College Football
BOXSCORE
Northwestern 42, Western Illinois 7
Friday, September 5, 2025 7:30 PM
Location - Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium
Attendance - 9647
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Western Illinois 0 0 0 7 7
Northwestern 15 7 6 14 42
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:58
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 7 - Western Illinois 0
Cam Porter 43 yd. run (Luke Akers kick)
1st Quarter - 6:44
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 15 - Western Illinois 0
Hayden Eligon II 5 yd. pass from Preston Stone (Lawson Albright run)
2nd Quarter - 0:28
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 22 - Western Illinois 0
Hunter Welcing 6 yd. pass from Preston Stone (Luke Akers kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:06
Northwestern   FG  Northwestern 25 - Western Illinois 0
Luke Akers 35 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 1:40
Northwestern   FG  Northwestern 28 - Western Illinois 0
Luke Akers 25 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 10:43
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 35 - Western Illinois 0
Drew Wagner 4 yd. pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen kick)
4th Quarter - 7:07
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 42 - Western Illinois 0
Ryan Boe 58 yd. run (Jack Olsen kick)
4th Quarter - 2:47
Western Illinois   TD  Northwestern 42 - Western Illinois 7
Christian Anaya 8 yd. pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Western Illinois Northwestern
W‑L 0 - 2 - 0 1 - 1 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Western Illinois Northwestern
Score 7 42
1st Downs 10 24
3rd Down Efficiency 2-for-12
17%
8-for-15
53%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%
1-for-1
100%
Total Yards 181 526
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 23-71 41-281
Average/Rush 3.1 6.9
Passing
Comp-Att 12-27 21-29
Passing Yards 110 245
Average/Pass Play 3.8 8.2
Penalties-Yards 3-13 6-54
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Time of Possession 24:06 35:54
PLAYER STATS
Western Illinois (0 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Carswell 6/8 52 1 0
C. Anaya 1/1 31 0 0
C. Irvin 5/18 27 0 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Holman 13 52 4.0 0
B. Williams 2 11 5.5 0
C. Carswell 3 8 2.7 0
C. Irvin 5 0 0.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Davis 3 46 15.3 0
B. Lanier 2 26 13.0 0
C. Anaya 3 17 5.7 1
A. Williams 2 16 8.0 0
J. Salien 1 3 3.0 0
M. Holman 1 2 2.0 0
Northwestern (1 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
P. Stone 21/29 245 3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
C. Porter 12 91 7.6 1
C. Komolafe 11 63 5.7 0
R. Boe 1 58 58.0 1
J. Himon II 8 40 5.0 0
D. Reeder 3 13 4.3 0
D. Anderson 2 9 4.5 0
P. Stone 3 9 3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
G. Wilde 5 94 18.8 0
R. Ahumaraeze 3 52 17.3 0
H. Welcing 2 34 17.0 1
C. Porter 3 23 7.7 0
H. Eligon II 2 17 8.5 1
J. Himon II 2 15 7.5 0
D. Wagner 2 8 4.0 1
L. Albright 1 5 5.0 0
C. Farrell 1 -3 -3.0 0