Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, September 18
Durham, N.C.
3 p.m. CT
Northwestern
23
at
30
Duke
Photo by: S. J. Carrera, Inc.
Second Half Comeback Falls Short at Duke
9/18/2021 6:39:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. – Despite a valiant comeback effort mounted by senior quarterback Andrew Marty, Northwestern fell 30-23 at Duke on the road on Saturday.
Marty recorded career-highs in passing yards (151), passing touchdowns (2), completions (11) and attempts (16). He rushed for another score on the ground and added 44 yards overall with his legs. He took over with Northwestern trailing 27-0 in the second quarter and in less than seven minutes of game time, reduced the deficit to 30-20.
Marshall Lang and Jacob Gill each caught their first career touchdown passes on the day. Bryce Kirtz led the receiving corps with 72 yards on three receptions. Running back Evan Hull led the offense with 80 all-purpose yards including 49 on the ground and 28 through the air.
Northwestern outgained Duke 193-138 in the second half and kept the Blue Devils off the scoreboard. The 'Cats created turnovers on the day, with Rod Heard II forcing two fumbles and Chris Bergin making an interception, the second of his career.
Four Wildcats recorded double-digit tackles on the day, led by Peter McIntyre with career-high 15, the most tackles in a game by.a Wildcat since Nov. 17, 2018, when Travis Whillock had 15. McIntyre becomes just the 14th player since at least 2000 to record 15 or more tackles in a game. Bergin tallied 13 tackles for his ninth game with 10+ tackles and third this season, while Coco Azema registered a career-high 11. Samdup Miller recorded 11 stops as well for his second career game with double digit tackles.
Senior Hunter Johnson started and threw for 75 yards. Sophomore Ryan Hilinski appeared after Marty exited the game with an upper body injury, and totalled 34 yards while leading a fourth-quarter drive to make it a one-possesion game.
McIntyre registered two TFL and so did defensive lineman Jeremy Meiser, with both counting as career-highs.
Northwestern returns home to Ryan Field for an 11 a.m. kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 25 against Ohio. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network.
Marty recorded career-highs in passing yards (151), passing touchdowns (2), completions (11) and attempts (16). He rushed for another score on the ground and added 44 yards overall with his legs. He took over with Northwestern trailing 27-0 in the second quarter and in less than seven minutes of game time, reduced the deficit to 30-20.
Marshall Lang and Jacob Gill each caught their first career touchdown passes on the day. Bryce Kirtz led the receiving corps with 72 yards on three receptions. Running back Evan Hull led the offense with 80 all-purpose yards including 49 on the ground and 28 through the air.
Northwestern outgained Duke 193-138 in the second half and kept the Blue Devils off the scoreboard. The 'Cats created turnovers on the day, with Rod Heard II forcing two fumbles and Chris Bergin making an interception, the second of his career.
Four Wildcats recorded double-digit tackles on the day, led by Peter McIntyre with career-high 15, the most tackles in a game by.a Wildcat since Nov. 17, 2018, when Travis Whillock had 15. McIntyre becomes just the 14th player since at least 2000 to record 15 or more tackles in a game. Bergin tallied 13 tackles for his ninth game with 10+ tackles and third this season, while Coco Azema registered a career-high 11. Samdup Miller recorded 11 stops as well for his second career game with double digit tackles.
Senior Hunter Johnson started and threw for 75 yards. Sophomore Ryan Hilinski appeared after Marty exited the game with an upper body injury, and totalled 34 yards while leading a fourth-quarter drive to make it a one-possesion game.
McIntyre registered two TFL and so did defensive lineman Jeremy Meiser, with both counting as career-highs.
Northwestern returns home to Ryan Field for an 11 a.m. kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 25 against Ohio. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network.
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