · Punt | ||||
| 5:30 | 1st & 10 | own 48 | Markell Holman run | +4 |
| 4:53 | 2nd & 10 | own 48 | Chris Irvin sacked by Michael Kilbane for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 43 | −3 |
| 4:14 | 3rd & 15 | own 43 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 4:02 | 4th & 15 | own 43 | Luke Droegemueller punt for 40 yds to the WIU | 0 |
NU17 plays, 77 yd · On downs | ||||
| 3:57 | 1st & 10 | own 17 | Joseph Himon II run for 10 yds to the NU 27 | +10 |
| 3:13 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | Joseph Himon II run for 5 yds to the NU 32 | +5 |
| 2:33 | 2nd & 5 | own 32 | Joseph Himon II run for 10 yds to the NU 42 | +10 |
| 1:58 | 1st & 10 | own 42 | Joseph Himon II run for a loss of 4 yards to the NU 38 | −4 |
| 1:50 | 2nd & 14 | own 38 | Preston Stone pass to Cam Porter for 12 yds to the 50 yard line | +12 |
| 1:50 | 3rd & 2 | midfield | Timeout Western Illinois, clock 01:50 | 0 |
| 1:45 | 3rd & 2 | midfield | Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 49 | +1 |
| 1:45 | 4th & 1 | own 49 | Timeout Western Illinois, clock 01:45 | 0 |
| 1:41 | 4th & 1 | opp 49 | Cam Porter run, Western Illinois Penalty, offside (Esteban Guillory) | +5 |
| 1:31 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 16 yds to the WIU 28 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 1:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 28 | Preston Stone pass to Ricky Ahumaraeze for 13 yds to the WIU 15 for a 1ST down | +13 |
| 1:11 | 1st & 10 | opp 15 | Preston Stone pass incomplete | 0 |
| 1:02 | 2nd & 10 | opp 15 | Caleb Komolafe run for 9 yds to the WIU 6 | +9 |
| 0:35 | 3rd & 1 | opp 6 | Caleb Komolafe run | 0 |
| 0:33 | 4th & 1 | opp 6 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:33 | 0 |
| 0:28 | 4th & 1 | opp 6 | Hunter Welcing 6 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Luke Akers Kick) | +6 |
| 10:57 | 2nd & 1 | own 0 | — | 0 |
WIU3 plays, 8 yd · On downs | ||||
| 0:23 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Henry Helms kickoff for 62 yds to the WIU 12, Chikala Warden returns for 9 yds to the WIU 12 | +9 |
| 0:21 | 1st & 10 | own 12 | Markell Holman run for 8 yds to the WIU 20 | +8 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 2 | opp 20 | End of 2nd quarter, clock 00:00. | −60 |
WIU8 plays, 50 yd · On downs | ||||
| 14:54 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Henry Helms kickoff for 52 yds to the WIU 21, Fabian Báez returns for 8 yds to the WIU 21 | +8 |
| 14:46 | 1st & 10 | own 21 | Markell Holman run for 10 yds to the WIU 31 | +10 |
| 13:54 | 1st & 10 | own 31 | Christian Anaya pass to Demari Davis for 31 yds to the NU 38 for a 1ST down | +31 |
| 13:33 | 1st & 10 | opp 38 | Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the NU 36 | +2 |
| 12:58 | 2nd & 8 | opp 36 | Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the NU 32 | +4 |
| 12:23 | 3rd & 4 | opp 32 | Timeout Western Illinois, clock 12:23 | 0 |
| 12:16 | 3rd & 4 | opp 32 | Chris Irvin run for 3 yds to the NU 29 | +3 |
| 11:19 | 4th & 1 | opp 29 | Antonio Chadha 48 yd FG MISSED | +48 |
NU10 plays, 53 yd · On downs | ||||
| 11:11 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the NU 36 | +6 |
| 10:37 | 2nd & 4 | own 36 | Preston Stone pass incomplete | 0 |
| 10:00 | 3rd & 4 | own 36 | Preston Stone run, Preston Stone run for 13 yds to the | +13 |
| 9:36 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Cam Porter run for 9 yds to the WIU 42 | +9 |
| 9:04 | 2nd & 1 | opp 42 | Cam Porter run for 11 yds to the WIU 31 | +11 |
| 8:31 | 1st & 10 | opp 31 | Preston Stone pass to Hayden Eligon II for 12 yds to the WIU 19 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 8:01 | 1st & 10 | opp 19 | Preston Stone pass incomplete | 0 |
| 7:52 | 2nd & 10 | opp 19 | Caleb Komolafe run for 2 yds to the WIU 17 | +2 |
| 7:10 | 3rd & 8 | opp 17 | Preston Stone pass incomplete | 0 |
| 7:06 | 4th & 8 | opp 17 | Luke Akers 35 Yd Field Goal | +35 |
WIU5 plays, 0 yd · Punt | ||||
| 7:01 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Henry Helms kickoff for 59 yds to the WIU 21, Chikala Warden returns for 15 yds to the WIU 21 | +15 |
| 6:54 | 1st & 10 | own 21 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 6:46 | 2nd & 10 | own 21 | Markell Holman run | +58 |
| 6:10 | 3rd & 10 | own 21 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 5:57 | 4th & 10 | own 21 | Luke Droegemueller punt for 50 yds to the WIU | 0 |
NU8 plays, 64 yd · On downs | ||||
| 5:43 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 4 yds to the NU 33 | +4 |
| 5:06 | 2nd & 6 | own 33 | Joseph Himon II run for 16 yds to the NU 49 | +16 |
| 4:25 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Preston Stone pass to Joseph Himon II for 14 yds to the WIU 37 for a 1ST down | +14 |
| 3:46 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | Preston Stone pass to Hunter Welcing for 28 yds to the WIU 9 for a 1ST down | +28 |
