Northwestern 23, Minnesota 17
October 13, 2001 - Ryan Field - Evanston, IL
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Northwestern 23, Minnesota 17 October 13, 2001 - Ryan Field - Evanston, IL |
NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MINNESOTA 3 7 0 7 17 NORTHWESTERN (24) 13 7 3 0 23 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QTR: NORW - TD, DAMIEN ANDERSON 4 YD RUN (DAVID WASIELEWSKI KICK), 6:35 MINN - FG, DAN NYSTROM 25 YD, 10:04 NORW - TD, SAM SIMMONS 29 YD PASS FROM ZAK KUSTOK (PAT FAILED), 10:34 2ND QTR: MINN - TD, ASAD ABDUL-KHALIQ 1 YD RUN (DAN NYSTROM KICK), 2:03 NORW - TD, SAM SIMMONS 71 YD PUNT RETURN (DAVID WASIELEWSKI KICK), 12:13 3RD QTR: NORW - FG, DAVID WASIELEWSKI 40 YD, 8:03 4TH QTR: MINN - TD, RON JOHNSON 40 YD PASS FROM TRAVIS COLE (DAN NYSTROM KICK), 14:28
Extended BoxNCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- Minnesota 3 7 0 7 17 Northwestern 13 7 3 0 23 FINAL
Northwestern-D Anderson 4 run (Wasielewski kick) Minnesota-FG Nystrom 25 Northwestern-Simmons 29 pass from Kustok (kick failed) Minnesota-Abdul-khaliq 1 run (Nystrom kick) Northwestern-Simmons 71 punt return (Wasielewski kick) Northwestern-FG Wasielewski 40 Minnesota-R Johnson 40 pass from Cole (Nystrom kick)
Minnesota Northwestern First downs 24 21 Rushed-yards 50-257 46-113 Passing yards 143 237 Sacked-yards lost 2-12 3-25 Return yards 61 81 Passes 10-34-3 22-32-1 Punts 8-37.1 8-45.9 Fumbles-lost 4-0 4-0 Penalties-yards 9-65 7-75 Time of possession 29:43 30:17
Individual Statistics RUSHING: Minnesota-T Redmon 25-143, Barber 8-57, Abdul-khaliq 9-55, Henderson 2-12, D Johnson 1-7, Cole 5-minus 17. Northwestern-D Anderson 22-86, Lawrence 5-33, Simmons 1-21, Kustok 16-13, Team 2-minus 40.
PASSING: Minnesota-Abdul-khaliq 4-18-3-36, Cole 6-16-0-107. Northwestern-Kustok 22-32-1-237.
RECEIVING: Minnesota-Henderson 4-47, R Johnson 3-65, A Burns 2-16, Eugene 1-15. Northwestern-Simmons 7-97, K Patrick 6-46, Schweighardt 5-58, Foster 2-16, Aikens 1-11, Jordan 1-9.
Att: 31,097
Game StoryEVANSTON, Illinois (Ticker) -- Damien Anderson and Zak Kustok did their damage in the first quarter and Northwestern hung tough in the end in yet another close contest.
Anderson scored on a four-yard run 6:35 into the game and Kustok threw a 29-yard touchdown pass 10 minutes later as the 24th-ranked Wildcats defeated Big Ten Conference rival Minnesota for the fifth time in six games, 23-17.
The two Northwestern stars did not post their usual big numbers, but the Wildcats (4-1, 2-1 Big Ten) rebounded from last weekend's 38-20 loss at Ohio State and improved to 7-0 under Randy Walker in games decided by seven points or less.
Anderson carried 22 times for 86 yards and Kustok completed 22-of-32 attempts for 237 yards and the one touchdown with one interception.
After Anderson's TD, Dan Nystrom got the Golden Gophers (1-4, 0-3) on the scoreboard by booting a 25-yard field goal with 4:56 to play in the opening quarter.
The Wildcats, however, needed just 30 seconds to strike back, taking a 13-3 lead on Kustok's 29-yard scoring pass to Sam Simmons.
Simmons also shocked Minnesota later in the first half when he returned a a punt 71 yards for a touchdown to give the Wildcats a 20-10 lead with a little under three minutes left in the second quarter.
A 40-yard field goal by David Wasielewski pushed Northwestern's advantage to 23-10 midway through the third quarter.
The Golden Gophers did hold a 400-350 total yards advantage and backup Travis Cole led them on a touchdown drive in the waning moments. Starter Asah Abdul-Khaliq was just 4-of-18 with three interceptions.
Cole hit Ron Johnson for a 40-yard score with 32 seconds left, giving Minnesota hope.
However, wide receiver Kunle Patrick recovered the ensuing onside kick, sealing the victory for the Wildcats.
Tellis Redmon totaled 143 yards on 25 carries for the Golden Gophers, who have lost three in a row.