
Northwestern 42
(1-0, 1-0 away)

Syracuse 41
(0-1, 0-1 home)
Coverage: ESPN2
12:00 PM ET, September 1, 2012
Carrier Dome, SYRACUSE, NY
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NW | SYR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 10:47 | Ross Krautman 22 Yd | 0 | 3 |
![]() | FG | 03:57 | Ross Krautman 33 Yd | 0 | 6 |
![]() | TD | 00:23 | Venric Mark 82 Yd Punt Return (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 7 | 6 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NW | SYR | |||
![]() | TD | 10:58 | Prince-Tyson Gulley 14 Yd Run (Ross Krautman Kick) | 7 | 13 |
![]() | TD | 06:53 | Venric Mark 21 Yd Pass From Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 14 | 13 |
![]() | TD | 03:49 | Christian Jones 14 Yd Pass From Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 21 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NW | SYR | |||
![]() | TD | 13:32 | Chi Chi Ariguzo 33 Yd Fumble Return (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 28 | 13 |
![]() | TD | 07:34 | Kain Colter 1 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 35 | 13 |
![]() | TD | 02:21 | Marcus Sales 7 Yd Pass From Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman Kick) | 35 | 20 |
![]() | TD | 00:00 | Jeremiah Kobena 50 Yd Pass From Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman Kick) | 35 | 27 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NW | SYR | |||
![]() | TD | 06:42 | Jeremiah Kobena 7 Yd Pass From Ryan Nassib (Two-Point Conversion Failed) | 35 | 33 |
![]() | TD | 02:40 | Christopher Clark 20 Yd Pass From Ryan Nassib (Prince-Tyson Gulley Run For Two-Point Conversion) | 35 | 41 |
![]() | TD | 00:44 | Demetrius Fields 9 Yd Pass From Trevor Siemian (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 42 | 41 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NW | SYR | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 33 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 12-20 |
4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 337 | 596 |
| Passing | 213 | 482 |
Comp-Att | 22-32 | 45-66 |
Yards per pass | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| Rushing | 124 | 114 |
Rushing Attempts | 40 | 29 |
Yards per rush | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Penalties | 7-77 | 12-72 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:20 | 32:40 |
| Northwestern Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| K. Colter | 14/21 | 135 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Siemian | 8/11 | 78 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 22/32 | 213 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Syracuse Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| R. Nassib | 45/66 | 482 | 7.3 | 4 | 1 |
| Team | 45/66 | 482 | 7.3 | 4 | 1 |
| Northwestern Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Ariguzo | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Northwestern Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| V. Mark | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 28 |
| Team | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 28 |
| Syracuse Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Kobena | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 26 |
| Team | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 26 |
| Northwestern Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| V. Mark | 2 | 134 | 67.0 | 82 |
| Team | 2 | 134 | 67.0 | 82 |
| Syracuse Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| R. Desir | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Northwestern Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Budzien | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Syracuse Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Krautman | 2/3 | 66.7 | 33 | 3/3 | 9 |
| Team | 2/3 | 66.7 | 33 | 3/3 | 9 |
| Northwestern Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Williams | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| Team | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| Syracuse Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Fisher | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Team | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
ATTENDANCE: 37,830




