College Football · Week 2 · 2025
Western Illinois 7, Northwestern 42
Fri, Sep 5
NovaModel entering Week 2
Built only from games played before this one.
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#115
36.0
Box Score
| Western Illinois | NU | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Score | 42 |
| 181 | Total Yards | 526 |
| 71 | Rushing Yards | 281 |
| 110 | Passing Yards | 245 |
| 3.6 | Yards / Play | 7.5 |
| 10 | First Downs | 24 |
| 2/12 (17%) | 3rd Down | 8/16 (50%) |
| 0/0 | 4th Down | 1/1 (100%) |
| 3-13 | Penalties | 6-54 |
| 24:06 | Time of Possession | 35:54 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles Lost | 1 |
Top Performers
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Passing
Preston Stone
245 YDS
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Rushing
Cam Porter
91 YDS
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Receiving
Griffin Wilde
94 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 2.
| Western Illinois | NU | |
|---|---|---|
– | Record | 0-1 |
– | Streak | L1 |
– | Last 1 | |
– | Points / game | 3.0 |
– | Allowed / game | 23.0 |
– | Rank this season | #115 |
– | Off. / def. rank | #127 / #74 |
– | vs top 25 | 0-1 |
– | Avg. opp. rank | #20 |
– | Rest | 6 days |
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston StoneQB | 21/29 | 245 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 53.9 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam PorterRB | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 1 | 43 |
| Caleb KomolafeRB | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 24 |
| Ryan BoeQB | 1 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 58 |
| Joseph Himon IIRB | 8 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Dashun ReederRB | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Daniel AndersonRB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Preston StoneQB | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin WildeWR | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 46 |
| Ricky AhumaraezeWR | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Hunter WelcingTE | 2 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 28 |
| Cam PorterRB | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Hayden Eligon IIWR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Joseph Himon IIRB | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Drew WagnerWR | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Lawson AlbrightTE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Chase FarrellWR | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alijah JonesDB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Carmine BastoneDL | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Dillon TatumDB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Mac UihleinLB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael KilbaneDL | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Robert FitzgeraldDB | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Evan SmithDB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jack Sadowsky VLB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Richie HagartyDL | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Yanni KarlaftisLB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Fred Davis IIDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Aidan HubbardDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Braden TurnerDB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Braydon BrusLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Brendan FlakesDL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Callen CampbellDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Garner WallaceDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jalen LewisDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Josh FussellDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Mason MayneDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Tyler GantDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Anto SakaDE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| Luke AkersP | 8 | 35 |
| Jack OlsenPK | 2 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke AkersP | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew WagnerWR | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase FarrellWR | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Preston StoneQB | 1 | 0 | 0 |
