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 StateSDST
NorthwesternNU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDST | Chase Mason | 23/48 | 285 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 |
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 14/24 | 273 | 11.4 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDST | Josiah Johnson | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | 12 |
| SDST | Chase Mason | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| SDST | Corey Blair Jr. | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| SDST | Lofton O'Groske | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 1 | 80 |
| NU | Gavin Sawchuk | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 21 |
| NU | Caleb Komolafe | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 |
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 1 | 14 |
| NU | Drew Wagner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDST | Grahm Goering | 9 | 117 | 13.0 | 0 | 25 |
| SDST | Jack Smith | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | 20 |
| SDST | Lofton O'Groske | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 34 |
| SDST | Greyton Gannon | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| SDST | Coleman Kuntz | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
| SDST | Corey Blair Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Griffin Wilde | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | 71 |
| NU | Drew Wagner | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 22 |
| NU | Luke Dehnicke | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 35 |
| NU | Caleb Komolafe | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 25 |
| NU | Alex Honig | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 14 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| NU | Hayden Eligon II | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDST | Chase Van Tol | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SDST | Dontay Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SDST | Jes Krcil | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Michael Farr III | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Myles Green | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Cullen McShane | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Ife Current | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Bryce Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Carter Sitzman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Noah St-Juste | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SDST | Reis Kirschenman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Amaje Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Blake Leiferman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Dawson Ripperda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Jack Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Logan Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDST | Max Stanard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SDST | Rhett Schaefer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Robert Fitzgerald | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Damon Walters | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Kobie McKinzie | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Braden Turner | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NU | Braydon Brus | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Josh Fussell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NU | Montae Pate | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Brendan Flakes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Tyler Gant | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jamaal Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Ore Adeyi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Payton Roth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Amare Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Caden O'Rourke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Callen Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Dominic Kirks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jon Jon Stevens Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Matthew Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Damon Walters | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDST | Tristan Alvano | 4/5 | 80.0 | 33 | 0/0 | 12 |
| NU | Jackson Kleather | 2/2 | 100.0 | 38 | 4/4 | 10 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDST | Max Pelham | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| NU | Nikola Dugandzic | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDST | Ramon McKinney Jr. | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 34 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| NU | Gavin Sawchuk | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Drew Wagner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
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