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

not yet reported

South Dakota State12 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 32

Northwestern11 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 27

1st quarter

15:00SDSTown 25opp 479 plays, 22 ydPunt00
12:26NUown 18opp 33 plays, 82 ydTouchdown +7 NU07
11:42SDSTown 25opp 305 plays, 9 ydPunt07
10:16NUown 30opp 437 plays, 13 ydPunt07
7:42SDSTown 28own 464 plays, 13 ydTurnover07
6:03NUopp 46opp 2010 plays, 9 ydPunt07
2:02SDSTown 20opp 317 plays, 77 ydField goal +3 SDST37

2nd quarter

10:50NUown 25opp 1911 plays, 56 ydField goal +3 NU310
6:23SDSTown 30opp 255 plays, 2 ydPunt310
5:28NUown 25opp 494 plays, 8 ydPunt310
3:48SDSTown 49own 359 plays, 36 ydField goal +3 SDST610
1:16NUown 25opp 367 plays, 13 ydPunt610
0:43SDSTown 36own 303 plays, -6 ydEnd of period610

3rd quarter

14:54NUown 16own 267 plays, 0 ydPunt610
13:19SDSTopp 26opp 98 plays, 17 ydField goal +3 SDST910
9:56NUown 25opp 39 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 NU917
7:07SDSTown 23own 3515 plays, 69 ydField goal +3 SDST1217
2:16NUown 25opp 2011 plays, 55 ydField goal +3 NU1220

4th quarter

13:32SDSTown 25opp 314 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +6 SDST1820
8:11NUown 29opp 311 plays, 71 ydTouchdown +7 NU1827
4:34SDSTown 25opp 2017 plays, 55 ydMissed FG1827
1:27NUown 20goal line1 play, 80 ydTouchdown1834
1:15SDSTown 25opp 2115 plays, 54 ydEnd of period1834

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is South Dakota StateNorthwestern after the drive.

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