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Minnesota at Northwestern

Nov 23, 2019 • Completed

Season 2019RegularWeek 13

Away

Minnesota

Big Ten

Final Score

38 - 22

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Home

Northwestern

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Northwestern222
Minnesota423

Passing Yards

Northwestern95
Minnesota211

Rushing Yards

Northwestern127
Minnesota212

Turnovers

Northwestern0
Minnesota1

Game Conditions

ConditionOvercast
Temperature34°F
Wind10 mph SW

Humidity

74%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Tanner Morgan

Minnesota

YDS: 211

Rushing

Rodney Smith

Minnesota

YDS: 77

Receiving

Tyler Johnson

Minnesota

YDS: 125

Tackles

Austin Winfield

Minnesota

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Northwestern28:42
Minnesota31:18

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Minnesota beats Northwestern 38-22

Standard

Minnesota defeated Northwestern 38-22 in Week 13 of the 2019 regular slate, finishing with a 423-222 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Minnesota set the terms early in a game that finished 38-22. Rashod Bateman 19 Yd pass from Tanner Morgan (Michael Lantz Kick) came with {'seconds': 4, 'minutes': 8} left in the first quarter, giving Minnesota the first major swing.

Minnesota's box score carried the story: 423 total yards, 212 rushing yards, and 211 passing yards. Northwestern finished with 222 total yards, including 127 on the ground and 95 through the air.

Minnesota converted 9-11 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-0, Minnesota led 21-9 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Michael Lantz 37 Yd Field Goal.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Rashod Bateman 19 Yd pass from Tanner Morgan (Michael Lantz Kick) (Minnesota led 7-0 over Northwestern).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Shannon Brooks 9 Yd Run (Michael Lantz Kick) (Minnesota led 14-0 over Northwestern).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jace James 9 Yd pass from Andrew Marty (Charlie Kuhbander Kick) (Northwestern led 9-21 over Minnesota).

  • Safety

    Tanner Morgan sacked for loss of 6 yards to the Minn 0 by Joe Gaziano, Team Safety. MINNESOTA Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Tanner Morgan) (Minnesota led 21-2 over Northwestern).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Rashod Bateman 10 Yd pass from Tanner Morgan (Michael Lantz Kick) (Minnesota led 21-0 over Northwestern).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Rashod Bateman 7 Yd pass from Tanner Morgan (Michael Lantz Kick) (Minnesota led 28-9 over Northwestern).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-22

    Minnesota defeated Northwestern.

  • Total yards

    423-222

    Minnesota held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    212

    Minnesota averaged 5.4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    211

    Minnesota averaged 9.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    9-11

    Minnesota's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-15

    Northwestern's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticNorthwesternMinnesota
Total Yards222423
Passing Yards95211
Rushing Yards127212
First Downs1323
Third Down Efficiency7-159-11
Fourth Down Efficiency1-10-0
Total Penalties (Yards)5-366-46
Turnovers01
Completions / Attempts8-1215-23
Rushing Attempts4939
Passing TDs14
Rushing TDs21
Kicking Points28
Possession Time28:4231:18
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)