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
2–1
Northwestern
34
1–0
Attendance
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not yet reported
South Dakota State12 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 32
Northwestern11 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 27
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | SDST | own 25opp 47 | 9 plays, 22 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 12:26 | NU | own 18opp 3 | 3 plays, 82 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–7 |
| 11:42 | SDST | own 25opp 30 | 5 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 10:16 | NU | own 30opp 43 | 7 plays, 13 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 7:42 | SDST | own 28own 46 | 4 plays, 13 yd | Turnover | 0–7 |
| 6:03 | NU | opp 46opp 20 | 10 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 2:02 | SDST | own 20opp 3 | 17 plays, 77 yd | Field goal +3 SDST | 3–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 10:50 | NU | own 25opp 19 | 11 plays, 56 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 3–10 |
| 6:23 | SDST | own 30opp 25 | 5 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 3–10 |
| 5:28 | NU | own 25opp 49 | 4 plays, 8 yd | Punt | 3–10 |
| 3:48 | SDST | own 49own 35 | 9 plays, 36 yd | Field goal +3 SDST | 6–10 |
| 1:16 | NU | own 25opp 36 | 7 plays, 13 yd | Punt | 6–10 |
| 0:43 | SDST | own 36own 30 | 3 plays, -6 yd | End of period | 6–10 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:54 | NU | own 16own 26 | 7 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 6–10 |
| 13:19 | SDST | opp 26opp 9 | 8 plays, 17 yd | Field goal +3 SDST | 9–10 |
| 9:56 | NU | own 25opp 3 | 9 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 9–17 |
| 7:07 | SDST | own 23own 35 | 15 plays, 69 yd | Field goal +3 SDST | 12–17 |
| 2:16 | NU | own 25opp 20 | 11 plays, 55 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 12–20 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:32 | SDST | own 25opp 3 | 14 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +6 SDST | 18–20 |
| 8:11 | NU | own 29opp 3 | 11 plays, 71 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 18–27 |
| 4:34 | SDST | own 25opp 20 | 17 plays, 55 yd | Missed FG | 18–27 |
| 1:27 | NU | own 20goal line | 1 play, 80 yd | Touchdown | 18–34 |
| 1:15 | SDST | own 25opp 21 | 15 plays, 54 yd | End of period | 18–34 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is South Dakota State–Northwestern after the drive.
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