Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Northwestern | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Northwestern | 10 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| Minnesota | Qtr | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 10 |
| 21 | Q2 | 3 |
| 7 | Q3 | 15 |
| 7 | Q4 | 10 |
| 35 | Final | 38 |
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Q1 12:05 Touchdown Northwestern Caleb Komolafe Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush middle for 46 yards gain to the MIN00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 0-7
Q1 0:51 Field goal Northwestern Jack Olsen #82 J.Olsen field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 0-10
Q2 13:35 Touchdown Minnesota Darius Taylor No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Taylor rush right for 1 yard gain to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN. #92 B.Denaburg kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #80 A.Soukup) 7-10
Q2 7:38 Field goal Northwestern Jack Olsen #82 J.Olsen field goal attempt from 35 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 7-13
Q2 3:09 Touchdown Minnesota Javon Tracy No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short left to #11 J.Tracy caught at NU 05, for 5 yards to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #92 B.Denaburg kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #80 A.Soukup) 14-13
Q2 0:12 Touchdown Minnesota Javon Tracy No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete deep middle to #11 J.Tracy caught at NU 04, for 24 yards to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #92 B.Denaburg kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #80 A.Soukup) 21-13
Q3 12:43 Touchdown Minnesota Javon Tracy No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete deep right to #11 J.Tracy caught at NU 00, for 28 yards to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #92 B.Denaburg kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #80 A.Soukup) 28-13
Q3 7:01 Touchdown Northwestern Griffin Wilde Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short left to #17 G.Wilde caught at MIN00, for 4 yards to the MIN00 TOUCHDOWN. #94 H.Helms pass attempt Successful #41 R.Preckel pass attempt Successful 28-21
Q3 0:28 Touchdown Northwestern Joseph Himon II Shotgun #6 J.Himon II rush left for 20 yards gain to the MIN00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 28-28
Q4 10:20 Touchdown Northwestern Caleb Komolafe Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short right to #5 C.Komolafe caught at MIN01, for 2 yards to the MIN00 TOUCHDOWN. #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 28-35
Q4 8:20 Touchdown Minnesota Le'Meke Brockington No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short left to #0 L.Brockington caught at NU 00, for 8 yards to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN. #92 B.Denaburg kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #80 A.Soukup) 35-35
Q4 0:53 Field goal Northwestern Jack Olsen #82 J.Olsen field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 35-38
Rivalry highlights
Series record
56-38
Minnesota first, 99 meetings since 1892
Series leader
Minnesota
Minnesota lead 56-38 in 99 meetings since 1892
Widest recent margin
28 points
Northwestern 3-31 Minnesota, 2022
Tightest recent margin
3 points
Minnesota 35-38 Northwestern, 2025
Highest recent total
73 points
Minnesota 35-38 Northwestern, 2025
Head to head
Full rivalry page Minnesota 56 99 meetings since 1892 38 Northwestern
Minnesota lead 56-38 in 99 meetings since 1892 Series leader: Minnesota.
Team stats, this game
MinnesotaNorthwestern323Total yards525
264Passing yards305
59Rushing yards220
0Turnovers1
1Sacks1
15First downs25
31Penalty yards76
Key players by position
