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FINAL Friday, December 26, 2025

Central Michigan ChippewasCentral Michigan vs Northwestern WildcatsNorthwestern

7 - 34
Ford Field

Scoring by quarter

Central Michigan vs Northwestern scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Central Michigan 0007 7
Northwestern 021130 34
Central Michigan vs Northwestern scoring by quarter
Central Michigan Qtr Northwestern
0Q10
0Q221
0Q313
7Q40
7Final34

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q2 6:33 Touchdown Northwestern Griffin Wilde Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete deep left to #17 G.Wilde caught at CMU00, for 23 yards to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 0-7
Q2 3:43 Touchdown Northwestern Caleb Komolafe Shotgun #5 C.Komolafe rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN. #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 0-14
Q2 3:31 Touchdown Northwestern Lawson Albright Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete deep right to #86 L.Albright caught at CMU00, for 23 yards to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 0-21
Q3 12:39 Touchdown Central Michigan Shotgun #7 A.Flores rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CMU47 fumbled by #7 A.Flores at CMU46 forced by #37 M.Uihlein recovered by NW #9 B.Turner at CMU47 #9 B.Turner return 47 yards to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY CMU Face Mask 15 yards from CMU00 to CMU03, 1ST DOWN #82 J.Olsen kick attempt failed (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 0-27
Q3 2:31 Touchdown Northwestern Griffin Wilde Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short left to #17 G.Wilde caught at CMU00, for 11 yards to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN, PENALTY CMU Holding declined #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 0-34
Q4 6:11 Touchdown Central Michigan Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short left to #22 B.Townsend caught at NU 03, for 3 yards to the NU 00 TOUCHDOWN. #47 C.Graham kick attempt good (H: #18 D.Duley, LS: #30 B.Pratt) 7-34

Rivalry highlights

Series record
0-2
Central Michigan first, 2 meetings since 2010
Series leader
Northwestern
Northwestern lead 0-2 in 2 meetings since 2010
Widest recent margin
27 points
Northwestern 34-7 Central Michigan, 2025
Tightest recent margin
5 points
Central Michigan 25-30 Northwestern, 2010
Highest recent total
55 points
Central Michigan 25-30 Northwestern, 2010

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Central Michigan 0 2 meetings since 2010 2 Northwestern

Northwestern lead 0-2 in 2 meetings since 2010 Series leader: Northwestern.

Team stats, this game

Central MichiganNorthwestern
269Total yards313
178Passing yards236
91Rushing yards77
4Turnovers1
1Sacks5
15First downs18
46Penalty yards20

Central Michigan vs Northwestern player stats

Passing

Central Michiganpassing
Central MichiganC/ATTYDSTDINT
Joey Labas21/2517810
Angel H Flores0/1001
Northwesternpassing
NorthwesternC/ATTYDSTDINT
Preston Stone19/3122630
Ryan Boe1/41001

Rushing

Central Michiganrushing
Central MichiganCARYDSTDLONG
Trey Cornist1166022
Brock Townsend72406
Angel H Flores4804
Tyson Davis1606
Marcus Beamon2000
Joey Labas9-1309
Northwesternrushing
NorthwesternCARYDSTDLONG
Caleb Komolafe1555113
Robby Preckel818010
Ryan Boe1606
Preston Stone2-209

Receiving

Central Michiganreceiving
Central MichiganRECYDSTDLONG
Langston Lewis883021
Tyson Davis553013
Tommy Mcintosh42107
D.C. Temple21209
Henry Dryden1606
Brock Townsend1313
Northwesternreceiving
NorthwesternRECYDSTDLONG
Griffin Wilde1097223
Hayden Eligon Ii345028
Ricky Ahumaraeze135035
Lawson Albright227123
Hunter Welcing113013
Carson Grove110010
Caleb Komolafe29014

Defense

Central Michigandefense
Central MichiganTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Jordan Kwiatkowski8301.50
Caleb Spann66000
Dakota Cochran5200.50
Kalen Carroll53001
Elijah Rikard4100.50
Lawai'a Brown4200.50
Jonathan Decker33000
Brenden Deasfernandes20000
Maddix Blackwell22000
Keshawn Hayden21110
Jaion Jackson22000
Elijah Gordon21000
Northwesterndefense
NorthwesternTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Braydon Brus114000
Mac Uihlein84000
Braden Turner63001
Robert Fitzgerald51000
Ore Adeyi44000
Josh Fussell43000
Michael Kilbane43000
Aidan Hubbard33330
Jon Jon Stevens33000
Garner Wallace21000
Miguel Jackson22110
Nigel Glover21000