| 3:00 | 1st & goal | opp 9 | Joseph Himon II run for 5 yds to the WIU 4 | +5 |
| 2:22 | 2nd & goal | opp 4 | Preston Stone run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 7 | −3 |
| 1:44 | 3rd & goal | opp 7 | Preston Stone pass incomplete | 0 |
| 1:40 | 4th & goal | opp 7 | Luke Akers 25 Yd Field Goal | +25 |
WIU5 plays, 0 yd · Punt | ||||
| 1:35 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Henry Helms kickoff for 59 yds to the WIU 22, Chikala Warden returns for 16 yds to the WIU 22 | +16 |
| 1:32 | 1st & 10 | own 22 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 1:26 | 2nd & 10 | own 22 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 1:19 | 3rd & 10 | own 22 | Chris Irvin pass incomplete | 0 |
| 1:10 | 4th & 10 | own 22 | Luke Droegemueller punt for 32 yds to the NU 43, Drew Wagner returns for a loss of 3 yards to the NU 43 | −3 |
NU11 plays, 53 yd · On downs | ||||
| 1:01 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | Caleb Komolafe run for 1 yd to the NU 44 | +1 |
| 0:24 | 2nd & 9 | own 44 | Caleb Komolafe run for 7 yds to the WIU 49 | +7 |
| 0:00 | 3rd & 2 | opp 49 | End of 3rd quarter, clock 00:00. | 0 |
| 14:51 | 3rd & 2 | opp 49 | Caleb Komolafe run for 12 yds to the WIU 37 | +12 |
| 14:31 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | Caleb Komolafe run for 24 yds to the WIU 13 | +24 |
| 13:51 | 1st & 10 | opp 13 | Caleb Komolafe run for 6 yds to the WIU 7 | +6 |
| 13:06 | 2nd & 4 | opp 7 | Caleb Komolafe run for 2 yds to the WIU 5 | +2 |
| 12:25 | 3rd & 2 | opp 5 | Caleb Komolafe run, Western Illinois Penalty, unsportsmanlikeconduct (3 Yards) | +3 |
| 11:48 | 1st & goal | opp 2 | Joseph Himon II run for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 4 | −2 |
| 11:14 | 2nd & goal | opp 4 | Joseph Himon II run | 0 |
| 10:43 | 3rd & goal | opp 4 | Drew Wagner 4 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen Kick) | +4 |
WIU5 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 10:43 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Henry Helms kickoff for 64 yds to the NU 35 | 0 |
| 10:17 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Cason Carswell pass to Markell Holman for 2 yds to the WIU 27 | +2 |
| 9:53 | 2nd & 8 | own 27 | Cason Carswell sacked by Carmine Bastone for a loss of 9 yards to the WIU 18 | −9 |
| 9:16 | 3rd & 17 | own 18 | Cason Carswell pass to Brandon Lanier for 12 yds to the WIU 30 | +12 |
| 8:39 | 4th & 5 | own 30 | Luke Droegemueller punt for 36 yds to the NU 33, Drew Wagner returns for a loss of 1 yards to the NU 33 | +36 |
NU3 plays, 67 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 8:17 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | Daniel Anderson run for 4 yds to the NU 37 | +4 |
| 7:49 | 2nd & 6 | own 37 | Daniel Anderson run for 5 yds to the NU 42 | +5 |
| 7:07 | 3rd & 1 | own 42 | Ryan Boe 58 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick) | +58 |
WIU11 plays, 67 yd · On downs | ||||
| 7:07 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Henry Helms kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 6:54 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Brinston Williams run for 4 yds to the WIU 29 | +4 |
| 6:19 | 2nd & 6 | own 29 | Cason Carswell pass to Alex Williams for 13 yds to the WIU 42 for a 1ST down | +13 |
| 5:38 | 1st & 10 | own 42 | Cason Carswell run for 9 yds to the NU 49 | +9 |
| 5:02 | 2nd & 1 | opp 49 | Cason Carswell pass to Brandon Lanier for 14 yds to the NU 35 for a 1ST down | +14 |
| 4:41 | 1st & 10 | opp 35 | Cason Carswell pass incomplete | 0 |
| 4:33 | 2nd & 10 | opp 35 | Brinston Williams run for 7 yds to the NU 28 | +7 |
| 3:53 | 3rd & 3 | opp 28 | Cason Carswell run for 8 yds to the NU 20 | +8 |
| 3:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 20 | Cason Carswell pass to Alex Williams for 3 yds to the NU 17, Northwestern Penalty, facemask (Jalen Lewis) | +12 |
| 2:53 | 1st & goal | opp 8 | Cason Carswell pass incomplete | 0 |
| 2:47 | 2nd & goal | opp 8 | Christian Anaya 8 Yd pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha Kick) | +8 |
NU6 plays, 11 yd · On downs | ||||
| 2:47 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Antonio Chadha kickoff for 61 yds to the WIU 35, punt out-of-bounds at the WIU 35 | 0 |
| 2:37 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Dashun Reeder run for 3 yds to the NU 38 | +3 |
| 1:48 | 2nd & 7 | own 38 | Dashun Reeder run for 4 yds to the NU 42 | +4 |
| 1:08 | 3rd & 3 | own 42 | Dashun Reeder run for 6 yds to the NU 48 | +6 |
| 0:37 | 1st & 10 | own 48 | Ryan Boe takes a knee | −2 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 12 | own 46 | End of 4th quarter, clock 00:00. | +54 |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
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Northwestern 1–0 vs Western Illinois
- 2014 · wk 4Western Illinois 7 @ Northwestern 24
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