| Minnesota | Pos | Northwestern |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
MINN NU Minnesota vs Northwestern player stats
Passing
| Minnesota | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Lindsey | 20/30 | 264 | 4 | 0 |
| Northwestern | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Stone | 25/30 | 305 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Boe | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Minnesota | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Taylor | 10 | 43 | 1 | 27 |
| Fame Ijeboi | 5 | 23 | 0 | 9 |
| Lemeke Brockington | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Lindsey | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Komolafe | 22 | 129 | 1 | 46 |
| Joseph Himon II | 7 | 47 | 1 | 20 |
| Preston Stone | 4 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| Ryan Boe | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| Lawson Albright | 2 | -7 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| Minnesota | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javon Tracy | 4 | 87 | 3 | 30 |
| Malachi Coleman | 1 | 52 | 0 | 52 |
| Lemeke Brockington | 4 | 43 | 1 | 15 |
| Darius Taylor | 6 | 37 | 0 | 11 |
| Jalen Smith | 2 | 24 | 0 | 20 |
| Drew Biber | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Jameson Geers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Northwestern | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Eligon Ii | 7 | 127 | 0 | 38 |
| Griffin Wilde | 11 | 111 | 1 | 17 |
| Ricky Ahumaraeze | 2 | 39 | 0 | 30 |
| Hunter Welcing | 3 | 29 | 0 | 15 |
| Caleb Komolafe | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Joseph Himon II | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Minnesota | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koi Perich | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maverick Baranowski | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Kerry Brown | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Kingsbury | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Aidan Gousby | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaionte McMillan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deven Eastern | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Green | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Za'Quan Bryan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Karmo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derik LeCaptain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Turner | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Uihlein | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Fitzgerald | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Josh Fussell | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braydon Brus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garner Wallace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Michael Kilbane | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Akers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Welcing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najee Story | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anto Saka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Minnesota | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Denaburg | 0/2 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| Northwestern | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Olsen | 3/3 | 35 | 3/3 | 12 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Minnesota: last 15 games before this one
9-6 in the last 15 · 22.9 scored · 21.5 allowed
WON 25-17 scored 25 · allowed 17 See game LOST 19-26 scored 19 · allowed 26 See game LOST 25-26 scored 25 · allowed 26 See game WON 24-7 scored 24 · allowed 7 See game WON 24-10 scored 24 · allowed 10 See game WON 23-10 scored 23 · allowed 10 See game WON 66-0 scored 66 · allowed 0 See game LOST 14-27 scored 14 · allowed 27 See game WON 31-28 scored 31 · allowed 28 See game LOST 3-42 scored 3 · allowed 42 See game WON 27-20 scored 27 · allowed 20 See game WON 24-6 scored 24 · allowed 6 See game LOST 3-41 scored 3 · allowed 41 See game WON 23-20 scored 23 · allowed 20 See game LOST 13-42 scored 13 · allowed 42 See game
Northwestern: last 15 games before this one
6-9 in the last 15 · 20.0 scored · 25.0 allowed
LOST 14-40 scored 14 · allowed 40 See game WON 26-20 scored 26 · allowed 20 See game LOST 7-31 scored 7 · allowed 31 See game LOST 6-50 scored 6 · allowed 50 See game LOST 28-38 scored 28 · allowed 38 See game LOST 3-23 scored 3 · allowed 23 See game WON 42-7 scored 42 · allowed 7 See game LOST 14-34 scored 14 · allowed 34 See game WON 17-14 scored 17 · allowed 14 See game WON 42-7 scored 42 · allowed 7 See game WON 22-21 scored 22 · allowed 21 See game WON 19-0 scored 19 · allowed 0 See game LOST 21-28 scored 21 · allowed 28 See game LOST 17-38 scored 17 · allowed 38 See game LOST 22-24 scored 22 · allowed 24 See game
The matchup
| Minnesota | Split | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|
| 6-4 | 2025 record entering | 5-5 |
| 4-3 | Conference | 3-4 |
| 227 | Points for | 219 |
| 236 | Points against | 196 |
| L1 | Form | L3 |
Recent meetings
2025
Minnesota 35 : 38 Northwestern
35 : 38 Northwestern 2023
Minnesota 34 : 37 Northwestern
34 : 37 Northwestern 2022
Northwestern 3 : 31 Minnesota
3 : 31 Minnesota 2021
Minnesota 41 : 14 Northwestern
41 : 14 Northwestern 2019
Minnesota 38 : 22 Northwestern
38 : 22 Northwestern 2018
Northwestern 24 : 14 Minnesota
24 : 14 Minnesota Minnesota · QB Drake Lindsey Pass yards
1087
Pass TD
8
Comp-Att
105-157
INT
4
Jr. rush
307 yds
Jennings rec
345 yds
Northwestern · QB Aidan Chiles Pass yards
900
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
63-89
INT
0
Komolafe rush
290 yds
Wilde rec
281 yds
5 
Drake Lindsey QB 6 
Max Shikenjanski QB 9 Emmett Morehead QB 12 Jackson Kollock QB 14 
Dylan Wittke QB 1 
Darius Taylor RB 2 
A.J. Turner RB 2 
Fame Ijeboi RB 9 
Xavier Ford RB 21 
Grant Washington RB 22 Tre Berry RB 23 Cam Davis RB 34 Johann Cardenas RB 0 
Le'Meke Brockington WR 4 
Cristian Driver WR 6 Legend Lyons WR 7 
Bradley Martino WR 8 
Jalen Smith WR 11 
Javon Tracy WR 16 
Malachi Coleman WR 17 
Logan Loya WR 17 
Kenric Lanier II WR 18 
Quentin Redding WR 18 
Donielle Hayes WR 19 
Pierce Walsh TE 44 
Frank Bierman TE 82 
Julian Johnson TE 83 
Sam Peters TE 84 Jack DiSano TE 86 
Jameson Geers TE 87 
Drew Biber TE 88 
Jacob Simpson TE 50 
Nathan Roy OL 51 
Kahlee Tafai OL 51 
Daniel Shipp OL 52 Spencer Alvarez OL 55 
Jerome Williams OL 56 
Brett Carroll OL 58 
Jaden Ball OL 59 
Tony Nelson OL 60 
Kaveon Lee OL 65 
Greg Johnson OL 70 Aluma Nkele OL 73 Dylan Ray OL 74 Marcellus Marshall OL 75 Reese Tripp OL 75 
Mark Handy OL 77 
Nick Spence OL 78 
Ashton Beers OL 0 
Anthony Smith DL 1 
Jaxon Howard DL 11 
Karter Menz DL 11 Steven Curtis DL 16 
Rushawn Lawrence DL 33 
Rhett Hlavacka DL 45 
Sam Macy DL 46 
Lucas Finnessy DL 47 
Enoch Atewogbola DL 50 
Mo Omonode DL 55 
Jaylin Hicks DL 56 
Jay'Quan Stubbs DL 89 
Nate Becker DL 91 
Deven Eastern DL 93 
Riley Sunram DL 94 
Mo Saine DL 95 
Colin Hansen DL 96 
Abu Tarawallie DL 97 
Jalen Logan-Redding DL 98 
Adam Kissayi DL 99 
Theorin Randle DL 2 
Emmanuel Karmo LB 4 Drew Wilson LB 6 
Maverick Baranowski LB 9 Devon Williams LB 19 
Joey Gerlach LB 20 
Jeff Roberson LB 35 
Derik LeCaptain LB 35 
Nate Cleveland LB 44 
Ethan Stendel LB 46 
Mason Carrier LB 49 
Matt Kingsbury LB 2 
Jaylen Bowden DB 3 
Koi Perich DB 4 
Zack Harden DB 7 
Aidan Gousby DB 8 
Mike Gerald DB 9 
Garrison Monroe DB 12 
Darius Green DB 13 
Zahir Rainer DB 14 
Kerry Brown DB 15 
Samuel Madu DB 17 
John Nestor DB 18 
Rhyland Kelly DB 21 
Naiim Parrish DB 22 
Evan Redding DB 22 Ethan Carrier DB 24 
Jai'Onte' McMillan DB 24 
Harrison Brun DB 27 
Simon Seidl DB 3 
Za'Quan Bryan CB 30 Sam Henson PK 36 
Daniel Jackson PK 92 
Brady Denaburg PK 98 David Kemp PK 42 
Tom Weston P 51 Caleb McGrath P 91 
Brody Richter P 91 Luke Ryerse P 52 
Alan Soukup LS 53 
Jakob Lutz LS
Drake Lindsey QB 6 Max Shikenjanski QB 9 Emmett Morehead QB 12 Jackson Kollock QB 14 Dylan Wittke QB 1 Darius Taylor RB 2 A.J. Turner RB 2 Fame Ijeboi RB 9 Xavier Ford RB 21 Grant Washington RB 22 Tre Berry RB 23 Cam Davis RB 34 Johann Cardenas RB 0 Le'Meke Brockington WR 4 Cristian Driver WR 6 Legend Lyons WR 7 Bradley Martino WR 8 Jalen Smith WR 11 Javon Tracy WR 16 Malachi Coleman WR 17 Logan Loya WR 17 Kenric Lanier II WR 18 Quentin Redding WR 18 Donielle Hayes WR 19 Pierce Walsh TE 44 Frank Bierman TE 82 Julian Johnson TE 83 Sam Peters TE 84 Jack DiSano TE 86 Jameson Geers TE 87 Drew Biber TE 88 Jacob Simpson TE 50 Nathan Roy OL 51 Kahlee Tafai OL 51 Daniel Shipp OL 52 Spencer Alvarez OL 55 Jerome Williams OL 56 Brett Carroll OL 58 Jaden Ball OL 59 Tony Nelson OL 60 Kaveon Lee OL 65 Greg Johnson OL 70 Aluma Nkele OL 73 Dylan Ray OL 74 Marcellus Marshall OL 75 Reese Tripp OL 75 Mark Handy OL 77 Nick Spence OL 78 Ashton Beers OL 0 Anthony Smith DL 1 Jaxon Howard DL 11 Karter Menz DL 11 Steven Curtis DL 16 Rushawn Lawrence DL 33 Rhett Hlavacka DL 45 Sam Macy DL 46 Lucas Finnessy DL 47 Enoch Atewogbola DL 50 Mo Omonode DL 55 Jaylin Hicks DL 56 Jay'Quan Stubbs DL 89 Nate Becker DL 91 Deven Eastern DL 93 Riley Sunram DL 94 Mo Saine DL 95 Colin Hansen DL 96 Abu Tarawallie DL 97 Jalen Logan-Redding DL 98 Adam Kissayi DL 99 Theorin Randle DL 2 Emmanuel Karmo LB 4 Drew Wilson LB 6 Maverick Baranowski LB 9 Devon Williams LB 19 Joey Gerlach LB 20 Jeff Roberson LB 35 Derik LeCaptain LB 35 Nate Cleveland LB 44 Ethan Stendel LB 46 Mason Carrier LB 49 Matt Kingsbury LB 2 Jaylen Bowden DB 3 Koi Perich DB 4 Zack Harden DB 7 Aidan Gousby DB 8 Mike Gerald DB 9 Garrison Monroe DB 12 Darius Green DB 13 Zahir Rainer DB 14 Kerry Brown DB 15 Samuel Madu DB 17 John Nestor DB 18 Rhyland Kelly DB 21 Naiim Parrish DB 22 Evan Redding DB 22 Ethan Carrier DB 24 Jai'Onte' McMillan DB 24 Harrison Brun DB 27 Simon Seidl DB 3 Za'Quan Bryan CB 30 Sam Henson PK 36 Daniel Jackson PK 92 Brady Denaburg PK 98 David Kemp PK 42 Tom Weston P 51 Caleb McGrath P 91 Brody Richter P 91 Luke Ryerse P 52 Alan Soukup LS 53 Jakob Lutz LS 2 
Ryan Boe QB 8 
Preston Stone QB 13 
Gavin Frakes QB 15 
Sean Winton QB 4 
Cam Porter RB 5 
Caleb Komolafe RB 6 
Joseph Himon II RB 12 
Marcus Romain RB 22 
Daniel Anderson RB 24 
Dashun Reeder RB 26 
Albert Kunickis III RB 36 Ronny Johnson RB 3 
Frank Covey IV WR 8 
Hayden Eligon II WR 10 
Ricky Ahumaraeze WR 14 
Dube Enongene WR 16 
Brennan Saxe WR 17 
Griffin Wilde WR 18 
Camp Magee WR 19 
Drew Wagner WR 20 
Chase Farrell WR 35 Tate Crane WR 80 
Braden Blueitt WR 87 
Carson Grove WR 89 
Cam Russell WR 41 
Robby Preckel TE 43 
Noah LaPorte TE 48 
Tyler Kielmeyer TE 81 
Chris Petrucci TE 83 
Blake Van Buren TE 84 
Hunter Welcing TE 86 
Lawson Albright TE 88 
Alex Lines TE 53 Talan Chandler OL 57 Hayden Wright OL 60 Evan Beerntsen OL 61 Matt Keeler OL 62 
Ezomo Oratokhai OL 63 Xavior Gray OL 64 
Anthony Birsa OL 65 
Jackson Carsello OL 67 
Jace Borcherding OL 69 Jack Bailey OL 69 
Patrick Schaller OL 71 
Dennis Rahouski OL 72 Caleb Tiernan OL 73 
Deuce McGuire OL 74 Nick Herzog OL 75 
Martes Lewis OL 76 
Michael O'Connell OL 77 
Idrys Cotton OL 78 
Trey Boyd OL 15 
Brendan Flakes DL 44 
Callen Campbell DL 47 
Michael Kilbane DL 52 
Richie Hagarty DL 53 
Tanner Jumpp DL 54 
Tyler Gant DL 55 
Dylan Roberts DL 88 
Migo Jackson DL 90 
Carmine Bastone DL 90 
Jack Trautmann DL 91 
Aidan Hubbard DL 91 
Caden O'Rourke DL 92 
Mason Green DL 95 
Najee Story DL 95 
