College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 23, Howard 20
When: 3:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, October 7, 2023
Where: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Attendance: 22160
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Howard 0 0 7 13 20
Northwestern 9 7 7 0 23
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 12:51
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 7 - Howard 0
Brendan Sullivan 35 yd. run (Jack Olsen kick)
1st Quarter - 8:53
Northwestern   S  Northwestern 9 - Howard 0
Quinton Williams tackled in end zone by Xander Mueller for a safety
2nd Quarter - 0:26
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 16 - Howard 0
Bryce Kirtz 4 yd. pass from Brendan Sullivan (Jack Olsen kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:05
Howard   TD  Northwestern 16 - Howard 7
Ja'Shawn Scroggins 1 yd. run (Dylan West kick)
3rd Quarter - 2:46
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 23 - Howard 7
Cam Johnson 35 yd. pass from Brendan Sullivan (Jack Olsen kick)
4th Quarter - 7:40
Howard   TD  Northwestern 23 - Howard 13
Eden James 64 yd. run (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 2:32
Howard   TD  Northwestern 23 - Howard 20
Jarett Hunter 1 yd. run (Dylan West kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Howard Northwestern
W‑L 2 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Howard Northwestern
Score 20 23
1st Downs 18 21
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-15
47%		 7-for-13
54%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-3
33%		 0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 331 312
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 36-162 46-181
Average/Rush 4.5 3.9
Passing
Comp-Att 18-30 13-18
Passing Yards 169 131
Average/Pass Play 5.1 6.0
Penalties-Yards 8-52 8-46
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26
PLAYER STATS
Howard (2 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
Q. Williams 18/30 169 0 0
Northwestern (3 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Sullivan 13/18 131 2 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
E. James 21 177 8.4 1
K. Hawthorne 1 7 7.0 0
J. Hunter 3 5 1.7 1
I. Wheeler 4 2 0.5 0
J. Scroggins 1 1 1.0 1
T. Bedell 1 -2 -2.0 0
Q. Williams 4 -27 -6.8 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
C. Porter 18 78 4.3 0
A. Tyus III 7 44 6.3 0
B. Sullivan 15 38 2.5 1
J. Himon II 3 21 7.0 0
C. Johnson 1 8 8.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
R. Ilarraza 7 65 9.3 0
E. James 3 36 12.0 0
K. Hawthorne 2 30 15.0 0
N. Hezekiah 2 18 9.0 0
B. Smith 2 11 5.5 0
W. Dennis Jr. 1 7 7.0 0
I. Wheeler 1 2 2.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Johnson 4 55 13.8 1
B. Kirtz 4 41 10.2 1
C. Johnson II 3 24 8.0 0
J. Himon II 1 6 6.0 0
C. Mangieri 1 5 5.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
X. Mueller 2.0 21.0
R. Hagarty 1.0 8.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
X. Mueller 7 0
T. Johnson 5 0
R. Heard II 5 0
M. Uihlein 4 0
J. Pate 4 0
C. Azema 4 1
R. Hagarty 4 1
G. Hollis Jr. 3 0
B. Gallagher 3 1
R. Pearson 2 0
D. Turner 2 0
E. Smith 2 0
J. Joseph 1 0
K. Soares Jr. 1 0
N. Story 1 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
X. Mueller 3.0 24.0
R. Hagarty 1.0 8.0
M. Uihlein 1.0 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles