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Western Illinois Leathernecks at Northwestern Wildcats

College FootballSeptember 5, 2025Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium

LeathernecksWestern IllinoisWIU0-2

Leathernecks 7, Northwestern 42

Final
NorthwesternNUWon1-1
Score by quarter
Team1234T
WIU00077
NU15761442

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Q1

  1. 14:11 · 2nd & 8 at NU 27Preston Stone pass to Cam Porter for 4 yds to the NU 31
  2. 13:31 · 3rd & 4 at NU 31Preston Stone pass to Ricky Ahumaraeze for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
  3. 13:12 · 1st & 10 at 50Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 49
  4. 12:39 · 2nd & 9 at WIU 49Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the WIU 43
  5. 11:58 · 3rd & 3 at WIU 43Cam Porter 43 Yd Run (Luke Akers Kick)
  6. 11:54Henry Helms kickoff for 53 yds to the WIU 27, Fabian Báez returns for 15 yds to the WIU 27
  7. 11:36 · 1st & 10 at WIU 27Chris Irvin pass to Christian Anaya for 4 yds to the WIU 31
  8. 11:13 · 2nd & 6 at WIU 31Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the WIU 33
  9. 10:25 · 3rd & 4 at WIU 33Chris Irvin run
  10. 9:53 · 4th & 4 at WIU 33Luke Droegemueller punt for 47 yds to the NU 22, Drew Wagner returns for 2 yds to the NU 22
  11. 9:39 · 1st & 10 at NU 22Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 46 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down
  12. 8:54 · 1st & 10 at WIU 32Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 12 yds to the WIU 20 for a 1ST down
  13. 8:15 · 1st & 10 at WIU 20Cam Porter run for 14 yds to the WIU 6
  14. 7:52 · 1st & Goal at WIU 6Cam Porter run
  15. 7:21 · 2nd & Goal at WIU 6Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 5
  16. 6:44 · 3rd & Goal at WIU 5Hayden Eligon II 5 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Lawson Albright Run for Two-Point Conversion)
  17. 6:44Henry Helms kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  18. 6:36 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Chris Irvin run for 1 yd to the WIU 26
  19. 6:03 · 2nd & 9 at WIU 26Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the WIU 30
  20. 5:15 · 3rd & 5 at WIU 30Chris Irvin pass to Demari Davis for 9 yds to the WIU 39 for a 1ST down
  21. 4:50 · 1st & 10 at WIU 39Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the WIU 43
  22. 4:17 · 2nd & 6 at WIU 43Chris Irvin run for 1 yd to the WIU 44
  23. 3:37 · 3rd & 5 at WIU 44Chris Irvin pass intercepted, Mac Uihlein return for 7 yds to the WIU 47
  24. 3:19 · 1st & 10 at WIU 47Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 16 yds to the WIU 31 for a 1ST down
  25. 2:50 · 1st & 10 at WIU 31Preston Stone pass to Chase Farrell for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 35, to Justin Richardson
  26. 2:42 · 1st & 10 at WIU 34Markell Holman run for 3 yds to the WIU 37
  27. 2:03 · 2nd & 7 at WIU 37Markell Holman run for a loss of 1 yards to the WIU 36
  28. 1:17 · 3rd & 8 at WIU 36Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  29. 1:15 · 4th & 8 at WIU 36Luke Droegemueller punt for 38 yds to the , Drew Wagner returns for 4 yds to the NU 26, Northwestern Penalty, illegalblockinback (10 Yards)
  30. 0:52 · 1st & 10 at NU 20Preston Stone pass to Joseph Himon II for 1 yd to the NU 21
  31. 0:25 · 2nd & 9 at NU 21to Ricky Ahumaraeze for 20 yds to the NU 41 for a 1ST down, Preston Stone pass
  32. 0:00End of 1st quarter.