Mason Mayne DL 96 
Jonah Hayes DL 97 
Braxton Strong DL 98 
Landon Lauter DL 99 
Troy Regovich DL 14 
Anto Saka DE 14 
Yanni Karlaftis LB 32 
Matthew Smith LB 33 
Braydon Brus LB 34 
Payton Roth LB 37 
Mac Uihlein LB 38 
Josh Veldman LB 40 
Jason Reynolds II LB 42 
Nigel Glover LB 45 
Jack Sadowsky V LB 46 
Lincoln Creager LB 51 
Miles Crutchley LB 58 Nathaniel Campbell LB -1 Fred Davis Ii DB 0 
Alijah Jones DB 1 
Dillon Tatum DB 2 
Fred Davis II DB 6 
Robert Fitzgerald DB 7 
Ore Adeyi DB 9 
Braden Turner DB 11 
Seth Valeri DB 13 
Josh Fussell DB 16 
J.J. Lewis DB 18 
Garner Wallace DB 21 
Damon Walters DB 22 
Terrion Curry-Hicks DB 23 
Cole Shivers DB 25 
Marquet Dorsey Jr. DB 26 
Jalen Lewis DB 27 
Jack Oyola DB 28 
Timi Oke DB 29 
Jon Jon Stevens Jr. DB 31 
Tito Williams Jr. DB 35 
Sean Martin DB 4 
Evan Smith CB 82 
Jack Olsen PK 94 
Henry Helms PK 11 
Luke Akers P 92 
Nikola Dugandzic P 49 
Liam Reardon LS 59 
Jack Florentine LS
Ryan Boe QB 8 Preston Stone QB 13 Gavin Frakes QB 15 Sean Winton QB 4 Cam Porter RB 5 Caleb Komolafe RB 6 Joseph Himon II RB 12 Marcus Romain RB 22 Daniel Anderson RB 24 Dashun Reeder RB 26 Albert Kunickis III RB 36 Ronny Johnson RB 3 Frank Covey IV WR 8 Hayden Eligon II WR 10 Ricky Ahumaraeze WR 14 Dube Enongene WR 16 Brennan Saxe WR 17 Griffin Wilde WR 18 Camp Magee WR 19 Drew Wagner WR 20 Chase Farrell WR 35 Tate Crane WR 80 Braden Blueitt WR 87 Carson Grove WR 89 Cam Russell WR 41 Robby Preckel TE 43 Noah LaPorte TE 48 Tyler Kielmeyer TE 81 Chris Petrucci TE 83 Blake Van Buren TE 84 Hunter Welcing TE 86 Lawson Albright TE 88 Alex Lines TE 53 Talan Chandler OL 57 Hayden Wright OL 60 Evan Beerntsen OL 61 Matt Keeler OL 62 Ezomo Oratokhai OL 63 Xavior Gray OL 64 Anthony Birsa OL 65 Jackson Carsello OL 67 Jace Borcherding OL 69 Jack Bailey OL 69 Patrick Schaller OL 71 Dennis Rahouski OL 72 Caleb Tiernan OL 73 Deuce McGuire OL 74 Nick Herzog OL 75 Martes Lewis OL 76 Michael O'Connell OL 77 Idrys Cotton OL 78 Trey Boyd OL 15 Brendan Flakes DL 44 Callen Campbell DL 47 Michael Kilbane DL 52 Richie Hagarty DL 53 Tanner Jumpp DL 54 Tyler Gant DL 55 Dylan Roberts DL 88 Migo Jackson DL 90 Carmine Bastone DL 90 Jack Trautmann DL 91 Aidan Hubbard DL 91 Caden O'Rourke DL 92 Mason Green DL 95 Najee Story DL 95 Mason Mayne DL 96 Jonah Hayes DL 97 Braxton Strong DL 98 Landon Lauter DL 99 Troy Regovich DL 14 Anto Saka DE 14 Yanni Karlaftis LB 32 Matthew Smith LB 33 Braydon Brus LB 34 Payton Roth LB 37 Mac Uihlein LB 38 Josh Veldman LB 40 Jason Reynolds II LB 42 Nigel Glover LB 45 Jack Sadowsky V LB 46 Lincoln Creager LB 51 Miles Crutchley LB 58 Nathaniel Campbell LB -1 Fred Davis Ii DB 0 Alijah Jones DB 1 Dillon Tatum DB 2 Fred Davis II DB 6 Robert Fitzgerald DB 7 Ore Adeyi DB 9 Braden Turner DB 11 Seth Valeri DB 13 Josh Fussell DB 16 J.J. Lewis DB 18 Garner Wallace DB 21 Damon Walters DB 22 Terrion Curry-Hicks DB 23 Cole Shivers DB 25 Marquet Dorsey Jr. DB 26 Jalen Lewis DB 27 Jack Oyola DB 28 Timi Oke DB 29 Jon Jon Stevens Jr. DB 31 Tito Williams Jr. DB 35 Sean Martin DB 4 Evan Smith CB 82 Jack Olsen PK 94 Henry Helms PK 11 Luke Akers P 92 Nikola Dugandzic P 49 Liam Reardon LS 59 Jack Florentine LS 
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What was the final score of Minnesota vs Northwestern?
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Northwestern Wildcats finished 35 - 38. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Minnesota vs Northwestern in passing, rushing and receiving?
Preston Stone (Northwestern) led passers with 305 yards. Caleb Komolafe (Northwestern) led rushers with 129 yards. Hayden Eligon Ii (Northwestern) led receivers with 127 yards on 7 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Minnesota play Northwestern?
This Minnesota vs Northwestern game was played on November 22, 2025 at Wrigley Field.