Final
Northwestern 21
(6-1, 2-1 Big Ten)
Minnesota 13
(4-2, 0-2 Big Ten)
Coverage: ESPN2
12:00 PM ET, October 13, 2012
TCF Bank Stadium, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Top Performers
Passing: M. Shortell (MINN) - 103 YDS
Rushing: V. Mark (NW) - 20 CAR, 182 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: A. Barker (MINN) - 3 REC, 49 YDS
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Northwestern at 15:00 | NW | MINN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Flaherty kickoff for 49 yards returned by Lamonte Edwards for 10 yards, fumbled, recovered by Nwest C.J. Bryant at the Minn 26. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northwestern at 14:49 | NW | MINN | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 26 | Venric Mark rush for 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 6 | 0 | |
| Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD. | 7 | 0 | ||
| Steve Flaherty kickoff for 59 yards returned by KJ Maye for 4 yards to the Minn 10. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 1 play 26 yards, 00:11 NORTHWSTRN TD | ||||
| Minnesota at 14:49 | NW | MINN | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 10 | Donnell Kirkwood rush for 2 yards to the Minn 12. | 7 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 8 at MINN 12 | Max Shortell rush for 9 yards to the Minn 21 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 21 | Max Shortell pass complete to Devin Crawford-Tufts for 4 yards to the Minn 25. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at MINN 25 | Marcus Jones rush for 8 yards to the Minn 33 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 33 | Max Shortell pass incomplete to Devin Crawford-Tufts. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at MINN 33 | Max Shortell pass complete to MarQueis Gray for 16 yards to the Minn 49 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 49 | Donnell Kirkwood rush for 6 yards to the Nwest 45. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at NW 45 | Max Shortell pass complete to A.J. Barker for 10 yards to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 35 | Marcus Jones rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 33. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at NW 33 | NORTHWESTERN penalty 15 yard Personal Foul on Deonte Gibson accepted. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 18 | Max Shortell pass incomplete to A.J. Barker, broken up by Nick VanHoose. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 18 | Donnell Kirkwood rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 14. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NW 14 | Max Shortell pass incomplete to Isaac Fruechte. | |||
| 4th and 6 at NW 14 | Jordan Wettstein 31 yard field goal GOOD. | 7 | 3 | |
| Jordan Wettstein kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: MINNESOTA drive: 12 plays 76 yards, 05:41 MINNESOTA FG | ||||
| Northwestern at 9:08 | NW | MINN | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 25 | Kain Colter pass complete to Rashad Lawrence for 7 yards to the Nwest 32. | 7 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 3 at NW 32 | Venric Mark rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 35 | Kain Colter pass complete to Dan Vitale for 5 yards to the Nwest 40. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at NW 40 | Venric Mark rush for 47 yards to the Minn 13 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 13 | Kain Colter pass complete to Cameron Dickerson for 8 yards to the Minn 5. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at MINN 5 | Venric Mark rush for 1 yard to the Minn 4. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at MINN 4 | NORTHWESTERN penalty 5 yard Substitution Infraction accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at MINN 9 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 5:49. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at MINN 9 | MINNESOTA penalty 7 yard Pass Interference on Troy Stoudermire accepted. | |||
| 1st and Goal at MINN 2 | Venric Mark rush for no gain to the Minn 2. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at MINN 2 | Kain Colter rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 13 | 3 | |
| Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD. | 14 | 3 | ||
| Steve Flaherty kickoff for 51 yards returned by KJ Maye for 15 yards to the Minn 29. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 8 plays 75 yards, 04:00 NORTHWSTRN TD | ||||
| Minnesota at 5:08 | NW | MINN | ||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 29 | Rodrick Williams Jr. rush for 4 yards to the Minn 33. | 14 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 6 at MINN 33 | Max Shortell rush for 2 yards to the Minn 35. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at MINN 35 | Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 3:44. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at MINN 35 | MarQueis Gray pass complete to Drew Goodger for 6 yards to the Minn 41 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at MINN 41 | MINNESOTA penalty 5 yard False Start on Josh Campion accepted. | |||
| 1st and 15 at MINN 36 | Donnell Kirkwood rush for 6 yards to the Minn 42. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at MINN 42 | MarQueis Gray rush for 5 yards to the Minn 47. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at MINN 47 | MarQueis Gray pass complete to Andre McDonald for 14 yards to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 39 | MarQueis Gray pass incomplete to Derrick Engel, broken up by Nick VanHoose. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 39 | MarQueis Gray pass complete to Lincoln Plsek for 9 yards to the Nwest 30. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 30 | Donnell Kirkwood rush for 5 yards to the Nwest 25 for a 1ST down. | |||
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