Q2

  1. 14:50 · 1st & 10 at NU 41Caleb Komolafe run
  2. 14:11 · 2nd & 10 at NU 41to Griffin Wilde, Preston Stone pass incomplete
  3. 14:01 · 3rd & 10 at NU 41Preston Stone pass incomplete
  4. 13:53 · 4th & 10 at NU 41Luke Akers punt for 44 yds to the NU , punt out-of-bounds at the NU
  5. 13:47 · 1st & 10 at WIU 15Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  6. 13:43 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 15Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  7. 13:38 · 3rd & 10 at WIU 15Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  8. 13:30 · 4th & 10 at WIU 15Luke Droegemueller punt for 33 yds to the WIU , punt out-of-bounds at the WIU
  9. 13:25 · 1st & 10 at WIU 48Preston Stone pass incomplete
  10. 13:22 · 2nd & 10 at NU 0Preston Stone pass to Hayden Eligon II, Northwestern Penalty, ineligibledownfieldonpass (Martes Lewis)
  11. 12:51 · 2nd & 15 at NU 0Cam Porter run, Northwestern Penalty, holding (Evan Beerntsen)
  12. 12:13 · 2nd & 25 at NU 37Preston Stone pass to Lawson Albright for 5 yds to the NU 42
  13. 11:25 · 3rd & 20 at NU 42Preston Stone pass to Cam Porter for 7 yds to the NU 49
  14. 11:07 · 4th & 13 at NU 0Northwestern Penalty, falsestart (Robert Fitzgerald)
  15. 10:47 · 4th & 18 at NU 44Luke Akers punt for 41 yds to the NU
  16. 10:40 · 1st & 10 at WIU 15Markell Holman run for 12 yds to the WIU 27
  17. 10:01 · 1st & 10 at WIU 27Chris Irvin pass to Christian Anaya for 5 yds to the WIU 32
  18. 9:31 · 2nd & 5 at WIU 32Chris Irvin pass to Demari Davis for 6 yds to the WIU 38 for a 1ST down
  19. 9:09 · 1st & 10 at WIU 38Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  20. 9:07 · 2nd & 10 at NU 0Chris Irvin pass incomplete, Northwestern Penalty, roughingthepasser (Anto Saka)
  21. 8:53 · 1st & 10 at NU 47Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the NU 43
  22. 8:20 · 2nd & 6 at NU 43Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  23. 8:20 · 3rd & 6 at NU 0Western Illinois Penalty, delayofgame (5 Yards)
  24. 7:57 · 3rd & 11 at NU 48Chris Irvin pass to Joel Salien for 3 yds to the NU 45
  25. 7:46 · 4th & 8 at NU 45Luke Droegemueller punt for 35 yds to the WIU
  26. 7:52 · 4th & 8 at NU 45Timeout Northwestern
  27. 7:36 · 1st & 10 at NU 10Cam Porter run for a loss of 3 yards to the NU 7
  28. 6:48 · 2nd & 13 at NU 7Preston Stone pass to Drew Wagner for 4 yds to the NU 11
  29. 5:55 · 3rd & 9 at NU 11Preston Stone sacked by Peyton Bradford for a loss of 1 yards to the NU 10
  30. 5:38 · 4th & 10 at NU 10Luke Akers punt for 42 yds to the NU
  31. 5:30 · 1st & 10 at WIU 48Markell Holman run
  32. 4:53 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 48Chris Irvin sacked by Michael Kilbane for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 43
  33. 4:14 · 3rd & 15 at WIU 43Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  34. 4:02 · 4th & 15 at WIU 43Luke Droegemueller punt for 40 yds to the WIU
  35. 3:57 · 1st & 10 at NU 17Joseph Himon II run for 10 yds to the NU 27
  36. 3:13 · 1st & 10 at NU 27Joseph Himon II run for 5 yds to the NU 32
  37. 2:33 · 2nd & 5 at NU 32Joseph Himon II run for 10 yds to the NU 42
  38. 1:58 · 1st & 10 at NU 42Joseph Himon II run for a loss of 4 yards to the NU 38
  39. 1:50 · 2nd & 14 at NU 38Preston Stone pass to Cam Porter for 12 yds to the 50 yard line
  40. 1:45 · 3rd & 2 at 50Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the WIU 49
  41. 1:50 · 3rd & 2 at 50Timeout Western Illinois
  42. 1:41 · 4th & 1 at NU 0Cam Porter run, Western Illinois Penalty, offside (Esteban Guillory)
  43. 1:45 · 4th & 1 at WIU 49Timeout Western Illinois
  44. 1:31 · 1st & 10 at WIU 44Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 16 yds to the WIU 28 for a 1ST down
  45. 1:20 · 1st & 10 at WIU 28Preston Stone pass to Ricky Ahumaraeze for 13 yds to the WIU 15 for a 1ST down
  46. 1:11 · 1st & 10 at WIU 15Preston Stone pass incomplete
  47. 1:02 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 15Caleb Komolafe run for 9 yds to the WIU 6
  48. 0:35 · 3rd & 1 at WIU 6Caleb Komolafe run
  49. 0:28 · 4th & 1 at WIU 6Hunter Welcing 6 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Luke Akers Kick)
  50. 0:33 · 4th & 1 at WIU 6Timeout Northwestern

