Northwestern University Athletics
Postgame Notes
10/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 14, 2006
• Northwestern falls to 2-5 overall, 0-3 in the Big Ten with the loss. Northwestern, which had its two-game winning streak vs. Purdue snapped, now trails the overall series with the Boilermakers, 48-25-1.
• Redshirt freshman Corey Wootton, a defensive end, notched his team-leading second interception of the year in the first half.
• Northwestern picked up a pair of pass sacks by cornerbacks Marquice Cole and Deante Battle to up the Wildcats' season total to 15. Battle finished the game with three total TFL's (loss of 9 yards).
• Cole, Battle and linebacker Nick Roach led Northwestern with 10 tackles apiece. Cole registered a career-high 10 tackles, while Battle added a career-best nine solo hits.
• Running back Tyrell Sutton, who was slowed for the second straight week with a first-half injury, rushed for 82 yards on 10 carries. He now has 1,961 career rushing yards, which is eighth-best on Northwestern's all-time list. (He passed Stanley Davenport, 1984-87, 1,946 yards) Sutton notched his second-longest run of the season (54 yards) in the second half.
• Wide receiver Shaun Herbert extended his consecutive reception string to 31 games. He began today's play with the nation's eighth-longest reception streak. Herbert caught a key 37-yard pass on the Wildcats' first-quarter touchdown drive. The 37-yard pass was his longest reception since grabbing a 62-yarder against Hawaii in the final game of 2004.
• Place-kicker Joel Howells booted a season-long 42-yard field goal (into the wind) for his 18th career field goal. He is now alone in sixth place on NU's career field goals made list.
• Punter Slade Larscheid, who placed a pair of punts inside the 20-yard line, including one at the 3-yard line, kicked a season-long 54-yarder.
• Northwestern's defense held Purdue to 2.2 yards per rush attempt. The Boilermakers had 62 yards rushing on 28 carries.
