THIRD AND DATA

Week 1 · 2026

South Dakota State at Northwestern

Sat 09/05/2026 08:00 PMLanny and Sharon Martin StadiumNorthwestern pregame81% — Pregame win probability: 81% for Northwestern. Northwestern favored, and won.

72°Cloudy16 mph NNE · 88% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

South Dakota State

18

7–2

Northwestern

34

6–2

Attendance

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not yet reported

Passing

South Dakota State1 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
DeepShort
—
34.02.0
5.00.0
1.52.0
6.92.2
6.32.4
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
Northwestern
D. Wagner3 of 7G. Wilde3 of 4A. Honig2 of 3Other6 of 10
DeepShort
—
71.035.0
11.01.0
7.72.8
12.29.3
7.311.6
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
South Dakota State1 unplaced
DeepShort
—
100%2.46
20%3.26
13%0.29
60%1.36
48%1.33
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
Northwestern
DeepShort
—
100%3.97
50%1.85
50%1.94
60%1.65
40%1.41
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
South Dakota State1 unplaced
DeepShort
—
34
25
12
69
145
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Northwestern
DeepShort
—
71
22
46
61
73
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
South Dakota State1 unplaced
DeepShort
—
2.5
0.1
-3.4
5.4
7.2
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Northwestern
DeepShort
—
4.0
0.7
5.0
2.6
3.4
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
South Dakota State
DeepShort
—
32 · 2
25 · 0
8 · 4
56 · 13
114 · 31
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams
Northwestern
DeepShort
—
36 · 35
21 · 1
35 · 11
33 · 28
15 · 58
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

South Dakota State1 unplaced
J. Johnson18C. Mason11C. Blair7Other1Unattributed1
3.817%0%
3.912%86%
4.314%50%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
Northwestern
C. Komolafe10G. Sawchuk8A. Chiles6Other4Unattributed1
25.30%100%
6.66%100%
1.833%100%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
South Dakota State1 unplaced
23
97
26
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Northwestern
101
119
11
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
South Dakota State1 unplaced
-0.1
1.9
1.8
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Northwestern
8.6
9.3
-3.2
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
South Dakota State
20 · 3 · 0
80 · 23 · 3
21 · 5 · 2
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams
Northwestern
20 · 11 · 74
81 · 37 · 14
10 · 1 · 0
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Previous meetings vs. South Dakota State

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