Q3

  1. 10:57coin_toss

Q2

  1. 0:23Henry Helms kickoff for 62 yds to the WIU 12, Chikala Warden returns for 9 yds to the WIU 12
  2. 0:21 · 1st & 10 at WIU 12Markell Holman run for 8 yds to the WIU 20
  3. 0:00End of 2nd quarter.

Q3

  1. 14:54Henry Helms kickoff for 52 yds to the WIU 21, Fabian Báez returns for 8 yds to the WIU 21
  2. 14:46 · 1st & 10 at WIU 21Markell Holman run for 10 yds to the WIU 31
  3. 13:54 · 1st & 10 at WIU 31Christian Anaya pass to Demari Davis for 31 yds to the NU 38 for a 1ST down
  4. 13:33 · 1st & 10 at NU 38Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the NU 36
  5. 12:58 · 2nd & 8 at NU 36Markell Holman run for 4 yds to the NU 32
  6. 12:16 · 3rd & 4 at NU 32Chris Irvin run for 3 yds to the NU 29
  7. 12:23 · 3rd & 4 at NU 32Timeout Western Illinois
  8. 11:19 · 4th & 1 at NU 29Antonio Chadha 48 yd FG MISSED
  9. 11:11 · 1st & 10 at NU 30Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the NU 36
  10. 10:37 · 2nd & 4 at NU 36Preston Stone pass incomplete
  11. 10:00 · 3rd & 4 at NU 36Preston Stone run, Preston Stone run for 13 yds to the
  12. 9:36 · 1st & 10 at NU 49Cam Porter run for 9 yds to the WIU 42
  13. 9:04 · 2nd & 1 at WIU 42Cam Porter run for 11 yds to the WIU 31
  14. 8:31 · 1st & 10 at WIU 31Preston Stone pass to Hayden Eligon II for 12 yds to the WIU 19 for a 1ST down
  15. 8:01 · 1st & 10 at WIU 19Preston Stone pass incomplete
  16. 7:52 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 19Caleb Komolafe run for 2 yds to the WIU 17
  17. 7:10 · 3rd & 8 at WIU 17Preston Stone pass incomplete
  18. 7:06 · 4th & 8 at WIU 17Luke Akers 35 Yd Field Goal
  19. 7:01Henry Helms kickoff for 59 yds to the WIU 21, Chikala Warden returns for 15 yds to the WIU 21
  20. 6:54 · 1st & 10 at WIU 21Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  21. 6:46 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 21Markell Holman run
  22. 6:10 · 3rd & 10 at WIU 21Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  23. 5:57 · 4th & 10 at WIU 21Luke Droegemueller punt for 50 yds to the WIU
  24. 5:43 · 1st & 10 at NU 29Preston Stone pass to Griffin Wilde for 4 yds to the NU 33
  25. 5:06 · 2nd & 6 at NU 33Joseph Himon II run for 16 yds to the NU 49
  26. 4:25 · 1st & 10 at NU 49Preston Stone pass to Joseph Himon II for 14 yds to the WIU 37 for a 1ST down
  27. 3:46 · 1st & 10 at WIU 37Preston Stone pass to Hunter Welcing for 28 yds to the WIU 9 for a 1ST down
  28. 3:00 · 1st & Goal at WIU 9Joseph Himon II run for 5 yds to the WIU 4
  29. 2:22 · 2nd & Goal at WIU 4Preston Stone run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 7
  30. 1:44 · 3rd & Goal at WIU 7Preston Stone pass incomplete
  31. 1:40 · 4th & Goal at WIU 7Luke Akers 25 Yd Field Goal
  32. 1:35Henry Helms kickoff for 59 yds to the WIU 22, Chikala Warden returns for 16 yds to the WIU 22
  33. 1:32 · 1st & 10 at WIU 22Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  34. 1:26 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 22Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  35. 1:19 · 3rd & 10 at WIU 22Chris Irvin pass incomplete
  36. 1:10 · 4th & 10 at WIU 22Luke Droegemueller punt for 32 yds to the NU 43, Drew Wagner returns for a loss of 3 yards to the NU 43
  37. 1:01 · 1st & 10 at NU 43Caleb Komolafe run for 1 yd to the NU 44
  38. 0:24 · 2nd & 9 at NU 44Caleb Komolafe run for 7 yds to the WIU 49
  39. 0:00End of 3rd quarter.