Kicking

Central Michigankicking
Central MichiganFGLONGXPPTS
Cade Graham0/101/11
Northwesternkicking
NorthwesternFGLONGXPPTS
Jack Olsen0/004/54

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Central Michigan: last 15 games before this one

8-7 in the last 15 · 21.9 scored · 23.1 allowed
LOST 10-37 scored 10 · allowed 37 See game WON 16-14 scored 16 · allowed 14 See game LOST 16-24 scored 16 · allowed 24 See game WON 16-14 scored 16 · allowed 14 See game LOST 17-45 scored 17 · allowed 45 See game LOST 3-63 scored 3 · allowed 63 See game WON 49-10 scored 49 · allowed 10 See game WON 24-13 scored 24 · allowed 13 See game LOST 22-28 scored 22 · allowed 28 See game WON 27-6 scored 27 · allowed 6 See game WON 38-13 scored 38 · allowed 13 See game LOST 21-24 scored 21 · allowed 24 See game WON 38-19 scored 38 · allowed 19 See game WON 28-16 scored 28 · allowed 16 See game LOST 3-21 scored 3 · allowed 21 See game

Northwestern: last 15 games before this one

6-9 in the last 15 · 20.7 scored · 24.7 allowed
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 WON 38-35 scored 38 · allowed 35 See game LOST 13-20 scored 13 · allowed 20 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Central Michigan Split Northwestern
7-52025 record entering6-6
286Points for270
272Points against251
L1FormL1

Recent meetings

2025
Northwestern 34 : 7 Central Michigan
2010
Central Michigan 25 : 30 Northwestern
Central Michigan · QB Angel H Flores
Pass yards
201
Pass TD
1
Comp-Att
26-47
INT
2
Flores rush
474 yds
Lewis rec
114 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
Central Michigan ChippewasCentral Michigan2025 roster
Northwestern WildcatsNorthwestern2025 roster
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
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

16% CMU
84% NU

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Central Michigan

DateOppResult
10-03 vsAKR W 41-17
09-26 atMIA L 3-52
09-19 vsWYO W 24-10
09-12 vsCOLG W 13-10
09-05 atUNM L 7-38

Northwestern

DateOppResult
10-02 vsPSU W 34-13
09-25 atIU L 23-29
09-19 vsCOLO W 41-7
09-05 vsSDST W 34-18
12-26 vsCMU W 34-7

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

Mid-American

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Toledo 410 .800212128
Massachusetts 410 .80015989
Western Michigan 320 .60011697
Ohio 320 .600134134
Central Michigan 320 .60088127
Eastern Michigan 330 .500133150
Miami (OH) 230 .400134146
Buffalo 230 .400102153
Kent State 230 .40075157
Sacramento State 140 .20088143
Akron 140 .20095168
Ball State 140 .20096189
Bowling Green 140 .20057165

Big Ten

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Indiana 500 1.00022154
Nebraska 500 1.00021871
UCLA 400 1.00017975
USC 510 .833224153
Ohio State 410 .80021163
Iowa 410 .80014563
Wisconsin 410 .80015883
Minnesota 410 .80016090
Oregon 310 .75019093
Northwestern 310 .75013267
Penn State 320 .60016080
Washington 320 .60013392
Michigan 320 .60011579
Illinois 230 .400153130
Maryland 230 .400152151
Purdue 230 .400152175
Michigan State 230 .40091116
Rutgers 140 .200150161

Records computed from completed games this season

Central Michigan vs Northwestern: result and recap

Central Michigan Chippewas vs Northwestern Wildcats finished 7 - 34 on December 26, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Central Michigan and Northwestern team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Central Michigan vs Northwestern?

Central Michigan Chippewas vs Northwestern Wildcats finished 7 - 34. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Central Michigan vs Northwestern in passing, rushing and receiving?

Preston Stone (Northwestern) led passers with 226 yards. Trey Cornist (Central Michigan) led rushers with 66 yards. Griffin Wilde (Northwestern) led receivers with 97 yards on 10 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Central Michigan play Northwestern?

This Central Michigan vs Northwestern game was played on December 26, 2025 at Ford Field.