Northwestern University Athletics
2007 Northwestern Football
9/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 22, 2007
Northwestern Notes
• Northwestern fell to 2-2 overall, 0-1 in the Big Ten. The Wildcats return home next week, hosting Michigan at 11 a.m. CT (Big Ten Network).
• For the second straight game, Northwestern's fifth all-time leading rusher, RB Tyrell Sutton, was forced to sit out a contest due to an ankle injury. Sutton played in his first 26 career games before being sidelined with his latest injury.
• RB Omar Conteh made his first collegiate start, in place of the injured Tyrell Sutton.
• CB Sherrick McManis collected his first interception of the season and the second of his career. His first collegiate interception came last year against Ohio State and QB Troy Smith.
• RB Stephen Simmons returned his first career kickoff return for 99 yards and a touchdown. It was NU's first KO return for TD since Jeff Backes returned a 97-yarder at Minnesota on Sept. 25, 2004. The 99-yard KO return is tied for second longest (with Curtis Duncan vs. Indiana, 1984) in NU history behind Jason Wright's 100-yard return vs. TCU (2002).
• QB C.J. Bachér passed Otto Graham (2,072 career yards) on NU's career passing yardage list and now sits in 17th place with 2,189 career yards.
• WR Eric Peterman finished the game with a career-high six receptions for 61 yards.
• LB Adam Kadela finished the game with a career-high 13 tackles.
• Northwestern recorded two takeaways, the McManis interception and a fumble recovery by SAF Reggie McPherson. Kadela forced the fumble that McPherson recovered.