Q4

  1. 14:51 · 3rd & 2 at WIU 49Caleb Komolafe run for 12 yds to the WIU 37
  2. 14:31 · 1st & 10 at WIU 37Caleb Komolafe run for 24 yds to the WIU 13
  3. 13:51 · 1st & 10 at WIU 13Caleb Komolafe run for 6 yds to the WIU 7
  4. 13:06 · 2nd & 4 at WIU 7Caleb Komolafe run for 2 yds to the WIU 5
  5. 12:25 · 3rd & 2 at NU 0Caleb Komolafe run, Western Illinois Penalty, unsportsmanlikeconduct (3 Yards)
  6. 11:48 · 1st & Goal at WIU 2Joseph Himon II run for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 4
  7. 11:14 · 2nd & Goal at WIU 4Joseph Himon II run
  8. 10:43 · 3rd & Goal at WIU 4Drew Wagner 4 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen Kick)
  9. 10:43Henry Helms kickoff for 64 yds to the NU 35
  10. 10:17 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Cason Carswell pass to Markell Holman for 2 yds to the WIU 27
  11. 9:53 · 2nd & 8 at WIU 27Cason Carswell sacked by Carmine Bastone for a loss of 9 yards to the WIU 18
  12. 9:16 · 3rd & 17 at WIU 18Cason Carswell pass to Brandon Lanier for 12 yds to the WIU 30
  13. 8:39 · 4th & 5 at WIU 30Luke Droegemueller punt for 36 yds to the NU 33, Drew Wagner returns for a loss of 1 yards to the NU 33
  14. 8:17 · 1st & 10 at NU 33Daniel Anderson run for 4 yds to the NU 37
  15. 7:49 · 2nd & 6 at NU 37Daniel Anderson run for 5 yds to the NU 42
  16. 7:07 · 3rd & 1 at NU 42Ryan Boe 58 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick)
  17. 7:07Henry Helms kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  18. 6:54 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Brinston Williams run for 4 yds to the WIU 29
  19. 6:19 · 2nd & 6 at WIU 29Cason Carswell pass to Alex Williams for 13 yds to the WIU 42 for a 1ST down
  20. 5:38 · 1st & 10 at WIU 42Cason Carswell run for 9 yds to the NU 49
  21. 5:02 · 2nd & 1 at NU 49Cason Carswell pass to Brandon Lanier for 14 yds to the NU 35 for a 1ST down
  22. 4:41 · 1st & 10 at NU 35Cason Carswell pass incomplete
  23. 4:33 · 2nd & 10 at NU 35Brinston Williams run for 7 yds to the NU 28
  24. 3:53 · 3rd & 3 at NU 28Cason Carswell run for 8 yds to the NU 20
  25. 3:20 · 1st & 10 at NU 0Cason Carswell pass to Alex Williams for 3 yds to the NU 17, Northwestern Penalty, facemask (Jalen Lewis)
  26. 2:53 · 1st & Goal at NU 8Cason Carswell pass incomplete
  27. 2:47 · 2nd & Goal at NU 8Christian Anaya 8 Yd pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha Kick)
  28. 2:47Antonio Chadha kickoff for 61 yds to the WIU 35, punt out-of-bounds at the WIU 35
  29. 2:37 · 1st & 10 at NU 35Dashun Reeder run for 3 yds to the NU 38
  30. 1:48 · 2nd & 7 at NU 38Dashun Reeder run for 4 yds to the NU 42
  31. 1:08 · 3rd & 3 at NU 42Dashun Reeder run for 6 yds to the NU 48
  32. 0:37 · 1st & 10 at NU 48Ryan Boe takes a knee
  33. 0:00End of 4th quarter.

Q1

  1. 11:58 · 3rd & 3 at WIU 43WIU 0, NU 7Cam Porter 43 Yd Run (Luke Akers Kick)
  2. 6:44 · 3rd & Goal at WIU 5WIU 0, NU 15Hayden Eligon II 5 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Lawson Albright Run for Two-Point Conversion)

Q2

  1. 0:28 · 4th & 1 at WIU 6WIU 0, NU 22Hunter Welcing 6 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Luke Akers Kick)

Q3

  1. 7:06 · 4th & 8 at WIU 17WIU 0, NU 25Luke Akers 35 Yd Field Goal
  2. 1:40 · 4th & Goal at WIU 7WIU 0, NU 28Luke Akers 25 Yd Field Goal

Q4

  1. 10:43 · 3rd & Goal at WIU 4WIU 0, NU 35Drew Wagner 4 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen Kick)
  2. 7:07 · 3rd & 1 at NU 42WIU 0, NU 42Ryan Boe 58 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick)
  3. 2:47 · 2nd & Goal at NU 8WIU 7, NU 42Christian Anaya 8 Yd pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha Kick)

Game leaders

LeathernecksWestern Illinois

Northwestern

Box score

PassingC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Cason Carswell6/8526.510--
Chris Irvin5/18271.501--
Christian Anaya1/13131.000--
RushingCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Markell Holman13524.0012
Chris Irvin500.003
Cason Carswell382.709
Brinston Williams2115.507
ReceivingRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Christian Anaya3175.718
Demari Davis34615.3031
Alex Williams2168.0013
Brandon Lanier22613.0014
Joel Salien133.003
Markell Holman122.002
DefenseTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Justin Richardson11601000
Christian S. Pierce10500000
Malini Ti'a10200000
Buju Aumua-Tuisavura9300000
Kevin Washington Jr.8502000
Esteban Guillory6300100
Chikala Warden5300100
Don Paul Keith3200000
Special teams and turnovers
FumblesFUMLOSTREC
Justin Richardson001
Kick returnsNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Chikala Warden34013.3160
Fabian Baez22311.5150
KickingFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Antonio Chadha0/00.001/11
PuntingNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Luke Droegemueller831138.90250

Video

1:05Western Illinois vs. Northwestern Game Highlights | 2025ESPN video
0:30Preston Stone throws 5-yard touchdown pass vs. Western Illinois0:16Preston Stone throws 4-yard touchdown pass to Drew Wagner0:11Luke Akers kicks 25-yard field goal0:32End Zone! Cam Porter scores 43-yard rushing touchdown
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